Lot 70527 – Provisional Government Showpiece 1859 20c Dark

Provisional Government Showpiece 1859 20c Dark Purplish Lilac, intense colour and large balanced margins showing dividing lines on three sides, tied by 9-bar grill with Arms to cover from Modena (24 GENN. 60 cds), paying rate to border only and sent to Vienna, Austria, via Milano (transit and bs on reverse), stamped “15” (soldi) due for single-weight letter over the third distance step (Milano-Vienna) due to suspension of the Postal Convention between the Kingdom of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Important and beautiful showpiece, signed by E. Asinelli, F. Grioni, Raybaudi, G. Colla (cert. 1993) & G. Bottacchi (cert. 2000)