sardinia - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 7058 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6Sardinia: 1852: 5 c. black, a used horizontal pair with good to wide margins, close at lower left, on 1853 cover from Torino to Genova tied by two strikes of a mute canceller with Torino despatch (Aug 18) alongside. Genova arrival on reverse. Certs. A. Diena (1963) and G. Colla (2002) Sassone = € 27'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 7europe sardinia |
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 Lot 7059 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 61852: 5 c. black and 20 c. blue, fine used examples with large margins, tied by two strikes of a mute canceller to 1853 cover from Nice to Antibes. Double circle NIZZA MARITIMA despatch (Aug 24) struck alongside, with indistinct red transit and PD also in red. Antibes arrival on reverse. A fine and scarce franking. Certificate Bottacchi (2001) Sassone = € 14'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 7europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2410 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 5Second War of Italian Independence 1859, outgoing: Entire letter written by two servicemen in Lonato, Lombardy to another serviceman in Casale, bearing Sardinia 1859 10 c. 'bruno chiaro rosaceo', a fine and fresh adhesive with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by indistinct Austrian-style "LONATO 25 DIC." datestamp (Sassone BS = 7 punti). Reverse with arrival cds of the next day. An appealing and interesting entire written at about the time of the preliminary peace contract of Villafranca, franked in the military concessionary rate. Ex Provera, signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 6'500 + 800. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2421 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51860: Selection seven entire letters / covers bearing single frankings of the 1860 20 c. blue adhesive, different shades, all tied by different rare circular or straight-line datestamps of Austrian origin incl. GAVARDO, CASALMAGGIORE, VESTONE, ADRO, CODOGNO, MARCARIA, and ASSO. A fine group with in a most appealing quality ex collection Provera, many competent signatures. Sassone = € 4'500rnrn Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2405 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51854: 20 c. indigo in a horizontal pair, a fresh and fine multiple with good to large margins and sheet margin at left, well embossed, tied by light "GENOVA 11 GIU 55 4 S" cds in black on double rate entire letter to Torino. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Pre-use cut in the margin between the two adhesives, some aging and horizontal file folds at base of the entire, still an attractive entire ex Provera. Signed A. Diena, Raybaudi & Grioni; cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 6'750. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2416 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51818-51: Three decrees, one of which about introducing of Cavallini imprints on letter-sheets and showing the examples of the two sets of three different imprints each, one printed in dark green, the other set embossed print only. The pages are a bit creased at the bottom. Another decree about reorganization of the postal system (some tolerable foxing), a third one 'LETTRES-PATENTES'. These three documents are printed in French language, the two first have been printed in 'Turin' (Torino), the latter in Chambéry. To this added a list of the post offices of Sardinia from 1851, this one is in Italian language. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2400 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51851 (Jan): 20 c. blue in a very rare horizontal pair, the right stamp with plate flaw in 'B' of 'Bollo', a fresh and fine multiple in a deep shade with good to huge margins all round, tied by Rombi mute obliterator with "TORINO 13 MAG 53 3 S" despatch cds in black alongside, on double rate entire letter to Vercelli. Reverse with arrival cds of the following day. Light horizontal file fold just mentioned for accuracy, nevertheless an exceptional franking to pay the 40 centesimi double rate, ex Provera, signed A. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 11'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2411 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51859: 5 c. 'verde giallo', two fine and fresh vertical pairs with overall good to large margins, one shaved at lower left, well embossed, tied by "CAVOUR 13 GIU. 60" cds (Sassone TO = 7 punti) to cover directed to Torino, reverse with arrival cds of the same day and distribution cachet. One stamp creasede when attached to the underlying, an appealing cover with an interesting franking to pay the inland rate. Ex Provera, Signed E. Diena, Gaggero & Bettini; cert. Colla (2006) Sassone = € 6'700 + 600. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2406 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51855: 5 c. 'verde smeraldo' in a horizontal pair (tiny nick at base) and 40 c. 'vermiglio tenue', fresh adhesives with good to large margins, well embossed, tied by one strike of "AIX LES BAINS 3 AOUT 56" cds, French "SARD. 4 AOUT 56 Pt DE BEAUVOISIN" entry cds in red alongside, on entire letter to Nimes, with handwritten note "aff. insuffisant". Reverse with CHAMBERY and LYON transit, LYON - MARSEILLE ambulant and NIMES arrival (Aug 4) cds's. Correctly franked for a cover up to 7.5 grams sent overland to France, the note "insufficient franking" was neglected in France and the cover was not taxed. An appealing item ex Provera, cert. Raybaudi (2004) Sassone = € 9'800. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
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 Lot 2417 - europe sardinia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 51851/58: Selection nine entire letters / covers incl. 1851 20 c. blue from Casale, 1853 20 c. blue used in its first month, 1854 two covers with 10 c. blue with shade interest, 1855/58, two local covers with 5 c. green, two covers with 20 c. cobalt or 'azzuro grigiastro', the latter sent to Foreign Minister Camillo di Cavour, also 40 c. cermillion on double rate inland cover. A far over average group with shade and cancellation interest in a most appealing quality, nine certificates. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6europe sardinia |
