388th Auction

BERDICHEV (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by clear dotted rectangular “163” with additional pen cross   to lettersheet 1858 to Warsaw, with arrival mark on reverse (offset on front). Very fine; the only recorded No. 1-entire with this numeral cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

BREST-LITOVS (BELARUS): "1", dotted oval, clear and central strike on 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, very fine. Signed Buchsbayew 

CHEMBAR: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied dotted rectangular "327" to cover to Moscow, showing on reverse clear straight-line "CHEMBARSK" and arrival mark of November 12, 1858. Very fine. The only recorded No.1 entire from this tiny village. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

CHIGIRIN (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used by upright clear central strike of  dotted rectangular “178”. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

CHUDELIN (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, with clear dotted  truncated triangle “386”. Very fine and rare. Signed Mikulski and Buchsbayew with certificate (2014).

DINABURG (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with central red circular postmark with dots in centre over a previous cancel, which had been washed and mostly removed, with slight surface aberrations at bottom. A very attractive stamp with a rare case of postal fraud. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

DINABURG: "44", dotted rectangular, good strike on 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew and Brun
 

DINABURG (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good even margins tied by red double line handstamp DAUGAVPILS APRIL 7 1858 (additional strike on front) and additional pen cross to reverse of envelope to Moscow, with arrival mark, partly tying the stamp. Some minor ageing of no importance, otherwise very fine. A rare red cancellation on a No. 1 entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

EKATERINOSLAV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by almost complete strike of boxed pre-philatelic handstamp to piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

EFREMOV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic boxed handstamp “EFREMOV 10 APR 1858” to envelope to Moscow, with arrival mark of April 22, 1858. Fresh and rare entire from small city; the only recorded entire with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

FRAUENBURG (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear at base, otherwise good to large margins, used with pen cross on lettersheet, with reverse side boxed dispatch Mark "FRAUENBURG" with manuscript date "27 August 58", to Riga. Some minor staining in the envelope only. A fine and rare No.1 entire; just one further recorded from this tiny village.  2 certificate Buchsbayew (2018)

GRODNO (Belarus): 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to good margins, used with central and clear strike of dotted circular "11", very fine. Signed Buchsbayew 

ILLUXT (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good even margins, used with central and clear strike of small straight line "ILLUXT" with adjacent double line date stamp, to lettersheet to Mühlenhof near Riga, with arrival mark. Cover folds not affecting the stamp. A rare and attractive entire. The only recorded with this pre-philatelic postmark and one of just 2 covers recorded from this small village. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

KAMENETS PODOLSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, showing part of neighbouring stamp at base, used with central and clear strike of boxed pre-philatelic handstamp to cover front (fold in the lower part broken and fixed). A rarity; the only recorded entire of this small city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

KARGOPOL: 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear at upper right, otherwise large margins, tied by pre-philatelic straight-line "KARGOPOL" with manuscript date "26 April", to lettersheet (side flaps partly reduced) to Onega. Very fine and extremely rare; one of just 2 No.1 entires recorded from this small village and one of very few No.1-covers with a combination of cancellation and manuscript date.  Certificate Buchsbayew (2021)
 

Provenance:  Z.S.Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

KARPINENY (Besarabia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, used by upright central strike of dotted rectangular “221”. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

KAZANSKAYA: 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to good margins, used with almost complete strike of small red double line handstamp. Small imperfections. A rare and attractive usage from a tiny village. Signed Stolow and Mikulski with certificate (2007)

KERCH ENIKOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line of May 2, 1858, and pen cross, to entire letter to Taganrog. A fine and rare entire from this small village on the Crimea; just one further recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)
 

Provenance: Herman Toaspern (owner's handstamp)

KIRSANOV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double circle without date to lettersheet to the administration of the ROPIT at St. Petersburg. An attractive and rare entire; the only recorded of this small village.

Provenance: H.C.Goss (Robson Lowe, 1958)   Z.S.Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)

KOWNO: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with central clear strike of the provisional handstamp, used from March to June 1858. Very fine and rare. Certificate Mikulski (1998)

KOZELSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with central clear strike of dotted rectangular "154". Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

KURSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by dotted circular "21" to entire letter to Moscow, with reverse side dispatch mark of July 3 1858. A very fine and rare letter; the only recorded with this numeral cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

 

Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by blue straight line handstamp to piece. Very fine and unique. Signed Dr. Pirl and certificate Dr. Leupold

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by dotted rectangular "239" to piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

LIBAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by 3-line handstamp "LIBAU .. MAI 1858" to piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)

MARIUPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "MARIUPOL 9 APRIL 1858" to letter sheet to Odessa. Very fine, attractive and rare; just 2 further No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

MINSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by clear dotted circle “25” to piece. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.
 

MORSHANSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins used by good strike of dotted rectangular “475”. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by clear pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA" to entire letter to Moscow, with reverse side arrival mark of March 1858. The stamp tiny penstroke at left; some minor ageing and small part of backflap restored, still very fine and rare; most likely the finest of 4 covers recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)

MOSCOW: 10 kopeck brown & blue, nice large even margins, tied by dotted numeral "2" to letter sheet with reverse side clear boxed dispatch mark "MOSCOW 22 APRIL 1858", to Warsaw with red arrival mark (small part offset on front). A very fine and rare cover; just 3 No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation. Certificates Buchsbayew and Mandrovskiy (each 2019) 

Provenance: Liphschutz (Craveri 1994)

NOVGOROD: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large  margins, tied by boxed pre-philatelic "NOVGOROD 16 APR"(1858) to envelope (small tear at right) to Moscow, with arrival mark. Very fine and rare; one of just 3 No.1-entires recorded from this city.  Certificates Mikulski (1993) and Buchsbayew (2014)
 

Provenance:   Z.S.Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

NOVGRAD-VOLYNSK (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by dotted rectangular "131" to small envelope to Byelaya Tserkov. Very fine and fresh. The only recorded No.1-entire from this small city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014) 

 

Provenance: Robert W. Baughman (Siegel 1971)  Lea Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)

ODESSA (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, touched at top and partly at right, otherwise ample margins (was lifted for inspection), tied by dotted oval "6" to letter sheet to Taganrog. On the rear framed “ODESSA 28 JUNE 1858” Just one further No.1 cover has been recorded with the dotted oval of Odessa. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022) 

OLGOPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large even margins, cancelled by complete and quite clear strike of pre-philatelic boxed handstamp. Very fine and rare. Signed Buchsbayew

PERM: 10 kopeck brown & blue, slightly touched at lower left, otherwise good even margins, tied by clear strike of pre-philatelic double line "PERM 21 MARCH 1858" to entire letter to Moscow. Very fine and fresh. The only recorded No.1-cover from Param, which was in 1858 a small village in the isolated Ural area. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

 

Provenance: Faberge  A.H. Wortman

PERNAU (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by clear boxed "PERNOV 20 MAI 1858" to lettersheet (2 side flaps missing) to Dorpat, with arrival mark. Very fine and fresh. The only recorded cover with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)