1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, tied by "22" in circle of dots on envelope to Moscow, with unframed straight line "Kishinev" pre-philatelic departure handstamp and boxed "Polucheno 11 September 1858" arrival datestamp on back, wax seal removed, with filing fold away from the stamp, which is slightly rubbed at top, cover has been cleaned with remaining stain at upper right, fine and rare number three on cover from Kishinev to Moscow,...
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
Welcome to our July 12-14, 2022 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE and StampAuctionNetwork (SAN). This 1,713-lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, 1869 Inverted Centers, Special Printings, graded items, Plate Blocks and back of the book material. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, as well as WWI covers from POW Camps, including Japan. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from Australia, BNA and British Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, Nepal, Netherlands and Colonies, Panama, Russia and other collecting areas. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact
Sale Terms
Lot #1287 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, unused with original gum, small h.r., well centered and fresh, showing full embossing of center, faint diagonal crease at upper left, still a v.f. and beautiful stamp, signed Dr.Ferchenbauer, with his 1988 and 2022 Buchsbayew certificates,
Cat. Val. $18,500
Estimate: $5000
Lot #1288 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, cancelled "39" in circle of dots (Ryazan), well centered, color slightly washed out, still v.f., signed Friedl, Dr.Ferchenbauer, etc., with 2015 Buchsbayew certificate,
Cat. Val. $2,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1289 - Russia
1858-64 1k black & yellow, 5k black & blue, h.r., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $175
Estimate: $100
Lot #1290 - Russia
1858 5k black & lilac, unused with full original gum, small h.r., fresh and fine stamp,
Cat. Val. $1,000
Estimate: $300
Lot #1291 - Russia
1858 20k blue & orange, canceled by "1" in circle of dots on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Helsingborg, showing framed 15 July 1859 departure datestamp in red, "ANK" 29/7 arrival on back, fine,
Cat. Val. $750
Estimate: $200
Lot #1292 - Russia
1860 (20 Sep) outer FL to Odessa, franked with horizontal pair of 10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, tied by perfectly struck "1" in circles of dots cancels, with red St. Petersburg departure datestamp at bottom left, filing fold away from the stamps, fresh and v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1293 - Russia
1863 (27 Feb) outer FL to Warszawa, franked with 10kr brown & blue and 20k blue & orange, both perf. 12 1/2 (Scott 8,9), tied by "1" in circles of dots, with corresponding St. Petersburg departure datestamp alongside, also oval "Banque De L'Etat St. Petersburg" (State Bank) in blue, red arrival pmk (Warszawa 15/3) on reverse, fine combination cover (catalogue value for 20k on cover)
Cat. Val. $750
Estimate: $300
Lot #1294 - Russia
1863 5k black & blue, canceled by oval "S.P.B." in red dots on small piece, v.f.
Estimate: $100
Lot #1295 - Russia
1865 FL from Odessa to Vienna, franked with a horizontal pair of 10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), tied by diamond Odessa departure datestamp, with "Franco" alongside, backstamped Wien 26.XII. on arrival, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover
Estimate: $150
Lot #1296 - Russia
1866-70 1k-30k (horizontally laid paper), complete sets of six and five, all n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,377
Estimate: $500
Lot #1297 - Russia
1866-70 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, imperforate single with inverted and shifted background, large margins all around, canceled Moscow, Nov. 1872, a striking double error (both imperf. and with inverted background), only a few known to exist, impression slightly washed out as always, fine example of this rarity, signed Kohler and Romeko, with Mikulski certificate,
Cat. Val. $17,000
Estimate: $9000
Lot #1298 - Russia
1866-70 5k black & gray, also 10k brown & blue, vertically laid paper, both l.h., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $765
Estimate: $300
Lot #1299 - Russia
1869 (6 June) complete FL from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, franked with 10k brown & blue, tied on arrival by franked "ANK 10/6", additional "ANK 20/6" alongside, also Helsingfors 20/6 pmk, v.f. FL to Helsinki
Estimate: $150
Lot #1300 - Russia
1866 3k green & black, "V" in background error, unused, part original gum, h.r., fine,
Cat. Val. $2,000
Estimate: $500
Lot #1301 - Russia
1866 10k brown & blue, center inverted, tied on small piece by Poretschie, Goub. Grodno, 16 Jan 1875 cds, excellent color with clear center, fine, with 2003 Mikulski certificate. There are ten recorded examples of this inverted center, two canceled in Poretschie (others in Kibarty and Kursk), most of the known copies are defective. A splendid showpiece and a great rarity,
Cat. Val. $50,000
Estimate: $50000
Lot #1302 - Russia
1872 (16 Dec) outer FL to Genova, franked with 20k blue & orange (vertically laid paper), tied by Mariupol departure cds, with "Frankirovano" handstamp at top, various transit and arrival pmks on back, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $850
Estimate: $250
Lot #1303 - Russia
1874 (6 June) cover franked with 5k and 30k carmine & green, tied by two-line "Dorobino" departure datestamp, which is repeated and struck twice on reverse, addressed to Tula, with 9 June arrival pmk on reverse, fine and attractive cover
Estimate: $250
Lot #1304 - Russia
1889 20k blue & carmine, groundwork inverted, canceled 1.VIII.96, well centered, v.f. and striking error, with Mikulski certificate. A rarity, only a few known to exist (listed but unpriced)
Estimate: $15000
Lot #1305 - Russia
1902-05 2k green, variety Groundwork Omitted, used in combination with 1k and 7k Arms on back of a registered cover sent locally in Riga 7.5.07, with oval Railroad cancels, corresponding Registry label on front, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and extremely rare Groundwork Omitted on cover, with 2021 Buchsbayew certificate
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1306 - Russia
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 2r Winter Palace, imperforate right sheet margin block of four, n.h., post office fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $4,000
Estimate: $1500
Lot #1307 - Russia
1917 1r imperforate, center double, complete sheet of 50, n.h., fine-v.f. and spectacular item,
Cat. Val. $1,750
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1308 - Russia
1918 Severing Chains of Bondage, 15k orange, perforated and gummed sheetlet with vertical lozenges, side ornaments unfinished, fresh, v.f., rare essay
Estimate: $7500
Lot #1309 - Russia
1918 "1 March 1917" unissued design 10k+5k blue, imperforate die proof on wove paper, v.f., extremely rare
Estimate: $7500
Lot #1310 - Russia
1921 definitives, 250r dull violet, pelure paper, triple impression, h.r., v.f., rare
Estimate: $250
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