Lombardy-Venetia, Italy · 1855 First Issue
Austrian Arms 15c light red on cover
US$56US$62**ⓘ
From Lombardy-Venetia's very first stamp issue, 1 June 1850.
ConditionOn cover, imperforate, well-centred cancellation, four margins, Sheet-border stamp with rare Sale Marazzino (BS) cancel on cover. Sassone: 7 points (€550 CV).
CatalogueSassone 6a (€40)
Issue background
Austria’s first stamps of 1850 and those issued for the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia shared the same iconic design, but they weren’t perfectly identical. Lombardy-Venetia had its own version, denominated in centesimi, the local currency of the time, rather than Austria’s kreuzer. A true design twin, but…
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