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Lot# 6404 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6404 Sicily

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    1859: 2 gr. 'cobalto scuro' from plate I, a right marginal horizontal pair from positions 39 & 40, fresh and fine multiple with good to huge margins all round, each tied by crisp 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp, the right adhesive lightly in addition by ASSICURATA handstamp, oval CALTANISSETTA despatch and "PALERMO ARRIVO" arrival cds (Jan 7, 59) alongside. An attractive cover, the franking paying correctly the rate from office to office plus 2 gr. registration surcharge, sent within the first week of the issue. Signed Mondolfo, Avanzo & Raybaudi; cert. E. Diena (1988) Sassone = € 7'000+.rnProvenance: Collection 'Scilla e Cariddi' di Napoli et Sicilia, Giacomo Avanzo sale (Feb. 1989), lot 284.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF