1940, Pope Pius XII, complete set imperforated plate proofs in horizontal pairs, no gum as produced, NH, VF, expertized by A. Diena, Sassone P72-76, ?1,400++

400.00

1940, Arms of Pope Pius XII, 5c carmine, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right between stamp and margin, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #72b, ?700

200.00

1945, Arms of Pope Pius XII, 30c brown, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #92b, ?640, Scott C.v. $120 as hinged

150.00

1945, Pope Pius XII, 1L brown and black, horizontal pair imperforated vertically between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #94g, ?500

150.00

1945, Pope Pius XII, 1.50L rose carmine and black, vertical pair, imperforated horizontally between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #95g, ?500

150.00

1945, Picture of Jesus, 1L bluish green, horizontal pair imperforated vertically between stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone #99e, ?500

150.00

1945, Picture of Jesus, 3L carmine, vertical pair imperforated horizontally between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #100e, ?500

150.00

1946, Arms of Pope Pius XII, inverted surcharge 25c on 30 c brown, bottom sheet margin copy, full OG, LH, F/VF, expertized by Raybaudi, Sassone #103Aaa, ?1,200

250.00

1946, Pope Pius XII, surcharge 5L on 2.50L ultra and black, top sheet margin copy imperforated at the top between stamp and margin, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone #107o, ?300

100.00

1946, Pope Pius XII, surcharge 30L on 20L gray green and black, horizontal pair, imperforated vertically between stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone #109r, ?500

150.00

1949, Basilica, 8L bluish green, right sheet margin horizontal pair imperforated on the right between stamp and margin, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #125e, ?400

120.00

1956, St. Ignatius of Loyola, 35L dark red brown, imperforated plate proof, printed on gummed dark rose paper, bottom sheet margin copy, NH, VF and scarce, Raybaudi certificate

150.00

1945, Papal Arms, 20c black and lilac, horizontal pair imperforated vertically between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by A. Diena, Sassone #8g, ?750

200.00

1945, Papal Arms, 1L black and green, vertical pair imperforated horizontally between stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone #10g, ?750

200.00

1944-2004, several hundred mint never hinged stamps and souvenir sheets in complete issues, neatly organized in red stockbook, including postage, semi-postal and air post sets, the best noted#242a, B1-4, C18-19, C20-21 and etc., fresh and very clean lot, full OG, NH, F/VF or better, C.v is about $1,000
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300.00

Proofs and Perforation Errors

1945-76, Image of Jesus, Pope Pius XII, Basilica, Fra Angelico, lot of 19 items representing various perforation errors, including three blocks and two horizontal strips of four, five pairs and nine singles, imperforated at sides or between stamps, the total is 25 errors, in addition three proofs, nice condition, full OG, mostly NH, just several LH, F/VF or better, Sassone C.v. is over ?7,000, proofs not counted
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