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Lot# : 2734 Russia
1831 (Oct. 9): Entire letter from Odessa to Trieste bearing fine small RUSSIE in black, sent via Ottoman Empire crossing the Austrian Empire border at Krakow disinfected by means of perforation, arriving 'Trieste 30 NOVEMBRE' receiving a second disinfection and closed again with wax seal K.K. COSTUMAZ ANSTALT TRIESTE. Only small part of Wax seal existing, rare disinfected letter from Russia. Ex coll. Ravasini.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2735 Russia
1857: 10 kop. brown & blue, a used example in a deep shade with clear to large margins all round, used on 1858 cover from Libau to St. Petersburg tied by "239" rectangle of dots in black. Three line Libava datestamp at right in black (August 23). The cover adhered to stiffening card. Unrecorded in the Craveri census. An attractive and rare cover Mi = € 5'000.rnNote: For a further cover from this correspondence see the Guido Craveri Census, page 110.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 2736 Russia
1869 (29 September): 1865 30 k. rose-carmine and yellow-green, 10 k. brown and blue (2), together with 1866 1 k. and 5 k., making up a double weight 56 kopek tariff to France, tied by cds. "MOSCOW NIKOL. ZH. D. 29. SEPT. 1869" to a folded commercial entire to Lyon, red "AUS RUSSLAND" and blue transit cds., reverse transit via St Petersburg and arrival cds. "LYON 16 OCT". Very light aging, 5 k. small tear and one 10 k. with torned perf., otherwise fine and attractive four-color franking.rnrnStarting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2737 Russia
1869 (7 November): 1865 20 k. blue and orange, 30 k. rose-carmine and yellow-green together with 1866 1 k. and 5 k., making up a double-weight 56 kopek tariff to France, tied to a folded entire to Lyon by cds. "MOSCOW NIKOL. ZH. D. 7. NOV. 1869", repeated on reverse with St Petersburg transit and arrival cds., all appropriate transit markings on front, 1 k. rounded upper right corner, otherwise very fine four-color franking. A very scarce combination of the two highest values of the 1865 issue on wove paper, signed J.-F. Brun, ex Liphschutz.rnrnStarting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2738 Russia
1873 (31 August) : 1 k. black and yellow (5), 3 k. black and green (8) and 5 k. black and lilac (4), tied by cds. "ODESSA 31 AUG. 1873" to a commercial folded entire to Marseilles, circular postmark "OPLACHENO" (paid), framed "AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO" applied at the Prussian border and blue entry cds. alongside, on reverse transit via Breslau and arrival. Three adhesives with perforations damaged at the bottom, otherwise very fine and colorfull. Exceptional 49 kopek franking, slightly overpaying by one kopek the double weight 24 kopek rate, an appealing and very scarce pre-UPU multiple franking.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 2739 Russia
1872 (September): 1 k.-10 k. tied by cds. "MOSCOW SEPT. 1872" to a commercial folded entire to Nice, blue entry mark "ALLEMAGNE ERQ. PARIS" and red "P.D." (paid until destination) alongside, reverse transit and arrival cds., very light vertical archival fold, one adhesive with usual short perf., otherwise fine four-color franking.rnStarting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 2740 Russia
1869 (21 September): 1 k. black and yellow (23) and 5 k. black and greyish-blue, tied by cds. "MOSCOW NIKOL. ZH. D. 21 SEPT. 1869" to a folded entire to Lyon, adjacent red railway transit mark "AUS RUSSLAND" and blue entry cds. "PRUSSE ERQUELINE" alongside, reverse transit and arrival cds., cover opened for display with an inside flap missing and some transportation traces, a few faults on some adhesives, incl. one 1 k. adhesive torned out. Very rare combination franking making up the 28 kopek tariff for France, with one of the largest recorded usage of any pre-UPU 1 kopek value on cover.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 2741 Russia
1874 (23 March): 20 k. blue and orange together with 1 k. black and orange (6), tied by cds. "MOSCOW MAR. 1873" to a commercial folded entire to Lyon, circular postmark "OPLACHEVO" (paid) applied twice and entry cds. "RUSSIE AMB. ERQUELINES 7 AVRIL 74" alongside, with transit and arrival cds. on reverse, some minor ink stains otherwise fine. Scarce combination paying a double weight letter at the 13 kopek rate introduced on 1 April 1874, this letter being a very early example.rnrnrnStarting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 2742 Russia
1873 (13 March): 3 k. black and green (8), intense colors, tied by Travelling Post Office cds. "POCHTOVYI VAGON. N°21-22 13 MAR. 1873", with a repeated strike alongside, to a commercial folded entire to Marseille, boxed "FRANKIROVANO" (paid) and transit mark, arrival on reverse, one 3 k. minor corner wear mentioned for accuracy, very fine. A very scarce and attractive 3 k. multiple franking, making up an unusual 24 kopek tariff to France.rnStarting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 2743 Russia
1869 (11 October): 5 k. black and greyish-blue (5) with 3 k. black and green, tied by three fair strikes of the oval dotted "SPB" from St Petersburg to a commercial folded entire to Paris, departure cds., red "P.D. and blue entry cds. alongside, some minor ink stain and the first adhesive on the left with a couple of usual short perf., otherwise fine. A scarce multiple franking of the greyish-blue shade paying a 28 kopek tariff to France, ex Liphschutz.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2744 Russia
1874 (April): 1868 30 k. rose and green together with 1866 10 k. brown and blue, tied by Travelling Post office cds. "POCHTOVYI VAGON N°3-4 APR. 1874" to an envelope to Paris, circular postmark "OPLACHENO" (paid) and blue entry mark alongside, endorsed in blue "3" to indicate triple French rate (15 to 22,5 gr.), the envelope being a Russian double weight (15 to 30 gr.) correctly franked at 40 kopek, part of back flap is missing, otherwise very fine and attractive. Very scarce franking with this destination, especially with the highest value from the 1868 issue, signed J.-F. Brun, ex Liphschutz and Bianchi.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2745 Russia
Lot# : 2746 Russia
Lot# : 2747 Russia
Lot# : 2756 Russia
1858/1990ca. Accumulation in 8 huge stockbook with thousands of stamps, a few from tsarist Russia, than older Soviet Union used and unused containing some better sets, the more recent material is weather used or never hinged including some better minisheets. There are quite advanced part collections of the formerly tsarist countries Estonia and Latvia in another stockbook, together with some province and local issues, there is also a few Tanu Touva too.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2757 Russia
Lot# : 2758 Russia
Lot# : 2759 Russia
Lot# : 2760 Russia
Lot# : 2761 Russia
Lot# : 2762 Russia
Lot# : 2763 Russia
Lot# : 2764 Russia
1866/1872 Imperial Frankings: Collection of 19 covers on albums leaves, covering the rates of January 1866 to foreign destinations, incl. France (17) and Switzerland (2), with many better items like a very scarce 1872 Printed Matter to France franked with 1 k. strip of four tied. by cds. "VINNITSY", 1869 envelope (minor toning and tear) to Paris with a 56 kopek four-color franking tied by oval dotted "SPB", 1870 folded entire with 5 k. black and greyish-blue shade (3), many transit and entry marks, some red cancellations, etc., condition varies, many fine to very fine. An excellent specialist group.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 2765 Russia
1930/1931: Zeppelin mail and Polar expedition. Three items. Letter to Friedrichshafen, return to the USSR. Envelope franked with a special stamp for 80 K. Polar voyages: letter and postcard. Delivery between Leningrad and icebreaker Malygin. Both franked with imperforate Zeppelin stamps. Sieger: 85B Brief, 102 Ab Brief, 102 Ba.rnStarting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2766 Russia
1931/1980: 'Russian aviation, and Russian airmail', little collection with stamps used, unused and also including circulated covers documenting and commemorating the evolution of the Russian aviation. With first (unused unmounted and used) and second souvenir sheet (unmounted) 'drifting polar station'.rnrnStarting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHF
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