sardinia - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 2403 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51854: Embossed 5 c. yellow-green in a vertical pair and 20 c. blue in a horizontal pair used on 1854 entire letter from the French Consul in Nice (with blue cachet) to Annonay, tied by "NIZZA MARITIMA" circular datestamps (Sept 7) in black. Both pairs with large margins all round but 20 c, pair crossed by light file fold bnot detracting from the appearance. Readdressed from Annonay (Sept 10) to Etretat (Sept 12). Minor imperfections to left 20 c. value but a most attractive and very rare cover. Signed E. Diena, A. Diena and others. Cert. A. Diena (1964) Sassone = € 45'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 1-2 Dec 1964, lot 416. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2414 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51860: 20 c. blue, a fine and fresh adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by handwritten "Castel Ponzone 8/12 60" (Sassone CR = 13 punti) to cover directed to Casalmaggiore. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An extremely rare provisional cancellation in manuscript, in use in the small village Castelponzo between July 1860 and May 1861, only few are known. Ex Provera, cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 12'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2409 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51857/58: 5 c. 'verde giallo' from the defective print run, a fresh and fine adhesive with large to huge margins, well embossed, tied by light "DOMODOSSOLA 12 LUG. 58" cds to local entire letter. Lightest file fold below the adhesive, an interesting and appealing usage of this very rare print run ex Provera. Signed Mondolfo and A. Diena with shade indication Sassone = € 6'500. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2420 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51858/60: Selection 32 entire letters / covers incl. 5 c. green on three local cover and one printed matter wrapper; 10 c. brown, a single usage to pay the special Emilia rate, four covers with pairs or two single examples paying the Italy rate; and 23 covers with single examples of the 20 c. blue, primarily single rate inland frankings, but also underpaid covers. A far over average group with shade and cancellation interest in a most appealing quality ex collection Provera, many competent signatures, six certificates. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2404 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51854: 20 c. in the rare shade 'celeste', a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins and sheet corner margins at top and left, well embossed, tied by light "CORTEMIGLIA 31 LUG 55" cds in black (Sassone CN = 7 punti) to entire letter to Genova. Reverse with Alba transit (July 31), Torino-Genova ambulant (Aug 1) and arrival (Aug 1) cds's. An attractive entire with this extremely rare shade, ex Provera, signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1991) Sassone = € 15'000 + 600. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2415 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51570-1595: PIEMONTE, four 16th century prephilatelic covers - Doglani to Ganiglio 1578; the tree following, La Morra 1570, Torino 1589, Fossano 1595, are all addressed to Savigliano.rnProvenance: Ing. Pietro Provera.rn. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2399 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51851 (Jan): 20 c. blue, first report, a fine and fresh adhesive with fair to large margins, just shaved at upper left, cancelled by 'Nodo di Savoia' mute obliterator with "ALESSANDRIA 11 MAR 51" despatch cds in black (Sassone = 12 punti) alongside, on cover to Torino, reverse with arrival datestamp in red of the following day. A most attractive cover with this sought after mute cancellation, ex Provera, signed A. & E. Diena, Oliva, Gaggero, Bettini, Chiavarello & Raybaudi Sassone = € 5'000 + 5'500. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2410 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 5Second War of Italian Independence 1859, outgoing: Entire letter written by two servicemen in Lonato, Lombardy to another serviceman in Casale, bearing Sardinia 1859 10 c. 'bruno chiaro rosaceo', a fine and fresh adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by indistinct Austrian-style "LONATO 25 DIC." datestamp (Sassone BS = 7 punti). Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. An appealing and interesting entire written at about the time of the preliminary peace contract of Villafranca, franked in the military concessionary rate. Ex Provera, signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 6'500 + 800. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2421 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51860: Selection seven entire letters / covers bearing single frankings of the 1860 20 c. blue adhesive, different shades, all tied by different rare circular or straight-line datestamps of Austrian origin incl. GAVARDO, CASALMAGGIORE, VESTONE, ADRO, CODOGNO, MARCARIA, and ASSO. A fine group with in a most appealing quality ex collection Provera, many competent signatures. Sassone = € 4'500rnrn Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2405 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51854: 20 c. indigo in a horizontal pair, a fresh and fine multiple with good to large margins and sheet margin at left, well embossed, tied by light "GENOVA 11 GIU 55 4 S" cds in black on double rate entire letter to Torino. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Pre-use cut in the margin between the two adhesives, some aging and horizontal file folds at base of the entire, still an attractive entire ex Provera. Signed A. Diena, Raybaudi & Grioni; cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 6'750. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
