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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' of '10 KOP Za LOT' (SC 1Kе), a fresh and fine so-called 'unused' example, well embossed with large even margins on three sides, clear at base, light traces of ink obliteration. SC = $ 4'000 for the variety. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

1858 (Jan): 10 k. brown & blue perf. 14½ x 15, selection of eleven used examples and one piece, one adhesive with variety: wmk shifted horizontally (SC 2Tб), another with undescribed variety: background of upper right value tablet in dots. A fine and fresh group with pen cancellation (2), RIGA cds and round, oval and rectangular dotted numeral cancellations. SC = $ 1'980 + 1'500.rn (Image 1) (Image)

1858 (Jan): 20 k. blue & orange perf. 14½ x 15, a very fine example, well perforated and cancelled by circular dotted '37' numeral cancel of Reval. Mi = € 2'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1858: 30 k. lilac-red & green perf. 14½ x 15, fresh colour and well centered, watermark '3' shifted slightly to the bottom, pen cancellation removed and stamp cleaned, perforation repaired. As this stamp was issued not earlier than February 1858 and as pen strokes were used only in the two first months of 1858 as sole cancellations this is an extremely early use of the 30 k. stamp. In spite of its imperfections and modifications this is a scarce and desirable example of the rarest classical Russian stamp. Opinion Buchsbayev (2014) Mi = EUR 3'000 for a used stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1881
Symbol:Cat No:Proof

1864: 3 kop. black & green, unwatermarked and imperf. plate proof prepared for the 1867 Paris exhibition, vivid colour and regular large margins all round, gum is not original, a pristine example. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Zernev = $ 6'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1864: 5 kop. black & lilac, unwatermarked and imperf. plate proof prepared for the 1867 Paris exhibition, vivid colour and regular large margins all round, gum is not original. Very rare, a pristine example. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Zernev = $ 6'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1884
Symbol:Cat No:19x-23x

1866: Imperial Arms on horizontally laid paper, pristine part set of five values from 3 k. black & green to 30 k. rose & green, each stamp in a vertical gutter pair, fine and fresh in vibrant colour, well embossed with superb perforation, never hinged with full og., signed Mikulski. (Image 1) (Image)

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)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1886
Symbol:Cat No:45+46

Shipmail on the White Sea 1904 (July 22): Picture postcard depicting a shot blue whale, directed to Hamburg, bearing 1889 1 kop. orange in a vertical pair and 2 kop. green, tied by neat "2e VREMPAROKHOD BYLMORSKOE POCHT. OTD.” Shipmail cds, an information strike and HAMBURG arrival (Aug 10) cds alongside. An extremely rare usage known between 1897 and 1906, Mandrovskij and coworkers - Russian Shipmail (2011) value it at $ 6'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)