388th Auction

CHUDELIN (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, with clear dotted  truncated triangle “386”. Very fine and rare. Signed Mikulski and Buchsbayew with certificate (2014).

KOZELSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with central clear strike of dotted rectangular "154". Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

ZHITOMIR(Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large  margins, tied by pen star and boxed pre-philatelic " ZHITOMIR 28 (JANUARY 1858)" to almost entire letter (parts of outer flaps missing) to Kiev. Slightly cleaned, otherwise very fine. Very rare and attractive.  Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

MARIUPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "MARIUPOL 9 APRIL 1858" to letter sheet to Odessa. Very fine, attractive and rare; just 2 further No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

KURSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by dotted circular "21" to entire letter to Moscow, with reverse side dispatch mark of July 3 1858. A very fine and rare letter; the only recorded with this numeral cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

 

Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

10 kopeck brown & blue, good colour and large even margins, without any indication of cancellation (also under UV and VSC), with old but not original gum. Some minor age spots only visible under UV. An attractive stamp. Will be sold 'as is'.

WOLMAR (Valmiera, Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, neatly tied by large part of boxed "WOLMAR OTPRAVLENO" to piece. Very fine and rare. Signed Buchsbayew.

Provenance:  A. Fabergé (Harmer 1939) Z.S.Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

KOWNO: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with central clear strike of the provisional handstamp, used from March to June 1858. Very fine and rare. Certificate Mikulski (1998)

KERCH ENIKOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line of May 2, 1858, and pen cross, to entire letter to Taganrog. A fine and rare entire from this small village on the Crimea; just one further recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)
 

Provenance: Herman Toaspern (owner's handstamp)

WINDAU (Ventspils, Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, neatly tied by central bilingual double circle to piece. Very fine and rare. 

PERNAU (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by clear boxed "PERNOV 20 MAI 1858" to lettersheet (2 side flaps missing) to Dorpat, with arrival mark. Very fine and fresh. The only recorded cover with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by clear pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA" to entire letter to Moscow, with reverse side arrival mark of March 1858. The stamp tiny penstroke at left; some minor ageing and small part of backflap restored, still very fine and rare; most likely the finest of 4 covers recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by dotted rectangular "239" to piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

BERDICHEV (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by clear dotted rectangular “163” with additional pen cross   to lettersheet 1858 to Warsaw, with arrival mark on reverse (offset on front). Very fine; the only recorded No. 1-entire with this numeral cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

SVENTSIANY (LITHUANIA): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large  margins, tied by boxed pre-philatelic "SVIENTSIANY" with matching double line despatch mark, to small cover to Warzaw, with both red arrival mark and boxed "1/P"(offset on front). Very rare and attractive.  Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
 

Provenance:  A. Fabergé (Harmer 1939) Z.S.Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

MOSCOW: 10 kopeck brown & blue, nice large even margins, tied by dotted numeral "2" to letter sheet with reverse side clear boxed dispatch mark "MOSCOW 22 APRIL 1858", to Warsaw with red arrival mark (small part offset on front). A very fine and rare cover; just 3 No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation. Certificates Buchsbayew and Mandrovskiy (each 2019) 

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)

NOVGRAD-VOLYNSK (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by dotted rectangular "131" to small envelope to Byelaya Tserkov. Very fine and fresh. The only recorded No.1-entire from this small city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014) 

 

Provenance: Robert W. Baughman (Siegel 1971)  Lea Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)

ODESSA (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, touched at top and partly at right, otherwise ample margins (was lifted for inspection), tied by dotted oval "6" to letter sheet to Taganrog. On the rear framed “ODESSA 28 JUNE 1858” Just one further No.1 cover has been recorded with the dotted oval of Odessa. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022) 

OLGOPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large even margins, cancelled by complete and quite clear strike of pre-philatelic boxed handstamp. Very fine and rare. Signed Buchsbayew

PERM: 10 kopeck brown & blue, slightly touched at lower left, otherwise good even margins, tied by clear strike of pre-philatelic double line "PERM 21 MARCH 1858" to entire letter to Moscow. Very fine and fresh. The only recorded No.1-cover from Param, which was in 1858 a small village in the isolated Ural area. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

 

Provenance: Faberge  A.H. Wortman

ARKHANGELSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margined copy from the lower right sheet corner, tied by pencross to letter sheet with reverse side dispatch straight-line, to St. Petersburg . Very fine and choice; the only recorded entire from Arkhangelsk with a manuscript cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014, mentioning only right sheet margin)

TALSEN (LATVIA): 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large  margins, tied by pen cross to small entire letter (dated inside "Pastensens (?) 22 März 58") with adjacent pre-philatelic double line "TALISIEN 22 MAR 1858", to Mitau with bilingual arrival mark. Some very minor toning, otherwise very fine. A very rare and attractive No.1-usage from a tiny village.  Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

 

10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross to envelope (one backflap not
complete) to Moscow. The stamp with unobtrusive tear at right, still fine and attractive.
Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)
 

1981/89, mint never hinged collection of the special souvenir sheets ex Mi.-Nr. 5056-5844, each limited to 12.500 or 15.000 pieces, incl. e.g. polar-bear set, very fine

1857, "1" watermark proof, complete sheet of 100, comprising 4 panes of 25, showing the position layout and watermarked inscriptions "POCHTOVAYA MARKA IN 10 KOPECK 1857". Folded between the groups and small marginal faults. A unique  and most important item of Russian philately. Certificate Citerne BPP (2026)

Provenance: Fabergé (Harmer,1939)  Baughman (Siegel,1971)  Bianchi (Investphila, 2008).

Note: The Russian Postal Museum owns similar sheets with watermarks “2” and “3”

10 kopeck brown & blue, horizontal pair with mostly wide margins, just touched at upper right, used with pen crosses. Left stamp faint crease, otherwise fine and fresh. Certificate Mikulski (1984)

10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to mostly wide margins, cancelled by manuscript „21/3“ and unclear
postmark. Fine, signed Buchsbayew.
 

10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, signed Buchsbayew.
 

10 kopeck brown & blue in combination with 1865, 1 kopeck and 1866/75, 3 kopeck with error 'background  of 5 kopeck', tied by oval "S.P.B" to small piece. The 10 kopeck somewhat damaged at lower left and upper right corner (Probably adhering to previous substrate), otherwise very fine. The No. 1 was valid until 1881; this is the latest recorded usage of this stamp and a unique combination with the 5th and 6th issue. A great rarity. Certificate Mikulski (1999)

Provenance: A. Fabergé (Harmer 1939) 

10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine
 

10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, signed Buchsbayew.
 

DINABURG: "44", dotted rectangular, good strike on 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew and Brun
 

CHIGIRIN (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used by upright clear central strike of  dotted rectangular “178”. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by 3-line handstamp "LIBAU .. MAI 1858" to piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by blue straight line handstamp to piece. Very fine and unique. Signed Dr. Pirl and certificate Dr. Leupold

KARPINENY (Besarabia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, used by upright central strike of dotted rectangular “221”. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.