The G. Denisenko Collection of Imperial Russia; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 7, 2007 and March 13-14, 2007
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #13 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 proof of colorless watermark for the first Russian Postage Stamp, large piece showing five distinct impressions of "1" and "MA.." (Mapka) at top, fine and very rare E | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #14 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, plate II, fourth and last sub-printing, frame dark brown, center dark blue, printed on thinner paper (stamps used in the third period of cancellations, dotted pmks with numerals), selection of four, two used on pieces (each signed Mikulski), ex-Mertens, Faberge etc., v.f. O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #15 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, selection of six stamps, three each from plate I and II, two pen cancelled (one on piece), others with straight line, rectangular or numeral pmks, all mounted and written up on an album page, v.f. and scarce group, ex-Mikulski O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
 | Lot #17 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, plate II, first sub-printing, frame brown, center blue, printed on thicker paper showing strong embossing of center, used February-April, 1858, selection of five, all pen cancelled, two on pieces, all v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #18 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, lightened pen cancel, appears unused O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #19 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 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 widely in use. These postmarks on Russia Number one are rare O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #20 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, tied on piece by decorative "Dinaburg" postmark in red, with "1858" year date below, blue recipient's arrival handstamps on back of the piece, partly showing through, fresh and v.f. item, ex-Faberge, with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #21 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, beautiful deep shade, margins all around, cancelled by pen and tied on piece by a large bilingual "Derpt/Dorpat" postmark, with partial year date "185.." (1858), April 11 pmk, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #22 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tiny scissor cut at lower left outer margin only, tied on piece by a large "Odessa 19.4.58" in Romboid, v.f. and rare usage of this Odessa ship pmk, with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #23 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied on piece by a complete single line "Berdychev" postmark, most unusually leaving the blue eagle cancel-free, also by a tiny pen stroke originating from the address at right, v.f. and beautifulitem, signed Calves, with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #24 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied on piece by a complete three line "Libawa 21 June, 1858" datestamp, fresh and v.f. stamp, with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #25 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied on piece by a "455" in rectangular dots postmark of "Sudak", with red St.Petersburg 10 May, 1858 arrival datestamp alongside, stamp lifted and replaced, v.f., signed Holcombe, ex-Maslowski O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #26 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled "115" in rectangular dots postmark of "Mariupol", v.f., ex-Maslowski O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #27 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, with a perfectly struck pre-philatelic boxed three line "Murom Otpravleno (sent from Murom) May, 1858" datestamp, v.f., signed Kohler, M.Paul, with Mikulski cert. Murom is one of the oldest citiesin Russia (Western), in the Vladimir oblast (district) on the Oka river O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #28 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, three copies, each with margins all around, two cancelled on pieces, one with "Libawa" three line datestamp, another tied by boxed "Taganrog" two line canc., last one "115" (Mariupol) in rectangular dots, all v.f., first two with Mikulski certificates, ex-Faberge etc. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #29 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, horizontal pair, margins all around, tied on piece by full double circle "Kazan" postmark, fresh and v.f., ex-Norman Epstein O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #30 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, plate II, first sub-printing (frame brown, center blue, printed on thicker paper showing strong embossing of center, used February-April, 1858), horizontal pair, margins all around, pen cancelled on piece, v.f. and beautiful item, ex-Wortman O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #31 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown and blue, left sheet margin single, cancelled by two-line Cyrillic date stamp (6 June, 1858), fresh and v.f. O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #32 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, lower right sheet corner margin single, light pen and numeral dot pmks, v.f. and scarce positional piece O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #33 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, right sheet margin single, pen cancel, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #34 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, sheet margin at bottom, with a perfectly struck circular "Riga 18 March, 1858" cancellation, v.f., with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #35 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown and blue, lower right sheet corner margin single, incredibly fresh and deep colors, cancelled by pen on outer FL to St.Petersburg, with unframed "Archangelsk Feb.19, 1858" departure datestamp on back, beautiful cover, ex-Mehrtens, with BPP cert.  Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #36 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, fresh and cancelled by pen on outer FL dated Janury 25, 1858 to Reval, additionally tied by boxed "Polucheno 26 January 1858" arrival datestamp, and with double-lined bilingual "Pernau" Jan.25,1858" departure postmark on back, v.f. Catalog #1 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #37 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, tied by "2" in circular dots on outer FL from Moscow to Warszawa, with boxed Moscow 22 February, 1858 departure datestamp and red "Warszawa 19.3." arrival on back, also part of red "Franco" below the adhesive, v.f. business correspondence from "Wogau & Co." in Moscow (sender provides both Julian and Gregorian Calendars by inserting departure date: 22 Feb = 12 March) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #38 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, tied by pen cancel and part of oval "Saratov 28 Jan. 1858" departure postmark on FL to Arzamass, with internal "received 1 February" internal docketing, v.f. and rare early usage entirely withinRussia, signed Holcombe, ex-Green Catalog #1 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #39 RUSSIA 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown and blue, horizontal pair, large margins all around, tied by pen cancels and on arrival by oval partly dated postmarks of "Walk 18.." on outer FL from Riga, with boxed "Riga 8 Feb. 1858" departure datestamp on back, v.f., with Mikulski cert. stating that this is the only known (to him) cover franked with pair of Russia Number One with both departure and arrival markings on the stamps, fabulous quality, one of the finest covers of old Imperial Russia Catalog #1 | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
