375th Auction

1952, Coat of arms 5c. on green and 25c. on brownish tied by seal resp. mute cancel to front and reverse of registered cover, fine

1852 Eagle with crown 5c. on green, 10c. on rose and 25c. on brownish, tied by blue mute cancel to front and reverse of registered cover from Modena to Mantova, the 25c. stamp on reverse cut through due to small part of flap cut and re-affixed, in addition a registered cover from Vienna to Firenze, the latter with fold through stamps, despite some faults and attractive duo 

1852, Eagle with Crown 15c. on yellow, fresh colour and good margins all around tied by blue grid to underpaid folded letter to Badia, taxed with 25c., in addition a similar cover with cut out and re-inserted address, fine

1852, Papal coat of arms 2baj. on green and 3baj. on brown, fresh colours, tied by diamond grid to front and reverse of registered cover to Mantova with straight-line "ASSICURATA" alongside, stamps some faults, but a very scarce and attractive cover

1852, Papal Coat of arms 4 baj. on brown, vertical pair and two singles, with good margins, one stamp touched at right, with cds. "BOLOGNA 10 SET 54" on large cover fragment to Genova with red "FRANCO FRONTIERA" alongside, fine, signed Diena

1852, Papal coat of arms 4 baj. on brown and 8 baj. on white, both fresh colour and good margins, tied by diamond grid to folded letter with cds. "FAENZA 31 MAR 56" alongside, 

1852, Papal coat of arms  5 baj. black on rose, fresh colour and close to wide margins with sheet margin at left, tied by cds. "FERRARE" to folded letter with adjacent boxed "P Stato Pontificio" to St. Lucia, in addition 8 baj. black on white tied by grid to incomplete lettersheet to Milan, the latter small crease at top, otherwise fine

1852, 5 baj. on rose (little touched at upper right) and 2 copies 8 baj. black, tied to lettersheet from "CIVITAVECCHIA .. MAR. 66" to Athens, Greece, franked on front with large Hermes head 20 l. blue, tied by cds., a fine and rare combination cover, certificate RPS (2003)

1852, Papal coat of arms 8 baj. black on white, good margins all around, with black cross on folded, disinfected letter with adjacent cds. "FERRARA 17 APR 65" and disinfection slits and mark on reverse to Milan, fine

1852, Papal coat of arms 8 baj. black on white tied by cds. "ROMA" to double-weight cover to Livorno with italic straight-line "Insufficiente" alongside, taxed 10cr., a little unfresh, otherwise fine

1852, Coat of arms 15c. black on rose, fresh colour, close to wide margins tied by cds. "PIACENZA 5 SET 1856" to small folded letter to Milan, 

1822, 15c. circular 'Cavallino Sardo' handstamp on folded letter sent to San Remo, in addition colourless embossed 15c. on folded letter (1829) to Turin, fine

1857/58, 5 c. dark myrtle-green in vertical strip of 3, ample to large margins and fresh deep colour, tied by cds. "GENOVA 22 GIU 57" to entire letter to Naples, transported by commercial ship, charged at arrival with "24" grana shipletter fee. A fine letter with a rare strip, sign. Bolaffi and Rismondo with certificate (2013) (Sassone 13Ab)

1851, Lion with heraldic shield 1cr., horizontal strip of three, fresh colour and mostly good margins, just touched at left, tied by mute cancel to folded letter to Roma with adjacent black "FIRENZE 11 FEB 1853", horizontal crease ironed, otherwise a fine and scarce cover, certificate Chiavarello (1996)

1851, Lion with heraldic shield 1cr. red and 9cr. brown-lilac, fresh colour, slightly touched with "PD" on folded cover with adjacent "PER CONSEGNA" to Cesena, cover with small tear at bottom, otherwise fine, signed Köhler

1851, Lion with heraldic shield 6 cr. dark-blue, fresh colour, touched, tied by red "P.D." to folded letter to Bologna, with straight-line "AFFRANCATA" and red "LIVORNO 1 AGO 1855" alongside, fine