345 / September 2011
345. Heinrich Köhler Auction
1852, 3 baj. on brown, 2/3 of a stamp used as 2 baj. and tied by date stamp "9 GENNARO" to not quite complete letter from "TOLENTINO"; an extremely rare franking, sign. Enzo Diena with certificate and certificate Colla
5 baj. on rose, tied by cds. "ROMA 4 DEC. 52" to large part of cover to Dublin, part paid, 1 sh. 4d. collected from the receiver for French transit and British postage, with transit marks on front and reverse
5 baj. on rose and 8 baj. black, tied by grid to entire letter 1856 from Rome to Regensburg, fine
1852, 1 sc., unused with part original gum, very fine, signed Pfenninger and Grobe
1852, Eagle issue with dot behind numeral: 5 c. on green, horizontal block of 8, showing in the third row double separation lines (due filetti divisori orizzontali), unused with original gum, only one hinge mark between the central two stamps at top, otherwise unhinged mint, very fine, sign. Giulio Bolaffi and Vaccari, also Dr. Avi with certificate (Sassone-no. 7i; € 12.000,-)
5 c. on green with variety " ENT.5.", good to very wide margins, lightly cancelled by 6 barres on cover from Sassuolo 1853; name and city in the address cancelled, still very attractive, a great rarity in very fine condition, sign. A. Bolaffi, Giulio Bolaffi, Emilio Diena, Enzo Diena and Dr. Avi with certificate (Saasone-no. 7b; € 22.500,-)
5 c. on green, horizontal pair, the left stamp with spaced "N T", good to wide margins and neatly cancelled, very fine, sign. Enzo Diena and Vaccari and Dr. Avi with certificate (Sassone-no. 7e; € 15.000,-)
Without dot: 10 c. on rose, block of 8 from the centre of printing sheet with 2 horizontal and 4 vertical gutter pairs, fresh colour and large even margins, unused with original gum, usual folds in the gutters; a fine and extremely rare multiple and great exhibition piece; only one similar block known; certificate Dr. Avi SBPV (Sassone-no. 2; € 60.000,-)
1860, 'Croce di Savoia' ½ t. blue, wide margins all around, tied by clear boxed "ANNULATO" to newsletter "IL RINNOVAMENTO" with red date stamp of 27.12.1860; the stamp has been lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge; very fine and attractive, certificate Enzo Diena (1995) (Sassone 19.250,-)
PROVINCIE NAPOLETANE: 1861, 1 gr. black with central embossing inverted and double, good to wide margins, used with cds. of Bari on small piece; the bottom left corner little defective, otherwise very fine; the only known copy of this variety, certificates Alberto Diena and G. Oliva (Sassone 19eb)
1853, Newspaper stamps: 9 c. on blue, tied by small grid to newspaper "SUPLIMENTO NUM. 3. ALLA GAZZETTA UFFIZIALE DI MILANO" of 21.1.1855; a rare and attractive franking in very fine condition, sign. Sorani with certificate and certificate Calves
1859, 4 baj. on orange brown, bisected, upper left half, tied by clear straight line "CENTO" to reverse of not quite complete cover with frontside cds. "CENTO 2 DEC 1859" to Bologna with adjacent date stamp; the bisect was used as 10 centesimi as marked on front; a rare and attractive franking, sign. Emilio Diena, Raybaudi with certificate and Colla with certificate
1853, 2nd issue 5 cmi. green, large even margins and clear embossing, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh, a rare stamp, sign. and certificate Raybaudi
20 cmi. blue, full to wide margins, fine fresh colour and clear embossing, unused with original gum, very fine, a rare stamp, sign. and certificate Raybaudi
1855/63, 5 cmi yellow-green (giallo brillante), horizontal strip of four, slightly touched at left, otherwise good to wide margins, tied by cds. "PAVIA 7 AGO 60" to folded letter to Brescia, very fine, signed A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi and certificate E. Diena (Sassone 13B; 9.000,-)
5 cmi bluish green (verde smeraldo), horizontal strip of four, 1 stamp cut into at top, otherwise good margins, tied by cds. "AIGUEBELLE 14 DEC 56" to lettersheet to Les Echelles; horizontal cover crease effected the franking partly at base, very scarce, certificate E. Diena (Sassone 13d; 16.000,-)
1859, 1 gr. brownish-oliv, plate 1, 2nd state, unused with not original gum, repaired, still an attractive copy of this extremely rare stamp in unused condition, certificate Raybaudi (Sassnone-no. 3d)
1857/59, watermark wavy lines 1 so. ocre, slightly touched at left, otherwise clear to good margins, unused with original gum, very fine and fresh, a scarce stamp in this condition, several signatures and certificate Raybaudi (Sassone-no. 11)