1859: 1/2 gr. olive orange, plate I tavola, Napoli paper, with wide margins allround, neatly and face free cancelled by horse-shoe obliteration, a very finy copy of this rare shade. Certificate Sorani (2007) Sassone = EUR 75'000.
Auction 186-190
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Lot #917 - sizilien
1/2 gr. deep orange, plate I Napoli paper, in a vertical strip of four on cover from Palagonia (12 pts) to Regalbuto with adjacent "Catania 24.9.59" cancel at right. A very rare multiple and except first stamp left (close at bottom left) with good margins, tied by black horse-shoe cancels and in fine condition. Certificates Raybaudi (1976) and Sorani (2007) Sassone = EUR 30'000.
Lot #918 - sizilien
1/2 gr. orange, plate I pos. 79 retouched, Napoli paper together with another 1/2 gr. dark orange of plate II and 1 gr.dark olive green,plate III Palermo paper, on cover from Palermo, 27.12.1859 to Trapani with hors shoe cancellation. A rare mixed franking with two 1/2 gr. of diff shades and plates. Certificates Alberto Diena (1970) and Enzo Diena (1989) Sassone = EUR 37'700+.
Lot #919 - sizilien
½ gr. dark-orange, 1st plate in hor. pair, positions 69 with retouche and 70, together with 5 gr. rose-carmine, 1st plate in a hor. strip of four, positions 35-38, all tied by framed handstamps to letter from Messina (1 Nov 1859) to Piraeus in Greece with arrival cds on reverse (22 Oct 1859, Julian calendar). A spectacular and very attractive franking in spite of some minor faults. Signed Paolo Vaccari, cert. Colla (2014) Sassone = EUR ca....
Lot #920 - sizilien
1/2 gr. orange plate II Napoli paper in a horiz. pair together with 2 gr. blue plate I and 5 gr. carmine rose as an attractive three colour franking used on small piece with adjacent "Palermo Partenza 28. Mag. 59" cds alongside. A rare franking, certificate Chiavarello (1993) Sassone = EUR 13'340.
Lot #921 - sizilien
1/2 gr. orange, plate II, Napoli paper, fine four margin example as single franking tied by horse-shoe cancel to newspaper "Il Vapore" of Palermo dated 13.10.1859. A fine and scarce usage, Sassone states +50% of regular catalogue price for single franking on Newspaper. Signed Matteo Tosto Sassone in total = EUR 48'750
Lot #922 - sizilien
1 gr. olive brown, plate I, type II, pos. 18 showing large retouch, with wide margins on three sides an clear at left, neatly an facefree cancelled by hors-shoe obliterator leaving the retouch clearly visible. A rare fine copy, signed by Luigi Gazzi and Alberto Diena, certificate Dr. Helmuth Avi (2011) Sassone = EUR 37'500.
Lot #923 - sizilien
1 gr. rust brown plate I, two well shaped copies, pos. 90 e pos. 89 (ritocco) together on large part letter from "Palermo 19.2.59" to Siracus, triple signed by Emilio, Alberto and Enzo Diena.
Lot #924 - sizilien
1 gr. green greyish-olive, 1st plate and 2nd state, position 8, together with 2 gr. light-blue, 3rd plate, position 11, tied by framed handstamp to outer letter sheet from Salemi (oval ornated handstamp in red) to Palermo (Aug 16, 1859) with dispatch and arrival mark alongside. The 2 gr. stamp is touched but the rare 1 gr. stamp has exceptionally large margins on all sides, the letter is fresh and in excellent condition. Certificate Giulio...
Lot #925 - sizilien
2 gr. cobalt blue, plate I machine paper of Napoli, in a vertical strip of seven pos. 11-17, unused (the four stamps at right with slight brown shade on reverse), some irreg. margins with 7 mm sheet margin at left, a scarce shade especially for an unused multiple that size. Cert. Enzo Diena (1989).
Lot #926 - sizilien
2 gr. light blue, plate I Palermo paper, complete sheet of 100 with compl. sheet margins allround, full original gum and besides a horizontal bend between row 5 and 6 in very fine condition. An outstanding rarity showing all retouches,signed Bolaffi and with certificate Enzo Diena (1984) Sassone = EUR 62'500 for 25 blocks of four.
Lot #927 - sizilien
Naso in oval handstamp in black (Sassone R1) on cover to Messina franked with two copies of well margined 2 gr. blue plate I with arrival mark "Messina 1 sett. 1859" on reverse Sassone = EUR 14'500.
Lot #928 - sizilien
Palermo cds. (I) together with rare ASSICURATA handstamp (Sassone 8 points) on cover to Girgenti (9.2.1859), franked with horizontal pair 2 gr. dark cobalt, plate I pos. 83-84 (ritocco), right and bottom margins slightly touched, left and top side with fine large margins. Signed Alberto Diena.
Lot #929 - sizilien
2 gr. cobalt blue plate II Napoli paper, in horiz. strip of three, pos. 81 (ritoccato) - 82 - 83 (ritoccato) with fair to good margins and neatly cancelled. A rare multiple with the two retouches. Certificate Enzo Diena (1980) Sassone = EUR 3'100.
Lot #930 - sizilien
S. Stefano di Camastra, oval handstamp in red together with scarce ASSICURATA cancellation (Sassone 12 points) on cover to Messina, franked with 2 gr. light blue, plate I in a well margined horizontal strip of three pos. 56-58, fine. Signed Alberto Diena and Luigi Gazzi Sassone = EUR 11'750.
Lot #931 - sizilien
Acireale oval handstamp in red brown (Sassone 12 points) on cover to Taormina, franked with well margined 2 gr. dark blue plate III pos. 26. A rare handstamp, signed Alberto Diena Sassone = EUR 6'125.
Lot #932 - sizilien
1859: 5 gr. rose vermilion, plate I unused with large part of original gum, a three margin example of fresh colour in a scarce shade. Cert. Sorani (2000) Sassone = EUR 35'000.
Lot #933 - sizilien
5 gr. rose carmine, 2 gr. blue plate III and 1 gr. green olive plate III all printed on Napoli paper (slighlty defective), three colour franking tied by horse-shoe cancel to cover from "VALLELUNGA" in blue + ASSICURATA (Sassone R1) to "Palermo 7.9.59". A rare franking. Certificate Enzo Diena (1985) Sassone = EUR 23'000.
Lot #934 - sizilien
5 gr. vermilion plate I, 2 gr. blue plate I and 1 gr. green olive plate III (2 gr. and 5 gr. with three margins) tied by horse-shoe obliteration to cover showing TERMINI in oval and scarce 'ASSICURATA' (Sassone R1) to "Palermo ... Mar 60". Despite some imperfections, a rare three colour franking. Certificate Raybaudi (1980) Sassone = EUR 41'000.
Lot #935 - sizilien
5 gr. vivid vermilion plate I unused mint block of four pos. 86-87, 96-97 with large part original gum (minor gum toning as usual), clear margins allround and of fresh colours, a fine multiple, signed Enzo Diena Sassone = EUR 9'000.
Lot #936 - sizilien
5 gr. vivid vermilion, 2nd plate in horizontal strip of four, positions 1-4, together with 10 gr. indigo as horizontal pair, positions 41-42, tied by framed handstamp to outer letter sheet, sent registered from Petralia Soprana to Palermo (Feb 1, 1860) with framed one-line dispatch mark and arrival cds on front. Despite some flaws a rare and spectacular franking with the largest strip of 5 gr. vermilion of 2nd plate known. Signed Alfredo...
Lot #937 - sizilien
20 gr. slate-grey in an unused horizontal block of eight, pos. 64-67, 74-7, lower left stamp slightly touched otherwise a well margined multiple with full original gum and of very fresh colour. Cert. Fulpius (1949), Raybaudi (1999) Sassone = EUR 18'000 for two blocks of four.
Lot #938 - sizilien
20 gr. dark slate and 2 gr. light blue, II tavola, Palermo paper, used on cover from "Messina, 12.3.60" to Genova showing on reverse boxed "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" in red. Certificato Alberto Diena (1970).
Lot #939 - sizilien
50 gr. chocolate, pos. 26, slightly touched at bottom right, otherwise a fine used copy on piece, showing complete "Civitavecchia dalla via di mare" cancel. Presumably from a former single franking similar to the unique cover which is known to date, with the same Civitavecchia cancellation. Certificate Sorani (1995) Sassone = EUR 32.500.
Lot #940 - sizilien
Baroni Essays, 26 values in diff. colours on white and coloured paper, including two varieties 'vertical pairs', all in vivid colours, mounted on album pages with description. A splendid group, which can be hardly assembled nowadays, enclosing 14 certificats in total Sassone = approx. EUR 40'000.
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