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Europe and Colonies: Italy
1573 Air mail Of fi cial, 1933, 5.25L+44.75L Balbo
Trans-At lan tic Flight (CO1), o.g., never hinged; triv ial
bleed through of owner's backstamp, Very Fine. Sassone 1;
€6,300 ($8,030). Scott $4,750. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
1574 Air mail Of fi cial, 1933, Balbo Trans-At lan tic
Flight (CO1), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally bright and
fresh, choice, Very Fine, a key 20th cen tury air mail, of which
only 5000 were is sued; signed Bolaffi, Raybaudi, etc., with
2005 Raybaudi cer tif i cate. Sassone 1. Scott $4,750.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
1578 Messina Earth quake Re lief, 1908, Aus trian
stamps, 3 full sheets of Aus trian stamps, each with a dif fer -
ent wa ter mark, one part dou ble perfs, one part imperf., rare
in full sheets, a spe cial ist's joy, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
1575 Air mail Of fi cial, 1934, 10L Rome-Mogadiscio
Flight (CO2), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh, Very Fine, only
5000 is sued. Sassone 2. Scott $1,600.
Estimate $500 - 750
1579 Messina Earth quake Re lief, 1908, Hun gar ian
stamps, 2 full sheets and a re con structed sheet of the Hun -
gar ian de nom i nated stamps, each with a dif fer ent wa ter -
mark, rare lot of the spe cial ist, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
1576 Post age Due, 1890-91, 20c on 1c buff & ma -
genta (J26), o.g., hinge rem nant, Fine. Sassone 18; €325
($410). Scott $540. Estimate $200 - 300
1577 Par cel Post, 1945-52, 25c-500L wa ter marked
winged wheel (Q51-Q75), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F.;
300L & 500L signed Raybaudi with his 2001 cer tif i cate.
Scott $900 for hinged. Estimate $500 - 750
For a U.S. cover for the Messina Earthquake Relief,
please see lot 300.
1580 Messina Earth quake Re lief, 1908, U.S.
Stamps, 2 full sheets in U.S. de nom i na tion and dif fer ent
wa ter marks + a mod ern forg ery, rare, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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