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½ gr. bright yellow, plate I, Naples paper, fresh colour and even large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine. Certificate Enzo Diena (1987) (Sassone 1d)
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2 gr. blue, plate I, Naples paper, corner block of four, fresh colour and good to large margins, unused with original gum. Very fine, signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1990) (Sassone 6g)
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2 gr. light blue, plate II, Palermo paper, horizontal corner strip of four with good to large margins including aprox. 2/5 mm sheet margins, unused with fresh original gum. Light fold between the first and second stamp from the left, still very fine and fresh. A rare multiple of the 2nd plate. Certificate Colla (2002)
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10 gr., 2 single copies in indigo resp. dark blue, and pair 2 gr. light blue, plate II, ample to mostly large margins, lightly cancelled on letter sheet from "MESSINA 11 6 1860", to Genova, with adjacent red "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI". A most unusual franking on cover to the kingdom of Sardinia. Certificate Diena (2000) ) (Sassone 12,12b,7)
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1 gr. olive brown, plate , 1st state, good to large margins and neatly cancelled, very fine. Certificate Colla (2016) (Sassone 3b)
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5 gr. dark carmine with single copy 2 gr. blue, plate I, and three single copies 2 gr. deep dark blue (azzurro scurissimo), all in fresh colour and with good to mostly large margins, tied by neat 'ferro di cavallo' to letter sheet from "CATANIA 7 = 8 59" to Palermo with arrival mark on front. Very fine entire with most unusual franking. Signed a.o. Emilio Diena and Enzo Diena with certificate (1987) (Sassone 9b,6,8a)
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½ gr. dark orange, plate I, Naples paper, fresh colour and large margins, lightly cancelled, extremely fine. Certificate Sorani (1990) (Sassone 1e)
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2 gr. ultramarine (azzuro oltramare), Naples paper, fresh colour and large margins, tied by light 'ferro di cavallo' handstamp to letter sheet with adjacent "MESA. 1859 15 GENNO" to Catania. Very fine. Several signatures, certificate Sorani (2022) (Sassone 7d)
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2 gr. blue, plate II, horizontal marginal strip of 3, fresh colour and large margins including ca. 5 mm sheet margin at left, lightly used. Pre-fold between second and third stamp, otherwise very fine. A most attractive strip. Certificate Colla (2002) (Sassone 7a)
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20 gr. slate grey and 2 gr. light blue, plate I, Palermo paper, tied to entire letter with adjacent "MESSINA 18-3 60" and boxed "P.D." to Würzburg, Bavaria. The 20 gr. slightly touched at left, otherwise large margins. A very fine and attractive letter with rare destination. Certificate Raybaudi (2000)
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