SARDEGNA / SARDINIA continued...

1820 - Definitive issue, 15c on double sheet with watermark and light fold, from Mortara to Casaleon June 2, 1820, during the validity period (Sassone 4 - € 2.000)
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1820 - Definitive issue, 25c on double sheet without fold unused, very nice. Sign. A.Diena, Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 5 - € 28.000)
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1820 - Definitive issue, 25c on double sheet with light fold from Torino July 22, 1828 to Biella. Letter regularly posted for inner correspondance among places at less than 35 miles distance. Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 5 - € 3.200)
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1820 - Definitive issue, 50c on half sheet without fold, with inverted punch. Sign. Raybaudi, Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 6 - € 900++)
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1820 - Definitive issue, 50c on double sheet with light fold, from Torino to Susa in 1831, during the validity period. Very fine. Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 6 - € 16.000)
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1820 - Definitive issue, 50c on double sheet without fold used as accompanying letter for further texts. Very rare, few known examples. Sign. Sorani, Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 6 - € 32.000+)
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1820 - Definitive issue, 50c on double sheet with fold, with unverted punch, and trimmed on the sides and above, from "SAVIGLIANO 29 DICE" 1843 (postal postmark) to Genova, outside the validity period. Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 6/variety - € 2.500+)
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1855 - 20c blue 3rd issue canceled "R.POSTA MIL.E SARDA 1 AGO 55" of the Crimea expedition. Rare, with very good margins. Initials G.Bolaffi and Em.Diena (Sassone 8+pt.13 - € 2.800+)
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1855 - Lot of wo copies of the 20c blue 3rd issue, canceled with double circle postmark of the Sardinian field post in Crimea. Rare, mixed quality (Sassone 8+pt.13 - € 5.600)
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1855 - 20c cobalt blue, 4th issue, canceled "R POSTA MIL.E SARDA 10 NOV 55" of the Crimea expedition to Chiusano d'Asti. Sign. A.Diena and Gaggero (Sassone 15+pt.12 - € 7.425)
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1855 - 20c vivid milkish cobalt blue, 4th issue, canceled "R.POSTA MIL.E SARDA 27 DIC 55" of the Crimea expedition, to Mollia. Ex Bettini, Cert. A.Diena (Sassone 15d+pt.12 - € 11.000)
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1855 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14), canceled dotted losenge "AOQG" (Quartier General to Sebastopoli) of the "ARMEE D'ORIENT 24 NOV 55" to France (Ceres 2008 - € 495)
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1855 - France 20c blue Napoleon III (Yvert 14), canceled dotted lozenge "AO3C" of the "ARMEE D'ORIENT Bau C.AL 22 MARS 55" to Valencienne. Exceptional quality, Cert. Van Der Weid (Ceres 2008 - € 2.915+++)
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1848 - letter written by a Soldier from "TORINO 8 AGUS" to Rapallo, containing a magnificent hand colored print with military subject
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1848 - Field postmark of the boot camp of the Lande di S. Maurizio "CIRIE' field post a S. MAURIZIO" on letter without text sent to Villanova d'Asti. Rare and well struck postmark. Cert. Studio Peritale Romano
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1855 - 20c greyish sky blue canceled "R.field post SARDA (N.1) 22 FEB. 61", sent from a soldier from under Gaeta to Genova. Very interesting and uncommon. Sign. G.Bolaffi, Cert. Manzoni (Sassone 15Ca+pt.12 - € 5.500+)
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1861 - 20c greyish blue canceled "R. POSTA MIL.E SARDA (N.2) 18 GEN. 61" on cover dated "Mola di Gaeta 17 gennaio 1861", to Vicenza. Rare letter send during the campaign of liberation of southern Italy. Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone 15Cc+pt.11 - € 3.250+)
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1860 - 20c greyish blue, 1st plate, canceled "R. field post SARDA (N.7) 29 SET 60" from Ancona to Firenze, during the very first days after its liberation. Extremely rare cancel, very well struck. Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone 15Cc+pt.13 - € 9.000)
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1861 - 10c olive greenish grey, 1st plate, printing of '61, from "COMO 24 LUG 61" to Arzo (Switzerland - Canton Ticino). Rare shade and reduced rate for close by towns in neighboring Countries. Sign. Raybaudi, Cert. Bottacchi (Sassone 14Caa - € 4.000++)
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1863 - 10c bistre, printing of '63, from "CANNOBBIO 28 SET 63" to Locarno, proximity rate to Switzerland (Sassone 14E - € -)
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