1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, a used example of rich colour, well embossed with clear to large margins all round, cancelled by part BERDIANSK datestamp (24 April 1858) struck in black. A fine example. Mi = € 1'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1863
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' at lower left value tablet (SC 1 Kг), a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by part boxed FRANCO handstamp struck in blue, presumably from Levant port. Light corner fold in the margin at lower right, nevertheless a rare example with this cancellation. SC = $ 1'300 for the variety & $ 2'500-3'000 for a blue cancellation. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 750.00
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1864
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Small 1' at upper right value tablet (SC 1 Kв), a used example, well embossed with large even margins all round, cancelled by dotted rectangular ‘113' numeral handstamp of Verkhnedneprovsk struck in black. An appealing example, signed Thiaude & A. Diena SC = $ 1'300 for the variety. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1865
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Small 1' at upper right value tablet (SC 1 Kв), a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by indistinct prephilatelic datestamp in black. An appealing example SC = $ 1'300 for the variety.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1866
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing the varieties 'Small 1' at upper right value tablet (SC 1 Kв) and Dot below the '1' of '10 KOP Za LOT' (SC 1Kе), a superb used example, well embossed with large even margins all round, cancelled by perfect dotted rectangular '446' numeral handstamp of Golbstadt on the Crimea in black. A most attractive example showing these two varieties together SC = $ 1'300 + 4'000 for the varieties. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1867
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' at lower left value tablet (SC 1 Kг), a used example, well embossed with good to large margins on three sides, clear at left, cancelled by pen strokes and indistinct prephilatelic handstamp in black. SC = $ 1'300 for the variety. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1868
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' at lower left value tablet (SC 1 Kг), a used example, well embossed with good to large margins on three sides, clear at base, cancelled by dotted rectangular '244' numeral handstamp of Shrunden in black. SC = $ 1'300 for the variety. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1870
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, a used example, with large even margins all round, cancelled by crisp dotted triangular '227' numeral handstamp of Sinyavka in black. A most attractive adhesive with a very rare cancellation from a small stanziya postal station SC = $ 2'500-3'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1871
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, a used example, with clear to large margins on two sides, corner marginal at top left (tiny spot on the selvedge), cancelled by light ODESSA datestamp in black. An attractive item SC = +200% for the sheet margins (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1872
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, showing variety 'Large Eagle' (SC 1Kа), a used example, with clear to large margins, cancelled by light pen cross. A desirable variety SC = $ 1'300. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1873
Symbol:
Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, five used examples with prephilatelic cancellations from Taurogen, Vilna, Mitava, Dorpat and Valk, also one example on piece with pen cross cancellation with part Dorpat cds alongside, all six adhesives with clear to large margins. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1874
Symbol: Cat No: 1
1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, a used example of rich colour with good to large margins on three sides, minutely shaved at lower right, tied by crisp dotted circular ‘19' numeral handstamp of Kovno, with matching despatch "KOVNO OTPRA†despatch (4 Aug 1858) cds on reverse of cover directed to Warsaw. Arrival (Aug 19, gregorian) cds and '3 / P' arrival time marking, both in red on reverse. Attractive and rare, cert. Puschmann (1981) Mi = € 5'000.rnReference: Dislayed in the Craveri census book on page 97.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1875
Symbol: Cat No: 2
1858 (Jan): 10 k. brown & blue perf. 14½ x 15, a used example of rich colour with well embossed and perforated, cancelled by pen cross, on entire letter from St. Petersburg to Saratov with boxed despatch "S. P.BURG†despatch (14 Jan 1858) datestamp in red as well as large "SARATOV POLUCHENO†arrival (Jan 21) cds in black alongside. The adhesive used in the first week after issuance and very rare thus, an interesting and appealing item from the well-known Kokujev correspondence to Saratov. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1876
Symbol: Cat No: 2
1858 (Jan): 10 k. brown & bright blue, perf. 14½ x 15, a used example on 1858 entire letter to Kristinestad, Finland tied by fine experimental dotted '1' with large numeral of St. Petersburg, red oval despatch datestamp (April 25) aside. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1880
Symbol: Cat No: 5
1858 (Sept): 10 k. brown & bright blue, perf. 12¼ x 12½, a used example tied by St. Petersburg 6th city post cds in red (16 July 1860) to envelope, reverse a crisp information strike. Signed Mikulski. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1883
Symbol: Cat No: 20Pa+20Pb
1866: Two perforated Proofs of the 5 kop. value in orange and green on horizontally laid paper, both stamps with part watermark EZGB, perf. 14½ : 15 and gummed, few minor perf. flaws Mi = EUR 600 / Zverev = $ 900.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1885
Symbol: Cat No: 31+34
1891 (Jan 2): Registered Envelope from Kronstadt, St. Petersburg Gubernia to a midshipman on board of the cruiser 'Admiral Kornilov' in Nagsaki, forwarded to Piaeus and Algeria, bearing on reverse 1884 3 kop. rose (2) and 14 kop. blue & rose, tied by KRONSTADT despatch cds, reverse struck with "S. PETERBURG" transit (Jan 3), BRINDISI transit and HONKONG transit (Feb 22) cds's as well as thimble "NAGASAKI P&T. O." arrival (March 1) cds. The receiver was not found, the cover was despatched from Nagasaki (March 5) and made its way via HONGKONG (March 11), SUEZ (April 8), "PORT SAID" (April 8), ALEXANDRIE (April 10), LYON (April 25), MARSEILLE (April 26) to "AJACCIO CORSE (April 27). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1888
Symbol: Cat No: 66
Shipmail on the Pechora River towards the White Sea 1911 (Aug 7): Esperanto Picture postcard depicting a Voguli family, written in Ust-Tsilma on the Pechora River and directed to Basingstoke, England, bearing 1909 4 kop. red, tied by clear oval "PECHERSKOJE PAROKH. POCHT. OTD.†Shipmail datestamp, an information strike alongside. An extremely rare usage known between 1906 and 1911, Mandrovskij and coworkers - Russian Shipmail (2011) value it at $ 4'000.rnNote: A postal passenger steamship service was operated on the river Pechora from 1 May to 15 September by the firm of A. M. Chernykh, as the river is only navigable for a short time during the summer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Casey, DF sale (Dec. 2016), lot 10074. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 900.00
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1889
Symbol:
1916: Russia 10 k. blue used on cover to London tied by Moscow cds (April 22), Censored on despatch with circulaar cachet (No. 60) in violet with Reseal label on reverse. Delivered in London nearly four months later with two line "PART OF MAIL CAPTURED / BY GERMANS AND DELAYED" in violet, with company's arrival handstamp on obverse (Aug 29) in violet. As the Germans made no significant land advances at this period, it is probable this mail was captured at sea. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1890
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Austrian Occupation of Odessa, Ukraine 1918: Postcards (2), one from Odessa to Cero Kostelec, struck with two line "Feldgendarmerie Abteilung der k. u. k. Ostarmee / (Q. ABT) In Hafen Odessa Feldpost 240" cachet with superb strike of Field Post Office "K. u. K. FELDPOSTAMT / 240" datestamp (Oct 27) alongside; together with 1918 postcard with two line "BAHNHOF-KOMMANDO / "ODESSA" HPTBHF" cachet in black and Hungarian Field Post Office No. 255 cds in black (Sept 26, 1918). Rare. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1915
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1858 (Sept): Lot Arms definitives without wmk., perf. 12¼ x 12½, a fine and fresh group with cancellation interest, incl. 10 k. brown & bright blue, a used block of four cancelled by light central strike of ODESSA diamond datestamp in black and a selection of 56 single adhesives/pieces in overall fine and fresh condition, with pen cancellation (5), one with a prephilatelic postmark, the majority cancelled with circular (15), hexagonal (5), oval (2) and rectangular (13) dotted numeral cancellations, also eleven examples with early cds's struck between 1863 and 1867. Lot contains also eight used examples 20 k. blue & orange, two with varieties and five examples of 30 k. lilac-red & green, cancelled primarily by dotted numerals, but also some late usages with cds's (73 stamps). Mi = € 4'000+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1916
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1858 (Sept): Lot eight covers incl. six single frankings of 10 k. brown & blue with dotted numeral cancellations of Moscow Nikolai railway, Mitava, Odessa, Warsaw, Taganrog and Uglich, also two single frankings of 20 k. blue & orange from St. Petersburg. Mi = € 1'400. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1921
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Russia in the Far East 1903/19: Lot six covers incl. 1903 cover Russian P.O. Shanghai via TPO Kharbin to France, 1908 postcard Pogranitshnaya Manchuria to Warsaw, 1912 cover Kharbin to Vladivostok, 1916, German POW organisation cover sent insured from Tien Tsin to Spasskoje, Priamur oblast, 1916 postcard from Tshifu to London with two-line handstamp "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED BY GERMANS AND DELAYED", and 1919 Czech Legion in Siberia postcard from Kharbin Usti nad Orlici. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1922
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Russian Field Post Offices in Galicia 1914/16: The collection on leaves with Nov 1914 card with "Commander Lemberg Station" violet Cyrillic cachet (early use), Jan 1915 card from Field Post Office No. 23 at Tarnow, Feb 1915 card from Stryj with "FPO / No. 24" cds, April 1915 cards (2) from Machine Gun section of 252nd. Infantry near Tarnow, May 1915 card with 9th. Army HQ cachet from Cracow, March 1915 card with "Field Post Office / No. 114" cds at Lemberg / Lviv; Censored covers (2) at single (10 kop.) and double rate to Copenhagen from "FPO / No. 114" at Lemberg, Aug 1915 card with Unit cachet and "FPO / No. 216" cds mailed from Tarnow, July 1915 letter-cards (2) from "FPO / No. 106" in retreat from Lemberg, 1916 card from Veliki Luki to Field Telegraph Office "E" of the 9th Army, June 1916 card from Czernowitz from soldier in 327th. Regiment with violet cachet etc. A rare group (24 items). Ex collection Keith Tranmer. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image 12)(Image 13)(Image 14)(Image 15)(Image 16)(Image)
Russia 1914: The complete set of ten Russian Scout's post cards, all unused and all with printed emblem of the Russian Scout Movement 'Bud Gotov!' (Be Prepared!) on the address side, from card 'No. 2' onwards all with photographs and texts attesting to the various Scouts' skills and achievments. A fine and very rare complete set. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 2115
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Russia, Moens J. B. 1893; LES TIMBRES DE RUSSIE Nomenclature gênêrale de tous les timbres-poste, timbre locaux, ruraux, timbres-têlêgraphe, envelopees, bandes, cartes & cartes-lettres. 62 pages and 26 plates with numerous figures. A newly hardbound example with raised gold stamped spine, one of the rarest Moens books. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image)
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Russia Zemstvo
Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1891
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Bobrov (Voronezh Gubernia) 1872: Typography 3 kp. black on thin rose-lilac paper, a selection of seven stamps showing all four types. Schmidt 1 / Chuchin 1 /Soloviev 1 = € 1'050+.rn (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1892
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Zemstvo - Bogorodsk 1888 (Aug 30): Turkey 1 pia. nlue Crescent issue, tied by "MONT-ATHOS TURQUIE 30 AOUT 1888" cds (Coles & Walker fig. 37) to front of cover to Bogorodsk Moscow gouvernement Russia, with Turkish and Warsaw, Moscow and Bogorodsk Imperial mail transit cds's on reverse as well as with Bogorodsk 5 kop. zemstvo stamp, cancelled by district datestamp. A fine and scarce Ottoman Empire – Russian Zemstvo combination cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1893
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Malmyzh (Vyatka Gubernia) 1870: 2 kop. carmine-rose, a superb unused example with large even margins. Schmidt 2rnProvenance: Collection Agathon Fabergê with his handwritten annotations, presumably shown on page 42 of the collection displayed on the WIPA 1933, bought in May 1904 from Kirchner for 15 rubles.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1896
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Verkhnednieprovsk (Yekaterinoslav Gubernia) 1870s: 4 kop. black on horizontally laid white paper, type 2, an unused example with even huge margins and large part og. A most attractive example of this scarce and sought after adhesive. Cert. Furnon AIEP (2021) Schmidt 6 = R / Chuchin 4a / Soloviev 5 = € 4'000.rnProvenance: Collection Agathon Fabergê with his handwritten annotations, bought by him from Schwartz through Lenz; collection Oleg Fabergê, Corinphila sale 120 (Dec. 1999), lot 2587.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Russian Levant
Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1897
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Usage of Imperial adhesives in the Levant 1863/66c: Group of seven Arms definitives incl. 1858 (Sep) 10 k. brown & blue (3) with blue cds's from Constantinople, 30 k. lilac-red and green in a vertical pair cancelled by framed 'Franco' in blue on piece, also two 1866 10 k. brown & blue with blue cds's, a late usage.rn (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1898
Symbol:
Cat No: 10,11
Imperial Post 1876/79: Selection three unused and four used stamps with provisional overprints from Constantinople incl. '8' on 10 kop. carmine & green with black (2) and blue ovpt., thick type I '7' on 10 kop. ovpt in black (used & unused) and blue (unused) as well as rare thin type II '7' on 10 kop. ovpt. in black unused. All adhesives with competent signatures, from e.g. Mikulski and Holcombe. A scarce assembly, the stamps in mixed condition Mi = € 1'400. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1900
Symbol: Cat No: 78
1913/14: 100 pia. on 10 rub. carmine-red & olive-grey a fine and fresh example of this rare stamp on 16 February 1914 registered AR cover to Barcelona, Paris transit on front, Barcelona arrival (Feb 20) datestamp on reverse. Horizontal file fold well away from the franking, philatelic motivation, nevertheless a are usage. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Russian P.O. in China
Sale No: 284
Lot No: 1901
Symbol:
Cat No: Russia 21x
Usage of Imperial adhesives in China 1866: 10 k. brown & blue on horizontally laid paper, cancelled by crisp part strike of boxed script PEKIN handstamp (Tchilinghirian & Stephens fig. 464). The first postmark used in the Russian P.O. in Peking, a rarity, as only few strikes are known on stamps and pieces, and the only complete cover is the famous one ex Fabergê and Dr. Casey (xerox added to lot). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
