Lot 30174 – Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste

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Lot 30174 – Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste

Lot 30174 – Sicily 1859 10Gr (4) and 1Gr (4) outer letter sheet Marsala to Trieste

Italian States » Sicily » 10 Grana » Covers
Price realised
4’000 CHF
Estimate
6’000 – 8’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1859 (15.8) Folded entire Messina to Genova by French packet, franked 10 Gr. in two horizontal pairs, top right corner of top pair with margin fault plus two pairs of 1 Gr., each with framed cancels, red three-line PIRSOCAFI / POSTALI / FRANCESI, an unrecorded combination paying the two sheet letter rate to Sardinia by French Steamer.

A striking entire paying the stunning 84 Grana rate.


Expertise: Signed A.Diena, Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).

Catalogue ref: Sassone 12, 5b
Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic Sicily Part 1

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