Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Croce di S. Andrea 1850: Carta a mano 30 c. brown type II, complete St. Andrew's Cross at base of the stamp, vivid colour and good to large margins all round, cancelled by two line "BADIA 2 LUG." datestamp. An appealing example of this rare combination presenting one out of seven known St. Andrew's Crosses with 30 c. brown. A desirable item for a connoisseur's collection of Lombardo-Veneto or the Old Italian States.rnDescribed in the census of Dr. Jerger in 'Allgemeine und besondere Frankaturen' (1983) and the one of Greg Todd (2004).rnSigned  Emilio & Enzo Diena, Giulio Bolaffi and and Giorgio Colla; group cert. Ferchenbauer & Matl (2004) Sassone = € 375'000 / Ferchenbauer = € 120'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe (1961), lot 101; Collection Renato Mondolfo (1980), shown at WIPA 1981; Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger.