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Public Auction #441

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 16, 2019 at 6:00PM (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place August 17-18, 2019 at 10:00 AM (New York time)
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Bids updated August 17, 2019 at 7:55pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Italy
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
646O*Collection of several hundred to the mid 1950’s with more used than mint. Strong Fascist and early postwar with many complete sets. Especially helpful back of the book. Some duplication as the collector shingled these up throughout. Kind of messy in appearance but lots of catalog value to be transferred to a new vessel.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $650.00
647O*Tempting Italian Offering. Collection of Italy on Italian hingeless specialty pages in two binders, 1862-1952, including BOB and a smattering of items from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Predominantly mint with some gum toning. Useful representation of stated time period. Some items may require an expert’s eye for full evaluation. Take a look and place a bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $550.00
648O*Stock of over fifty sales pages with a high average retail. Nearly all classics through the Fascist period. Overall condition better than usual but a few with faults. Needs inspection to determine the validity of some of the cancels along with possible reguming.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $650.00
649O*Tempting Italy and Area Holding. Neat, clean gathering of mint and used singles and sets from Italy, 1880’s-1950’s. Includes Venezia Giulia, Sicily and Southern Italy, Trieste, and Italian Social Republic. Items are mounted or hinged onto trimmed specialty album pages, or placed on stockpages, and housed in a three-ring binder. Minimal duplication. Includes regular postage stamps, BOB, and one censored cover. High catalog value. Appropriate for filling holes in a worldwide collection or for supplementing existing dealer stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00
650*Neatly mounted collection of over 120 different on homemade pages. All mint issues of occupied Italy during WW2. Very clean.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $300.00
651O*Time for a New Specialty? Charming intermediate collection of Italy proper, including BOB, 1889-1991. Numerous mint and used singles and sets hinged or mounted onto Minkus specialty pages. Missing the more elusive stamps, but filled with many desirable items from the time period indicated. Ready for a new owner with new energy to place the collection in a new album and fill in the gaps.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $230.00