David Feldman - Europe & All World Collections Thursday, December 6, 2018, at 10:00 CET

223 Geneva, December 6, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 51308 F / 222 4A trisect 1852 TRISECT of 3 baj.(central part of adhesive) on backside of cover from Bologna to Porretta (lettera in porto assegnato), at left of adhesive closed hole from seal, rare and lovely small cover, signed Diena, etc., ex Barcella (Sassone no.4A, € 8’000+) 600 51309 F / 222 5A 1852 4baj on Local money value letter of Roma bearing manuscript marking ‘bono di scudi venti’, at back 3 small seals, very scarce as only a handful of these ‘money value letters’ are known from Papal State (Sassone no.5A) 240 51310 F / 222 1854 (May 23) Mourning env. from Rome to Philadelphia “Per steamer via Liverpool” with 1st-Issue Papal States 6b (near 4m) plus 2nd-Issue Papal States 8b (4; margins mostly clear) all tied by mainly fine 2-ring “ROMA” cds’s with French transit cds (“E. POST./2 ST. LOUIS 2”) and “5/N. YORK BRITISH PKT” cds on the front. Addressed to Joshua Francis Fisher (1807-1878) a prominent Philadelphian and once vice president of the Philadelphia historical society. A ridiculously rare incoming item to the USA, exhibition quality. 300 51311 A / 222 1867 J. Delpierre essays of Pope Pius IX, group of six essays, each of size approx. 108X68mm in colours of lilac, slate, black, rose, green and lake, scarce, cert. Diena 3’000 51313 51312 51312 A 1867 J. DELPIERRE Essay on cardboard combining photography of Pope Pius IX, added red frame and “1 Scudo” value in reverse, no gum, very fine an possibly unique, cert. Sorani, ex Harris 2’400 51313 C J 14 1867 3c Pink grey mint block of four, original gum with hinge remnant, faults incl. tear and pinhole on lower left stamp, a very rare multiple, cert. Sorani (2009) (Sassone € 35’000) 1’500 51314 F / 222 16 1867 5c Blue-green, VERTICAL GUTTER PAIR, tied by grill on folded cover to Vetralla, ROMA 3 FEB 68 cds alongside, pair is touched at right, cover slightly reduced at left, a rare pair, cert. Diena (Sass. € 30’000) 1’500 Bidding Steps All bids in Euros 50-100 5 100-200 10 200-500 20 500-1000 50 1’000-2’000 100 2’000-5’000 200 5’000-10’000 500 10’000-20’000 1’000 20’000-50’000 2’000 50’000-100’000 5’000 100’000-200’000 10’000 Bids between these steps will be adjusted accordingly to the next higher bid step. The bidder is bound by his/her offer until a higher bid has been validly accepted.