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  • Lot# : 1862 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, a used example of rich colour, well embossed with clear to large margins all round, cancelled by part BERDIANSK datestamp (24 April 1858) struck in black. A fine example. Mi = € 1'000.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1863 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' at lower left value tablet (SC 1 Kг), a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by part boxed FRANCO handstamp struck in blue, presumably from  Levant port. Light corner fold in the margin at lower right, nevertheless a rare example with this cancellation. SC = $ 1’300 for the variety & $ 2’500-3’000 for a blue cancellation.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1864 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Small 1' at upper right value tablet (SC 1 Kв), a used example, well embossed with large even margins all round, cancelled by dotted rectangular ‘113’ numeral handstamp of Verkhnedneprovsk struck in black. An appealing example, signed Thiaude & A. Diena SC = $ 1’300 for the variety.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1865 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Small 1' at upper right value tablet (SC 1 Kв), a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by indistinct prephilatelic datestamp in black. An appealing example SC = $ 1’300 for the variety.rn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1866 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing the varieties 'Small 1' at upper right value tablet (SC 1 Kв) and Dot below the '1' of '10 KOP Za LOT' (SC 1Kе), a superb used example, well embossed with large even margins all round, cancelled by perfect dotted rectangular '446' numeral handstamp of Golbstadt on the Crimea in black. A most attractive example showing these two varieties together SC = $ 1’300 + 4’000 for the varieties.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1867 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' at lower left value tablet (SC 1 Kг), a used example, well embossed with good to large margins on three sides, clear at left, cancelled by pen strokes and indistinct prephilatelic handstamp in black. SC = $ 1’300 for the variety.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1868 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' at lower left value tablet (SC 1 Kг), a used example, well embossed with good to large margins on three sides, clear at base, cancelled by dotted rectangular '244' numeral handstamp of Shrunden in black. SC = $ 1'300 for the variety.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1869 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 1, showing variety 'Open 0' of '10 KOP Za LOT' (SC 1Kе), a fresh and fine so-called 'unused' example, well embossed with large even margins on three sides, clear at base, light traces of ink obliteration. SC = $ 4’000 for the variety.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1870 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, a used example, with large even margins all round, cancelled by crisp dotted triangular '227' numeral handstamp of Sinyavka in black. A most attractive adhesive with a very rare cancellation from a small stanziya postal station SC = $ 2’500-3’000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1871 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, a used example, with clear to large margins on two sides, corner marginal at top left (tiny spot on the selvedge), cancelled by light ODESSA datestamp in black. An attractive item SC = +200% for the sheet margins
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1872 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, showing variety 'Large Eagle' (SC 1Kа), a used example, with clear to large margins, cancelled by light pen cross. A desirable variety SC = $ 1’300.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1873 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, plate 2, five used examples with prephilatelic cancellations from Taurogen, Vilna, Mitava, Dorpat and Valk, also one example on piece with pen cross cancellation with part Dorpat cds alongside, all six adhesives with clear to large margins.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1874 Russia

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    1857: 10 k. brown & blue imperforate, a used example of rich colour with good to large margins on three sides, minutely shaved at lower right, tied by crisp dotted circular ‘19’ numeral handstamp of Kovno, with matching despatch “KOVNO OTPRA” despatch (4 Aug 1858) cds on reverse of cover directed to Warsaw. Arrival (Aug 19, gregorian) cds and '3 / P' arrival time marking, both in red on reverse. Attractive and rare,  cert. Puschmann (1981) Mi = € 5'000.rnReference: Dislayed in the Craveri census book on page 97.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1875 Russia

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    1858 (Jan): 10 k. brown & blue perf. 14½ x 15, a used example of rich colour with well embossed and perforated, cancelled by pen cross, on entire letter from St. Petersburg to Saratov with boxed despatch “S. P.BURG” despatch (14 Jan 1858) datestamp in red as well as large “SARATOV POLUCHENO” arrival (Jan 21) cds in black alongside. The adhesive used in the first week after issuance and very rare thus, an interesting and appealing item from the well-known Kokujev correspondence to Saratov.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1876 Russia

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    1858 (Jan): 10 k. brown & bright blue, perf. 14½ x 15, a used example on 1858 entire letter to Kristinestad, Finland tied by fine experimental dotted '1' with large numeral of St. Petersburg, red oval despatch datestamp (April 25) aside. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1877 Russia

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    1858 (Jan): 10 k. brown & blue perf. 14½ x 15, selection of eleven used examples and one piece, one adhesive with variety: wmk shifted horizontally (SC 2Tб), another with undescribed variety: background of upper right value tablet in dots. A fine and fresh group with pen cancellation (2), RIGA cds and round, oval and rectangular dotted numeral cancellations. SC = $ 1’980 + 1’500.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1878 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 3
    1858 (Jan): 20 k. blue & orange perf. 14½ x 15, a very fine example, well perforated and cancelled by circular dotted '37' numeral cancel of Reval. Mi = € 2’000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1879 Russia

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    1858: 30 k. lilac-red & green perf. 14½ x 15, fresh colour and well centered, watermark '3' shifted slightly to the bottom, pen cancellation removed and stamp cleaned, perforation repaired. As this stamp was issued not earlier than February 1858 and as pen strokes were used only in the two first months of 1858 as sole cancellations this is an extremely early use of the 30 k. stamp. In spite of its imperfections and modifications this is a scarce and desirable example of the rarest classical Russian stamp. Opinion Buchsbayev (2014) Mi = EUR 3'000 for a used stamp.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1880 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 5
    1858 (Sept): 10 k. brown & bright blue, perf. 12¼ x 12½, a used example tied by St. Petersburg 6th city post cds in red (16 July 1860) to envelope, reverse a crisp information strike. Signed Mikulski.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1881 Russia

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    Catalogue# : Proof
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    1864: 3 kop. black & green, unwatermarked and imperf. plate proof prepared for the 1867 Paris exhibition, vivid colour and regular large margins all round, gum is not original, a pristine example. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Zernev = $ 6'500.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1882 Russia

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    Catalogue# : Proof
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    1864: 5 kop. black & lilac, unwatermarked and imperf. plate proof prepared for the 1867 Paris exhibition, vivid colour and regular large margins all round, gum is not original. Very rare, a pristine example. Cert. Buchsbayew (2015) Zernev = $ 6'500.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1883 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 20Pa+20Pb
    1866: Two perforated Proofs of the 5 kop. value in orange and green on horizontally laid paper, both stamps with part watermark EZGB, perf. 14½ : 15 and gummed, few minor perf. flaws  Mi = EUR 600 / Zverev = $ 900.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1884 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x-23x
    1866: Imperial Arms on horizontally laid paper, pristine part set of five values from 3 k. black & green to 30 k. rose & green, each stamp in a vertical gutter pair, fine and fresh in vibrant colour, well embossed with superb perforation, never hinged with full og., signed Mikulski.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1885 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 31+34
    1891 (Jan 2): Registered Envelope from Kronstadt, St. Petersburg Gubernia to a midshipman on board of the cruiser 'Admiral Kornilov' in Nagsaki, forwarded to Piaeus and Algeria, bearing on reverse 1884 3 kop. rose (2) and 14 kop. blue & rose, tied by KRONSTADT despatch cds, reverse struck with "S. PETERBURG" transit (Jan 3), BRINDISI transit and HONKONG transit (Feb 22) cds's as well as thimble "NAGASAKI P&T. O." arrival (March 1) cds. The receiver was not found, the cover was despatched from Nagasaki (March 5) and made its way via HONGKONG (March 11), SUEZ (April 8), "PORT SAID" (April 8), ALEXANDRIE (April 10), LYON (April 25), MARSEILLE (April 26) to "AJACCIO CORSE (April 27).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1886 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 45+46
    Shipmail on the White Sea 1904 (July 22): Picture postcard depicting a shot blue whale, directed to Hamburg, bearing 1889 1 kop. orange in a vertical pair and 2 kop. green, tied by neat "2e VREMPAROKHOD BYLMORSKOE POCHT. OTD.” Shipmail cds, an information strike and HAMBURG arrival (Aug 10) cds alongside. An extremely rare usage known between 1897 and 1906, Mandrovskij and coworkers - Russian Shipmail (2011) value it at $ 6’000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1887 Russia

    1906: Formular letter card with response possibility (incl. another smaller cover attached), both without indicium, introduced by decree of September 23, 1906. Some perforation separations as to be expected, nevertheless an interesting item on the way to the introduction of the international reply coupons. Standard collection catalogue ES7
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1888 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 66
    Shipmail on the Pechora River towards the White Sea 1911 (Aug 7): Esperanto Picture postcard depicting a Voguli family, written in Ust-Tsilma on the Pechora River and directed to Basingstoke, England, bearing 1909 4 kop. red, tied by clear oval “PECHERSKOJE PAROKH. POCHT. OTD.” Shipmail datestamp, an information strike alongside. An extremely rare usage known between 1906 and 1911, Mandrovskij and coworkers - Russian Shipmail (2011) value it at $ 4’000.rnNote: A postal passenger steamship service was operated on the river Pechora from 1 May to 15 September by the firm of A. M. Chernykh, as the river is only navigable for a short time during the summer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Casey, DF sale (Dec. 2016), lot 10074.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1889 Russia

    1916: Russia 10 k. blue used on cover to London tied by Moscow cds (April 22), Censored on despatch with circulaar cachet (No. 60) in violet with Reseal label on reverse. Delivered in London nearly four months later with two line "PART OF MAIL CAPTURED / BY GERMANS AND DELAYED" in violet, with company's arrival handstamp on obverse (Aug 29) in violet. As the Germans made no significant land advances at this period, it is probable this mail was captured at sea.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1890 Russia

    Austrian Occupation of Odessa, Ukraine 1918: Postcards (2), one from Odessa to Cero Kostelec, struck with two line "Feldgendarmerie Abteilung der k. u. k. Ostarmee / (Q. ABT) In Hafen Odessa Feldpost 240" cachet with superb strike of Field Post Office "K. u. K. FELDPOSTAMT / 240" datestamp (Oct 27) alongside; together with 1918 postcard with two line "BAHNHOF-KOMMANDO / "ODESSA" HPTBHF" cachet in black and Hungarian Field Post Office No. 255 cds in black (Sept 26, 1918). Rare. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1903 Russia

    Russian Civil War - Czechoslovak Legion 1919: Lion issue, two embossed colour proofs in black & pink on sheetlet, the stamps gummed.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1904 Russia

    Russian Civil War - Russian Post in Constantinople 1921 (Jan 13): Registered cover from the Russian Post Office in Constantinople to Lausanne, showing on reverse as despatch address “I. Poplavsky / Poste Russe / Consple” and “Sanitary Unit of the Russian Army / Russian Post Constantinople” handstamp in blue, front bearing French Sower definitive 25 c. blue in a gutter pair with Millésime ‘0’, tied by ‘Tresor et Postes / 506’ cds with handwritten matching registration label ‘TP 506’ alongside, reverse with indistinct French “… 21 / CHARGEMENTS” cds and ‘Lausanne 11 Gare’ (Jan 21, 1921) arrival cds.rnNote: A handstamp with a similar design of the Russian Post in Constantinople, but reading “Russia Refugee Aid Organisation” is already known from the blog of Trevor Pateman.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1905 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 185/189 I + 185B
    1922 (Aug 19): Philately for Children, first printing - the complete set of five values perf. 14¼ x 14¾, fresh and very fine unused, the rare 1 k. (1 r. + 4 r.) orange-yellow marginal at left, together with 1 k. (1 r. + 4 r.) orange-yellow, a marginal imperforate example, all unmounted og. Superb, the two rare 1 kopek values signed Mikulski Mi = € 2'200.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1915 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 5-7
    1858 (Sept): Lot Arms definitives without wmk., perf. 12¼ x 12½, a fine and fresh group with cancellation interest, incl. 10 k. brown & bright blue, a used block of four cancelled by light central strike of ODESSA diamond datestamp in black and a selection of 56 single adhesives/pieces in overall fine and fresh condition, with pen cancellation (5), one with a prephilatelic postmark, the majority cancelled with circular (15), hexagonal (5), oval (2) and rectangular (13) dotted numeral cancellations, also eleven examples with early cds’s struck between 1863 and 1867. Lot contains also eight used examples 20 k. blue & orange, two with varieties and five examples of 30 k. lilac-red & green, cancelled primarily by dotted numerals, but also some late usages with cds’s (73 stamps). Mi = € 4’000+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1916 Russia

    1858/1991: Immense collection Russia and Sowjet-Union, in four Albums, containing stamps, miniature sheets and postal history. The collection comprises both unused and used stamps, with some pre and post 1945 mostly unused full og. There are also a number of complete sheets. The postal history contains registered mail, parcel cards, usages in Poland, censor mail, colour frankings, auch as a 1894 letter from ODESSA to England with a three colour franking, Zeppelin mail, and many others. This lot will provide many positive surprises.  
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1917 Russia

    1863/66: Lot nine primarily used stamps incl. 1864 without wmk., perf. 12¼ x 12½, set of three 1 k. to 5 k., 1865 without wmk., perf. 14½ x 14 10 k. and 30 k. with crisp cds’s, 1866 30 k. on horizontally laid paper with horse carriage station datestamp, and 1863 Moscow / SPB city post, three examples, one unused, two with 1865 cds’s in red and black. Mi = € 1’600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1918 Russia

    1865/1930ca.: Well filled album with better values used/unused, including Russian Levant, Russian P.O. in China and Soviet Union with 1949 miniature sheet Stalins' 70th Anniversary, range of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine, together with duplicates and four covers/cards. Careful inspection recommended.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1919 Russia

    1858 (Sept): Lot eight covers incl. six single frankings of 10 k. brown & blue with dotted numeral cancellations of Moscow Nikolai railway, Mitava, Odessa, Warsaw, Taganrog and Uglich, also two single frankings of 20 k. blue & orange from St. Petersburg. Mi = € 1’400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1920 Russia

    1890/1975: Accumulation of over 100 entires Russia, Poland and Finland including some occupation mail, fieldpost and POW mail, as well as postal stationery from the area. Destinations are often former Austrian territories, thus not "the usual run of the mill". Interesting lot for the specialist.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1921 Russia

    Russia in the Far East 1903/19: Lot six covers incl. 1903 cover Russian P.O. Shanghai via TPO Kharbin to France, 1908 postcard Pogranitshnaya Manchuria to Warsaw, 1912 cover Kharbin to Vladivostok, 1916, German POW organisation cover sent insured from Tien Tsin to Spasskoje, Priamur oblast, 1916 postcard from Tshifu to London with two-line handstamp "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED BY GERMANS AND DELAYED", and 1919 Czech Legion in Siberia postcard from Kharbin Usti nad Orlici.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1922 Russia

    Russian Field Post Offices in Galicia 1914/16: The collection on leaves with Nov 1914 card with "Commander Lemberg Station" violet Cyrillic cachet (early use), Jan 1915 card from Field Post Office No. 23 at Tarnow, Feb 1915 card from Stryj with "FPO / No. 24" cds, April 1915 cards (2) from Machine Gun section of 252nd. Infantry near Tarnow, May 1915 card with 9th. Army HQ cachet from Cracow, March 1915 card with "Field Post Office / No. 114" cds at Lemberg / Lviv; Censored covers (2) at single (10 kop.) and double rate to Copenhagen from "FPO / No. 114" at Lemberg, Aug 1915 card with Unit cachet and "FPO / No. 216" cds mailed from Tarnow, July 1915 letter-cards (2) from "FPO / No. 106" in retreat from Lemberg, 1916 card from Veliki Luki to Field Telegraph Office "E" of the 9th Army, June 1916 card from Czernowitz from soldier in 327th. Regiment with violet cachet etc. A rare group (24 items). Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1923 Russia

    1905/14c: Lot 77 picture postcards with motifs from the large cities such as Odessa, St. Petersburg and Moscow but also Finland, Caucasus, Aserbaidshan, Ukraine, Uskekistan, also Types de Russie.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2045 Russia

    Russia 1914: The complete set of ten Russian Scout's post cards, all unused and all with printed emblem of the Russian Scout Movement 'Bud Gotov!' (Be Prepared!) on the address side, from card 'No. 2' onwards all with photographs and texts attesting to the various Scouts' skills and achievments. A fine and very rare complete set.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 2115 Russia

    Russia, Moens J. B. 1893; LES TIMBRES DE RUSSIE Nomenclature générale de tous les timbres-poste, timbre locaux, ruraux, timbres-télégraphe, envelopees, bandes, cartes & cartes-lettres. 62 pages and 26 plates with numerous figures. A newly hardbound example with raised gold stamped spine, one of the rarest Moens books.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF
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