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

253 Geneva, December 11-12, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) MIXED COLOURS & PLATES 40998 F 3+5 1859 1gr Deep Rust Brown, plate I, retouched pos. 5 (margin line at top) used together with 1gr Bright Olive Green, plate III on white paper, used together on folded letter from Catania (23 - 3 / 60 cds) to Messina (bs), good to huge margins, a most uncommon combination franking and a very fine showpiece of great rarity and dramatic beauty Expertise: Cert. G. Colla (2001) and signed A. Diena 5’000 40999 F 3d 1859 1gr Olive Brown, plate I, second state, horizontal pair with large even margins all around from pos. 67 (retouched) and 68, tied to cover from Girgenti (59 / 23 - 4 cds with all numbers inverted) to Palermo (25 APR. 59 arrival cds), most attractive and extremely fine Expertise: Cert. E. Diena (1984), signed Russo and A. Diena 5’000