1854, Unissued, 20 c. indigo vertical pair from positions 7 and 12 of the pane of fifty, large part original gum, large even margins, a couple small pinholes, but quite scarce. Cert. Cardillo (2013)

1854, 40 c. brick rose and dark brick rose, two singles, each with good or better margins on all sides, cancelled with c.d.s. postmarks, the dark brick with trivial thin spots in lower margin, else fine.

1859, 5c green, imperforate, used in combination with Kingdom of Italy 1862 10c bistre, tied to piece by fine strike of “Napoli Ancona Piros. Post” ship cancel (11 Feb, 1863, Sassone 12 Pts), some toning, else a fine mixed franking complemented by a scarce cancellation.

1855, 5 c. light myrtle green, horizontal pair, mostly good margins, slightly into design at foot, and 40 c. light vermilion-orange ("vermiglio arancio chiaro"), tied to 1857 folded letter to Marseille by Annecy c.d.s. (15 May), with red French entry c.d.s. and Chambery (15 May), Lyon (16 May) and Lyon a Marseille (16 May) c.d.s. backstamps, the stamps with some light rubbing, else fine and scarce, signed Alberto Diena, with 2009 Enzo Diena...

1857, 5 c. dark yellow green and 40 c. rose scarlet, both vertical pairs with ample to large margins, tied to small piece by multiple crisp strikes of Torino c.d.s. (4 Dec), the occasional tone spot, but an appealing and scarce franking, signed Diena & others, with 2012 Sorani certificate.

1861, 5c olive green, horizontal pair, clear to mostly large to very large margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at foot, affixed to 1862 folded cover to Girgenti, postmarked with Messina c.d.s. (1 Nov), with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, horizontal fold clear of stamps, fine, signed Oliva, Alberto Diena, Raybaudi.

1855, 5 c. emerald green, two well-margined singles, one touched at top, and single 20 c. “celesta” with large margins all around, tied to 1856 folded letter to Piacenza by Torino c.d.s. (16 Nov), red “P.D.” handstamp, backstamped with partial c.d.s. receiver, some staining to back, filing folds clear of stamps, else a fine and uncommon franking paying the 30 c. rate to the Duchy of Parma. Cert. Cardillo (2015).

1859, 10 c. seppia, two singles, mostly good to large margins, tied to 1860 folded letter to Venezia by blue Desenzo c.d.s. (22 Sep), black “10” charge handstamp, reverse with next-dayc.d.s. arrival backstamp, horizontal fold clear of stamps, else fine, signed Oliva, with 1966 Alberto Diena certificate. 

1859, 10 c. dark chocolate brown, horizontal pair, large margins on three sides, slightly into design at lower left, tied to 1860 folded letter to Albertville by Aiguebelle c.d.s. (11 Mar), with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, fine. Cert. Sorani (2014). 

1860, 10 c. lilac brown  and 40 c. lilac carmine , margins touched to very large, tied to 1860 folded letter to Paris by Milano c.d.s. (3 May), “Sardaigne / Culoz” (6 May) French entry c.d.s., backstamped Torino (4 May), Paris (6 May), a scarce franking displaying remarkably fresh colour. Cert. Cardillo (2011).

1863 (18 March), folded cover to Grasse, France, franked with Sardinia 10c bistre imperforate in combination with two Kingdom of Italy 1863 15c blue Type I singles, one in a distinctly deeper shade, each cancelled by Messina c.d.s., endorsed in manuscript “via Genova”, partial red TPO struck on front, backstamped “Lyon A La Mediterranee / A” (24 Mar) and Grasse (25 Mar), file fold clear of adhesives, a fine mixed franking.

1862, 20 c. indigo, large to very large margins, tied to folded cover to Camerino by diamond grid cancel, struck alongside with “SIGILLO” straight-line in black, Camerino (21 Dec) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a scarce usage of this Papal States straight-line, signed Raybaudi.