Mikulski Collection of Imperial Russia (1864-1905)
December 8, 2004
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3073 1875-79 Issue 1875 2k black & red, 35 copies including two blocks of 10, used in combination with 10 copies of 7k gray & rose (including a block of 6), paying a total of 140k, all tied on back of a registered commercial cover from "Kronshtadt, 3 Oct.1883" to London, showing the return address of "Maynard & Fishwicks Cronstadt", with arrival pmk, some cover wear & tear, otherwise an impressive example of the largest known franking of 2k, normally applied only to printed matter  Catalog #26,27 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #3074 1875-79 Issue 1875 2k black & red, groundwork inverted, cancelled "St.Petersburg, 19 July 1880", fine and sound example of this world-class rarity, ex-Ferrary (1925). Only five of these varieties are known to exist (mostly with defects),with Mikulski cert. (Mi.24xK) Catalog #26b Catalog Value Euro 50,000 | Price Realized $37,500.00 |
 | Lot #3075 1875-79 Issue 1875 2k black & red, groundwork inverted, cancelled "VII.Postexpedition St.Petersburg, 30.4.1879, fine and sound example of this world-class rarity, ex-Ferary (1925). Only five of these varieties exist (mostly with defects), signed Friedland Herbert Bloch, with Mikulski cert. (Mi.24xK) Catalog #26b Catalog Value Euro 50,000 | Price Realized $35,000.00 |
 | Lot #3076 1875-79 Issue 1879 7k gray & rose, spectacular paper fold variety, St.Petersburg ca. 1880 "5" numeral in star cancellation Catalog #27var | Price Realized $850.00 |
| Lot #3077 1875-79 Issue 1879 7k gray & rose, also 20k blue & orange, a specialized collection on pages, with 7k in pages of 50 (six, both horizontal and vertical), 20k with "t" in shape of a cross (18, many se-tenant with regular stamps), five blocks of four or larger, also seven panes of 25 or larger, used, various pmks, with notations identifying printing flaws, interesting and unusual study, ex-John Wilson  Catalog #27,30 | Price Realized $2,600.00 | |
 | Lot #3078 1875-79 Issue 1879 7k gray & rose, imperforate single, cancelled "Riga 2 Dec. 1882", generally large margins, fresh colors and v.f. One of only four known imperforate examples of 7k, signed Mikulski, with his certificate (Mi.25xU) Catalog #27a Catalog Value Euro 10,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #3079 1875-79 Issue 1879 7k gray & rose, watermarked horizontal hexagons ("Sechsecke"), the famed "Perm" variety. Printed in error on watermarked paper intended for fiscal usage. A beautiful example of this renowned world rarity. Of the only four known (allused in Perm), this is the finest, ex-Ferrary (Lot 503), signed Friedl and Mikulski, with his certificate (Mi.25z) Catalog #27c Catalog Value Euro 100,000 | Price Realized $65,000.00 |
 | Lot #3080 1875-79 Issue 1879 8k gray & rose, imperforate single, cancelled "Riga 3 March, 1879", large margins all around, excellent colors and v.f., ex-Ferrary. One of only five known imperforate examples of 7k, signed Mikulski, with his certificate (Mi.26xU) Catalog #28a Catalog Value Euro 10,000 | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
 | Lot #3081 1875-79 Issue 1875 10k brown & blue, center inverted, cancelled on piece by "Kostroma, gouv. Kostroma" cancellation, well centered, with clear definition of center, v.f. and free of the usual flaws afflicting this issue. Identified as position 14, onlyfive are known, this being the only known 10k inverted center used on piece, ex-Faberge, signed Mikulski, with his certificate (Mi.27xK) Catalog #29a Catalog Value Euro 50,000 | Price Realized $67,500.00 |
| Lot #3082 1875-79 Issue 1875 20k blue & orange, singles from plate 1 and 2, also a block of four, with one stamp with "t" in shape of a cross, fine-v.f. *Catalog #30,30a | Price Realized $300.00 | |
 | Lot #3083 1875-79 Issue 1875 20k blue & orange, center double, cancelled "Moscow, 1878", well centered, and fresh, orange center clearly struck twice, minute perf. flaws at left, fine. Identified as position 4, this is the only known example of this error, unique!, with Mikulski cert. stating "Eine Grosse Seltenheit bekannt nur in diesen, einzigem Stuck" (Mi.28var) Catalog #30var | Price Realized $55,000.00 |
 | Lot #3084 1875-79 Issue 1875 20k blue & orange, center inverted, cancelled "Jarmolintsy, gouv. Podolsk", well centered, with excellent definition of center, from the first printing plate, v.f. and free of the usual flaws afflicting this issue. Identified as position 82, the finest of the only three known examples of this rarity, ex-Ferrary (lot 501), with Mikulski cert. (Mi.28xK) Catalog #30b Catalog Value Euro 75,000 | Price Realized $80,000.00 |
