Lot 30132 – Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino

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Lot 30132 – Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 2 Grana, Plate II » Covers Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 2 Grana, Plate II » Covers Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 2 Grana, Plate II » Covers Sicily First Day Usage January 1st, 1859 : 1859 (1 Gen) 2Gr. ultramarine (azzure oltremare) cover front from Palermo to Bisacquino
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 2 Grana, Plate II » Covers 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
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
Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic Sicily Part 1

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