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Ionian Islands
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30143 |
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 1823 Entire handwritten “Con Cap” and given to an authority somewhere in Rommeli or Morea (lilac-brown oval cachet), then forwarded to the Ionian Island with arrival 31.12.1823, green “ISOLE JONIE” (Vl. 1), a small black seal
alongside probably the private seal of the sender; the only known item with the cachet of a Greek Authority; very fine and rare.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 800
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Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
New Territories Post Offices
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30144 |
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 CASTELLORIZO: 1920 Registered envelope to Paris, franked "OF CASTELLORIZO" hs on France Sower 25c and Merson 50c, both neatly tied by large "CASTELLORIZO / CORPS OCCUPATION" cachet in violet with anchor, very fine and
extremely rare; cert. Behr (1995) & Ceremuga (2004).
Note: Only 500 printed of the Sower 25c and only 200 printed of the Merson 50c .(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 800
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Italian States
Naples
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30146 |
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 1837 Cumulative postage due label "Dal Piemonte/Per Napoli/Lettere-grammi/Stampe-fogli" for mail originating from Piedmont to Naples indicating the weight of the letters or the name of pages of printed matter shipments, with
in manuscript "400" grams and "86" pages, including 83 single rates at 20c each, for a total of 5 scudi 78 bajocchi; one of just two items recorded; cert. Chiavarello (1982).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30147 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1858, 1gr rose-carmine, pl. II, vertical strip of four of great freshness and well margined, on 20.2.1861 registered cover from Ariano to Naples, tied by "Annullato" 'a svollazzo' (Sassone p. 12) with Ariano cds at right,
"Assicurata" straight line below and red arrival cds on back; a delightful-quality example; signed A. and Enzo Diena, A. Bolaffi and Chiavarello.(Image
1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 550.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30148 |
O, , |
Sassone Sassone |
 1861, Neapolitan Provinces, choice group of 14 used stamps, the great majority on piece, including 1/2t single, 5gr in two pairs (one vertical in scarce lilac shade), 10gr tied by red "Sicilia" straight-line, scarce 20gr
postal forgery (F11), etc, with the majority signed by renowned Italian experts; in generally very fine condition and a very appealing assembly.(Image
1)
(Image 2)
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(Image 7)
(Image 8)
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Estimate. € 500
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| 30149 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1861, 1/2t light green-yellow, four well margined examples, and 1gr dark grey, on 16.10.1861 entire letter from Morcone to Naples, tied on dispatch by three strikes of Morcone cds, repeated below, "Napoli" backstamp on
arrival; a very rare combination franking to pay the internal 2 grana rate; cert Bottacchi (2022), signed Enzo Diena and Chiavarello; (Sassone: listed but unpriced for its rarity).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 700
SOLD for € 600.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30150 |
O |
Sassone Sassone |
 1861, 50gr grey-pearl, a used example leaving the design quite clean, very good margins, tiny closed tear at left but confined to the margin, very fine appearance, a very rare stamp used; cert. G. Oliva (1958).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 380.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30151 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1861, 1gr dark grey, good even margins all around, tied by "Napoli" cds on jurisprudence brochure "Giurisprudenza sui Dritti di Registro, Bollo, Ipoteca, ec. ec." sent on 5 April 1862 from Naples to Potenza, with receiving cds
on reverse; a very rare document carried at double printed matter rate; cert Bottacchi (2022).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 500
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Papal States
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30152 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1851, 1baj greyish violet, two pairs and strip of four on 1.2.1867 cover from Castelnuovo di Porto to Rome, tied by dispatch cds's with receiving cds on reverse; one pair at right torn at right as it was applied overlapping
the edge of the cover which was originally shorter on that side as it was folded differently, the other with slight wrinkle in corner not affecting the designs and mentioned for accuracy; a rare multiple franking to pay the single rate; signed A.
Diena (per esteso).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 420.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30153 |
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Sassone 6, 7 |
 1852, 5b light rose single and 6b pair and strip of three, on envelope (opened for display) from Genzano to Pernambuco (Brazil), all tied by segmented lozenges with "Genzano" Italic hs alongside, indistinct cds at top right,
red French entry cds in centre and Rome transit on back; the pair and single applied overlapping the lower edge of the cover and strongly creased, soiling and edge faults, nevertheless a very rare destination.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 360.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30154 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1852, 9baj white, vertical half used as 4 bajocchi to pay the single rate on cover front from Cesena to Ancona, tied by barred lozenge with "Cesena" straight line at right, very fine and rare; cert. Bottacchi (2022), signed
Em. and A. Diena (per esteso) and Vaccari.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 400
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30155 |
, |
Sassone Sassone |
 1852 50b blue, showing the design complete, barely touching at base, clear to large margins in other respects, together with 6b greenish grey, complete to large margins, both tied by Papal grid cancel on cover (three back
flaps missing) from Rome to Mahè (Seychelles), with dispatch cds at right on 3 July 1865, with framed "P.P." hs and prepaying the double rate up to 15 grams to destination, conveyed by sea to Marseilles and then embarked on board a French packet to
Alexandria, carried overland to Suez, where a Ligne Suez-La Reunion French packet completed the last portion of the journey, with illegible octagonal ds of Marseilles denoting maritime carriage through the Indian Ocean; one of just two covers
recorded, originating from all Italian States, addressed to the Seychelles (both from the Papal States, bearing the 50 bajocchi and each being unique with involvement of either French or British packets -in this case French-); signed Colla, A.
Bolaffi, Sorani, Oliva, R. Diena; cert. Bolaffi (2006).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Estimate. € 2,500
SOLD for € 2,400.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30156 |
D E |
Sassone Sassone |
 1852, 50b light blue, ample even margins all around very fresh unused without gum, extremely fine; cert. G. Oliva (1959).(Image
1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 550.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
| 30157 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 THE LARGEST MULTIPLE KNOWN OF THE VALUABLE 1868 3C. GREY-ROSE
ORIGINATING FROM THE ONLY SURVIVING SHEET
1868 3c grey rose, the extraordinary block of 16 (4x4), including four vertical and four horizontal interpanneau pairs, very fresh and outstandingly preserving its full original gum, except for a small paper adherence impinging on one stamp and a
tiny part of an adjoining one, with one horizontal pair having few separated perforations between the two adhesives in lower center of the block (with three or four perforations being also opened in other place), -mentioned for accuracy only and as
usually encountered in multiples in this issue when possessing gum and consequently being fragile-, natural horizontal light crease in the lower row already present before the printing of the stamp (the ink of the impression goes partly through the
uneven surface) and of no significance, fingerprint spot at top left corner, as a whole being outstandingly fine. As far as we can say, the largest multiple recorded of this very difficult stamp, of which only one sheet survived, being the second
most valuable single issued stamp in the Papal States and one of the charismatic stamps for its rarity in the Italian States, and in addition a key positional block; cert. Bolaffi (2008); Sassone €450'000 just for 12 stamps with interpanneau and
without counting other stamps, or also €500'000 for four blocks of four but without considering the valuable interpanneaus.
Note: See the book of the philatelic exhibition held in Palazzo Braschi in Rome "I Primi Francobolli a Roma", on 9-14 May 1978 -its organising committee was formed by distinguished philatelists such as G. Bizzarri, G. Craveri, Enzo Diena or R.
Mondolfo-. This item is illustrated on page 167 (before it had been separated from the complete sheet) in one of the colour plates dedicated to "Rarità di Prima Grandezza" (rarities of the first degree). This block of 16 is located in the
centre of the sheet, and is the only multiple available to show the crossing of the vertical and horizontal interpanneau ("interspazi di gruppo"), this being the most prestigious and valuable location in the sheet. (To be noted the single
perforation in the interpanneau space between panes, in contrast to the other few multiples known which possess double perforation).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Estimate. € 20,000
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| 30158 |
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 1858 (Sept 21) Stampless cover from Rome endorsed "Del Muro General" to Rio de Janeiro, with "Roma" cds in black, Marseilles French en try in red (26.9) and "London/Paid" cds (27.9) also in red, manuscript notation of the
postal clerk in Brazil to confirm that the letter was addressed to the Monastery of Santo Antônio in Rio, and blue sender's cachet at top left; a very rare transatlantic mail and destination.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
SOLD for € 360.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
Sicily
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30160 |
, |
Sassone Sassone |
 1859, 2gr light blue, plate III, a reconstructed block of nine made up fo irregular block of five in the shape of an inverted "L", pos. 4-6 / 16 / 26, horizontal pair, pos. 14-16, and two singles from pos. 25 & 26, all well
margined, with original gum and signed by G. Oliva; very fresh and fine.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
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Tuscany
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 30161 |
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Sassone Sassone |
 1851, 1q black on lightly bluish, two well margined vertical pairs with just one slightly touched in small place at left, the other torn during the application, both on reverse of 15.8.1854 entire letter from San Piero a Sieve
to Austria, on front additionally franked with 4cr green on greyish pair, only this tied by dispatch cds's also cancelled by small and light pen strokes (fraudulently reused?), just cut a bit into at left, otherwise good margins, sent "fermo posta"
using the hold mail service on arrival at Vienna, then redirected inland to Castle Friedan in St. Pölten, previously tying, with Vienna cds's, the 1q stamps which remained uncancelled on departure on reverse, and "3kr" kreuzer charged on delivery in
ms; the only cover recorded with this exceptional franking; cert. Bottacchi (2022), signed Enzo Diena and Chiavarello.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 2,500
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