Sale 52: The Westpex Sale

Lot 284 o   

Lombardy-Venetia, 1850 Arms 5c Buff, Hand-Made Paper, 3 singles tied together by bold Milano boxed date stamp, an Extremely Fine strike; with 2004 Ferchenbauer certificate. Sassone No. 1.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 285    

Lombardy-Venetia, 1863 Double Eagle 10s Blue, Perf 14, genuine, hinge remnants, few minor perf stains, o.g., Fine appearing; with 1995 A.P.S. certificate. Michel No. 17. Sassone No. 39.
Scott No. 18    $14,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 286    

Lombardy-Venetia, Newspaper Tax, 1859, 1kr Black, clear to large margins, tied by blue circular handstamp on 1860 Berlin newspaper front, Very Fine. Michel No. 1. Sassone No. 2.
Scott No. PR1    $4,750 for off cover.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 287    

Lombardy-Venetia, Newspaper Tax, 1859, 2kr Red, o.g., hinge remnants, ample to large margins, Very Fine. Scott No. PR2. Michel No. 2.
Sassone No. 3    €1,300 ($1,800).

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Lot 288    

Modena, 1859 Provisional Govt. 15c Brown, o.g., hinge remnants, ample to large margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine; signed Sorani. Sassone No. 13 €3,500 ($4,830).
Scott No. 11    $4,000.

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Lot 289    

Papal/Roman States, 1852, ½b Black on Dull Violet, Two Vertical Pairs, in combination with 1852, 2b black on greenish white, vertical pair on 1865 folded lettersheet to Caiazzo, all tied by diamond grid handstamps, matching "Viterbo, 6 Dec 65" cds alongside and governor cachet handstamp on front and reverse; town in address panel with manuscript obliteration, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1+2    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Lot 290    

Papal/Roman States, 2b Black on Green, Bisected, large margins to touched, tied by bold grid cancel on flap of local June 30, 1859 folded Bologna letter, large Bologna Provincial official double circle handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 3b; $6,500    Estimate $500 - 750.

The Provisional government was set up on June 13, 1859 when Austrians left Bologna. Roman States stamps were used until Romagna issued stamps on September 1, 1859. Due to shortage of some values the more plentiful values of Roman States stamps were bisected.

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Lot 291    

Parma, 1857, 25c Red Brown, full o.g., full well balanced margins, fresh and Very Fine; signed Sorani. Sassone No. 10 €1,000 ($1,380).
Scott No. 10    $650.

Realized: $170

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Lot 292 /   

Italy, 1861, 20g Yellow, block of 10, o.g., three stamps at top never hinged, margins large to just in at bottom, bright color, some wrinkling affecting left vertical pair, otherwise Fine, still a rare and lovely showpiece multiple; signed A. Diena. 2010 Sassone No. 12 €7,500 ($10,350).
Scott No. 26    $5,500 for singles.

Realized: $600

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Lot 293    

Italy, 1865 Victor Emmanuel II 10c Buff, Turin Printing, bright color on fresh paper, diagonal gum crease, corner crease lower left, Fine. Sassone No. T17.
Scott No. 27    $4,000.

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