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Auction: 163 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1280

#3, 3a, 4, 4e, 7, 2gr Carmine pl. I, 2gr Vivid carmine pl. I, four examples, 5gr Brownish rose pl. I, 5gr Rose carmine pl. II vertical strip of three, 50gr Rose lake, on large folded cover dated April 28, 1860 from Naples to Rome, cancelled by framed "Annullato", red boxed "P.D." below, and dispatch datestamp on reverse, a very fine and rare franking including different values of each dissimilar denomination, rare 5gr pl. II strip of three and the highest denomination, the 50gr; 1976 A. Diena and 2014 Sorani certificates, signed Grioni and Jakubek; Scott quotes the 50gr on cover at $32,000 (Sassone 5e, 5f, 8, 9, 14; € 101,750).

Estimate
$3,000 to $4,000