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  • Lot# : 897 Lombardy-Venetia

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    1858/59: 2 so. red and 10 so. brown, both type I in mixed franking with 15 so. blue type II, fresh colour and well perf., tied by perfect strikes of "Milano 4 / 3" (1859) cds's to outer letter sheet to Lyon with "P.D." and French entry mark "Autriche Culoz 6 Mars 59" in red alongside.  A fine three-colour franking and an early use of the 15 so. type II just two weeks after issuance. Cert. Eichele (1999) Ferchenbauer = EUR 5000 for three-colour franking of the same type; Sassone = EUR 25'000.

    Provenance: Collection "Donau - Moldau" (1999), lot 4159.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF