10k Arms imperforate, plate II, mint (hinge remainder) with large part gum. There is possibly a tiny ink trace visible under UV-light, at right bottom margin just touching the frame line. One of the nicest of the so-called “mint original gum” examples in existence, copy of cert. Ferchenbauer included saying “…no ink trace visible…” Exhibition item and very rare. According to the most prominent expert on Russia it`s likely that there are no really mint original gum examples of the number 1 of Russia existing; other sources assume that 2 mint original gum examples still exist. (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II unused, no ink traces visible, four-margined very fine example (Image)

10k Arms imperforate with RED 2-line postmark “(St.) Kesemskaya T(ver) ..Okt. 1858,” minimal faults in outer left top & bottom margin otherwise very fine and rare item, signed Stolow and cert. Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, used with provisional postmark of KOVNO (LITHUANIA), very fine with full to large margins all around, cert. Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate used with 4-ring numeral no. 85 of HRUBIESZOW (POLAND), long horiz. tear at bottom, full to large margins all around, nice appearance, rare cancellation on no.1 (Image)

10k Arms imperforate horizontal pair tied to small fragment by pre-adhesive boxed VOLMAR 10.5.58 (LATVIA) ds and slight ink marking, fine to large margins all around, rare in pairs (Image)

10k Arms imperforate used on fragment with partial pre-adhesive single-line script BERDICHEV (UKRAINE) postmark, very fine and clear obliteration, rare postmark, large margins all around, signed Cividini/Paris (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, obliterated by ink cross, small rough paper spot at back, huge margins and very fresh (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate I, with boxed pre-adhesive LIPOVETS (UKRAINE) postmark, very fine to large margins all around, trivial rough paper spot not mentioned in cert. Mikulski

10k Arms imperforate, plate I used with brownish red 2-line part cancel, small but clear margin at right, scarce cancel (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate I, on small fragment obliterated by ink cross, very fine example with very clear eagle embossing, cert. Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate I, tied to small fragment by 2-line pre-adhesive BERDYANSK (UKRAINE) ds, very fine item, large margins all around and good eagle embossing, cert. Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used with diamond-shaped dotted numeral “227” of Sinjavka, BELARUS, rare cancel on no.1, signed P. Ferchenbauer (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used on small fragment with very fine dotted rectangular numeral “104” of BELOSTOK (Bialystok), POLAND, a beautiful fresh example, signed P. Ferchenbauer & W. Brandes/Berlin (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used with indistinct 2-line part cancel and ink cross, cert. Raybaudi (1972)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used on small fragment with pre-adhesive 2-line PSKOV and ink cross, very fine with full to large margins all around, cert. Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, tied to complete letter to Moscow by pre-adhesive PENZA 30.4.58 cds, very fine postmark, very fine to large margins all around, rare cover, cert Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, tied to folded letter to Warsaw, POLAND by 2nd provisional dotted numeral “1” alongside red boxed S.P.Burg 24.7.58 postmark, at back red WARSZAWA arrival marking. According to cert. Mikulski, the cover cleaned and stamp (slight crease at top) has been re-affixed, nevertheless very attractive and rare, signed Calves, Bühler and others (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, tied to cover from ESTONIA by ink cross, bearing departure cancel PERNOV / PERNAU 6.3.58 at back and Reval arrival marking at front, very fine and clear eagle embossing, cover toning, cert. Mikulski (Image)

10k Arms imperforate, plate II, showing minor plate flaw ‘broken k in oval 10kop due to overinking’, used with ink cross on small remainder fragment, very fine