1851 40C rose, used, faults but rare adhesive, certificate Raybaudi, Sassone €7500 (Image)

1853 20c Blue (azzurro), mint hinge remainder, minim. paper thin on gum side otherwise fine to very fine example of this rare adhesive, cert. Carraro, Sassone € 36’000 (Image)

1853-57, Group of 4 covers incl. 20c 1st issue from Aix les Bains, very fine, 20c 1st issue from Chambery, 20c 3rd issue from Rumilly, mixed (Image)

1855-62 20C celeste grigiastro with rare variety: inverted embossed center print, used, at bottom left frame line minim touched otherwise very fine, cert. Sorani “perfect & genuine”, Sass. €3000 (Image)

Inverted Embossed Center Used on Cover 1855-63 10c Dark brown with inverted center, (Sass. Chocolate-brown), tied by LIVORNO 20 DEC 61 c.d.s. on folded entire letter to Florence, transit and arrival backstamps from the same day, the “head” is upright on the cover with the frame inverted, margins are just touched to good, very rare especially in this shade, Diena certificate. (Sass. 14Ck unpriced on cover, other shades €60’000) (Image)

1857 Extraordinary 3-colour franking from Aix les Bains (SAVOY) to PERU franked by 40c red x3 +20c blue +5c green x2 tied by Aix les Bains 27.05.57 cds, franking faults as stamps were affixed partly on the reverse, London transit ds, ex Bargholtz, probably the unique cover known from Savoy to Peru, exhibition item (Image)

1855-62 Extremely rare vertical pair of the 10c Dark Chocolate Brown tied to folded cover from Torino, two strikes of the cds “with hour,” sent to Breo-Mondovi (bs). The pair with large margins showing part of neighboring stamps at right and at foot, an important and precious franking, very fine, signed A. & G. Bolaffi, Avanzo, A. Diena (Image)

1862 20c Dark Purplish Indigo, good margins all around, tied by 31 December (1862) Milano cds (the last day of the 20c tariff) to cover to Bologna (1 GEN 63 bs), a scarce usage and very fine showpiece, signed Oliva Note: By sending the letter the next day (1 January 1863), the sender would have saved 5c (Image)

1819 CAVALLINI: 15c blue postal stationery from Carmagnola to Torino, plus 1820 15c albino from Castellamonte to Torino, very fine, scarce (Image)

1836 CAVALLINI: 50c embossed colourless impression on lettersheet bearing alongside straightline IVREA postmark to Torino, inside manuscript dated Ivrea 29.marzo 1836, very fine, Sass. € 8500 (Image)