385th Auction

1860, Croce di Savoia ½ t. light blue, fresh color and wide margins, used with black boxed “ANNULATO”, very fine and most attractive. Signed Starauschek and Colla with certificate (2024)

1860, Croce di Savoia ½ t. blue, fresh color, wide margins all around, tied by boxed “ANNULLATO” to small piece, very fine, signed Zumstein and certificate Colla (2012; described a small thin spot in the upper margin, but the thin spot is only in the letter piece)

1852, Coat of arms 5 c. on yellow, block of four, fresh color and good to wide margins all around, unused, lower pair tiny gum creases, fine and attractive

1852, Coat of arms 5 c. on yellow, horizontal strip of three from the lower sheet margin, fresh color and mostly good margins all around, just touched at lower left, tied by straight-line “PARMA 25 SETTEMBRE.” to small piece, fine and attractive, signed

1852, Coat of arms 5 c. on yellow, three singles, fresh color and good two wide margins, two singles with right sheet margin, tied by cds. “PARMA 6 JUIL 58” to small folded lettersheet to Piacenza, fine and attractive

1852, Coat of arms 10 c. black, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and good to wide margins all around, tied by three-line “PARMA 4 MERZO” to small piece, center stamp with interesting variety “lower left corner broken”, fine and attractive

1852, Coat of arms 15 c. on violet, vertical pair with good to wide margin, tied by cds. “PIANCENZA” to blue envelope endorsed “Urgente” to Torino with adjacent red boxed “P.D.” and arrival mark on reverse, lower stamp tiny paper split resulting from pre-cut, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Sorani etc.

1852, 25 c. black on violet, unused without gum, at left with small thin paper, otherwise fine, signed J. Schl. and Colla with opion (2024)

1852, Coat of arms 40 c. on blue, fresh color, good to wide margins with right sheet margin, unused, very fine, scarce, signed Thier

1859, Provisional Government 5c. yellow-green, good color and wide margins all around, unused, fine, a.o. signed Köhler

1859, Provisional Government 5c. blue-green, good color and wide margins all around, unused, fine, signed Decker

1859, Provisional Government 5c. blue-green, good color and wide margins all around, tied by cds. “PARMA 10 DIC 59” to small piece, very fine and attractive, a.o.  signed Bolaffi and certificates Colla (1989) and Cardillo (2015)

1859, Provisional Government 10c. brown, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with clear cds. “PIACENZA 26 OTT”, fine

1859, Provisional Government 40c. brown-red, shade of the first printing, good color, good margins all around, unused with large part original gum, partly soaked into the paper, otherwise fine, an attractive example of this rarity, signed Calves with certificate and opinion Scheller (2013)

1853, Newspaperstamp 9c. on blue, fresh color and mostly wide margins, just close at bottom, used with boxed grid in combination with Modena 5c. green on newspaper “MESSAGERE DI MODENA” (small cut out at upper left; as usual), a fine and very rare combination franking, signed Sorani and Raybaudi with certificates (2002,2003)

1859, Numerals ½ baj. on straw-yellow, 2 baj. on brownish-yellow, 3 baj. on dark-green and 5 baj. on violett, each as vertical gutter pair, fresh colors and good margins, 5 baj. with  left sheet margin, mint never hinged, folded in the gutter, very fine and attractive, signed Bolaffi with certificate (1973; for 2 baj)

1859, Numerals 2 baj. on brownish-yellow, horizontal pair, fresh color, mostly wide margins, close at lower left, with grill on folded letter with adjacent cds. and boxed “P Stato Pontificio” to Vicenza, fine and scarce entire, signed Thier

1859, Numerals 3 baj. on dark-green, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with grill, right stamp tiny shallow thin, otherwise fine, a.o. signed Köhler

Provenance: 95. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1937)

1859, Numerals 4 baj. on reddish-brown, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with grill, a very rare stamp in multiples, fine, a.o. signed Rohr and certificate Raybaudi (2014)

1859, Numerals 8 baj. on rose, fresh color, mostly good to wide margins all around, close at upper right, used with grill, fine, a scarce stamp, signed E. Diena and A. Diena with certificate (1960)

1859, Numerals 8 baj. on rose, fresh color and good margins all around, used with grill, tiny thin, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, certificate Dr. Avi (2013)

1859, Numerals 8 baj. on rose, nice and fresh, intense color, mostly good wide margins, showing dividing lines at left and bottom, just close at upper right, tied by cds. “BOLOGNA 30 DIC 59” to double-weight folded letter to Codogno. Upon arrival, charged with “8” (Soldi) for a single weight cover. A true rarity, the majority of the few registered covers are canceled with mute grill cancellation, like this a very exceptional and attractive Italian States and European rarity, a.o. signed E. Diena and A. Diena and certificates Bottachi (2001) and Cardillo (2015)

1851, Victor Emanuel II. 5c. black, fresh color and close to wide margins, unused, reverse tiny age spot, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed Köhler

1851, Victor Emanuel II. 5c. black, two singles and single 40c. rose-carmine, fresh colors and large margins to just in, tied by grid of diamonds to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “ANNECY 11 NOV” to Lyon with red P.D. alongside, left 5c. small scissors-cut at bottom right, sideflaps reduced, minor aging, a rare and attractive combination franking of the first issue, signed E. Diena and Cardillo with certificates (1994;2014)

Provenance: Rarity Sale 2009 (Robert A. Siegel)

1851, Victor Emanuel II. 20c. blue, fresh color, good to wide margins, unused, very fine and attractive, a.o. signed Köhler with certificate (1939)

Provenance: 101. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1939)

1851, Victor Emanuel II. 20c. light-blue, first printing, fresh color and good margins all around, used with clear strikes of “Nodi di Savoia”, fine, signed Cardillo with certificate (2014)

1851, Vittorio Emanuele 40 cmi. rose, nice fresh deep colour and ample to large margins, unused without gum. Very fine; a rare stamp. Signed Colla with certificate (2024)

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II. 5c. blueish-green, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with clear cds. “TORINO 4 FEB”, very fine and attractive, a.o. signed E. Diena with certificate (1980)

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II.  5c. blueish-green, fresh color and good margins, used with clear cds. “TORINO 11 FEBB”, fine, signed E. Diena

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II.  5c. blueish-green, fresh color and good margins, used with clear cds. “ARONA 10 DIC”, very fine, signed Köhler

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II.  5c. blueish-green, vertical pair and 40 c. rose, fresh colors, mostly good margins, 40c. slightly touched, tied by cds. “THONON 9 AVR 54” to small envelope to Paris with red “P.D.” and entry marking on front. The pair with minor creasing not detracting from appearance of an extremely scarce cover, signed A. Diena and P. Vaccari

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II. 40c. rose, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, very fine, signed Köhler

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II. 40c. rose, fresh color and good margins all around, used, very fine, signed Thier

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II. 40c. rose, fresh color and mostly good margins, close at upper left, tied by clear cds. “TORINO 15 OTTO 53” to small piece, fine and attractive, signed

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II. 40c. rose, fresh color and good margins with 4,5mm bottom sheet margin, tied by clear cds. “MACOMER 28 GIU 55” to large part of cover, very fine and attractive, signed Cardillo with certificate (2016)

1853, Embossed Victor Emmanuel II. 40c. rose in combination with horizontal pair 1854 5 c. green, fresh colors and good margins all around, tied by cds. with adjacent boxed “TIMBRE INSUFFISANT” to small piece, fine and attractive, signed Scheller