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Lot# 2487 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 2487 Italy

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    1862 (Nov 11): Double rate Lettersheet from Casalnuovo to Napoli, bearing 1862 10 c. 'bruno scuro', the rare shade in a horizontal pair, tied by light Bourbon-style CASALNUOVO cds in black, an information strike alongside. Reverse with NAPOLI arrival cds of the next day. Light filing folds, nevertheless an interesting double letter rate usage of the local tariff of the former Napoli provinces, which was only possible between October 1862 when the Italian definitives came into use and end of December 1862, when the tariff was abandoned. Signed Emilio & Alberto Diena; cert. Enzo Dienna (1991) Sassone = € 12'000.rnReference: Displayed and described in Zanaria & Serra on page 41.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF