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

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Lot #120
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, selection of four, cancelled by different oval dotted cancels (used by post offices located on western frontier with Prussia and Austria), incl. "1" (Brest), "2" (Vladimir Volynskij), "3" (Gusyatin) and "9" (Taurogen),one additionally cancelled by pen, v.f.
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #121
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, selection of four, each with a different numeral in dots pmk incl. "235" (Vindava), "237" (Gazenpot), "239" (Libava), "240" (Polangen), all prov. Kurland, v.f.
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #122
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, selection of six, all plate II, cancelled with different truncated triangles of dots pmks incl. "46" (Pestery), "96" (Dromchit), "244" (Kristopol'e), "263" (Kamenka), "386" (Chudelin) and "591" (Tuligolovo), v.f. andrare group
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #123
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, selection of three singles, each with a different numeral in dots pmk incl. "254" (Slutsk), "273" (Vasil'sursk) and "525" (Krapivna), v.f.
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #124
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, selection of three singles (all plate I), each with a different numeral in dots pmk incl. "112" (Bakhmut), "127" (Zaslavl) and "133" (Ovruch), one additionally cancelled by pen, all v.f.
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #125
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, cancelled "3" numeral in flat-sides hexagons of dots pmk of Mailcar, Nikolayevskaya Railroad, v.f., rare
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #126
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled "528" in rectangular dots on piece, with corresponding "Czern" (prov. Tula) Oct.10, 1858 cds alongside, fine
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #127
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, plate I, cancelled "174" in truncated triangle of dots pmk of "Samgorodok" (prov. Kiev). The truncated triangles of dots were introduced by decree of August 17, 1858 at which time perforated stamps were already widelyin use. These postmarks on Russia Number one are rare
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #128
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, sheet margin at right, close but clear at bottom, tied on piece by "18" in oval dots pmk of "Kiev". This is an example of type I pmk with thick "8" of "18", v.f.
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #129
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "104" numeral dot cancel on large part of outer FL from Bialystok to Warsaw, with oval "K.W.Pastor in Bialystok" merchant's cachet, red Warszawa 22/7 and "3/P" (3:00 P.M.) arrival on back, fine, signed Calves
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #130
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "244" numeral dot cancel, with corresponding bilingual "Schrunden" (present day "Skrunda" in Latvia) pmk, date "17/IX" filled in by pen, used on outer FL via Frauenberg to Sessilen, fine and very rare usage,signed J.Baete
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #131
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "19" numeral dot cancel on blue FL from Kovno to Warsaw, with double circle 18 July, 1858 departure, red Warszawa 2/8 arrival on back, slightly offset on front, some toning, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #132
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "240" numeral dot cancel on blue FL from Polangen (prov. Kurland) to Libau, "Polangen 16 Aug. 1858" two line departure datestamp on back, fresh and v.f., signed Diena
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #133
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "252" numeral dot cancel on small outer FL used from Pinsk (prov. Minsk) to Minsk, with double departure strike of large capital Cyrillic letters on back, fine, signed Buhler
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #134
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "131" numeral dot cancel on small cover used from "Novgorod-Volynskij" (prov. Zhitomir) to Byelaya Tserkov' (prov. Kiev), v.f., with intact wax seal on back. A wonderful little cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #135
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by two strikes of "212" numeral dot cancel (two truncated triangles) on small cover used Jan 19, 1860 from "Gorodishche" (prov. Minsk), addressed to the offices of Count August Zamoyski in Warsaw. The post office inthe small village of Gorodishche did not have its own departure datestamp, hence a manuscript endorsement was placed on reverse, with additional "Exp. 19/1/60" on front, very late usage, red Warszawa arrival pmk back, rare cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #136
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "9" numeral dot cancel (also by merchant's oval cachet) on outer FL from "Tauroggen" (prov. Kovno) to Walk, with boxed Tauroggen 19 June 1858 departure datestamp on back, v.f. and attractive cover, ex-Mertenscollection
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #137
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, cancelled by "326" numeral dot cancel of "Saransk" (prov. Penza) and used on cover (opened for display, wax seal removed) to Moscow, faint straight line hs in capital Cyrillic letters alongside the stamp (probably "Saransk"), v.f. and rare usage from a small town in Western Russia, ex-Mertens collection
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #138
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, cancelled by "21" numeral in oval dots cancel on FL from "Kursk" to Moscow, with boxed Kursk 3 July, 1858 departure datestamp on back, v.f. and exceptional cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #139
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, cancelled by "129" numeral in truncated triangle of dots cancel on small cover (wax seal removed from back) from "Ratno" (prov. Zhitomir) to Warsaw, with oval "Ratno Otpravleno" (dispatched from Ratno) departure hs on back, with "20 March, 1859" completed by pen, red "Warszawa 6.4." (Gregorian calendar) arrival pmk on back, fine and rare cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #140
Special Numerical Dot Obliterators
10k brown & blue, tied by "8" numeral in round dots pmk of "Vologda", additionally cancelled by pen and used on large part of outer FL to Varhansk, with boxed "Vologda 11 October 1858" departure datestamp on back, intact wax seal, some cover tears, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,600.00

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