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GROBIN: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with small pen cross (slightly cleaned) and clear blue double line "GROBIN..JUNE 1858". Very fine. one of only 2 recorded stamps with this coloured cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

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HARPSAL (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins, tied by boxed "HARPSAL 22    1858" to small piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

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HASENPOTH (Latvia): "237", dotted rectangular, central and clear on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins. Very fine. Signed A. Diena

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KHARKOV (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown and blue, horizontal pair, tied by boxed "KHARKOV 4 MAI 1858" to entire letter to St Petersburg, with arrival mark of May 10. This stamp with horizontal filing crease at top and the left stamp with small part missing at upper right, otherwise fine. A rare entire. Just about a dozend No.1 pairs on entire have been recorded and just 2 further No.1 entires exist from Kharkov. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

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KLINTSY: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with purple double line cancellation. Signed Buchsbayew Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)

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KOWNO (Kaunas, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, tied by clear dotted circle "19" to lettersheet with reverse side dispatch mark "KOWNO 1858 AUGUST 15" to Warzaw, with arrival mark. Very fine and scarce. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

Provenance:  Goss, Lea, ‘Alexander’

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KURSK: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, tied by clear boxed "KURSK 24 MAR 1858" and with additional small pen cross, on entire letter to Odessa, with frontside boxed arrival handstamp "3 April 1858". An attractive and very fine entire. Just 2 other entires have been recorded with this cancellation on No.1. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

Provenance: Liphschutz (Harmers, Lugano 1993)

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LENZENHOF (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margined lower right sheet corner with about 5/6 mm sheet margins at right and base, tied by clear purple pre-philatelic double line "LENZENHOF 4 APRIL 1858" to lettersheet to Lemsal. The stationary paper cleaned and still some remaining staining, but altogether fine and attractive. The only recorded No.1-entire with this coloured cancellation and one of the most spectacular and important cover with a single No.1. Signed Emilio Diena and Alberto Diena, certificate Mikulski (1995, stating the address being improved)

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LEBEDYAN: "473", dotted rectangular, central and upright strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

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LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margins, used with 3-line cancellation. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

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LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margins, tied with 3-line "LIBAU 27 MAI 1858" to piece. Very fine. 

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LIBAU (Latvia): "239", dotted rectangular on 10 kopeck brown and blue, upper right sheet corner, clear at left, otherwise large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

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LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good even margins, tied by dotted rectangular "239" to lettersheet with adjacent 3-line "LIBAU 6 AUGUST 1858", to Riga, with arrival mark. A very fine and scarce entire. Signed Brun with certificate (2015) and certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

Provenance: Baughman, Lea

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MARIUPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown and blue, cut into at base, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "MARIUPOL 19 JUNE 1858" to lettersheet to Odessa. This stamp with tiny corner crease at upper right, resulting in the tiny marginal tear. Still attractive and rare, just 2 further No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation.

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MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good margins, used with complete strike of pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA". Very fine. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

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MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA" to entire letter to Pernau, with reverse side dispatch- and arrival marks of March 1858. Very fine and rare; 1 of 4 covers recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

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NEZHIN: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross to entire letter with reverse side dispatch Mark "NIZHIN 6 Februrary 1858" to Riga, with arrival mark. Light ink staining, still very fine. A rare entire, just one further recorded with No.1 from Nezhin. Certificate Buchsbayew (2019)

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NOVOKHOPERSK: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross to envelope with reverse side straight-line " NOVOKHOPERSK", with manuscript date "26 Februrary", to Moscow. A very fine and rare entire, just two further No.1 entires recorded from this city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2018)

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ODESSA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, horizontal strip of 3, nice fresh colour and clear to good margins, used with central strike of boxed "ODESSA .. JUNE 1858". Very fine. A great rarity; just six No.1 strips of three (off cover) have been recorded, of which only another 3 are used with a postmark. Signed Köhler, Gilbert and Alberto Diena, certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

 

Note: Just 1 larger multiple of Russia No.1 has been recorded in private hands.

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1993) Paolo Bianchi (Craveri 2008)

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ODESSA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to good margins, tied by boxed "ODESSA 19 APRIL 1858" to lettersheet to Wiborg, Finland. A fine and scarce entire with unusual destination. Certificate Mikulski (1998)

Provenance: "Sarah" (105. Corinphila-Auction, 1998)

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