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  • Lot# : 916 Sicily

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    1859: 1/2 gr. olive orange, plate I tavola, Napoli paper, with wide margins allround, neatly and face free cancelled by horse-shoe obliteration, a very finy copy of this rare shade. Certificate Sorani (2007) Sassone = EUR 75'000.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 917 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. deep orange, plate I Napoli paper, in a vertical strip of four on cover from Palagonia (12 pts) to Regalbuto with adjacent "Catania 24.9.59" cancel at right. A very rare multiple and except first stamp left (close at bottom left) with good margins, tied by black  horse-shoe cancels and in fine condition. Certificates Raybaudi (1976) and Sorani (2007) Sassone = EUR 30'000.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 918 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. orange, plate I pos. 79 retouched, Napoli paper together with another 1/2 gr. dark orange of plate II and 1 gr.dark olive green,plate III  Palermo paper, on cover from Palermo, 27.12.1859 to Trapani with hors shoe cancellation. A rare mixed franking with two 1/2 gr. of diff shades and plates. Certificates Alberto Diena (1970) and Enzo Diena (1989) Sassone = EUR 37'700+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 919 Sicily

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    ½ gr. dark-orange, 1st plate in hor. pair, positions 69 with retouche and 70, together with 5 gr. rose-carmine, 1st plate in a hor. strip of four, positions 35-38, all tied by framed handstamps to letter from Messina (1 Nov 1859) to Piraeus in Greece with arrival cds on reverse (22 Oct 1859, Julian calendar). A spectacular and very attractive franking in spite of some minor faults. Signed Paolo Vaccari, cert. Colla (2014) Sassone = EUR ca. 200'000.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 920 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. orange plate II Napoli paper in a horiz. pair together with 2 gr. blue plate I and 5 gr. carmine rose as an attractive three colour franking used on small piece with adjacent "Palermo Partenza 28. Mag. 59" cds alongside. A rare franking, certificate Chiavarello (1993) Sassone = EUR 13'340.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 921 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. orange, plate II, Napoli paper, fine four margin example as single franking tied by horse-shoe cancel to newspaper "Il Vapore" of Palermo dated 13.10.1859. A fine and scarce usage, Sassone states +50% of regular catalogue price for single franking on Newspaper. Signed Matteo Tosto Sassone in total = EUR 48'750
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 922 Sicily

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    1 gr. olive brown, plate I, type II, pos. 18 showing large retouch, with wide margins on three sides an clear at left, neatly an facefree cancelled by hors-shoe obliterator leaving the retouch clearly visible. A rare fine copy, signed by Luigi Gazzi and Alberto Diena, certificate Dr. Helmuth Avi (2011) Sassone = EUR 37'500.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 923 Sicily

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    1 gr. rust brown plate I, two well shaped copies, pos. 90 e pos. 89 (ritocco) together on large part letter from "Palermo 19.2.59" to Siracus, triple signed by Emilio, Alberto and Enzo Diena.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 924 Sicily

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    1 gr. green greyish-olive, 1st plate and 2nd state, position 8, together with 2 gr. light-blue, 3rd plate, position 11, tied by framed handstamp to outer letter sheet from Salemi (oval ornated handstamp in red) to Palermo (Aug 16, 1859) with dispatch and arrival mark alongside. The 2 gr. stamp is touched but the rare 1 gr. stamp has exceptionally large margins on all sides, the letter is fresh and in excellent condition. Certificate Giulio Bolaffi (1975) Sassone = EUR 33'625.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 925 Sicily

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    2 gr. cobalt blue, plate I machine paper of Napoli, in a vertical strip of seven pos. 11-17, unused (the four stamps at right with slight brown shade on reverse), some irreg. margins with 7 mm sheet margin at left, a scarce shade especially for an unused multiple that size. Cert. Enzo Diena (1989).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 926 Sicily

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    2 gr. light blue, plate I Palermo paper, complete sheet of 100 with compl. sheet margins allround, full original gum and besides a horizontal bend between row 5 and 6 in very fine condition. An outstanding rarity showing all retouches,signed Bolaffi and with certificate Enzo Diena (1984) Sassone = EUR 62'500 for 25 blocks of four.
    Starting bid : 14,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,000 CHF

    Lot# : 927 Sicily

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    Naso in oval handstamp in black (Sassone R1) on cover to Messina franked with two copies of well margined 2 gr. blue plate I with arrival mark "Messina 1 sett. 1859" on reverse Sassone = EUR 14'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 928 Sicily

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    Palermo cds. (I) together with rare ASSICURATA  handstamp (Sassone 8 points) on cover to Girgenti (9.2.1859), franked with horizontal pair 2 gr. dark cobalt, plate I pos. 83-84 (ritocco), right and bottom margins slightly touched, left and top side with fine large margins. Signed Alberto Diena.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 929 Sicily

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    2 gr. cobalt blue plate II Napoli paper, in horiz. strip of three, pos. 81 (ritoccato) - 82 - 83 (ritoccato) with fair to good margins and neatly cancelled. A rare multiple with the two retouches. Certificate Enzo Diena (1980) Sassone = EUR 3'100.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 930 Sicily

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    S. Stefano di Camastra, oval handstamp in red together with scarce ASSICURATA cancellation (Sassone 12 points) on cover to Messina, franked with 2 gr. light blue, plate I in a well margined horizontal strip of three pos. 56-58, fine. Signed Alberto Diena and Luigi Gazzi Sassone = EUR 11'750.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 931 Sicily

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    Acireale oval handstamp in red brown (Sassone 12 points) on cover to Taormina, franked  with well margined 2 gr. dark blue plate III pos. 26. A rare handstamp, signed Alberto Diena Sassone = EUR 6'125.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 932 Sicily

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    1859: 5 gr. rose vermilion, plate I unused with large part of original gum, a three margin example of fresh colour in a scarce shade. Cert. Sorani (2000) Sassone = EUR 35'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 933 Sicily

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    5 gr. rose carmine, 2 gr. blue plate III and 1 gr. green olive plate III all printed on Napoli paper (slighlty defective), three colour franking tied by horse-shoe cancel to cover from "VALLELUNGA" in blue + ASSICURATA (Sassone R1) to "Palermo 7.9.59". A rare franking. Certificate Enzo Diena (1985) Sassone = EUR 23'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 934 Sicily

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    5 gr. vermilion plate I, 2 gr. blue plate I and 1 gr. green olive plate III (2 gr. and 5 gr. with three margins) tied by horse-shoe obliteration to cover showing TERMINI  in oval and scarce 'ASSICURATA' (Sassone R1) to "Palermo ... Mar 60". Despite some imperfections, a rare three colour franking. Certificate Raybaudi (1980) Sassone = EUR 41'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 935 Sicily

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    5 gr. vivid vermilion plate I unused mint block of four pos. 86-87, 96-97 with large part original gum (minor gum toning as usual), clear margins allround and of fresh colours, a fine multiple, signed Enzo Diena Sassone = EUR 9'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 936 Sicily

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    5 gr. vivid vermilion, 2nd plate in horizontal strip of four, positions 1-4, together with 10 gr. indigo as horizontal pair, positions 41-42, tied by framed handstamp to outer letter sheet, sent registered from Petralia Soprana to Palermo (Feb 1, 1860) with framed one-line dispatch mark and arrival cds on front. Despite some flaws a rare and spectacular franking with the largest strip of 5 gr. vermilion of 2nd plate known. Signed Alfredo Fiecchi, certificates Enzo Diena (1981) and Colla (2004).
    Starting bid : 14,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 937 Sicily

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    20 gr. slate-grey in an unused horizontal block of eight, pos. 64-67, 74-7, lower left stamp slightly touched otherwise a well margined multiple with full original gum and of very fresh colour. Cert. Fulpius (1949), Raybaudi (1999) Sassone = EUR 18'000 for two blocks of four.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 938 Sicily

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    20 gr. dark slate and 2 gr. light blue, II tavola, Palermo paper, used on cover from "Messina, 12.3.60" to Genova showing on reverse boxed "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" in red. Certificato Alberto Diena (1970).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 939 Sicily

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    50 gr. chocolate, pos. 26, slightly touched at bottom right, otherwise a fine used copy on piece, showing complete "Civitavecchia dalla via di mare" cancel. Presumably from a former single franking similar to the unique cover which is known to date, with the same Civitavecchia cancellation. Certificate Sorani (1995) Sassone = EUR 32.500.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 940 Sicily

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    Baroni Essays, 26 values in diff. colours on white and coloured paper, including two varieties 'vertical pairs', all in vivid colours,  mounted on album pages with description. A splendid group, which can be hardly assembled nowadays, enclosing 14 certificats in total Sassone = approx. EUR 40'000.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 941 Sicily

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    Giuseppe Barbera Colour Trials, collection on three album pages, including five diff. examples on hand paper, seven on machine paper, six copies plus a pair on cardboard and three examples of 1/2 gr. blue, two of these with experimental cancellations, all in very fine and fresh colours. A splendid group, which can be hardly assembled nowadays, enclosing 16 certificats in total Sassone = approx. EUR 150'000.
    Starting bid : 14,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 16,000 CHF

    Lot# : 942 Sicily

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    Interesting lot showing Bourbon and Sardo-Italian cancellations on Sardinian or Italian stamps, some in pairs or on piece, in total 120 examples, including Bourbone cancels of Acireale, Buccheri, Vallelunga as well as Sardo-Italian cancels of Serradifalco, Mezzojuso, further 10 c. bistre in a block of four (Sassone 14Co) with cert. Raybaudi. To be inspected.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 943 Sicily

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    1859: Collection 46 stamps used and 16 covers, including better shades as 1/2 gr. yellow-olive (Sass. 1b, cert. E. Diena), 1 gr. green olive (Sass. 3c) in a horiz. pair, 2 gr. cobalt in a horiz. strip of three on piece, 50 gr. lake brown as well as 20 gr. slate + 2 gr. blue on cover from Messina to Genoa (cert. Raybaudi). Despite minor imperfections a fine assembly.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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