Mikulski Collection of Russia, Frederik Collection of Iceland and Milano Collection of Lombardy-Venetia
June 7-8, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #263
Russia Number Four - Unused Block of Four
1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, block of four (positions 57-58, 67-68), lightly hinged at top, bottom stamps stamps n.h. and post office fresh, full embossing and v.f. Lower left stamp with small part of official violet hs ("Otdelennie" applied by the printers). One of only two blocks of four in private hands (the other was in the Liphschutz collection) and the most important rarities of Russian philately, ex-Faberge, with his red hs and penciled description on back
Box *\**
Catalog #4
Price Realized
$160,000.00

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