Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 4

Issued stamps 1851 (Jan): 5 c. black, second report, in combination with 20 c. blue, third report, two fresh and fine examples with good to enormous margins all round, tied by Rombi mute obliterator with "NIZZA MARITT. 16 SET. 53" despatch cds in black, "P.D." handstamp in red and French "SARD. 16 SEPT. 53 ANTIBES" entry cds in red alongside, on entire letter to Antibes, France. Reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Light horizontal file fold well away from the adhesives just mentioned for accuracy, a most appealing entire, the rare two-colour franking from its last month paying correctly the 25 centesimi border rate to France. Signed Isaac; cert. E. Diena (1985) Sassone = € 35'000.