376th Auction

80 par. vermilion on white paper, large margins, used with cds. "GALATZ MOLDOVA 19/8", very fine

INCOMING MAIL:  1882, folded lettersheet franked with Great Britain 1p. red and 6d. lilac to Ploieștis with transit- and arrival mark, 1p. tiny crease, otherwise fine

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

1858, Issue with watermark 20k. blue/orange-yellow, fresh colour and good perforation, tied by dotted numeral "9" to folded lettersheet from Tauroggen to Riga, a fine and scarce cover, certificate Eisold BPP (1993)

1866, Coat of arms 1-30 k. on horizontally laid paper, marginal block of four, fresh colours and good perforations, mint never hinged, some minor per seperation, otherwise fine and attractive

1866, Coat of arms 30k. rose/green on horizontally laid paper, block of six with gutter at top, fresh colour, five stamps mint never hinged, one stamp small toned spot, otherwise fine and attractive

1866, Coat of arms 30k. rose/green on horizontally laid paper, block of four, fresh colour, unused one stamp mint never hinged, few minor perf seperations, otherwise fine

1902, 2 k. green on vertically laid paper, strip of five with margins on three sides with control No. "4" and inscriptopn "G TS. B. 06. lit. G.", outer stamps unused, others mint never hinged, fine

1910, Coat of arms 1rbl. light-brown/siena/red-orange, complete sheet with heavily shifted and slanting center and numeral, mint never hinged, upper right empty space faults, crease in margin only, otherwise a fine and attractive item

1910, Coat of arms 1rbl. light-brown/siena/red-orange, complete sheet with heavily shifted and slanting center and numeral, mint never hinged, diagonal crease affecting 7 stamps, otherwise a fine and attractive item

French Army in Siberia: 1918/19, field card with cachet “MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCHAISE EN SIBERIE AS-AM-HG LE COMMANDANT” used from “OGDEN UTAH 29.11.18” and second card with cachet “DÉTACHEMENT MISSION SIBERIENNE LE LIEUTT. CHEF DU DETACHEMENT” used from “PONTO DELGADA 14.1.19” (Azores), one card with small faults, otherwise fine, two interesting cards

1889 (ca.), Unissued letter card 10 k. in larger format than issued with red overprint "PROJECT", very fine, a rare esssay

1863, City Post 5 k. black/blue, left margin block of eight, bottom left stamp with broken "n" in "tsena" variety, reinforced perforation, two stamps mint never hinged, fine

1865, Steamer and Eagle 10 para brown/blue, fresh colour and wide margins all around, lightly used with blue crayon, fine

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre plate proof in black on white paper with vertical network, without gum, scarce, fine, sign. Prof. Winterstein, Pohl

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre plate proof in blue on white paper with vertical network, without gum, scarce, fine

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre, two singles in distinctively different shades from different printings, both with good margins all around, tied by blue cds. "COMPAGNIE RUSSE DE NAVIGATION SMIRNE 9.4" to envelope (reduced at right) to Tripoli, extremely fine and rare franking of the same value from two different printings, certificate Mikulski (1999) Provenance: Caspary                      The Agathon Fabergé Collection (Harmer's of Bond Street, 1940, lot 173)                      Corinphila 105th. Auction (1998)  

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre, three singles, mostly good margins, only one stamp touched at left, all tied by blue indistinct Smyrna cds. to folded lettersheet to Mersina, right stamp affected by vertical filing crease, a trifle stained, otherwise fine, an attractive and scarce cover, signed Alberto Diena and Holcombe with certificate (1993) Provenance:  The Agathon Fabergé Collection (Harmer's of Bond Street, 1940, lot 194)                       The Julius Steindler Collection "Shipping Companies stamps" (Robson Lowe 1972)

1863, 6k. light blue, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused without gum, very fine

Ganzsachen: 1895, double card 4 k. used from "CONSTANTINOPEL....97" without text via Odessa to Hattingen, Germany with arrival mark, fine

1923, Definitives lithographed 1k. -1r. imperforated, blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

1925, Workers 1 and 7k. and 30-40k. imperforated, tied by cds. "MOSCOW" to reverse of two covers, one regular one express, to Kostroma, one with 

1925, Workers lithographed 8k., two horizontal pairs tied by illegible cds. to cover via Recht to Kasvin with arrival mark, fine, signed Wassmann

1930, Anniversary of Revolution 10k. bisected as additional franking on postal stationery card 5k. to make up the correct 10k. rate, sent from Alexandrovsk Voksal to Berdyanask, the message written in German with an address line of Schonewiese village. This is a rare example of a bisect recorded by Andrew Cronin and is ex Robert Taylor collection with his notes, see also Post-Rider #43, page 57-58 where this is decribed as "key item", minor ageing

1937, Workers 30k., typographed, line perforation 12½, block of 9 resp 4 from the lower left resp upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

1937, Workers 30k., offsett printing, horizontal pair with left sheet margin, imperforated, mint never hinged, fine and scarce

1937, Workers 30k., offsett printing, line perforation 12½, block of four, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Wassmann BPP (2003)

60k. rotogravure, two marginal blocks of four, horizontal and vertical diamond shaped grid, mint never hinged, fine

1948, Craftsmen 25k. printed by typography, tied by cds. "LENINGRAD -30 11 51" to private postcard of a bookstore, a very rare stamp on cover, signed with certificate Mikulski

1948, Craftsmen 40k. printed by typography, tied by cds. "TULA 9 5 50" to court letter, a very rare stamp on cover, some ageing, otherwise fine, signed with certificate Mikulski

1964, Olympic Summergames souvenir sheet, on red resp. blue FDC with cds., fine  

1925, Numerals 2 and 10k. tied by cds. "LENINGRAD 13.VII.1925" to picture postcard, franked with Estonia Workers 10m., from "NAROOVA 10 VII 25", fine

1877, Coat of arms 40c. purple, Sperati forgery, used, small corner fault, very rare

1892, Coat of arms 65c. red-brown, Sperati forgery, unused, a rare forgery with only 4 known, fine

1903, Tre Penne di Monte Titano 20c. orange, Sperati forgery, used, a fine and rare forgery with less than five known

1903, Tre Penne di Monte Titano 1l. olive-green, Sperati forgery, used, a fine and rare forgery with less than five known