Lot 30148 – Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19

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Lot 30148 – Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
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Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19

Lot 30148 – Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19

Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Stamps
Price realised
3’400 CHF
Estimate
3’600 – 4’600 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five




1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19 and 46, with full original light brownish gum, a fine mint multiple.




Exhibition showpiece.




Expertise: Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).
Catalogue ref: Sassone 9
Delcampe Category: Outstanding Mint Block of Twenty-Five 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine pink (rosa carminio), mint top right-hand corner sheet marginal block of 25 (5 x 5), positions 6-10 to 46-50, showing retouches in positions 9, 10, 19 and 46, with full original light brownish gum, a fine mint multiple. Showpiece.
Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic Sicily Part 1

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