386th Auction
18–27 September 2025 in Wiesbaden
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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
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
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
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
“CHEEFOO 20 IX (18)99” large cds (T&S Type 1, Gregorian calendar), superb strike on “KITAI” 10 k. horizontal pair with adjacent framed “R Tchéfou, Chine N°. 254” to registered envelope to Austria, re-addressed to Bohemia, reverse transit Russian cds “SHANGHAI 10 SEP. 1899” (T&S Type 2, Julian calendar), “HONG KONG SP 29 99” and arrival cds, endorsed on back flap “Imperial Russian Post Master”, very fine. A remarkable cover, probably the earliest registered mail from the Russian Post Office at the Treaty Port of Cheefoo (opened 1896) and an extremely scarce registration mark
1846, Faltbrief mit vollem Inhalt, innen datiert "Helgoland 21 July" nach Wien, rückseitig Transitstempel "HAMBURG 22 7" sowie Ankunftstempel "WIEN 28 JUL", kleine Papierbrüche behoben, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung
18 Kreuzer ockerbraun und 7 Kreuzer grauultramarin je mit EKr. “FRANKFURT A.M. SACHSENHAUSEN 15.6.” als tarifgerechte Frankatur auf Wertbriefkuvert über 50 Thaler (Österreichische Währung) im Wechselverkehr nach Wien. Die Marken sind farbfrisch, die 18 Kreuzer-Marke ist repariert, die 7 Kreuzer-Marke ist gut geprägt und gut gezähnt. Trotz der Einschränkungen ein ansprechender Brief, alle Wertbriefe aus dieser Zeit nach Österreich sind selten, aus dem Gulden-Gebiet hat ProFi nur einen weiteren Wertbrief mit Destination Österreich registriert, Fotoattest Krug BPP (2025)