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lot # 3309 - europe naples

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1858: 20 gr. 'rosa lillaceo' in combination with 10 gr. 'rosa brunastro' and 5 gr. 'rosa brunastro', all from plate I, three fresh and fine adhesives with large to huge margins on cover from Napoli via Paris to Aix-la-Chapelle / Aachen in Prussia, endorsed "Par Vapour directe par Marseilles". The 20 grana adhesive was tied by boxed ANNULLATO of Napoli, while the 5 grana and 10 grana stamps were left uncancelled at despatch. Obverse struck with framed "P.D." handstamp, reverse with NAPOLI despatch cds (Aug 3, 1858) in red. Upon arrival in Marseille an octagonal entry "D.SICILES S.E. / MARSEILLE / 6 AOUT 58" datestamp on black was struck to the front as well as a Prussian "FRANKREICH PER AACHEN / FRANCO / 8 8" in red which ties the 5 grana adhesive. The cover made its journey via the Lyon - Paris ambulant and Paris itself, it was distributed to the receiver on August 8, 1858. Cover little bit tatty de to the thin paper, stabilized from the inner side, nevertheless a rare usage to Prussia using the French shipmail. Signed A. Diena; certs. E. Diena (1983), Colla (2021) Sassone = € 7'725.

Michel Catalogue 292: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V)

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