U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The John Pednault Collection of Ireland; Brazil
December 1-2, 2015 and December 3, 2015

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Lot #997
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1844 (14 Jan) and 1850 (14 Apr) folded letters from Russian Post Office in Constantinople to Odessa, the former with red departure postmark, the latter with black cds, each with different type of "Ochischieno w Odeskim Karantin" (Cleaned in the Odessa Quarantine) handstamp, also with disinfection slits and rastel punches, fine
Envelope
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Lot #998
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue, second printing (medium paper), sheet of four (102x130), showing types 3-4, 2-1, folded horizontally between stamps, large margins at top and bottom, stamps n.h., minute spot at upper left, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski. A very rare complete sheet from the second printing
Box **
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #999
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue, third printing (chalky paper), sheet of four (120x155), showing types 4-2, 3-1, h.r. and minor creases in the outer margins, stamps n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #1000
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue, three different printings, types 2, 3 and 2 respectively, unused, first one without gum, small thin, others h.r., fresh, v.f.,
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Catalog #1a,1b,1c
Catalog Value $ 900
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Lot #1001
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue, (first printing, thin paper), type 3, cancelled boxed "Franco" in blue, margins all around, completely sound, v.f., ex-Ferrary, Caspary and Boker collections, with 1995 Mikulski certificate. Due to the delicate nature of the paper, used examples of 6k blue are almost always plagued by various faults. This stamp is a cancel and condition rarity,
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value $ 1,350
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1002
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue (first printing, thin paper), cancelled Constantinople 1863, ample margins, good color, faint creasing, fine and scarce stamp, signed Pfenninger and Kohler,
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value $ 1,350
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Lot #1003
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue (first printing, thin paper), cancelled Kertsch-Enikol 12 March 1863 in black, minor faults, closed tear at bottom, pencil signed Agathon Faberge. A rare usage of the 6k Levant in Crimea,
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value $ 1,350
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1004
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue, h.r., fine, signed Friedl, etc.,
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value $ 350
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Lot #1005
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1863 6k blue, type 1, h.r., unusual lighter shade, v.f.,
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Catalog #1c
Catalog Value $ 200
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1006
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 Sperati forgery, die proof in black, pencil signed, also two unused examples, each with "Sperati Reproduction" handstamp on back, v.f., scarce group
Catalog #2
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Lot #1007
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 2k brown & blue, 20k blue & red, unused with original gum, large margins all around, v.f., signed Diena, Grobe, etc., the former with 1962 Diena certificate,
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Catalog #2,3
Catalog Value $ 1,700
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Lot #1008
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 2k brown & blue, 20k blue & red, used, large margins all around, v.f., signed Diena, etc.,
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Catalog #2,3
Catalog Value $ 1,600
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Lot #1009
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 2k brown & blue, 20k blue & red, each cancelled in blue (Chios) large margins all around, v.f., with Mikulski certificates,
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Catalog #2,3
Catalog Value $ 1,600
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1010
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 2k brown & blue, position 18, cancelled by blue numeral "78?" (possibly "783" of Jaffa), margins all around, v.f., with Mikulski certificate,
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value $ 750
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1011
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 20k blue & red, cancelled ROPIT Constantinople (Tchil. Type 5), large margins all around, v.f., with Mikulski certificate,
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value $ 850
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Lot #1012
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1866 (14 June) FL from Constantinople to Kishinev (today Moldova), franked with Imperial Russia 30k carmine & green, perforated 12 (1858 Issue), two singles, paying double rate of 60k (40k for transmission via ship to Odessa and 20k for internal postage in Russia), Odessa transit (16 June) on back, arrival pmk (17 June) on front, some normal age-related toning, fine cover, with 1999 Mikulski certificate
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1013
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1866 2k rose & pale blue, pos.4-5,11-12, top sheet margin block of four, cancelled twice "Port Lattakia" (1 Apr 66) in blue, fine, signed Bolaffi, Diena, etc.
Box
Catalog #4
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1014
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1867 (vertical network) 2k rose & blue, two distinct shades, blocks of four, h.r. at top, v.f., signed Kosack, etc.,
Box *
Catalog #6
Catalog Value $ 600
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Lot #1015
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1867 (vertical network) 2k rose & blue, block of four, cancelled by four mute diamonds consisting of 64 small diamonds each, cancels in blue (in use at the ROPIT Agency of Constantinople from 1863-1877), v.f., signed Pfenninger,
Box
Catalog #6
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1016
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1869 (16 Oct) outer FL franked with 1k and 5k perf. 11 1/2, tied by "780" numerals in triangles of dots, addressed to Constantinople, with blue departure and arrival postmarks on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1017
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1874 (7 May) outer FL from Constantinople to London, franked with 3k green (Russian Levant) and used in combination with Imperial Russia 1k, 5k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), paying 19k via Odessa (27 Apr), with "Oplacheno" (Paid) and red London (3 May) arrival pmks, endorsed "Drafts £1250" on back, fine and scarce mixed franking Russia/Russian Levant, signed Roger Calves, with his 1991 certificate
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1018
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 7k and 8k surcharges in black and blue, both thick and thin figures complete, six different, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Kosack, etc. A scarce group,
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Catalog #16-19,19C,19D
Catalog Value $ 2,870
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Lot #1019
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 8k on 10k, black surcharge, tied by blue Constantinople (1 June 78) postmark on cover to Moscow, Odessa transit and two different types of Moscow arrival pmks on back, little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #17
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1020
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 7k on 10k, thin surcharge in blue, h.r., fine and fresh, signed Mikulski, etc.,
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Catalog #19C
Catalog Value $ 1,250
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Lot #1021
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 7k on 10k, blue surcharge, h.r., faint crease, otherwise fine, with 1969 PFC,
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Catalog #19C
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1022
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 7k on 10k, thin surcharge in black, h.r., fine, handstamped guarantee marks,
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Catalog #19C
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1023
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 7k on 10k, thin surcharge in black, cancelled by Constantinople (28 Aug 1880) postmark on cover (slightly reduced at top, backflap missing) with pre-printed "Chrisosslomo Yagdjoglou Odessa" address, departure and arrival docketing, as well as Odessa (30 Aug) arrival postmarks, minor cover tears, otherwise fine and rare usage of the 7k provisional on Pusqullu & Yagdjoglou correspondence, ex-Baron Carl von Scharfenberg
Envelope
Catalog #19C
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Lot #1024
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1883 (28 June) cover from Smyrna to Isfahan, Persia, franked with single 7k carmine & gray, tied by blue departure cds and additionally tied by boxed "Ochischieno w Odeskim Karantin" (Cleaned in the Odessa Quarantine), with corresponding rastel punches, bearing oval R.O.P.I.T. Constantinople, Odessa and Tiflis transit markings on back, some toning, otherwise a fine disinfected cover from Smyrna to Persia
Envelope
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Lot #1025
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1894 (8 Feb) cover addressed to Esfahan, Persia, franked with a vertical strip of 3x10k carmine & green, tied by violet R.O.P.I.T. Smyrna departure cds, transit pmks of ROPIT Constantinople, sent via Odessa (12 Feb) and Tiflis (15 Feb), showing Tabriz arrival pmk on front, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1026
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1900 4pa (blue) on 1k, imperforate single, also 35pi on 3.50r imperforate sheet margin horizontal pair, perforated letters of Obrazets (Specimen), l.h. or n.h., v.f., rare
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Catalog #27,38S
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Lot #1027
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1907 Reprints, the complete set of 6 sheetlets of ten, apparently reproduced in original colors, for the 50th Anniversary of ROPIT Agency, fresh and fine-v.f., one pencil signed "Samlung Fr. Breitfuss" (Mi.Euro 3,000 as singles)
Box (*)
Catalog #2-7R
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1028
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1909 10pi on 1r, perforated single, also 70pi on 7r imperforate pair, perforated letters of Obrazets (Specimen), l.h. or n.h., v.f., rare
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Catalog #46,48S
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Lot #1029
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1909-10 Dardanelles, 35pi on 3.50r, vertical block of six, middle right with frame inverted, small hinge remnants at top and bottom, middle stamps including the error n.h., well centered, folded horizontally between the stamps, v.f. and incredibly rare inverted variety (Liapine P1/C39)
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Catalog #178a
Catalog Value €50,000
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Lot #1030
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1909-10 Dardanelles, 35pi on 3.50r, frame inverted, lightly cancelled, fairly well centered, v.f. A fabulous rarity, unpriced used, signed Dr. P.Jemchouhin, Lissiuk, etc.
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Catalog #178a
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Lot #1031
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1910 Mont Athos (Cyrillic) 5pa on 1k orange, variety basic stamp background inverted, shifted slightly to left, block of four, unused without gum, v.f., unlisted and very rare
Box (*)
Catalog #111var
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Lot #1032
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1913 (23 May) registered cover from Smirne to Kerman, franked with three different surcharges tied by violet cds, Registry label and Kirman arrival pmks alongside, Teheran transits on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

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