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Great Britain 1840 2d Blue, Imperforate, Plate II (SG 8)A genuine used example as certified by the Royal Philatelic Society London Expert Committee (Certificate No. 197115, dated July 25, 2007). A classic early British stamp, Plate II, prized for its rich color and historic significance.
SG catalog value:  £650Recent sales: £375–£550 (~USD 480–700), condition dependent.

1905 British Ceylon – Printed Matter Cover from Colombo to Berlin, franked SG 265 5c blue, SG 264 4c violet, and SG 269 6c red King Edward VII stamps, all tied by Colombo 12 DEC 03 circular postmark. Reverse shows 12.2.05 Rixdorf receiving postmark

India – 1856–1880 Queen Victoria Issues with Special Postmarks
A mounted collection of 23 different Queen Victoria stamps, encompassing both mint and used examples, each bearing distinctive special postmarks. Notable inclusions are SG 41, 44, 46 (mint, catalogue value £800), 51, 52, among others. The total Stanley Gibbons catalogue value for this lot is £1,417.

New Zealand, 1947 airmail letter card to Petah Tikva, Palestine, franked with a 2d green Peace issue (Scott #223) and five 1d red Coronation stamps of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Postmarked AU 3 and AU 4, 1947, with clear New Zealand circular date stamps. An attractive multi-franked example of early New Zealand airmail to the Middle East.

Greece , 1894, Postal stationery card 5 lepta prepaid, uprated with 5 lepta surcharge, tied by Kerkyra (Corfu) cds dated 20 NOV 1894, sent from Audenaerde (Belgium) to Leipzig (Germany).

Italy, 1921-23, The B.L.P. overprinted postal stationery issue. Pre-printed 25c postal stationery card with red B.L.P. overprint (Sassone No. 3; Michel Mi-B 90I), uprated with additional 15c Vittorio Emanuele III definitive adhesive (Michel No. 128). The card contains a full, intact advertising leaflet for "N.G.I." (Navigazione Generale Italiana). Very Fine condition.
Catalog values: Sassone €150–250; Michel approx. €180 (overprint) + €...

Italian States,  Lombardy-Venetia, 1852 Folded letter from Milan to Trento, addressed to Sig. Antonio Pedrotto, bearing 45c light blue, Type II (Sassone No. 11, MiNr 5x, well-margined). Canceled with a single-circle “Milano 3 Mar” postmark. Sender identified by oval handstamp “ALESSANDRO CIMBARD MILANO”  on front. Signed Expe. Catalog value for stamp on cover  €400.

Italy, 1921–23 – unused B.L.P. advertising letter card (“Busta-Lettera-Postale”), 22nd Series, Lazio, franked 10 c B.L.P. Vittorio (Michel B89 II, black overprint, Serie 31). Includes full intact advertising sheet inside, showing multiple business ads from Rome such as shoemakers, pastry shops, and furniture sellers.

1921 Italy Advertising Postcard Cover Italian-Company PROFUMI e PRODOTTI IGIENICI ITALIANI  TORINO From Napoli to Germany franked 15c+10c.

Italy WWI patriotic postcard “VINCERÒ”, featuring a laurel branch over Italy map. Postmarked 19 Nov 1918, mailed on official Cartolina Postale per le Forze Armate for Italian military use. Clear military postmark.

Italy – 1895 Postal Stationery Card, 5 Centesimi – Pre-printed card featuring St. Anthony of Padua, from the Vatican EBV series, printed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of St. Anthony’s death, postmarked Padova, 27.8.95.

Italian States — Papal States. 1868 cover to France franked with III issue stamps
Folded letter sent from Rome to Annonay, France, dated 22 July 1868, franked with 10 cent orange and 40 cent yellow, both from the Papal States III issue (Sassone nos. 19, 26). Stamps tied by "Roma 22 Lug 68" circular datestamp, with clear "P.D." (Paid to Destination) handstamp and Annonay arrival marking on reverse. Routing via Pont St. Michel. An...