Kossoy Collection of Poland; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-13, 2012
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 | Lot #2228 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Bydgoska) - The Warsaw-Bydgoszcz Line, cancelled "D.B.", an album page identifying four distinct types of this cancel including two different shades of 10k blue and rose (one with rounded corner perf.); a folded letter (small corner repair of no consequence to the stamp and appearance) posted in Wloclawek (25 January 1865), franked with 10k dark blue and rose, tied by "D.B." addressed to the director of the railway line in Warszawa, with "Expedycya Poczt Wagonie 5" handstamp alongside, red Warsaw arrival (28 Jan) on back; also two Russian stamps 10k and 20k, fine, with Mikulski certificates for one single and cover ("Briefseltenheit")  OCatalog #1 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #2229 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (St. Petersburg-Warszawa) 10k blue and rose, two different shades, cancelled "S.P.B. Warszawsk. Zh. D. Pocht. Wag. No.1" and "2" railway cds (1863 and 1864), small flaws, the former signed Petriuk. The Wilna-Wierzbolowo branch of the SPB-Warszawa Railway, passed through a short stretch of territory of the Kingdom of Poland. Letters posted were franked with the first Polish stamp (as long as it remained in circulation) and cancelled with Russian T.P.O. cds O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #2230 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (St. Petersburg-Warszawa) 10k blue and rose, two stamps cancelled on piece by overlapping and heavy "S.P.B. Warszawsk. Zh. D. Pocht. Wag. No.3" cds, fine, signed Mikulski O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #2231 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 10k dark blue and rose, beautiful colors, short perfs at bottom, tied by Pochtowyj Wagon No.3, code 21, 2 January 1864 on small piece, fine and quite rare, signed Bojanowicz O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2232 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Pocztowyj Wagon No.4) 10k light blue and rose, variety left frame broken, missing numerals at top, showing large part of the "Pochtowyj Wagon Dec. 1863" with letter "A" at bottom, usual centering, rare, signed Dr.Kossoy; also a FL used in 1863 to Bordeaux, with code No.1 cancellation (St. Petersburg) on back, with appropriate entry markings, framed "P.33" and red Aus Russland, some tape stains O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2233 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (St. Petersburg-Warszawa) 10k dark blue and rose, beautiful colors and well centered, tied by "14" on hexagon of dots on large part (backflap partly missing) of outer FL used in 1862 to St. Petersburg, with oval "A.Feinberg & Rosa - Werballen Polen" merchant handstamp, confirming that this letter originated at Wierzbolowo in the territory of the Kingdom of Poland, also "S.P.B. Warszawsk. Zh. D. Pocht. Wag. No.3" railway cds (3 Sept), tape reinforcements on back, fine and very rare usage Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #2234 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (St. Petersburg-Warszawa) 10k blue and rose, tied by "15" on hexagon of dots on large part of outer FL (bottom torn and partly missing) used in 1862 to St. Petersburg, with oval "A.Feinberg & Rosa - Werballen Polen" merchant handstamp, confirming that this letter originated at Wierzbolowo in the territory of the Kingdom of Poland, also "S.P.B. Warszawsk. Zh. D. Pocht. Wag. No.2" railway cds (18 Sept), fine and very rare usage Catalog #1 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #2235 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Warszawa - Vienna) album page illustrating three different types of mute cancel, with 10k blue and red (cancelled on piece), also dark blue and dark red, thin paper; also 10 pale blue and rose (small faults), cancelled with a strike which shows an additional miniscule circle in the middle; as well as Russia 10k brown and blue (No.2), type III cancel, plus another stamp (horizontally laid paper O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2236 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1864 (Warszawa Railroad Station - Vienna Line) stampless letter used in 1864 to Cologne, with "Ekspedycya Poczt Dworzec Warszawa" departure cds, also "Aus Polen uber Eisenb.Post. Bur.XI" RPO transit and "Franco", all in red, arrival pmk on back, charge markings in blue crayon, v.f. | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2237 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1864 (Warszawa Railroad Station - Vienna Line) 10k greenish blue and rose, variety broken frame at left and bottom, also deformed or missing numerals at top, cancelled "BW" and concentric rings, small flaws, otherwise fine, signed Richter, Buhler O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2238 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) 10k dark blue and rose, used three (!) times (postal fraud), tied on piece by "D P" in concentric rings, with traces of another numeral (probably "1") and Russian T.P.O. cancels, faults, interesting triple use O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2239 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) 10k blue and carmine, beautiful colors, tied by "D P" in concentric rings and used in 1864 on outer FL to St. Petersburg, Dworzec Praga 31/5 departure cds, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #2240 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) 10k blue and carmine, vertical pair, beautiful colors, tied by "D P" in concentric rings and used in 1864 on complete folded letter to Moscow, "Ekspedycya Poczt/ Dworzec Praga" 20/5 departure cds, with St. Petersburg transit and Moscow arrival pmks on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine example of a vertical pair (rare) to an uncommon destination Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #2241 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) 10k blue and rose, tied by "D P" in concentric rings, used in 184 on outer FL to St. Petersburg, Dworzec Praga 20/9 departure cds, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, some toning, otherwise fine Catalog #1 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2242 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) - 10k greenish blue and carmine, blue and rose, two distinct shades, one on vertically laid paper, other thin paper, each with a different type of "D.P" in concentric circles cancellation, minor perf. flaws, fine-v.f. O Catalog #1b | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #2243 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) - 10k dark blue and red, beautiful colors and well centered, tied by "D.P" in concentric circles on FL (written entirely in Yiddish), with red "Ekspedycya Poczt Dworzec Praga 17/1" departure cds, addressed to Bialystok; contrary to regulations, with arrival cds (5 (?) Jan 1865) tying the stamp, filing fold away from the stamp, overall ageing, fine and unusual combination of departure and arrival pmks superimposed on the adhesive, late usage, ex-Walter Evans collection, with 1977 Philatelic Foundation Certificate Catalog #1b | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2244 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) - 10k blue and rose, nice colors, intact perforations, tied by "D.P" in concentric circles, used in 1864 on FL (written entirely in Yiddish), with red "Ekspedycya Poczt Dworzec Praga 19/9" departure cds, addressed to Bialystok, fine Catalog #1b | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #2245 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1864 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) - two 10k stationery entire envelopes, each cancelled "D.P" in concentric circles, addressed to Orenburg and Ostrow respectively, with corresponding "Ekspedycya Poczt Dworzec Praga" departure and arrival postmarks, overall ageing, one somewhat faulty | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #2246 POLAND POLAND Number 1 - Railroad Cancels 1860 (Droga Petersburska / Dworzec Praga) - 10k blue and red, blue and rose, three different shades, each tied on piece by "D P" in concentric circles, one additionally cancelled St. Petersburg on arrival, also a horizontal pair (left stamp defective), cancelled on piece, plus Russia 10k brown and blue, perf. 12 1/2 and another perf. 14 1/2, all mounted on album page, fine-v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
