32nd International Automobile Exhibition, Turin. 20l violet, UM. Cat £21 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Auction UPA 102
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Sale Terms
Lot #10567 - Italy 1950
32nd International Automobile Exhibition, Turin. 20l violet, UM. Cat £21 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #10568 - Italy 1950
Fifth General UNESCO Conference, Florence. 20L (lower value of 2) in NW corner block of 4, folded vertically along perfs and margin. Some tone spots in margin and on 2 stamps. Cat £76 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #10569 - Italy 1950
5th General Conference of UNESCO, Florence. 20l & 55l, mint hinged. Cat £125 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £38.40)
Lot #10570 - Italy 1950
5th General Conference of UNESCO, Florence. 20l & 55l, UM. Cat £125 (image available) {UM} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £37.60)
Lot #10571 - Italy 1950
Fifth General UNESCO Conference, Florence. 55l blue, lightly MM. Cat £120 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #10572 - Italy 1950
Fifth General UNESCO Conference, Florence. 55l (higher value of 2) in right marginal strip of 4, UM. Cat £480 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £131.20)
Lot #10573 - Italy 1950
Honouring Gaudenzio Ferrari. 20l green in UM block of 4, folded horizontally along central perfs. Upper pair with minor gum creasing. Cat £144 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #10574 - Italy 1950
International Radio Conference, Florence. Set of 2v, 20l & 55l fine used. 55l missing perf at right and o/c to right. Cat £175 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £13.60)
Lot #10575 - Italy 1950
International Radio Conference. 20l & 50l, mint hinged. Cat £340 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £81.60)
Lot #10576 - Italy 1950
International Radio Conference - 55l blue, fine used, single ring cds 'Correos / Reggio Emilia / -7.8.50.'. Cat £170 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.80)
Lot #10577 - Italy 1950
International Radio Conference. 50l blue in horizontal pair, UM. Cat £340 (image available) {UM} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £106.40)
Lot #10578 - Italy 1950
International Radio Conference. 50l blue in horizontal pair, good used. Cat £340 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40)
Lot #10579 - Italy 1950
14th Levant Fair, Bari. 20l brown in UM, upper marginal block of 4, folded vertically along perfs. Cat £92 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #10580 - Italy 1950
European Tobacco Conference, Rome. Set of 3v to 55l, mint hinged. Cat £140 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £44.00)
Lot #10581 - Italy 1950
European Tobacco Conference, Rome. Set of 3v to 55l, UM with creamy gum. Cat £140 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £30.40)
Lot #10582 - Italy 1950
European Tobacco Conference, Rome. Set of 3v to 55l in UM blocks of 4 with gutter margins above stamps. Odd tone spots on all blocks, light gum staining in margin of 20l and staining affecting 2 of the 55l stamps showing through on surface. However vertical marginal pair are unaffected. Cat £560 {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £76.80)
Lot #10583 - Italy 1950
European Tobacco Conference, Rome. 55l brown and bright blue, mint, large h/r. Cat £140 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #10584 - Italy 1950
Provincial Occupations. 20l violet, mint with hinge trace and some missing gum, part o.g. Cat £40 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #10585 - Italy 1950
Provincial Occupations. 100l chestnut (Women Handling Maize), UM. Centred NE. Cat £130 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)



















