Lot 30132 – Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Lot 30132 – Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Lot 30132 – Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Italian States » Sicily » 2 Grana, Plate II » Covers
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Price realised
9’000 CHF
Estimate
8’000 – 12’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
First Day Usage January 1st, 1859
1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare), very “dry” print, cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino tied by both frame handstamp and despatch cds, a fine legible date of first day of issue.
One of the finest of all the Sicilian First Day Usages
Only four covers and one front with 2Gr. franking recorded.
Expertise: Signed A.Diena, Russo, Cert. Alberto Diena (1969), Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).
Catalogue ref: Sassone 7d
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