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Catalogue 281: France Part or Insufficiently Paid Incoming Mail – The Jack Blanc Collection
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  • Lot# : 7264 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 12+17
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    Russia 1865 (Nov 30): Cover from Redut-Kale via Constantinople to Libourne, bearing 1865 1 kop. black & orange in a horizontal pair and 30 kop. carmine & green, all perf. 14½ : 15 on paper without watermark, three fresh and fine examples, cancelled by manuscript '498' numeral of the post office in Redut-Kale, today Kulevi north of Poti in Georgia, then under Russian rule. Reverse struck with "POTI NOV 30 65" (julian) transit cds and front with "CONSTANTINOPLE 9 JANV 66 TURQUIE" (gregorian) transit cds of the French PO in Constantinople. Reverse with two French ambulant and LIBOURNE arrival (Jan 19, 66) cds's. A most interesting cover sent from Georgia under Russian rule to France via a French PO in the Levant. Cert. Buchsbayew (2021).rnNote: After 1863, the adhesives on inland mail and mail abroad were no more cancelled with dotted numeral marks but by circular datestamps. In very rare cases when the datestamp was lost or damaged, a manuscript note of the former number of the numeral obliterator was used to cancel the adhesives. After 28 days this cover had crossed the Black Sea, and was given to the French PO in Constantinople from where it made its way to Marseille. Upon arrival the receiver had to pay 60 centimes, the rate for unpaid mail from the Levant to France, introduced just nine days before.rnProvenance: Collection Gordey A. Denisenko, Cherrystone Auctions (March 2007), lot 78.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 7265 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x+19x+21x
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    Russia 1872 (Aug 5): Cover from St. Petersburg to Paris, bearing 1866 1 kop. black & yellow, 3 kop. black & green and 10 kop. brown & blue, all perf. 14½ : 15 on horizontally laid paper, three fresh and fine examples, tied by light "S. PETERBURG" despatch cds with framed Russian "NEDOSTATOCHNO FRANKIROVANO" handstamp in black and German "Unzureichend frankirt" handstamp in red, both meaning "insufficiently franked". Front struck in addition by French "ALLEMAGNE 20 AOUT 72 ERQ. PARIS" entry cds in blue. Reverse with St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg - Warsaw train station despatch as well as German "AUS RUSSLAND über BÜR XI EDKBRG PORTO" railway cds's. Franked for the first weight rate with 4 kop. or 4 sgr. noted in red crayon, reweighed and taxed upon arrival as a third rate cover between 20 and 30 gr. with three times 110 c. with the franking neglected. Attractive and interesting.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 7266 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x+20x+21x
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    Russia 1870 (Sept 12): Cover from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux, bearing 1866 3 kop. black & green, 5 kop. black & lilac and 10 kop. brown & blue (2), all perf. 14½ : 15 on horizontally laid paper, four fresh and fine examples, tied by clear "S. PETERBURG VII EXP." despatch cds with framed "P.D." handstamp in red as well as French "PRUSSE 22 SEPT. 70 LILLE" entry cds in black alongside. '5½' sgr. weiterfranko annotation in red crayon on front. Reverse with BORDEAUX arrival (Oct. 2) arrival cds. Horizontal file fold, nevertheless a very interesting cover mailed durring the Franco-Prussian War resulting in a large detour via Belgium and a delayed arrival in Bordeaux taking ten days from Lille.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 7267 Russia

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    Russia 1892 (Oct 31): Cover from the French embassy in St. Petersburg to Paris, sent unpaid, struck on reverse with "S. PETERBURG 5 EKSP" despatch and figural '6' handstamp of the 6th city PO. Front with T in circle and "PARIS ETRANGER" arrival (Nov 15) cds in blue. An interesting triple rate cover, taxed with Van Dyck 1 fr. marron, Duval 30 c. black and 10 c. black (2) timbres taxe (Maury TT 25+18+15). 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 7268 Russia

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    Russia 1894 (July 31): Cover from the French embassy in St. Petersburg to Paris, sent unpaid, struck on reverse with "S. PETERBURG 5 EKSP" despatch and figural '6' handstamp of the 6th city PO. Front with T in circle and "PARIS ETRANGER" arrival (Aug 15) cds in blue. An interesting double rate cover, taxed with twice Duval 50 c. black timbres taxe (Maury TT 20). 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 7269 Russia

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    Russia 1875/92: Lot seven covers / stationery postcards incl. 1875 three pre-GPU of the second weight rate from Mitava and Odessa franked incorrectly, 1875 cover from Warsaw Poland franked in the inland rate, 1890 cover franked at the inland rate with pink label to indicate that it was found that way in the postbox, also two inland stationery postcards sent without additional franking after the increase of the rates abroad and taxed with type Duval timbres taxe.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF
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