362 / März 2016

1807/15, "MITAU" and "Bolder.aa" straight line and boxed cancellation, each on cover, one trimmed at left, otherwise fine, scarce

10 k. dark brown/light blue, very close margin at top, otherwise wide margins, with clear number cancellation "38" (Riga), signed Thier, without faults

1857, 10k. brown/blue, fresh colour and good margins all round, used with pen stroke, fine

1857, 10k. brown/blue, horizontal pair, fresh colour and good margins all round with boxed "TAUROGGEN 16 JUNE 1858", right stamp two small thins und tiny tear, otherwise fine, an attractive multiple, signed Mikulski with certificate

1857, 10k. brown/blue, horizontal pair, fresh colour and good margins on three sides, close at upper right, used with pen stroke, left stamp with ironed out bend, otherwise fine, an attractive multiple, signed Mikulski with certificate

1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, fresh colour and good margin all round tied by pen cross to folded lettesheet from Charkow to Moscow, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate

1858, proof 20k. green/violet with watermark "2", very fresh colour and good impression, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Mikulksi with certificate

1858, 20k. blue/yellow-orange, fresh colour, unused without gum, a very scarce stamp, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate

1858, 10 k. siena/light blue with clear oval cancellation "POST LENZENHOF 18" and handwritten date on small piece, with additional stamp with a partial "WENDEN" cancellation, without faults

1858, Coat of arms 10k. brown/blue tied by numeral "1" with adjacent red boxed "С.П. БУГЪ 12 MAP. 1858" to folded letter to Lovisa, Finnland, rare usage on cover to Finland, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate

1858, Coat of arms 10k. brown/blue tied by oval numeral "6" with adjacent sender cachet "Gebrüder A. & B. Reich Odessa" to folded letter to Warsaw, very fine, signed Mikulski

1858, Coat of arms 10k. brown/blue tied by numeral "1" with adjacent red boxed "С.П. БУГЪ 13 АБТ. 1858" to folded letter to Riga, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate

1858, 10 k. siena/light blue with "РИГA 12 МАЯ 1858" cds. on folded letter to Libau, very rare cancellation, stamp has minor faults, otherwise flawless

1858, 20k. blue/orange-yellow tied by boxed " ТАГАНРОГ" to folded lettersheet to Odessa, horizontal fold through stamp, otherwise fine, a rare cover, signed Pfenninger

1858, 10 k. siena/light blue with one-line "Treppenhof." and handwritten date "d. 27.4.63" on folded letter to Riga, a tear on the front has been stabilzed with hinges, otherwise in good condition, very attractive and to our knowledge the only cover with this cancellation!

1858, Coat of arms 10k. brown/blue and 20k. blue/yellow orange together with 1864 1k. black/yellow as vertical pair and 5k. black/reddish-violet, tied by square postmark "1" with adjecent red cds. "WARSAWA 27 5" to cover to Paris, 5k. small tear at bottom, otherwise fine and very scarce and attractive 4-colour franking

1858, Coat of arms 30k. red/green as vertical strip of five, tied by numeral "1" and pen stroke to large part of cover to Warsaw, third stamp with fold and some folds not affecting the stamps, despite small faults a very attractive and scarce franking, signed Calves and certificate Mikulski

1866, 3 k. black/green and 20 k. blue/orange tied by cds. to registered cover to Lyskowo, there undeliverable and returned, fine and attractive

1866, 3k. with burelage of 5k. with additional franking tied by oval "S.P.B." to folded lettersheet to Berlin, fine    

1866, 3 k. with burelage of 5 k. plus additional franking, tieby cds. "Riga 21 31 APR"  to folded letter to Berlin, remains of small adhesive arrow to the left of the 3 k., otherwise good condition

1866, 3 k. with 5 k. burelage with additional franking tied by cds. "MITAU 2 SEP 1870" to folded lettersheet to Leipzig, fine

1866, 10 k. brown/blue tied by ring cancellation "D.B" to folded lettersheet to Warsaw, endorsed "Lowic 1/9" at upper left, fine

1904, Coat of arms 10k. with inverted burelage, tied by cds. "MOCBA 25.1.08" to cover to Luzern, stamp with shortend perfs at top, cover folded once vertically, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate Leupold

1910, Coat of arms 1rbl., imperforated pair with shifted double frame, mint never hinged, fine

1910, Coat of arms 1rbl., imperforated vertical pair with shifted double center, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Leupold

1921, 1r. orange as block of six with additional franking, tied by cds. "MOSCOW 10.1.24" to front and reverse of registered local letter, very scarce franking, opened out for display, fine

1922, 100.000 on 250r. on ordinary paper, the basic stamp in typography, mint never hinged, slight gum bend, fine, certificate Leupold VÖB

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS: 1922, Hunger aid in the southeast 2000-6000r. red and green with additional franking, tied by cds. "НОВОЧЕРКАССКЪ -8.7.22" to front and reverse of correctly franked registered cover to Braunschweig, reverse with transit- censor and arrival mark, the stamps where invalid but accepted by the postal authorities, as had been done with the other covers known from this town. The sender of this cover has later been sentenced to death because of stamp dealing with other countries, two punchholes at left affecting one stamp of additional franking, otherwise fine, a very rare and interesting cover, detailed certificate Mikulski

Application for the investigation of a money order from 11.16.1916 from Riga to Helsinki, franked by vertical pair of Romanov 10 over 7 k. brown, with confirmation of the receipt of money, very rare

RETURN RECEIPT: 1881, 7 k. gray/carmine with "WENDEN 27 JUL 1880" cancellation on return receipt for a registered letter to Tapolowsk, usual folds, otherwise good condition

RETURN RECEIPT: 1881, 7 k. gray/carmine with "WENDEN 12 FEB 1881" cancellation in acknowledgment of receipt for a registered letter to Kiev, which was delivered there 18.2, many flaws, rare

"And. Larsson" blue straightline cancel on Russia 1889 10 k. blue on cover to Hamburg, with addtional Germania 10 pfg. with cds. "STETTIN 5.12.05", reverse with arrival mark, fine

"PARATSKII ZAVOD KAZ -9 8 13" clear cds. on frankied cover to St. Petersburg, scarce cancellation, fine

SOUTH-RUSSIA: 1916, picture postcard endorsed "on active service", from Vladikavkas to London with arrival mark "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP...". The card has been written in "Vladikavkas Caucasus July 1/16" by a member of the "Russian Armoured Car Division squad 2", very scarce and interesting. Included a copy of an article by P.T. Ashford

NORTH RUSSIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: Cover from Murmansk with handwritten notation "on active service" and adjacent cds. "ARMY POST OFFICE 28 JUY 19 P.B.I" to Devonport, on front oval censor mark "X42", some wear at right, in addition a letter from the British Embassy, Intelligence section to London with censor mark and "per favour of 7.0 bag" note on front, scarce

70(k) on 15 k. and 2 r. on 50 k., as each central gutter block, mint never hinged, folded, scarce