U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 13-14, 2021

Our April 13-14, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,067 lot sale features United States and Foreign countries. The sale begins with over 400 lots of high quality U.S. singles including many rarities and graded items. The Foreign section includes Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, China and South and Central American countries as well as an outstanding selection of the Treasures of Israel Philately, offered for sale at auction for the first time. Featured are the 1948 sheets of Doar Ivri, perf. and imperf. as well as uncut sheets of 300 of the First Festivals issue and the Postage Dues sets. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 200+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #816
RUSSIA Russia Used in Asia
1851 (8 Mar) Folded letter (official letter) sent from Kyakhta to Tambov, with framed "Kyakhta 8 Mar 1851" departure pmk on back, with nearly intact wax seal of the "Tritskosavsk Town Council" (town situated four versts from Kyachta, a town located on the Kyakhta River near the Mongolia-Russia border. The town stands directly opposite the Mongolian border town of Altanbulag). A wonderful rarity, one of only five (!) recorded postal items from Kyachta, illustrated in Dobin's "Postmarks of the Russian Empire, Pre-Adhesive Period" (St. Petersburg, 2009), with 2003 Melnikov and Liapine certificates
Envelope
Price Realized
$10,000.00

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