Italy. ★★/★/⊙. Specifically Fiume and Trieste, one man's life time collection of back of the book. Several 100s of stamps, housed in one thick album very well presented, written up, all one of a kind with much identified by Barefoot. Beginning with Fiume from the Croatian Occupation through to the Italian printings, then the 'Marco da Bollo' o/ps to further Fiume o/ps with different stars and watermarks, overprint errors, as well as other unlisted. Virtually every issue seen for any purpose for Fiume such as stock transfers, passports, municipals, even Istria, Kupa-Sudsk onto WW2 types, very seldom seen. Similarly with the Partisan Government issues of Susak and equally scarce Kupa issues inc multiple pairs particularly for excise duty. Then the 'Diritti D'Urgenza' Venezia Guila, on to the free territory of Trieste with inter-panneau pairs through to AMGs, again very well represented, seemingly complete. Also noted Bills of Exchange, cigarette papers, stock transfers se-tenants, security papers in pristine condition, further se-tenants including large pictorials through to Romulus types and on to yet further errors and varieties, nearly all of it MNH, followed by 'weights and measures' with dramatic horizontally misplaced o/ps with the distinct probability of unique items present. So much here to research than this outline description. This collection is important, some material is quite exceptional. A most enjoyable viewing awaits the collector or dealer looking for the different and very scarce, offered intact as received.
