385th Auction

1854, Victor Emmanuel II. 5c. yellowish-green, horizontal pair and single 40 c. rose, fresh colors and mostly wide margins, 40c. close at top righter, tied by cds. “AIX LES BAINS 7 JUL 55” to small piece with part of entry mark and cds. “REDON” on reverse, fine and attractive, a.o. signed A. Diena and Cardillo with certificate (2015)

1854, Victor Emmanuel II. 40c. rose, fresh color and good margins all around, used with central and clear cds. “RAPALLO 25 SET. 55”, very fine and attractive, a.o. signed Pfenninger and certificate E. Diena (1998)

1855, Victor Emanuel II. 5 c. yellowish-green, 20 c. ultramarine blue and 40 c. scarlet-red, fresh colors and mostly wide margins, tied by cds. “GENOVA 10 DIC 58” to folded letter to Messina, upon arrival charged with “22” grana, minor aging, otherwise fine and attractive 3-color-franking, a.o. signed Cardillo with certificate (2014)

1855, King Emanuel II. 5 c. dark emerald green, horizontal pair with good margin on the sides (cut in at bottom) and 40 c. pale vermillion, all tied by cds. “NIZZA MARITTA 22.APR.57” to lettersheet with red Handstamp “P.D.” and transit cancel to Marseille with arrival mark, folded, otherwise fine, scarce color of 5 C. stamp on cover, signed Cola with certificate (2024) (Sassone 13f+16)

1855, Victor Emanuel II. 5c. green, vertical strip of three, with shifted double embossing between 1st. and 2nd. stamp, fresh color, good to wide margins, tied by cds. “CORTONA 7 GIU 63” to folded letter to Rapolano with arrival mark, very fine and rare, signed Sorani with certificate (2014)

1858, King Emanuell II. 10 c. olive-grey brown, horizontal pair with good to wide margins all around, tied by cds. “ANCONA 17.JAN.” to lettersheet to Jesi, fine, signed Cola with certificate (2024) (Sassone 14B)

1855, Victor Emanuel II. 10c. black-brown, horizontal pair, fresh color and mostly large to wide margins, just in at lower right, tied by cds. “ISEO 7 DIC 89” to folded lettersheet to Brescia, scarce and attractive, a.o. signed Sorani with certificate (2015)

1855, Victor Emanuel II. 10c. bistre-gray, three sinlges and 20 c. blue, fresh color and mostly good margins, tied by three neat strikes of red cds. “MILANO 23 GEN 61” to small piece, fine and attractive, signed Sorani with certificate (2001)

1855, Victor Emanuel II. 10c. brown, 20 c. blue and horizontal pair 80c. light-yellow ocre, fresh colors and mostly good to wide margins, just 10c. touched at right, tight by cds. “GAVIONETTA 31 AGO 62” to small piece, a scarce and attractive combination, signed Cardillo with certificate (2014)

1855, Victor Emanuel II. 20 c. blue and 80c. yellow, fresh colors and good to large margins, with small parts of adjoining stamps, tied by cds. “GENOVA 21 MAR 62” to folded letter to Montevideo, Uruguay, some transportation wear, but a scarce and attractive entire, signed. Bottachi with certificate

“SPELLO”, black straight-line, twice on two singles 1855, Victor Emanuel II. 20c. blue on small piece, a very rare cancellation, fine, signed. Diena

MISCALENEOUS ITEMS: 1855, entire letter from Naples, with blue octagonal French paquebot mark "D.SICILES S.E. MARSEILLE 29 AOUT 55" to Bergen, Norway, with frontside transit mark of Sandosund, taxed upon arrival with black handstamp "34" (skilling)^. Very scarce.

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ gr. yellow, block of four, fresh color and close to wide margins, unused, very fine, scarce multiple, signed. E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ gr. yellow and 2 gr. blue, two singles each, fresh color and close to wide margins all around, all tied by “ferro di cavalo” to folded lettersheet to Florence with arrival mark, fine and attractive entire, signed E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. dark green-olive, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and mostly wide margins all around, tied by “ferro do cavallo” to small piece, very fine and attractive, certificate Vaccari (2002)

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. rose-carmine, 1 gr. green-olive and 2 gr. blue, fresh colors and mostly good to wide margins, tied by “ferro di cavallo” to insured folded letter with adjacent cds. “PALERMO PARTENZA 17 SET” and oval “ASSICURATA” to Ucria, minor aging, small paper cracks in the lettersheet, a fine and attractive three-color franking, signed Cardillo with certificate (2015)

1859, Ferdinand II. 10 gr. indigo and 1 gr. olive-green, fresh color and mostly good margins, tied by “ferro di cavallo” to folded letter with adjacent cds. “MESSINA 19-3 60” to Naples with arrival mark, 1 gr. touched at bottom, otherwise fine and attractive, signed and certificate Bottachi (2001) and Colla (2015)

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. light-blue, block of four from the upper left sheet corner, fresh color, unused, the lower stamps mint never hinged, very fine and attractive, a.o. siugned. A. Bolaffi and E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. blue “azzuro chairo”, block of four from the upper sheet margin, fresh color and mostly wide margins, unused, fine and attractive, signed E. Diena with certificate (1986)

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. blue “azzuro scurissimo”, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and mostly good margins all around, first two stamps touched at top, tied by “ferro di cavallo” to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “PALERMO PARTENZA 28 MAG 59” to Naples, attractive and scarce entire, certificate Cardillo (2014)

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. carmine-pink, horizontal strip of four, positions 13-16, in combination with 2 gr. light dark-blue, all fresh color and mostly good margins, tied by “ferro di cavallo” to small piece, 2 gr. just touched at bottom, left stamp of strip small repair, otherwise fine, a very rare and attractive multiple, signed Cardillo with certificate (2014) and certificate E. Diena (2003)

1859, Ferdinand II. 20 gr. slate and 2 gr. blue, fresh colors and mostly wide margins, tied by “ferro di cavallo” to folded letter with adjacent cds. “MESSINA 13 2 60” and red three-line “PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI” to Torino, fine and attractive, signed Cardillo with certificate (2015)

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. rose-carmine, block of four with upper sheet margin, fresh color and good to wide margins all around, unused, very fine and attractive, signed Cardillo with certificate (2015)

1859, 5 gr. vermilion, plate II, block of 4, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, with sheet margin at top, unused with original gum, very fine. Signed Colla with certificate (1993) (Sassone 11)

1859, 5 gr. rose-carmine, plate I, with 2 gr. light blue, plate I, Palermo paper and 1 gr. brown-olive, plate II, Naples paper, all in nice fresh colour and good to large margins, tied to insured letter sheet from “CATANIA 9-10 59” to Messina. Very fine. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1984) (Sassone 9,6g,4b)

1851, Lion 2 s. yellow, fresh color and good even margins all around, used with boxed “P.D”, fine and attractive, signed with certificate Sismondo (2003)

1851, 2 soldi brownish-red on bluish, clear to good margins and fresh colour, neatly cancelled, very fine and rare, signed Colla with certificate (2024) (Sassone 3)

1851, Lion 1c. carmine-red, horizontal strip of three, fresh colors, only the left partly touched, tied by cancel “FIRENZE 9 MAG 1854” to Pistoia, minor ageing, attractive entire, signed E. Diena with certificate (1990)

1851, Lion 1c. brown-carmine, horizontal strip of three, fresh colors and close to wide margins, just touched at upper right, used with cancel “LIVORNO 9 NOV 1856”, quite attractive, signed Raybaudi with certificate (2011)

1851, Lion 6 c. dark-blue, fresh color and close to wide margins, tied by red “P.D.” and red bars to folded lettersheet with adjacent red “LIVORNO 6 MAR 1857” to Brindisi, minor ageing, otherwise fine and attractive entire with unusual cancellation, opinion Chiavarello (1998)

1857, Lion 1 qu. black, vertical pair, mostly good margins just touched at upper left, with bars on printed matter “Comunita di Lucca” with adjacent cancel “LUCCA 28 NOV 1859”, some ageing, but a very rare and yet attractive entire, signed A. Diena with certificate (1959)

1857, Lion 6 cr. dark-blue, block of four, fresh color and wide margins, with portions of adjoining stamps at bottom, used, a very rare and attractive entire, an exceptional piece, certificate E. Diena (1989)

“PISTOIA”, straight-line on Lion 2 cr. blue, fresh colors and good margins all around, on folded letter with adjacent cds. “PISTOIA 24 DIC 1857” to Livorno, paper small break, entire refolded and inside heavily re-inforced, an attrative entire

1861, Victor Emmanuel II. 1 gr. black, 2 gr. blue and 5 gr. red, fresh colors and mostly good margins, 2 gr. touched at left, tied by boxed “ANNULATO” to double-weight folded registered lettersheet with adjacent red “PARTENZA DA NAPOLI 28 FEB 1868” and red straight-line “ASSICURATA” to Rogliano, few fold, tiny part of lettersheet missing at bottom, an attractive three-color franking, signed with certificate Cardillo (2015)

1861, POSTAL FOGERY: Victor Emanuel II. 20 gr. yellow, fresh color and good to wide margins, tied by cds. to small piece, fine, signed Köhler with certificate (1936)

Provenance: 91. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1936)

1910, 5-20 c. complete with perf. L 13 ½, mint never hinged, fine, 15 c. signed Garanzia with certificate (2016)