Lot 20532 – USAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
Lot 20532 – USAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
Lot 20532 – USAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
Italian States » Lombardy Venetia
Price realised
11’000 EUR
Estimate
12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 9 Dec 2015 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
USAGE OF THE 15 CENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1850 Small neat folded letter sheet from Verona to Cittadella, franked 1850 15 cents, red, Type I from the first printing, good to very large margins and showing small portions a St.Andrew’s Cross at right, superbly tied by crisp clear VERONA/1.6 cds, with script arrival bs in blue Cittasella/2.GIU, a remarkable usage, an imporatnt postal history rarity of Lombary Venetia, showpiece (Sassone 3a, € 57’500)
(Note: According to Sassone Annullamenti the blue Cittasella script type was only in use in June 1850)
Estimate €12’000 – 15’000 Catalogue ref: 3Xa
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