Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

Lot 350    

Lombardy-Venetia, 1850 Arms 5c buff, hand-made paper, large margins to clear, tied by well-struck "Pizzighettone 31/5" cds on folded letter to Cremona, inside with 30c Green & Black, Fiscal (Sassone 8) tied by boxed handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce and desirable cover; with 1996 Raybaudi and 2007 Sismondo certificates and signed by both.
Scott Nos. 1, 3    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 351    

Lombardy-Venetia, 1850 Arms 15c red, hand-made paper, type III, large margins to full, bright color, tied by "Piazza, Ago. 11" two-line handstamp on large part of folded letter to the vicinities of Clusone, neat Clusone (8.12) backstamp; light horizontal file fold barely affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine and rare use from Piazza; 2004 Sismondo certificate, signed by Oliva and Sismondo.
Scott Nos. 4    Estimate $500 - 750.

The Piazza cancellation is rare with a Sassone rarity factor of 11 in the cancellations manual.

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Lot 352    

Naples, 1860 Cross of Savoy ½t deep blue, full o.g., margins ample to large, strong bold color, tiny hint of oxidation, Very Fine; with 2009 JF Brun and 2014 Colla certificates. Scott Nos. 9 $47,500.
Sassone Nos. 16    €90,000 ($124,240).

ONE OF THE GREAT EUROPEAN RARITIES, PARTICULARLY WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

Realized: $10,500

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Lot 353    

Parma, 1852, 5c black on yellow, corner margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, large margins with full bottom left sheet margin, fresh and pristine, Extremely Fine; with 2012 H. Avi certificate. Scott Nos. 1.
Sassone Nos. 1    €2,000 ($2,760).

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Lot 354    

Parma, 1852, 10c black on white, left margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, full sheet margin with large margins around, strong color and impression, exceptional freshness, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice multiple in scarce never hinged condition; with 2012 H. Avi certificate. Scott Nos. 2.
Sassone Nos. 2    €2,000 ($2,760).

Realized: $400

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Lot 355    

Parma, 1859 Provisional Govt. 5c blue green, o.g., large margins all around, rich color and crisp impression, fresh and Extremely Fine, an exceptional example of this scarce shade variety; with 1993 Sorani certificate, signed A. Diena. Scott Nos. 12a $3,000.
Sassone Nos. 12    €5,500 ($7,590).

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Lot 356 ()   

Parma, 1859 Provisional Govt. 80c olive yellow, without gum, ample to large margins, strong color, Very Fine and rare; signed Brun, with 2002 Sismondo certificate. Scott Nos. 16 $2,650.
Sassone Nos. 18    €4,500 ($6,210).

Realized: $425

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Lot 357    

Sicily, 1859, 2gr colbalt, horizontal pair, plate 1, positions 83-84, tied by frames and Assicurata oval handstamp on 1859 folded letter to Girgenti, "Palermo, 2 Feb, 59" cds; tiny cover tear at top of little consequence, Very Fine. Sassone Nos. 6c.
Scott Nos. 13e    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 358

Italy, Italo Balbo, (leader in developing the Italian Air Force before WWII) signature on card with photo alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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Lot 359    

Italian Occupation of Venezia-Giulia, 1918, 3k-4k Coat of Arms high values, full o.g., fresh with rich colors, Very Fine, scarce mint high values. Scott Nos. N16, N18 $1,700.
Sassone Nos. 16-17    €2,100 ($2,900).

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