Lot 40224 – 60 CRAZIE SINGLE FRANKING ON COVER

60 CRAZIE SINGLE FRANKING ON COVER

1851-52 60cr deep scarlet on grey, a very fine example with exceptional margins for the most part displaying part of the neighboring frame lines on three sides, just slightly touched in part of the left margin, used on large registered cover from Livorno (Leghorn) to Milan, tied by « 3 Mar 1858/Livorno » ornamental datestamp, with « P.D. », « Per Consegna » straight-line and « Dopo/La Partenza » two-line handstands, with receiving c.d.s. on reverse; one of the finest of only about five covers recorded bearing a single franking of the highest first-issue denomination and rarest stamp of Tuscany before the Provisional Government period; signed Enzo Diena and Alberto Bolaffi (« per esteso »).