Lot 1425
[Italian States] Papal States 1867, Mixed franking cover from Rimini 15 Mai to Rome, with Italy 20c blue (upper right corner damaged upon opening) and Papal States 2b green-olive, tied by dotted numeral "134", "Rimini 15 Mag 67"c.d.s., 2b tax mark, backstamped "Roma 16 Mag", an extremely rare and important surviving combination cover. Sassone L 26, 3A; €100,000 ($110,000).
VERY RARE WITH ONLY 3 COVERS KNOWN.
Expertization: 1999 Oliva Certificate.
Of the three such covers known, one from same correspondence is illustrated in Sassone.
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