Lot 4050
Papal/Roman States 1854, folded letter sheet from Ferrentino to Rome, with 1b green-grey and 3b bister orange, oily impression, marginal strips of five (2) and strip of three, cancelled by straight-line "Ferrentino", backstamped "Roma 13 Nov" in red, stamps with large to cut into margins and a few creases from filing folds which are to be expected on a franking of this magnitude. An extremely rare, remarkable, and possibly unique franking. Sassone 2, 4e.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1997 E. Diena Certificate.
According to Dr. Enzo Diena, these are the largest known multiples of the 3b stamp from grey oily printing.
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| Realized $3,500 |
