386th Auction

RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, 4 single copies (3 on piece), all with  good to large margins, used with large double framed boxed cancellation, small single framed boxed cancellation resp. c.d.s. A very fine and attractive group. All signed Buchsbayew, one piece with certificate (2013)

RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with pen cross on lettersheet with adjacent "POLUCHENO 16 JAN: 1858" and reverse side dispatch mark "RIGA 14 JAN 1858", to Reval. An attractive and rare entire of the 2nd week of circulation. 
Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
 

RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins with sheet margin at top, tied by pen cross to letter sheet with reverse side dispatch mark "RIGA 7 FEB. 1858", to Pernau, with bilingual arrival mark. Some light usual toning/ageing along the filing fold. A fine and attractive entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by c.d.s. "RIGA 22 APRIL 1858", to letter sheet to Pernau, with bilingual arrival mark. The stamp shows tiny tear at lower right, not touching the design.. A fine and attractive letter. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

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

RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by clear and upright c.d.s. "RIGA 25 MAR. 1858", to letter sheet to Pernau, with bilingual arrival mark. Very fine and attractive. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

SAMARA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to large margins, tied by pencross to letter sheet with reverse side dispatch mark "SAMARA 25 JAN. 1858", to Saratov, the stamp additionally tied by arrival mark "RECEIVED IN SARATOV 1858 JAN. 28 ". Very fine. Very rare entire; just 4 No.1-entires recorded from Samara. Certificates Dobin (2008) and  Buchsbayew (2021)

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

SARATOV: 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to good margins, tied by pencross and additional oval "SARATOV MAI 9 1858" to  envelope (back flap missing), to Kiev. A fine and rare entire; just 2 more No.1-entires have been recorded from Saratov, of which just one also shows the oval handstamp. Certificate Buchsbayew (2021)

SMORGONY (Belarus): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "SMORGON 1858/ AUGUST" with "20" added by hand,  to small envelope to Warsaw, with arrival marks. The envelope with small imperfections, otherwise fine. A rarity. Just one further No.1-entire recorded from this city and just 11 from Belarus soil. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

Provenance:  Fabergé (Harmer 1939)  ‘Pavlovsk’ (Corinphila 1996) 

SUMY (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to good margins, tied straight-line "SUMY" with additional manuscript notation (date), to letter sheet (docketed inside "Bobrick, 10 May ,1858"), to St. Petersburg. One of two recorded No.1-entires with this cancellation.  Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

SUPRASL (Poland): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, with sheet margin at right, tied by merchants handstamp "…SUPRASL" and in transit by boxed "BELOSTOK …", to lettersheet to Warsaw. The name in the address cut out, otherwise fine. The only recorded No.1-cover from this small village  one of very few entires recorded from todays Polish soil. Certificate Buchsbayew (2018)

Provenance: H.C. Goss (Robson Lowe 1958)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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)
 

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

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)

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) 
 

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. 

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)

1891, 4 k. carmine rose with Russia 1889 3 k. rose-red (four singles, one cancelled with pen) and 4 k. rose-red, tied by bilingual cds “BORGA PORVOO 22 XII 00” to registered envelope to Kiautschou, China, reverse transit marks St Petersburg, Brindisi, Shanghai and Hong Kong, some minor imperfections not detracting, unusual combination

1858, Coat of Arms 10 k. brown/blue, vivid colours and excellent embossing, neatly tied by dotted circular “38” to entire lettersheet without text to Libava, reverse departure framed two-line “RIGA 6 NOV. 1858”, very fine and scarce

1865, Coat of Arms 5 k. black/reddish-violet, together with 1866 10 k. brown/blue and 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, tied by two-line “BORCHAGOVA P(ostal). S(tation). 6 JANUAR 1877” (Kiev province, Skvira county) repeated on reverse with framed “ZAKAZNOE” alongside to registered envelope to Nechanitz in Böhmen, from there re-addressed with final arrival cds. “PRAG 24 1”. Two adhesives with minor imperfections, still very fine and attractive. A rare three-issue registered cover from a small office to a scarcer destination

10 k. brown/blue with 3k. black/green, two singles, fresh colours, tied by cds “S. PETERBURG 28 JULY 1873” to entire letter without text to Athens, Greece, adjacent straightline “AFF. INSUFF.” and Russian framed two-line “FRANKING UNDERPAID”, reverse transit cds “WIEN”, “TRIEST” and arrival cds “ATHEN 8 AUG 72”, fine and unusual underpaid mail via Triest

1866, Coat of Arms 1 k.- 30 k. complete set, vidiv colours and excellent embossing, the 30 k. with a small tone spot on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, signed Mikulski

1 k. black/yellow horizontal pair and two singles, together with 1875 10 k. reddish brown/light blue, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds “EKATERINMBOURG 14 SEP. 1880” with framed “ZAKAZNOE” to registered envelope to Kutenberg, Austria, reverse transit cds “POSTAL WAGON N°47-48” and arrival cds., very fine

1 k. black/yellow, 3 k. black/green and 10 k. brown/blue horizontal pair, fresh colours, tied by cds “ODESSA 23 OCT. 1872” to envelope to Marseilles, France with two-line Austrian mark “A.P.D” and blue cds "AUTR. AVRICOURT" 9 NOV 72", reverse transit Wien, Paris and arrival cds “MARSEILLES 10 NOV 72”, very fine. An interesting mail having taken the Southern Route via Austria, correctly franked at the special 24 kopek rate (incl. an additional 4 kopek fee in force for Russian mail of Southern origin)

1866, 1 k. black/yellow horizontal pair, 3 k. black/green, 10 k. brown/blue and 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “SUVALK 17 SEP. 1875” to reverse of registered envelope to Bozen, Tyrol, transit cds. “VARSAVAW 23 SEP. 1875” and arrival “BOZEN 7 10 75”, slight transportation wrinkles of no importance, a fine and most unusual four-colour franking to an elusive destination

3 k. black/green, 5 k. black/grey-blue and 20 k. blue/orange, tied by dotted oval “S.P.B” to envelope to Paris, France with adjacent red “P.D.”, red “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO” and transit via Prussia, reverse cds “S. PETERBURG VARSAWA STATION SEPT. 1869”, the envelope with minor faults, still fine three-colour franking, signed Maslowski

3 k. black/green and two 10 k. brown/blue, fresh colours, tied by cds. “RIGA 19 DEC. 1875” to small registered envelope to Wiesbaden with red label “Eingeschrieben N°” alongside, endorsed “612” on front with framed “ZAKAZNOE” applied in red, some minor tears at the edge, still fine. An unusual combination at the 23 kopek rate

5 k. black/lilac and 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, the former in horizontal strip of three and the later as a pair, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds “DYLITSK P(ostal) S(tation) 4 OCT. 1878” to registered envelope to Prag, framed “ZAKAZNOE” and German red label for foreign registration mail, reverse departure and arrival cds, three intact wax seals, 5 k. at top with insignificant corner damage, still very fine. A delightful and most unusual combination franking making up the 31 kopek rate

5 k. black/lilac vertical pair and single together with 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, fresh colours, tied by cds “VALKI 27 JUIl. 1877” to small regsitered envelope to a “Poste restante” in Wiesbaden with alongside German red label for foreign incoming mail “Vom Ausland über…”, on reverse transit via travelling post office and arrival cds, minor back flap tear, very fine

5 k. black/lilac and 1875 2k. black/red used with cds “ST PETERSBOURG 13 FEV. 1884” to 7 k. on 10 k. brown postal stationery envelope registered to Montevideo, Uruguay, adjacent red registration marks “R N° St. Pétersbourg Russie.” and “R / R.O DEL URUGUAY”, arrival cds “OFICINA DEL RECOMENDADAS MONTEVIDEO 27 MARZ (8)4”. The 2 k. with trivial corner crease, otherwise very fine. A most appealing Breitfuss mail to a rare destination

5 k. black/lilac together with 1875 2 k. black/red and 8 k. grey/carmine-rose (vertical pair and single), fresh colours, tied by cds “ROSSOSCHSK P.O. 31 JAN. 1877” repeated alongside to reverse of a registered envelope to Hamburg, on front transit cds “VOLOCHISK 7 FEV. 1877”, boxed “ZAKAZNOE” and German red label for foreign registration mail, reverse arrival horseshoe postmark “HAMBURG 25 FEBR. 77”. Minor wax seal soiling on front not detracting, still fine, an attractive three-colour franking

30 k. rose/green and 1 k. black/yellow, tied by cds “ODESSA 19 JUL. 1875” to small registered envelope addressed to a post director in Genova with framed “ZAKAZNOE” alongside, reverse cds “POSTAL WAGON N°47-48” 20 JUIL. 1875", 30 k. minor peripheral ink stain, still fine and scarce double weight step cover