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Catalogue 280: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 6525 Sardinia

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    'Cavallini' di Sardegna 1820 (Jan): Entire letter from Alba to Torino, internally dated '24 Marzo 1829', embossed with the second type of the 'Cavallo con corno' 25 centesimi, no postmarks at all. Used in the period of its validity between 1820 and 1836. Signed E. Diena; cert. Colla (1997) Sassone = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6526 Sardinia

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    1851 (Jan): 20 c. blue, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to huge margins all round, cancelled by Rombi mute obliterator with "GASALE 4 OTT 51" despatch cds in black (Sassone AL = 7 punti) alongside, on cover. Attractive, signed A. Diena Sassone = € 1'650 + 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6527 Sardinia

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    1851 (Jan): 20 c. light blue from the first print run, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to huge margins all round including parts of the lower neighbouring stamp, sheet margin at top, tied by Rombi mute obliterator with "GATTINARA 31 LUG 51" despatch cds in black (Sassone VC = 12 punti) alongside, on entire letter to Romagnano. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An exceptional combination of extremely rare shade and cancellation, cert. E. Diena (1981) Sassone = € 18'000 + 5'500.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6528 Sardinia

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    1851 (Jan): 20 c. blue in a very rare horizontal pair, the right stamp with plate flaw in 'B' of 'Bollo', a fresh and fine multiple in a deep shade with good to huge margins all round, tied by Rombi mute obliterator with "TORINO 13 MAG 53 3 S" despatch cds in black alongside, on double rate entire letter to Vercelli. Reverse with arrival cds of the following day. Light horizontal file fold just mentioned for accuracy, nevertheless an exceptional franking to pay the 40 centesimi double rate, signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 11'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6529 Sardinia

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    1851 (Jan): 40 c. 'rosa lilla', a fresh and fine right marginal adhesive with good to huge margins all round, tied by Rombi mute obliterator with light  "SESTRI PONENTE 31 LUG 53" despatch cds in black (Sassone GE = 10 punti) alongside, on entire letter to Codogno in Lombardo-Veneto. Reverse with Genova transit (Aug 1) and two-line CODOGNO arrival (Aug 3) datestamps. A very attractive usage of this sought after adhesive on an entire from the second Sardian to the first Austrian rayon. Signed A. Diena; certs. G. Bolaffi (1968), Bottacchi (1996), Colla (1996) with shade indication Sassone = € 40'000 + 2'100.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6530 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 5 c. green in a horizontal pair, a superb multiple with good to large margins and the upper left sheet corner, cancelled attractively and full of contrast with a crisp central strike of the "SCOPA 29 GEN. 55" cds in black (Sassone NO = 6 punti). A marvelous item for a connoisseur, cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 5'250 + 90.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 6531 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 5 c. green in a vertical pair and 40 c. light rose, fresh and fine adhesives with good to large margins, the pair with sheet margin at base, tied by light "NIZZA MARITTa 6 GEN 54" cds in black to envelope directed to Vendôme. Obverse struck with French "SARDAIGNE ANTIBES 7 JANV. 54" entry cds and "P.D." handstamp, both in red, reverse with Paris transit (Jan 10) and arrival (Jan 11) cds's. The pair with minor scuff at left due to its position at the cover edge, nevertheless an appealing cover with the 50 c. rate to France. Cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 21'500.rnNote: From the post office in Nizza Maritima there are also covers to France known which show an insufficient franking of only 45 centesimi, presumably an activity to defraud the postal service by a postal officer himself.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6532 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 20 c. blue, a superb example with enormous margins all round and the sheet margin at left, cancelled attractively and full of contrast with a crisp central strike of the "OCCIMIANO 5 NOV 55" cds in black (Sassone AL = 8 punti). A beauty, signed E. Diena Sassone = € 400+ 250.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 6533 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 20 c. blue, a superb adhesive with enormous margins and the lower right sheet corner, extremely well embossed, tied full of contrast with a crisp "ARONA 19 MAG 54" cds in black to entire letter to Pallanza. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. A gorgeous fresh entire, signed Em. Diena & A. Bolaffi; certs. G. Bolaffi (1976), E. Diena (1987).rnProvenance: Collection Gerli; collection Bianchi.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6534 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 20 c. blue, a fresh and fine adhesive with large margins, well embossed, tied by crisp "MONGRANDO 21 GIU 57" cds in black (Sassone VC = 7 punti) to entire letter to Torino. Reverse with Biella transit and arrival cds's of the same day, also distribution handstamp in red. A very late usage of this adhesive of the second issue, while the fourth issue was already in use for two years, signed A. Diena. Sassone = € 1'200
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6535 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 40 c. light-rose, a fresh and fine example with good margins all round, tied by clear "OCCIMIANO 4 GIU 57" cds in black (Sassone AL = 6 punti) to piece. Attractive late usage, signed A. & E. Diena; cert Raybaudi (1982) Sassone = € 1'950 + 90.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6536 Sardinia

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    1853 (Oct): 40 c. light rose in mixed issue franking with 1855 5 c. 'verde smeraldo scuro' in a horizontal pair, fresh adhesives with overall good to large margins, the 40 c. touched in the SE corner, light marginal precut in the NW corner, all well embossed, tied by light "ONEGLIA 8 AGO. 56" cds in black to small envelope to Brignolles, "P.D." handstamp and French "SARD. DRAGUIGNAN 10 AOUT 56" entry cds, both in red alongside. Reverse with "NIZZA MARTTa" transit (Aug 9) and arrival cds (Aug 11). Lightest vertical file fold just mentioned for accuracy, a very rare franking to pay the letter rate to France, also very attractive. Signed Grioni; certs. Fulpius (1951), E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 37'500.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6537 Sardinia

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    1854: 5 c. green-yellow, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by clear "CASALE 16 NOV 55 5 S" cds in black, a crisp information strike alongside, on printed matter cover directed to Frassineto del Po. Signed A. Diena Sassone = € 4'750
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6538 Sardinia

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    1854: 5 c. green-yellow, a fresh and fine adhesive with large margins from the top right sheet corner, well embossed, tied by crisp "ASTI 2 SET 55 10 M" cds in black, on entire letter within the city. Signed A. Diena & R. Mondolfo; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 4'750.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6539 Sardinia

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    1854: 5 c. green-yellow in a horizontal pair in combination with 40 c. brick-red, fresh and fine adhesives with good to large margins, the pair with sheet margin at base, well embossed, tied by light "NIZZA MARITTa 21 APR 55" cds in black on small envelope to Paris, "P.D." handstamp and French "SARDAIGNE ANTIBES 21 APR 55" entry cds, both in red alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (April 23). A rare franking to pay the letter rate to France, of utmost attractiveness. Signed Em. Diena; certs. A. Diena (1969), E. Diena (1982) Sassone = € 27'500.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6540 Sardinia

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    1854: 20 c. blue, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins and enormous sheet corner margins at top (4 mm.) and left, well embossed, tied by light "NOVARA 2 OTT 54 7 S" cds in black on entire letter to Carpignano. Reverse with arrival cds of the next day, returned to sender with Novara (Oct 6) arrival cds on obverse. Signed Raybaudi Sassone = € 1'200
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 6541 Sardinia

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    1854: 20 c. in the rare shade 'celeste', a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins and sheet corner margins at top and left, well embossed, tied by light "CORTEMIGLIA 31 LUG 55" cds in black (Sassone CN = 7 punti) to entire letter to Genova. Reverse with Alba transit (July 31), Torino-Genova ambulant (Aug 1) and arrival (Aug 1) cds's. An attractive entire with this extremely rare shade, signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1991) Sassone = € 15'000 + 600.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6542 Sardinia

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    1854: 20 c. indigo in a horizontal pair, a fresh and fine multiple with good to large margins and sheet margin at left, well embossed, tied by light "GENOVA 11 GIU 55 4 S" cds in black on double rate entire letter to Torino. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Pre-use cut in the margin between the two adhesives, some aging and horizontal file folds at base of the entire, still an attractive entire. Signed A. Diena, Raybaudi & Grioni; cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 6'750.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6543 Sardinia

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    1857/58: 5 c. 'verde mirto', a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, cancelled by "TORINO 3 GIUG. 57 2 S" cds in black to small entire letter within the city. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An attractive local entire. Signed A. Diena with shade indication 'verde mirto scuro'; cert.E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6544 Sardinia

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    1857/58: 5 c. 'verde giallo' from the defective print run, a fresh and fine adhesive with large to huge margins, well embossed, tied by light "DOMODOSSOLA 12 LUG. 58" cds to local entire letter. Lightest file fold below the adhesive, an interesting and appealing usage of this very rare print run. Signed Mondolfo and A. Diena with shade indication Sassone = € 6'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6545 Sardinia

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    1859: 5 c. 'verde giallo (III)' , a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by centric "TORINO 3 MARZ. 59 1 S" cds to printed matter cover, directed to Voghera. Reverse with ALESSANDRIA transit cds of the same day. Sideflaps missing, minute vertical file fold well away from the franking, an attractive usage. Signed Avanzo, Mondolfo and Colla with shade indication Sassone = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6546 Sardinia

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    1855: 5 c. 'verde smeraldo' in combination with 20 c. 'cobalto scuro', fresh adhesives with good to large margins, both well embossed, cancelled by clear "CASATISMA 17 MAR. 57" cds in black to small cover to Milano, "P.D." handstamp in black alongside. Reverse with Casteggio transit (March 17) and arrival cds (March 18). An attractive cover from the first Sardinian to the first Austrian rayon, completely prepaid, interesting in addition. Signed A. Diena; cert. Bottacchi (2000) Sassone = € 4'150.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6547 Sardinia

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    1857/58: 5 c. 'verde giallo' in combination with 20 c. 'azzuro grigiatro', two fresh adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by superb and centric "SERRAVALLE 26 MAG. 58" cds, information strike and "P.D.", both in black alongside, on small envelope to Pavia. Reverse with Torino-Genova ambulant (May 26) and arrival (May 27) datestamps. An attractive cover from the first Sardinian to the first Austrian rayon, completely prepaid. Signed Vaccari & Raybaudi with shade indication Sassone = € 1'500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6548 Sardinia

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    1857/58: 5 c. 'verde mirto' (2) and 40 c. 'rosso scarlatto', three fresh and fine adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by clear "St. JEAN DE MAURe 10 FEV. 57" cds to part cover directed to Draguignan. Reverse with French ambulant and Lyon transit cds (Feb 12). Sideflaps and lower backflap missing, horizontal file fold affecting the middle adhesive, still an appealing franking to pay the 50 c. rate from this small office in Savoy to France. Signed G. Bolaffi (1946) and A. Bolaffi (1967) Sassone = € 7'500 on complete cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6549 Sardinia

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    Second War of Italian Independence 1859, incoming: Entire letter written in Grand-Bornand, Savoy and despatched from Thones, directed to a serviceman in the 2nd grenadiers regiment to Piemont in the Italian campaign, bearing Sardinia 1859 10 c. 'bruno violaceo', a fine and fresh adhesive with large even margins, well embossed, tied by indistinct "THONES 9 .. .." cds (Sassone CH = 6 punti). Reverse with Annecy transit, indistinct Sardinian ambulant and "R. POSTA MILe. SARDA (N. 1) 13 LUG 59" Fieldpost arrival cds's. An appealing and interesting entire written at about the time of the preliminary peace contract of Villafranca, franked in the military concessionary rate. Signed Calves Sassone = € 3'600 + 350.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6550 Sardinia

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    Second War of Italian Independence 1859, outgoing: Entire letter written by two servicemen in Lonato, Lombardy to another serviceman in Casale, bearing Sardinia 1859 10 c. 'bruno chiaro rosaceo', a fine and fresh adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by indistinct Austrian-style "LONATO 25 DIC." datestamp (Sassone BS = 7 punti). Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. An appealing and interesting entire written at about the time of the preliminary peace contract of Villafranca, franked in the military concessionary rate. Signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 6'500 + 800.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6551 Sardinia

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    1859: 10 c. 'bruno violaceo' and 10 c. 'bruno grigio olivastro', two fine adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by light "PALAZZAGO 10 NOV. 60" cds (Sassone BG = 10 punti) on entire letter to Desenzano. Reverse  with Austrian-style Bergamo transit (Nov. 11) and Desenzano-Milano ambulant cds of the same day as well as indistinct Desenzano arrival cds in blue (Nov 11). Adhesives show ink traces from reverse, presumably from an earlier usage, an interesting usage after the adhesion of Lombardy to the Sardinian Kingdom. Sassone = € 2'300 + 2'100.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6552 Sardinia

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    1860: 10 c. 'bruno grigio olivastro', two fine adhesives with large margins, well embossed, cancelled by superb "CASTELNUOVO - BOCCA D'ADDA 25 FEB. 61" cds (Sassone MI = 10 punti) on entire letter to Cremona. A perfect strike of this rare cancellation, only weeks prior to the proclamation of the Regno d'Italia, cert E. Diena (1994) Sassone = € 1'000 + 2'100.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6553 Sardinia

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    1858: 10 c. 'terra d'ombra chiaro' in combination with 1857 40 c. 'rosso scarlatto chairo', two fine and fresh adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, cancelled by fair "NIZZA MARa 9 SET 58 3 S" cds, information strike and French "SARDAIGNE - ANTIBES / A M F 10 SEPT 58" entry cds and PD, both in red alongside, on envelope to Paris, French ambulant on reverse. Cover slightly tatty and aged, nevertheless an interesting combination of different print runs to pay the 50 c. rate to France. Signed A. Diena & G. Bolaffi; cert E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 3'100.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6554 Sardinia

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    1855 (July): 20 c. cobalt, a fine adhesive with large to huge margins, well embossed, tied by clear "TORINO 8 OTT. 55" cds on cover to Viu, reverse with arrival cds (Oct 10). Light vertical fold just mentioned for accuracy, an early usage of this definitive issue, certs. Sorani (1998), Bottacchi (2001) Sassone = € 2'750 for an October usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6555 Sardinia

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    1855 (July): 20 c. 'cobalto latteo chiaro', a fine adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by light "CUNEO 2 AGO. 55" cds to entire letter to Torino, reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Attractive item, a very early usage from the second month of this definitive issue, signed Emilio, Alberto & Rafaele Diena Sassone = € 16'000 for an August usage.rnProvenance: Collection Bianchi.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6556 Sardinia

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    1855 (July): 20 c. 'cobalto latteo chiaro', a fine adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by clear "MAGGIORA 28 APR 57" cds in blue (Sassone NO = 8 punti) with "BORGOMANERO 28 APR 57" cds alongside, on cover to Genova. Reverse with Novara transit (April 28), Torino-Genova ambulant (April 29) and arrival (April 29) cds's. Attractive cover, signed Raybaudi; cert E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 1'200 + 1'000.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6557 Sardinia

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    1855 (July): 20 c. 'celeste latteo vivace', a fine adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by light "CASALE 23 MAG. 56" cds to entire letter to Novara, reverse with arrival cds of the next day. Rare shade, signed Sorani with shade indication Sassone = € 2'400.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6558 Sardinia

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    1859: 20 c. 'cobalto oltramare', a fine and fresh adhesive with good to enormous margins, well embossed, tied by clear Austrian-style "Lecco 8 AGO NOTTE" datestamp (Sassone CO = 8 punti) to entire letter to Salo. Reverse with Austrian-style SALO arrival (Aug 11) cds. Attractive and most interesting usage, signed Alberto Diena; cert. Vaccari (2003).rnNote: This cover was despatched after the end of the hostilities of the Second Italian War of Independence after the preliminary peace treaty of Villafrance (July 11, 1859) but before the final peace treaty of Zürich (Nov 10, 1859). While Sardinian adhesives had been in use in Lombardy immedeately, the Austrian datestamps were used much longer and later on replaced by Sardinian ones. The "Lecco Notte" datestamp was in use until March 1860.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6559 Sardinia

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    1859: 20 c. 'indaco oltremare', a fine and fresh adhesive with good to huge margins, well embossed, tied by "POSTE AMBi. TRA TORINO E GENOVA (N.2) 17 APR 59" ambulant cds to cover to Torino, crisp information strike and Genova straight line handstamp (Sassone = 4 punti) alongside. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Interesting cancellation, applied on bord of the train to Torino while in the station of Genova, signed Vaccari.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6560 Sardinia

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    1859: 20 c. dark blue with extremely rare variety: inverted embossing of the King's head 'effigie capovolta', a superb adhesive with good to large margins, the inverted head very well embossed and only lightly tied by "MILANO 12 SET. 60" cds, on entire letter to Verona, a crisp information strike alongside, reverse with wreathed VERONA arrival cds of the next day. Between June 1859 and February 1862 mail between Sardinia and Venetia and vice versa could only be prepaid to the respective border station while the receiver had to pay the residual journey upon receipt. In this case '5' soldi had to be paid for the first Austrian rayon. Light horizontal file fold well away from the adhesive just mentioned for accuracy, a most attractive cover with this sought after rarity, in addition on an entire sent to Venetia. Signed Raybaudi; certs. A. Diena (1958), E. Diena (1990), Colla (1992) Sassone = € 37'500.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6561 Sardinia

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    1860: 20 c. blue, a fine and fresh adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by handwritten "Castel Ponzone 8/12 60" (Sassone CR = 13 punti) to cover directed to Casalmaggiore. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An extremely rare provisional cancellation in manuscript, in use in the small village Castelponzo between July 1860 and May 1861, only few are known. Cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 12'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6562 Sardinia

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    Last Day of the Kingdom of Sardinia 1860: 20 c. blue, a fine and fresh adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by clear "GROSIO 16 MAR. 61" cds (Sassone SO = 5 punti), clear information strike alongside, on entire letter directed to Rodolo via Morbegno. Reverse with Sondrio transit cds of the same day. An entire despatched one day before the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in Torino on March 17, 1861. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6563 Sardinia

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    Second War of Italian Independence 1859, outgoing: Envelope written presumably in Mola da Gaeta, bearing Sardinia 1860 20 c. blue-grey, a fine and fresh corner marginal adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by "R. POST. MILe SARDA (N. 1) 5 FEB. 61" Fieldpost cds (Sassone = 12 punti), a clear information strike alongside. Reverse with arrival (Feb 9) cds. An appealing cover, interestingly franked in the civilian 20 centesimi not the military 10 centesimi concessionary rate. Signed Em. Diena & Zanaria; cert. A. Diena (1976) Sassone = € 900 + 5'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6564 Sardinia

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    1860: 20 c. dark blue, two fine and fresh adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by straight-line MATELICA handstamp introduced by the postal administration of the Papal States (Sassone MC = R1), "CAMERINO 12 NOV" (1860) cds alongside, on cover directed to Montesanto. Reverse with "15 NOVEMBRE" arrival datestamp. A rare cancellation on a double rate usage in the Marche region, briefly after the inclusion into the Kingdom of Sardinia. Signed Em. & A. Diena, R. Mondolfo; cert. E. Diena (1982) Sassone = € 16'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6565 Sardinia

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    1860: 20 c. blue-grey in a horizontal pair, a fine and fresh multiple with good to enormous margins, sheet margin at right, well embossed, tied by "MILANO 8 GEN. 61" type 2 cds in red (Sassone = 7 punti), information strike and ASSICURATO handstamp in red alongside, on part paid registered cover directed to Genova. Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. A splendid cover of utmost attractiveness full of postal history content. Cert. E. Diena (1992).rnNote: The franking on this cover paid the registration fee which had to be paid using adhesives. The postage for this item with a weight of 'g12' should have been 40 centesimi too, however only '20' centesimi were noted on the obverse to be paid in cash.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6566 Sardinia

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    1855 (July): 20 c. 'cobalto verdastro' in combination with 40 c. 'vermiglio tenue', two fine and fresh adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by light "CASALE 5 FEB. 57" cds to envelope to Rome. Reverse with Novara transit (Feb 5) and ROMA arrival (Feb 10) cds's. Attractive franking to pay the 60 c. rate to the Papal States, signed Emilio & Alberto Diena; cert. E. Diena (1984) Sassone = € 5'800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6567 Sardinia

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    1860: 20 c. dark-blue and 80 c. 'giallo arancio scuro', two fresh adhesives with fair to large margins, well embossed, tied by light "FIRENZE 25 GEN 61" cds, framed PD alongside, on envelope to St. Petersburg. Reverse with Milano transit (Jan 26), Chur - St. Gallen ambulant (Jan 28), Leipzig - Berlin ambulant (Jan 30) and St. Petersburg arrival (Jan 23, julian) datestamps and handwritten 'wfr 3' (silbergroschen) credited for the journey beyond Prussia. Due to small envelope size the two adhesives are glued at or over the edge of the cover, nevertheless an attractive and interesting franking paying correctly the 100 c. single rate to Russia via the German-Austrian Postal Union, in this case from the Toscana prior to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. Cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 4'680.rnNote: The cover is directed to Adelaide Ristori, Marquisa del Grillo (1822-1906) at the Imperial Theater in St. Petersbug . Ristori was an actress known worldwide in the second half of the 19th century.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6568 Sardinia

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    1855 (July): 40 c. vermillion, a fine and fresh adhesive with large even margins, well embossed, tied by clear "STRADELLA 15 OTT. 57" cds (Sassone AL/PV = 3 punti), "P.D." in red alongside, on entire letter directed to Modena. Reverse with Voghera border transit (Oct 15) and blue arrival (Oct 17) cds's. A most attractive entire with the 40 c. rate from the first Sardinian rayon to the other Italian states. Cert. Raybaudi (1978) Sassone = € 2'800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6569 Sardinia

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    1860: 80 c. 'giallo arancio chiaro', three fine and fresh adhesives with large to enormous margins, well embossed, each adhesive tied centrally by clear "GENOVA 2 LUG 60 4 S" cds, on triple rate cover, endorsed "Via d'Inghilterra" and directed to New York. Obverse is struck with "P.D.", two French entry cds's (July 4) added in Paris, one with "SARDAIGNE CULOZ", the other erroneously "ESPAGNE St. JEAN-DE-LUZ", an indistinct NEW YORK cds, and framed "Br. SERVICE" handstamp, all in red. Reverse with Paris - Calais ambulant cds (July 4) in black. The fragile cover paper was split and stabilized with Japan paper from the inside, some aging present, nevertheless a most interesting usage and a rare franking for a cover of more than 15 gram to the United States via France and British vessel. Cert. E. Diena (1989), Sorani (2004) Sassone = € 13'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF
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