264 | Sicily

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Yvert Sardinia 12, 13(2). 1861. 20 cts blue and 40 cts rose red, two Sardinian stamps. MESSINA to TRENTO (AUSTRIA-HUNGARY). Postmark MESSINA / 60, although the first known date of the use of Sardinian stamps in Sicily is May 1, 1861, this letter, dated a year earlier (June 1860), is either a date stamp error or a letter sent under military franchise not authorized by the island's postal administration, or even originating from the Royal Citadel, the last stronghold of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies on the island until March 1861. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.