Italy & Area

MONTENEGRO......Italian Occupation....1941....WW2	1	$0.99	2h 4m
1039- Italy Roman state 3 stampless letters	1	$9.99	2h 17m
Italy sheets mnh xx112	8	$20.04	2h 52m
Italy 1883. Scott 25 on little domestic Mourning Cover	1	$7.50	2h 59m
Italy better stuff between xx32	8	$10.50	3h 23m
Vatican top65	2	$2.80	3h 38m
1952 ISSUE...ITALY...1st ETHIOPIAN MISSION CARD		$5.95	3h 38m
ITALIA REP.1950 53 n.3 AREOGR. PER IL BRASILE.BB!NO RES	-	$9.99	3h 42m
Italy very old but all damaged kkb3	6	$8.88	4h 3m
Italy-old PC to France-1884	2	$1.27	4h 19m
Italy-old POW PC to France-1916	3	$5.50	4h 28m
1956 San Marino Cortina Olympic Stamps 4 Unused MNH	-	$0.99 $2.99	4h 42m
1956 San Marino Cortina Olympic Stamps 4 Unused MNH	-	$0.99 $2.99	4h 43m
ITALY 1948, Mi# 740-743, MLH SET OF STAMPS , CV-31? #9	2	$1.75	5h 34m
ITALY -- SC# 587-89 -- MINT, NH	1	$8.50	5h 41m
1913 1920 - 2 postcard Tripoli	-	$4.99	5h 48m
ITALY 1929, Sc# 232-237, MLH SET CV- 16$ #10	1	$0.99	5h 56m
ITALY SARDINIA Sc # P 1 2 NEWSPAPER Stamps Used	-	$24.50	6h
ITALY^^^^Airpost YT PA # 2 mint $ 28.00@ tm 556	-	$2.99	6h 1m
Italy Post card 10c. Mint V Fine	-	$6.50	6h 17m
ITALY^^^^Airpost 50 Lire mint hcv @ tm 557	2	$1.25	6h 38m
ITALY^^^^x6 older MNH @ tm 559	1	$0.01	6h 45m
lot older Italy stamp used	-	$4.99	7h
PORTUGAL COLONIES ALBUM COLLECTION, +1000, 1881+, RARE $$	2	$2.25	7h 3m
lot older Italy stamp used	-	$4.50	7h 16m
Vatican FDC: 2005 Benedict XVI - Pontification	-	$2.99	7h 21m
lot older Italian colony stamp mint	2	$5.50	7h 27m
ITALY-1862- VARIETY- IMPERF.BOTTOM -MINT SIGNED -EXPERT	-	$49.00	7h 39m
ITALY-1863- SCOTT # 23a MINT VF- VERY L.H CREASED	-	$0.99	7h 49m
ITALY to Argentina 1933 ADVERTISING COVER	-	$6.00	7h 52m
ITALY-1863- SCOTT #26- MINT - VF, BUT REGUMMED -	-	$99.00	7h 53m
Italy 1945, Fiume, Rijeka 3-V-1945 overprint, used	1	$0.99	7h 57m
ITALY-1863- SCOTT #26- MINT - FINE. NO GUM	-	$29.00	7h 57m
ITALY.1919.UNADDRESSED POST CARD, WITH 5 OVER PRINTSTAMP	-	$19.50	8h 1m
VATICAN. 1951. MNH. MICHEL CAT. # 178 79. V-157	1	$9.50	8h 1m
SAN MARINO 1940. " POSTAGE DUE " MH. MICHEL CAT # 63.	-	$19.50	8h 2m
ITALY. 1863. USED. MICHEL CAT # 15. IT-6	-	$12.00	8h 2m
VATICAN. 1988. MNH. MICHEL CAT. #952 56 V-163	-	$6.00	8h 3m

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The first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840. It pictured a young Queen Victoria, was produced without perforations (imperforate), and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the "Penny Black" are quite scarce, used examples are common, and may be purchased for $25 to $150, depending upon its condition. Children and teenagers were early collectors of stamps in the 1860s and 1870s. Many adults dismissed it as a childish pursuit. During the late 1800s many of those collectors, as adults, began to systematically study the available postage stamps and published research works on their production, plate flaws, etc. Some stamps such as the triangular issues of the Cape of Good Hope became legendary. It was not until the 1920s that publicity about valuable stamps encouraged a large increase in the number of stamp collectors. This rapid increase in postage stamp values was largely because very few of the older stamps were being saved in good condition. Especially difficult to find were pairs, triples, and large blocks of older stamps. Because many U.S. stamp issues of the 1920s rose rapidly in value, during the 1930s many American collectors stockpiled mint U.S. stamps with the hopes of selling them for a sizeable profit in a few years time. This never materialized. Even today, more than 60 years later, one can find many 1930s U.S. issues in mint condition for close to face value, and many stamp dealers and collectors still use stamps issued as far back as the 1930s for postage when mailing letters. Most U.S. postage stamps issued since the 1930s are easy to obtain and have minimal value. Some high face value stamps, such as the $2.60 United States Graf issued in 1930, are worth substantial amounts of money. Other stamps issued since 1930 that are usually worth something are souvenir sheets from popular countries, hard to find plate number coils, and errors in printing.

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