Romagna – Supremely Rare Return Receipt with FIRST DAY Usage

1859 (9 September) “Ricevuta di Returno” for a registered letter which arrived at the manorial estate of Krzeszew, near the village of Ozorkow, in RUSSIAN POLAND on 18 August, sent from there via Rokisiny (cyrillic cds) and Bodenbach (cds) and arriving in Bologna on 9 September (cds and manuscript docketing on receipt), with Romagna 6b value tied by Roman States grill – this being the earliest known usage of  the key 6b value (Sassone still lists 22 Sept.), as well as one of the very few Italian States covers to or from Russian Poland. (Sassone n° 7, € 150’000 for used on cover)

Stamp with four even margins, the receipt with occasional age spots, a fine and highly important early showpiece of the utmost importance for one who pursues the earliest known uses of the Italian States

Expertise: cert. Sorani (1997)

Price on request