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Lot# : 696 Naples
1860 (May/Oct.): 2 gr. rose carmine with good to close margins as single franking on cover tied by fancy 'Annullato' to cover from "AGNONE 30 OTT 1860" (svolazzo type - Sassone 12 pts.) together with another entire franked with 2 gr. rose in an horiz. pair (one with defect allineamento = Sass. 5u.), cancelled by framed 'ANNULLATO' handstamp from "ARIANO 5 MAG.1860', both to Naples Sass. = € 6'000.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 697 Naples
1858: 2 gr. rosa chiaro, the fine selection of diff. shades with clear to large margins on eight individual covers, including I tavola on covers from Lecce, S.Sever and one with svolazzo type of Bari (28.Nov.1860), II tavola on letters from Lecce and Reggio as well as III tavola on covers from Castel di Sangro and Giovinazzo. A fine group Sassone = € 2'700.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 698 Naples
Lot# : 699 Naples
1860: 'Trinacria' ½ tornese blue, a splendid used example with enormous margins on three sides, close but clear at right, neatly cancelled by framed 'Annullato' handstamp in black. Scarce and very fine stamp. Cert. E. Diena (1991). Michel 8 = € 12'000/Sassone = € 24'000.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 700 Naples
1860: Cross of Savoy ½ tornese blue, the famous used example showing large part unidentified watermark (not from the Fleur-de-Lys or Bonaventura Tajani paper), with large even margins all round and of excellent colour, cancelled by large part 'Napoli' circular datestamp in black. The first stamp of this type ever located, the stamp featuring in an article by Emilio Diena in 'Il Corriere Filatelico' in 1934, there are now approximately six stamps with this watermark known: this being the finest so far recorded. An exceptional stamp of great rarity in the foremost quality. Signed Calves, A. Diena, E. Diena. Cert. A. Diena (1972), E. Diena (1980). Sassone = € 35'000.
Provenance: Corinphila sale 83 (September 1991), lot 3782.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHFLot# : 701 Naples
1860: Cross of Savoy ½ tornese blue, a huge margined example of this famous stamp, used on complete folded Electoral Circular dated January 17, 1861, tied by complete strike of framed 'Annullato' handstamp in black. A magnificent example of this rarity in the foremost quality. Signed A. Diena. Cert. A. Diena (1973). Michel 9 = € 30'000/Sassone = € 42'000.
Provenance: Corinphila sale 71 (March 1984), lot 8197.Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 702 Naples
1860: Cross of Savoy ½ tornese blue (azzurro chiaro), a fine example with ample to large margins on all sides, close but clear of frame line at upper right corner, used on L'Omnibus Newspaper dated January 5, 1861 and tied by framed 'Annullato' handstamp in black with Naples cds of despatch below in red (Jan 5). A fine and remarkable complete usage of this rarity. Signed A. Diena. Certs. Schwendimann (1951); E. Diena (1991) Sassone = € 21'000.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 703 Naples
1861: 10 gr. orange, a fine large margined example used on 1861 cover from Napoli to Lyon, France tied by bold 'Napoli Al Porto' datestamp (Dec 28) in black with information strike alongside, framed 'P.D.' in red and 'Italie / Marseille' entry marking in red (Dec 30). Reverse with Lyon arrival cds. An attractive cover. Signed Dr. Oertel, Colla, Raybaudi. Sassone = € 1'650.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHF
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