Italy. ★. Specialised 19th century collection with some exceptional material including unlisted, all mint. Beginning with the London De la Rue printings, all unused Sassone L14–22, complete (min cat €4000), followed by different types of the 20 cts semi-circle on 15 cts blue, 23/24/25 unused, (min cat €2500), followed by 1889/96 overprints, set of three complete 44–49 complete and 58–64 (min cat €2600), followed by an extraordinary rare original postmasters sheet 'Francobolli Postali' 1863 sent by 'Il Ministro dei Lavori Pubblici' the ministry of Labour with the 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 40, 60 and 2 lire all overprinted 'Saggio' / specimen imperf – the collector paid €2000 for this alone over 15 years ago, also present the Turin printing, the De la Rue printing clearly differentiated with the 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 40 and 60 lire, again all four margined mint, 'Saggio' overprints, for these the collector paid €1000 at the same time. A wonderful collection for the specialist, offered intact as received.