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2430

1859: 2 gr. in the rare shade 'azzuro oltramare' on carta di Napoli, position 77 from plate II, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, tied by light 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, "PALERMO PARTENZA" despatch cds (Apr. 5, 59) alongside, on cover to Agrigento. A fine cover with this sought after shade, signed A. Diena, R. Mondolfo & Avanzo; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 9'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF650.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2431

1859: 2 gr. in the very rare shade 'azzuro smorto' from plate II, a fine and fresh example from position 98, good to huge margins, tied by clear 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, clear oval CATANIA handstamp alongside, on cover to Leonforte, internally dated 'April 11, 59'. Lightest horizontal filing fold well away from the adhesive and cancellation, a clean and appealing cover with this elusive shade. Cert. Colla (2022) Sassone = € 12'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2432

1859: 2 gr. 'azzuro verdastro', carta di Napoli, a horizontal strip of four from positions 91-94 of plate III, a fine and fresh multiple with good to large margins, tied to cover to Agrigento by light 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, wreathed MESSINA despatch cds (April 23, 60) alongside. An exceptional quadruple rate cover, signed A. Diena & Raybaudi; cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 30'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2433

1859 (Jan.): 5 gr. 'rosa carminio' in a block of four, pos. 51+52+61+62 from plate I, a fine and fresh left marginal multiple with good to large margins, in unused condition with original gum. Signed E. Diena Sassone = € 9'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2434

1859: 5 gr. 'rosa carminio' and 10 gr. indaco, two fine and fresh examples with overall fair to large margins, the 10 gr. touched at base, both tied by light 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, "PALERMO 16 MAR 59" despatch cds in black and "VIA DI MARE (E)" handstamp in red alongside. An appealing cover, sent with shipmail to Genova, where taxed with "15 Cm". Signed Köhler, Mondolfo & Avanzo; cert. Colla (2021) Sassone = € 16'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,500.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2435

1859 (Jan.): 5 gr. 'vermiglio chiaro' in a block of four, pos. 4+5+14+15 from plate I, pos. 5 retouched, a fine and fresh multiple with good to large margins, large sheet margin on top, in unused condition with original gum. Signed Grioni; cert. E. Diena Sassone = € 25'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2436

1859 (Jan.): 5 gr. 'vermiglio' in a block of four, pos. 11+12+21+22 from plate II, a fine and fresh multiple with good to large margins, large sheet margin at left, in unused condition with original gum. Signed A. Diena & E. Diena Sassone = € 10'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2437

1859 (Jan.): 10 gr. 'indaco nero' in a block of four from pos. 13+14+23+24, a fine and fresh multiple with good to large margins in a deep vibrant shade, in unused condition with original gum. A superb block in this iconic shade, cert. E. Diena (1986), Raybaudi (1987), Sorani (2000) Sassone = € 80'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2438

1859: 10 gr. 'azzurro cupo' in a horizontal pair with retouche on pos. 11 together with 2 gr. 'azzuro vivo' from plate III, fine and fresh examples with good to huge margins, each tied by bold 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, two-line "MESa 1859 / 7 NOVe" despatch cds alongside. Sent with French vessel 'Pansillipe' to Genova, where struck by "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" in red and taxed with '2' decimi, arrival datestamp in red on reverse. Light horizontal file fold well away from the adhesives, some acid ink imperfections at base of cover, nevertheless an appealing double rate item. Cert. Enzo Diena (1983) Sassone = € 37'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2439

1859 (Jan.): 20 gr. 'grigio ardesia' in a block of four from pos. 89+90+99+100, a fine and fresh corner marginal multiple with good to large margins, in unused condition with original gum. Folded between the two horizontal pairs, nevertheless an impressive item. Signed Emilio, Alberto und Enzo Diena, G. Bolaffi; cert Sorani (2014) Sassone = € 11'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2440

1859: 20 gr. 'grigio ardesia' from pos. 91 and 2 gr. azzuro, carta di Napoli from pos. 60 of plate II, two fresh and fine examples with fair to large margins all round, tied by 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp to cover from Messina to Torino, endorsed "postale francese". Despatch datestamp (Feb 7, 1859) and "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" shipmail handstamp in red alongside, reverse with GENOVA arrival datestamp in black (Feb 11). Taxed with '2' (decimi) handstamp for the Sardinian part of the journey. An attractive franking paying correctly the 22 grana double rate to the port in Sardinia, a most interesting cover. Signed A. Diena & Russo; cert. Sorani (1990), Colla (1993) Sassone = € 12'600. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2441

Newly established post offices in Sicily after the unification 1863 (Aug 14): Italy 1863 (Feb) Lithographed 15 c. blue type I, a fresh adhesive with large even margins all round, tied by "CENTORBI 14 AGO. 63" cds (Sassone EN = 12 punti) to cover to Nicosia, a crisp information strike and arrival cds (Aug 17) alongside. Both cds's are of Sardinian - Italian style, a unique usage from this small office opened in March 1863. Signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1979) Sassone = € 5'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2442

1859: Group 9 items (13 stamps) mounted on album page, mostly signed. Including a 4 colour franking on piece 1 + 2 + 5+ 10 Gr., there is also a pair of the 2 Grana stamp. Good condition. There is a certificate Nussbaum (1973) for a 5 Grana stamp in blood-red plate I. Sassone (for cheapest variants) circa € 8200+ (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

7060

Sicily: 1860 (March 10): ½ gr. orange, plate I, horizontal strip of three (positions 42-44), very fresh with enormous margins, in combination with adjoining stamp from pos. 41 (just touched) on letter from Termini to Palermo. The strip is tied by PALERMO circular date stamp to the letter, with the TERMINI oval mark alongside. The franking together with a large part of the letter has been carefully reinserted into its original place on the letter-sheet whilst the certificates emphasise the good qualitiy of the item. Certs. A. Diena, (1972), E. Diena (1988), Colla (2003) Sassone = € 29'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

SOLD for CHF3,200.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

7061

1859 (Aug 1): ½ gr. orange, plate 1, horizontal pair from pos. 22 & 23 with enormous margins, used in combination with 5 gr. 'carmine' from pos. 49 of plate I, and 10 gr. 'indigo' from pos. 5 of plate I, four fresh and fine examples with good to huge margins all round, tied by three strikes of 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, two line 'MESSINA / 1 AGOSO' despatch handstamp alongside, to entire letter to Napoli. Red Naples arrival (Aug 2). Minor file fold well away from the adhesives, an attractive and unusual three colour combination of great freshness. Signed A. Diena. Certs. Dr. Avi (2011), Bottachi (2013), Zanaria (2017) Sassone = € 19'800. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

SOLD for CHF3,800.00
Closing..Nov-30, 11:59 PM

Soviet Union

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1470

U.S.S.R., 1978 (Aug 26): Soyuz 31, two on-board covers, both signed by Sigmund Jähn GDR and other crew members, fine Hopferwieser S6-2g = Euro 1'200. (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1471

U.S.S.R., 1981 (March 30): Soyuz 39 registered on-board cover No. 563 with Mongolian postmark, together with 1982 (June 24/July 02) Soyuz T-6 stationery envelope, signed by crew Hopferwieser S6-5e + S7-1f = Euro 1'100. (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1472

U.S.S.R. 1987 (Nov. 21): MIR / PROGRESS 33 / SOJUS TM-3, 1. First commercial Mail to the Space station MIR, cover (0301) addressed to the crew, franked with Sputnik 10 kop. commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Sputnik launch, tied by special cancellation at Moscow General P.O. (Oct. 4), with adjacent Baykonur Cosmodrom P.O. cancel (Nov. 21), sent by Progress-33 cargo spacecraft up to the MIR space station, receiving a special cancel on board and signed by the Cosmonauts Romanenko and Alexandrov. Returned to Baikonur with Sojus TM-3, confirmed by Arkalyk P.O. special cancel (Dec. 29) and signed on reverse by the Chairman of the USSR Glavkosmos A.I. Dunaev. Cover 301/1000 with certificate Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (9.3.88).rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1473

U.S.S.R. - Space Station MIR 1996 (Feb. 23/29): Soyuz TM-22 - 'Gagarin'- stationery envelope with content flown back to earth and forwarded to Switzerland with interesting handwritten message: "The crew of the 21st. expedition on board 'MIR' station greet you cordially from the orbit and wish you the new great success in Astrophilately (space philately), signed on board of MIR by Commander Y. Onufrienko and Flight Enineer Yuri Usachyov. Very fine and rare Hopferwieser M-20a = Euro 1'800. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1474

U.S.S.R. - Space Station MIR 1988/96: Selection of four flown on-board covers envelopes from Soyuz TM-5, TM-13 and TM-14, all signed by diff. crew members, fine and scarce though Hopferwieser M-03i + M-10d+e + M-11g = Euro 1'800. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF450.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM