385th Auction
24–29 March 2025 · 7–8 April 2025 in Wiesbaden
1858, St Petersburg local postal stationery envelope 5k. blue, size 114:75 mm with indicium struck on the upper right corner, used with framed three-line “CITY POST 1858 JULY 4 / 8 Hours” applied on reverse, extremely fine and rare, signed and certificate Mikulski (1989)
1866, 1 k. black/yellow on horizontally laid paper, tied by cds. “ST PETERSBURG 30 JULY 1881” to registered postal stationery envelope 20 kopek blue to London used with a further cds. strike, alongside framed “ZAKAZNOE” and red oval “REGISTERED 15 AU 81 LONDON”, correct 21 kopek tariff, back flap missing, still fine and scarce
1889, Imperial Arms 10 kop. blue with additional franking 3 kop. rose carmine, tied by cds. “ST PETERSBURG 24 XII 98” to registered 7 kop. blue advertising postal stationery “Empress Maria” complete lettersheet sent to Berlin, signed inside by Breitfuss (one of the Fathers of Russian Philately) with a fascinating text regarding stamps, very fine and attractive. A delightful item
1875/1919 (ca.), massive accumulation of covers and unused/used postal stationeries and cards, including Russian Levant and Areas, representing an ecclectic choice with strength in the postal stationeries, some better items with scarce 1875 20 kopek postal stationery envelope uprated with 1 kopek black/yellow cancelled “REVEL 11 MAI 1884” (Mi.-Nr. U24B), many interesting usages including from Karsk, some charity labels, reply cards and registration handstamps, St Petersburg numeral cancellations, a fine group of 1882 unused red cross envelopes, many postmarks clearly identified and classified by cities, also a part of with Polish cancellations, etc. Some occasional faults, overall in very good condition, in 8 albums and binders
1845/98 (ca.), wide-ranging collection with over 120 unused/used postal stationery cards and envelopes with a few duplicates, starting with a fine group of City Post of St Petersburg with better items Mi.-Nr. SU1II I, 5IIB, 5IID unused, followed by the 1848 Imperial issues with Mi.-Nr. U2(2), U3, U8(2), U9(2) unused, scarce U17B 20 kopek used “REVEL 11 NOV. 1877”, etc., together with some Toulon 1893 and Paris 1898 commemorative cards, also two used 1899 “Empress Maria” advertising stationery lettersheets (one incomplete). Some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, in one album