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Lot# 7098 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 7098 Toscana

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    1851/52: 60 crazie brown-red, rich fresh shade, mostly good to large margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at bottom and right, barely touched at lower left, tied by mute cancel to lettersheet postmarked "FIRENZE 5 OCT 1856", to New York, with "5 BOSTON BR. PKT. OCT. 25" transit mark, two filing creases not affecting stamp, addresee name erased, otherwise fine; entires with this stamp are amongst the great rarities of the Italian States, with only 4 single frankings recorded. Cert Enzo Diena (1991).rnProvenance: 'Collezione Pedemonte' (Bolaffi 1991)
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 25,000 CHF