Italian States, Reign, Republic, Colonies and Possessions.. Then San Marino, Vatican and Local Issues: on the 5th of may, the whole Italian Area will be on the market for the second auction by Zanaria Aste. Foreign lots will be present as well, in particular France and Switzerland…
After the philatelic auction scheduled for the 5th of may, it will be numismatics’ turn on the following day - a novelty for the milanese company. There will be around 160 lots on the market, among which a banknotes collection of Bank of Italy and the biggest collection of paper money related to Tuscany…
Messages of love? Maybe, or maybe not. What these letters convey at first sight is the elegance and care taken over postal messages one and a half centuries ago.
The first and only papal series issued in this currency appeared on January 1st 1852. Like all classic issues, it is worth taking a closer look at.
