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  • Lot# : 1467 Sicily

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    1859: ½ gr. in the rare yellow dark-orange shade, first plate in a horizontal pair and 1 gr. dark-green olive, third plate, good to large margins all round, tied by framed ornamental obliterator to 1859 cover to Naples, minor archive folds, with Palermo despatch cds (Feb. 22) alongside and also tying the 1 grana adhesive. Napoli arrival datestamp in red on reverse. A rare and most attractive small cover. Cert. Colla (2007) Sassone = € 35'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1468 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. in the rare yellow light-olive shade, 1st plate on Naples paper with three broad margins and cut along the line at left, cancelled by framed handstamp on newspaper "Tremacoldo" from Messina (Jan 11, 1860), sent to Nicotera. Exceptional rarity and only example known of this colour on newspaper. Signed Emilio Diena and Matteo Tosto; certificates Enzo Diena (1990) and Raybaudi (2000) No price given in Sassone for use on cover.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1469 Sicily

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    1 gr. rusty-brown, first plate, first printrun, large margins all round from the upper sheet margin, unused with gum. A rare and desirable stamp. Signed E. Diena. Cert. Colla (2006) Sassone = € 40'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1470 Sicily

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    1 gr. brown-olive, 1st plate and 2nd state in vertical pair, positions 41/51, unused with full brownish gum with some usual wrinkles, fresh and with broad margins all round and left sheet margin with line. A great rarity. Certificates Enzo Diena (1987) and Colla (2003) Sassone = € 180'000+.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1471 Sicily

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    1 gr. green olive, third plate on Napoli paper, positions 1-2 / 11-12 in a block of four, good to large margins all round, unused with gum. A fine and rare multiple. Certs. Bolaffi (1970), E. Diena (1991), Colla (2006) Sassone = € 9'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1472 Sicily

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    2 gr. blue, Plate II (2), 5 gr. blood-red, Plate I and 20 gr. grey-black, close to fine margins all round, overlapped on 1859 entire letter to Marseille individually tied in black with 'Catania' despatch cds alongside (May 6). Framed 'PD' and two line 'Messina' transit (May 8) in black below. A fresh and fine three colour franking. Signed Oliva.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1473 Sicily

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    5 gr. vivid vermilion, 2nd plate in compl. sheet of 100 examples with full sheet margins, original gum which is intact for the majority of the examples, very fresh, minute oxidation traces in the upper and left sheet margin. A spectacular rarity. Cert. Enzo Diena (1986) Sassone = € 225'000 for 25 blocks of four.

    Provenance: Collection Alphonse Rothschild
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1474 Sicily

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    5 gr. vivid vermilion, 2nd plate in horizontal strip of four, positions 1-4, together with 10 gr. indigo as horizontal pair, positions 41-42, tied by framed handstamp to outer letter sheet, sent registered from Petralia Soprana to Palermo (Feb 1, 1860) with framed one-line dispatch mark and arrival cds on front. Despite some flaws a rare and spectacular franking with the largest strip of 5 gr. vermilion of 2nd plate known. Signed Alfredo Fiecchi, certificates Enzo Diena (1981) and Colla (2004).
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1475 Sicily

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    Ferdinando II, the complete definitive set unused with ½ gr. from both plates, 1 gr. with plates II and III, 2 gr. and 5 gr. with all plates, good to large margins all round, four stamps with sheet margin, fresh colours. A fine and appealing set. Two certs. Colla (2006) Sassone = € 15'700+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1476 Sicily

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    1859 (Jan 1): First Issue selection with ½ gr. yellow (five examples from Plate I - four with certs., one example from Plate II) all used, the scarce Plate II on piece (cert.), 1 gr. brown used (2, one with cert.), 5 gr. rose unused (cert.) and used (2, shades), 10 gr. deep blue used, 20 gr. grey used and 50 gr. lake used (cert.). Condition varies but generally fine, a scarce group of high catalogue value Sassone = € 30'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF
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