| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 2518 | |
SICILY, 1859, 5g Deep Rose,
Plate 1 (14a, Sassone 9a). Original gum, h.r., full margins, deep rich
color and fine impression, Very Fine and choice, Sassone L1,600,000 (Image) |
400.00 | 350.00 |
| 2519 | |
SICILY, 1859, 5g Brick Red,
Plate 1 (14b, Sassone 9d). Unused (no gum), clear to large margins,
beauiful distinctive Brick Red shade, tiny thin speck visible only in
fluidVERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BRICK RARE SHADE. Sassone L15,000,000 with gum, this shade unlisted in Sassone without gum (Image) |
4,500.00 | 1,250.00 |
| 2520 | |
SICILY, 1859, 5g Vermilion, Plate 1 (15, Sassone 10). Small part original gum, clear to full margins, bright color, fresh and Very Fine, Sassone L1,000,000 | 240.00 | 120.00 |
| 2521 | |
SICILY, 1859, 10g Dark Blue
(16, Sassone 12). Horizontal pair, Positions 46-47, part original gum,
full margins, beautiful deep rich color, Very Fine pair, signed twice in
pencil on back (once by Diena), small violet backstamp, Sassone L3,500,000
as pair, Scott Retail as two singles (Image) |
900.00 | 260.00 |
| 2522 | |
SICILY, 1859, 10g Indigo
(16a, Sassone 12b). Unused (no gum), clear to full margins, intense
color, showing retouches on back of neck, thin spots at top corners,
otherwise Very Fine, this retouched position is unlisted in Sassone,
Sassone value for ordinary Indigo with gum is L1,850,000 (Image) |
475.00 | 120.00 |
| 2523 | |
SICILY, 1859, 10g Indigo
(16a, Sassone 12b). Original gum, full to large margins all around,
incredibly intense shade, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful stamp, Sassone
L1,850,000 (Image) |
475.00 | 160.00 |
| 2524 | |
SICILY, 1859, 20g Dark Gray
Violet (17, Sassone 13). Vertical pair, unused (no gum), clear to large
margins all around, rich color and detailed impression, Very Fine and
choice pair, Sassone L3,500,000 as a pair with gum, L1,050,000 as two
singles without gum (Image) |
900.00 | 100.00 |
| 2525 |
SICILY, 1859, 20g Dark Gray
Violet (17, Sassone 13). Top sheet margin single, large margins other
sides, rich color, neat fancy frame cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful
stamp, signed Diena and with Thier backstamp, Sassone L1,350,000 (Image) |
400.00 | 180.00 | |
| 2526 | |
SICILY, 1859, 20g Slate
Purple (17 var, Sassone 13b). Tropicalized original gum, full margins
all around, fresh and distinctive color, Very Fine and choice example of
this rare shade, Sassone L6,750,000, this shade is unlisted in Scott (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 425.00 |
| 2527 | |
SICILY, 1859, 50g Dark Red
Brown (18, Sassone 14). Position 1, top left corner sheet
margins and large margins other sides, tropicalized original gum,
beautiful rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb corner margin copy of
the 50-grana, Sassone L1,400,000 (Image) |
450.00 | 200.00 |