1852: 2b. blueish-grey with good to large margins all round, single franking with extremely rare thimble cancellation "T.P." "TASSA PROVVISORIA" with double circle "ROMA" dated 3 Jun. 1864 struck beside. The cancellation is of the greatest raritiy among the Papal States cancellations and only recorded in a handful of cases. Signed and certificate Colla (2017). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3604
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1852: 8 baj. black on white, a used corner marginal block of eight (2 x 4) from upper right corner of the sheet, individually cancelled by grill obliterators in black; merest trace of thin at upper right not detracting from the delightful appearance of a scarce multiple. Cert. A. Diena (1966) Sassone = € 2'200+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3606
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1852: 1 s. rose-red unused, clear margins all round and of fresh appearance, large part og. A rare stamp. Signed A. Diena and G. Bolaffi. Certificate Cilio (2021) Sassone = € 7'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3607
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1864 (May 20): 50 baj. deep blue from defective printing, a fine used example with good even margins all round, cancelled by grill obliterator in black. A rare stamp. Signed O. Roumet. Cert. E. Diena (1997) Mi 10/II = € 3'000 / Sassone = € 7'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3609
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1867: Delpierre Essays on thin paper in unadopted design showing Pope "PIUS IX" in grey, mauve, lake, green, rose and blue. Certificate E. Diena (1992). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3611
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1868 (Dec 2): Cover from Roma to Stockholm, Sweden bearing 1867 80 c. 'rosa lilliaceo' imperf., an exceptional example with all eight separation lines nearly complete, in combination with 1868 5 c. 'azzuro chiaro' and 10 c. 'arancio vermiglio', both lower marginal perforated examples, cancelled by mute rhombus obliterator and lightly by ROMA despatch cds, framed PD and French "E. PONT St. MICHEL" entry cds in blue (Dec 5) alongside. Signed A. Diena & Richter; cert. Colla (2021) Sassone = € 3'800.rnNote: Correctly franked in the March 1868 rate of 95 c. / 19 soldi for a cover to Sweden via France up to 7.5 gram.rnReference: Another cover from the correspondence to the Baron Manuel de Salberg at the Austrian legation in Stockholm is depicted in Mentaschi & Matha - Letter Mail from and to the Old Italian States on page 125. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3614
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Usage of adhesives of the Papal States in the Italian period 1870 (Nov 4): Cover from Viterbo to Capranica bearing 1867 2 c. green perforated, two single examples (one with corner fault) and a vertical strip of three, three of these stamps showing variety: no dot after 'Cent', cancelled by two strikes of mute grill obliterator, VITERBO despatch cds and official handstamp of the Province of Viterbo showing the 'Croce di Savoia' Arms alongside. Reverse with RONCIGLIONE transit cds of the next day. Signed Emilio Diena; cert. Colla (2021) Sassone = € 35'000.rnNote: After Rome was conquered by Italian troops on September 21, 1870, the adhesives of the Papal states could be used until end of December 1870, the latest date known is February 25, 1871.rnReference: A comparably exceptional franking of five 2 c. adhesives from that period is displayed in Sassone 2021 on page 311. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3615
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1852/1868: Collection on album page in mint and used condition apparently complete, including the 50 baj. blue and 1 scudo in rose carmine. The quality is rather mixed. Sassone = EUR 16'400. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3617
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1852 (Jan): ½ baj. grey, two fine and fresh vertical pairs with good margins all round, sheet margin at left and top, respectively, cancelled by "PONTE LAGOSCURO 21 MAR 59" despatch cds, information strike alongside, framed "P / Stato Pontifico" below, on entire letter to Padova. Reverse with arrival cds of the following day, 2 baj. rate in the first rayon of the LEGA. Signed Grioni; cert. E. Diena (1984) Sassone = € 2'200. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6495
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1852 (Jan): 1 baj. 'verde grigiastro' showing variety: oily printing 'inchiostro oleoso', a superb single adhesive showing all four complete margins 'otto filetti', tied by framed PORTOMAGGIORE handstamp to reverse of entire letter directed to Ferrara, then forwarded to Firenze. Reverse also struck by Ferrara transit (Oct 25, 54) and Firenze arrival (Oct 25) cds's. Upon arrival taxed with '6' crazie for a letter in the second rayon of the LEGA. Cert. E. Diena (1978) Sassone = € 915+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6496
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1864: 1 baj. 'verde scuro' in combination with 1867 2 baj. 'bianco verdastro' and 1862 5 baj. 'rosa carminio', three fresh and fine single adhesives with fair to large margins, tied by grill obliterator with "ARSOLI 2 APR. 67" despatch cds and ASSICURATA handstamp alongside, on registered cover directed to Roma. Attractive, cert. Raybaudi (1998).rnNote: After the introduction of the Lira pontifica as new currency in the Papal states in June 1866 and prior to the introduction of the new adhesives in centesimi currency, the old bajocchi stamps had to be used furtheron. The 8 baj. franking on this cover was equal to 40 centesimi, which was the correct registered double rate franking from office to office in the new rate of July 9, 1866.rnProvenance: Collection Henry C. Gibson. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6497
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1852 (Jan): 2 baj. grey-olive, a fine and fresh adhesive with good margins and enormous sheet corner at top right (13 x 8 mm), tied by Bracciano straight line handstamp (Sassone RM = 7 punti), on cover to Roma. Reverse with arrival cds (Feb 17, 64). Address faded, nevertheless a most attractive example to pay the 2 baj. rate between neighbouring postal districts (Ronciglione to Rome). Signed Pfenniger. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6498
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1852 (Jan): 2 baj. green-olive in combination with 6 baj. grey and 7 baj. light blue, three fresh and fine single adhesives with fair to large margins, tied by two strikes of straight-line FAENZA handstamp, on entire letter to Firenze. Reverse with arrival cds (July 14, 1852). Attractive triple rate entire franked until the border of the Papal states, taxed upon arrival with '15' crazie, certs. Vaccari (1993), Colla (1993) Sassone = € 1'050. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6499
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1852 (Jan): 3 baj. bistre-orange showing variety: oily printing 'inchiostro oleoso', a fresh and fine single adhesive, tied by straight-line RAVENNA handstamp to cover directed to Cesena. Reverse with "13 AGOSTO" datestamp. Attractive, signed Sorani & Oliva with colour indication Sassone = € 1'200. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6500
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1852 (Jan): 5 baj. 'bianco rosaceo', a fine and fresh single adhesive, tied by straight line RIMINI handstamp (Sassone = 4 punti) to entire letter directed to Pisa. Reverse with "PISA STRADA FERRATA 3. LUG. 1852" railway cds. Prior to the adherenve of the Papal States to the LEGA in October 1852, letters to other Italian states were prepaid to the border with 5 baj, while the receiver had to pay for the residual journey, in this case '6' crazie for a letter in the second rayon of the LEGA. Signed A. Diena (1978). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6501
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1852 (Jan): 6 baj. 'grigio verdastro', a fresh and fine single adhesive, tied by straight-line FOLIGNO handstamp, ASSICURATA handstamp in red alongside, on entire letter directed to Pergola. Reverse with "16 GIUGNO" arrival datestamp. Attractive, cert. Bottacchi (2003). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6502
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1852 (Jan): 7 baj. blue in a horizontal pair with gutter 'interspazio di gruppo' in between, in combination with 6 baj. greenish grey, fresh and fine adhesives with fair to large margins all round, tied by mute grill obliterator, "ROMA 29 MAR. 52" despatch cds alongside, on cover directed to Torrento. Reverse with Napoli datestamp in transit (March 31). Franked with 20 bajocchi, but taxed upon arrival with '24' grana. Attractive, rare and interesting, signed Avanzo; cert. A. Diena (1967) Sassone = € 3'600. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6503
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1852 (Jan): 8 baj. black on white, a single adhesive and two pairs with primarily fair to large margins, touched in two positions, cancelled by grill obliterator with "ROMA 19 AGO. 63" despatch cds, framed "P.P." and French "É.-PONT. MARSEILLE 22 AOUT 63" entry cds alongside, on double rate cover directed to Chambery. Reverse with French ambulant and arrival (Aug 23) cds's. An attractive envelope, the fine franking paying correctly twice the 20 bajocchi rate to France with a French vessel. Signed Avanzo; cert. Raybaudi (1989) Sassone = € 1'325. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6504
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Falso dell'epoca 1855/57: 8 baj. black on white, type II, a superb falso with four enormous and complete margins 'otto filetti', tied by grill, "BOLOGNA 10 GEN. 55" despatch cds alongside on entire letter to Milano. Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. "Correctly franked" with 8 baj. for a letter within the third postal rayon with a distance of more than 20 Austrian miles. One of the most impressive falsi of the Papal States. Signed Em. Diena; certs. E. Diena (1990), Colla (1993) Sassone = € 16'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Rothschild. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6505
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Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 1 baj. 'verde grigiastro', two horizontally bisected adhesives of slightly different shade with fair to large margins, tied by one strike of grill obliterator to reverse of entire letter to Ripe with "SINIGAGLIA 3 SET 60" despatch cds on obverse. Correctly franked with 1 baj. for a letter within the same postal district, an exceptional combination. Signed A. Diena & Sorani; cert. E. Diena (1988) Sassone = € 4'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6506
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Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 2 baj. 'verde oliva', the left part of a vertically bisected adhesive with large to enormous margins from the upper left sheet margin, the stamp shows at the upper left the typical plate flaw in this postion. The adhesive tied by grill obliterator to reverse of entire letter from Camerino to Gagliole with indistinct despatch cds (May 1, 58) on obverse. Correctly franked with 1 baj. for a letter within the same postal district. Cert. E. Diena (1991) Sassone = € 700. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6507
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 4 baj. 'bruno grigio chiaro', the lower right half of a diagonnally bisected adhesive with huge corner sheet margins at base and right, tied by grill obliterator to reverse of entire letter from Macerata to San Ginesio. Correctly franked with 2 baj. for a letter between two neighbouring postal districts, in this case Tolentino and Macerata, a rare franking. Signed A. Diena & Colla; certs. Raybaudi (1981), E. Diena (1986) Sassone = € 4'500.rnProvenance: Collection Vullo. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6508
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Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 6 baj. 'grigio verdastro', the left part of a vertically bisected adhesive with fair to huge margins and sheet margin at base, tied by grill obliterator, "SCHEGGIA 27 APR. 60" despatch cds alongside, on entire letter to Urbino. Correctly franked with 3 baj. for a letter with a weight of two sheets between two neighbouring postal districts, an exceptional franking. Signed Raybaudi; certs. A. Diena (1969), E. Diena (1988) Sassone = € 9'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6509
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1867 (Sept): 2 c. 'verde giallo', a superb adhesive with vibrant colour and huge margins all round, tied by grill obliterator to cover directed to Perugia with clear "ROMA 27 GEN 68" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with Foligno transit (Jan 27) and arrival (Jan 28) cds's. Horizontal and vertical file folds well away from the adhesive and the postmarks, sideflaps missing, nevertheless a most attractive printed matter usage. Cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 1'800.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Rothschild. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6510
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1867 (Sept): 10 c. vermillion-orange, a funny adhesive with vibrant colour cut down to the design of the stamp, tied by grill obliterator to cover directed to Roma with "CIVITAVECCHIA 9 MAR 68" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with arrival cds of the following day. A most interesting item, the cutting maybe done to cover a postal fraud. Signed E. Diena. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6511
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1867 (Sept): 80 c. 'rosa lilliaceo', a fine and fresh adhesive with good margins, sheet margin at left, tied by trattini lozenge to 1869 entire letter from Rome to Adria with indistinct despatch cds and "P.D." handstamp alongside. Reverse with Rovigo transit and Adria arrival (Jan 6) cds's. Horizontal and vertical file folds well away from the adhesive, nevertheless a most interesting quadruple rate usage from the Papal States to Italy. Signed A. Diena & Golinelli; cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 3'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6512
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1868 (March): 5 c., two adhesives with different shades and formats, one normal sized adhesive in the shade 'nero su azzuro verdastro' and a smaller adhesive with 14 instead of 15 perfs in the shade 'nero su celeste', both tied by grill obliterator to cover from Civitavecchia with despatch cds (Jan 19, 70) alongside. An unusual combination, signed Avanzo; cert. E. Diena (1998) Sassone = € 1'800. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6513
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Official last day of usage 1868 (March): 20 c. 'solferino', a fresh and fine adhesive with deep vibrant colour and good perforation, tied by Italian-style rhomb obliterator to entire letter directed to Torino with clear Papal-style "ROMA 30 SET 70" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with Torino arrival (Oct 2) cds and distribution datestamp. Correct 20 c. rate from the Papal States to Italy which was identical to the inland rate within Italy. Signed E. Diena Sassone = € 1'800.rnNote: The adhesives of the Papal States had been officially valid in Lazio up to September 30, 1870. However, tolerated usage can be found until February 1871. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6514
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1868 (March): 20 c. magenta and 40 c. yellow, two fine and fresh adhesives with vibrant colour and good perforation, tied by grill obliterator, "CIVITAVECCHIA 3 AGO. 69" despatch cds, framed PD and ASSICURATA handstamps alongside, on registered cover directed to Livorno. Reverse with indistinct arrival cds. Correctly franked with 20 c. for the postage to Italy and 40 c. registration fee, signed E. Diena & Avanzo. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7229
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Papal States 1852 (Jan 10): Entire letter from Bologna to Lyon, bearing 1852 (Jan) ½ baj. black on greyish and 7 baj. black on blue, two fine and fresh examples with primarily large to huge margins all round (½ baj. touched at right), tied by BOLOGNA despatch cds in black, the 7 baj. in addition by "T.A." postal treaty handstamp in red. French "AUTR. 11 JANV. 52 BEAUVOISIN" entry cds in red alongside. Upon arrival taxed with '10' décimes. Horizontal filing fold well away from the adhesives, an impressive and interesting part paid entire despatched in the second week after the issuance of Papal States adhesives, the franking paying correctly the inland rate to the Austrian boarder while the receiver had to pay the residual journey from that point. Signed A. Diena; cert. Rismondo (2005).rnNote: Prior to October 1852, letters from the Papal States had to be prepaid to the Austrian border, while the Austrian, Sardinian and French parts of the journey had to be paid by the receiver. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
