Sale No: 284
Lot No:1891
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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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1893
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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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1894
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Ustiuzhna (Novgorod Gubernnia) 1889: 3 kop. black on rose-orange paper, an unused marginal example with good perforation and large part og. Small thin at top of reverse and lightest fold in the margin at lower right, just mentioned for accuracy, not impairing at all the attractive appearance of this adhesive of utmost rarity. Certs. RPS (2009), Furnon AIEP (2021) Schmidt 3 = RRRR / Soloviev 3 = € 75'000.rnProvenance: Collection Terry Page (2009).rnNote: One of the great rarities of the Zemstvos, when Schmidt compiled his 'Small Schmidt' in 1934 he was aware of only two examples. Later some examples were found but still a very rare stamp. Unknown to Chuchin, not in the Oleg Fabergê collection sold by Corinphila in 1999.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1895
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Zemstvo - Ustsysolsk, 1909 (July 7: Registered cover bearing 5 kop Arms USTSYSOLSK dark-blue (Schmidt 43), tied by cross type district datestamp with official seal alongside, sent via district capital where pair definitive 7 kop Imperial Arms blue was added, tied by USTSYSOLSK (July 7,1909) cds, Moscow (July 15) arrival cds on back. Filing fold well away from stamps, an appealing registered Zemstvo cover.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Nikitin, Cherrystone sale (2013).rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1896
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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)

Russia - Zemstvo, Koprowski, Samuel 1875; Les TIMBRES-POSTE RURAUX DE RUSSIE Nomenclature gênêrale de tous les timbres connus jusqu'à ce jour avec leur prix de vente. Prêcêdê d'une introduction sur l'histoire des postes rurales, avec notes gêographiues et historiques, illustrê de 130 gravures. Hardbound 108 pages. This book was part of the personal library of J.-B. Moens, the first book edited by him, before he started to become the author of the 'Bibliothèque des Timbrophiles' series of publications, in addition the first book dealing with Russian philately at all. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6712
Symbol:Cat No:Wenden 5 + Russia 21

Wenden 1867 (Oct 14): Cover from Wenden to Riga, bearing Wenden 2 kop. cramine-red & green, an early impression from the first printing, in mixed franking with Russia 1866 10 kop. brown & blue on horizontally laid paper, tied by fair WENDEN despatch cds. Reverse with indistinct RIGA arrival cds of the next day. Minor toning, nevertheless a very fine and distinctive combination franking. Cert. Mikulski (1998).rnNote: Combination with the Wenden stamp paying the local rate within Wenden, while the Imperial adhesive paid the office-to-office rate.rnProvenance: Collection Agathon Fabergê, bought this item in 1912 from Göschel, his pencil notes on the inner side of the cover, 105. Corinphila sale (Sept 1988), lot 8510. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)