Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 4

Adhesives of the Papal States used in the Romagna, 1852: 2 baj. 'verde giallastro', the upper right half of a diagonally bisected example, fine and fresh, tied by framed straight-line COPPARO handstamp (Sassone FE = 4 punti) to entire letter directed to Ferrara, reverse with arrival cds (July 28, 59). An interesting item showing the 1 baj. rate within the same district, between June 12 and August 31, Papal adhesives could be used in the Romagna. In addition the only known cancellation of the COPPARO handstamp on bisected adhesives furing the provisional government. Cert. E. Diena (1987) Sassone = € 3'250 + 110+.rnProvenance: 118. Corinphila sale (Oct. 1999), lot 5653.