Papal state continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1529 |
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 1852: The first issue, the complete set of eleven values used, ½ baj - 1 scudo rose,
generally fine used, the 50 baj. blue with horizontal ironed wrinkle but with good to shaved margins (signed E. Diena) and the 1 scudo rose with clear to good margins all round; this last with cert. Dr. Avi (2020) Sassone = € 11'800. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
| 1530 |
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 1852: ½ - 8 b., lot 36 stamps and two pairs stamps in good shape, primarily cancelled with
Rome grill obliterator, few one-line handstamps and cds's, certified by H. Avi, in addition 1867/68 centesimi values as reprints. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
| 1531 |
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 1867: 10 c. black on vermilion and 40 c. on yellow, fine used examples on 1867 cover to
Avignon, France tied by light grill obliterators in black with Rome despatch cds (Dec 17) at right with 'PD' below. "St. Michel" entry marking in red (Dec 19) and reverse with Lyon and Avignon (Dec 20) cds's. Signed A. Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
| 1532 |
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 1867 (Sept 21): Second issue, the complete imperforate set of nine used, including the rare
3 c. grey with three complete sidelines and usual minor imperfections, the balance generally very fine. Scarce assembly; the 3 c. grey signed Schlesinger and with cert. Dr. Avi (2020) Sassone = € 21'900. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
| 1533 |
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 1868 (March 12): Third issue, the used set of eight values perforated 13 from 2 c. to 80 c.,
excluding the 3 c. rose-grey but including the rare 3 c. grey - a fine example with straight edge at base but lightly cancelled and fine for this rarity, balance generally fair to very fine. A scarce assembly. The 3 c. grey signed A. Diena and E.
Diena with cert. Dr. Avi (2020) Sassone = € 6'800+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
| 1534 |
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 1868: 10 c. orange-vermilion, perf. 13, a used example on underpaid cover to Brussels,
Belgium tied by dotted grill obliterator with Rome despatch cds at left (July 11). Erroneous 'PD' in black and "St. Michel" entry marking in red (July 14). Struck with circular "F/28" Convention markimg in black and reverse with "France / Midi" and
Brussels arrivals (July 15). Addressee's name erased but unusual. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
| 6366 |
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 1842 (Nov 10): Ladies Envelope with an appealing floral design on obverse and reverse
including a woman playing piano, struck with double line "ROMA AFFRANCATA" handstamp in red on front and "11 NOVEMBRE" arrival datestamp in black on reverse. The full letter content is still included, dated "Roma 10 9bre 1842", the letter was prepaid
by the sender with '6' bajocchi. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6367 |
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 1848 (July 13): Entire letter from Camerino to Tolentino, the interior with a most
decorative handpainted letterhead during the period of the Repubblica Romana. The letterhead shows an obviously famous but unidentified person to whom a boot is to be put on by a military, while other people try to prevent this, also one person in a
rowboat with an Italian tricolore. Aside this sketch is written: "chi la dura la vince / chi perde va a gambe in aria". A funny item. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6368 |
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 1852 (Jan): ½ baj. grey, a fresh lower sheet marginal horizontal pair, with large to
enormous margins incl. parts of the upper two neighbouring stamps, the left stamp with all eight filetti, the right stamp with seven filetti, tied by grill obliterator to entire letter to Narni. Obverse and reverse with Narni cds's (March 28, 1860).
Splendid multiple to pay the 1 bajoccho rate within the same postal district. Signed R. Mondolfo Sassone = € 1'100 + 3'250. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6369 |
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 1864: ½ baj. 'violetto grigiastro', a fresh and fine horizontal strip of four from the top
left sheet corner, the leftmost stamp with 8 filetti, the three other stamp with 7 filetti, tied by three strikes of circular TOSCANELLA handstamp, an information strike alongside, on entire letter to Viterbo, despatched on February 10, 1862. This
letter had already made the same journey on February 7, franked with a 2 baj. 'bianco verdastro' which is now hidden below the multiple and from Viterbo back on February 8 with the same franking (Sassone 3Aa) on the inner side of the letter. An
exceptional franking and a great piece of postal history, sent three times between two neighbouring postal districts, Civitavecchia & Viterbo. Signed Grioni; cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 6'000 for the multiple + € 7'250 for the otti filetti. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6370 |
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 1852 (Jan): 3 baj. bistre-orange showing variety: oily printing 'inchiostro oleoso', a fresh
and fine horizontal pair with the right stamp showing an original pre-print fold in the paper, tied by "PERUGIA 6 FEB 55" cds to cover directed to Roma. Reverse with "CITTA DI CASTELLO" transit and ROMA arrival (Feb 9) cds's. Double rate for a
mailing between two postal districts which are not neighboured. Attractive, cert. E. Diena (1988) Sassone = € 2'400+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6371 |
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 1852 (Jan): 7 baj. blue in a horizontal pair with 'interspazio die gruppo' in combination
with 1 baj. 'verde grigastro', three fresh and fine adhesives with fair to large margins, tied by one central strike of perfect straight-line FOLIGNO handstamp, on cover to Foggia, Regno di Napoli. Reverse with arrival cds (July 14, 1852). Attractive
triple rate entire franked until the border of the Papal states, taxed upon arrival with '14' grana, Cert. Colla (2009) Sassone = € 3'250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6372 |
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 1852 (Jan): 8 baj. black on white, five single adhesives with primarily fair to large
margins, cancelled by grill obliterator with RAVENNA handstamp, "19 OTTO. 56" despatch cds, framed "P.D." and French entry cds in red alongside, on double rate entire letter directed to Paris. Reverse with arrival cds. An attractive envelope, the
franking paying correctly twice the 20 bajocchi rate to France with a French vessel. Sassone = € 1'125. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6373 |
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 1852 (Jan): 50 baj. azzuro oltremare scuro, the 1864 defective print run ' stampa
difettosa', a fine example with large margins in combination with 4 baj. giallo vivo (touched at right), tied by two oily strikes of grill of Rome, on envelope to Breslau, Prussia. Obverse struck with "ROMA 27 MAR 67" despatch cds and framed PD, both
in black, French "É-PONT. MARSEILLE 31 MARS 67" entry cds in red and Prussian "AUS FRANKREICH PER AACHEN 31 / 3" entry cds in blue. Reverse with distribution cds (April 1). Cover opened on three sides and torn at right when opened but stabilized.
Underpaid by 1 bajoccho to pay the quintuple letter rate of 11 baj. in the tariff of September 1866 using French mediation. Signed A. Diena; cert. Botacchi (2002) Sassone = € 90'000+.rnNote: The letter was directed to David August Rosenthal (1821 -
1875) a German doctor, publicist, and writer of Jewish origin, who converted to catholicism. (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6374 |
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 Falso dell'epoca 1855/57: 5 baj. black on rose, type II with complete margins, a fine and
fresh falso with good to large margins, tied by grill, "BOLOGNA 23 NOV 55" despatch cds alongside on valentine letter with embossed edges, directed to Pisa. Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. Backflap missing, light vertical fold well away
from the adhesive, nevertheless the valentine "correctly franked" with 5 baj. to the Toscana. Cert. E. Diena (1988) Sassone = € 3'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6375 |
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 Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 1 baj. 'verde grigiastro', two vertically bisected
adhesives of different shade with fair to large margins, tied by one strike of grill obliterator to reverse of entire letter from Ascoli to Castel di Croce with ASCOLI despatch cds (Oct 18, 1859) on obverse. Correctly franked with 1 baj. for a letter
within the same postal district, an exceptional combination. Cert. Fiecchi (1976) Sassone = € 4'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6376 |
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 Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 2 baj. 'verde oliva', the lower part of a horizontally
bisected adhesive with good to largemargins, tied by grill obliterator to reverse of entire letter from Fermo to Montottone with indistinct despatch cds (Jan 30, 59) on obverse. Correctly franked with 1 baj. for a letter within the same postal
district. Sassone = € 1'100. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6377 |
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 Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 4 baj. 'bruno grigio chiaro', the lower right half of a
diagonnally bisected adhesive with good to huge margins, tied by straigt-line CENTO handstamp with corresponding "CENTO 12 GIU 1854" cds, both in blue (Sassone FE = 4 punti) and BOLOGNA transit cds alongside, on obverse of entire letter directed to
Modena. Reverse with arrival cds in blue of the following day. Correctly franked with 2 baj. in the special rate for a letter between the Emilia and the Ducato di Modena, a rare usage of a bisected stamp on the front of the cover. Cert Colla (2001)
Sassone = € 11'250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6378 |
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 Francobolli frazionati 1852 (Jan): 4 baj. 'giallo chiaro', the lower right half of a
diagonnally bisected adhesive with fair to good margins, tied by grill obliterator to reverse of double rate cover within Camerino, sent Nov 27, 1858. Correctly franked with twice 1 baj. for a letter within the same postal district, a rare franking.
Signed G. Bolaffi & R. Diena; cert. E. Diena (2003) Sassone = € 6'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6379 |
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 1867 (Sept): 2 c. 'verde giallo', a superb adhesive with vibrant colour and huge margins all
round, tied by grill obliterator to printed matter letter directed to Ancona with indistinct "CIVITAVECCHIA 14 NOV. 67" despatch cds and framed PD handstamp alongside. Reverse with ANCONA arrival cds of the next day. A most attractive printed matter
usage. Cert. E. Diena (1984) Sassone = € 1'800. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
