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  • Lot# : 1044 Papal state

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    1852: ½ baj. grey-brown, a horizontal strip of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, on 9 May 1864 cover to Viterbo tied by by undated circular TOSCANELLA handstamp. VALENTANO straight line on the reverse and Viterbo arrival of the same day. Signed Bolaffi. Cert. A. Diena (1974) Sassone = € 6'000
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1045 Papal state

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    1852: 6 baj. black on greenish and fine 50 baj. blue, used on 1860 double rate cover from Rome to Monseigneur John Bede Polding, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tied by grill handstamp in black. "Roma" despatch cds (Nov 14) at right with framed 'P.P.' in back, thence via Marseille (Nov 19) with transit in red. Reverse with fine double arc "SHIP-LETTER / SYDNEY" cds of receipt (17 Jan 1861) in black. A remarkably fine and extremely rare cover from this tiny correspondence Sassone = € 13'000+.rnNote: John Bede Polding (1794-1877) was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF
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