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1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green, horizontal strip of three, plate II, positions 5-7, together with 2 gr. blue, horizontal pair, fresh colors and mostly good margins, just touched at bottom, 1 gr. position 6 showing the “missing ear” (orecchio mancante) variety. All tied by neat horseshow cancels to folded letter to Palermo with arrival mark on front, some minor aging and transportation wear, an attractive and scarce entire

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green, fresh color, close to good margins all around, tied by horseshoe cancel to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “MESSINA 22 3 60” and boxed “AFFRANCATURA INSUFFUCIENTE” to Milazzo, with tax “1” grana applied, small corner of lettersheet at lower right missing, otherwise fine and attractive, signed W.T (=Wilhelm Traber)

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. rust-brown, plate I, position 16, with major retouch “effigie rifatta, manca l'orecchio”, fresh color and large margins all around, used with clear horseshoe cancel, a beautiful example of this sought-after variety, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green, with clear double print, fresh color, just touched at bottom, otherwise good margins, used with horseshoe cancel, an attractive example of this scarce variety 

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. rust-brown, fresh color, good margins all around, used with clear horseshoe cancel, fine

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, vertical pair, together with 2 gr. blue, 5 gr. red, and horizontal pair 10 gr. dark-blue, fresh colors, 5 gr. and left stamp of 10 gr. touched at bottom, otherwise good margins all around, neatly tied by horseshoe cancel to registered folded letter with adjacent cds. “PALERMO 23 GIUG 59” and framed “ASSICURATA” to Girgenti, unobtrusive filing fold through upper ½ gr., otherwise a fine and very attractive four-color franking

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, fresh color, good margins all around, neatly tied by horseshoe cancel to large piece of wrapper with adjacent two-line of Messina to Catania, very fine and attractive, signed E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, horizontal strip of three with right sheet margins, fresh color, good margins all around, unused with original gum, insignificant small red spot on reverse, a fine and attractive multiple, signed E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, three singles in different shades, each fresh color, mostly good margins, unused with original gum, fine and attractive, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, fresh color, good margins all around, used with clear horseshoe cancel, very fine, a.o. signed Stock

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, fresh color, full- to large margins with part of neighboring stamps, used with clear horseshoe cancel, very fine, signed E. Diena

1858, Color proof: Ferdinand II. ½ gr. blue, thick carton paper, large margins all around, fresh colour, without gum as issued, fine

1861, Queen Victoria 9 d. purple-brown, fresh and vibrant colours, tied by barred obliterator to envelope to London endorsed “via Marseilles”, with red “GALLE MY 30 1861” despatch on reverse, on front arrival cds. (25 July). The adhesive with perforations trimmed at foot, clear of design, still a fine and attractive cover. A delightful and exceptionnally rare usage, with only a few covers recorded bearing the 9 d. clean-cut issue. Certificate WAPE (2026)

YVERT & TELLIER: 1912/1928, zwei Ausgaben des “Catalogue de Timbres-Poste”,1912 und 1928, guter Zustand, sowie “Champion´s Catalogue of Postage Stamps”, 1927, gebraucht