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1852, Coat of arms 10 c. black, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and good to wide margins all around, tied by three-line "PARMA 4 MERZO” to small piece, center stamp with interesting variety "lower left corner broken”, fine and attractive

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1852, Coat of arms 15 c. on violet, vertical pair with good to wide margin, tied by cds. "PIANCENZA” to blue envelope endorsed "Urgente” to Torino with adjacent red boxed "P.D.” and arrival mark on reverse, lower stamp tiny paper split resulting from pre-cut, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Sorani etc.

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1852, 25 c. black on violet, unused without gum, at left with small thin paper, otherwise fine, signed J. Schl. and Colla with opion (2024)

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1852, Coat of arms 40 c. on blue, fresh color, good to wide margins with right sheet margin, unused, very fine, scarce, signed Thier

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1859, Provisional Government 5c. yellow-green, good color and wide margins all around, unused, fine, a.o. signed Köhler

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1859, Provisional Government 5c. blue-green, good color and wide margins all around, unused, fine, signed Decker

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1859, Provisional Government 5c. blue-green, good color and wide margins all around, tied by cds. "PARMA 10 DIC 59” to small piece, very fine and attractive, a.o.  signed Bolaffi and certificates Colla (1989) and Cardillo (2015)

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1859, Provisional Government 10c. brown, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with clear cds. "PIACENZA 26 OTT”, fine

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1859, Provisional Government 40c. brown-red, shade of the first printing, good color, good margins all around, unused with large part original gum, partly soaked into the paper, otherwise fine, an attractive example of this rarity, signed Calves with certificate and opinion Scheller (2013)

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1853, Newspaperstamp 9c. on blue, fresh color and mostly wide margins, just close at bottom, used with boxed grid in combination with Modena 5c. green on newspaper "MESSAGERE DI MODENA” (small cut out at upper left; as usual), a fine and very rare combination franking, signed Sorani and Raybaudi with certificates (2002,2003)

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1859, Numerals ½ baj. on straw-yellow, 2 baj. on brownish-yellow, 3 baj. on dark-green and 5 baj. on violett, each as vertical gutter pair, fresh colors and good margins, 5 baj. with  left sheet margin, mint never hinged, folded in the gutter, very fine and attractive, signed Bolaffi with certificate (1973; for 2 baj)

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1859, Numerals 2 baj. on brownish-yellow, horizontal pair, fresh color, mostly wide margins, close at lower left, with grill on folded letter with adjacent cds. and boxed "P Stato Pontificio” to Vicenza, fine and scarce entire, signed Thier

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1859, Numerals 3 baj. on dark-green, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with grill, right stamp tiny shallow thin, otherwise fine, a.o. signed Köhler

Provenance: 95. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1937)

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1859, Numerals 4 baj. on reddish-brown, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with grill, a very rare stamp in multiples, fine, a.o. signed Rohr and certificate Raybaudi (2014)

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1859, Numerals 8 baj. on rose, fresh color, mostly good to wide margins all around, close at upper right, used with grill, fine, a scarce stamp, signed E. Diena and A. Diena with certificate (1960)

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1859, Numerals 8 baj. on rose, fresh color and good margins all around, used with grill, tiny thin, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, certificate Dr. Avi (2013)

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1859, Numerals 8 baj. on rose, nice and fresh, intense color, mostly good wide margins, showing dividing lines at left and bottom, just close at upper right, tied by cds. "BOLOGNA 30 DIC 59” to double-weight folded letter to Codogno. Upon arrival, charged with "8” (Soldi) for a single weight cover. A true rarity, the majority of the few registered covers are canceled with mute grill cancellation, like this a very exceptional and attractive Italian States and European rarity, a.o. signed E. Diena and A. Diena and certificates Bottachi (2001) and Cardillo (2015)

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1851, Victor Emanuel II. 5c. black, fresh color and close to wide margins, unused, reverse tiny age spot, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed Köhler

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1851, Victor Emanuel II. 5c. black, two singles and single 40c. rose-carmine, fresh colors and large margins to just in, tied by grid of diamonds to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "ANNECY 11 NOV” to Lyon with red P.D. alongside, left 5c. small scissors-cut at bottom right, sideflaps reduced, minor aging, a rare and attractive combination franking of the first issue, signed E. Diena and Cardillo with certificates (1994;2014)

Provenance: Rarity Sale 2009 (Robert A. Siegel)

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1851, Victor Emanuel II. 20c. blue, fresh color, good to wide margins, unused, very fine and attractive, a.o. signed Köhler with certificate (1939)

Provenance: 101. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1939)

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