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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Related lotRelated to Lot 12194 · Same country / area · Similar period
King Umberto Mint/Used coln of duplicated vals, with 1879-82 50c U x 4, 1884 Post Due 100l U x 2, 1889 vals incl 1l U x 5, 1890-91 surch 20c on 50c U horiz pair, 1890-91 Post Due set U, 1890 Parcel Post vals Mint & Used, useful range though some typical faults noted. (59)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 12194 · Same country / area · Similar period
King Umberto I. 25c deep blue, wmk W8, perf 14. Mint hinged, part gum (possibly regummed). A few nibbled perfs, centred SW where frame at left cut by perfs.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 12194 · Same country / area · Similar period
King Umberto I - 10c olive-grey from the Parcel Post set, wmk 8, perf 14. Mint with good colour, paper adherence on gum with some showing through perfs at top, part o.g. Centred to SE, frames at right and base cut by perfs.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 12194 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
Back of the Book Used range, with Postage Due incl 1870-1925 range to 10l, Officials, Parcel Post (mostly singles), Express letter incl 1934 Annexation of Fiume Air Express 2l.25+1l.25 & 4l.50+2l, etc, useful lot with c/v approx £500. (150)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
