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**GREAT BRITAIN » 1840 1D BLACK AND 1D RED PLATES 1A TO 11**
Lot	Symbol	Catalog No.	Descrip	Opening
10000			The Earliest Cover from Russia Known with a Postage Stamp 1840 (Nov) Pre-philatelic letter datelined St.Petersburg, RUSSIA, bearing a straight-line “Franco” and “St.Petersburg, 10.NOV.1840” (Julian Calender), rated on reverse “61 1/2” kop and “1/8” (the rate to England via Prussia), but without any transit markings, addressed to Cox’s Hotel London, England, where it was rated “N1/8”, arriving on December 6, 1840 (Georgian Calender); it was re-addressed by the Hotel to Kearsney-Abbey and an 1840 1d black pl.1b BB was added and tied by a red Maltese Cross, bearing London ds of December 7 on reverse. An outstanding showpiece being the first Russian-origin cover bearing a postage stamp, and a unique usage of a Penny Black on a redirected cover from Russia Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1995), BPA (2014) Estimate: £30’000-£40’000	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM

**RUSSIA » RUSSIA IMPERIAL PRE-STAMP POSTAL HISTORY**
Lot	Symbol	Catalog No.	Descrip	Opening
10001			1856 Cover from St. PETERSBURG to New York, manuscript routing via Lübeck and Ostende, transit marking Aachen and arrival New York, each in red, margin creases and tears through ink staining, interesting cover	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10002			1858 Folded letter dated Koszowata (now Ukraine) to Rothschild brothers in Paris, straight-line “RUSSIE,” red “PD”, blue entry cds “Autriche 2 Erquelines,” Lemberg & Krakau transits, Paris arrival, fine	SOLD for € 50.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10003			1890 IMPERIAL MAIL: Envelope bearing large seal cachet in blue “Correspondence Imperial” and addressed to Her Majesty the Empress of Germany, at back arrival marking BERLIN C KABINETTS-P.A. 17.4.1890, scarce and unusual item	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10004			1894 ALEXANDER III, decorated mourning souvenir envelope sent registered bearing 7k(2) + 3k(2) + 10k from VARSHAVA to German Reich and a 7k postal stationery morning envelope for the death of Alexander III, unused	SOLD for € 120.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10005			1809-47 BALTIC AREA: Selection of 14 covers with postmarks of RIGA, DORPAT (5), PERNOV, REVAL (7), noted several different types, large & small straight lines, circle date stamps with types, an interesting specialist group, ex Ingvar Pettersson (Est. € 150/200) Get Market Data for [Russia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	SOLD for € 130.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10006			1818-31 INCOMING MARITIME MAIL TO THE BALTICS: Selection of 7 covers from the Netherlands and Great Britain, noted Ship letter London via Rotterdam, London via Hamburg, Edam and Amsterdam, all to Narva, a specialist group, ex Ingvar Pettersson Get Market Data for [Russia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10007			Important Essay for the First Issue 1856 10k + 1k Unadopted essay in green & rose, cut octagonally, clear margins, very fine and extremely rare exhibition showpiece (Standart UD5b)	SOLD for € 9,500.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10008			1848 10k Envelope, deep black imprint of the first edition of the 1st printing, watermark reversed, pen-cancelled cross at back and with indistinct MOGILEV ink coloured cancellation on front, at back manuscript Mogilev and day marking, rare stationery from the earliest printing, very fine, cert. Mikulski	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10009			1848 20k Dark Blue envelope, broad tail, 1st watermark inverted, from the first printing of the 1848 issue, pen cross obliteration, at back manuscript departure annotation TVER 8.6.50 and boxed VORONEZH, plus POLUCHENO dated 11.6.50, backflap slightly strengthened by hinges, rare early stationery, cert. Mikulski, unpriced used by Lobachevsky or Standart	SOLD for € 1,200.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10010			1848 30k Red 1st issue envelope, broad tail, 1st watermark inverted, unused, some strengthening by hinges in flap folds otherwise very fine and fresh, scarce, cert. Mikulski	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10011			1848-49 10k Grey Black envelope, 2nd watermark, value imprint type IV (similar to type I which has wide tail, but in this case with a small tail), also unusual small spacing between 1 (of 10 kop) and double-point, used with an official seal of the Governor of Tobolsk. According to Mikulski one of the great Imperial stationery rarities, rated as unique by Lobachevski cat., cert. Mikulski	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10012			1848 10k Envelope, imprint with small tail and 1st watermark, used to POLAND, to Chobanin near Wieruszow, YAROSLAVL 16.YANV cds alongside WARSZAWA transit markings in red, two vertical bends of no importance otherwise very fine with unusually clear postmarks, scarce cover	SOLD for € 300.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10013			1849 10k Black 2nd issue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark, bearing at front 2-line CHOLM 22.4.57 departure marking and at back St.Ptsbg. Polucheno 25.4., ex O. A. Fabergé with purchase notation from 1924 at back, scarce postmark, cert. Mikulski	CLOSED Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10014			1849 10k Black 2nd issue envelope, small tail, with 1st watermark, obliterated by black pen cross, at front red boxed St.Petersburg 16.8.56 departure marking, also showing manuscript departure notation at back, addressed to Rannenburg (Riasan Gub.), very fine, cert. Mikulski	SOLD for € 120.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10015			1849 10k Black 2nd issue envelope, small tail, first watermark inverted, obliterated by black pen cross, USED IN POLAND, bearing at front red MARYAMPOL 2.10 (1857?) departure marking and at back Warszawa 5.10 arrival marking and red delivery marking 9/R for delivery at 9h00 in the morning; such stationery used in Poland before 1860 is quite scarce, cert. Mikulski	SOLD for € 420.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10016			CRIMEAN WAR, 1848 20k Blue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark, bearing at front departure 2-line MOSKVA 1855 DEC.24, addressed to Bakhtschisaraj to be forwarded to General Butermian, Central Command of South Army with manuscript “via courier mail,” not only rare stationery but also of historic importance, ex O. A. Fabergé, cert. Mikulski	SOLD for € 5,500.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10017			1848 20k Blue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark, departure marking of MOSKVA 10.2.56 on front, addressed to Saransk and obliterated by pen cross, quite rare, ex O. A. Fabergé and still with his pencil annotations at back (purchased in 1925), cert. Mikulski	SOLD for € 1,200.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10018			1848 20k Greenish Blue envelope on thin paper, small tail, 1st watermark inverted, obliterated with VOLOGDA 20.9.68 cds, same postmark at front and arrival marking PETROZAVODSK 28.9.68 at back, closed opening tear at backslap else very fine and rare, very late usage, ex Fabergé, cert. Mikulski	SOLD for € 1,600.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM
10019			1848 20k Greenish Blue envelope, imprint with small tail, 1st watermark inverted, unused, very fine	SOLD for € 170.00 Closing..Sep-19, 12:00 PM