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  • Lot# : 1713 Russia

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    1858: 10 kop. brown & blue imperf., plate II on thin paper, fresh colour, large and regular margins all round, tied by two line prephilatelic "Smorgon 1858 / August" datestamp (Dobin 05-4.1.01) with handwritten "6" to envelope, sent to Madame La Comtessa Ida Mostowska in Warsaw with "WARSZAWA 23 / 8" cds and framed "1 / P" arrival time mark, both in red, on reverse. One of two covers from Smorgon, Vilan gub., today Belarus. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Mi = EUR 5'000/Standard = $ 6'000+.

    Provenance: Collection Mehrtens.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF