PARMA: 1852 issue

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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, imperforated

  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

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c black on yellow	***	***
5 c yellow	RRR	RR
10 c	***	***
15 c black on red	RR	***
15 c red	RR	R
25 c black on lilac	RR	R
25 c brown	RRR	RR
40 c	RR	R

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)