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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #203
Used on Cover
1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, tied by special "Riga" 27 June, 1858 cds on FL to Reval, boxed "Polucheno" (received) 29 June arrival hs, also on front, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #204
Used on Cover
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by large boxed "Tomsk" May 30, 1858 datestamp in red (repeated on back), on FL to St.Petersburg, filing fold just touching the stamp at bottom, v.f., with 24 June arrival cds. A spectacular item, ex-Mertenscollection, the only known cover with this cancellation
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #205
Used on Cover
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by boxed boxed "Moc.Ct.Zhel.Dop." datestamp of Nikolaevskaya Railroad Station, 21 March, 1858, on outer FL to Taurogen, boxed "Polucheno" 27 March arrival, also a single stamp with a similar pmk, fine and rare
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #206
Used on Cover
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by boxed "Brest" (prov. Grodno) 21 May, 1858 (Julian calendar) datestamp, also by pen, on back of a small cover to Warsaw, with red Warszawa 6/6 (Gregorian calendar) 1/p (1:00 P.M.) arrival, with large part of wax seal, fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #207
Used on Cover
1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, uncancelled single, showing excellent colors and embossing, affixed on FL dated 28 August, 1858 from "Cannopah" to Nuggen, delivered on the Dorpat-Valk route at the coach stop in Uddern (Estonia). Lettersto or from destinations without operating post offices, were delivered by coach and in those cases, stamps were not cancelled, since no postal markings were available, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #208
Used on Cover
1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, uncancelled single, showing excellent colors and embossing, affixed on FL dated 3 October, 1858 from "Padiachewka" to Mitawa, with "Polucheno" October 19, 1858 arrival pmk, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #241
Used on Cover
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, tied by blue "19" in circle of dots pmk on outer FL from Kovno to St.Petersburg, with corresponding "Kovno Otpr" Aug.18, 1859 departure pmk on back, some insignificant yellowing of paper on front, v.f. and beautiful cover with Russia No.3, especially with the blue pmk
Envelope
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$13,000.00

Lot #242
Used on Cover
1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, cancelled "2" in oval dots pmk of Moscow, on FL addressed to "Station Erachtur", with Moscow 19 July 1858 departure datestamp on back, wax seal removed, fine (Mi.3x)
Envelope
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 8,000
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #243
Used on Cover
1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, tied by three-line datestamp of "Nizh.Novgorod Odpravleno" 10 April 1858, further cancelled by pen on cover to Riga, with 12 April arrival endorsement on back, fine and probably the only knownRussia No.3 on cover from Nizhny
Envelope
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #244
Used on Cover
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, cancelled by pen and tied by two-line datestamp of "Byel'tsy" (prov. Bessarabia) 7 June 1858 on cover from the "Austrian Consulate for Bessarabia in Beltz" to a correspondent in St.Petersburg,with intact consular seal on back showing splendid Imperial Eagle, arrival pmk of St.Petersburg 12 June 1858, noon. An impressive Russia No.3 on cover from Bieltsy, in present-day Republic of Moldova
Envelope
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #245
Used on Cover
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, used in 1870 on FL from Odessa, 14 October, written entirely in Italian and sent to Venice, stamp is and tied by "Pochtowyj Wagon No.21-22" pmk (cancel repeated on back), with "P.D." alongside, also "160"violet handstamp, which is probably not contemporary. On reverse there is a transit pmk of "Czernovitz 19 (Oct) and Venezia 22 Oct.1870 arrival, fine and the only known (albeit late) usage of Russia Number Three to a Foreign destination
Envelope
Catalog #3
Price Realized
$22,000.00

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