David Feldman All World & Collections Including Rarities of the World December 11-12 2019

249 Geneva, December 11-12, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 40983 F / 246 13Ea +14E 1863 (13 Aug.) Small cover to Florence franked by 10c Bistre (pl. II) and 5c Green (plate IV), 1863 printings, tied by clear PAULIGERREI double-ring cds with ornament (Sass. rated “13” = € 6’500), another strike alongside, endorsed “Con vaglia” (“With money order”) and with transits on reverse of Cagliari, Monastir and Genova plus Firenze bs, stamps with clear to large margins, rare showpiece, signed Bottachi (cert. 2006) 750 40984 F / 246 14Af 1855-62 Extremely rare vertical pair of the 10c Dark Chocolate Brown tied to folded cover from Torino, two strikes of the cds “with hour,” sent to Breo-Mondovi (bs). The pair with large margins showing part of neighboring stamps at right and at foot, an important and precious franking, very fine, signed A. & G. Bolaffi, Avanzo, A. Diena 400 40985 CC C / 248 14Ba 1855-62 10c Lilac-brown (bruno lilaceo), mint BLOCK OF FIFTY, practically ALL NEVER HINGED with only a tiny hinge trace at top, fresh deep shade and fresh gum, insignificant corner creasing and two small stains of no importance for such an exceptional item, cert. A.Diena (1965) and Raybaudi (1979) (Sass. ca € 160’000 for never hinged) 8’000 40986 F / 248 14Ca 1855-62 10c Dark olive-grey (1861 issue) tied by TORINO 18 SET 61 cds on local folded cover, very fine, cert. Diena 120 40987 F / 248 14Cn SARDINIA USED IN SICILY AT UNCOMMON RATE, 1863 Double weight folded letter sent within Palermo, with exceptional example of the 10c Reddish Brown (plate II, 1861 printing) with large to enormous margins, tied by circular Palermo cds (28 MAR 63) showing time of day (another strike below), an uncommon usage and tariff, superb in all respects. Signed Avanzo, Bottachi (cert. 2002) 600 UNIQUE USE OF RED BOXED “LONATO” CANCEL OF LOMBARDY 40988 F 14E+13Db 1863 Cover to Soresina (Brescia) sent from Lonato (22 DIC 63 cds) franked by 5c Light Yellow Green (1862 print) and 10c Bistre (1863) cancelled by rare red boxed Sardo-Italian cancel in red - the only known use on these two values. Stamps with ample margins, and shows transit on reverse of Treviglio (24 DIC 63), very fine showpiece, signed A. Bolaffi, G. Bollaffi (1950), Raybaudi & Enzo Diena (cert. 1991) 5’000