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Lot# 6430 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 6430 Italy

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    1867 (April 20): Lettersheet from Cosenza to Napoli, bearing an extremely rare mixed franking of the 1863 DLR 15 c. sky-blue 'azzure celeste' in combination with 1866 Torino printing 5 c. grey-green, tied by light strike of numeral '68' obliterator, COSENZA despatch cds in black alongside. Reverse with Napoli arrival cds in black (April 22). One of four or five covers known with a usage of the De La Rue 15 c. celeste in the new rate of January 1865 and the corresponding cancellation with a numeral obliterator which came into use in May 1866. Cert. E. Diena (1989) Zanaria & Serra = € 6'000+.rnNote: Although the 15 c. celeste was valid until the end of 1889, they were not sold at the post offices after the first quarter of 1865 and not used by the public later than 1866. This resulted in the extreme rarity of this stamp cancelled with punti or barre numeral obliterators.rnReference: Displayed and described in the Sassone catalogue 2021 on page 463.rnProvenance: De La Rue collection.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF