Philatelic Varieties

ITALY - 1957 - 200 Lire Italia Turrita, imperforate at the left (Cat. Unificato 816Bb), used. Very fresh and sound. (Cat. Euro 420.00).

FIUME - 1923 - 30 centesimi blue green, S. Vito, imperforate at the right with a margin of more than 5 mm. Mint, original gum, hinged (MH) (Cat. CEI 256b) - (Cat. Euro 250.00) -

FIUME - 1922 - 80 centesimi violet, imperforate at the top (Cat. Sassone 185 o). Mint never hinged with full original gum (MNH) (Cat. Euro 150.00).

ITALY, REPUBLIC - The coming of the year two thousand. Souvenir sheet, mint never hinged with full original gum (Cat. Unificato BF/26 - Sassone BF/27). An uncatalogued variety: the colours are shifted and out of register, so that the two stamps show doubled images.

SWITZERLAND - 1991 - 50c., 700th anniversary of the Confederation (Cat. Unificato 1368). Variety: printed on rejoined paper. Postmark Mendrisio Stazione 27/4/1991 - uncommon -

AEGEAN ISLANDS - GREEK ADMINISTRATION - 30d. on 5d. green (Cat. Unificato 3). Mint with full original gum (MNH), with the variety of a set-off of the overprint (uncatalogued?!).

ITALY - 1981 - 200 Lire, Oleander (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 1549), with the figure and the words "ITALIA 200" in yellow and a recto-verso print - supplied with the normal stamp.

CANADA - 1930 - AIRMAIL - 5 cent. brown and black (Cat. Yvert PA 2), imperforate at the lower right corner, with an original cancellation.

1934 -  GRECIA - FIERA DI SALONICCO - (YVERT. 403) (UNIF. BENEFICENZA 61) USATO - NON DENTELLATO SUL LATO SINISTRO E CON INIZIO DEL FRANCOBOLLO  VICINO.

ITALIA REPUBBLICA - 1974 - 250 L. ESPRESSO (UNIF. E/37) CON RIGA BIANCA CHE ATTRAVERSA COMPLETAMENTE IL FRANCOBOLLO - USATO SU PICCOLO FRAMMENTO.

1922 - SPAIN - 20c. violet (Cat. Unificato 278), imperforate at the upper right corner - very large margins - original cancellation - uncatalogued!?

1922 CONSTANTINOPLE - 7.50 Piastres surcharge on 60c. red (Cat. Unificato 53). Mint, original gum with a hinge, with a set-off of the overprint. An uncatalogued variety.

1908 KINGDOM OF ITALY - 40 cent. brown, effigy of Vittorio Emanuele III (Cat. Unificato/Sassone No. 84). Stamp with the vertical and horizontal perforation strongly shifted to the left - original cancellation. - Lotto/REG84UV WE WELCOME OFFERS

1926  REGNO - 1,25 Lire Floreale  (Cat. Unificato N° 202 /sassone N°  202h) Francobollo con dentellatura spostata con inizio del valore vicino - Annullo originale. - Lotto/REG202UVD

4/6/2008 ITALY - POSTA CELERE - Large cover from Milan to Como with a mixed Lire/Euro franking: the Enzo Ferrari souvenir sheet (BF/20) plus a pair of the 2.80 Euro with strongly shifted perforations, one value without the word "Italia" (Cat. Unificato 2776Bb) joined to a value with the perforation running through the centre of the stamp (Cat. Unificato 2776Ba), plus make-up values for the franking. Catalogue Unificato, the two varieties used and off cover, Euro 210.00 - Lotto/9856 WE WELCOME OFFERS

1946/1947 - GREECE - A stamp of the Views series overprinted in red, APX 30d. on 5d. green (Cat. Unificato 524A). Mint with original gum and a hinge trace - a variety: an offset of the red overprint - uncommon.

1978 - VATICAN CITY - 250 L., John Paul I (Pope Luciani). Variety: the image of the Pope is doubled. Mint never hinged with full original gum (MNH) - an uncatalogued variety.

1889 - ARGENTINA - 5p. Lamadrid (Cat. Yvert 88), imperforate at one corner and with a conspicuous fold in the paper created while the stamp was being printed - original cancellation.

1992 - UKRAINE - 50 r. ON 1 k. BROWN with an INVERTED OVERPRINT (Cat. Yvert 165). Mint with full original gum.

1945 - GREECE - 30 d., IN MEMORY OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (Cat. Unificato 518) - a variety: the left corner without the mourning overprint, with a double sheet margin on the right-hand side - an original cancellation - uncommon