LOMBARDO VENETO / LOMBARDY VENETIA continued...

1861 - 10s brown, 2nd issue 2nd type, with 3s green yellow two copies and 5c red, 3rd issue, in tri-color franking on piece from "UDINE 19 DIC.E". Cert. Bolaffi 1890 (Sassone 31+33+35 - € - 2.000+)
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1859 - 2s vivid yellow 2nd type, 15s blue 1st type, 2nd issue, and 3s green yellow 3rd issue from "MASSA 29/3" to Rovigo. Extremely fine and rare four rate franking. Sign. Giulio Bolaffi, Cert. E.Diena "I have signed it due to the rarity of its tri-color franking. I am not aware of other frankings including green 3 soldi used with 2nd issue, 1st type stamps. (Sassone 27+28a+35 - € -)
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1861 - 5s red, 10s brick brown and 3s bluish green 3rd issue, two copies, in tri-color franking on piece from "UDINE 11. GEN°." Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 33+34+35a - € 2.300)
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1859 - 2s vivid yellow 2nd issue 2nd type, 10s brick brown and 3s bluish green 3rd issue, with beginning of a St.Andrews' cross at the bottom, from "LEGNAGO 8/4" (63) to Vienna. Extremely rare tri-color franking mixed 2nd and 3rd issue. Sign. E.Diena (Sassone 28a+34+35a - € - )
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1861 - 5s light red, 10s brick brown and 3s green yellow, vertical pair, from "CASTELFRANCO 19/1" (63) to Milano, superb. Sign. Giulio Bolaffi, Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 33a+34+35 - € 25.000+)
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1862 - 10s brick brown, seven copies from "VERONA 13/8" to Venezia. Cert. E.Diena "it is the highest franking of the 1862 10 soldi I am aware of" (Sassone 34 - € - )
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1861 - 5s red, 10s dark brick brown, four copies, and 3s bluish green from "MANTOVA 9/2" (63) to Milano. Cert. E.Diena "it is the most important tri-color franking of the 3rd issue". Photographed at page 68 of the Sassone Catalog of Italian States. Sign. Renato Mondolfo and Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 33+34a+35a - € - )
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1863 - 4th issue 2s yellow, vertical pair, and 3s yellowish green, three copies, from "VERONA 31/3" to Roma. Rare rate of an unfrequent destination. Cert. E.Diena and Manzoni (Sassone 36+37a - € 3.500++)
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1863 - 3s yellowish green 4th issue, five copies, from "MASSA 24/1" (65) to Rovigo. Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 37a - € 9.250+)
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1863/4 - 3s green 4th issue on registered letter (linear "RACCOM." on the front) from "CAVARZERE 16/8" to the same town. At the back 10s blue 5th issue for the registration, that was 10s only for a very short period. Extremely interesting. Cert. E.Diena (
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1863 - 5s pink and Austria 10kr blue, both 4th issue, on piece from "VERONA 7/2". Rare mixed Austria and Lombardy-Venetia. Only one letter with this combination is known, besides the present piece. Cert. Oliva, A. and E.Diena (Sassone 38+Unificato 25+pt.12 - € 71.750)
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1864 - 2s yellow 5th issue, two copies on first page of the newspaper "LA LIBERTA' CATTOLICA" from "VENEZIA 3/5" (66) to Roma (partial arrival postmark at the back). 1 soldo postmark as complimentary franking to complete the 5 soldi rate on the right of the stamps. Rare combination. Cert. E.Diena: "...I have signed it due to its rarity. I am not aware of other newspaper with this franking" (Sassone 41 - € - )
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1864 - 2s yellow 4th issue with 3s yellowish green and 10s blue 5th issue from "POLESELLA 24/9" (65) to Trieste. Mixed tri-color franking with foutrh and 5th issue. Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 36+42a+44 - € 25.000)
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1864 - 5th issue, 3s green, 5s pink and 15s brown from "UDINE 3/2" (65) to Roma. Extremely fine tri-color franking for an unfrequent destination. Cert. E.Diena: "…...I have signed it due to its rarity. I am not aware of other tri-color franking so composed" (Sassone 42+43+45 - € 8.750++)
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1864 - 3s green, vertical pair, and 10s blue 5th issue on letter from "TREVISO 7/11" (64) to "RAVENNA 9 NOV 64", re-posted to Paris with two copies of Italian Kingdom, 40c carmine pink, DLR London printing. Superb and rare. Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 42+44+Re
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1864 - 15s brown 5th issue on piece from "SPALATO 25 SET.E" Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 45 - € 1.650)
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1864 - Austria 5th issue 5kr pink and 10kr blue, vertical pair, from "VENEZIA 20/8" (64) to Paris. Cert. E.Diena "I am only aware of another similar franking, but that includes only one 10kr. I confirm that a franking including two stamps of Austria of different denomination, in Lombardy Venetia, is more rare than a mixed franking Austria - Lombardy Venetia" (Sassone € 18.750++)
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1859 - Austria 15kr blue 2nd type with "lilliput" removed perforation (probaby to re-use the stamp fraudolently) from "TRIESTE 23/8" 1859 to Genova. Forwarded via Switzerland: "Feldkirch via Switzerland" on the front, transit of 28/8 at the back. Rare, Sign. Chiavarello (Unificato 16 - € -)
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1866 - 2s yellow 4th issue, pair and single copy, with 10s blue 5th issue, from "MANIAGO 17/6" (1866) to Ospitaletto (Brescia). Letter posted the day before the beginning of the war and forwarded via Switzerland, the first day of those routing. "AFFR.INSUF." postmark on the front and passage in "CHUR 22 JUN 66" at the back. Letter without the lateral foldings, but very fine and extremely interesting. Cert. Sorani (Sassone 36+44 - € -)
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1866 - 3s green, two copies, and 5s pink, two horizontal pairs, all 5th issue, from "CIVIDALE 19/6" to Milano. Letter forwarded via Switzerland due to the beginning of the war between Italy and Austria. It is one of the very first documents with this routing. The letter was franked only with the Austrian rate for a 3rd distance (26 soldi); such rate only covered rights for Austrian and Swiss routes, so it was taxed 20 centes to cover the costs of the Italian route, as shown by the handstamp "AFFR. INSUF.". Very rare postal history item, with all perfect stamps. Cert. E.Diena (Sassone 42+43 - € -)
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