U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
January 16-18, 2007

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2098
WENDEN
1863 Issue, cover franked with 2kop carmine & green, large margins all around, used in combination with Russia 10k brown & blue (perf. 121/2), both tied by "Wenden 25 Sep 64" pmk and sent to "Lemsal" (today "Limbazi" in Latvia),additional departure and arrival (26 Sep) pmks on back, v.f. and exceptional Wenden cover, ex-Faberge and Goss collections, signed, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #2099
WENDEN
1868 FL franked with 2kop carmine & green, large margins all around, cancelled by pen and used in combination with Russia 1k, 3k and 10k (1866 Issue) tied by "Wenden 1 June 1868" pmks, sent via Riga (3 June transit cds) toNurnberg, red "Aus Russland Franco" foreign mail pmk, plus additional departure and arrival (13 June - Julian calendar) pmks on back, v.f. and spectacular cover, with Mikulski cert stating "der schonste, uns bekannte Brief von Wenden"
Envelope
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #2100
WENDEN
1869 cover franked with 2kop carmine & green, large margins all around, cancelled by pen and used in combination with Russia 10k brown & blue (perf. 141/2), both tied by "Wenden 20 Sep 69" pmk and sent to Riga,additional departure (21 Sep) and arrival (22 Sep) pmks on back, v.f., signed Eichental
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #2101
WENDEN
1871 cover franked with 2kop carmine & green, large margins all around, cancelled by pen and used in combination with Russia 1k, 3k and 10k (1866 Issue) tied by "Wenden 3 July 1871" pmks, sent via Riga (5 July transit cds) toFranzenbad, Bohemia, red "Aus Russland Franco" foreign mail pmk, plus additional departure (4 July and 5 July) and arrival (20 Sep - Julian calendar) pmks on back, v.f. and spectacular cover, signed Eichental
Envelope
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #2102
WENDEN
1901 (ca), sample page from "Burchardt-Stahlschen Anstalt" printers in Riga, with various engravings incl. reprints of the first issue, showing background, 2kop with double oval (Mi.6), unissued center (Mi.4), also 2k (Mi.8,9), prepared from the original plates, v.f. and rare, with Mikulski cert.
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Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #2103
WENDEN
1901 (ca), sample page from "Burchardt-Stahlschen Anstalt" printers in Riga, with plate settings for the reprints of the first issue, showing background only, inscriptions of Mi.1,2, also 2kop with double oval (Mi.6), unissued center (Mi.4)and 2k (Mi.8), all from the original plates (issue was ordered by the postmaster Baron von Campenhausen), v.f. and rare, with Mikulski cert.
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Price Realized
$3,500.00

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