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Lot# 6398 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6398 Sicily

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    1859: ½ gr. orange from pos. 5 & 6 of plate I in combination with 1 gr. 'bruno oliva' from pos. 6 of plate II, three fresh and fine single examples with good to huge margins all round, tied by three strikes of 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, oval CATANIA despatch handstamp alongside, on entire letter to Calascibetta. Lightest file fold well away from the adhesives, an attractive and unusual combination to pay the 2 grana rate for a letter from office to office. Cert. E. Diena (1986) Sassone = € 18'400.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF