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  Lot 187
• Mi
  1 I+4
• 

Description
Earliest Known Usage of Number One 4.6 1852 A wonderful cover to Batignolles, near Paris with 5 c. with dot and 25 c. in a pair, all with large margins, most cutting lines visible. Two beautiful strikes of the very rare heart shaped "CARPI" pmk (Sass. R2 €27.500). Full contents dated 4.6 1852 and beautiful red arr. pmk 9.6 1852 on front. Only one other letter to France is known with this franking, which is dated 23.6 1852. Cert. Paolo Vaccari. Unique in three ways: 1. Earliest usage of 5 c. 2. First date known for a franked letter from Carpi Post Office. 3. Earliest letter sent to France. SUPERB EXHIBITION RARITY

Sold at Auction
7000.00 EUR
(app. 8242 USD)

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  Lot 188
• Mi
  2I
• 

Description
Error "CE6T. 10." Spectacular cover to Carpi. Light 6 bar pmk and at side framed "AULIA" (Sass. 8 punti) and "MODENA 30 GIUG 1858". Sass. # 9d €16.250+. Cert. Vaccari. SUPERB & VERY RARE

Sold at Auction
1100.00 EUR
(app. 1295 USD)

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  Lot 194
• Mi
  8-9
• 

Description
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. Three rare and beautiful items in high quality: DOUBLE PRINT of 15 c. in a margin copy. Sass. No. 14d €3.200. Copy of cert. A. Diena (for a pair), spectacular piece with very rare framed "CASTELNUOVO DI SOTTO" (Sass. R1) on 20 c. (Sass. No. 15) in a margin copy and a very beautiful cover with 20 c. dark violet (Sass. No. 15a) with blue "REGGIO 15 GENN. 60". Sign. A Diena & G Bolaffi. .
Entire lot scanned

Sold at Auction
280.00 EUR
(app. 330 USD)

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  Lot 195
• Mi
  9
• 

Description
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. Very beautiful envelope with 20 c. in the rare lilac shade (Sass. # 16a = €10.000 on cover) "MODENA 6.2 1860". Extremely large margins on three sides. A few folds not touching the stamp. Cert. Alberto Diena. VERY FINE & RARE

Sold at Auction
500.00 EUR
(app. 589 USD)

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  Lot 196
• Mi
  7+10
• 

Description
An exceptional registered letter with full contents with 5 & 40 c. Provisional Government from Reggio 10.1 1860 (wrongly dated 1859 inside). Very fresh and full margins. Sass. No. 12+17 €23.000 for this franking. Cert. Enzo Diena and sign. A. Diena. VERY FINE & VERY RARE.,

Sold at Auction
900.00 EUR
(app. 1060 USD)

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  Lot 197
• Mi
  Z 4
• 

Description
Unique with Vertical Margin Line The rare 10 cent newspaper tax stamp of 1859 in a margin copy on a large part of the Paris newspaper "L´Univers" No. 64 of "6 Mars 1859" canc. in Modena 9.3 1859. Vertical margin line at left, which is normally horizontal. This is acc. to Enzo Diena the only one he has seen. Sass. # 5c. Certs Giulio Bolaffi, Enzo Diena & Paolo Vaccari. EXHIBITION RARITY

Sold at Auction
3000.00 EUR
(app. 3532 USD)

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  Lot 198
• Mi
  3
• 

Description
Earliest Recorded 2.1 1858 Exceptional cover from Bari with two copies 2 grana, plate I in the scarcer first shade "rosa lilaceo", Sass. # 5a with framed "ANNULLATO" and at side "Bari" in oval frame. On back arr. pmk "NAPOLI 4 GEN". Full contents dated 2.1 1858. Certs. Luigi Raybaudi, Enzo Diena, Maurizio Raybaudi & Paolo Vaccari. VERY FINE & VERY RARE

Sold at Auction
2000.00 EUR
(app. 2355 USD)

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  Lot 199
• Mi
  5F
• 

Description
Postal Forgery 10 Grana A spectacular cover dated 12.9 1860 with full contents. franked with a forged 10 gr. type IV (Sass. # F6) nicely tied by framed "ANNULLATO" and at side "CIVITAVECCHIA DALLA DI MARE". Sass.€12.000. Certs Enzo Diena & Paolo Vaccari. SUPERB & RARE

Sold at Auction
1300.00 EUR
(app. 1531 USD)

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  Lot 200
• Mi
  7+5
• 

Description
Strip of Three of 50 Grana A wonderful and extremely rare cover with 50 gr. in strip of three together with 10 gr. plate I. All with large margins incl. part of the gutter at the right side of the strip! Pencil note dating it back to "H. R. H Jan 18.1 37 - Josling £106" (in today´s money almost £10.000). Beautiful colours and one of the finest 50 grana covers. Sassone just for a used strip of three €70.000 and without price for covers. Sign. Emilio Diena & cert. Raybaudi. GREAT EXHIBITION RARITY Provenance: Josling & Hall

Sold at Auction
30000.00 EUR
(app. 35322 USD)

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  Lot 203
• Mi
  9
• 

Description
Newspaper Wrapper Very beautiful ½ tornese Savoy Cross on a complete wrapper, very large margins. Sass. # 16 €24.500. Sign. A. Diena & Fulpius and cert. Enzo Diena. VERY RARE EXHIBITION ITEM

Sold at Auction
3200.00 EUR
(app. 3768 USD)

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  Lot 205
• Mi
  6+10
• 

Description
Interpaneau Pair & 50 Bajocchi on Cover A very beautiful triple rate cover to Paris with 5 b. light rose in a pair with gutter together with 50 b. "ROMA 15 LUG 54" and Point de Beauvoisin 22.7 1854 transit pmk. All with very good margins. Vaccari + multiple Bolaffi & Diena sign. Certs Alberto & Enzo Diena and Alberto Bolaffi. RARE EXHIBITION ITEM

Sold at Auction
2400.00 EUR
(app. 2826 USD)

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  Lot 211
• Mi
  4yb
• 

Description
A spectacular cover with a block of six of 1 cr. brown carmine on grey paper. Cut in at top left side, otherwise good to very good margins, horizontal crease through the top row and some toning. Canc. "P. D." and "PIENZA 27 OTT 1856". Correct rate for a letter of three distances. Extremely rare multiple on cover. Ex Professor Imperato. Certs Oliva & Bottacchi

Live Auction
1500.00 EUR
(app. 1766 USD)

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  Lot 214
• Mi
  22
• 

Description
Exceptional cover to Paris 7.10 1866 with single 2 lire of the London printing 1866 canc. with the Firenze numeral "12" in dots, one short perf. of little importance. During the short period when Florence was the Capital of the Italian Kingdom (1865-71). Sass. # L22 = 32.000 as single on cover. Cert. Sorani & Vaccari. EXHIBITION RARITY

Sold at Auction
1400.00 EUR
(app. 1648 USD)

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  Lot 216
• Mi
  834-36etc
• 

Description
Express cover with the set Gymnastic Games 1951 together with a few other stamps. The 5 c. stamp with the rare variety "emblem misplaced at left" Sass. # 661c. Cert. Raybaudi. SUPERB & RARE

Sold at Auction
600.00 EUR
(app. 706 USD)

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  Lot 2110
• 

Description
Beautiful unpaid letter with full contents from Tuscany, with "GENOVA" red straight line pmk and transit "GRISLEHAMN 22.1 1835" via Åland to JACOBSTAD. Endorsed "via Hamburg & Stockholm", various accounting and due notes. Ex Børge Lundh. SCARCE

Sold at Auction
460.00 EUR
(app. 542 USD)