20c orange, centred slightly to right, fine and fresh, l.m.m. Cat £450 (image available) {MH} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.80)
Auction UPA 102
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Lot #10627 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1893
ovpt on King Umberto 25c blue, Fresh MM with h/r, the gum is a little patchy and light browning as is typical, well centred, attractive example of this rare stamp. Cat £1500 (image available) {MH} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £116.80)
Lot #10628 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1893
25c blue, off-centre to SE, ragged perfs at top, heavy m.m. RARE. Cat £1500 (image available) {MH} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.80)
Lot #10629 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1903
1c brown ovpt inverted very fine used Cat £160 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #10630 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1903
Victor Emmanuel III ovpt 25c blue, MM with area of adhesion on the gum, odd short perf and centred to S just touching perfs, signed by Guglielmo Oliva on reverse, fresh attractive example. Cat £650 (image available) {MH} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £45.60)
Lot #10631 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1903
Victor Emmanuel III ovpt 40c brown, Fresh LMM with small h/r, centred S with edge of adjacent stamp visible, typical patchy gum, signed by Guglielmo Oliva on reverse, rare and very presentable. Cat £800 (image available) {MH} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.80)
Lot #10632 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1903
Victor Emmanuel III ovpt 50c mauve, Fresh LMM with small h/r, centred a little to W, signed by Guglielmo Oliva on reverse, Fine example. Cat £250 (image available) {MH} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #10633 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1903
Postage Due stamps of 1870-1903 ovpt 'Colonia Eritrea' at top. 1l magenta and blue, good used. Cat £70 (image available) {PD} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #10634 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1903
Postage Due 10l magenta & blue with ovpt at top, fine LMM, centred to SE, small diag gum crack in SE corner, signed on the reverse by various experts, rarely offered. Cat £3500 (image available) {PD} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £302.40)
Lot #10635 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1905
Postage Due 50l yellow & 100l blue with ovpt, Fresh MM with small h/r, both well centred, each is signed by various experts on reverse incl Alberto Diena, Biondi, Oliva, etc, comes with Gino Biondo photo cert for the 2 stamps confirming genuine and 'ottimo stato di conservazione', exhbition standard. (2) Cat £1350 (image available) {PD} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £140.00)
Lot #10636 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1910-14
15c slate, perf 13½ (Government Place, Massawa), mint, part o.g. A few nibbled perfs, centred E, frame clear of perfs. Light creasing. Cat £425 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #10637 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1916
Red Cross Society. 15c + 5c slate, lightly MM. Cat £25 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #10638 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1920-26
Postage Due set (ex 20c, 1l & 2l) with ovpt at bottom, fresh MM, the 5l is well centred, typical blotchy gum, signed by Alberto Diena. (8) Cat £700 (image available) {PD} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #10639 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1920-26
Postage Due 20c magenta & orange with ovpt near bottom, fresh MM, centred to NE, fine example. Cat £850 (image available) {PD} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £74.40)
Lot #10640 - Italy - Colonies - Eritrea 1926
Postage Due 60c brown & orange with ovpt towards bottom, fresh MM, centred a little to SE, comes with Cilio photo cert confriming genuine and 'ottimo stato di conservazione'. Cat £160 (image available) {PD} [US11] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)

















