Lot 11324

PAPAL STATES 1852–59, Extensive and valuable exhibition collection mounted on pages showing an in-depth study of all values, each replete with singles, mint and used, multiples including strips and blocks, gutter pairs plus a large number of frankings, highlights in this collection incl. 1852 1/2baj as vertical TETE-BECHE pair cancelled URBINO on cover to Apecchio (Sass. 1f €135’000), then various gutter pairs, many examples with full margins, multiples incl. strips of three and four plus block of four, same multiples also for the 1baj plus a block of ten, 2baj green in two strips of four and a strip of five, 2baj white in sheet of 100, blocks of four and ten, 3baj brown with some very nicely margined examples, 3baj yellow in gutter blocks of four and six, also a block of 20 with many varieties, 4baj BISECT on cover, 5baj single and strip of four ALBINO, 6baj with pair of 8baj on cover to London, gutter pair of 7baj plus 6baj on cover to Marseille, pair of 7baj and 8baj to Spain, pair of 8baj and 4baj to France, 50baj single, 50baj with pair of 7baj plus 6baj on fragment, then same franking on COVER to Canada, then fraudulent 5baj plus 4baj on cover from Bolognia to Lugo, other fraudulent 5baj on cover to Florence, fraudulent 8baj on cover from Bolognia to Codogno, page with 1baj BISECTS incl. two halfs, also interpane 2baj bisect, then a series of frankings incl. 2baj together with pair of Italy 1863 postage due 10c pair, other frankings include bisects and multiple frankings including six 4baj and two 8baj to Marseille, plus a wide range of pre-philatelic covers and extras, see scans on the net