Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30145
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 37, 44
1864 (Nov 6) Envelope from Mantua to France, with 1863 3s perf.14 (2) and 10s perf. 9 1/2 tied by Mantova cds, underpaid with "BOLLO / INSUFFICENTE" at left and ms charge, with French "Autriche" entry and Paris arrival bs, fine and attractive franking. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60284
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 6
1850, 15c red type III, good to very large margins with part of sheet to right, vibrant colour, tied to decorative ladies envelope by "Milano" dated 31-1-53, sent to Soncino, the stamp has been moved a bit, otherwise very fine cover. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 140.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60286
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 20
1854, 15c red, machine paper, type III, superb sheet corner marginal, showing large part of adjacent stamp, cancelled by cds, presenting a crisp fresh printing, uncommonly clean, very fine; ex Bergamo. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 100.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Modena
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60288
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 2+2b
1852, 10c light rose, top sheet-margin pair showing the plate variety "without period after 'Cent' " at left, se-tenant with the regular stamp featuring positions 17-18, mint original gum, splendid margins exhibiting the dividing lines complete on the three non-marginal sides, an impressive showpiece in superb condition; cert. Avi (2007), signed Vaccari, Em. and Enzo Diena; (Sassone €5'300++). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60289
Symbol: CC
Cat No: Sassone 6
1850, 40c dark blue, block of four possessing horizontal interpanneau, outstandingly fresh with large margins all around, full original gum, horizontal crease in margin, very fine and rare; signed Vaccari, G. and A. Bolaffi; (Sassone €8'500+). (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 750.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Naples
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30146
Symbol:
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
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
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
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
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
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
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
Sold...EUR 380.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
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
Sold...EUR 8,000.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 8000
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
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 160
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
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
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
Sold...EUR 1,200.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1200
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
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
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
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
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)
Opening EUR 1,100.00
Sold...EUR 1,900.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Papal States
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30152
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 1A
1851, 1baj greyish violet, two pairs and strip of four on 1.2.1867 cover from Castelnuovo di Porto to Rome, tied by dispatch cds's with receiving cds on reverse; one pair at right torn at right as it was applied overlapping the edge of the cover which was originally shorter on that side as it was folded differently, the other with slight wrinkle in corner not affecting the designs and mentioned for accuracy; a rare multiple franking to pay the single rate; signed A. Diena (per esteso). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30153
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 6, 7
1852, 5b light rose single and 6b pair and strip of three, on envelope (opened for display) from Genzano to Pernambuco (Brazil), all tied by segmented lozenges with "Genzano" Italic hs alongside, indistinct cds at top right, red French entry cds in centre and Rome transit on back; the pair and single applied overlapping the lower edge of the cover and strongly creased, soiling and edge faults, nevertheless a very rare destination. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30154
Symbol: DFE
Cat No: Sassone 9
1852, 9baj white, vertical half used as 4 bajocchi to pay the single rate on cover front from Cesena to Ancona, tied by barred lozenge with "Cesena" straight line at right, very fine and rare; cert. Bottacchi (2022), signed Em. and A. Diena (per esteso) and Vaccari. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30155
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: Sassone 10, 7
1852 50b blue, showing the design complete, barely touching at base, clear to large margins in other respects, together with 6b greenish grey, complete to large margins, both tied by Papal grid cancel on cover (three back flaps missing) from Rome to Mahè (Seychelles), with dispatch cds at right on 3 July 1865, with framed "P.P." hs and prepaying the double rate up to 15 grams to destination, conveyed by sea to Marseilles and then embarked on board a French packet to Alexandria, carried overland to Suez, where a Ligne Suez-La Reunion French packet completed the last portion of the journey, with illegible octagonal ds of Marseilles denoting maritime carriage through the Indian Ocean; one of just two covers recorded, originating from all Italian States, addressed to the Seychelles (both from the Papal States, bearing the 50 bajocchi and each being unique with involvement of either French or British packets -in this case French-); signed Colla, A. Bolaffi, Sorani, Oliva, R. Diena; cert. Bolaffi (2006). (Image)
Opening EUR 2,500.00
Sold...EUR 2,400.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30156
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: Sassone 10a
1852, 50b light blue, ample even margins all around very fresh unused without gum, extremely fine; cert. G. Oliva (1959). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30158
Symbol: F
1858 (Sept 21) Stampless cover from Rome endorsed "Del Muro General" to Rio de Janeiro, with "Roma" cds in black, Marseilles French en try in red (26.9) and "London/Paid" cds (27.9) also in red, manuscript notation of the postal clerk in Brazil to confirm that the letter was addressed to the Monastery of Santo Antônio in Rio, and blue sender's cachet at top left; a very rare transatlantic mail and destination. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60297
Symbol: CC,C
Cat No: Sassone 4A
1852, 3b yellow-chrome, complete pane of 25 from the upper right of the sheet, strong impression and very large margins all around, original gum, imperfections at top affecting four stamps, an appealing showpiece; cert. Raybaudi 2007. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60300
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 10
1852, 50b blue, sharp impression, good margins, cleanly used with lozenge and additionally with red French entry cds, a very fine and scarce usage; cert. P.F. (2010), (Sassone €3'250). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Parma
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30159
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: Sassone 18a
1859, 80c orange, unused without gum, outstanding margins and strong colour, extremely fine; cert. A. Diena (1956) and signed Em. Diena; Sassone €6'600. (Image)
Opening EUR 180.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50067
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Italian States, Parma - 1859 "Provisional Government" Issue, a stunning assembly of 69 items, including two copper engraved plates of the 40c and 80c, the former showing the characteristic short "4" of "40" of the Sperati reproductions, following with four 'die' proofs of the plate of 80c on pelure paper, two mounted on card and one with the paper in orangish shade, this with circles in pencil outside the design to highlight and notes for retouches and a red cross denoting that it was excluded; one 80c negative matrix as the basis for making the definitive printing clichés, which was retouched with gouache and dated in August 1941 with ms "bande double et laterale bien" suggesting that he was satisfied with the frame of the design, three glass clichés in brown-black and bistre, two of larger format dated Feb-36, the "(1)" with "22° x 5% x 2' voile leg. dos" indicating that he used a light filter, a 5% of a chemical substance with a exposure to light during 2 mins under 22°C, the "(2)" in bistre with "pas verm" presumably not being the vermilion colour preferred by Sperati to obtain contrasts (or "pas verso"?), and in this case using a 6% of the chemical and a 2 mins 30 secs exposure, two clichés on celluloid of February and March 1941, one with 3 mins exposure under 18°C, 27 essays or 'die' proofs on white wove paper of the 40c & 80c, with multiple impressions up to far or impressions in different colours and also combined with cancellations; a second section is dedicated to postmarks with three types of cancellations including Parma small & large cds's and framed "Assicurato" with three glass clichés dated in 1929 and 1941, nine clichés on celluloid and some essays on paper. An absolutely unique archive including two copper plates which are exceptional artifacts in the Sperati archive; furthermore, these plates prove that, in addition to what it is stated in the B.P.A. handbook, Sperati not only used photolithography, but also typography to reproduce Parma, both techniques demonstrated in this lot with also the negative matrix of the 80c. The Postal Museum in Paris only possesses 131 clichés or matrices for all Italian States and Italy, and no copper plates, and the clichés of Parma are for the 20c only. (Image)
Opening EUR 6,000.00
Sold...EUR 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60304
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 5a
1852, 40c light blue, very fresh, wide to outstandingly large margins on two sides, with complete strike of "griglietta" cancel in red, superb; cert. Enzo Diena (1991), signed G. Bolaffi ("per esteso"), (Sassone €1'800). (Image)
Opening EUR 450.00
Sold...EUR 800.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Romagna
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60305
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 4, 9
1859, 3b dark green, a large margined example clean cancelled by grid cancel to piece (signed A. Diena), and 20b grey-blue, a used example with clear to mostly wide margins, with 1995 Sorani cert., an attractive duo; (Sassone €5'275) (Image)
Opening EUR 240.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sardinia
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50069
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Italian States, Sardinia - 1861 3 lire, group of five items including three glass support clichés, of which two in gray-ochre and vermilion, each numbered "8/21" for August 1921, the third being a negative master cliché with retouchs within the oval in centre and the external area around the margins of the stamp, the cliché in vermilion with very interesting note: "17°x5%x2'30" " denoting 17°C temperature, 5% of a chemical substance and the exposure to sunlight during two minutes and 30 seconds (as the temperature was fresh for August, we can presume that he worked in the very early morning when the day was fresher and he needed the sun for the exposure), and numbered "124" in his list of clichés. As well as two exposure trials on photographic paper with annotations "double" & "+fort 2 choisis" (stronger, two chosen); a unique group and additionally being a stamp which was unknown in private collections, with only the reproduction of a matrix from the Musée de la Poste of Paris in Sperati II handbook. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,200.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60307
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 1
1851, 5c black, a magnificent and very fresh example displaying sheet margin at right and large margins on other sides, lightly cancelled by grid handstamp, superb; cert. Bottacchi (2022). (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 460.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60308
Symbol: F
Cat No: Sassone 1, 3
1851, 5c black large margined pair and 40c rose, touched at left, otherwise clear to large margins, both paying single rate to France for a destination beyond 30 km on 12 July 1853 cover from Chambéry to Lyon, each tied by dotted grid cancels with dispatch cds in centre, red French entry alongside and part arrival cds on reverse, horizontal crease passing through the pair and other less significant imperfections, still though a very scarce franking (Sassone €59'000). (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 950.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sicily
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50070
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Italian States, Sicily - 1859 5gr & 50gr, group of eleven items comprising 5gr vermilion cliché on celluloid (vermilion, together with black were preferred colours chosen by Sperati to reach good contrasts), dated February 1932; the rest featuring the 50gr with five glass clichés of which two extremely rare negative examples in brown purple (dated "3/21") and black, the other three dated in March 1924, including one with ms "voile vio. 3' " for which a violet filter was applied and the exposure to light reached 3 mins, one cliché on celluloid dated "5/44"; four essays on paper with two or three impressions each are devoted to the "ferro di cavallo" cancellations, with various executed in December 1944 and being "calques", traced from probably cutouts from catalogues where the ink was firstly highlighted prior to create the trace; a unique group where the clichés are great rarities; no examples of these items were found in the "Ultimate" collection. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,500.00
Sold...EUR 3,800.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60310
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 1a
1859, 1/2gr orange, plate I, Naples paper, positions 57-58, used pair in refulgent colour with very large margins all around, showing two "ferro di cavallo" cancellations, vertical crease between stamps not detracting, superb appearance; cert. Enzo Diena (1977), signed Em. Diena and Grioni; (Sassone €3'600). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60314
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 11
1859, 5gr vermilion, plate II, showing an impressive plate variety featuring the tablet broken in upper right corner, slightly used; signed Sorani; (Sassone €5'500+). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60315
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 12
1859, 10gr dark blue, a large margined strip of three, mint with cracked original gum, two vertical creases between stamps barely detracting, very fine and scarce; signed Enzo Diena. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60316
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sassone 12b
1859, 10gr indigo, a magnificent mint pair, positions 66-67, showing a deep shade and detailed impression, very well margined, original gum, superb; cert. A. Diena (1968) and G. Bolaffi (1968), (Sassone €3'600+). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60317
Symbol: H
Cat No: Sassone 12b
1859, 10gr indigo, a stunning marginal example from the left of sheet, large margins on other sides, cancelled by "ferro di cavallo" cancellation, very fine; (Sassone €900). (Image)
Opening EUR 90.00
Sold...EUR 90.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60319
Symbol: L
Cat No: Sassone 14
1859, 50gr carmine-brown, mint pair from positions 43-44, wide even margins on all sides, very fine and fresh with original gum; signed Enzo Diena and Fulpius; (Sassone €3'600+). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Tuscany
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)
