Postal Auction May 2026 - 370

Bids to be received by Friday 15th of May 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1185)

Lot 649
Israel

1966 First town defins: Sheetlets of 18 on large illustrated First Day Covers including tete-beche pairs in each pane registered for 8a orange & 12a maroon, both have neatly cut corners on one side, sent both registered and express. SG 298 & 300.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 650
Italy

1581 Scalzini Il Secretario, Venice, ca. 1581 manuscript sheet with a fancy border written in ink by Marcello Scalzini, being a guide on proper posture and physical positioning when writing, advises to keep chest a certain distance from the table, keep arms positioned according to table's distance and to maintain a straight head, aligning the centre of the paper with the body. Panel measures 23cm x 17cm and is affixed at the corner by white adhesive strips, some foxing. Numbered sixteen from a book. Entire books of 41 manuscripts fetch in excess of €2000.

Estimate £ 48.00
Lot 651
Italy

1949 150th Anniv. Volta P.14 set of two unmounted mint in top right setenant strips with labels from the sheet. Cat £200. Hinged in margins only.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 652
Italy

1949 European Recovery Plan set of three unmounted mint, SG 727/9 Cat £180.

Estimate £ 36.00
Lot 653
Italy

And Colonies, a early to modern periods assembly on stockpages mint and used with good variety of material part sets, noted 1890 20cmi surch set, Roman States mint and used incl blk of 6 (taken as is), officials 1875 10l mint (cat £170), Italian Colonies incl Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Tripolitania, etc, 100s.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 654
Italy

Italian Post Offices in Libya: Tripoli; 1909 Tripoli di Barberia overprint on 10 different values mounted mint (usual tropical gum) including 5c green (Cat £170), 1l brown and green (Cat £170), 5l blue and rose top value, mainly sound SG, 174/181, E182/3 Cat £460.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 655
Italy

Large mainstream collection on old exercise leaves from 19th century through to 1990s, dozens of defins and commems, ideal to start a new country. 100s.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 656
Italy

Post Offices in China: 1921 PPC Lama Temple Peking sent to Tientsin bearing 2 CENTS Pechino surcharge on 5c green tied part PECHINO CINA cds cancel, fine.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 657
Italy

Post Offices in China: 1921 PPC Lotus Hill Forest Peitaiho sent to Peking bearing 2 CENTS Tientsin surcharge on 5c green tied part TIENTSIN CINA cds cancel, fine.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 658
Italy

Post Offices in Libya: 1901 1pi on 25c very fine used, few blunt perfs, SG 169. Cat £200.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 659
Italy

Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: 1911 20pa on 10c red Postal stationery card to Germany cancelled two SMIRNE double ring dated CDS's. Couple light corner bends, nice card.

Estimate £ 22.00
Lot 660
Italy

Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 4th Printing 4pi on 1l brown and green fine used corner CDS, sound, SG 50 Cat £100.

Estimate £ 25.00

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