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Lot# 1527 - 177-180 Auction

  • Lot# : 1527 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. dark-orange, 1st plate in horizontal pair, positions 69 with retouche and 70, together with 5 gr. rose-carmine, 1st plate in a horizontal strip of four, positions 35-38, all tied by framed handstamps to letter from Messina (Nov 1, 1859) to Piraeus in Greece with arrival cds on reverse (Oct 22, 1859). A spectacular and mostly attractive franking in spite of some minor faults. Signed Paolo Vaccari Sassone = EUR ca. 200'000.
    1/2 gr. arancio scuro, I tavola, coppia orizzontale, pos. 69 con ritocco e 70, insieme ad una striscia di quattro del 5 gr. rosa carminio, I tavola, pos. 35-38, su lettera da Messina, 1.11.1859, diretta in Grecia al Pireo, con timbro d'arrivo al verso. Un'affrancatura spettacolare e malgrado qualche piccolo difetto di aspetto molto piacevole. Firmata Paolo Vaccari Sassone = EUR ca. 200'000.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold