1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by "9" in oval of dots on FL from Tauroggen (today Taurage) to Riga, with boxed 1858 departure datestamp (also on back), with boxed "Polucheno 27 Sept 1858" arrival on back, usual filing fold well away from the stamp, fine and attractive Russia Number One on cover from Lithuania, ex-Matuzas
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 20-21, 2016 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,254 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including the Passano collection of Latin and South America. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Europe with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain (including an original new issue holding from 1930s, with popular Columbus and Goya series in sheets), Sweden, Switzerland; also Asia, including a complete collection of PRC. As always, the sale contains 130+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, topicals and more. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, September 20-21 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Lots will be on view at our galleries on Monday, September 19th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Other viewing times are available by appointment.
Sessions are scheduled as follows:
Lots 1 - 339, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 10:00 AM - United States Stamps - Albania - China - Finland - France & Colonies - Germany & German Area
Lots 340 - 641, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Great Britain - British Commonwealth
Lots 642 - 924, Wednesday, September 21, 20016 - 10:00 AM - Greece - Italy - Japan – Poland - Romania
Lots 925 - 1254, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Russia - Spain - Switzerland - Large Lots and Collections
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Lot #926 - Russia
1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, tied by framed "Tauroggen 15 Mar 1858" datestamp on outer folded letter to St. Petersburg, usual filing folds away from the stamps, v.f. Russia Number one cover, signed Bolaffi, Diena
Lot #927 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled by "5" in concentric dots (Vilnius) on piece, with red "Warszawa" arrival pmks alongside, brilliant colors, fresh and v.f., also a perforated example, cancelled in Vilnius as well, -
Cat. Val. $915
Lot #928 - Russia
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered with intact perforations all around, excellent colors, cancelled Griazovets 3 Jan 1868, fresh and v.f. stamp, uncommon late usage, signed Mikulski, -
Cat. Val. $1,600
Lot #929 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, light numeral dot cancel, intact perforations all around, excellent colors, fresh and fine stamp, signed Roger Calves, -
Cat. Val. $2,750
Lot #930 - Russia
1864 1k black & yellow, unused with full original gum, h.r., post office fresh, v.f., signed Friedl, -
Cat. Val. $170
Lot #931 - Russia
1864 3k black & green, unused with full original gum, h.r., post office fresh, fine, signed Friedl, -
Cat. Val. $1,100
Lot #932 - Russia
1864 5k black & green, unused with full original gum, l.h., post office fresh, fine, signed Friedl, -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #933 - Russia
1858 10k brown & blue, unused with full original gum, l.h., post office fresh, fine, signed Friedl, -
Cat. Val. $275
Lot #934 - Russia
1858 20k blue & orange, unused with full original gum, h.r., good colors, fresh, fine, signed Friedl, -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #935 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, unused with full original gum, h.r., brilliant colors, fresh, fine, signed Friedl, -
Cat. Val. $1,175
Lot #936 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, unused (regummed), good color and perforations, fine
Lot #937 - Russia
1865 1k-30k unwatermarked, perf. 14 1/2 x 15, complete set of six, all with original gum, l.h. or h.r., brilliant colors, fine-v.f., seldom offered complete, -
Cat. Val. $6,625
Lot #938 - Russia
1866 1k-30k horizontally laid paper, complete set of six, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $282
Lot #939 - Russia
1868 (11 Aug) small cover to Tukum, internal postage rate paid by 10kop (1866 issue, horizontally laid) tied by oval POST ROOP / 18, date inserted by hand, reverse bears Riga transit and Tukum arrival cds
Lot #940 - Russia
1868 folded circular franked with 2x1k black on yellow, prepaying the printed matter rate to Saxony under the Russian-Prussian Convention, and tied by ST. PETERSBURG cds, red manuscript "1/4" Sgr credit to Prussia, plus red AUS RUSSLAND / FRANCO entry marking, AUSGABE arrival, filing folds away from the stamps, scarce printed matter usage to a foreign destination
Lot #941 - Russia
1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts, 3.50r gray & black, vertically laid paper, n.h. and post office fresh, perfectly centered, slightly rounded lower left corner, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, etc., -
Cat. Val. $2,900
Lot #942 - Russia
1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts, 7r black & orange, redistributed gum (looks n.h.), fresh color, fine, signed Diena, etc., -
Cat. Val. $800
Lot #943 - Russia
1918 35k blue (Breaking Chain of Bondage), imperforate single, large margins all around, l.h., natural gum creases, fresh and v.f.
Lot #944 - Russia
1918 70k brown (Breaking Chain of Bondage), imperforate single, ample margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, also Mikulski, with his 1990 certificate ("eine grosse Seltenheit, bekannt nur in ein paar exemplaren" - a great rarity, only a few examples known)
Lot #945 - Russia
1918 20r on 15k red brown & deep blue, h.r., v.f., signed Herbert Bloch and Mikulski, with Paul Buchsbayew certificate, -
Cat. Val. $9,500
Lot #946 - Russia
1923 cliche of 70r in plate of 100r, block of nine, middle stamp being the error, 10 copies, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $850
Lot #947 - Russia
1923 cliche of 70r in plate of 100r, block of nine, middle stamp being the error, 10 copies, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $850
Lot #948 - Russia
1923 (21 Sep) registered cover to Riga, franked on both sides, paying the correct registered foreign letter rate of 60r (effective on September 16), with RSFSR 2x5r and 20r on front, used in combination with 250r on 500r Foreign Exchange surcharges (the latter showing a significant shift), additionally franked on back with perforated and imperforate sets of the First Agricultural and Craft Exhibition, all tied by Moscow departure pmks,...
Lot #949 - Russia
1924 (3 July) registered cover from Moscow to Harbin, China (pre-printed, bilingual envelope), paying 40k foreign registered letter rate with imperf. pair of 2k green and 12x3k red brown (two pairs and block of 8), all franked on back, also with 12k Foreign Exchange Tax stamps, vertical pair of 1k on 1r (lower stamp variety smaller "C.C." of "C.C.C.P."), and 10k on 10r, tied by boxed handstamp, Harbin arrival (17 July), fine and rare...
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