Mikulski Collection of Russia, Frederik Collection of Iceland and Milano Collection of Lombardy-Venetia
June 7-8, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3 The "Dot After 10" Printing Error 10k brown & blue, left sheet margin single, cancelled by pen, fine. This is the most important variety of Plate I. Franz Kepler, the German engraver who designed the plate, inserted a dot following "10" to read as "10.kop". While this waslogical in the German language, it was not accepted and the dot was eliminated from the plate. One cliche escaped destruction and this variety was localized in the first row of plate I Catalog #1var | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #4 The "Dot After 10" Printing Error 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by boxed "Wilno 2 April 1858" (Julian calendar) on cover to Warsaw, with 18.4 (Gregorian calendar) arrival pmk, also "9/R" (9:00 AM) delivery time, both in red, some insignificant toning, waxseal removed from back, fine. One of only three known letters with this printing variety  Catalog #1var | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #5 The "Dot After 10" Printing Error 10k brown & blue, sheet margin at left, tied by "443" numeral canc. on FL from Berdiansk, with corresponding 8 August 1858 departure datestamp at bottom, also oval "G.B.Orserg" merchant's cachet alongside the stamp, addressed to Mariupol.Second of only three known letters with this printing variety Catalog #1var | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
