Booklets of the World; U.S. and Worldwide; Russia
April 6-7, 2011 and April 11-12, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3006 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at right, cancelled by straight line "Polangen May..", v.f., signed Pfenninger, with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #3007 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 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. positional piece O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #3008 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, plate I, right sheet margin single, cancelled by "245" in rectangular dots (Jacobstadt in Kurland), v.f., with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #3009 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 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 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #3010 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 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 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #3011 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, used, margins all around, close but clear at upper left, fine, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #3012 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, neat Odessa 1858 border cancellation, v.f., rare O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #3013 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 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 Rhomboid, v.f. and rare usage of this Odessa ship pmk, with Mikulski cert. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #3014 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 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 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #3015 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied on small piece by a three line "Libawa" 21 May, 1858 datestamp, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #3016 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled "5" (Vilnius) in circular dots, v.f., signed Calves O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #3017 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, numeral cancellation in rectangular dots, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3018 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, large margins all around, tied on small piece by Riga, April 1858 cds, v.f., ex-Mertens and Rothschild collections O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #3019 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, plate I, printed on thin paper, horizontal pair with sheet margin at right, cancelled Berdyansk 1858, fresh and v.f., rare multiple, with Mikulski cert. (Mr. Mikulski estimates that only about 30 pairs of Russia number one exist, most of them cancelled by pen) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #3020 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 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 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #3021 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, four copies, each with a different postmark, one piece, margins all around, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3022 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, five copies, each with a different postmark, margins all around, two little close but clear, fine-v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #3023 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, three copies, each with pen cancel, one cleaned, others v.f. O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $ 2,025 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #3024 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by a "327" in rectangular dots on cover from Chembar (Penza Prov) to Moscow, bearing straight line "Chembarsk" and boxed "Polucheno Nov. 1858", also with 12 November arrival docketing, filing fold at top of the envelope, away from the stamp, full wax seal on back, just slightly offset to front, v.f. cover, signed Schlesinger. A rarity, probably the only known number one used from Chembar (??????)  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #3025 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled by "269" in rectangular dots, used 9.9.1858 on a small FL from "Schklow" (Mogilev Gouv.) to St.Petersburg, fresh and absolutely beautiful number one cover, signed Peter Holcombe, also Mikulski, with his cert., ex-Faberge collection, very rare Catalog #1 | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
 | Lot #3026 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by "37" in round dots on FL from Revel to Dorpat, with boxed "Revel 6 August 1858" departure datestamp on back, little overall toning, otherwise v.f. and attractive cover, with Eichele cert. Catalog #1 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #3027 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by boxed Tauroggen 1858 datestamp on outer FL to St.Petersburg, v.f., signed Diena, Bolaffi etc., with "Aron Ch.Segalls & Sohne" handstamp on back Catalog #1 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #3028 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, narrow but ample margins all around, tied by a boxed "Revel 29 April 1858" departure datestamp on outer FL to Riga, with framed "Polucheno 2 May, 1858" on back, v.f. Catalog #1 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #3029 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by boxed Volsk, April 11 1858 datestamp on FL to Saratov, v.f. Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #3030 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1857 Russia Number One 1857 10k brown & blue (defective), used in combination with 1866 Issue 1k black & yellow and 3k black & green ("V" in background error) on small piece, all cancelled by oval "S.P.B." of St.Petersburg, showing part of red departure cds at bottom. The first stamp of Russia was valid for postage until 1881. This is probably the latest known usage (ca.1871), unique combination (applied because the 10k was defective (small piece missing at bottom, etc.) prior to usage, ex-Faberge, with Mikulski certificate Catalog #1,19,20d | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
