Italian Ancient States - Tuscany - Two Crazy Saxons 5f – Rare “PISTOIA” P.11

Grand Duchy of Tuscany – 1857 Valued large part of a letter sent from Pistoia on June 4, 1857 and addressed to Borgo San Lorenzo, correctly prepaid for the first Porto with 2 crazie green-blue on gray, watermark 'crown and lines', Sassone No. 5f. A historically and postally significant element is the rare straight-line nominative cancellation without date 'PISTOIA', classified Rarity 11, printed directly on the stamp and accompanied by the distinctive double-arched circle cancellation 'PISTOIA 4 GIU. 1857'. The lot is accompanied by a photographic certificate by Fabio Sottoriva dated May 21, 2024, attesting to the originality of the document, the postage and the cancellations, describing the stamp as fresh, well margined and perfect. The certificate expressly emphasizes the rarity of the Pistoia nominative handstamp, of which the expert states knowledge of only a few other typologically similar cases. Sassone catalog references: Sassone No. 5f on cover: €1,600 Nominative cancellation 'PISTOIA' P.11: €3,600 Overall reference price: €5,200 The stamp, certified perfect, additionally carries a valuation of €350 as a single used perfect example; this value is provided strictly as a qualitative reference and is not added again to the overall quotation of €5,200. A particularly interesting combination of stamp quality, rarity of the P.11 cancellation, correct postal rate and specialist certification, making the piece suitable for an advanced collection of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Tuscan cancellations and the postal history of the Ancient Italian States. Provenance: private collection. The photographs of the front, back and certificate are an integral part of the description and must be carefully viewed for a complete assessment of the lot. Careful, secure, and trackable shipping.

Estimate:£337.27

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