Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30162
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 4a
1851, 1cr deep carmine on bluish, mint with original gum, just touched at top, otherwise full to very large margins and thus in much better condition than usually encountered; cert. A. Diena (1956); Sassone €20'000. (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 900.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30163
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 4f
1851, 1cr brown-carmine on greyish, horizontal strip of six, on 23 May 1857 entire letter from Pienza to Viterbo (Papal Sates), tied by cds's on dispatch and cancelled by framed "PD" at left, redirected from Viterbo to Rome, where the strikes of the elusive "Tassa/Rettificata" two-line hs (rectified tax) were applied in red, with corresponding cds of Rome on back in the same colour, together with black Viterbo cds, and charged "3" bajocchi on receipt in manuscript on part of the strip; the only 1851 1 crazia strip of six on cover, and probably a unique combination of the rectified tax Pontifical marking on Tuscany stamps, in an exceptional quality making it a most desirable exhibition piece, being visually striking also due to its extraordinary freshness; cert. G. Oliva (1958), signed A. Diena; (Unlisted the strip of six on cover in the Sassone catalogue).
Note: The distance between Pienza and Viterbo (Lazio, Papal States) was 81 kms, so the single rate to be paid should have been 4 crazie for the distance between 75 and 150 km. We can not give an explanation for the 6 crazie posatge paid, as the double rate would have been 8 crazie, but it was dispatched with this franking erroneously applied. The rectified tax handstamp on arrival may have referred to an erroneous postage applied on departure (?). A fascinating postal-history case for further research. (Image)
Opening EUR 3,500.00
Sold...EUR 6,500.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 6500
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30164
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 13a
1857, 2cr greyish blue, a splendid single with clear to predominantly enormous margins with part frame lines of four adjoining stamps, mint with original gum, a premium quality example belonging to the finest known in unused condition; cert. G. Oliva (1958); Sassone €7'500. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30165
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 14
1857, 4cr green, just touched at left, otherwise full to wide margins, rich colour and impression, mint with full original gum and lightly hined, a very rare stamp in this fresh condition and this gum; signed G. Oliva, cert. Roumet (1981). (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 650.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30167
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 17, 18
1860, 1c violet-brown, vertical strip of five, and 5c green, on 7.2.1860 single weight cover from Leghorn to Florence, lightly tied by red dispatch cds's, two vertical creases which slightly detract as the cover present pleasantly with well margined stamps for this territory and showing the rare 1c strip of five; signed Emilio, Alberto and and Enzo Diena; Sassone € 46'200. (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30168
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 18
1860, 5c green, wide balanced margins on all sides, part original gum, very fresh and superb; a very rare stamp with white margins all around; signed G. Oliva. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30169
Symbol: C
Cat No: 23
THE 3 LIRE MINT, AN "ARISTOCRAT" OF PHILATELY
1860 3L ocher-grey, mint example, touched at bottom and top and clearly including part of the frame line all along the base, clear margins on other two sides, fresh with original gum and slight trace of hinge usage. A very fine example of this very difficult stamp, of which very few examples are recorded in sound condition, very desirable as one of the great "aristocrat" stamps of European philately; signed A. Diena, Oliva and M. Raybaudi ("per esteso"); certs. Enzo Diena (1992) and Bolaffi (1993); Sassone €525,000. (Image)
Opening EUR 20,000.00
Sold...EUR 28,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 28000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60320
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 2
1851, 2s scarlet on bluish, very fresh with clear to large margins, with small parts of cds at top leaving the design very clear, very fine and rare; cert. A. Diena (1965) and Enzo Diena (1985) and signed "per esteso" by both experts; (Sassone €15'000). (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,800.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60324
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 5
1851, 2cr light blue on greyish, a large margined and remarkably fresh strip of three, very attractively cancelled by 17.8.1854 cds's, extremely fine; signed Chiavarello; (Sassone €2'750). (Image)