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  • Lot# : 762 Russia

    1850: Outer letter sheet to Tulcha struck on reverse with framed Cyrillic language Disinfection cachet 'CLEANED: ISMAIL QUAR: / 24 SEPTEMBER 1850' with date in manuscript. There are no slits in the cover and it must be assumed that it was forwarded from the Lazaret itself to Tulcha. A rarity of both Russian and Romanian disinfected mail.
    Provenance: Collection Dr. Paul Hirsch.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 763 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
    1857: 10 kop. deep brown & blue imperforate, used example with ample to large margins all round, neatly cancelled solely by Polish circular "6." numeral handstamp of Kaluszyn in black. Rare Mi = EUR 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 764 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2y
    1858: 10 kopek brown & blue, perf. 14½ x 15, watermarked '1' on thin paper, cancelled by circular KIEV handstamp in black. Slight peripheral ageing on reverse but a remarkable usage of a scarce stamp. Cert. BPB (2002) Mi = EUR 400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 765 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2
    1858: 10 kop. brown & blue, perf. 14½ : 15, 2nd plate on thick paper, cancelled with a crossed pen strike on entire letter from the Imperial Agricultural Society to a village in Kursk Gubernia, handwritten date in the text is 25 March (1858), departure date postmark 'Moscow / 2nd city post department / 27 March 1858' on reverse (not listed in Dobin), no arrival mark. Rare pen cancellation of the stamp, which was in use between January and March 1858 Standard catalogue = $ 800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 766 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2
    1858: 10 k. brown & blue, perf. 14½ x 15, tied by dotted numeral obliterator "1"  to reverse flap of 1858 envelope to Tobolsk, with framed St. Petersburg dispatch mark (April 29) alongside. Seal cut out, otherwise a fresh and very fine cover. Signed Sorani 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 767 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 4y
    1858 (March): 30 kop. rose carmine and yellow green, wmk. 3 on thin paper, perf. 14½ x 15, a very fine used example cancelled by large part 'Kronstadt' datestamp in black (3 July 1861). Rare and most attractive stamp. Cert. BPB (2003) Mi = EUR 3'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 768 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 38y,39y
    1884: Imperial Arms definitives, 3.50 r. black & grey and 7 r. black and orange-yellow, both on vertically laid paper, fresh colours, well embossed and well centered, unused with faint hinge remnant, both signed Dr. Jem Mi = EUR 1'800
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 769 Russia

    1845/91: Pages from an old Maury album with interesting primarily used issues such as 1858 10 kop. brown & blue imperf with pen cancellation, 1863 St. Petersburg local issue used in that year with red cds, 1884 issue, vertically laid paper 3.50 r. yellow and black and 7 r. grey & black, in addition Wenden stamps incl. 1862/63 Briefmarke and Packenmarke and a group of stationery envelope cut-outs with 1845 local St. Petersburg issue used. A fine lot.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 770 Russia

    1855/1914: Lot  40 covers, postcards, and stationery incl. better items such as early 10 kop. stationery envelopes, in addition interesting postmarks such as Udilnaya St. Petersburg suburb PO and a correspondence of Russian students asking for enrolment at the University of Bern.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 771 Russia

    1858/1917: Lot hundreds primarily used stamps incl. 1858 10 kop. brown & blue imperf. with broad margins all round, tied by rectangular dotted numeral mark, placed ideally on the stamp, 1858/64 perf. issues with nice marks, Polish and red postmarks, later issues in large variety, in addition some Zemstvo, Wenden, and Ukraine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 772 Russia

    1861/ 84: Lot 50 unused/mint stationery envelopes incl. 1861 20 k. & 30 k., 1868 with indicium on the left in better formats, 1870/72 envelopes for city mail, and 1880 7/10 k. ovpt. on 1872 issue. A fine group with above standard quality.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 775 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 5A
    Don Army issue 1918: Imperial Arms definitives 7 kop. blue perf., ovptd "50" (kop.), very rare, maybe unique full sheet of 100 stamps showing usual fold between upper and lower half, together with a substantiating block of 24 on reverse and ten on front of these stamps on large part of a Money Transfer Order from Velikoknasheskaya (Jan 26, 1919)  to Dobrovsky (Jan 28, 1919) in the Don Region. Well written up identifying plate positions between the two pieces. Dr. Ceresa in his book on civil war stamps states that large multiples do not exist. Remarkable pieces essential to a serious Civil War collection.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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