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  • Lot# : 1602 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 : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1603 Sicily

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    1 gr. brown-olive, 1st plate and 2nd state in vertical pair, positions 41/51, unused with full brownish gum with some usual wrinkles, fresh and with broad margins all round and left sheet margin with line. A great rarity. Certificates Enzo Diena (1987) and Colla (2003) Sassone = EUR 150'000+.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1604 Sicily

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    2 gr. vivid blue, 1st plate on Naples paper in a block of four, positions 87-88, 97-98 with retouche in position 98, unused with full gum, broad margins all round with sheet margin at base. Cert. Giulio Bolaffi (1965) Sassone = EUR 66'000 for four single examples.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1605 Sicily

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    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 = EUR 225'000 for 25 blocks of four.

    Provenance: Collection Alphonse Rothschild
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1606 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 : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1607 Sicily

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    1859: Ferdinando II, compl. set seven values ½ gr. orange to 50 gr. red-brown, all neatly cancelled by framed handstamps. One cert. Alberto Diena.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1608 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. yellow light-olive, 1st plate on Naples paper with three broad margins and cut along the line at left, cancelled by framed handstamp on newspaper "Tremacoldo" from Messina (Jan 11, 1860), sent to Nicotera. Exceptional rarity and only example known of this colour on newspaper. Signed Emilio Diena and Matteo Tosto; certificates Enzo Diena (1990) and Raybaudi (2000) No price given in Sassone for use on cover.
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1609 Sicily

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    1/2 gr. orange (2), one from 1st, one from 2nd plate, in addition 1 gr. green-darkolive, 3rd plate, all on Naples paper, tied by three strikes of framed handstamp to letter from Giarra to Messina. The two 1/2 gr. stamp were reused to defraud the post in the office of Giarre and show therefore some small imperfections, a rare letter with fine postal history content, impressive due to the use of 1/2 gr. from different plates. Certificates Enzo Diena (1987) and Raybaudi (1994) Sassone = EUR 34'400.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1610 Sicily

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    1859: 1 gr. grey-olive, plate II on Naples paper in a hor. pair, fresh colour and good to large margins, tied with framed handstamp to cover sent to Palermo with LIGATA handstamp (Sassone 13 points) and Palermo arrival cds (15 GIOG 59) alongside. Sign. Enzo Diena and cert. Colla (1993) Sassone = EUR 1'650.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1611 Sicily

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    Mazzarino, oval handstamp (Sassone 12 points) on cover to Girgenti, franked with 2 gr. light-blue, 3rd plate with good margins. Signed Alberto Diena Sassone = EUR 5'250.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1612 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 : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1613 Sicily

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    Militello circular datestamp (May 4, 1862, Sassone 12 points) used as obliterator of well margined Sardinia 10 c. dark chocolate-brown on entire letter to Palermo with Catania transit and arrival cds's (May 7, 1862) on reverse. Cert. Raybaudi (1996) Sassone = EUR 6'750.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF
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