Lot 48

Sardinia, 1863 (December 1), 40c vermilion on folded cover from Milano to Paris, adhesive with four margins, tied by a neatly-struck Milano c.d.s. (1 Dec), with "ITALIE LANSLEBOURG .. DEC. 63" French entry mark alongside, Torino transit and Paris arrival backstamp (4 Dec), a remarkably late usage, postmarked on the day of issue of the De La Rue adhesives of Italy and within the final month of validity for Sardinian adhesives, wonderfully fresh and very fine; signed Vaccari. (Sassone 16Da)