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1937
REgNO D’ITALIA
KINgDOm OF ITALY
15 C. AugusTO VIOLETTO
BaSE D'aSTa
STaRTiNG pRiCE
€ 20.000
1984
REPuBBLICA ITALIANA
ITALIAN REPuBLIC
DERBY sENZA sCRITTA
BaSE D'aSTa
STaRTiNG pRiCE
€ 3.000
initially considered a trial and only occurred on the Nozze Verde of
subsequently an error, a theory 1930 and the Augusto Violetto
supported by the fact that the of 1937 which came respectively
paper and gum were very similar from the only two sheets of 50
to the green 5c of the same series. specimens not to be printed with
the property name.
The next Bolaffi philately auction
will include an important selection some of the best-known varieties
of “natural” stamps taken from a in the Italian Republic are two
splendid and extensive Kingdom symbolic stamps known as the K2
of Italy collection. The catalogue will include all the most and the Derby senza scritta.
important rarities in the sector, starting with the Volta The first was issued to celebrate the conquest of the K2 peak
Violetto, a stamp issued in 1927 to commemorate the first by an Italian expedition to Karakorum led by Ardito Desio
centenary of the death of the famous scientist Alessandro on 31 July 1954. The stamp was approved by the Board of
Volta. A small quantity of the 20c sheets destined for the ministers on 5 march 1955 and authorised by decree on 21
Italian Colonies somehow escaped overprinting to create this June but, for reasons unknown, the stamp never saw the light
highly sought-after specimen. This was also how the series of of day.
four values of the Seconda Milizia (issued the following year The second specimen comes from the final row of one of six
at an additional charge for the Voluntary militia for National sheets of 50 ordinary stamps where, due to a regulator error
security) in different colours came about. These were also causing an incorrect indentation, the caption “Centenario
destined for the Colonies but were not overprinted. The same Derby Italiano di galoppo” was never printed.
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