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MOSCOW: 10 kopeck brown & blue, slightly touched at left, otherwise clear to ample margins, tied by dotted circle "2" to lettersheet to St Petersburg, showing on reverse dispatch double line "MOSCOW 1858 AUGU 25" and boxed handstamp of Nikolaevskaya railroad station of the same day. The stationary paper little weak in the folds, otherwise fine. A very rare No. 1 usage; one of just 3 No.1-entires recorded with the railway postmark. Certificate Buchsbayew (2019)       

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MUROM: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, part of neighbours stamp at left, tied by clear boxed "IN MUROM DEPARTED 29 APRIL" to small piece.  Very fine and rare.
 

Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)    
 

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NEZHIN: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by clear strike of boxed "NEZHIN 21 MAR 1858" to envelope to Moscow, with faint arrival mark. The envelope somewhat toned at lower right and reverse, otherwise very fine. The only recorded entire with this cancellation and one of only 2 from Nezhin. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)                            
  
 

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)    

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NIZHNI NOVGOROD: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to good margins, tied by somewhat unclear dotted circle "27" to entire letter to Moscow, showing on reverse light dispatch Mark " NIZHNI NOVGOROD DEPART 12 FEBRUARY 1858". Very fine and rare; the only recorded No.1- entire with this cancellation. Certificates Enzo Diena (1984) and Buchsbayew (2014)          

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NOVOALEKSANDROVSK (now Zarasai, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to wide margins, tied by clear dotted rectangular "180" to small lettersheet to St. Petersburg with dispatch c.d.s. of January 30, 1859  and arrival marks on reverse. This stamp has been re-used on this entire in postal fraud (evidence of cleaning and traces of red postmark). An interesting and rare cover with late usage of the No.1 and one of just 2 No.1-entires recorded from this small village. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)      
 

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NOVOKHOPERSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic straight-line "NOVOKHOPERSK" with adjacent manuscript date "19 April" on envelope to Moscow, with arrival mark. The stamps with tiny marginal Nick, not touching the design. Fine and rare; one of just two No.1-entires recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

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ODESSA (Ukrain): 10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, used with central dotted oval "6" of the border post office. Very fine and scarce.                  

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ODESSA (Ukrain): 10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, tied by boxed "ODESSA 4 APRIL 1858" to lettersheet to St. Petersburg. Very fine and scarce. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
   
 

Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)   

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OLGOPOL: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, used with central clear dotted rectangular "354". Very fine and rare. Signed Buchsbayew.
 

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1993)     
 

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PAVLOVSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins including small sheet margin at left, used with central clear dotted rectangular "90" on entire letter, dated inside June 6, 1858, to Moscow. The stamp tiniest surface scratch, otherwise very fine and in original state of preservation. An attractive and rare letter. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)                                 

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PERNAU (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to good margins, used with pen cross on envelope to Dorpat, showing on reverse dispatch c.d.s. of February 26 and arrival mark. Very fine. A rare and interesting entire, mailed on the last official day for the usage of manuscript cancellations. Signed Mikulski with certificate (1990)                                                       

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PETROZAVODSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large margins, tied by indistinct c.d.s. to letter sheet, docketed "Petrozavosk 29 April 1858", to St. Petersburg with arrival mark. A rare usage of No.1 in Karelia. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)                                  

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PIRYATIN: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, used by central double line handstamp, very fine, signed Buchsbayew

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PSKOV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by clear double line handstamp and additional pen cross to small piece, very fine. Certificate Mikulski (2002)

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RADZIVILOV (Radyvyliv, Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by boxed " RADZIVILOV 10 NOV 1858" to cover front to Kharkov, with adjacent arrival mark. Fine and rare; the only recorded number 1 entire from this small city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

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RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to very large margins, part of neighbour stamp at left, used with central pen cross on letter sheet (top backflap missing ) with reverse side dispatch mark "RIGA 10 JAN. 1858", to Helsingfors, Finland. A very fine and attractive early No.1 entire. Certificate Mikulski (1998)

Provenance: Fabergé (105. Corinphila auction, 1998)

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RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by pen cross to letter sheet with reverse side dispatch mark "RIGA 9 MAR. 1858", to Warzaw, with red arrival mark (offset on front). A very fine and attractive entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)      

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RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by clear c.d.s. "RIGA 30 MARCH 1858" to lettersheet to Warsaw with red arrival mark. Very fine and fresh. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

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RYBINSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by boxed handstamp to entire letter to Riga with arrival mark of 22 May 1858. Stamp lifted for inspection and replaced. A fine and rare entire; the only recorded to with this cancellation and one of just 2 covers recorded from Rybinsk. Certificate Buchsbayew (2016)

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)  

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SAMARA: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by pen cross to letter sheet with reverse side clear dispatch mark "SAMARA 18 JANUARY 1858" to Saratov with frontside large double circle arrival mark. A fine and rare entire; just 4 No.1-entires have been recorded from Samara. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)     

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