1852 5c Green with turned “E” in cent, used, very fine, rare, signed Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1852 10c Rose with turned “N” in cent, mint, very fine, rare, signed Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1852 15c Yellow tied by 9-bar grill with Arms of Savoy to cover from Modena (18 LUGL. 59 cds) to Bologna (bs), top label of stamp deliberately cut away to eliminate “Posta Estensi” for patriotic reasons (per 1985 cert. E. Diena), very fine, also signed A. Diena & Raybaudi (Sass. n° A3 variety) (Image)

1855 5c Green without face value “5”, used, very fine, rare, signed Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1859 15c Brown with variety “5” different, mint, very fine, rare, signed A.Diena, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1859 20c mint, very fine, rare, signed Fiecchi, cert. Avi 2014 (Image)

1859 20c Dark Purplish Slate, two examples, plus 5c Green, all tied by nine.bar grills to registered letter from Modena (Jan. 1860 cds), stamps with large margins, an outstanding showpiece (Sassone €30’000) Expertise: signed & certified L. Gazzi (1977), A. Diena (1976) & E. Diena (1980) (Image)

1859 20c Purplish Black, the scarce colour, large margins, tied by Reggio cds dated 16 October 1859 – the second day of use and the earliest known from Reggio – to cover to Vienna via Milano (transit and bs on reverse), stamped “15” (soldi) due for single-weight letter over the third distance step (Milano-Vienna) due to suspension of the Postal Convention between the Kingdom of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Important and beautiful showpiece (Image)

Cisappennino Modenese: 1860, 20c azzurro cupo, grandi margini, usato su lettera da Modena del 3 marzo per Genova con transito ed arrivo al verso; firmata A. Diena ed Avanzo. (Image)