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)