2979 Parma: 1859 Shield 5c green, 6c on rose, 9c on blue, 10c brown, 20c blue, 40c red & 80c yellow, all early forgeries in comp sheets of 25. "VFU" with various dotted "pmks". SG ex 27-36 (6c & 9c unlisted) would cat £230,000+ if genuine. Great reference items! (7 sheets = 175 stamps) (P) $300 $500
2980 Sardinia: 1853 King 5c blue-green, embossed on coloured paper. VF U, 4 margins, " I OTT 53" cds. SG 9 cat £1400, Sass 4 cat €2000. 2010 Raybaudi photo-cert. (P) $350 $500
2981 Sardinia: 1860 King 20c blue, error head INVERTED. FU, 2 margins, small tear at bottom margin. SG 46a cat £2750, Sass N 15Dc cat €3000 = A$4100+. 2010 Raybaudi photo-cert. (P) $350 $500
2982 Tuscany: 1860 Arms 3L yellow-ochre top value. Overall FU condition, 4 margins, s/l "Per Consenga" pmk. SG 51 cat £97,000 = A$160,000, Sass 23 cat €120,000 = A$170,000. An extremely rare stamp of which genuine examples are hardly ever seen (and for which certs from specialist experts are a must as extremely dangerous forgeries exist). One of the major European classic rarities! 1993 Buhler, 1994 Diena AIEP & 2009 Colla AIEP photo-certs. (P) $12000 $17000
