STRIP OF FOUR 50 GRANA ON COVER 1858 (Oct. 2) Wonderful cover from Naples to Marseille franked by 1858 2gr rose red +10gr deep rose first printing +20gr first printing in brown rose and the superb 50gr brown rose in a splendid horizontal strip of four, all stamps with huge to ample margins all round and cancelled by framed “Annulato” handstamps in black. A major rarity of Naples and Italian classic philately. Signed Emilio Diena, cert. E.Diena and Colla (Image)

1858 20gr Carmine-rose, Plate II, fine used, superb, signed Calves, cert. Colla 2012, plus 1858 50gr carmine-rose, fine used, small thinning but very fine appearance, signed Calves (Image)

1858 50gr Brownish rose with boxed ‘ANNULLATO’ part cancel, very fine, sign. Brun, cert. Sorani, Sassone € 4500 (Image)

1860 “SAVOY CROSS” 1/2t used, with large to very large margins all around, still showing several traces of the Trinacria engraving, a very nice example of this popular adhesive, cert. Robineau/Calves, Sassone 16 € 5500 (Image)

1861 2gr Dark Blue plus 1/2gr Grey Brown (uncommon shade) tied to cover to Foggia, well margined and valuable franking, very fine, signed by A. Diena (cert. 1970) & Raybaudi (cert. 1982) (Image)

1861 5gr Carmine Red, large margins all around, tied by oval “Ufficio Postale / del Porto di Napoli” ds (23 MAR. 1861), red “P.D.” and black “FRANCA” in ovals at right, on cover to Palermo (arr. 24 MAR. 61) inscribed “Vapore Elettrico” (“Electric Steamer”), interesting and very fine (Image)