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Lot# 3565 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 3565 Italy

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    Airmail 1938 (Dec 17): Airmail Cover from Milano to Sao Paulo, bearing a four-colour franking of 1929 Imperiale 25 l. black-blue, 5 l. red in a vertical pair as well as 1938 Proclamazione dell'Impero 25 c. green and Posta Aerea 5 l. green, tied by light "MILANO CORRISP. e PACCHI / POSTA AEREA" cds in black, clear information strike and "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST / EUROPA - SÜDAMERIKA" handstamp in violet alongside. Reverse with "SAO PAULO" arrival (Dec 25) cds's. Roughly oped at left, a most interesting commercial cover, correctly franked with 1.25 l. for the postage and four times 9.75 l. for each 5 gram for the Airmail transport to Brasil, in total 40.25 lire. Signed E. Diena; cert. Colla (1994) Sassone = € 3'300+.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF