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22/9/1952 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - A cover to Padua with the postmark "Mostra dell'aeronautica Milano", from the helicopter mail experiments (the flight was suspended because the helicopter broke down), franked with a 4 Lire Democratica (554) and a 1 Lira Italia al Lavoro (635). A folded letter intended for the postal experiment - Lotto/40376A

19/12/1952 ITALY - Airmail card for the first Air Maroc flight, Milan to Casablanca, franked with the 3 and 4 Lire Democratica (553/554), the 10 Lire Armed Forces (699) and the 25 Lire Antonio Mancini (703), with the Milan Airmail postmark and the Casablanca arrival postmark - Lotto/40377

21/6/1953 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - 5th International Air Tour of Sicily, Palermo to Catania. An airmail cover with postmarks in red, black and blue of Palermo and Catania, franked with (Cat. Unificato 706/708/709), carried to Milan - Lotto/40378

12/10/1947 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - The Milan Air Rally. A cover to Biella franked with a 10 lire Airmail (Cat. Unificato A130) plus a 6 on 3,20 Lire (Cat. Unificato A135), with the postmark of Milan Airport, Air Day, plus the Biella postmark of the 3rd Philatelic Rally - Lotto/40385

5/4/1949 ITALY - KLM inaugural flight, Milan to Frankfurt to Amsterdam. Cover franked with 6 Lire Risorgimento (583) plus 2 Lire Democratica (552) and 25 Lire Airmail (A133), with the Milan Airmail postmark and the arrival postmark "Amsterdam Central Station" (Cat. Pellegrini Euro 120.00) - Lotto/40403

16/7/1949 - ITALIA REPUBBLICA  - Primo Volo Postale Milano Nizza - Busta per Nizza affrancata con 1 Lira democratica (550) più 20 lire Fiera di Milano (598) e coppia di 6 lire su 3,20 lire ( A/136 x 2) splendida conservazione - Lotto/40410

6/5/1894 - KINGDOM OF ITALY - The International Postal and Philatelic Exhibition of Milan - the official 10 centesimi postal card with the hexagonal postmark " Milano via Andegari 6 Mag.94 ", the card's own day of issue - very handsome - Lotto/40425

24/6/1896 KINGDOM OF ITALY - Milan, inauguration of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. Official 10 centesimi postal card with a Milan postmark of the card's day of issue (a printing of 1000 numbered copies; this is number 900). Very attractive - Lotto/40428

28/4/1906 KINGDOM OF ITALY - Milan International Exposition and the opening of the Simplon Tunnel. Official 5 centesimi postal card with a Milan postmark of the card's day of issue. Very attractive - Lotto/40429

1945 ITALY - 30 Lire blue, Democratica (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 563). Mint stamp, never hinged (MNH) with full original gum, fresh and perfectly centered. Signed A. Diena (Cat. Sassone Euro 550.00) - Lotto/40619 WE WELCOME OFFERS

1945 ITALY - 100 Lire carmine, Democratica (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 565). Mint stamp, never hinged (MNH) with full original gum, fresh, perfectly centered and superb. Signed A. Diena (Cat. Sassone Euro 575.00) - Lotto/40520 WE WELCOME OFFERS

17/2/1927 SWITZERLAND - Registered cover franked with the 50c. Airmail (Cat. A9) plus the 30 cent. Pro Juventute (Cat. 225), for the Brugg to Yverdon flight marking the centenary of the birth of Heinrich Pestalozzi. Special Yverdon postmark plus the slogan postmark "Luftpost Brug-Yverdon". Pilot Rud Herzig. Very attractive (Zumstein 21) - Lotto/40662

14/5/1928 SWITZERLAND - AIRMAIL - First airmail, Chaux de Fonds to Geneva. Flown cover franked with 25 cent. (A5) plus 10 cent. (200). Excellent condition - Lotto/40665

23/9/1938 SWITZERLAND - Aarau Philatelic Exhibition. Bellinzona to Aarau flight; cover carried to Zurich, franked with 20 cent. Airmail (Cat. A17) plus 30 on 90 cent. (A22). Superb condition - Lotto/40670

13/10/1938 SWITZERLAND - AIRMAIL - First flight Zurich to Stockholm. Cover franked with 10 on 20 cent. (Cat. A21) plus 40 on 20 cent. (Cat. A23), carried to Zurich - Lotto/40671

6/5/1939 SWITZERLAND - Card franked with 30 on 90 cent. (A22) plus 40 on 90 cent. (A24), with the postmark of the relay flight from Zurich to Basel (Zumstein 54) (catalogue for the used stamps alone Euro 62.00) - Lotto/40673

19/3/1940 - SWITZERLAND - A cover to Lugano with the postmark of the first Rome-Locarno flight - Lotto/40675

20/9/1944 SWITZERLAND - AIRMAIL - Geneva, 25th anniversary of Swiss airmail, the Geneva to Zurich flight, pilot Capt. Heitmanek (Zumstein 62). Cover franked with 1.50 Fr. (Cat. A39), sent to Meride - Lotto/40681

10/8/1958 - SWITZERLAND - A cover to Lugano franked with a block of four of the 5 cent. (Cat. 482x4), with the postmark "Schweiz Automobil Post Bureau " plus the pictorial postmark " Aufstieg Ballon Mungg", the ascent of the balloon Mungg - Lotto/40687

1/10/1960 - SWITZERLAND - A cover from Lugano to Meride for World Refugee Year, carried by hot air balloon, franked with 2 Europa sets (Cat. 595/596) plus the 50 cent. Europa (631) - Lotto/40688