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1847, "JASSY 22 FEB." on entire letter (part outer lettersheet on reverse missing) endorsed "Via Vienna e Trieste" to Corfu, Ionian Islands, with arrival mark on front. Rare and most unusual.

1896, Ship Mail complete set of three values with violet overprints tied on envelope by, a used example to Bucharest cancelled by wreathed "Posta Romana / Cospoli 20.Apr 896" datestamps in violet, on reverse oval framed Ship Mail handstamp "EXPRESS / CONSPOLI-OSTENDA / CONSPOLI-CONSTANTA-BUCURESCI 20-Apr-1896" and Bucharest (April 21) arrival mark alongside. Tiny vertical crease, otherwise fine and Scarce - this is not an Orient Express usage: the Romanian Postal Agency was moored on an RSC vessel in Constantinople.

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1858, 10 k. brown/blue, fresh colours, tied by receiving framed "ANK 3/10” to folded lettersheet (without correspondance) to Karis, alongside another boxed "ANK 6/10”, very fine and unusual

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1858, no wmk., perf. 12½, 10 k. brown & blue, two singles, tied by diamond "ODESSA" to entire letter 1864 to Mytilene,Island of Lesbos. Entire witht tiny tear at top and the left stamp tiny perforation faults, where applied at the edge of the entire. A scarce letter with very unusual destination. Large expert mark on front.

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10 k. brown/blue, horizontal pair of vivid deep  colours and with good perforations, neatly tied by circular dotted cancellation "1” with red departure cds "S. PETERBURG 20 NOV. 1863” to folded entire to Nicolaistad (present-day Vaasa, Finland) with arrival framed "ANK 7/12”, very fine. A scarce multiple on cover

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1866, Coat of Arms 1 k. black/orange yellow, 3 k. black/green and 10 k. reddish brown/blue, fresh colours, neatly tied by Polish truncated 4-square numeral "1” with red departure cds "VARSAW 1 JULY 1871” to folded entire to Berlin with transit- and arrival, very fine

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3 k. black/green (single and vertical pair) and 30 k. carmine rose/green, fresh colours, tied by cds "SLOBODSK 20 OCT. 1876” to large 3rd weight step registered envelope to Viatka with arrival cds alongside, vertical archival fold well away from the adhesives, very fine

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1866/68, 3 k. black/green on vertically laid paper (three singles), together with horizontally laid paper 1 k. black/yellow and 10 k. brown/blue, fresh colours, tied by cds "RIGA 23 FEV. 1873” to entire letter to Paris, transit and blue cds "ALLEMAGNE ERQ.PARIS 10 MARS”; one 3 kopek corner fault, otherwise very fine. An unusual three-colour franking with the two issues, signed Maslowski

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10 k. brown/blue, two singles tied by cds "ODESSA 15 MAY. 1874” to 2nd weight step envelope to Marseilles, underfranked by 6 kopek and accordingly marked with cyrillic framed "NOT FULLY PAID", endorsed at top right ”80" (centimes, the corresponding 20 kopek franking) and taxed "6” (Décimes due), reverse transit via Varsaw and arrival cds "MARSEILLES 2 JUIN 71”; one 10 kopek with a few short perfs, still very fine, unusual 

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20 k. blue/orange, tied by TPO cds "POSTAL WAGON 27-28 11 FEV. 1872” to entire letter from Varsaw to Paris, incorrectly marked at departure by Cyrillic "PAID” but underfranked by 8 kopek, rightly taxed upon transit with red two-line "Unzureichend frankirt.”, manuscript "11” (Décimes = 110 centimes = 28 kopek at current change, full postage due) and blue "3” (Sgr. for Prussian transit), scarce small framed "P.38” (22x9mm, Von Der Linden.-Nr. 2100), reverse arrival, very fine.

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30 k. carmine rose/green and 5 k. black/lilac, fresh colours, tied by cds "YARANSK 21 JAN. 1875” repeated on reverse to 2nd weight step registered envelope to the Justice Court in Vyatka with arrival cds, the 5 kopek pays for the receipt, very fine 

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20 k. blue/red tied by cds "S. PETERBURG 11 DEC 1891” to reverse of a registered envelope to Nagasaki, Japan, addressed to the "care of the Russian Consul, Imperial Russian frigate staff surgeon”, endorsed on front "Via Brindisi”, reverse transit cds "HONG KONG FE 11 92” and arrival mark "NAGASAKI 6 FEB 1892 JAPAN”, very fine and most unusual, in addition two registered covers from Vladivostok to either Hakodate or Nagasaki. A fine trio

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1915, Money stamps Nicholas I. 15 k., complete sheet unused without gum as issued, folded twice, slight peripheral faults as to be expected, still fine

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1919, Arms 5 k., horizontal strip of three and pair tied by red cds. "SIGULDA 30 4 19” to front of a money transfer for the sum of three roubles to Riga with reverse arrival cds., the card and franking cut in at right otherwise very fine and exceptional usage in Soviet Latvia, both cities being under Bolshevik rule; also a 1919 parcel card from "PSKOV 27 4 19” to Riga, also under Soviet rule, very fine. A scarce Bolshevik duo

1857, "1" watermark proof, complete sheet of 100, comprising 4 panes of 25, showing the position layout and watermarked inscriptions "POCHTOVAYA MARKA IN 10 KOPECK 1857". Folded between the groups and small marginal faults. A unique  and most important item of Russian philately. Certificate Citerne BPP (2026)

Provenance: Fabergé (Harmer,1939)  Baughman (Siegel,1971)  Bianchi (Investphila, 2008).

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10 kopeck brown & blue, good colour and large even margins, without any indication of cancellation (also under UV and VSC), with old but not original gum. Some minor age spots only visible under UV. An attractive stamp. Will be sold 'as is'.

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10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to mostly wide margins, cancelled by manuscript "21/3" and unclear
postmark. Fine, signed Buchsbayew.
 

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10 kopeck brown & blue, horizontal pair with mostly wide margins, just touched at upper right, used with pen crosses. Left stamp faint crease, otherwise fine and fresh. Certificate Mikulski (1984)

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10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross to envelope (one backflap not
complete) to Moscow. The stamp with unobtrusive tear at right, still fine and attractive.
Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)
 

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10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, signed Buchsbayew.
 

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