1857 10k brown & blue, unused with part original gum, rich colors indicating late print of the first issue, intact embossing on back, ample margins all around, except just in at bottom right, still v.f. The stamp was probably adhered on cover and not canceled, with large part of white, original gum (!) preserved, when lifted. A fabulous unused and uncanceled Russia Number One, with significant part original gum, accompanied by 1991...
U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Welcome to our December 7-8 sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. This 1,554 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. European countries are well represented, with a good showing of Great Britain & British Commonwealth. South America is highlighted by classic Colombia. Other noteworthy areas include the late Roy Koczarski's award-wining collection of Poland, plus Russia, with an unused Number One. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots.
Sale Terms
Lot #1204 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by pen cross on small piece, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $475
Estimate: $150
Lot #1205 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, canceled by large part of "Kokenhusen" round postmark, with "18", rest "58" and day and month filled in by pen, fine and interesting usage,
Cat. Val. $950
Estimate: $250
Lot #1206 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, two used examples, each with margins all around, canceled by "56" in circle of dots (Chernihov), the other by large portion of framed "Behgoff", v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,900
Estimate: $500
Lot #1207 - Russia
1858 Perf. 12 1/2 unwatermarked, 1k black & yellow, horizontal block of six, folded between stamps, brilliant colors, two middle stamps h.r. or l.h., four outer stamps n.h., fine-v.f., scarce multiple (catalogued as singles)
Cat. Val. $1,940
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1208 - Russia
1860 commercial letter with printed text, headed "Bergen in Norwegen, 1 November 1859", franked with 10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, addressed to Pernau. The letter was sent unfranked from Bergen, Norway and bears the oval "J.H.Fasner & Sohn, Bergen" merchant's cachet in oval. The 10k adhesive was added in Riga and canceled by "38" in circular dots, with boxed "2 Jan 60" transit, dispatch and "Polucheno" arrival datestamps, fine and...
Lot #1209 - Russia
1863 St. Petersburg Local Issue, 5k black & blue, gutter sheet of 100, partly separated along the gutter in middle, few hinge reinforcements, mostly in margin, stamps generally n.h., some natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles)
Cat. Val. $5,250
Estimate: $2000
Lot #1210 - Russia
1863 5k black & blue, two used examples, black and red St. Petersburg cancels, the latter on piece, fine-v.f., signed Senf, etc.,
Cat. Val. $320
Estimate: $150
Lot #1211 - Russia
1863 5k black & blue, two used examples, black and red St. Petersburg cds, fine-v.f., signed Rosselevitch, etc.,
Cat. Val. $320
Estimate: $150
Lot #1212 - Russia
1866 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, h.r., fine, signed Rosselevitch,
Cat. Val. $315
Estimate: $150
Lot #1213 - Russia
1866 vertically laid paper, 25k carmine & green, brilliant colors, h.r., very fresh, an outstanding example of this rare unused stamp,
Cat. Val. $2,150
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1214 - Russia
1889 7k, 14k and 20k die proofs on card, each reduced to stamp size, fresh and v.f., rare
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1215 - Russia
1908 (14 July) stationery 3k card cancelled Kostroma, sent by a political prisoner in Kaluga City jail to his wife, with violet "Prosmotreno/ KGG" prison censor in oval, fine and scarce
Estimate: $200
Lot #1216 - Russia
1913 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $700
Estimate: $500
Lot #1217 - Russia
1914 cover to Sweden, franked with 7k Arms and 3k Romanov, tied by a mute cancel (probably Warszawa), with Petrograd censor and Stockholm arrival pmks, v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1218 - Russia
1918 (31 Jan) registered cover from Petrograd to Natal, South Africa, franked with six different Romanov Money Stamps, including 1k and 2k surcharges, all tied by departure cds, with registry label alongside, opened by censor and resealed, special "Returned Due to War Conditions" handstamp applied on front, with additional markings on back, fine and splendid cover to a rare destination
Estimate: $500
Lot #1219 - Russia
1918 (31 July) cover from Vladivostok to Harbin, franked with 35k Arms, tied by departure cds, with large oval datestamp cachet of Religious Consistory in Vladivostok, additional cachet below and another on back, Russian language Harbin arrival marking and returned back to sender, with 8 August arrival. While this cover traveled between Vladivostok and Harbin, Japanese forces landed in Vladivostok on 3rd August 1918, fine
Estimate: $100...
Lot #1220 - Russia
1918 (10 Sep) registered (legal size) cover from Vladivostok to USA, franked with 60k Imperial Arms, sent via Yokohama, with "Via Japan" in Cyrillic, addressed to Hearst Pathe News in New York, opened by censor label and arrival pmks on back. Also included is another cover from the same correspondence, franked with imperf. strip of 4x15k, sent from Vladivostok on 11 September, with San Francisco transit pmk, filing folds away from the stamps...
Lot #1221 - Russia
1918 35k dark blue, imperforate single showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, l.h., v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1222 - Russia
1921 100r olive, imperforate essay ("Proletariat of all Republics Unite"), top sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare (Zverev Handbook $7,000)
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1223 - Russia
1922 (10 Apr) registered cover addressed to Moscow (Polish Delegation regarding Repatriation), franking consists of two gutter panes of 50x250r violet, plus two additional blocks of 10, paying 30,000r (!), all sensibly attached and folded, all canceled by Nosovka cds
Estimate: $500
Lot #1224 - Russia
1922 20r on 15k brown & deep blue, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, Dr.P.Jemchouhin, etc.,
Cat. Val. $9,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1225 - Russia
1923 definitives (typographed), 50k red brown, imperforate proof on glazed card, sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare block, only one sheet of 100 printed, with Mikulski certificate (this block is illustrated on page 123 of Zverev Handbook, value $6,500)
Estimate: $5000
Lot #1226 - Russia
1924 two Parcel Cards and one cover, all registered from Moscow to Tiflis, franked with perf. and imperf. definitives, the cover with 5k on 1k Foreign Exchange surcharge, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1227 - Russia
1924-25 Definitives (typographed), complete less 15k yellow, nineteen different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $2,261
Estimate: $500
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