Sicily
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Lot# : 1543 Sicily
Lot# : 1544 Sicily
Lot# : 1545 Sicily
1859: 1 gr. brownish olive-green 'bruno olivastro', Plate I, State 2, a used example of this rare shade, good margins all round, well cancelled in black leaving the head clear, backed into original piece. A fine example of a scarce stamp. Cert. Dr. Avi (2020) Sassone = € 2'500.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1546 Sicily
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.rnProvenance: Collection Alphonse RothschildStarting bid : 10,000 CHFHammer price : 14,500 CHFLot# : 1547 Sicily
Lot# : 1548 Sicily
1859 (Jan 1): 20 gr. slate-grey, a used example of good colour, ample margins all round, position 72 showing retouch to '2' and frameline above, lightly cancelled in black leaving the retouch clear. Scarce. Signed E. Diena,. Cert. Dr. Avi (2019) Sassone = € 4'500.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1549 Sicily
Lot# : 1550 Sicily
Lot# : 1551 Sicily
1861: Sardegna used in Sicily, Group of three letters including scarce usage of black horse shoe cancel (ferro di cavallo) applied to 1861 10 c. brown olive grey on letter from S. Stefano di Camastra (July 1, 1861) to Messina (Sassone R3, ex. coll. Nino Aquila with 1976 cert. A. Diena), further straight line SCICLI (Sass. 12 pt.) struck to 10 c. bruno cioccolato scuro (one of only eight letters known in this shade, Sassone 14Ce) on 1861 (July 21) letter to Palermo (signed by Giulio Bolaffi 1949 and Alberto Diena plus cert. Enzo Diena, 1995), as well as a fine strike of ovale BROLO handstamp (Sass. R1) applied to 10 c. grigio olivastro chiaro on 1861 (May 23) dated letter to Palermo (cert. Enzo Diena, 1995). A fine selection of three very scarce usages Sass. = € 60'000.
Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2105 Sicily
Italy - Sicilia, Diena, Emilio 1904; A HISTORY OF THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF SICILY with twenty plates of Autotype illustrations. 143 pages, translated by E. B. Evans, published by Stanley Gibbons London. Half leather hardbound with raised spine, gold tooled. A very rare monograph.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHF