LOMBARDO VENETO / LOMBARDY VENETIA continued...

1866 - Newspeaper Postage-due 2kr vermilion 2nd type right sheet margin and with watermark "I" (complete letter), on "L'UNITA' CATTOLICA" of September 7, 1866, from "VERONA 9/9" (C1). Very interesting and rare use after the liberation of Veneto, when the tax on foreign newspaper hadn't been suppressed yet. Cert. E.Diena (Sassone STG3c - € 2.400++)
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1866 - 20c on 15c sky blue 3rd type pen canceled from "CASTIONS 28/9" to Udine. Unknown cancel, used during the war period. Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone 25 - € -)
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1866 - Italian Kingdom 30c brown and 60c light lilac, DLR London printing, on triple rate registered letter from "CHIOGGIA 26/10" to Firenze, then forwarded to Venezia. On the front austrian postmark "RACCOMANDATA 26/10", extremely rare on Italian stamps. First known date on Italian stamps after the liberation of Chioggia, that happened on October 15. Cert. E.Diena and Manzoni (Sassone L19+L21+pt.13 - € 12.000 + franking € 15.000 = € 27.000)
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1864 - 15s 5th issue canceled with postmark of the Austrian Army in Denrmark "K.K. FELDPOST EXPOS.N°3 14/10". Extremely rare cancel of field post, very well struck. Cert. Ferchenbauer (Sassone 45+pt.R4 - € 20.000)
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1863 - Postal Stationery "Small Eagle" without watermark, the complete set of five denomination, unused (Sassone 17/21 - € 1.875)
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1863 - Postal Stationery "Small Eagle" without watermark 5s red with complementary of 2s yellow 4th issue and 3s green 5th issue from "VENEZIA 20/2" to Moggio. Extremely fine combination of a tri-color franking with postal stationery. Sign. E.Diena and Olive, Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 18+PO36+PO42a - € 25.000++)
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1864 - Postal Stationery "Small Eagle" without watermark 5s red with on the front with 5s pink 5th issue two copies and, at the back, 10s sky blue on "RACCOMANDATA 12/6" (C1 red) from "VENEZIA 12/6" (66)" to Bruxelles. Rare combination and destination, Cert. E.Diena (Sassone INT18+PO43+PO44 - € -)
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1863 - Postal Stationery "Small Eagle" 10s blue, octagonal cutout, on cover from "PADOVA 7/10" to Mantova. Rare. Cert. E.Diena "not to be confused with the oval cut out" (Sassone RB11 - € 57.500)
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1850 - 15c pink red 3rd type hand paper, from "GAVIRATE 11 LUG." (53) to Magadino, proximity rate to Switzerland. Sign. Gaggero, Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone 6c - € -)
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1850/64 - Lombardy Venetia: collection of new and used stamps of the standard issues. Several good presences, very fine quality in general
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1858/63 - Revenue stamps for letters paired with parcels, 2kr pink and black and ordinary mail 2s yellow 2nd type, 2nd issue, canceled with different postmarks in "PADOVA 8/3" on printed matter to Verona. Very likely the revenue stamp was not considered valid and the letter was franked with the 2s yellow, canceled on the same day. The 2kr is extremely rare on letter. Handstamp Asinelli, Cert. E.Diena and Manzoni (Sassone 3 - € 200.000++)
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1859 - Sardinia 10c brownish grey 1st plate and 20c dark blue 1st plate on small piece with cancels of Revere of October 15 and 25. Rare, two Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone D2+D3 - € 6.250+)
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1859 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14) wide margins, canceled with red dotted handstamp "BSE" by the "BUREAU SPECIAL DE L'EMPEREUR 25 JUIN 59" to Fontainbleu. Very fresh letter sent during the war. Rare, Ex Dubus, Cert. Pothion-Robineau and E.Diena
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1859 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14) perfect pair canceled with dotted handstamp "AA4C" by the ARMEE DES ALPES QR GAL 4E CORPS 20 MAI 59" to Paris. Day of the Montebello battle, extremely rare and fine. Cert. E.Diena (Ceres 2008 - € 4.400+++)
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1859 - stampless cover from "CASTIGLIONE DELLE STIVIERE 26 GIU." (59) to Vidauban, charged upon arrival "8" tenths, following the french austrian convention of 1858. Letter probably posted by a French military; two days earlier, the battles of Solferino and San Martino were fought in the area, where the Austrian army was defeated by Franco-Piedmont troops. Interesting and rare postal history item of the Risorgimento. Cert. Manzoni
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1859 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14), canceled with civil handstamp in "NOVARA 30 SETT 59". Perfect stamp with good margins, very rare combination. Cert. E.Diena (Sassone pt.R2 - € 9.000+)
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1860 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14, slightly reduced on the left), on letter from "NOVI 10 FEB 60" to Paris, posted by a french military with a reduced rate. Extremely rare use of french stamps in civil post offices in Piedmont at that time. Cert. Calves (Sassone pt.R2 - € 37.500)
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1859 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14), canceled "TORTONA 3 AGO 59", on upper part of a letter for France. Civil post cancel unknonw to the Sassone catalog on French stamps. Perfect. Ex. Dubus, Cert. Robineau, E.Diena and Manzoni (Sassone € -)
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1850 - 5c yellow ochre, original gum. Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone 1 - € 8.750)
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1850 - 5c yellow early printing Sign. E.Diena (Sassone 1a - € 900)
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