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  • Lot# : 856 Sardinia

    1818: Lotto tre 'Manifesti', compreso 'Regie Patenti' (Nov. 7), MANIFESTO CAMERALE con tre esemplari di Cavallini C.15, C.20, C.50 in azzurro come pure il terzo con tre esemplari dell' emissione 1820 con impressione a secco in rilievo, sigliato Bolaffi.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 884 Sardinia

    1857 (Nov 15): 5 cent. dark myrtle-green, slightly touched at base, a single franking on 1857 cover to Casale with arrival cds (Nov 15) on reverse. A rare shade Sass. = € 6.875.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 885 Sardinia

    1864 (Jan 15): 5 cent. deep green in a horizontal strip of three, used on 1864 entire letter from Napoli to Bari, cancelled "Bolli fuori d'uso", as the 'grace period' and expiry date of the Sardinian stamps had ended in 1863. Thus the cover is taxed with 3 decimes (= 30 centesimi). Unusual and interesting cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 886 Sardinia

    1860 (Sept 20): 5 cent. yellow-green in a vertical strip of three, somewhat close at right, and 5 c. neatly tied by straight line CODIGORO handstamp (Sass. 8 pts.) on entire letter to Ferrara. A fine and attractive cover Sass. = € 9.000.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 887 Sardinia

    1856 (April 5): 5 cent. emerald green horizontal pair and 20 cent. cobalt-blue in a vertical pair, both with good to large margins all round, used on 1856 cover from Genova to Laigle, France with red 'P.D.' alongside, transit and arrival mark (April 9) on reverse. A scarce franking Sass. = € 8.650+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 888 Sardinia

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    1857: Three colour franking: 40 cent. vermilion (3), 20 cent. greyish blue and horizontal pair 5 cent. myrtle green used on 1857 cover from Chambery to Paris, with arrival mark (April 15) on reverse. Some marginal imperfections, but a spectacular triple rate franking to France. Cert. Soluphil (1995).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 889 Sardinia

    1863 (Dec 3): 5 cent. dull light green, short at top, in mixed franking with De la Rue 1863 10 cent., locally used on 1863 entire letter mailed within Milan. Rare - the third day of issue of the De la Rue issue. Signed Grioni and Colla.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 890 Sardinia

    1861: 10 cent. light olive grey, wide even margins all round, used on 1861 cover to Messina, Sicily cancelled by Bourbon oval handstamp "Acireale" (Sass. 12 pts.) with a repeated strike at lower left. A fresh and fine strike of this scarce handstamp Sass. = € 5.000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 891 Sardinia

    1861: 10 cent. dull olive grey, touched at left, used on 1861 entire letter to Palermo, Sicily cancelled by boxed Bourbon "Pet. Soprana" handstamp (Sass. 12 pts.) with additional strike below. Slightly browned at top left but a rare cancellation Sass. = € 5.000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 892 Sardinia

    1861 (Sept 5): 10 cent. dark brown in a fine horizontal pair with large margins all round, used on 1861 cover to Mantova, cancelled by clear and fine strike of Sardo-Italian "Torre de' Malamberti 5 Set 61" cds (Sass. 9 pts.) with a third additional strike at left. The letter franked to the border only and taxed at 5 soldi. Very fine. Signed Giulio Bolaffi 1967 and Raybaudi Sass. = € 2.500. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 893 Sardinia

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    1862: 10 cent. brownish orange, eight examples of which two with full margins used on large piece of an originally underfranked cover, tied by blue framed "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" (Sass. R1) of Alessandria d'Egitto, with alongside, "Francobollo Insufficiente" handstamp in same ink in blue. Piece re-mounted for better presentation purposes and preservation, a scarce franking and rare usage of the Instructional marking. Cert. Bottacchi (2000) Sass. = € 3.000+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 894 Sardinia

    1863 (Jan 27): 10 cent. bistre used with 1 cent. grey-black in a horizontal strip of five for the 15 c. rate on 1863 cover from Cortona to Rapolano with transit and arrival datestamps on reverse. A fine combination cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 895 Sardinia

    1863 (Feb 21): 10 cent. bistre in mixed franking with Kingdom 1863 15 cent. blue, used on 1863 cover from Castel Bolognese to Bologna endorsed 'Pressantissima' at lower right of cover. A fine and rare combination.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 896 Sardinia

    1859 (Oct 31): 20 cent. dark blue, a four margined example, brown spot at lower right corner, used on 1859 cover to Torino, centrally cancelled "Piedimulera 31 Ott 59" (Sass. 11 pts.) with additional strike at left  and "Vogogna" cds of same date. Rare Sass. = € 3.000+. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 897 Sardinia

    1860 (Sept 24): 20 cent. dark blue and 80 cent. light orange yellow, both with good to large margins, used on cover from "Savona / 24 Set. 60" to Havana, Cuba, via France and England with transit on front and Havana arrival (Oct 21) on reverse. A rare destination with only a few covers known. Signed A. Diena. 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 898 Sardinia

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    1861 (Nov 19): 20 cent. blue in mixed franking with Governo Provisorio di Toscana 40 c. on small 1861 envelope from Florence to London, with red "London Paid / Nov. 25" applied cds of arrival. A fine and extremely rare combination cover. Cert. A.Diena (1973) Sass. =  € 35.000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 899 Sardinia

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    1862 (Apr. 16): 40 cent. red vermilion, horizontal pair plus single endorsed "via Bombay" and "Paid par overland Mail" on small envelope from Firenze to Mhow India with Malta transit on front and and Bombay transit cds's as well as Mhow arrival on reverse. Rare Destination. Cert. Savarese (1998). 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 900 Sardinia

    1857 (Aug 20): 40 cent. red in two horizontal strips of five in differing shades, used on 1857 large part cover from Genova to Montevideo, Uruguay. Despite irregular margins, a spectacular 4 Lire franking to a most unusual destination.rn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 901 Sardinia

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 902 Sardinia

    1861 (Dec 18): 80 cent. yellow orange with imperfections, single franking on 1861 entire from Genova to Lagos 'Costa d'Affrica' Nigeria, via London with red transit datestamp on obverse. Horizontal archive file fold, but an unusual franking to an extremely rare destination.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 903 Sardinia

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    1862: 80 cent. yellow orange, a single franking tied by "Torino Consegne / 17 MAR 62" with ASSICURATA h.s. (insured) alongside, both struck in blue, on 1862 cover to Genova. Fine and most attractive. Cert. Sorani (1997) Sass. = € 6.375+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 904 Sardinia

    1861 (Sept.22): 80 cent. giallo arancio, two examples with good to large margins, used on 1861 cover from Torino to Bruxelles, Belgium with "P.D." adjacent and arrival datestamp (Sept. 24) on reverse. Signed A. Diena Sass. = € 8.500+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 905 Sardinia

    1862 (April 26): 80 cent. light yellow-orange and 10 cent. light olive-grey in mixed issue franking with Kingdom perf. 20 cent., used on 1862 entire letter from Livorno to Syra, Greece. A scarce three colour franking to an unusual destination.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 906 Sardinia

    1860 (April 25): Two-colour franking 80 cent. and 20 cent., both with slight marginal imperfections used on 1860 entire letter-sheet from Genova to Puebla, Mexico with French and London transit markings on front. A scarce destination.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 907 Sardinia

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    1862 (March 15): 80 cent. yellow ochre (2) and 20 cent. blue with slightly double printing of the frame, all with good margins used on 1862 cover from Torino to Bruxelles, Belgium. A fine triple rate usage. Cert. E.Diena (1987) Sass. = € 18.180+.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 908 Sardinia

    1861 (Oct 14): 80 cent. yellow ochre and 40 cent. red, used on 1861 cover from Palermo via Genova and France to New York, USA both values slightly touched, an unusual franking from Sicily.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 909 Sardinia

    1858 (Nov 4): 80 cent. ochre-orange in a strip of three with 40 cent. scarlet-red, used on 1858 entire letter from Torino to Messina, Sicily, showing transit and arrival cds's on reverse. Horizontal filing fold and adhesives with some imperfections, nevertheless a rare franking. Signed Oliva Sass. = € 26.600.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 910 Sardinia

    1861 (July 16): 80 cent. yellow orange three margin example, with 40 c. + 10 c. + 2 c. on 1861 cover from Messina to Amsterdam, Netherlands via Marseille, with arrival cds. on reverse. Franking with some imperfections but nevertheless a colourful and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 911 Sardinia

    1858 (Dec 24): 80 cent. bistre orange, 40 cent. light vermilion and 20 cent. indigo blue, all slightly touched, used on 1858 cover from Genova to Naples, with ornamental AGDP handstamp in red alongside and arrival cds (Dec 27) on reverse. A scarce three colour franking Sass. = € 12.650.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 912 Sardinia

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    1862 (Sept 26): 80 cent. deep orange in mixed franking with Kingdom perf. 20 cent. and 40 cent. used on 1862 entire letter-sheet from Genova to Lima, Peru endorsed 'Via Inghilterra e Panama', with Italian border cancel on front, Paris transit (Sept 28) and Lima arrival cancellation (...Nov.) on reverse. Slight imperfections, but a scarce mixed issue three colour franking to a rare destination. Cert. Bottacchi (1994). 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 913 Sardinia

    1862 (30 Oct): 80 cent. yellow-orange imperforate in mixed franking with Kingdom perf. 40 cent. carmine on 1862 cover from Florence to Buenos Aires, Argentina endorsed 'La Plata / Via d'Inghliterra', with French transit mark in red on front. Some imperfections, but an unusual destination.rn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 914 Sardinia

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    1862 (Sept 20): 80 cent. olive lemon yellow (2) in mixed issue franking with Kingdom perf. 40 cent., used on 1862 cover endorsed 'via di Francia' to St. Petersburg, Russia with embossed Company logo 'Regio Stabilimento Tito di Gio. Ricordi,  Milano', addressed to the famous Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in St. Petersburg; with Italian and French transits and Aachen transit cds and Saint Petersburg arrival cds on reverse. Despite the fact that one stamp is presumably missing, a fine letter from Verdi's Editor Ricordi to a rare destination. Cert. Colla (2001). During this time Giuseppe Verdi stayed in Saint Petersburg, where his opera  LA FORZA DEL DESTINO was first performed at the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre on 10 November 1862 julian (22 November gregorian).rn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 915 Sardinia

    1851/63: Lot two used adhesives, three pairs, a piece and three covers incl. defective 1851 20 c. blue cancelled by mute Nodo di Savoia obliterator, three pairs 1855-63 10 c. bistre in diff. shades, entire from IVREA to Torino, also 1863 cover from BRINDISI to Roma.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 916 Sardinia

    1851/63: "Regno di Vittorio Emanuele II" Collection on 65 pages, predominantly covers showing various frankings, different rates and usages of the four issues, including 1852 20 cent. double rate franking, 1855/63 5 cent. single frankings in differing shades, 5 cent. + 10 cent. frankings with a wide variety of different cancellations, 10 c. single franking, 20 c. and 40 c. in various combinations with two registered usages, one registered to Palermo (Cert. E. Diena) and one returned letter from France to Sardinia together with covers franked with 1861 Newspaper stamps. Careful viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 917 Sardinia

    1860/63: Postal History Collection with 33 covers with better frankings sent abroad or overseas, including letters to  Austria (8), Belgium (1), France (2), Germany (2), Great Britain (2), Malta (3), Netherlands (1), Switzerland (8) including one with RL usage, furthermore covers to Croatia and to Rome (2) and another to Messina. Fine group.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 963 Sardinia

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    1863 (Sept 19): 80 cent. deep orange, two three margined adhesives tied by framed "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" (Sass. R1) in blue to piece endorsed 'P. Vapore francese Via  Mess(ina)', with additional "Alessandria d'Egitto / Poste Italiane / 19 Set 63" in blue. Rare double rate piece. Cert. Bottacchi (2000) Sass. = € 3.000+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1028 Sardinia

    1855/62: Collection of Lombardy cancellations used on Sardinia 20 c. blue, 76 covers showing various cancellations and types in black, nearly all different and with clear strikes from ADRO to VIADANA, including two line date stamps from APPIANO, CANNETO, CARAVAGGIO (9 p.), OGGIONO, SONCINO (4) and TREVIGLIO (2)  as well as cds's of CASALBUTTANO, MACCAGNO (2), MONTICELLO, MONTICHIARI and SERENGO. The majority of the items signed, attached by seven certificates of E. Diena (2), Raybaudi (3) and Sorani (2). Sassone-Annullamenti = € 78'135.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1029 Sardinia

    1863/71: Collection of Venitian cancellations used on 1863/65 Kingdom issues, 175 covers showing various cancellations and types in black, nearly all different, with clear strikes from ADRIA to VILLAFRANCA with usages of numeral obliterations also in combination with date stamps, including numeral '2609' of ILLASI (5), fine strike of  'Austrian' LOREO cds (2), MANTOVA (2) with 22/10 1866 usage, the earliest date known date (Sass. 13 p.), MASSA (4), MOGLIANO cds. without date in blue (2), NOALE, PONTE di S.H. MADDALENA (5), PORDENONE two line d.s., SERMIDE (5), VERONA POSTE S.F as well as VICENZA cds (4). Fine with many signed items, attached by 14 certificates issued by E. Diena (8), Raybaudi (3) and Sorani (3). Sassone-Annullamenti = € 140'000.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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