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The Earliest Cover from Russia Known with a Postage Stamp 1840 (Nov) Pre-philatelic letter datelined St.Petersburg, RUSSIA, bearing a straight-line “Franco” and “St.Petersburg, 10.NOV.1840” (Julian Calender), rated on reverse “61 1/2” kop and “1/8” (the rate to England via Prussia), but without any
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1856 Cover from St. PETERSBURG to New York, manuscript routing via Lübeck and Ostende, transit marking Aachen and arrival New York, each in red, margin creases and tears through ink staining, interesting cover
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1858 Folded letter dated Koszowata (now Ukraine) to Rothschild brothers in Paris, straight-line “RUSSIE,” red “PD”, blue entry cds “Autriche 2 Erquelines,” Lemberg & Krakau transits, Paris arrival, fine
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1890 IMPERIAL MAIL: Envelope bearing large seal cachet in blue “Correspondence Imperial” and addressed to Her Majesty the Empress of Germany, at back arrival marking BERLIN C KABINETTS-P.A. 17.4.1890, scarce and unusual item
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1894 ALEXANDER III, decorated mourning souvenir envelope sent registered bearing 7k(2) + 3k(2) + 10k from VARSHAVA to German Reich and a 7k postal stationery morning envelope for the death of Alexander III, unused
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1809-47 BALTIC AREA: Selection of 14 covers with postmarks of RIGA, DORPAT (5), PERNOV, REVAL (7), noted several different types, large & small straight lines, circle date stamps with types, an interesting specialist group, ex Ingvar Pettersson (Est. € 150/200)
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1818-31 INCOMING MARITIME MAIL TO THE BALTICS: Selection of 7 covers from the Netherlands and Great Britain, noted Ship letter London via Rotterdam, London via Hamburg, Edam and Amsterdam, all to Narva, a specialist group, ex Ingvar Pettersson
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Important Essay for the First Issue 1856 10k + 1k Unadopted essay in green & rose, cut octagonally, clear margins, very fine and extremely rare exhibition showpiece (Standart UD5b)
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1848 10k Envelope, deep black imprint of the first edition of the 1st printing, watermark reversed, pen-cancelled cross at back and with indistinct MOGILEV ink coloured cancellation on front, at back manuscript Mogilev and day marking, rare stationery from the earliest printing, very fine, cert. Mik
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1848 20k Dark Blue envelope, broad tail, 1st watermark inverted, from the first printing of the 1848 issue, pen cross obliteration, at back manuscript departure annotation TVER 8.6.50 and boxed VORONEZH, plus POLUCHENO dated 11.6.50, backflap slightly strengthened by hinges, rare early stationery, c
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1848 30k Red 1st issue envelope, broad tail, 1st watermark inverted, unused, some strengthening by hinges in flap folds otherwise very fine and fresh, scarce, cert. Mikulski
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1848-49 10k Grey Black envelope, 2nd watermark, value imprint type IV (similar to type I which has wide tail, but in this case with a small tail), also unusual small spacing between 1 (of 10 kop) and double-point, used with an official seal of the Governor of Tobolsk. According to Mikulski one of th
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1848 10k Envelope, imprint with small tail and 1st watermark, used to POLAND, to Chobanin near Wieruszow, YAROSLAVL 16.YANV cds alongside WARSZAWA transit markings in red, two vertical bends of no importance otherwise very fine with unusually clear postmarks, scarce cover
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1849 10k Black 2nd issue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark, bearing at front 2-line CHOLM 22.4.57 departure marking and at back St.Ptsbg. Polucheno 25.4., ex O. A. Fabergé with purchase notation from 1924 at back, scarce postmark, cert. Mikulski
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1849 10k Black 2nd issue envelope, small tail, with 1st watermark, obliterated by black pen cross, at front red boxed St.Petersburg 16.8.56 departure marking, also showing manuscript departure notation at back, addressed to Rannenburg (Riasan Gub.), very fine, cert. Mikulski
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1849 10k Black 2nd issue envelope, small tail, first watermark inverted, obliterated by black pen cross, USED IN POLAND, bearing at front red MARYAMPOL 2.10 (1857?) departure marking and at back Warszawa 5.10 arrival marking and red delivery marking 9/R for delivery at 9h00 in the morning; such stat
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CRIMEAN WAR, 1848 20k Blue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark, bearing at front departure 2-line MOSKVA 1855 DEC.24, addressed to Bakhtschisaraj to be forwarded to General Butermian, Central Command of South Army with manuscript “via courier mail,” not only rare stationery but also of historic impo
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1848 20k Blue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark, departure marking of MOSKVA 10.2.56 on front, addressed to Saransk and obliterated by pen cross, quite rare, ex O. A. Fabergé and still with his pencil annotations at back (purchased in 1925), cert. Mikulski
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1848 20k Greenish Blue envelope on thin paper, small tail, 1st watermark inverted, obliterated with VOLOGDA 20.9.68 cds, same postmark at front and arrival marking PETROZAVODSK 28.9.68 at back, closed opening tear at backslap else very fine and rare, very late usage, ex Fabergé, cert. Mikulski
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1848 20k Greenish Blue envelope, imprint with small tail, 1st watermark inverted, unused, very fine
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1848 20k Blue envelope, small tail, 1st watermark inverted, unused, very fine and scarce, ex Fabergé (bought in 1907), cert. Mikulski
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1848 30k Red 2nd issue unused envelope, small tail, 2nd watermark, very clear and strong embossing, ex Fabergé, cert. Mikulski
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1848 30k Red Carmine, 2nd issue, small tail, 1st watermark inverted, used with pen cross and at front 2-line departure pmk MOSKVA 1856 Okt.30 to Odessa, EXHIBITION RARITY – less then 10 envelopes of the 30k used are known of which maybe 2-3 have the inverted watermark. Bought by the Faberges already
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1849 10k Envelope with small tail, 1st watermark inverted, used from ESTONIA to St. Petersburg, bearing 2-line departure cancel of REVEL 10 MART 1854 and POLUCHENO 14.3.54 arrival marking
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1855 10k Black imprint, 4th issue with small tail, 1st watermark, cancelled with dotted rectangular numeral 378 of Ostrov, at front OSTROV 13.8.60 departure cds and at back St.Ptsbg. 14.8.60 arrival marking, very fine and quite scarce with numeral obliteration, unusually clear impressions, cert. Mik
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1861 10k Black envelope, small tail, 2nd watermark, size 143 x 85mm, flap cutting typ IV, sent to TO FINLAND, obliterated by S.PETERSBURG 2. OKT 1868, at front, red St.Ptsbg. departure mkg and Finnish arrival mkg ANK 17.10., very fine and very clear postmarks
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1855/61 20k Black envelope, small tail, 2nd watermark, used with departure postmark at front TAMBOV 2.APR.68, value imprint not obliterated although by 1868 this was prohibited, St.Ptsbg. arrival marking at back, very fine, cert. Mikulski
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1861 10k Black envelope, small tail, 2nd watermark, size 143 x 85mm, flap cutting type IV, unused, very fine
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1861 20k Blue envelope, 5th issue with small tail, 2nd watermark, three different shades including ultramarine, all unused and very fine, one blue with cert. Mikulski, the ultramarine one ex Fabergé (purchased in 1924), scarce group
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1861 ERROR 20k blue envelope, 5th issue, type III, 145 x 115mm, (flap cutting type III), thin paper, 1st watermark inverted and broad tail of 1st issue, unused and very fine, cert. Mikulski
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1861 30k Envelopes in brownish red, brick red & reddish brown, all with small tail, all with 2nd watermark, unused, all very fine and fresh, a scarce group, partly ex Fabergé
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1862 10k Black envelope, size 135 x 85mm, small tail, 2nd watermark showing VARIETY: printing cliché shifted to the left (seen from front), ex Fabergé (purchased in 1907), cert. Mikulski
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1863 10k Black envelope, size 143 x 84, small tail, 3rd watermark, unused, very fine, ex Fabergé (bought in 1924), size not listed by Standart, cert. Mikulski
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1868 30k Carmine Rose envelope with sharp edges of side-flaps & bottom flap, used, showing registered usage with ST. PETERSBURG 14.9.84 cds to Moskva, scarce, very late usage, very fine
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1868 30k Carmine Rose envelope with sharp edges of side-flaps & bottom flap, unused, scarce, very fine
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1868 10k Brown envelopes in 3 different sizes (140 x 110 mm, 145 x 80 mm, 113 x 75 mm) unused & used on exhibition pages, incl. one with additional franking to Weimar, (1k + 3k ERROR of under print 5k, Mi no.19xF), very fine group
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1868 10k Brown envelope bearing at back violet 2-line datestamp KARAMARIAYNY 17.Febr.1874, superb and rare postmark
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1868 20k Blue envelopes in 3 different sizes including 2 UNISSUED formats (145 x 81 mm + unissued 140 x 58 mm and 113 x 73 mm), unused, very fine and quite scarce, ex K. Helman auctions, Helsinki
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1880-81 7 kop on 8k grey and 10k brown surcharged envelopes, small group on 3 exhibition leaves: 3 unused, 3 used incl. one registered and one ex Fabergé, very fine
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1881 UNISSUED 7 kop on 20k blue envelope used as registered cover with additional 7k defin. bearing St.Petersburg 29.6.81 cds and Paris arrival marking, very rare used (first time we see this item used) and a famous envelope sent by F. Breitfuss to Ph. de Ferrari in Paris, signed Prof. Winterstein &
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1880 UNISSUED 7 kop on 20k blue envelope, unused, very fine and scarce, reportedly only 100 printed, signed Mikulski, Prof. Winterstein and Romeko/Paris
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1893 Commemorative postal stationery letter cards (2, in red and blue) for the Franco-Russian alliance, minor toning otherwise fine
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1894 Commemorative postal stationery wrappers (3) for the Franco-Russian alliance overprinted with black frame and date for the death of Tsar Alexander II, in three different colours, some minor soiling
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1848-1909 Specialised Collection in SAFE album starting with a scarce selection of St. Petersburg City Post 5k blue envelopes in different sizes and types (9, including 1 used) and early 1848-63 General issue envelopes, later issues noted with several registered as well as some interesting cancels a
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, mint (hinge remainder) with large part gum. There is possibly a tiny ink trace visible under UV-light, at right bottom margin just touching the frame line. One of the nicest of the so-called “mint original gum” examples in existence, copy of cert. Ferchenbauer include
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II unused, no ink traces visible, four-margined very fine example
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10k Arms imperforate with RED 2-line postmark “(St.) Kesemskaya T(ver) ..Okt. 1858,” minimal faults in outer left top & bottom margin otherwise very fine and rare item, signed Stolow and cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, used with provisional postmark of KOVNO (LITHUANIA), very fine with full to large margins all around, cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate used with 4-ring numeral no. 85 of HRUBIESZOW (POLAND), long horiz. tear at bottom, full to large margins all around, nice appearance, rare cancellation on no.1
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10k Arms imperforate horizontal pair tied to small fragment by pre-adhesive boxed VOLMAR 10.5.58 (LATVIA) ds and slight ink marking, fine to large margins all around, rare in pairs
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10k Arms imperforate used on fragment with partial pre-adhesive single-line script BERDICHEV (UKRAINE) postmark, very fine and clear obliteration, rare postmark, large margins all around, signed Cividini/Paris
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10k Arms imperforate, obliterated by ink cross, small rough paper spot at back, huge margins and very fresh
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10k Arms imperforate, plate I, with boxed pre-adhesive LIPOVETS (UKRAINE) postmark, very fine to large margins all around, trivial rough paper spot not mentioned in cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, plate I used with brownish red 2-line part cancel, small but clear margin at right, scarce cancel
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10k Arms imperforate, plate I, on small fragment obliterated by ink cross, very fine example with very clear eagle embossing, cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, plate I, tied to small fragment by 2-line pre-adhesive BERDYANSK (UKRAINE) ds, very fine item, large margins all around and good eagle embossing, cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used with diamond-shaped dotted numeral “227” of Sinjavka, BELARUS, rare cancel on no.1, signed P. Ferchenbauer
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used on small fragment with very fine dotted rectangular numeral “104” of BELOSTOK (Bialystok), POLAND, a beautiful fresh example, signed P. Ferchenbauer & W. Brandes/Berlin
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used with indistinct 2-line part cancel and ink cross, cert. Raybaudi (1972)
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, used on small fragment with pre-adhesive 2-line PSKOV and ink cross, very fine with full to large margins all around, cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, tied to complete letter to Moscow by pre-adhesive PENZA 30.4.58 cds, very fine postmark, very fine to large margins all around, rare cover, cert Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, tied to folded letter to Warsaw, POLAND by 2nd provisional dotted numeral “1” alongside red boxed S.P.Burg 24.7.58 postmark, at back red WARSZAWA arrival marking. According to cert. Mikulski, the cover cleaned and stamp (slight crease at top) has been re-affixed, neve
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, tied to cover from ESTONIA by ink cross, bearing departure cancel PERNOV / PERNAU 6.3.58 at back and Reval arrival marking at front, very fine and clear eagle embossing, cover toning, cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms imperforate, plate II, showing minor plate flaw ‘broken k in oval 10kop due to overinking’, used with ink cross on small remainder fragment, very fine
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The Ten Kopeck Fabergé Strip 10k Blue & Brown, the magnificent horizontal strip of three with large part original gum, beautiful fresh colours and sharp embossing, a few perf. separations and some reinforcements, very fine The ONLY KNOWN unused strip of three & the second largest multiple recorded O
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10k Arms perforated, first printing, thick paper, unused (no gum), very fine, well centred example, signed Thier, certs. Ferchenbauer and Mikulski
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10k Arms perforated, thick paper, horizontal pair used with clear rectangular dotted numeral “104” BELOSTOK (Bialystok, POLAND) PAIRS WITH ONLY ONE OBLITERATION ARE SCARCE, very fine, cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms perforated, thick paper, vertical pair used with clear hexagonal dotted numerals “2” of the MOSKVA railway post office, very fine
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10k Arms perforated, thin to thick paper, group of 5 examples with different postmarks, including one with very nice central RIGA cds, mostly fine to very fine group, mostly signed Mikulski, Serrane or Zenker
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10k Arms perforated, selection of five used, with dotted lozenge, dotted circle, concentric cricle (showing significant frame break at right) and s/l cancels, average to fine (Standart € 550)
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10k Arms perforated, thick to very thick paper, 3 examples with pen cross obliterations, fine to very fine group, all signed Mikulski
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10k Arms perforated, dark colours, thick paper, tied to small piece by centred 1858 RIGA cds (12 APR.), very fine
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10k Arms perforated, thick paper, used on blue fragment with 2nd provisional dotted numeral “1” of ST. PETERSBURG, very fresh and fine, very clear impression of postmark
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10k Arms, perforated, tied to small envelope to Moskva by diamond shaped dotted numeral “546” of DOROBINO, at back blue POLUCHENO, fine and very scarce postmark, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, perforated, single franking tied to envelope by dotted rectangular numeral “8” of PETERHOF, very clear and beautiful example of this postmark, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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The Twenty Kopeck Fabergé Block 20k Orange & Deep Blue, the outstanding block of four with practically full original gum, lower left stamp with small inclusion & corner perforation has been added, amazingly fresh & vibrant colours, a few perf. separations and some reinforcements, very fine One of th
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20k Blue and orange on thin paper, regummed & repaired, ink obliteration removed, signed Bühler (probably posthumous), cert. Mikulski stating the problems, nevertheless scarce
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20k Arms on thin paper, used with dotted numeral “39” of RYAZAN, very fine, cert. Ferchenbauer
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20k Arms on thin paper, used with dotted numeral (most probably) “38” of RIGA (LATVIA), very fine, signed E.F. and Ferchenbauer
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20k and 30k Arms, perf. 14 3/4 x 15 used, 20k with repaired and repainted top left corner, 30k with pen cancel and corner perf. repair at top right, fine appearance (Standart € 3’600)
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20k Arms on thin paper, 2nd printing, tied to folded letter inscribed “sample without value” to St. Petersburg. by dotted numeral “2” of Moscow, boxed MOSCOW departure marking at back, very fine and unusually good imprint of the Moscow numeral postmark, rare and important cover as there are less the
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20k Arms Green & Lilac TRIAL COLOUR PROOF without watermark, thin paper, mint (hinge remainder), fine to very fine example of this rare proof, cert. Mikulski
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20k Arms Green & Lilac TRIAL COLOUR PROOF with watermark, thick paper, mint (hinge remainder), very fine, cert. Mikulski
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The Thirty Kopeck Mikulski Block 30k Green & Crimson, the fabulous & outstanding block of four with practically full original gum, with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, amazingly fresh & vibrant colours, a few perf. separations and some reinforcements, superb in every respect One of the two
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30k Arms on thick paper, mint (hinge remainder), very fine and fresh example of this rarity, signed and cert. Ferchenbauer and signed Friedl
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30k Arms on thick paper, mint (hinge remainder), usual slight faults, colourful fresh example of this rarity, signed & cert. Ferchenbauer
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30k Arms, perf. 14 3/4 x 15 with with “597” rectangular dotted numeral cancel of Nukha, corner perf. repair at top right, otherwise very fine (Standart € 2’100)
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1857-58 30k Carmine & green perf.14 3/4×15 on thick paper, used with dotted numeral, fault (internal crack) otherwise still an attractive appearing example of this rare stamp
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30k Arms on thick paper tied to large fragment (part cover) by a beautiful strike of the 2nd provisional dotted numeral “1” postmark (provisional because it still has the double-dots left and right of the “1” (which do not appear in the later made regular dotted postmarks), with red boxed ST.P.BURG
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30k Arms, 2nd printing on thinner paper, cover to Warsaw with frank tied by dotted numeral 38 of Riga, LATVIA, in extremely fresh and fine condition (one of the finest 30k covers in existence). According to Mikulski there are only 2 covers known from the 30k 2nd printing. A world rarity and importan
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30k Carmine & green on thin paper, unused (no gum), very fine example of this rarity, (Mi € 12’000 for mint)
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30k Carmine & green on thin paper, watermark 3 slightly shifted to right, used, trivial fault (corner crease) otherwise fine and fresh, a rare stamp, signed W. Pohl & also Ferchenbauer
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10k, 20k and 30k perf. 14 3/4 x 15 unused (without original gum), 10k with light crease and 20k with small thin, otherwise fine appearance and rare (Standart € 36’250 for mint og)
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10k Arms perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2 in 2 different shades, both mint (hinge remainders), fine to very fine examples
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10k Arms, selection incl. used block of four (horiz. wrinkle and thin), four unused, some varieties incl. “medium 1 of 10 at upper right” and “Vs in background,” mixed condition (31 + 3 covers + part cover)
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1860 cover to TALSEN (LATVIA) by RED rectangular dotted numeral “238” of ILLUKST alongside 2-line ILLUKST (LATVIA) datestamp, at back 2-line arrival marking, very fine and extremely rare cover, exhibition item of highest standard, ex Mikulski, signed Ross and
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10k Arms pair, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1859 double-weight folded lettersheet to St. Petersburg by rectangular dotted numeral “6” of NARVA with re-introduced pre-adhesive single-line NARVA, (in use up to 1819 and re-used in 1859), rare and beautiful quality cover, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1859 folded lettersheet to St .Petersburg by rectangular dotted numeral “6” of NARVA alongside re-introduced pre-adhesive single-line NARVA. Apparently the single-line NARVA, used up to 1819, was only re-used in connection with stamps in the year 1859. Rare a
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1861 folded letter sheet by oval dotted numeral “1” of BREST (border post office of BELARUS), ds of same on back, to Sokalow (Poland), very fine, scarce, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms pair, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to double-weight folded letter by oval dotted numeral “9” of Tauroggen + blue pre-cancelling company cachet of “Gebr.Levy, Tauroggen,” at back boxed Tauroggen (LITHUANIA) boxed departure marking and St. Petersburg arrival, small corner damage at bottom left
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1865 folded letter to Uleaborg (FINLAND) by blue 2-line RIGA RAILWAYS datestamp of LATVIA, with S. PETERBURG transit bs, very fine item and beautiful and scarce postmark, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2 tied to 1863 envelope by oval POST ROMESKALN (ESTONIA) ds with manuscript date, sent to Dorpat, bs, very fine item, scarce, ex Fabergé, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1866 folded letter sheet by greenish blue VALK 22.2.66 cds (LATVIA), with Pernov bs (Perna, ESTONIA), very fine item and cancel, scarce, ex Mikulski, signed & cert. Mikulski
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1865 folded letter sheet to St. Petersburg by rectangular 4-line numeral “1” of Warszawa (POLAND) alongside red Warszawa 22.4. ds, very fine item and beautiful cancel, scarce usage only 8 days after Poland no.1 became invalid, cert Mikulski
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1861 folded letter by rectangular dotted numeral “240” of Polangen (LITHUANIA; today Palanga) at back Polangen departure marking, very fine item and beautiful cancel
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1862 envelope by scarce rectangular dotted numeral “247” of Fridrichstadt (LATVIA; today Jaunjelgawa), at front Fridrichstadt departure marking, family name cut out otherwise very fine and beautifully cancelled item
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2 tied to 1860 double-weight folded letter to Odessa by circle dotted numeral “1” of St. Petersburg, with red oval S.PETERBURG ds, very fine, fresh and scarce double rate item
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10k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1862 envelope to Wahrenbrock near Fridrichstad by scarce hexagonal dotted numeral “24” alongside GROBINO (LATVIA) departure and Fridrichstad transit, fine, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, perf.12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1860 folded letter to Pskov by dotted circle numeral “1” of St. Petersburg alongside red oval S. Peterburg departure ds and bold 2-line pre-adhesive PSKOV receiver, very fine & fresh cover
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10k Arms, frame proof in black on perforated, thick, unwatermarked paper, very small mark on lower left perf. mentioned for accuracy, very fine and scarce, signed Bojanowicz
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1858 10k, 20k and 30k Arms unused, 10k with perf. repairs, 20k and 30k regummed, fine appearance and scarce (Standart € 2’350)
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20k Dark Blue & Orange, selection incl. one mint (small thin), three unused, one used on thin paper, two fine used and a single franking 1865 entire to Germany, some faults
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20k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, mint (hr), very fine example
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20k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, two used on fragments, one with complete dotted numeral “1” of ST. PETERSBURG and the other with partial ODESSA cds, last signed P. Ferchenbauer, other signed S P
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20k Arms tied to 1858 folded letter by somewhat indistinct oval dotted numeral “6” of Odessa, sent to St.Petersburg with ODESSA 19.SEPT ds at back, inside also dated Odessa 19.9.58
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20k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1866 envelope to Tomaszpol (today in Ukraine) by rectangular 4-line numeral “1” of Warsaw, POLAND alongside red VARSHAVA 1.1. departure marking, ver fine and scarce cover & usage, cert Mikulski
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20k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to folded letter sheet by PERNOV (ESTONIA) 23.3.1866 cds, to St. Petersburg, very fine, signed Kv (K. Vassilyev?)
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20k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2 tied to 1865 envelope to Wahrenbrock, near Fridrichstad, by bold strike of scarce GROBINO 4.8.65 (LATVIA) departure cds alongside Fridrichstad transit, very fine, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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20k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1861 envelope by rectangular dotted numeral “4” of LUGA to St.Petersburg, envelope reduced and backflaps partly missing, fine to very fine, good and very clear postmark, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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20k Arms + 1864 1k and 3k (2), all perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, tied to 1865 envelope by hexagonal dotted numeral “2” of Moscow’s NIKOLAEVSKAYA VOKSAL (train station) to England, cert. Mikulski, fine and rare MIXED ISSUES exhibition item
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30k Arms selection incl. one very fine mint (pictured), two unused and three used (one very fine, two with faults)
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30k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, carmine & yellowish green, mint (hr), very fresh and very fine example
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30k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, carmine & dark yellowish green, mint (hr), very fresh example, signed Mikulski
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30k Arms, dark lilac red & green, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, used with very fine 1871 KOSTROMA partial cds
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30k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, bearing 4-line octogonal numeral “1” of WARSAW, POLAND, very fine example
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30k Arms pair perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2 tied to 1859 folded cover of “Weiss-Meer Compagnie” by dotted circle numeral “1” of ST. PETERSBURG alongside red oval S. PETERBURG ds, to Moscow, beautiful fresh cover, 60k frankings used within Russia are rare, cert. Mikulski
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30k Arms tied by St. Petersburg cds on large-part front to Greece, Large Hermes Heads 10L and 40L singles applied on arrival to pay internal Greek fee, fine & scarce
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1863 City Post 5k essay in black and green, clipped corner at lower right and tear at left, still of good appearance and scarce
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1863 City Post 5k selection incl. mint top left corner marginal block of four, three mint and two used (one very fine and one with red 1864 cds with slight faults), mainly fine
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1863 5k City Post of Moscow & St. Petersburg with red 1864 cds, fine (Standart €400)
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1881 St. Petersburg Public City Telegraph 10k on 20k black & brown, mint part og, small thin, otherwise fine and scarce (Standart € 2’000)
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1866 St. Petersburg Public City Telegraph 20k black & brown, the 1881 REPRINT, imperf., mint og, good to very large margins, small crease at top, fine appearance (Standart € 600)
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1k Arms, perf. 14 1/2 : 15, tied to local printed matter by black oval “S.P.B.” of S. PETERSBURG, red City Post bs, very fine item with clear obliteration, scarce, cert. Mikulski
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1k Black, plate proof print on pelure paper in horiz. top margin pair, very fine and very rare, cert. Mikulski
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1864-65 Unapproved essays, 1k black and light orange (Standart UD12), 1k black (UF13) and 1k blue pair (UD13b), fine
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1864 1k Black plate proof on pelure paper, top left corner marginal (folds in margins only), fine and scarce
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Two 1k ESSAYS inscribed “EPREUVE DE TIMBRE” & “PROBA,” in orange & black and in black, outer margins with herringbone design, exist only unused, very fine & rare, cert. Mikulski
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1k, 3k and 5k selection incl. mint og 1k strip of three (one rejoined and minor faults), mint nh 1k, mint og 5k, etc., some shades and minor varieties, mixed condition (31)
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1k to 5k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, each in horizontal pair, very fine, fresh colour, each signed Mikulski at bottom left, a rare exhibition group
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1k to 5k Arms, perf. 12 1/4 : 12 1/2, used, noted 5k with POLAND 4-ring numeral “16” of RUDA GUZOWSKA (this signed Pofis /Praha), scarce fine to very fine
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1867 St. Petersburg local usage, complete folded letter franked with five 1k, all tied by red cds (same day bs with similar). As the 5k City Post stamp was withdrawn in 1864 and replaced with the regular issue 5k, the use of five 1k values is exceptional, fine and fresh (contents in English)
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1k(2), 3k(2) and 20k Arms, perf. 14 1/4 : 15, tied to envelope to Paris, FRANCE by MOSKVA 11.8.67 cds, fine to very fine cover
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3k (2), 10k and 20k(2) Arms, ordinary paper tied to cover by S.PETERBURG 17.2.68 cds to Paris, v.fine & scarce, (Mi 13y,15y-16y)
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3k, 5k and 20k Arms, perf. 14 1/2 : 15, tied to 1866 folded letter to Rothschild, Paris by octogonal numeral “1” of WARSAW (POLAND) with red WARSZAWA departure cds and diverse transit markings, etc., beautiful archive-fresh cover, very fine
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3k, 5k and 10k (2) Arms, all perf. 14 1/2 : 15, tied to 1867 cover to Lyon, France by S.PETERBURG 30.7.67 cds, with diverse rate, transit and arrival markings, fine to very fine stamps and very fine cover
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3k Arms mint block of six, tiny mark at top left mentioned for accuracy, very fine
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5k + 20k Arms, perf. 14 1/2 : 15, + 1866 3k Arms on horiz. laid paper, all tied to 1869 folded lettersheet to Lyon, FRANCE by red MOSKVA 6.11.69 cds, various transits, bs and rate markings front and back, colourful and fresh item
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5k Arms, mint block of four, corner crease and some perf. reinforcement else very fine, nice appearance
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10k Arms, no watermark, tied to envelope by RED diamond shaped dotted numeral “447” alongside red CHIRKOVITSA 1.2.66 cds, to Mogilev, at back S.PETERBURG transit, a very rare cover and beautiful exhibition item, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms perf. 14 1/2 : 15, two on thick paper tied to folded letters by rhomboid ODESSA 15.12.65 ds alongside red Weiterfranco 15(kr) and scarce circle-line FRANCO, to Vienna, fine & scarce, cert. H. Hader
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10k Arms, perf. 14 1/2 : 15. tied to 1869 folded letter from POLAND by beautiful rectangular 4-line numeral “1” of Warsaw (departure marking at back) alongside POCHTOVI VAGON No.5-6 (4) 24.1.69 RPO cds, to Tsarskoe Selo with bs, except for a tiny toned spot at top left of adhesive, a very fine and a
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10k, 20k and 30k Arms, thick paper, mint hinge remainder, very fine, signed Mikulski or Ferchenbauer, (Mi 15z-17z; Standart €4’100)
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20k & 30k Arms, perf. 14 1/2 : 15, tied to 1867 folded cover to Moscow by S.PETERBURG 8.11.67 cds, very fine
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1865 Arms, mainly used selection with shades, incl. mint 1k (3), 3k, 5k & 10k, paper varieties and some interesting “fly-specks,” mixed condition (103)
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Three 1k Arms tied to formular postal card by red S.PETERBURG 14.SEP.78 cds, fine, scarce item, signed Mikulski
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Two 1k Arms, different shades, on horiz. laid paper, tied to 1875 5k grey violet ps entire by MOSKVA 11.1.83 cds, very fine and scarce combination
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Pair of 1k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1868 printed matter from LATVIA to Quedlinburg, PRUSSIA by RIGA 27.8.68 cds with red entry / transit marking ” AUS RUSSLAND…” below, bs, left stamp short perf. otherwise very fine, scarce printed matter rate abroad
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1k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1880 local printed matter by MOSKVA cds, scarce single franking, very fine
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Two 1k plus 3k Arms, horiz. laid paper. tied to printed matter (with additional text) by black SPB SPBurg-Varshavsk.Zh.D 5.3.80 cds (Warsaw RPO) and at front and back red Warsaw bs, fine and quite scarce, signed Mikulski
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1k + 5k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1872 10k ps entire (139 x 113mm) to London, ENGLAND by S.PETERBURG 25.2.75 cds, bs, fine, ex Fabergé (bought in 1965)
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1k Pair + 5k + 20k (2) tied to back of registered cover by KAZAN 5.6.76 to Vyatka, cover tear affecting one 20k stamps otherwise fine and of extremely fresh colour
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1k (2) + 10k (2) Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1868 envelope to SWITZERLAND by red S.PETERBURG cds, with black boxed NEDOSTATOCHNO FRANKIROVANO (insufficient postage paid) + red boxed “Unzureichend frankiert.”, scarce & fine cover, signed Mikulski
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1k and 20k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to registered mourning cover to Paris by S.PETERBURG 18.7.79 cds, black boxed ZAKAZNOE hs alongside blue Paris arrival, addressed to Mademoiselle de Smirnoff. Rue Marignan, Champs Elysées, very fine
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1k Arms on horiz. laid paper plus 10k on vert. laid paper, all tied to 1872 envelope to Brno, AUSTRIA by diamond shaped dotted numeral “1256” of DUNAEVTS POD. GUB 21.7.72 (UKRAINE) via Volochisk (transit marking), very fine, very rare cancellation and scarce franking
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1k Arms, horiz. laid paper + 30k on vert. laid, MIXED ISSUES franking tied to registered letter from LATVIA to Vienna, AUSTRIA by RIGA 21.5.76 cds, red boxed ZAKAZNOE, with (at back) Granitsa transit and Vienna bs, very fine & colourful franking, the 30k vertically laid paper is seldom found on cove
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1k Arms issue, horizontally laid paper, IMPERFORATE EXAMPLE also showing strongly shifted background, used and rare, (Mi 18xU; Standart € 4’500)
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1k + 3k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied by BELOSTOK 12.8.69 cds to 1868 10k entire with blue company cachet next to frank (145 x 80 mm), red Prussian TPO transit marking, sent to Bonn (GERMANY), 3k with round corner at top left otherwise fine and scarce cover, signed Mikulski
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1k + 3k Arms, horiz. laid paper tied to 1868 10k ps entire (145 x 80 mm) to Wiesbaden, GERMANY by oval “S.P.B.” with S.PETERBURG cds (same in red at back as departure marking), also shows red Prussian TPO exchange office cds “AUS RUSSLAND…”, fine and scarce cover, cert. Mikulski
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1k + 3k (2) + 10k Arms tied to folded letter prepaid to NETHERLANDS by S. PETERBURG 21.4.71 cds, Amsterdam bs, very fine
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1k & 3k Arms, horiz. laid paper + 1868 10k on vert. laid, MIXED ISSUES franking tied to folded letter by S. PETERBURG 3.12.71 cds, sent to Vienna, AUSTRIA with small Vienna bs, very unusual “stairway” franking, very fine and scarce cover
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3k pair + 10k Arms, all on horiz. laid paper, tied to 1874 envelope to London, ENGLAND by S.PETERBURG 19.3.74 cds, addressed to Frederic Breitfuss, the “all time philatelic champion of Russia” who at that time lived in London, arrival marking at front, very fine cover
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3k Arms issue vertical pair + 20k, both horizontal laid paper tied to folded letter sheet by Taganrog 23.10.73 to Cospoli, showing Odessa transit at front, side flaps missing, with very fine and neat postmarks
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3k Arms, horiz. laid paper, ERROR OF BACKGROUND “V” instead “3,” mint hinged, superb fresh example, very rare in this quality, signed Ferchenbauer, accompanied with another “V” error used
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3k ERROR OF BACKGROUND “V” plus 1k and 10k Arms, all on horiz. laid paper tied to 1870 folded lettersheet by S.PETERBURG 1.10.70 cds to TRIEST, alongside oval FRANKIROVANO and red crayon taxation 10/10, at back TPO transit and Triest arrival, scarce use of error on cover and very fine
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3k ERROR OF BACKGROUND “V” plus 1k & 10k Arms, all on horiz. laid paper, tied to 1870 folded letter from POLAND by 4-ring “BW” of Warsaw Central Railway Station, DWORZEC WARSZAWA cds below, curved FRANCO and red Prussian transit, sent to Berlin, very fine cover
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3k ERROR OF BACKGROUND “V” plus 1k & 10K Arms, all on horiz. laid paper tied to folded letter by RYLSK 15.6.71 cds, sent to Michldorf, Upper Austria, very fine cover
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3k (2) + 5k (3) Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to registered envelope by URZHUM 5.11.84 cds, sent to Vyatka (bs), archive-fresh cover with deep colour shades
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3k + five 5k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to 1872 folded letter to Marseille, FRANCE by ODESSA 3.10.72 cds, front and back with diverse transits, tax markings and annotations including a lilac-red oval “FRANKIROWANO,” fine to very fine franking, very fresh and scarce cover, cert. H. Hader
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3k + 5k + 10k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to 1869 folded lettersheet to NETHERLANDS by 2 heavy strikes of oval S.P.B., black S. PETERBURG departure marking, unusual franking of stamps overlapping each other, transits and bs with Dutch “Franco” tying 3k
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5k Arms, Colour trials in red, orange, blue, violet (2, one mint nh and slightly different shades), green (no gum and thin) and a perf. watermarked example with no printing, mostly very fine
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5k + two 10k (one slight faults) Arms on horiz. laid paper + 1868 30k Arms on vertically laid paper, all tied to 1870 folded letter to Marseille, FRANCE by ODESSA. 10.6.70 cds, diverse transits, tax markings and annotations front and back incl. boxed “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO,” a scarce mixed issues cove
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5k Arms, horiz. laid paper + three 3k Arms on vert. laid paper tied to folded letter with annotation “Inliegend Muster ohne Werth” (sample with no value) by LODZ 23.9.73 cds (POLAND) sent via SZCZAKOWA to TRIESTE, bold s/l RUSSIE hs, fine and rare franking
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5k Arms, horiz. laid paper, in 5 trial colour proofs: orange, green, violet, blue and red, all mint hinged, very fine, all signed Ferchenbauer with one of his “pochette certificates” for all 5 proofs, a rare group
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5k Arms, horiz. laid paper, scarce COLOUR VARIETY, black & grey blue instead black & lilac, mint (hr), fine and fresh, signed Ferchenbauer
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Two 5k Arms on horiz. laid paper, each IMPERFORATE with additional variety: shifted background colour (we can assume one sheet existed; obliterations all from Riga), due to the obliteration they obviously have been used on the same cover, both as usual with slightly washed out colours, cert. Mikulsk
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5k in combination with 1875 issue 10k and 20k tied to registered UKRAINE cover by RAKHNO-LYESOVSK 1.6.79 cds to Kamensk-Podolsk
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5k, 10k & three 20k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1873 envelope by LETICHEV 18.4.73 cds (UKRAINE) to Kamenets-Podolsk (bs), very fine & scarce cover
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10k Arms, two on horiz. laid paper, one tied to 1871 envelope and another to fragment by POST SEGEWOLD oval,(LATVIA; today Sigulda) without date inset, very fine items and beautiful cancels, the fragment ex Fabergé, both signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to back of 1869 envelope to St. Petersburg showing PRECANCELLATION by straightline KOLM, also Kolm cds and S. Peterburg bs, rare & very fine, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to back of 1867 envelope to St.Petersburg., showing PRECANCELLATION by straightline KOLM, also Kolm cds and S.Peterburg bs, rare & very fine, ex Mikulski, signed Mikulski
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10k Arms tied by Moscow cds on 1872 (Aug 6) envelope to Italy, with Russian and Italian insufficient franking hs, 10c tax hs and Italian 1L postage due (corner perf. fault) tied by Genova cds, several bs, fine and very attractive
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10k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to 1870 folded letter by oval S.P.B., with red S.PETERBURG departure cds on back and at front Helsinki boxed “ANK..” arrival marking, very fine
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10k Arms, horiz. laid paper, perf. 14 1/4 : 15 showing famous PLATE ERROR at top left, “10 totally damaged by horizontal stroke,” small thin in top margin otherwise fine example of this rare variety (Mi. 21xI, € 1’000; Standart € 850)
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10k Arms showing famous PLATE ERROR “French roll” (top left value totally damaged) + ordinary example on small fragment with part S. Peterburg cds, fine and scarce
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10k Arms with INVERTED CENTRE, light cancel, trimmed perfs at lower right and some surface abrasions at left, still a very rare stamp, ex Fabergé (Standart € 50’000) Estimate € 5’000 – € 8’000
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20k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1872 folded letter to Syra, GREECE by TAGANROG 24.10.72 cds, with Greece 5L & 40L Hermes Heads tied on arrival by dotted numeral “67” cancels, frankings with minor faults, fine and scarce combination cover
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20k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to folded letter by ODESSA 31.5.75 cds, sent to Marseille, FRANCE via Paris showing diverse transits, bs and rate marks, very fine
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1k to 30k Arms, set of six in mint blocks of four, all mint nh except 5k which has some paper adherence; the 3k, 10k, 20k and 30k are all lower sheet marginals, very fine (Standart € 4’000)
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1k to 30k Arms, complete set in corner margin blocks of 4t, all never hinged (30k some perf. seperation closed with hinge), a beautiful and colourful fresh group (Standart ca. € 3’500)
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1k to 30k Arms on horiz. laid paper in vertical GUTTER PAIRS, never hinged, pristine fresh quality, rare and beautiful exhibit group, all signed Mikulski
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1k to 30k Arms, all horiz. laid paper, noted different shades including the rare 5k shade black & grey blue instead of violet, all hinged or hinge traces, and finally never hinged pairs of the 2k and 3k, values; with the exception of one value all very fine to superb and a lovely group (Est. € 200/3
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1866 Arms, selection incl. 1k unused with inverted background (small stain), two 1k mint with significant left shift of background, 3k with “V” background in used block of four and strip of three on cover (faults), 5k used imperf (thin), 10k with broken face value at top left, 30k with offset of Eag
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1k + 3k + 10k Arms, all vert. laid paper, tied to folded letter from POLAND by 4-ring “BW” of Warsaw Central Railway Station alongside 2-line dispatch marking in black POCHTO OPLACLENO / VARSHAVA….” ds, also curved FRANCO and at back transits and arrival markings, a scarce and very attractive cover
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1868-75 Arms, 1k to 30 mainly used selection incl. 10k and 30k unused, mixed condition, examine (43)
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3k, 10k and 20k Arms on vert. laid paper, mint (hr), partly slight gum redistributions or tiny faults otherwise very fine and fresh colours, 10k & 20k signed Ferchenbauer, rare adhesives, (Standart € 5’900)
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7k Arms in blocks of 4×5, 5×5 and 5×5, all tied to piece by St. Petersburg cds, fine and scarce
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20k Arms, vert. laid paper, tied to 1872 folded letter to ITALY by Berdyansk 7.12.72 cds, sent via Odessa & Vienna to Genova resulting in nice range of markings front & back, 20k top right corner perf nib else fine, scarce franking, cert. H. Hader
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30k Arms on vert. laid paper, mint (hr), minimal faults (tiny rough paper spots), very fresh colour, rare, signed Ferchenbauer
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2k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1872 5k red City Post ps entire (imprint top right, size 140 x 58mm) by MOSKVA 14.11.82 cds to Mönchengladbach, GERMANY, scarce envelope and rare usage, superb quality, ex O. Agathon Fabergé (with his purchase annotation at back), cert. Mikulski
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2k Arms, horiz. laid paper, tied to 1875 5k violet ps entire (smaller size 145 x 81mm) by oval dotted mute postmark of Moscow with MOSKVA 28.10.82 cds below, superb quality, scarce, ex K. Helman auctions, Helsinki
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Three 2k Arms values on horiz. laid paper (incl. pair with slightly shifted background) 1k Arms on horiz. laid paper (1866) in MIXED ISSUES franking with tied to folded letter by numeral “6” of S. PETERBURG City Post, at back red dispatch and black S. PETERBURG 4.6.83 cds and Dresden, GERMANY bs, ve
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2k Arms on vert. laid paper, mint hinged, one of the niciest examples in existence, signed Köhler (Berlin era), Richter and cert. Mikulski, in this quality one of the great rarities of Russian Imperial Philately and a beautiful exhibition item
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8k Arms on horiz. laid paper, showing damaged M of MARKA (due to slight overinking),lh, very fine and beautifully fresh
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DUPLICATED LOT 8k Arms, horiz. laid paper in block of 4 tied to reg’d envelope from German Embassy (seal at back) by S.PETERBURG 10.1.78 cps, sent to Tarnowitz (Prussia, Upper Silesia, today Poland) with German incoming registered label, “Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 11 Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau,” envelope o
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8k Arms, horiz. laid paper in block of 4 tied to registered envelope from German Embassy (seal at back) by S. PETERBURG 10.1.78 cds to Tarnowitz (Prussia, Upper Silesia, today Poland), with German registered label : “Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 11 Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau,” envelope opened at 2 sides other
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8k Arms, variety on vert. laid paper, unused with traces of gum otherwise very fine and quite rare
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8k Arms, variety on vert. laid paper, regummed / redistributed gum, at top some black paper remainder, otherwise fine and a quite rare stamp, copy of Mikulski opinion
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10k Arms on vert. laid paper in vertical block of 10, all except the 2nd adhesive in pristine MNH quality, a very rare block
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Two 10k Arms plus 1866 3k, all on horiz. laid paper tied to envelope used within LITHUANIA by 2-line “ST GORZHDY KOV 1.12.77” ds, sent to Grodno, slight creases off the adhesives, very fine obliterations (another one at back, as well as bs), a rare MIXED ISSUES cover from a little village, signed Mi
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10k + 20k Arms, all on horiz. laid paper also scarce 2k vertical pair with VERTICALLY LAID PAPER, plus 1866 5k, all tied to 1878 registered envelope by GAISIN 14.9.78 cds (UKRAINE) to Kamenets-Podolsk (clear arrival marking at back), archive-fresh cover, beautifully cancelled and of great rarity – e
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20k Arms, blue & orange on horiz. laid paper, mint (hinge remainder) showing PLATE ERROR “cross-shaped T in DVADTSAT KOP” and 20k dark blue & orange on horiz. laid paper, never hinged, showing variety: “broken 2 of of bottom left 20”
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20k Arms on horiz. laid paper in bottom left pane of 25, all stamps pristine never hinged, hinge remainder and small faults in margin, This pane shows four of the PLATE ERROR “cross-shaped T in DVADTSAT KOP,” a beautiful addition to an advanced or exhibit collection
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1875 Arms, 2k to 20k mint and used selection, incl. mint and used blocks of four, variety of shades and cancels, “fly-speck” varieties incl. 20k with “cross-shaped T” in mint block of four, etc., mixed condition, examine (167)
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7k horizontally laid paper COLOUR PROOF in blue and red, mint hinge remainder. small thins at back otherwise fine example of this scarce proof
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7k Arms, horiz. laid paper, 2 vert. pairs tied as block of 4 to registered cover to Warszawa, POLAND by TSYEKHANOV PLOTSK. 22.6.84 cds, bs, a very fine cover and good franking
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7k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1879 7k ps entire by VENDEN 31.3.79 cds (Wenden, LATVIA), sent registered via Riga to Saxony with German registered label ” Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 11 Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau “, slight horizontal cover crease at foot, fine cover signed Mikulski
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7k Arms on horiz- laid paper tied to 1879 7k ps entire by MYEKHOV KYELETSK. GUB. 3.6.82 cds, sent registered to Austria, transit bs POCHTOVIJ VAGON No.25 *11* 4.6.82 and Vienna bs, very fine
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1879 Issue 7k Arms on horiz. laid paper, 3 diff. TRIAL COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS in brown & orange, blue &red and lilac & green, mint hinged, a few nibbed perfs as normal for these proofs, very fine and fresh of colour, a scarce set, signed Ferchenbauer with “pochette cert.”
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7k Arms, variety on vert. laid paper, mint hinged, unusually fine example of this rare adhesive – exhibition item, signed Mavrogordato, cert.and signed Mikulski
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7k Arms, dark grey & carmine, variety on vert. laid paper, regummed, unusually fine example of this rare stamp, signed Ferchenbauer
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7k Arms, grey & Carmine on vert. laid paper, regummed, fine example of this scarce stamp (Standart € 700 for unused)
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2k, 7k, 8k, 10k and 20k Arms on horiz. laid paper in mint nh GUTTER blocks of four, 10k with slightly toned gum, all signed Dr. Kossoy (which slightly shows through), very fine & rare for these popular multiples
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7k Arms, grey & Carmine, selection incl. the three perforated trial colour proofs in brown & orange, blue & carmine and violet & green (two large part og), used example with faint and significantly shifted centre, a range of shades and “fly speck” varieties incl. one on cover with “upside-down 2” va
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Arms, background die proof in red on thick wove paper, with “????????” printed on reverse, fine
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2k Arms, dark green on horiz. laid paper, IMPERFORATE RIGHT MARGIN EXAMPLE, also showing background print shifted to the left, stamp nh (hr in margin only), very scarce, signed Eisold
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2k Arms, imperforate pair, left marginal, Moscow cds, showing slight horizontal shift of background, very fine, cert. Mikulski
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7k Blue imperforate pair on piece tied by Odessa cds, close to large margins, fine and scarce (Michel €2’000, Standart € 1’500+)
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7k Blue imperforate, examples mint og, signed “W.Pohl” and single tied to small piece by Moscow cds, both with very good to large margins, couple of toned spots on the reverse of the mint example, otherwise very fine and scarce
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7k Blue imperforate with close to huge margins, tied on envelope by “5” numeral cancel, sent from Moscow to Smolensk, very fine and rare (Standart € 4’500)
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14k Arms, frame die proof in black on card, fine. Ex Fabergé & Breitfuss
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1884 14k Arms, blue & rose, lower left corner marginal IMPERFORATE, just touching at top right, slight thin, fine appearance and rare, ex Fabergé (Standart € 4’500)
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3R50k and 7R Arms, selection, incl. 3R50k mint (added corner perf. and slight thin), unused, used (2, one with blue cds and one on piece), and 7k mint (3) and used (2), mostly fine, plus a selection of forgeries incl. Fournier imperf. strips of three of both values, and three “used” examples of both
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3R50 Arms on horizontally laid paper, mint (hinged), a few thin spots at back otherwise fine and considered one of the greatest rarities of Classic Russia. Apparently only 4 known to date (Standart € 160.000; Lyapin A36)
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3R50 Arms on HORIZONTALLY LAID PAPER, IMPERFORATE, mint (hr), one of ONLY 2 KNOWN examples. Perforated examples are valued (depending on catalogue) between € 50’000 and 350’000. Very fine in all respects. One of the great rarities of classic Russian Philately, highly important exhibition item, signe
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3R50 and 7R Arms on vert. laid paper, mint (hr), very fine, diverse old signatures and cert. Mikulski
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7R Arms, vert. laid paper, tied to front of reg’d envelope by VARSHAVA 5.5.93 cds to Berlin, scarce usage from POLAND, very fine and rare, ex Mertens
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1k to 70k Arms, mint (some hr), several with different shades, noted 70k (2), mostly superb to very fine
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1k to 70k Arms, selection, incl. 7k with significant perf. shift, 35k mint nh, 70k with boxed “SPECIMEN” hs, 70k mint nh, etc., range of shades and cancels, mixed condition (181 + a cover)
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1k to 7R Arms with small “SPECIMEN” ovpt in blue, mint og, mostly fine, some light marks on the 3R50k and 7R
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Set of 8 values affixed to white card, all hs with small blue SPECIMEN from the proof book, rare as most were washed off, fine
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7k Arms with BACKGROUND INVERTED, neat cds, corner perf. crease at lower right, fine appearance, cert. RPS (1973) (Standart unpriced)
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4k and 1889-92 1k to 5k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1883-84 ps 5k entire (size 146 x 60 mm) by TSARSKOE SELO 1.6.95 cds, sent reg’d to BELGIUM showing Belgian incoming registered label, bs, very decorative and scarce multi-colour franking
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4k, 10k, 20k and 50k PLATE PROOFS on card, each with sheet margin at top or bottom, very fine, scarce, each signed Mikulski
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4k to 1R Arms, interesting selection incl. mint 4k with partial offset, 10k with dramatic misperf on registered cover, mint blocks of four of each value (10k mounted in selvage only and 4k & 20k mint nh), a variety of cancels, mixed condition (87)
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4k to 50k Arms, selection of imperf. PROOFS and ESSAYS, the four values in their final design on card, 10k on very thin paper (2), 50k frame and 50k centre on very thin paper, 50k background on gummed paper, 20k background and centre on thin paper, 20k centre and value on thin paper, 20k background
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20k, 50k and 1R Arms issues, IMPERFORATE examples with red partial “OBRAZETS” (specimen) overprints, hinge remainders, scarce
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1R Brown & Orange pair, IMPERF. BETWEEN, mint og, a Few slightly shortish perfs otherwise very fine & rare
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1k Arms, vert. laid paper showing strong perforation shift, mint (lh), very fine and impressive variety
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1k(2), 2k and 3k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1898 7k CHARITY ADVERTISING LETTERSHEET used in LATVIA, registered from RIGA 24.6.1906 to Pernov, cplt. advertising letter, very fine and scarce, ex Fabergé with his purchase annotation from 1965
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7k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to large size return receipt (accompanied by dispatch quittance) by small S.PETERBURG 13.11.90 cds, scarce
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1889 7k and 1906 70k PLATE PROOFS on card, both with sheet margin, very fine, signed and cert. Mikulski
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14k Blue & Rose with INVERTED CENTRE variety, cancel largely clear of the centre, three toned perfs at BL corner otherwise fine and rare
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3R50 Arms on horiz. laid paper, POSTAL FORGERY perf. 11 1/2, design substantially differing from original, used with BELOSTOK GRODN 22.11.07 cds (POLAND), rare, sign PFä Ebnet BPP
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1k to 14k Arms, selection of imperf PROOFS and ESSAYS, incl. 1k in black with several strikes in orange on the reverse; 1k (2), 2k, 3k, 5k (corner marginal pair) and 7k each on thin paper; 2k with further overlapping strike; 2k, 3k and 5k backgrounds each on thin paper, and final designs of 7k & 14k
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1k to 7R Arms, selection incl. imperf. specimens of the 1k, 3k, 5k, 14k and 35k, perf. specimen of the 7k, 2k mint og imperf., 2k with foreground only half printed, 2k bisect on piece, several 7k printing flaws such as background partially printed, offset of background and foreground partially print
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1902 3k Wine Red, unadopted essay on paper, very fine (Standart UD41b, € 1’500)
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1k Arms on vert. laid paper, IMPERFORATE horizontal PAIR, mint (light hr), very fine & rare variety
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2k Arms, vert. laid paper, in corner margin pair with strongly shifted background print, impressive variety, MNH never hinged (hr in margin only), very fine
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2k Green + 3k postal stationery cut out tied to envelope by S.PETERBURG 20.11.08 cds, also another envelope franked by 14k stationery cut out bearing LOGONSK (Minsk) 11.4.98 cds and arrival marking alongside, scarce, signed Saliker
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3k Arms on vert. laid paper in horizontal corner margin pair showing clear DOUBLE PRINT, mint (hr), minimal marginal perf. separation, scarce variety
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3k Red in imperf. mint nh lower sheet marginal block of 10 with complete specimen perforation, very fine & rare
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3k Arms mint nh pair with double print, slight soiling at top of right stamp, otherwise very fine and attractive
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1889-1905 7k blue POSTAL FORGERY in line perf. 14 1/4 (litho forgery with details of design quite differing from original), mint hinged, some toning otherwise fine and rare item, cert. Eisold BPP
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1889-1905 7k blue POSTAL FORGERY line perf. 12 1/2 (litho forgery with details of design quite differing from original) tied to front of small envelope addressed to famous stamp dealer Rudolf Friedl, Vienna by S.PETERBURG / GOROD.POCHTA d 29.11.09 with at back additional franking of genuine 3k red p
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7k Blue in top right mint marginal IMPERF strip of three, one stamp mint nh, large margins, light horizontal gum crease barely noticeable from the front, fine and scarce
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7k Blue used IMPERF pair, large to huge margins, two neat cds, very fine and rare
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7R Black & Yellow vertical pair, IMPERF BETWEEN, neat cds cancels, small toned spot at lower right, still fine appearance and scarce
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1k to 7R Arms, selection incl. mint nh blocks of four of 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k (block of 6), 7k, 14k and 7R (toned spots) plus several mint og and used blocks; sheetlets of 25 of the 1k, 2k (2, one with misplaced perfs), 3k, 7k and 14k; 1k imperf background proof pair; 2k with complete offset; 3k double pr
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Selection of 3R50 and 7R horiz. or vert. laid paper, many MNH incl. 3R50 horiz. laid and 7R vert. laid papers in blocks of 4, all MNH, etc., div. shades and finally 3R50 vert. laid paper, horizontal pair + 1908 20k varnish lines vertical pair tied to parcel accompanying card by PERM 11.4.14 cds to B
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70k Arms, POSTAL FORGERY of Lodz (Poland), used, very fine, (Mi € 1’200)
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70k Arms, POSTAL FORGERY of Lodz (Poland), used on small money order cut-out, very fine, (Mi € 1’200+)
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1R Arms on vert. laid paper, perf. 13 1/4 in MNH bottom margin pair IMPERFORATE AT BOTTOM, MNH, pristine quality
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1R Arms on vert. laid paper, perf. 11 1/2 left margin example, another with shifted background print, both mint (hr), additionally a used pair perf. 11 1/2 and two ordinary examples, very fine and scarce group
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4k to 1R Arms, specialised selection incl. 10k mint double background, 10k proof on thin paper, 10k vert. pair with offset of background, 70k imperf. proof on card, 1R mint imperf at top, 1R mint block of four imperf between, incl. varieties such as misperf, centre / background shifts and so on, mix
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15k Lilac & Sky-Blue with CENTRE INVERTED, neat cds, very fine and rare (Standart € 3’500)
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25k Grey-Green & Grey-Violet with CENTRE INVERTED, neat Zhitomir cds, small and slight thin, very fine appearance and scarce (Standart € 5’000)
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15k & 25k Arms, selection incl. 15k block of four printed on the gummed side, 15k sheetlet, both values mint with significantly displaced centres, etc., mostly fine (Est. € 300/400)
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Specialised collection of War Orphans Aid up to 1917 issues, noted many varieties (printing, perforation, etc. incl. part perfs, imperfs, offsets, beautiful cancels, private 1917 revolution overprints) as well as many covers, last but not least Juridical Court delivery stamps, both issues on and off
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Selection incl. mint 3(6)k perf. 11 1/2 imperf. at left (slightly heavy hinge), mint 10(13)k perf. 13 1/4 with “broken wall” variety, and mint nh blocks of perf. 12 x 12 1/2 5(8)k and 7(10)k, perf. 11 1/2 3(6)k and perf. 12 x 12 1/2 7(10)k (hinged) and 10(13)k, etc., mostly fine (Est. € 200/300)
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1k and 5k Arms, each in strip of 5, each with part of OBRAZETS in black, mint nh, very fine
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5R Arms on vert. laid paper, perf. 13 1/4, sheet margin at R & B, showing variety IMPERFORATE AT BOTTOM, mint (hr), very fine and scarce
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5R Arms on vert. laid paper, line perf. 11 1/2 variety in a corner margin example with the typical double margin perforation, MNH (a matt gum spot in margin), very fine and scarce
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5R Arms, vert. laid paper, line perf. 11 1/2 variety in a bottom margin example with the typical double margin perforation, perf. separation between adhesive and margin, fine and scarce, signed Brun
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5R & 10R Arms, selection incl. mint 5R imperf at bottom sheet margin, 5R & 10R with specimen ovpts, 5R imperf. with specimen puncture, etc., mostly fine (13)
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3k+7k Arms tied to 1914 cover to Cannes / France bearing camouflage cancel with post & telegraph seal in circle (used at REVAL / ESTONIA), very fine imprint of this mute postmark, also 2 other 1914-16 covers from Kuyvast (Island of Saarema / Estonia) again to Cannes, all from part of a correspondenc
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3k Arms tied to ppc bearing PSKOV 20.2.12 cds and 10k (4, one corner damage) at back of a registered cover bearing CHEREYA MOGIL. 20.2.16 cds, both with RED TRIANGLE for missent mail of S.Petersburg to speed up the forwarding of such mails, v.fine and scarce
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5k and 7k Arms, seven 7 DIE PROOFS on card: 5k in orange, blue, lilac and brown and 7k in brown, green and blue, a rare group, mostly signed Pohl, Kossoy and/or Mikulski
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7k Arms, brown and light blue trial colour PROOFS on stamp paper without varnish lozenges, no gum, one signed Dr. Kossoy and Ebel, other signed PMD, scarce
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7k Arms, “3 PEARLS” ESSAY in light blue in HORIZONTAL PAIR showing at left essay cliché together with normal stamp showing the 4 pearls at bottom, mint (small hr), signed Jakubek and Richter, rare in a pair and without doubt an exhibition item of high calibre (Standart 99I, € 5’000 single essay)
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7k Light Blue (“Cambridge” blue) without varnish lozenges, IMPERFORATE top margin example, mint nh (nearly invisible hinge mark in margin), very fine and scarce
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