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ITALY – 1862 Stampless Cover from Erbusco to ChiariFolded official letter dated 8.12.1862, sent from the Municipio di Erbusco (Brescia province) to the Mayor of Chiari. Bears the circular municipal seal "MUNICIPIO DI ERBUSCO PRO. DI BRESCIA" with central coat of arms. Manuscript "Si Chiari" and routing notation "Di Chiari" confirm destination.

Italian States – Venetia, 1850s Stampless Cover Folded official letter with circular date stamp (cds) “S. BONIFACIO / 16-3” indicating dispatch from San Bonifacio on 16 March. Addressed to the Onorevole Municipio of Belfiore, with reference to S. Giacomo S. Belfiore and “Humane.” Struck with an encircled “MUNICIPIO DI BELFIORE” handstamp featuring a central floral motif — applied at the destination to confirm official receipt. Manuscript “No...

Kingdom of Italy , 1878 (27 Ott.) Official letter from the Mayor of Luzzi to the Magistrate of Rose.Folded cover franked with Victor Emmanuel II stamp, tied by typical postal cancellation and additionally marked with the oval municipal handstamp “SINDACO DI LUZZI” at lower left. Reverse shows circular arrival postmark “ROSE OTT 78”. A fine example of official Calabrian correspondence, featuring both postal and municipal markings from the...

1874, Cherry Blossom, 20s violet, foreign woven paper. MiNr: 23x, 20s   with trivial nibbed perforation at bottom, Very Fine strikes.

Italian States,  Modena – Provisional Government, 1859 15c yellow-brown (Sassone #3. 400€++), well-centered with ample margins, neatly tied at upper left by boxed “P.D” to folded legal cover addressed to M. Sige. Avvocato Giuseppe Gropi, Suppliere nella Corte Regia in Luogo (Pleader in the Royal Court). Struck at right with partially clear “SSA CAR / 5 LUG” circular datestamp of the Sassuolo–Carpi postal route (5 July 1859), a scarce and...

Italian States, Napoli, 1859 – Folded letter from Nepales to Turin, franked with 5 Grana carmine-pink, II Plate, canceled with rectangular “ANNULLATO” handstamp. Manuscript “PD” in red indicates prepaid. Reverse with “BRIOLLET DUMONTET & G NAPLES” sender handstamp and “Torin 19 NOV” circular postmark. Stamp expertized with signature beside the stamp, identified as Sassone No. 9. Scarce and attractive.

Italy, 1816 (26 Sept) — Disinfected Cover from Trieste to Napoli via Ferrara
Folded entirely bearing a pink flower-style health cachet on the front and disinfected inside/outside by the Ferrara sanitary authority, marked “Netta Fuori e Dentro”. Red arrival backstamp on reverse dated 26 Sept 1816. A fine example of early 19th-century quarantine mail, combining an intriguing floral cachet with rare Papal State disinfection handling.

ITALIAN STATES – NAPLES, 1861: Cover franked with 2 grana red (Sassone 7d), cancelled by distinctive “Svolazzo” handstamp. Sent from Gallipoli on April 1, 1861. The stamp displays ample to extra-wide margins at right and bottom, with excellent color and impression on fresh cover. An attractive example of this scarce cancellation. Expertized by A. Diena, Chiavarello. Catalog value approximately €2,000+.Recent sales show strong demand for 2 gr...

Italian States – Parma, 5 February 1853Folded Letter from Duchy of Parma and correctly addressed to Borgo San Donnino (now Fidenza), franked with 5 c black on yellow (SG 1 / Mi Nr 1, Sassone #6) and 10 c grey‑black (SG 3 / Mi Nr 2, Sassone #5). Both stamps neatly tied by bold boxed network obliterator in black ink. Red BORGO S. DONNINO circular date‑stamp dated 5 FEB 1853 is struck adjacent, complemented by a legible Parma arrival cds on the...

Italy States — Sardinia 1853/5515c vermiglio (Sassone #8), fresh and fine example with mostly large margins, lightly tied by neat postmark dated 1855. Attractive usage paying the 15c rate for the first rayon of the Lega. Clean and well-centered, a desirable classic issue.

Italy, 1816 (26 Sept) — Disinfected Cover from Trieste to Napoli via Ferrara
Folded entirely bearing a pink flower-style health cachet on the front and disinfected inside/outside by the Ferrara sanitary authority, marked “Netta Fuori e Dentro”. Red arrival backstamp on reverse dated 26 Sept 1816. A fine example of early 19th-century quarantine mail, combining an intriguing floral cachet with rare Papal State disinfection handling.