Lot 70527 – Provisional Government Showpiece 1859 20c Dark

Provisional Government Showpiece 1859 20c Dark Purplish Lilac, intense colour and large balanced margins showing dividing lines on three sides, tied by 9-bar grill with Arms to cover from Modena (24 GENN. 60 cds), paying rate to border only and sent to Vienna, Austria, via Milano (transit and bs on reverse), stamped « 15 » (soldi) due for single-weight letter over the third distance step (Milano-Vienna) due to suspension of the Postal Convention between the Kingdom of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Important and beautiful showpiece, signed by E. Asinelli, F. Grioni, Raybaudi, G. Colla (cert. 1993) & G. Bottacchi (cert. 2000)