Lot 72274

LOMBARDY-VENETIA : Folded cover from Schio franked by 1864-65 3s green (2) and pair of 5s rose tied by neat SCHIO 2/3 (1866) cds, reverse bears MILANO 2 MAR 66 transit and CAMERLATA 3 MAR 66 arrival cds. To our knowledge this is the unique Lombardy-Venetia cover to Campione, various signatures including Kessler and Ferchenbauer, very fineRate: 16 soldi, the equivalent of 40 Italian cents, corresponding to sending a letter through the second Austian postal zone and the first Italian zone. The cover arrived at the Milan train station at 10pm the same day and continued its journey with the Milan-Como Train Post Office and through Camerlata to arrive in Campione, an exceptional itemProvenance: Collection “Ohnmeiss” and illustrated on page 20 of his book “Campione – l’Exclave Italiana in terra svizzera”