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Sale 78: The Westpex Sale

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Italian States - Sicily - 1859 ½gr Ferdinand II

Lot 449    

Sicily, 1859 Ferdinand II ½g orange, plate I (Pos. 27) tied in combination with ½gr orange, plate II (Pos. 64) + 2gr blue, plate III on 1860 folded cover from Cefalú to Messina, 9 March 1860, tied by bold horseshoe cancel in most unusual horizontal position to disguise reuse of ½gr stamps as Postal Fraud, adhesives with large margins, 2gr lightly crease by file fold which has been neatly pressed out, Very Fine, Sassone catalog for #2 on cover; with 1955 A. Diena, 1970 Fiecchi, 1970 Sorani and 2011 Mentaschi certificates. Scott Nos. 10.
Sassone Nos. 1+2+8; €35,000 ($43,050)    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A WONDERFUL POSTAL FRAUD WHICH SHOWS A RARE USAGE OF THE ½GR PLATE I IN COMBINATION WITH ½GR PLATE II.

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Realized: $2,100

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