Lot 30194 – 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to

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Lot 30194 – 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to

Lot 30194 – 1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to

Italian States » Sicily » 20 Grana » Covers
Price realised
3’800 CHF
Estimate
4’000 – 5’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1860 (28.5) Folded letter sheet Messina to Napoli, franked 20Gr., 10Gr., 5Gr. and two 2Gr. each with frame cancel, Messina cds at base, arrival backstamp, 10Gr. with just touched margin at top, otherwise all are good to clear, small repair to front of item and name re-writen, a fine looking four colour franking, 1Gr. overfranked, the combination unpriced in Sassone, the 39 grana rate pays the double sheet rate and shipped by commercial steamship.

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

Catalogue ref: Sassone 13, 12b, 11, 6
Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic Sicily Part 1

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