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1852: ½ b. bright-lilac in a block of six from the lower sheet margin, vivid colour, tied by grille marks to reverse of cover from Terracina Latium (Dec. 6, 1863) to San Felice with 'CANCELLERIA DISTRETTUALE DI TERRACINA' cachet alongside. The lower four stamps were damaged upon opening and repaired, in spite of its imperfections a desirable item with a large unit of the ½ b. stamp in the very rare vivid lilac shade. Cert. Raybaudi (1984) Sassone = € 168'000 for a block of four on cover.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 726 Papal state
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1852: 1 baj. black on green, 4 b. on yellow and 6 b. on grey, margins touched to large, all used on 1867 entire letter to Spain tied by Rome grill in black with framed P.P. in black and Rome despatch cds (June 17) alongside. French entry marking in red on front (June 20) and '4R' charge marking in red on front, reverse with five transit markings and arrival cds (June 23).Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 727 Papal state
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Ireland 1852: 4 b. black on yellow and 8 b. black on white, two horizontal pairs and a single, fine and fresh with good to large margins all round, tied by grill handstamps to small 1861 envelope with manuscript "2" (double rate) mailed to Galway with ROMA (Jan. 11) despatch cds, framed "PD", French entry mark in red and AUGHRIM (Jan. 18) arrival cds alongside. Closed tear at left, but an appealing double rate cover to a scarce destination. From 1 April 1855 the rate was reduced to 22 b. for each 7.5 grams. Cert. RPS (2003).1 / 1Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 728 Papal state
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1852: 5 baj. black on rose, used example tied by dotted lozenge handstamp to 1853 cover from Civittavecchia (July 11) to Amsterdam, paying the internal rate only, Marseille entry marking in red at left (July 15) and reverse with Amsterdam arrival cds. A fine and unusual cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 729 Papal state
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Portugal 1852: 5 b. black on rose, fresh and fine, good margins all round and tied by ROMA cds to 1853 entire letter to Lisbon, endorsed "Via die Mare" with French entry mark in red (March 19) and two Portugese tax marks alongside: oval framed "LEY DE 20/4 50 - 30 Rs." in red and "600" (reis) in blue. Bayonne transit and Lisbon arrival (March 29) cds's on reverse. A very early and interesting cover to a very rare destination. Prior to the Franco-Papal Postal Convention of 1 October 1853 mail could only be paid to the Papal border while the addressee had to for the residual journey.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 730 Papal state
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Spain 1852: 5 b. black on rose tied by ROMA cds (June 23) to 1852 entire letter to Pamplona with French entry cds and Spanish postage due mark "9 Rs.", both in red alongside. Bayonne transit and Pamplona / Navarra arrival (July 2) cds in red on reverse. Cover was paid only up to the Papal border, the addressee had to pay the residual journey from France. A few imperfections but scarce.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 731 Papal state
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1864: 6 baj. black on lilac-grey (lila grigio), two fine horizontal strips of three used with single 1864 4 b. black on yellow on 1867 double rate cover from Rome to Paris, all tied by Rome grill handstamps with despatch cds (Feb 17) alongside. Marseille entry marking in red on front (Feb 18). Minor bends to cover not affecting the appearance. A spectacular franking for the 40 bajocchi rate. Signed A. Diena, E. Diena, Sorani. Cert. Colla (1998). Sassone = € 16'000+.1 / 1
Provenance: Corinphila sale 107 (September 1998), lot 2892.
Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 2,500 CHFLot# : 732 Papal state
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1852: 6 baj. black on greenish, 7 baj. black on blue in a horizontal pair and fine 50 baj. blue; all with good even margins, used on small piece tied by three strikes of the barred grill handstamp in black. The 6 b. also tied by part manuscript pen-stroke, a fine and most attractive piece. Signed H. Bloch, Colla. Cert. Colla (2016) Sassone = € 3'250+.1 / 1Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 733 Papal state
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1852: 8 baj. black on white, a horizontal strip of three, just touched at base and a fine vertical pair 'con interspazio di grupo', used on 1854 double rate entire letter from Rome to Paris, the adhesives all neatly tied by four 'Roma' datestamps (July 20) in black. Red framed 'PD' at right and Marseille entry marking in red alongside. reverse with Pris arrival cds (July 25). An attractive entire. Signed A. Bolaffi. Cert. Colla (1998).1 / 1
Provenance: Corinphila sale 107 (September 1998), lot 2893.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 734 Papal state
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1852: 50 baj. blue, a fine large margined example over-lapped by a vertical pair of 1854 5 baj. grey-black on pink oily paper, used on 1854 triple rate cover to Paris tied by 'Roma' datestamps (Aug 26) in black. Framed 'PD' in red below and notation '18/3' in red crayon at left. French entry marking in red (Sept 2) and Paris arrival cds (same day) on reverse. Tiny tear at base of cover but a rare and most attractive usage. Signed A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi. Cert. A. Diena (1956). Sassone = € 11'000.1 / 1Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 735 Papal state
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1852: 1 scudo carmine-rose, a superb example with three huge margins and imperceptibly touched at right, used with 50 baj. blue and a horizontal pair of the 5 baj. black on rose 'con interspazio di gruppo', all tied to 1863 eight-times rate cover from Rome to Bordeaux. Manuscript '8' at left equating to the 160 bajocchi postage paid. 'Roma' despatch cds (Jan 14) and framed 'PD' in black on front with Marseille entry marking (Jan 20) in red. Reverse with Bordeaux arrival cds. Some minor imperfections and some edge wear to the envelope but an extraordinary usage of both the 1852 high values on a heavy letter. Cert. Colla (1999). Michel = € 40'000+/Sassone = € 90'000.1 / 1
Provenance: Corinphila sale 118 (October 1999), lot 5599.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 8,000 CHFLot# : 736 Papal state
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Sweden 1867: 80 c. black on rose lilac imperf. in mixed franking with 1868 5 c. black on blue green and 10 c. black on orange perf., tied by grill handstamps to 1868 cover to Stockholm with ROMA (Nov 22) despatch cds, framed "P.D." and French entry E.-PONT. St. MICHEL (Nov 24) cds in blue alongside. Stockhom arrival cds (Nov 29) on reverse. Some minor staining, but a rare cover, a similar cover from the same correspondence is shown in Mentaschi & Mathà - 'Letter mail from and to the Old Italian States 1850-1870' illustrated on page 125. The 95 c. rate for mail to Sweden via France was established on 7 March 1868.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 737 Papal state
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1867: Imperforate 80 c. black on rose lilac, used in combination with March 1868 perf. 5 c. greenish blue, 10 c. orange vermilion and 20 c. red-brown, on delightful 1869 cover to Boston, USA tied by dotted lozenges with 'Roma' despatch cds at left (Jan 26) and framed P.D. in black. Blue 'St. Michel' French entry marking on front (Jan 12) and 'Boston / Paid' arrival and '3' (cents) in red all on obverse of a charming four colour mixed issue combination usage. Rare. Cert. Signed A. Diena. Cert. E. Diena (1992).1 / 1Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 738 Papal state
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1854/68: Lot eleven covers incl. four inland covers with straight line handstamps, grille mark and cds in blue from Rome, mail abroad to Sicily, Sardinia and Saxony, registered mail to Switzerland and a wrapper to France, a multifaceted lot, one cert RPS 2003.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 850 CHF -
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