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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 189
• Mi
  1 I
• 

Description
GUTTER BLOCK of 32 with 8 gutters of 5 c. with dot after "5". Sheet margin and full cutting lines on all sides. Two hinge marks affecting two pairs. As usual bent in the gutters. Sass. # 7 €5.680+++ for just 8 pairs and 16 singles in hinged condition. SUPERB & SCARCE

Sold at Auction
240.00 EUR
(app. 283 USD)

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  Lot 190
• Mi
  3
• 

Description
"GUTTER BLOCK" of six of 15 c. with sheet margin and full cutting lines on all sides, a few brown gum spots on back. As usual bent in the gutters. Sass. €3.300+++ just for hinged pairs. SUPERB & VERY SCARCE

Sold at Auction
180.00 EUR
(app. 212 USD)

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  Lot 191
• Mi
  4
• 

Description
Rarest Shade Never Hinged Wonderful corner block of four of 25 c. "camoscio chiaro roseaceo", Sass. # 4b €16.000+++ (just as four single stamps, hinged). Certs Vaccari & R. Diena, SUPERB & EXTREMELY RARE

Sold at Auction
800.00 EUR
(app. 942 USD)

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  Lot 192
• Mi
  4
• 

Description
A fantastic gutter block of nine of 25 c., very large margins with all dividing lines clearly visible. As usual bent between the gutters. Sassone as 3 singles and 3 gutter pairs for hinged €10.500+++. EXCELLENT & VERY RARE

Live Auction
500.00 EUR
(app. 589 USD)

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  Lot 193
• Mi
  6
• 

Description
GUTTER BLOCK OF 12 with three gutter pairs of 1 lire with sheet margin and cutting lines on all sides. A small hinge mark far out in the sheet margin. Sass. # 11 €1.650+++ just for 3 pairs and 6 stamps hinged. SUBERB & SCARCE

Sold at Auction
120.00 EUR
(app. 141 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)