Lot 30158 – Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.

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Lot 30158 – Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
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Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.

Lot 30158 – Sicily A unique unrecorded franking 1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr.

Italian States » Sicily » 5 Grana, Plate I » Covers
Price realised
4’400 CHF
Estimate
800 – 1’200 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
A unique unrecorded franking




1860 (2.1) Folded letter sheet from Messina to Genova, franked 10 Gr. dark blue (azzuro cupo), 5 Gr. horizontal strip of four, plate I, carmine (carminio) and bottom marginal 2 Gr. plate I blue (azzurro), French maritime three-line red handstamp, arrival backstamp, the bottom margin of the 5 Gr. strip is repaired, an attractive-looking cover, an unrecorded franking in Sassone, paying the 1 1/2 sheet letter




Expertise: Signed Russo, Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).
Catalogue ref: Sassone 9a, 6b, 12
Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic Sicily Part 1

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