386th Auction

DROMCHIT: "96", dotted truncated triangle, central and upright strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins. Very fine. This cancellation type is very rare on No. 1. Signed Buchsbayew

DUKHOVSHCHINA: "436", dotted rectangular, on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins. Fine. Signed Rohr.

EGOREVSK: "397", dotted rectangular, on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

GROBIN: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with small pen cross (slightly cleaned) and clear blue double line "GROBIN..JUNE 1858". Very fine. one of only 2 recorded stamps with this coloured cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

HARPSAL (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins, tied by boxed "HARPSAL 22    1858" to small piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

HASENPOTH (Latvia): "237", dotted rectangular, central and clear on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins. Very fine. Signed A. Diena

KHARKOV (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown and blue, horizontal pair, tied by boxed "KHARKOV 4 MAI 1858" to entire letter to St Petersburg, with arrival mark of May 10. This stamp with horizontal filing crease at top and the left stamp with small part missing at upper right, otherwise fine. A rare entire. Just about a dozend No.1 pairs on entire have been recorded and just 2 further No.1 entires exist from Kharkov. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

KLINTSY: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with purple double line cancellation. Signed Buchsbayew Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)

KOWNO (Kaunas, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, tied by clear dotted circle "19" to lettersheet with reverse side dispatch mark "KOWNO 1858 AUGUST 15" to Warzaw, with arrival mark. Very fine and scarce. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

Provenance:  Goss, Lea, ‘Alexander’

KURSK: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, tied by clear boxed "KURSK 24 MAR 1858" and with additional small pen cross, on entire letter to Odessa, with frontside boxed arrival handstamp "3 April 1858". An attractive and very fine entire. Just 2 other entires have been recorded with this cancellation on No.1. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

Provenance: Liphschutz (Harmers, Lugano 1993)

LENZENHOF (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margined lower right sheet corner with about 5/6 mm sheet margins at right and base, tied by clear purple pre-philatelic double line "LENZENHOF 4 APRIL 1858" to lettersheet to Lemsal. The stationary paper cleaned and still some remaining staining, but altogether fine and attractive. The only recorded No.1-entire with this coloured cancellation and one of the most spectacular and important cover with a single No.1. Signed Emilio Diena and Alberto Diena, certificate Mikulski (1995, stating the address being improved)

LEBEDYAN: "473", dotted rectangular, central and upright strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margins, used with 3-line cancellation. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margins, tied with 3-line "LIBAU 27 MAI 1858" to piece. Very fine. 

LIBAU (Latvia): "239", dotted rectangular on 10 kopeck brown and blue, upper right sheet corner, clear at left, otherwise large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good even margins, tied by dotted rectangular "239" to lettersheet with adjacent 3-line "LIBAU 6 AUGUST 1858", to Riga, with arrival mark. A very fine and scarce entire. Signed Brun with certificate (2015) and certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

Provenance: Baughman, Lea

MARIUPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown and blue, cut into at base, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "MARIUPOL 19 JUNE 1858" to lettersheet to Odessa. This stamp with tiny corner crease at upper right, resulting in the tiny marginal tear. Still attractive and rare, just 2 further No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation.

MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good margins, used with complete strike of pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA". Very fine. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA" to entire letter to Pernau, with reverse side dispatch- and arrival marks of March 1858. Very fine and rare; 1 of 4 covers recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

NEZHIN: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross to entire letter with reverse side dispatch Mark "NIZHIN 6 Februrary 1858" to Riga, with arrival mark. Light ink staining, still very fine. A rare entire, just one further recorded with No.1 from Nezhin. Certificate Buchsbayew (2019)

NOVOKHOPERSK: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross to envelope with reverse side straight-line " NOVOKHOPERSK", with manuscript date "26 Februrary", to Moscow. A very fine and rare entire, just two further No.1 entires recorded from this city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2018)

ODESSA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, horizontal strip of 3, nice fresh colour and clear to good margins, used with central strike of boxed "ODESSA .. JUNE 1858". Very fine. A great rarity; just six No.1 strips of three (off cover) have been recorded, of which only another 3 are used with a postmark. Signed Köhler, Gilbert and Alberto Diena, certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

 

Note: Just 1 larger multiple of Russia No.1 has been recorded in private hands.

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1993) Paolo Bianchi (Craveri 2008)

ODESSA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to good margins, tied by boxed "ODESSA 19 APRIL 1858" to lettersheet to Wiborg, Finland. A fine and scarce entire with unusual destination. Certificate Mikulski (1998)

Provenance: “Sarah" (105. Corinphila-Auction, 1998)

OVRUCH: "133", dotted rectangular, good and complete strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to wide margins. Very fine and rare. 

PERNAU (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross and additional arrival mark "POLUCHENO 26 JAN. 1858" to lettersheet with reverse side dispatch mark "PERNAU 1858 JAN 25", to Reval. Very fine and fresh. A rare early entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)

PETROVSK: "419", dotted rectangular, upright central strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

REVAL (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample at base, otherwise large margins, tied by pen cross and additional boxed "REVAL 26 MAR. 1858" to entire letter to Helsingfors, Finland, with arrival mark. Very fine and fresh. Certificate Buchsbayew (2016)

REVAL (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins, used with pen cross (slightly reduced) and tied by additional boxed "REVAL 21 MAI 1858" to letter sheet to Port Kunda. A fine entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

REVAL (Estonia): "37", dotted circle, clear strike, together with pen cross on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied to lettersheet with reverse side clear dispatch mark "REVAL 2 APRIL 1858", to Hapsal. The finest of 5 recorded No.1 entires with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

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)