Lot 30157 – ** Sicily 1859 5 Gr. carmine rose (rosa carminio), two horizontal strips of four and pairs of 10 Gr. and 2 Gr., each stamp with fine frame cancel, third 5 Gr. in first strip with repair at top, mounted onto paper for bet
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Lot 30157 – ** Sicily 1859 5 Gr. carmine rose (rosa carminio), two horizontal strips of four and pairs of 10 Gr. and 2 Gr., each stamp with fine frame cancel, third 5 Gr. in first strip with repair at top, mounted onto paper for bet
Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers
Price realised
36’000 CHF
Estimate
40’000 – 60’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
The Greatest Cover of the Five Grana 1859 5 Gr. plate I, carmine rose (rosa carminio), two horizontal strips of four and pairs of 10 Gr. and 2 Gr., each stamp with fine frame cancel, light vertical creases in both strips, mounted onto paper for better presentation, all on 1859 (25.6) large folded registered (Assicurata) cover from Cefalu to Palermo.
Undoubtedly, the most important franking of the 5 Grana value and the first time it has been shown as a complete cover.
A spectacular franking and one of the only two listed 64 Grana rated covers listed in Sassone.
Expertise: Signed A.Diena, Russo, Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).
Catalogue ref: Sassone 9
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