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Catalogue 288: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV)
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  • Lot# : 6473 Toscana

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    1844 (Sept 9): Ladies Envelope with a most beautiful ornamental design showing floral elements, birds and butterflies, struck with FIRENZE despatch cds in black on front and PISA arrival cds in blue of the next day on reverse. The receiver had to pay '3' crazie for the postage. A gem, opened up for display.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6474 Toscana

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    1807/57: Selection 15 prephilatelic covers incl. Napoleonic period 1804 "19 PORTO-FERRAIO ISLE D'ELBE" on entire to the ministry of war in Milano, 1810 "112 ROCCA S. CASCIANO", 1813 "113 VOLTERRA", "1814 P114P MONTEPULCIANO", 1814 framed SIENA & "PREFETTURA DELL'OMBRONE" without French Eagle, 1814 "PONTE-D'ERA", 1820 RADICOFANI, 1832 CONTROBOLLO handstamp in red on ingoing cover from Frankfurt, 1840 CAPRAJA, 1841 shipmail entire from Tunis with "D'OLTRE MARE LIVORNO" handstamp, 1843 LIVORNO to Portugal, 1845 BIBBONA datestamp, 1847 PIENZA, 1851 Firenze to Torino, and 1857 private courrier service "PROCACCIA BOTTAINI". One certificate.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6475 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 1 q. black on greyish, a fine single adhesive with fresh colour and fair to large margins all round, tied by "FIRENZE 3 MAG 1854" datestamp with "PD" handstamp alongside, on complete newspaper 'SCARAMUCCIA' no. 53 directed to Siena. Arrival cds of the same day alongside. A most appealing usage, signed E. Diena & R. Mondolfo Sassone = € 7'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6476 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 1 cr. light carmine on greyish, a superb horizontal strip of three with good to enormous margins all round incl. parts of neighbouring stamps, tied by 'Muto a 5 sbarre' obliterator with "FIRENZE 28 APR 1853" despatch cds alongside, on cover directed to Ferrara, Papal States. File folds not affecting the franking, an appealing LEGA item. Signed Em. Diena Sassone = € 3'750.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6477 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 1 cr. light-carmine on greyish and 2 cr. light blue on greyish, two fine and fresh single adhesives with good to large margins all round, tied by "ARCIDOSSO 11 NOV. 1856" cds (Sassone = 4 punti), on cover directed to Napoli. Reverse with italic "Transito / per lo Stato Pontificio" in black (Van der Linden fig. 2822) and arrival cds (Nov 17). Signed Vaccari Sassone = € 1'850.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6478 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 2 cr. light blue on greyish, a fine and fresh single adhesive with good to large margins all round, tied by perfect "P.D" handstamp in black with"MONTECATINI 4 AGO. 1852" cds (Sassone PT = 8 punti), on cover directed to Firenze. Reverse with arrival cds. A beautiful cover, cert. Raybaudi (1987) Sassone = € 1'100.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6479 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 2 cr. 'azzuro verdastro su grigio', two fine and fresh single adhesives with good to large margins all round, tied by light "LIVORNO 12 MAR 1857" cds in red with information strike and "Insufficiente" handstamp in red alongside, on cover directed to Ferrara, Papal States. Reverse with indistinct arrival cds. A most interesting cover, correctly paid with 4 cr. for the first weight rate in the second rayon of the LEGA. Obviously with a higher weight and therefore taxed. Signed D. Bolaffi; cert. E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 2'400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 6480 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 4 cr. 'verde su grigio', a fine and fresh single adhesives with good to enormous margins all round including parts of three neighbouring stamps, tied by light "P.D" handstamp in red with  "LIVORNO 28 LUG 1857" cds in red alongside, on cover directed to Modena. Reverse with arrival cds in blue of the next day. An attractive cover, correctly paid with 4 cr. for the first weight rate in the second rayon of the LEGA. Signed E. Diena & Avanzo Sassone = € 1'200.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6481 Toscana

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    1851 (April): 6 cr. 'azzuro scuro su azzuro', a fine and fresh single adhesive with overall good to enormous margins, tied by 'ragno' obliterator (Sassone = 10 punti) with "FIRENZE 21 SET 1851" despatch datestamp alongside, on cover directed to Pavia. Reverse with PAVIA arrival cds in black and distribution handstamp. An interesting cover in the third rayon of the LEGA. Cert. E. Diena (1988) Sassone = € 2'600 + 2'100.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6482 Toscana

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    1852 (April): 9 cr. in the very rare shade 'viola bruno scuro su grigio', a fine and fresh single example with large margins all round, tied by "P.D. FIRENZE 13. LUG. 1853" despatch cds in black, with French "TOSC. Pt.-DE-BEAUVOISIN 17 JUIL 53" entry cds in red alongside, on envelope to Lyon. Reverse with arrival cds (July 17). Signed G. & A. Bolaffi, A. Diena; cert. Colla (1999) Sassone = € 14'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6483 Toscana

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    1852 (April): 9 cr. 'viola bruno scurissimo', a single example of the so called 'prugna' and two single adhesives of 4 cr. 'verde azzuro', three fine and fresh single examples with good to large margins all round, tied by two strikes of  'Annullo a rombi' type 2 obliterator. "P.D. FIRENZE 15. NOV. 1852" despatch cds in black, French "TOSC. Pt.-DE-BEAUVOISIN 21 NOV 52" entry cds in red and "PAID 22 NO 1852" transit cds in red alongside, on cover to Edinburgh. Reverse with arrival cds (Nov 23). Reverse with scotch remnants, nevertheless an extremely rare and most interesting cover showing the 17 crazie rate in the tariff of October 1851, sent to Scotland. Signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1991) Sassone = € 11'600.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 6484 Toscana

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    1857: 1 cr. 'azzuro grigio', a fine and fresh single adhesive with good to large margins all round, tied by light "BAGNO 9 GIU. 1859" despatch cds in blue (Sassone FO = 11 punti), on attractive cover to Rocca San Casciano. A most attractive usage during the provisional government. Signed Avanzo; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 1'100 + 3'250.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6485 Toscana

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    1860 (Jan): Stemma di Savoia 5 c. verde oliva, a fresh and fine single adhesive with good to large margins all round, tied by "mute '4 sbarre' of type III with indistinct "GROSETTO 13 MAR. 1860" despatch cds in blackalongside, on cover to Castiglione de Pescaia. A most interesting usage within the same district, a most rare isolated usage. Signed Vaccari & R. Mondolfo; cert. E. Diena (1989) Sassone = € 37'500.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6486 Toscana

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    Mixed frankings Toscana Governo Provisorio with Sardinia 1860 (Jan): Stemma di Savoia 10 c. brown in combination with Sardinia 1855 10 c. 'bruno grigio oliva', two fresh and fine adhesives with good to huge margins all round, on envelope from Pisa to Massa, in the former ducato di Modena. Both adhesives were tied by "PISA 7 GEN. 61" despatch handstamp in black, information strike alongside. "MASSA CARRARA" arrival cds of the next day on reverse. An attractive example of this most interesting and very rare 'gemelli' franking, a gem for an advanced collection of the Risorgimento. Signed R. Mondolfo; certs. A. Diena (1967), E. Diena (1983) Sassone = € 35'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6487 Toscana

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    1860 (Jan): Stemma di Savoia 40 c. 'carminio', a fresh adhesive with fair to large margins all round, tied by light strike of "FIRENZE 7 MAG 61" despatch cds in black, a clear information strike, framed "P.D." in black and French "SARDAIGNE CULOZ 11 MAI 61" entry cds in red alongside, on envelope to Paris. Roughly opened at top and reverse, a rare usage to pay the Italian 40 centesimi rate to France. Signed A. Diena & Raybaudi Sassone = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF
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