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Lot# 7566 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7566 Italy

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    1861: Kingdom, 50 gr. grey blue pair, used on cover front, just clear down the right side and left top with good margins elsewhere, dated by strike of the 'PARTENZA DA NAPOLI' (11 May 1861) to front, sent from NAPLES to MADRID, tied by black datestamp and red French transit of Marseille (16 May 1861), red 'P.P.' alongside, Spanish charge mark '16Rs' in blue and a further '2' handstamp also in blue, endorsed top, and carried by; 'Messageries Imperiales', addressed to; 'Marquis of Alcanices and Balbases, Duke of Algete and Alburquerque', a member of nobility, vertical filing crease well clear of stamps, an incredible front franked with a pair of the 50 gr. the rarest of Naples stamps on cover, extraordinary example. Gi = €320'000. each on full cover.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF