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Lot 1023 |
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1790 envelope from St. Petersburg to Venice, postmarked Very Fine strike "St. Petersbovrg" straightline, addressed to the Russian Consul in Venice, rated 1½ loth (a loth was approximately ½ oz.); minor edge faults, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1024 |
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1797 (11/23 Dec.) folded letter from St. Petersburg to Vienna, manuscript "fco Neisse", rated a 1 loth letter in Austria and assessed "16" kreuzer, Very Fine. From the period of the First Coalition.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1025 |
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1855 (6/18 Apr.) envelope from Radzivilov, Ukraine to Vienna (22.4), "Radziwilow" double circle postmark previously unrecorded on reverse along with Vienna receiver, manuscript routing instruction "p Brody-Lemberg", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1026 |
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1855 (25 Oct./6 Nov.) small ladies envelope from Radzivilov to Kauth, Bohemia, handstamped "RUSSIE" straightline, ms routing instruction "p Brody-Cracovie-Prague-Neugedein", postmarked "Radziwilow" c.d.s. as previous on reverse, also backstamped Lemberg (8.11), Neugedein (9.11) and Prague (10.11), Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1027 |
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1860 Poland 10 kopek light blue and rose, cancelled "1" in concentric circles on neat envelope to Vienna (13.1), "Warszawa" thimble type origin date stamp (12.1) in red, taxed "15" in red (Polish) and "15/30" in blue (Austrian) representing 3Q kreuzer in total shared between the two countries, minor cover faults including seal at back missing, Very Fine and exceedingly rare usage.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USAGES OF THE 1860 10 KOPEK ON MAIL SENT ABROAD (THE OTHER IS LOT 1280).
Expertization: 1999 Sorani and 2000 Jungjohann Certificates.
The 1860 Poland 10 kopek was supposed to be valid for use only within Poland or on mail to Russia.
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Lot 1028 |
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1866 (30 Sep.) folded cover from Warsaw to Vienna (1.10), bearing 1865 1k (4) & 5k (2) tied by octagonal-ring "1" cancels, red Warsaw c.d.s. and arced box "Franco", blue sender's oval; file folds, one affecting the 5k stamps, Fine.
Estimate 250 - 350
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Lot 1029 |
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1867 (9 Mar.) folded letter from Warsaw to Trieste (11.3), bearing 1865 1k (2), 3k & 5k tied by square-ring "1" cancels, red Warsaw c.d.s. and arced box "Franco", blue sender's oval; minor perf damage, fresh and Very Fine. The 10 kopek rate for mail to neighboring territories.
Estimate 250 - 350
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Lot 1030 |
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1867 (19 June/1 July) folded cover from Odessa to Vienna (7.7), bearing 1865 1k (4) and 1866 10k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., faint red "Frankirovano" in oval and green sender's oval, manuscript "f 10"; small patched hole in address leaf, otherwise Very Fine. Postage was 14 kopeks or 20 kreuzer with 10 kreuzer credited to Austria.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1031 |
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1868 (12/24 May) small envelope from Stelanzagatch (Taurien) to Schottenhof via Vienna (3.6), bearing (on reverse) a pair of 1866 10k cancelled Stelanzagatch straightline datestamp, red "Frankirovano" oval and manuscript "f 10" (Kr.) credit to Austria, Very Fine. Overpays by 6k the normal 14k rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1032 |
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1870 (1 Feb.) folded letter from Warsaw to Vienna (9.2), bearing 1865 5k (pair) and 1866 1k & 3k tied by 4-ring "1" cancels, Warsaw c.d.s., straightline "Pologne" and arced box "Franco", backstamped weak strikes Szczakowa and Granica c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 250 - 350
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Lot 1033 |
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1870 (30 Jul./11 Aug.) envelope from Wilna, Lituania to Teplitz, Bohemia, bearing 1866 1k, 3k & 10k cancelled Wilna c.d.s., red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (11.8), Fine. Rated via Germany!.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1034 |
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1870 (8 Oct.) folded letter from Warsaw to Steinschonau via Bodenbach (9.10), bearing 1866 1k (4) & 10k tied by square-ring "1" cancels, red Warsaw c.d.s. and arced box "Franco", Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1035 |
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1870 (20 Nov./2 Dec.) folded cover from Berdicheff, Ukraine to Vienna (11.12), bearing 1866 1k, 3k (with 5k background error, Scott 20d) & 10k cancelled Berdicheff c.d.s., red manuscript "10" (Kr.) credit to Austria, F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1036 |
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1871 (14 Jan.) folded letter from Warsaw to Vienna (15.1), bearing 1866 1k (2) and block of four 3k with 5k background error (Scott 20b) tied by octagonal-ring "1" cancels, red Warsaw c.d.s. and arced box "Franco", blue sender's oval, backstamped Leopoldstadt, Very Fine. An unusual composition of the 14k rate and a rare block.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1037 |
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1871 (15/27 Jun.) 10k postal stationery envelope from Warsaw to Vienna (29.6), uprated to 14k with 1866 1k & 3k cancelled Warsaw railway c.d.s., additional red Warsaw railway c.d.s. and arced box "Franco", backstamped Leopoldstadt, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1038 |
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1872 (19 June) envelope from Warsaw to Lemberg (2.7) via Krakow (1.7), bearing 1868 10k tied by 4-ring "BP" and carried via Warsaw-Bromberg railway, red manuscript "7½" (Kr.) rating, Very Fine. Scarce 10k border rate. 10k kopeks was equal to 15 Koeuzer.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1039 |
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1871 (22 Jul./3 Aug.) envelope from Weissenstein, Estonia to Vienna (8.8), bearing 1866 1k, 3k (with 5k background error, Scott 21d) and 10k cancelled Weissenstein c.d.s., Odessa transit c.d.s. (25.7/6.8) and purple oval "Frankirovano", manuscript "10" (kr.) credit to Austria, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1040 |
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1872 (5/17 Sept.) folded letter from Dorpat, Estonia to Steinschönau (22.9) via Vilna-Warsaw Railway (8/20.9), bearing 1868 10k centrally cancelled by "Pskov" c.d.s. (7/19.9), sender's cachet in blue, framed "Unzereichend Franco" handstamp, taxed "15" (kreuzer). Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1041 |
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1874 (25 Feb./9 Mar.) neat envelope from Lowitz, Poland to Vienna (11.3) via Crakow (10.3), redirected to Florence (13.3), bearing 1865 5k and 10k cancelled by c.d.s., straight-line "Russie" handstamp and "P.D.", with Italy Postage Due 30c applied on arrival and tied by framed "Arrivo/Firenze" datestamp, the rate for an unpaid domestic letter, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1042 |
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1875 (17/29 Apr.) mourning envelope to Krzeszowice (29.4) via Szczakowa (19-20.4), bearing 1866 1k & 3k (3) tied by mute 3-ring cancels, partial straightline origin datestamp in Cyrillic, "Russie" and arced box "Franco" handstamps, manuscript routing instruction "par Granica", Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1043 |
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1876 (28 Feb./11 Mar.) registered cover from Linofen, Ukraine to Vienna (18.3) via Volochisk (3/15.3), bearing 1866 3k & 20k cancelled Linofen c.d.s., oblong boxed "Zakaznoye", F-VF. Postage of 23k included 8k for registration.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1044 |
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1887 (12 May) wrapper made from a printed "prix courant" from Odessa to Vienna (26.5), bearing 1k pair cancelled by Odessa-Kazaba T.P.O. c.d.s., with Austria Newspaper Tax 2kr applied on arrival and tied by "Wien" c.d.s., the Austrian stamp touched at right, otherwise Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1045 |
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1869 (22 Apr.) folded letter from Czestochowa, Poland to St. Marton, bearing 1865 1k & 3k and 1866 10k tied by 4-ring "158" cancels, straightline "Pologne" and arced box "Franco", backstamped Bielitz (5.5) and Kubin (7.5), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
This cover shows a fraudulent re-use of the 10k, which shows traces of a light c.d.s. under the bold "158" cancel.
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Lot 1046 |
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1778 (13/25 Jun.) folded letter from Reval, Estonia to Ghent via Riga, Latvia, postmarked fancy boxed "Riga", manuscript "4" and (on reverse) "45½", Very Fine. Routed via Wesel, Prussia and Verviers, Belgium at 4 x 11 ggr. for Prussia or 44 kopeks + 1½ kopek cross-border surcharge for Russia.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1047 |
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1782 (1/13 Jun.) folded letter from Reval, Estonia to Verviers via Riga, Latvia, postmarked small boxed "Riga", manuscript "fr Wesel" routing instruction, manuscript "7", red "11" and (on reverse) "45½" rates, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1048 |
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1868 (3 Nov.) envelope from Warsaw to Huy (5.11), bearing 1866 3k, 5k and 10k tied by octagonal ringed "1" cancels, Warsaw c.d.s. and red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s., arced box "Franco" and red "PD"; light soiling, Fine. The 18 kopek (6sgr.) included 3 sgr credit to Prussia.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1049 |
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1872 (6/8 Dec.) envelope from Odessa to Brussels (22.12), bearing 1866 20k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., small violet "Frankirovano" oval, boxed "Aus Russland Franco" and red "P.D." handstamps, red manuscript "2½" (Sgr.) credit to Prussia, Breslau-Berlin railway postmark (21.12) on reverse, Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1050 |
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1902 (26 Feb./10 Mar.) envelope from Constantinople to Brussels (14.3), "Hotel Bristol-Constantinople" illustrated advertising cover bearing Russian Offices in Turkey 1900 4pa on 1k (5) and 10pa on 2k (2) tied by ROPIT c.d.s.; bottom flap torn, Very Fine double weight cover at twice the 20pa rate.
Estimate 250 - 350
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Lot 1051 |
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1868 (16/28 Oct.) folded letter from St. Petersburg to Copenhagen (31.10), bearing 1865 3k & 5k and 1866 10k cancelled St. Petersburg c.d.s., red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (29.10), blue sender's oval and manuscript "3" (Sgr.) credit to Prussia, Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1052 |
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1868 (18/30 Oct.) folded cover from Kronstadt to Frederikshavn (4.11), bearing 1866 1k (2), 3k (2) and 10k cancelled Kronstadt c.d.s., manuscript "3"(Sgr.) rate, red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (1.11), Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1053 |
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1868 (19/31 Dec.) folded cover from St. Petersburg to Frederikshavn (4.1.69), bearing 1868 3k, 5k & 10k tied by "S.P.B." dotted ovals, St. Petersburg and red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" (1.1.69) c.d.s., red manuscript "3" (Sgr.) credit; light toning, Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1054 |
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1874 (16/28 Aug.) folded letter from St. Petersburg to Copenhagen, bearing 1866 10k tied by St. Petersburg c.d.s. and by blue sender's oval, handstamped "Oplacheno" in circle, backstamped Copenhagen, Very Fine, 10k was equal in 14 Danish skillings.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1055 |
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1812 (17 Aug.) folded letter from Dunaburg (Latvia) to Paris (20.9), postmarked Very Fine strike red "No. 20/Grande Armée" straightline, clear red receiving c.d.s. on reverse, manuscript "8" (décimes) due, Extremely Fine. Illustrated by Chauvet.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The letter is from the Aide-de-Camp of General Bacheln and reads in part "…two months since the campaign began and we have not yet seen the enemy".
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Lot 1056 |
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1812 (12 Sep.) folded letter from Smolensk to Nyons, postmarked red "Bau. Centrale/Grande Armée" straightline, manuscript "9" (décimes) due for a distance of 600-800km; repaired splits around edges, three-page letter mostly intact, aging, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1057 |
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1812 (2 Oct.) folded letter from Moscow the The Haag (1.12), postmarked "No. II/Grande Armée" straightline with transit postmark "Déb 119/La Haye" on reverse, manuscript "18" corrected to "8" (décimes) for a distance of 1200-1400km; somewhat soiled, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
This letter was first missent to Den Haag (Holland) before finding it's way to La Haye (Dept. Bouches et de La Meuse). The letter reads in part "This city of Moscow is considerably like Paris" and tells of all the towns and villages around Moscow being totally burned.
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Lot 1058 |
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1870 (19 Nov.) folded letter from Warsaw, Poland to Rheims via Vienna (20.11), bearing 1866 3k, 5k & 20k tied by octagonal-ring "1" cancels, red Warsaw c.d.s. and arced box "Franco", black "A./P.D." and blue sender's oval, Very Fine. Sent prepaid via Austria to avoid delays caused by the Franco-Prussian War.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1059 |
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1870 (17/29 Nov.) folded letter from Odessa to Montpellier via Vienna (4.12), bearing 1865 30k and 1866 1k (4) cancelled Odessa c.d.s., red oval "Frankirovano" and French entry c.d.s. (7.12), black "A./ P.D." handstamp, Very Fine. Sent prepaid via Austria to avoid delays caused by the Franco-Prussian War. The rate to France via Austria was 6k higher than the 28k rate via Prussia.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1060 |
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1870 (18/30 Dec.) folded cover from Odessa to Marseille (9.1) via Czerowitz (3.1), bearing 1866 1k (3), 5k & 10k (2) cancelled Odessa-Kiev railway c.d.s., large "A/P.D." handstamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1061 |
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1870 (29 Dec.) small envelope from Warsaw to Bordeaux (6.1.71.) via Vienna (30.12), bearing 1866 1k, 3k & 20k cancelled octagonal-ring "1", red Warsaw c.d.s. and Mt. Cenis French entry c.d.s. (3.1), red arced box "Franco" and black "A./P.D." handstamps; opening tear at upper right not affecting stamp, Very Fine. Routing was to avoid northern Germany and the Franco-Prussian War.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1062 |
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1872 (13/25 Jun.) folded letter from Odessa to Paris via Vienna (27.6), bearing 1866 5k and 1868 3k & 20k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., violet oval "Frankirovano" and black "A./P.D." handstamps, blue Avricourt French entry c.d.s. (30.6) and Odessa sender's oval, Very Fine. Lettersheet, which is exceptionally fresh, bears a black mourning border.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1063 |
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1872 (7/19 Nov.) folded cover from Odessa to Marseille (25.11), bearing 1866 1k, 3k, 5k (2) & 10k cancelled neat Odessa c.d.s., handstamped purple oval "Frankirovano", black "A./ P.D.", blue Avricourt French entry c.d.s. (25.11) and green sender's oval, an Extremely Fine and attractive four-color franking.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1064 |
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1875 (12/24 June) folded cover from Odessa to Marseille (29.6), bearing 1866 5k & 20k cancelled Odessa c.d.s.s., handstamped "Oplacheno" in circle and "A./P.D.", blue Avrecourt French entry c.d.s. (28.6) and red manuscript rate, F-VF.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1065 |
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1842 (2/14 July) folded letter from St. Petersburg to Paris (24.7), direct by ship to Le Havre, boxed St. Petersburg postmark on reverse, red "Outre-Mer, Le Havre" entry c.d.s. (23.7), manuscript "11" (Décimes) due (1 décime ship fee, 10 décimes for French inland postage), Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1066 |
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1784 (23 Jul./4 Aug.) folded letter from Moscow to Paris, postmarked neat "Moscov" straightline (Dobin 0.03a), sent via Memel, Berlin (manuscript "pr Wesel"), Maseyc (straightline postmark) and Sedan, rated manuscript "4" (Brabant Sols) and "24" Sols in France, manuscript "44" (Kop.) on reverse, Extremely Fine. The Maseyc-Wesel part of the route came under the auspices of Thurn & Taxis.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1067 |
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1811 (11/23 Nov.) folded letter from Argangel to Bordeaux, via Memel forwarding agent (manuscript marking, 12/24.12, on reverse), sent by sea with straightline "Russie.P/Hambourg" postmark of the French Post Office in Hamburg, Extremely Fine. Rated at 1½ times a single weight letter, manuscript "12" (Sk.) rate on reverse assessed at Hamburg.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1068 |
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1852 (12/24 Sept.) folded letter from Moscow to Bordeaux (4.10), postmarked red Moscow double oval, straightline Franco and Valenciennes French entry c.d.s. (3.10), black "P.D." handstamp and blue sender's oval, manuscript "3/7" indicating 10 Sgr. postage with 3 Sgr. being retained by Russia, manuscript routing instruction "par paquebot de Stettin", Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1069 |
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1861 (2/14 Sep.) registered cover from Talnoe, Ukraine to Paris (30.9), forwarded to Wissembourg, multiple handstamped and manuscript markings and rates necessitated by the forwarding and registration record keeping, five wax seals (three different) on reverse including postal seals of the Upper Silesia Railroad, a colorful and attractive cover.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1070 |
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1861 (15/27 Dec.) folded cover from Odessa to Marseille (8.1.63), sent registered with multiple rates and markings on both sides; small edge tears and some wax seal damage on reverse, Fine and attractive. Manuscript rate itemized at lower left as a double weight letter, hence 40k for inland postage and 20k for registration plus 32½k postage and 6½k for registration credited to Prussia and 3k for return receipt.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1071 |
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1864 (13/25 Nov.) folded letter from Moscow to Paris (29.11), bearing 1858 30k & 1864 1k and 3k (2) tied by "3" in hexagons of dots of Nikolai Railway, red "Aus Russland Franco" and "P.D", blue Erquelines French entry c.d.s., backstamped "Eydkuhnen/27 11 II/ Bromberg" straightline with blue manuscript "fr 8", Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1072 |
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1865 (18 Aug.) small envelope from Warsaw to Paris (20.8), bearing 1858 30k and 1868 1k (2) & 5k (latter two on reverse) tied by octagonal ringed "1" cancels, red Warsaw c.d.s., Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Polen Franco" c.d.s. (18.8) and "P.D.", blue Erquelines French entry c.d.s., red manuscript "8/3" and (on reverse) blue manuscript "f 8" (Sgr. credit to Prussia); 1k pair wrapped over top and torn in opening, still Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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