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PARMA: 1852 issue

Return To Catalogue - Parma 1852 issue, forgeries, part 1 - Parma 1852 issue, forgeries, part 2 - Parma 1852 issue, forgeries, part 3, Fournier forgeries
- Parma 1857 issue - Parma 1859 issue, part 1 - Parma 1859 issue, part 2 - Italy

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Currency: 1 Lira = 100 Centesimi

With thanks to Lorenzo, (check his excellent website on Italian States!) who kindly set some of his images at my disposal.

An grand duchy in Italy until 1860 when it was united with Sardinia (Italy). It was composed of the two duchies of Parma and Piacenza.

1852 Arms of Bourbon, Inscription "STATI PARM", imperforate

  5 c black on yellow
  5 c yellow (1854)
  10 c black
  15 c black on red
  15 c red (1854)
  25 c black on lilac
  25 c brown (1854)
  40 c black on blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Cancels:

Album Weeds says there are three types of cancels:
1) A rectangle with crossed lines inside (about 1/4 size of a stamp), so-called 'box-grid cancel',
2) a circular postmark and
3) name and date in large capitals (no frame)

Cancel type 1: A rectangle with crossed lines inside (about 1/4 size of a stamp)

Cancel type 2: A circular postmark

Cancel type 3: Name and date in large capitals (no frame); here in multiple lines

Cancel type 3: name and date in large capitals (no frame); here in a single line.

Other cancels exist, for example the 'griglie a losanga' or lozenge with lines:

For forgeries of the Parma 1852 issue, click here for part 1 or
Parma 1852 issue, forgeries, part 2 or
Parma 1852 issue, forgeries, part 3, Fournier forgeries.

For Parma 1857 issue, click here, and for Parma 1859 issue, click here.

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