Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 3

1857: Falso di Milano, 15 c. rose-vermillion type I, a fine and fresh example with large to huge margins all round and very fresh colour, tied by crisp "MILANO 21 / 12" (1857) cds to entire letter to Cremona, reverse with arrival cds of the following day and distribution cachet. A most appealing cover from the first month of this Lithography forgery to defraud the postal administration, signed Em. Diena; cert. E. Diena (1977) Sassone= € 12'500 / Ferchenbauer = € 10'000.