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Lot# 7569 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7569 Italy

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    1861: Kingdom, 10 cts. yellow brown, 80 cts. yellow (Sardinian stamps) and 20 cts. Indigo (Italian perforated), used on cover front, from CARRARA (Tuscany) to MADRID (Spain), tied by Carrar datestamp (2 Oct 1862), with further strike alongside, also red transit datestamp 'ITALIE/5 LANSLEBOURG 5' (5 oct 1862), a 'P.P.' in black and a blue Spanish charge mark '4R' applied on arrival in Spain, the 80 cts. just touching small part of base otherwise good margins all round, a very fine example of a tri-colour franking from mixed issues, extremely rare and reproduced in Zanaria-Serra 'I Matraise'.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF