The G. Denisenko Collection of Imperial Russia; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 7, 2007 and March 13-14, 2007

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #99
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 horizontally laid paper, 1k-30k, complete set in horizontal pairs, last three gutter pairs, stamps n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski (Mi.18x-23x) (Standard $1,500+)
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Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #100
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 horizontally laid paper, 1k-30k, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. (Mi.18x-23x) (Standard $4,000)
Box **
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #101
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 horizontally laid paper, 1k-30k, complete set in blocks of four, with additional shades of 1k, 3k and 10k, many n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. (Mi.18x-23x) (Standard $4,825)
Box ***
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #102
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 horizontally laid paper, FL franked with 1k, 5k black & gray blue and 20k blue & orange, tied by red Moscow cds, used in 1870 to England, additional cds and Manchester arrival pmk on back, fine and colorful cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #103
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 1k yellow & black, imperforate single, with shifted background, used in combination with 3x3k on piece, cancelled "Pochtowyj Wagon 25-26, May 2, 1874" (Station No. 1 in Warszawa on Warszawa-Granica railway line), large margins all around, beautiful colors, v.f., with Mikulski cert. This error is only known used (Mi.18xU)
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Catalog Value EUR 5,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #104
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 1k yellow & black, imperforate single, cancelled "Moscow 3 May, 1869", large margins except for a tiny nick at top, fresh and v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.18xU)
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Catalog Value EUR 5,000
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #105
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 1k yellow & black, background inverted, Moscow postmark (1882), some irregular perforations at top, otherwise fine. Only a few examples are known (all used in Moscow), with Mikulski cert. (Mi.18xK)
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Catalog Value EUR 4,000
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #106
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 1k yellow orange & black, background inverted, used in "Mitawa, 1883", well centered and unusually fresh, v.f., ex-Ferrary (Lot 497), with Mikulski cert. (Mi.18xK)
O

Catalog Value EUR 4,000
Unsold
Lot #107
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 1k yellow orange & black, background inverted, v.f. used, signed Faberge, with APS cert. (Mi.18xK)
O

Catalog Value EUR 4,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #108
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 3k black & green, printing error of background, "V" (for 5k) instead of "3", additional variety showing a distinct nick in the left frame, unused with full original gum, h.r. at top, fine (Mi.19xF)
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Catalog Value EUR 1,200
Unsold
Lot #109
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 3k black & green, printing error of background, "V" (for 5k) instead of "3", unused with part original gum, h.r. and small faults, fine appearance (Mi.19xF)
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Catalog Value EUR 1,200
Unsold
Lot #110
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 3k black & green, printing error of background, "V" (for 5k) instead of "3", block of four (upper left stamp additional plate flaw showing "G" instead of "I" of "III") cancelled on piece, with Zhitomir 16 Dec. 1870 cds alongside, minor perf. flaws at right, fine and rare multiple
Box
Unsold
Lot #111
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 5k black & lavender, plate proof on horizontally laid paper, unused without gum, fresh and fine, ex-Breitfuss. This proof was prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition
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Unsold
Lot #112
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 5k orange, green, red and lilac, four diff. perforated and gummed trial color proofs on horizontally laid paper, singles except 5k yellow horizontal pair, couple of minor perf. flaws, mostly fine-v.f. (Mi.20Pa,b,c,d)
P

Catalog Value EUR 1,500
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #113
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 5k orange, blue, red and lilac, four diff. perforated and gummed trial color proofs on horizontally laid paper, sheet corner margin blocks of four, occasional perf. separations, mostly fine-v.f. (Mi.20Pa,c,d,e)
Box P

Catalog Value EUR 4,800
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #114
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 5k black & blue gray, block of four, post office fresh, top pair l.h., bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f., catalogue value for four singles (Mi.20xb)
Box ***

Catalog Value EUR 1,400
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #115
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 5k black & lilac, imperforate horizontal pair, background shifted to right, cancelled, large margins and good color, right stamp with some soiling, otherwise v.f. A rare imperforate variety, known only used in Riga 1873 and 1876, signed Faberge, ex-Mertens (Mi.20xU)
O

Catalog Value EUR 5,000
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #116
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 horizontally laid paper, 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, also 30k carmine & green, three imperforate and gummed proofs, all on horizontally laid, watermarked paper, incredibly fresh, first one with slight thinning at top, otherwise v.f., ex-Breitfuss
P
Unsold
Lot #117
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 10k carmine & dark blue, perforated plate proof on thick unwatermarked paper, prepared for the Paris Exposition, fresh and v.f. A beautiful item, ex-Breitfuss and Goss
P
Unsold
Lot #118
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 cover franked with 2x10k brown & blue, used in 1873 from Oranienburg to Sweden, transit and arrival pmks, fine cover to uncommon destination
Envelope
Catalog #23
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #119
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 3k black, large die proof on card, fresh and v.f., signed Rosselevitch
P
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #120
RUSSIA 1866 Sixth Issue
1866 10k brown & blue, center inverted, tied on piece by "Poretchie, Gouv. Grodno 16.1.1875" postmark, fine example of this rarity, less than 10 known to exist, (including two on cover), signed Mikulski, with his certificate (Mi.21xK)
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Catalog Value EUR 50,000
Price Realized
$65,000.00

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