380th Auction
16-17 & 20-25 March 2023 in Wiesbaden
1852, Crowned Eagle 5c. black/green and 25c. black/brownish, both barely touched at corner otherwise good to large margins, neatly tied by blue horizontal barred cancel with adjacent framed "UFFIZIO POSTALE IN SASSUOLO" and "P.D." to a registered folded entire to Modena, on front single line "RACCOM" and arrival cds. "MODENA 20 GIU 55"; an attractive and very fine cover, signed Diena
"CARPI", so-called 'Cuore' cancel, clear central strike on Sardegna 5 c. light olive yellow on piece, very fine, certificate Colla (2022) (Sassone 13Ca)
1859, Ferdinand II ½-50 Gr., nice and fresh colors, 20 gr. touched at top, otherwise normal to large margins all around, unused, ½-1 gr. signed Diena, 50 gr. with certificate Raybaudi (2008)
1859, Ferdinand II. 5gr. scarlet ("rosso sangue"), deep and fresh color, close to good margins all around, very fine and attractive, signed E. Diena with certificate (1977) (Sassone Nr. 9c)
1851, Lion 2 so. brown-red ("scarlatto chiaro"), fresh color and mostly good margins, just touched at upper left corner, used with grid of diamonds, fine and attractive for this, certificate Raybaudi (1995) (Sassone Nr. 3a)
1851, 9 Kr. lilarosa, drei Einzelwerte je mit Nummer "8"auf Briefkuvert mit nebengesetztem L2 "BADEN 21.Jan." und L1 "P.D." via Frankreich mit Transit-DKr. "BADE STRASB. AMB.B. 24.JANV.58" und L1 "T.F." nach Neapel mit vorderseitiegem, roten Ovalstempel "E(stero)Franco" und rückseitigem Ankunftsstempel. Die Marken mit Schnittmängeln und waagerechten Bug oben, sonst farbfrische Frankatur in ursprünglicher Erhaltung. Trotz der Einschränkungen eine seltene, portogerecht frankierte Mehrfachfrankatur mit 3 Kr. Postvereinstaxe und 24 Kr. ausgewiesenem Weiterfranko (nach dem Tarif von 1857) nach Sizilien, Fotoattest Stegmüller BPP (2015)
1852/1996 (ca.), unused and used collection in 5 albums, many better sets and individual stamps, incl. Papal States, Romagna, Toscana, Vatican, Italian post offices abroad, etc., also a selection of numeral cancellations, some duplicates; condition poor to very fine, an interesting collection