Worldwide Stamps and Covers Russia Imperial Pre-Stamp Postal History
Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 30162
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1765 First year of Russian handstamps: Entire posted from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux bearing straight line ST.PETERSBOVRG (Dobin 0.01a-1Ab), alongside MASEYCK transit – entry point from Prussia to Netherlands, nice and clean strike, ex "Nikolai". (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 700.00
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Lot No: 30163
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1767 (Nov 12) Wrapper written at Helsingfors (Finland) to Pernau (Estonia) bearing boxed transit "ST. PETERSBOVRG" hs (Baillie & Peel type 1A(F) 2; Dobin type 01.0.02), a very fine strike, used between 1766 and 1772 for transit and foregin mail, rare and one of the earliest covers with a Russian postmark. (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
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Lot No: 30164
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1773 (May 23) Entire to Belgium with superb "ST. PETERSBOVRG" hs (Dobin 0.01, smaller format), with ms "fr Wesel", rated on reverse "23"k for inland and "44"k for Prussian transit, very fine, ex "Nikolai". (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
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Lot No: 30167
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1781 Entire to Amsterdam bearing a very fine strike of "ST. PETERSBOVRG" s/l hs with larger letters than recorded, ms "fr Emr", very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
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Lot No: 30170
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1805, April 7 entire letter from Tulchin (Ukraine) to Tarragona (Spain), endorsed "Brody" and carried with involvement of "Hausner & Violland" forwarding agents, a scarce destination. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 30171
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1807 Entire to Riga with clear "ST. PETERSBOVRG" handstamp at top, unusually showing the point at "ST" at the base opposed to halfway up as normally seen, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 180.00
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Lot No: 30179
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1853 & 1857 Pair of entires from St. Petersburg to Madrid, Spain, the first with framed despatch bs and framed black "Prusse." transit on obverse together with "4R" charge hs; second with diamond desptch bs and obverse with same "Prusse" hs in red, a fine pair. (Image)
Opening EUR 120.00
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Sale No: 21JE
Lot No: 30180
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Sardinian Expeditionary Corps in Crimea. Entire letter from Turin dispatched on 3.8.1855 with corresponding cds and "P.P." hs on front, struck on receipt with "POSTA MILE SARDA/16 AGO. 55" FPO cds on reverse, a very rare incoming mail on the day the Sardinian Corps got its baptism of fire and during its most celebrated achievement in the War: the important Battle of the Chernaya (16 August), where their bravery was recognised and was a contributing factor for the Sardinian participation at the negotiation tables at the end of the War. (Image)