1837 Cumulative postage due label "Dal Piemonte/Per Napoli/Lettere-grammi/Stampe-fogli" for mail originating from Piedmont to Naples indicating the weight of the letters or the name of pages of printed matter shipments, with in manuscript "400" grams and "86" pages, including 83 single rates at 20c each, for a total of 5 scudi 78 bajocchi; one of just two items recorded; cert. Chiavarello (1982). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
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Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30147
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 4
1858, 1gr rose-carmine, pl. II, vertical strip of four of great freshness and well margined, on 20.2.1861 registered cover from Ariano to Naples, tied by "Annullato" 'a svollazzo' (Sassone p. 12) with Ariano cds at right, "Assicurata" straight line below and red arrival cds on back; a delightful-quality example; signed A. and Enzo Diena, A. Bolaffi and Chiavarello. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
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Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30149
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 17a, 19a
1861, 1/2t light green-yellow, four well margined examples, and 1gr dark grey, on 16.10.1861 entire letter from Morcone to Naples, tied on dispatch by three strikes of Morcone cds, repeated below, "Napoli" backstamp on arrival; a very rare combination franking to pay the internal 2 grana rate; cert Bottacchi (2022), signed Enzo Diena and Chiavarello; (Sassone: listed but unpriced for its rarity). (Image)
Opening EUR 700.00
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30150
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 18a
1861, 50gr grey-pearl, a used example leaving the design quite clean, very good margins, tiny closed tear at left but confined to the margin, very fine appearance, a very rare stamp used; cert. G. Oliva (1958). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50065
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Italian States, Naples - 1860 The Savoy Cross Issue 1/2t, group of 106 items, comprising seven glass support clichés, three of which are negative clichés in brown, the remaining four including one in blue dated Dec.-42, one in black dated "8/3/28" with the notation indicating 6% of a chemical substance used to create the cliché exposed to light during 3 minutes with an environmental temperature of 16°C, one in vermilion with similar notations '2' at 20° with 5% chemical substance, one in deep-red numbered "2", four celluloid clichés including two in blue, one numbered "1" dated 6/32 with notation "6" "8" the other marked as "2" dated 2/48 and annotated "1 day" "cd 14", two in vermilion one with "244" dated 11/42 with script "selo +", the other "242" with notation "unique more exposure", two exposure trials on photographic paper in brown (one with a pmk), two trial essays in blue ink on white paper, one dated 6/43 "3c", the other with two impressions (one with a black pmk "Annullato" dated 9/43 numbered "2c", the other uncancelled numbered "2d" which has a small tear in the right bottom corner not affecting the stamp design), as well as one final reproduction with the Sperati violet hs on the back numbered "52". The rest of the collection is devoted to the reproduction of postmarks, with 25 celluloid clichés for various types, an extensive selection of trail essays on four stock pages and seven fragments of covers which have had the stamps removed leaving the part cancels, as well as eight stamps only exhibiting the cancellation and with the impression of the design chemically removed leaving just the white paper to retain the cancellations for his reproductions; also contained with the trial working proofs we find a part envelope sent from the stamp expert J. Nitard of Marseille to Mademoiselle A Corne (Sperati sent under her name to avoid influencing his opinion) with a memo from Nitard saying that the stamp sent to him was genuine but had been repainted and as such he would not make an offer to buy it; also nine genuine stamps on letter fragments from which the cancellations were retained by Sperati to obtain nine different types for his reproductions (with Scheller cert.), these providing insight into the technique used by Sperati which relates to much of the working trials and fragments within this collection; a unique assembly of glass clichés including three rare master negative examples, which were the basis to create the clichés, as well as supporting material not previously offered; there were no matrices in the "Ultimate" collection, and only contained few trial exposures and two glass clichés for just cancellations. (Image)
Opening EUR 8,000.00
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Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60290
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 3
1858, 1gr rose, plate I, huge margins, part original gum, extremely fine; signed A. Diena, G. Oliva and Brun; (Sassone €2'800). (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60291
Symbol: H,G
Cat No: Sassone 3, 5
1858, 1gr rose, plate I, a very large margined pair with the example at right showing colourless plate flaw in the upper left corner ornament, and 2gr rose, plate I, four singles with good margins used on piece, both showing complete strikes of "Annullato" cancellations; a very fine duo. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60292
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 10a
1858, 10gr rose-lilac, unusually fresh showing a good impression, ample margins all around, mint with original gum, very fine; cert. Sismondo (2008), signed Colla and Holcombe; (Sassone €24'000). (Image)
Opening EUR 1,200.00
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Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60293
Symbol: G
Cat No: Sassone 11, F2a
1858, 10gr carmine-rose, plate II, decoratively used on piece in conjunction with two 2gr violet, postal forgery, type II, each applied at left and right of the regularly issued value, all with good margins and cancelled by framed "Annullato" hs; a very fine, scarce and appealing usage; cert. Sismondo (2006). (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60294
Symbol: G
Cat No: Sassone 11, F2a
1860, 1/2t blue "Crocietta", a spectacular example with very good margins, being huge at base, cancelled by framed "Annullato" in red, small thin spot, scarce; cert. Enzo Diena (1985), (Sassone €6'500). (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60295
Symbol: DFE
Cat No: Sassone 16
1860, 1/2t blue "Crocetta", a remarkable example displaying a delightfully bright and delicate shade, enhanced by excellent margins being large and even all around, on large part front of "Omnibus" newspaper, tied by framed "Annullato" handstamp, a magnificent showpiece; cert. Colla (2005), signed A. Diena, Raybaudi and A. Bolaffi. (Image)