Losnr. 1272 - 265.-273. Auktion

1850: Carta a mano 45 c. blue type I in a block of 16 adhesives, an enormous multiple with fair to large margins, each stamp cancelled with "BERGAMO 27 / 10" (1854) cds. Some patina, nevertheless an exceptional piece, the largest multiple known, signed E. Diena & H. C. Schwenn; cert. Sorani (2001) Sassone = € 60'000 for two strips of eight / Ferchenbauer = € 45'000 for two strips of eight.rnReference: The multiple is shown in Jerger - Allgemeine Frankaturen on page 94, when it was still attached together with two other blocks of 16 to a large sized registered cover from Bergamo to Rome. While this block was detached from the cover the whereabouts of the residual cover and of the two other blocks are not known.rnProvenance: Stock Renato Mondolfo (1945); Balasse sale 1275 (Oct 1984), lot 553.