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  • Lot# : 1408 Naples

    1858 (Jan 1): ½ gr. carmine, 2nd. plate, a fine large margined used example, lightly cancelled in black Scott 1c = $ 800/Sassone = € 1'000.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1409 Naples

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    1858 (June 6): 5 grana light lilac rose (lilla rosa chiaro), the extremely rare shade of first printing (prima tavola) with good to close margins three sides, tied by boxed 'ANNULLATO' handstamp to outer lettersheet to Naples, showing scarce oval "Città Ducale" handstamp in red alongside. cover slightly browned, but very rare franking, Chiavarello states the shade as unissued and of the very first printing, Colla mentioned it as the only known usage on a postal document. Photocopies of the certificates attached, Chiavarello (2004), Colla (2006) Sassone not listed.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1410 Naples

    1858: 20 gr. brown-rose, 1st. plate, a superb large margined used example cancelled by part framed 'Annulato' in black. A fresh and fine  stamp. Signed Pfenninger Scott 6 = $ 750/Sassone = € 1'250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1411 Naples

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    1858: 50 gr. rose, a fine used example with large even margins all round, neatly cancelled by large part framed 'Annulato' in black. Signed Brun. Cert. Sorani (1995) Scott 7 = $ 2'700/Sassone = € 5'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1412 Naples

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    1858: 5 gr. rose, 1st. printing, 10 gr. brown-rose, 1st. printing and 20 gr. brown-rose, 1st. printing, all used on small 1859 envelope to Paris cancelled by two strikes of framed 'Annulato' handstamps in black. Framed 'PD' in red at right with Marseilles entry marking (March 7). Reverse with Naples despatch in red and Paris arrival cds (March 9). A charming and scarce franking. Cert. E. Diena (1995) Scott 4/6 = $ 3'000/Sassone = € 5'000+.

    Note: Messrs Worms & Co. still occupy the premises in Rue Laffitte.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF
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