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Auction: 4003 - Stamps & Covers of the World featuring Italy and Italian States
Lot: 426

Sicily 1859 (1 Jan.) Issue 5g. vermiglio, II tavola [1] and 20g. grigio ardesia scuro [79], both with good to large margins all round, on 1860 (31 Mar.) commercial entire addressed to Genoa, both neatly cancelled and showing Catania despatch and Messina c.d.s. plus "piroscafi/postali/francesi" struck in red and with the arrival datestamp on the reverse. There is a light horizontal filing crease which does not detract from this splendid and rare franking. Enzo Diena Certificate (1984). Sass. 11a, 13c. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 provenance: 'Alphonse', November 1984

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