Italian States continued... Sicily » 1 Grana, Plate II » Stamps continued... Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 30060 4b 1859 1 Gr. plate II, porous paper (NA) olive brown (bruno oliva), mint showing usual original brownish gum, four good to large margins, very fine and scarce.Expertise: Signed "AD" Alberto Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 500 Currently (SAN)...CHF 500.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30061 O 4b 1859 1 Gr. plate II, olive brown (bruno oliva), used horizontal pair with good to large margins, fresh, very fine and scarce.Expertise: "AD" Alberto Diena (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 80 Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30062 4c 1859 1 Gr. plate II, porous paper (NA), light olive brown (bruno oliva chiaro), mint with usual brownish original gum, left sheet marginal vertical strip of three, good to large margins on all other sides, light creases on two, fresh and with a wonderful appearance.A very rare mint multiple. Showpiece.Expertise: Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP (2026). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 1,500 Currently (SAN)...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30063 O 4c 1859 1 Gr. plate II, olive brown (bruno oliva), used horizontal pair, good margins, fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 60 Currently (SAN)...CHF 60.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30064 4f 1859 1 Gr. plate II, olive (oliva), position 35 showing clear double impression (doppie incisioni), used with four margins, in combination on fragment with 10 Gr., very fine and scarce usage of the variety.Expertise: Signed Russo, A.Diena. (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 150 Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30065 4g 1859 1 Gr. plate II, porous paper (NA) greyish olive green (verde oliva grigiastro), mint with usual brownish original gum, position 32 showing double engraving, very fine and scarce.Expertise: Handstamped Asinelli, Signed "AD" Alberto Diena (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4g] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 200 Currently (SAN)...CHF 200.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30066 O 4g 1859 1 Gr. plate II, greyish olive green (verde oliva grigiastro), used, position 32 showing double engraving, four good even margins, very fine and scarce.Expertise: Signed Russo, E.Diena, A.Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4g] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 80 Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30067 4h The Unique pair with Double Print1859 1 Gr. plate II, porous paper (NA), olive brown (bruno oliva) in mint bottom sheet marginal vertical pair, both showing dramatic double print, with usual original brownish gum.An outstanding showpiece.Expertise: A.Diena, E.Diena, Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4h] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 6,000 Currently (SAN)...CHF 6,000.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30068 O 4h 1859 1 Gr. plate II, dark brown (bruno oliva scuro), used showing vertical double print, four even margins, very fine and rare.Expertise: Signed A.Diena, Cert. A.Diena (1960), Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4h] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 1,000 Currently (SAN)...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM Sicily » 1 Grana, Plate II » Covers Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 30069 4b 1859 (16.5) Cover from Leonforte to Palermo, franked 1 Gr. plate II, horizontal right sheet marginal pair, good other margins, the brownish gum showing through on the margin, horizontal cover crease ironed out, showing oval LEONFORTE in black alongside, attractive and rare.Expertise: Signed Russo and A. Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 240 Currently (SAN)...CHF 240.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30070 4c 1859 1 Gr. plate II, dark olive brown (bruno oliva scuro), horizontal strip of three, positions 87-89, good to clear margins all around, on 1860 (4.2) cover Girgenti to Palermo, light corner crease on one, very fine and a scarce usage paying the 1 1/2 sheet domestic letter rate.Expertise: Signed "AD" Alberto Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 240 Currently (SAN)...CHF 240.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30071 4f 1859 1 Gr. plate II, greyish olive (oliva grigiastro), position 35, tied by double strike together with 2Gr., both with four margins, on 1859 cover, Messina to Napoli, fresh and very fine paying the 1 1/2 sheet domestic letter rate.Expertise: Signed "AD" pencil initials of Alberto Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 200 Currently (SAN)...CHF 200.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30072 4g 1859 (7.12) Folded letter sheet from Catania to Messina, franked 1 Gr. Plate II, pair (pos 33-34) and single position 32, showing double engraving variety, all with four good margins, fresh, very fine and rare in this condition, paying the 1 1/2 sheet domestic letter rate.Expertise: Signed "AD" Alberto Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4g] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 400 Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM Sicily » 1 Grana, Plate II » Retouches Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 30073 4b 1859 1 Gr. plate II, olive brown (bruno oliva), mint with original gum, showing position 59 retouch above 'A' of 'Posta', four even margins, fresh, very fine and rare in mint condition.Expertise: Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 400 Currently (SAN)...CHF 400.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30074 4c 1859 1 Gr. plate II, dark rusty brown (bruno ruggine scuro), position 69 retouch, four good margins, manuscript "Insuficiente" at top and manuscript "1" at bottom centre, on 1859 thick entire underfranked, fine and unusual, rare usage of the retouch on cover.Expertise: Signed Russo, Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 240 Currently (SAN)...CHF 240.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30075 4b 1859 1 Gr. plate II, olive brown (bruno oliva), mint with original gum, position 82 showing retouch above head, under 'T' of of 'Posta', with four good even margins, very fine and scarce. Expertise: Signed "ED" Emilion Diena, "AD" Alberto Diena. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 4b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 150 Currently (SAN)...CHF 150.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM Sicily » 1 Grana, Plate III » Stamps Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 30076 ,DE 5 Complete Unused Reconstruction of the 1 Grana Plate Three1859 1 Gr. plate III, complete reconstruction of mint stamps with original gum, a few without gum, mostly full-margined examples with a few cut close in places. Stamps hinged to two exhibition pages and most with dealers' or experts' signatures or handstamps, mostly "ED" and "AD" Emilio and Alberto Diena. A most impressive complete plate reconstruction of one hundred singles with uniformly attractive stamps in superb condition (100). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 5] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 2,000 Currently (SAN)...CHF 2,000.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30077 ,DE,O 5 Part Reconstruction of the 1 Grana unused and used Plate Three1859 1 Gr. plate III, reconstruction of used and unused, with 6 positions missing and 17 positions present in duplicate. 111 stamps in total, mostly unused mint with full or large part original gum, and some used. Pos. 21-22 and 67-68 in attractive used pairs. Generally full-margined examples, with a few cut close and some showing margin. Mostly attractive stamps with strong, fresh colours overall and most with dealers' or experts' signatures or handstamps, e.g. Diena (111). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 5] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 1,500 Currently (SAN)...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30078 , 5 1859 1 Gr. plate III, PA paper, bright olive green (verde oliva chiaro), mint original gum, vertical pair hinged at top with slight stain on face, the bottom stamp with tear but is mint never hinged, fresh and very fine.Expertise: Signed "AD" Alberto Diena (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 5] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 80 Currently (SAN)...CHF 80.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM 30079 O, 5 1859 1 Gr. plate III, bright olive green (verde oliva chiaro), reconstructed used block of four, former by two horizontal pairs, good to large margins, fine used, a rare multiple even if formed by two pairs, showpiece.Expertise: Signed "AD" Alberto Diena, Certs. Alberto Diena (1964) and (1967). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Italian States 5] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census Estimate. CHF 1,500 Currently (SAN)...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Mar-26, 02:00 AM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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