Germany (Wurttemberg) 1859 4-Times Used Turned Cover 2x 3kr Printings Tubingen
3kr orange-yellow, used in combination with three 1859 3kr yellow-orange, on turned cover used four times; twice from Tubingen to Ohringen and twice from Ohringen to Tubingen, adhesives with the odd fault, but chiefly sound and fine, a dramatic and unusual usage of two different printings, with tremendous visual appeal, scarce and fine; with Thomas Heinrich BPP certificate.
PRICE: $895.00
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Italy (Sardinia) 1863 40c vermilion Folded Cover Milno to Paris France DLR Day of Issue
Folded cover, franked with 40c vermilion (Sassone 16Da), four margins, tied by neatly-struck Milano c.d.s. (1 Dec), "ITALIE LANSLEBOURG .. DEC. 63" entry mark struck beside, to Paris, France, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (4 Dec) and Torino transit, a remarkably late usage, postmarked on the day of issue of the De La Rue adhesives of Italy, and in the last possible month of usage of Sardinian adhesives, wonderfully fresh and very fine; signed Vaccari.
PRICE: $695.00
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Italy (Sardinia) 1863 5c dark green +10c bistre Folded Cover Torricella to Naples
Folded cover, franked with 5c dark green and 10c bistre (Sassone 13E, 14E), each with four large margins, slightly overlapping, tied by neatly-struck Torricella c.d.s. in greenish-blue (24 Gen), to Naples, with c.d.s. arrival backstamped, a beautiful cover, showing a usage of Sardinian adhesives following the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy; signed R. Mondolfo & Chiavarello with Enzo Diena certificate, noting "the letter is original and the stamp and its rare cancellation are perfect." (Sassone € 230 + 5'500)
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Netherlands 1739 Texelse Post Amsterdam Stampless FL Constantinople to Leyden
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined Constantinople, to Leyden, Netherlands, endorsed "port van Texel" and "by Capt Smith D:G:G:" (Die God Geleide, or "Whom God May Guide"), struck on arrival with Arms & Post Horn 6/S (6 stuiver) handstamp of the Amsterdam Texelse Post, established in 1706 to faciliate the conveyance of mails between ships anchored on the Rede and Amsterdam, thence onwards to other destinations, a rare entire of exceptionl quality.
PRICE: $995.00
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Papal States (Italy) 1852 1/2b deep violet Strip of 4 Cover Toscanella to Viterbo
1865 folded cover, franked with 1852 1/2b deep violet strip of four, from the upper left corner of the sheet, tied by double-circle TOSCANELLA c.d.s., to Viterbo, a scarce multiple particularly in this difficult shade, attractive and fine, signed A. Diena and G. Oliva, with 1987 Enzo Diena certificate. (Sassone 1Ab)
PRICE: $675.00
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Parma 1857 10c black “Large Greca” + 15c rose Folded Letter to Faenza
Folded letter, franked with 1852 10c black on white showing the "Large Greca" variety on left side, in combination with 15c black on rose, both four-margin examples, correctly paying the 25c rate to the Papal States, tied by choice PARMA 20 MARZ 57 c.d.s., to Faenza, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a remarkably fresh cover with tremendous appeal, particularly showing the variety; signed Asinelli and Avanzo, with Enzo Diena certificate. (Sassone 2a, 3)
PRICE: $595.00
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