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Lot# : 1482 Russia
Lot# : 1483 Russia
Lot# : 1484 Russia
1786 (April 18): Entire letter from Riga to Gent Belgium, showing boxed ornate RIGA handstamp, charged with ''45 1/2'' kopeks on reverse, being 44 k. corresponding to the Prussian transit plus 1 1/2 k. for mail coming from the Baltic area, charged with ''9'' sous on delivery. Dobin fig. 0.04 = 8 points, $ 500+.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 1485 Russia
1787(ca.) : Very early envelope from Riga to the count von Spiegel zum Diesenberg in Arnsberg, sent via Berlin and Münster, showing boxed ornate RIGA handstamp, charged with ''45 1/2'' kopeks on reverse. The receiver was the governor of the electors of Cologne in the Duchy of Westphalia. Dobin fig. 0.04 = 8 points, $ 500+.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1486 Russia
Issued Stamps 1858: 10 kop. brown & blue imperf., plate II with good to large margins all round, cancelled with pen cross on outer letter sheet to Reval (Tallinn) with clear prephilatelic RIGA 14 JANV. 1858 (Dobin type 1.23) despatch datestamp on reverse and POLUTSHENO 16 JANV: 1858 (Dobin type 4.07) arrival mark on front. An attractive item with a use of no. 1 in its second week.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1487 Russia
1866: Entire letter from Taganrog to Piraeus, franked with 10 kop. brown & blue (3) hor. laid paper (one stamp with corner fault and scissor cut), cancelled with TAGANROG 18 Apr. 1870 cds's with transit Odessa cds (20 Apr. 1870) alongside, sent to Pireaus with blue crayon taxation '45' lepta for the Austrian steamer from Constantinople and add. Large Hermes Head franking of 5 lepta green and 40 lepta mauve (strong horiz. fold) paying the taxation, cancelled with Piraeus cds's.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1488 Russia
Lot# : 1489 Russia
Lot# : 1490 Russia
1922 (May 4): Inflation cover sent registered from Moscow to Tallinn, Estonia franked by August 1921 200 r. brown imperforate pair, 300 r. green imperforate pair and 52 (!) examples of the March 1922 7'500 r. on 250 r. violet all tied by Moscow datestamps in black. Oval Railway TPO alongside. A fine and unusual 400'000 rouble commercial franking.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1491 Russia
1923 (Apr 16): Cover from Kiev to Zurich, sent registered with a plethora of definitive, commemorative and charity stamps of the RSFSR period affixed on both sides of the cover incl. 1921 Volga Famine Relief issue 2,250 rub. deep red, green and brown as well as 4th and 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, some commercial wear, fine and very late usage.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 1492 Russia
1858/1941: Collection hundreds prtimarily used stamps incl. Imperial Arms definitives, Soviet commemorative sets such as 1934 Zeppelin or 1935 Spartakiade, in addition Russia in China and the Levant, postal saving stamps, Civil War issues, German occupation Lithuania during WWII. A nice lot incl. some fakes and forgeries.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 1493 Russia
Riga 1677/1777: Selection seven covers and documents from the Swedish and early Russian times, incl. 1677 cover to Riga, 1690 shipping document in Dutch language, two covers 1761/62 Riga to Pernau (Pernov) prior to the introduction of Russian handstamps, a cover with framed Riga handstamp (Dobin type 0.01) to Pernau, and 1777 courrier cover to the council of Riga.Starting bid : 700 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1494 Russia
1790/1818: Selection twelve entires/letter sheets, all bearing good to crisp strikes of diff. types of RIGA one-line handstamps in German writing, most of them sent within the Russian Empire but also to Lübeck, Leipzig and London. Dobin types 0.03, 0.05, and 0.06 among others = 8 points each, $ 500+.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1495 Russia
Livland 1811/63: Collection 100 prephilatelic entires and stampless covers, primarily despatched from Riga, incl. merchant covers, official covers, covers sent abroad to France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany and Switzerland with a large diversity of postal treaty marks as well as arrival Polutsheno marks, postal receipts, Imperial orders, including also covers from Bolderaa, Volmar, Mitava, Libava, and Lemsal.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1496 Russia
Riga 1852/1917: Collection 120 covers/stationeries despatched from Riga Livland with several fine items incl. 1852 envelopes with Riga Polutsheno marks, 1858 10 kop. brown & blue perf. with round „38« dotted numeral mark, later definitive issues sent primarily within the Empire but also abroad, in addition stationery postcards, postmarks from railway line PO»s, train station PO»s, telegraph stanziyas, registered mail, and money letters, in general in over average quality.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 1497 Russia
Lot# : 1498 Russia
1890/1924: Lot 40 covers, despatched primarily in the RSFSR period with frankings of Imperial and RSFSR definitive and commemorative stamps, incl. airmail, Volga charity and exchange fee stamps, in addition three covers from Azerbaidschan and Georgia. This interesting lot has to be examined carefully.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 1499 Russia
South Russian Army - General Denekin Govt. 1920: Romanov 7 k. brown postal stationery envelope sent registered with reverse franked by 1919 3 r. red brown & myrtle green imperforate in a block of four tied by 'Rostov on Don' datestamps in black (May 7). Slightest of inclusions on one stamp but a scarce and most appealing cover.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 1500 Russia
Far East Republic 1919: 50 kop. lilac & green, tied by "Vladivostok 21 7 19» cds to picture postcard depicting the landing of the American troops in Vladivostok with purple Vladivostok censor mark alongside and send to New York. Interesting text « .. arrived here last week. Expect leaving for the interior next week ..».Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1501 Russia
Far East Republic / Chita 1923 (Aug 25): Registered cover to Moscow franked by scarce combination of Chita Dec 1921 10 k. blue, red & black imperforate (2) and Gold Currency Jan 1923 5 k. on 10 k. blue imperforate tied by 'Chita' datestamps in black. Framed registration cachet at top and Moscow arrival (Sept 2) on reverse. Corner repairs at top not greatly affecting appearance of a rare cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1502 Russia
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