Latest additions to our catalogue

Naples - A group of three postcards, watercolours signed "La Pira", in colour, published by Stengel of Dresden and Berlin - early 1900s - with views of Capri and of Naples with Vesuvius. Superb.

Turin - the Royal Gallery, "Madonna col Figlio" (the Madonna and Child) by Guercino, published by Soc. Editrice Cartoline Torino - late nineteenth century - one corner bent.

Florence - Viale Regina alle Cascine (in colour) with figures and carriages - early 1900s - signed - very handsome - unused

Lake Maggiore, Pallanza. In colour, the gardens with a steamer in the distance. Postmark "Messagg. Milano/Stresa/Laveno", 1929

Rome - a wine cart - Roman costume - a real photo card, 1924

A panorama view of Pasturo, in the Valsassina valley, province of Como. Dated 18/9/1925

The Cortina to Belvedere cable car. A larger format card with a cabin of the old cable car in the foreground. The 1930s. Unused

Maccagno - Lake Maggiore - the harbour and the sanctuary, busy with people and boats - the early twentieth century, used.

Bologna - the Asinelli and Garisenda towers - in colour, from a drawing of the late 1800s - very handsome - franked with a 5c. of the Kingdom, to Reggio Emilia

Laveno - Lake Maggiore - panorama - 7/7/1924 - postally used

Meina, Lake Maggiore - the Albergo Verbano, proprietor Luigi Lorenzini, with a view of the landing stage - early 1900s, posted

Zara, Piazza Plebiscito - a superb card with people in the foreground and children in the dress of the period - late 1800s - one corner lightly folded.

Pallanza (NO) - " Ricordo di Pallanza " - a superb and faultless colour postcard - late 1800s - a view of the bell tower and the square - UNUSED

Rome - Porta S. Paolo with a view of carts and horses - a real photo card - the early twentieth century - unused

Menaggio (CO). A colour postcard of the late 1800s, partly written on the picture side as well

Austria 10/4/1955 - A handsome pictorial Pro Juventute stamped envelope of 29g, sent from Bruck to Lugano by Ballonpost - pictorial postmark "Ballonpost Wien 1 - Zurich 10/4/1955".

Belgium, 19/5/1973 - pictorial postmark "Sabena Bruxelles 1000", the 50th anniversary of the Sabena airline.

Belgium - 2/4/82 - pictorial SABENA cover, first flight postmark "Bruxelles - Kilimnjaro - Arusha", with the arrival postmark.

Brazil, 6/9/1971 - official pictorial cover, "Primerio voo do xavante" (the first flight of the Xavante), franked with the stamp of the same name (Cat. Yvert 961), with postmark. FDC.