Lot 30241 – SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript “Spacafo 31 marzo” alongside

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Lot 30241 – SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript “Spacafo 31 marzo” alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside
Stamp of Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically) SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript "Spacafo 31 marzo" alongside

Lot 30241 – SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Cover to Palermo franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine cancelled by pen cross with manuscript “Spacafo 31 marzo” alongside

Italian States » Sicily » Cancellations (ordered by towns alphabetically)
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

SPACCAFURNO: 1861 (31.3) Folded letter sheet to Palermo, franked Sardinia 1860 20c ultramarine (azzurro oltremare) (Sassone 15Dc), cancelled by pen cross with manuscript “Spacafo 31 marzo” alongside.

A wonderful example of one of the rarest and well-known Sardo-Italian provisional cancellations of Sicily.

Expertise: Signed A.Diena, Russo, Cert. A. Diena (1974), Cert. Giacomo Bottacchi, AIEP. (2026).

Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic Sicily Part 1

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