Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1851-61: Postal fraud - two items - previously used 6 Kreuzer stamp on large part of a letter sheet. The stamp has shaved margins to remove obvious fragments of the cancellation on the white and normally well contrasting parts of the stamp. The mute cancel from VENEZIA, hasrnbeen struck twice very heavily, deliberately the cancellations have been shifted a bit, to cover remainders of the previous cancel; a typical fraud, which became possible with the assistance of postal workers. Aside of the stamp the cancel "VENEZIA 21. GEN.". The letter is addressed to Bozen, arrival "BOZEN 29. Jan" on the back. Folded letter from GENOVA to Brescia, franked with 3 SOLDI (type I) and 2 SOLDI (type II). The 2 Soldi stamp, previously lightly cancelled, has been fraudulently reused, the letter has been taxed with 2 Soldi, black taxation cancel "2" aside the franking. Signed Enzo Diena.rnProvenance: Ing. Pietro Provera.