Mikulski Collection of Imperial Russia (1864-1905)
December 8, 2004
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3048 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, block of four, well centered, h.r. at top, one stamp tiny thin, bottom pair n.h., one stamp with minor gum toning, fine and rare block, signed Romeko (Mi.18y)  *\**Catalog #19c Catalog Value Euro 1,000 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #3049 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, block of 15, six stamps hinged, balance n.h., perf. separations, fine. The largest known multiple of 1k on vertically laid paper *\**Catalog #19c Catalog Value Euro 3,750 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #3050 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, coverfront with 25 copies including a block of 15, also single 20k, cancelled "Mariampol, 5 May, 1875", minor creases, fine-v.f. This is the largest known franking of 1k on vertically laid paper (Mi.18y) Catalog #19c Catalog Value Euro 2,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #3051 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, 10 copies including pairs, used on FL from "Goldingen, 26 Sept. 1872" to Lubeck, fine and scarce 10k franking using all vertically laid stamps, with arrival pmk  Catalog #19c | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #3052 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, 13 copies including a block of four, used in combination with a single 3k on both sides of a cover (opened for display) from "Twer, 26 Dec. 1872" to St.Andrews, Scotland, attractive 16k franking, with arrival pmk Catalog #19c | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #3053 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, 1k and 3k, used on 10k stationery entire (embossing at left), from "Reval 11 May, 1872" to Berlin, with Prussian entry pmk in red "Aus Russland Franco" of the Railroad Post Office No.XI, on reverse ms "f(ranco) 2sgr(2 silber groschen)", postage fee for Prussia, fine and rare combination franking with stationery entire Catalog #19c,20c | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3054 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, imperforate single with shifted background, cancelled "Moscow, 21 February, 1872", excellent colors, ample margins all around, fresh and fine example of this rarity,with Mikulski cert. (Mi.18yU) Catalog #19f Catalog Value Euro 10,000 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #3055 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, imperforate single with shifted background, cancelled "Moscow, April 1872", large margins all around, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed "S.R." (Samuel Ray), withMikulski cert. (Mi.18yU) Catalog #19f Catalog Value Euro 10,000 | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #3056 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, imperforate single with inverted and shifted background, large margins all around, cancelled "Moscow, Nov. 1872", a striking double error (imperf. and inverted background), only a few known toexist, slight horizontal crease and impression just a little washed out as often on this value, otherwise a fine example of this rarity, with Mikulski cert. Unlisted (Mi.18yUvar) Catalog #19fvar | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #3057 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, imperforate single with inverted and shifted background, large margins all around, cancelled "Moscow, Nov. 1872", a striking double error (imperf. and inverted background), only a few known toexist, impression slightly washed out as often, otherwise a fine example of this rarity, signed Kohler and Romeko, with Mikulski cert. Unlisted (Mi.18yUvar) Catalog #19fvar | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #3058 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 1k black & yellow, imperforate with inverted and shifted background, two copies, both with large margins all around, cancelled "Moscow, 1 September 1, 1872" and affixed on piece, a striking double error (imperf.and inverted background), only a few exist, these probably the finest known, with sharp impression, v.f., with Mikulski cert. Unlisted (Mi.18yUvar) Catalog #19fvar | Price Realized $26,000.00 |
 | Lot #3059 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 3k black & deep green, block of four, one stamp n.h., others l.h. or h.r., post office fresh, fine and rare (Mi.19y) *\**Catalog #20c Catalog Value Euro 1,400 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #3060 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 3k, 5k and pair of 10k, used on small cover from "Moscow, 17 March, 1872", via St.Petersburg and Prussian border post office No.11 at Eydtkuhnen to France, Prussian entry and 51/2 (silber groshen) in crayon, also French entry"Prusse Erquelines" and red "PD", with Le Havre arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive 28k franking, made up of exclusively of stamps on vertically laid pair Catalog #20c,22c,23a | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #3061 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 5k, pair of 10k, also 3k horizontally laid, used on small cover from "St.Petersburg, 22 March, 1872", sent as closed mail via Prussia to France, red 51/2 (silber groshen) in red crayon (postage for Prussia and France), with French entry"Prusse Erquelines" and red "PD", Le Havre arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive 28k franking, signed Mikulski Catalog #20,22c,23a | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #3062 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 5k black & lilac, horizontal pair, unused with full original gum, h.r., fresh, left stamp with minor gum crease, perfs reinforced, fine. A great rarity, one of only two known pairs of 5k,ex-Faberge and H.C. Goss, with Mikulski cert. (Mi.20ya) * Catalog #22c Catalog Value Euro 7,000+ | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #3063 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 5k black & lilac, single franking used in 1872 on postal card from "St.Petersburg, 20 Feb. 1872" to Pskov, with "St.Panikovitchi" two line arrival datestamp, fine and rare usage on card(Mi.20ya) (YT 20B) Catalog #22c Catalog Value Euro 500+ | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #3064 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 5k black & lilac, single used in combination with 4x10k brown & blue, all vertically laid paper, on 1872 registered cover from Riga to St.Petersburg, fine example of 45k rate (30k for 3 lots letter plus 10k registration fee and 5k forcertificate of posting) (Mi.20ya,21y) (YT 20B,21B) Catalog #22c,23a Catalog Value Euro 575+ | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #3065 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 10k brown & blue, block of four, l.h. or h.r., post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.21y) *Catalog #23a Catalog Value Euro 1,000+ | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #3066 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 10k brown & blue, imperforate single, cancelled "Rostov on Don, 15 April, 1872", margins generally all around, color slightly washed out (as usual for this issue), fine. This is the only known example of this imperf. variety on vertically laid paper, unique!, with Mikulski cert. (Mi.21yU) Catalog #23a,var Catalog Value Euro 15,000 | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #3067 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 20k blue & orange, block of four, unused with full original gum, post office fresh, upper right stamp with small thin, otherwise fine-v.f. A huge rarity, one of only two known unused blocks of four,with Mikulski cert. (Mi.22y) *Catalog #24a Catalog Value Euro 8,000+ | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #3068 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 30k carmine & green, block of four, unused with full original gum, post office fresh, fine-v.f. A huge rarity, one of only two known unused blocks of four,with Mikulski cert. (Mi.23y) *Catalog #25a Catalog Value Euro 4,800+ | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #3069 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 30k carmine & green, block of four, used, cancelled "Tula, 3 May, 1873", lower left stamp creased, otherwise fine(Mi.23y) Catalog #25a Catalog Value Euro 600+ | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #3070 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 30k carmine & green, block of eight, used, cancelled "St.Petersburg, 18 Oct., 1875", fine and scarce multiple(Mi.23y) Catalog #25a Catalog Value Euro 1,200+ | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #3071 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 30k carmine & green, block of nine, used, cancelled "St.Petersburg, 17 March, 1876", upper right stamp with small faults, minor perf. separations, fine and scarce multiple(Mi.23y) Catalog #25a Catalog Value Euro 1,350+ | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3072 1868 Issue - Vertically Laid Paper 1868 30k carmine & green, used in combination with 1k black & orange, horizontally laid paper, on registered cover from "Zapoyansk 23 May, 1877" to Grodno, stamps cancelled by a two-line datestamp and tied by pen, with Grodno arrival pmk, fine and scarce on cover (Mi.23y) Catalog #25a | Price Realized $450.00 |
