Kossoy Collection of Poland; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-13, 2012

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Lot #2369
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1858 (St. Petersburg-Warszawa) 10k brown and blue perf. 12 1/2, tied by "14" in hexagon of dots on FL used in 1864 from Pskov to St. Petersburg, "S.P.B. Warszawsk. Zh. D. Pocht. Wag. No.5" railway cds (22 June), arriving at destination the next day, fine
Envelope
Catalog #8
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #2370
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1858 (St. Petersburg - Warszawa), 10k and 20k perf. 12 1/2 (the latter defective), each with a "12" in hexagon of dots, also 1k and 3k with "11" cancels, rare
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Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #2371
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1858 (Warszawa - Vienna) 30k carmine and green, perf. 12 1/2, also 10k brown and blue, each cancelled "DW" (Droga Wiedenska) different types, fine
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Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #2372
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1865 (Droga Terespolska) 10k brown and blue, used twice (postal fraud) on FL (written entirely in Yiddish) from Miedzyrzec (10/1 filled-in by hand) to Warszawa, tied by "D.T." in four concentric rings (type 1), with another strike alongside, red bilingual arrival (11/1) on back, small faults (as usual with double usage), signed Mikulski, with his 1995 opinion
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #2373
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Droga Terespolska) 10k brown and blue (horizontally laid paper), used on cover from Terespol, addressed to Count August Zamoyski in Warszawa, cancelled by rare small "D.T." in four concentric rings, with red bilingual (27/6) arrival, also boxed "7/P" (7:00pm) time stamp on back, fine and rare, signed Bojanowicz, ex-Adler collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #2374
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1865 (Droga Terespolska) 10k brown and blue, used twice (postal fraud), with well struck "D.T." in four concentric rings (ty.1), fine, signed Dr.Kossoy. The Warsaw-Terespol railway line was opened in 1866 and ran from Siedlce and on to Terespol, on the Polish-Russian frontier (Brest and hence to Kiev and Odessa). Mail carriages were attached to the trains and clerks used a handstamp of the four rings with the letters D.T. in the center (two different types, type 1 with letters 6.5mm and type II 4.5mm)
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Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2375
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1865 (Bydgoszcz-Warszawa) 1k, 3k and 10k tied by "BW" in four concentric rings, on outer FL used in 1873 from Warszawa to Berlin, with two-line departure datestamp (5 March) n Cyrillic letters alongside ("Pocht. Otpravlenie Warsz"), red Franco entry cds (17.3) and arrival pmk on back, fine and interesting example of the suppression of Polish language postal markings
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2376
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Bydgoszcz-Warszawa) 3k, 5k and 20k tied by "BW" in four concentric rings, on FL used in 1866 from Warszawa, addressed to the firm of Rothschild in Paris, red "Franco" Aus Russland and "Prusse Erquelines" entry pmk, minor perf. flaws, v.f., with arrival pmk on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #2377
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1865 (Warszawa - Vienna Line) 1k, 3k (three), tied by two mute cancels on FL used in 1867 (?), paying 10k rate from Ruda Pabianicka to Warszawa, with "Zucker Fabrik" handstamp in oval and corresponding "Fabryka Cukru i Raffinerya in Ruda Pabianicka (przez Lodz)" label on back, with "Ekspedycya Poczt w Wagone" No.2 postal car cancel, red bilingual (17/12) arrival postmark on reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #2378
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1865 (Warszawa - Bydgoszcz Line) outer FL franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by "DB 2" in concentric circles, originating in Kutno, used in 1868 to Warszawa, with red arrival cds in Cyrillic letters, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #2379
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Droga Bydgoska) 10k brown and blue, tied by "D.B. 1" in four squares on cover used in 1872 from Warszawa to Pruzkow, with two-line departure datestamp in Cyrillic "Pocht. Otdelenye Warsh. 8 Dec. 1872", red "Aus Russland / Franco / uber Eisenb.Post Buro XI" and due markings in blue crayon due to Prussia, horse-shoe "Franco" and arrival pmk on back, fine, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2380
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Warszawa Railroad Station - Vienna Line) 1k, 3k and 10k, tied by "BW" in concentric rings on outer FL used in 1868 to Berlin, with "Ekspedycya Poczt Dworzec Warszawa" departure cds, red "Aus Russland uber Eisenb.Post. Bur.XI" RPO and arrival pmk on back, little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #2381
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Bydgoszcz-Warszawa) 10k brown and blue, tied by "BW" in four concentric rings, on outer FL used in 1872 from Warszawa to Berlin, with two-line departure datestamp (26 July) in Cyrillic letters alongside, red Franco entry cds (8.8.) and arrival pmk on back, fine example of the suppression of Polish language postal markings (in fact the "Pocht. Oddelenye" type were used in small rural area post offices, hardly befitting Warszawa)
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2382
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Warszawa - Vienna) 10k brown and blue, tied by "DW" (Droga Wiedenska) in four concentric rings, on small FL used in 1868 from Dombrowa to Warszawa, departure town and date endorsed at top, with red bilingual arrival pmk on back, fine and rare usage, ex-Mehrtens
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2383
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Warszawa - Vienna) 10k brown and blue, tied by "DW" (Droga Wiedenska) in four concentric rings (heavy strike), on FL used in 1868 from Dombrowa to Warszawa, departure town and date endorsed at top, with red arrival pmk in Cyrillic only on back, fine and rare usage, signed Bojanowicz, with 1995 Mikulski opinion
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2384
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Warszawa - Bydgoszcz Railway) Droga Bydgoska "D.B. 1" and "D.B. 2" cancels, selection written up on two album pages, with two folded letters used to Berlin and Dortmund (franked with 3k "V" in background error and other stamps), coverfront to Paris, also three loose stamps and three pieces (with eight stamps), minor faults, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2385
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1866 (Lodz Railway Line) two folded letters (Gebruder Meyer correspondence) used in 1870 from Lodz station to Berlin, each paying 14k with 2x1k and 4x3k (shifted background), all tied by "Lodz Zh. D." departure cds in Cyrillic letters, red Franco entry markings, also blue arrival (via Lowicz, Aleksandrow and Bromberg) pmks on back, filing folds through some of the stamps, otherwise fine, one signed Mikulski, with his 1995 opinion
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #2386
POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland - Rail Road Cancels
1870 (Warszawa - Vienna Line) 10k stationery entire envelope, cancelled by a mute postmark, used in 1870 from Czestochowa (name and date entered by pen) to Breslau, with framed "Aus Russland" and "Franco" handstamps, "Ekspedycya Poczt w Wagonie" No.2 postal car cancel, backstamped on arrival (28/4), fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

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