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✉ ITALIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS. Sc. 8. 1857 (May 2). Envelope from ROME to COPENHAGEN (Denmark), franked by 1852 7b. black on blue in a horizontal strip of three all tied by GRID obliterators in black (folded over top of envelope and ironed for better Exhibit display). Reverse with Hamburg and Copenhagen cds's and red crayon '7' skilling charge mark. An extraordinarily scarce destination for Papal States mail. Sassone 8.