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
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, 18591859 (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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