Lot 251270 – Lombardy Venetia, 1850, 30 centesimi dark brown, type

Lombardy Venetia, 1850, 30 centesimi dark brown, type I, the unique block of 14 with cancellation concentric circles Villafranca 10.7. A stunning multiple with full to very wide margins and four well-struck postmarks, inverted and somewhat oily. The top left stamp with a natural paper fold; to the middle left is a 2 cm tear that is scarcely visible from front (carefully reinforced with hinge on back). The third stamp in lower row shows a most conspicuous plate flaw above the “0” in “30”. An exceptional, fresh, and most impressive multiple of the 30 centesimi value and very likely the largest known block of this denomination, type I. With certificates Colla (2007) and Ferchenbauer (2020)