Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4

Regno, usage of Sardinian adhesives 1861 (Dec 16): Entire letter from Messina to Torino, endorsed "via Genova", bearing Sardinia IV. emission 20 c. in the very rare cobalt 'cobalto' shade, a fine and fresh adhesive with large to enormous margins all round, tied by light wreathed MESSINA cds in black, information strike alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (Dec 20). Lightest horizontal file fold well away from the stamp, a most attractive example of this rare shade on entire. Signed A. Diena and E. Diena; cert. Bottacchi (2006) Sassone = € 13'500.