386th Auction

18–27 September 2025 in Wiesbaden

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Lot no.573 °
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Condition

6

Catalogue no.1

Opening2.500 €
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TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear at lower left, otherwise good to mostly large margins, tied by boxed "TAUROGEN 28 APR.1858" to letter sheet to Riga. The letter slight age wear, still very fine. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

 

Provenance:  Goss (Robson Lowe, 1958)

Lot no.574 °
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Condition

6

Catalogue no.1

Opening2.500 €
Sold for2.700 €

TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by boxed "TAUROGEN 15 MAR.1858" to letter sheet to St Petersburg. Very fine and scarce. Signed Bolaffi, Alberto and Enzo Diena and certificate Buchsbayew (2018)

 

Provenance: R.W. Baughman (Siegel,1971)

Lot no.575 °
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Condition

6

Catalogue no.1

Opening2.500 €
Sold for2.600 €

TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, cut into upper frame, otherwise good to mostly large margins, tied by boxed "TAUROGEN 20 JUNE.1858" and additional merchant's handstamp "GEBR:LEVI&Co. TAUROGGEN" to letter sheet to St Petersburg. Despite the mentioned very fine and fresh. A very attractive entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

 

Lot no.576 °
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Condition

3

Catalogue no.1

Opening300 €
Sold for460 €

TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): "9", dotted oval, clear and central strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to mostly large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew, v.d.Weid and Thier

Lot no.577 °
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Condition

6

Catalogue no.1

Opening5.000 €
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TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margins, tied by dotted oval "9" to lettersheet with reverse side boxed "TAUROGEN 20 JULY.1858" and oval handstamp "SPEDITIONS-GESCHÄFT JOHN G. KNIEP/TAUROGGEN", to Riga, with arrival mark. Supposed to origin from (most likely) German soil and forwarded. Just 13 No.1-entires have been recorded with dotted oval (border post office) cancellations and just four similar entires with the Kniep handstamp. Certificate Mikulski (1986, not mentioning forwarder)

Note: The Forwarding Agents handstamp is discussed in Guido Craveris Census, page 11

Lot no.578 °
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Condition

5

Catalogue no.1+3

Opening12.000 €
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USTYUZHNA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, in combination with 1858, perforated issue 20 kopeck blue/orange, tied by 3 strikes of straight-line "USTYUZHNA" to small piece. A very fine mixed franking of greatest rarity. Just 5 pieces with a No.1-mixed franking have been recorded, this is the only one with the 20 kopeck stamp of the 2nd issue.
 

Provenance: Fabergé (Harmer,1939)  Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006) Paolo Bianchi (Craveri, 2008)
 

Lot no.579 °
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Condition

3

Catalogue no.1

Opening300 €
Sold for320 €

WALCK (Latvia): "WALCK LIF/18", oval handstamp, almost complete strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins. Very fine.

Lot no.580 °
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Condition

3

Catalogue no.1

Opening300 €
Sold for380 €

WILNO (Vilnius, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, cancelled by boxed handstamp. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

Provenance: 41. Corinphila-Auction (1953)

Lot no.581 °
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Condition

6

Catalogue no.1

Opening2.000 €
Sold for2.000 €

WILNO (Vilnius, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, tied by boxed "WILNO..APR 1858" to envelope to Warzaw, with arrival mark's. Fine and scarce. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

 

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

Lot no.582 °
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Condition

3

Catalogue no.1

Opening600 €
Sold for600 €

YANOV: "103", dotted truncated triangle, clear and almost complete on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins. Very fine. This cancellation type is very rare on No. 1. 

Lot no.583 °
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Condition

6

Catalogue no.2

Opening10.000 €
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THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF A PERFORATED STAMP IN RUSSIA: 1858, 10 kopeck brown and blue, tied by pen cross to entire letter, dated inside "St Petersburg 7. Jan. 1858" and showing on front boxed red handstamp with the same date, to Wasa, Finland. Very fine and fresh. An absolutely outstanding and unique item. Certificate Mikulski (1991)

Provenance: Paolo Bianchi (Craveri, 2008)

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