Lot 30030 – Sicily 1860 outer letter sheet Girgenti to Palermo with 1/2Gr pair pl.II and a 1Gr
Lot 30030 – Sicily 1860 outer letter sheet Girgenti to Palermo with 1/2Gr pair pl.II and a 1Gr
Italian States » Sicily » 1/2 Grano, Plate II » Covers
Price realised
3’000 CHF
Estimate
4’000 – 6’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859 1/2 Gr. plate II, bright orange (arancio vivo) in a pair and a 1Gr. plate III single, close to good margins, despatch cancel 5/5 with inverted 5 (month) overstruck by arrival cancel of 7/5, vertical crease affecting 1 Gr., addressee rewritten, only five letters with this combination recorded in Sassone.
Expertise: Signed Russo, Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).
Catalogue ref: Sassone 2b, 5
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