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Lot 1304 |
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1871 (18/30 July) envelope from Reval, Estonia to Zurich (4.8), bearing pair 1866 10k cancelled Reval c.d.s., sent by rail via St. Petersburg (20.7/1.8) with red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (2.8), manuscript "3" (Sgr.) credit to Prussia, Very Fine. The rate was 18k but due to a shortage of low values the cover was intentionally overfranked by the post office. A manuscript "min 2 kop" notation indicated that 2k was refunded to the sender.
Estimate 200 - 250
Provenance: Fabergé
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Lot 1305 |
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1871 (21 Aug./2 Sep.) folded cover from riga, Latvia to Langau (5.9), bearing 1866 1k (2), 3k (2) & 10k cancelled Riga railway c.d.s., red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (3.9), red manuscript "f3", Very Fine. 10k inland postage plus 8k or 3sgr for Prussia and Switzerland.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1306 |
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1872 (6/18 Jan.) folded letter St. Petersburg to Langnau, bearing 1866 3k & 5k and 1868 vertically laid paper 10k cancelled St. Petersburg, railway c.d.s., red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (19.1), blue sender's oval and red manuscript "f3" rate, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1307 |
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1872 (15/27 Feb.) folded letter from St. Petersburg to Langnau (1.3), bearing a pair each 1866 1k & 10k cancelled St. Petersburg railway c.d.s., red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (28.2), blue sender's oval and red manuscript "f3" (Sgr.) credit to Prussia, Very Fine. An unintentional 4k overpayment of the 18k rate.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1308 |
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1873 (23 Feb./7 Mar.) small envelope from St. Petersburg to Birrenlauf, bearing 1866 3k & 10k and 1866 vertically laid paper 1k cancelled St. Petersburg railway c.d.s., red Eydkuhnen-Bromberg "Aus Russland Franco" c.d.s. (8.3) and 2½ (Gr.) credit to Prussia, red St. Petersburg foreign mail c.d.s. on reverse along with Brugg and Aarau c.d.s. (10.3), Fine. External postage was 4k or 2½gr.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1309 |
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1877 ((13/25 Sep.) envelope from Odessa to Interlaken (29.9), bearing 1866 5k and 1875 8k & 10k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., sent registered with boxed "Zakaznoye"; slight tone spots around stamps, Fine. 8k for single U.P.U. letter rate plus 15k for registration.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1310 |
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1877 (6/18 Nov.) small embossed ladies envelope from Vilkotir, Latvia to Geneva (21.11), bearing 1875 8k cancelled Vilkotir c.d.s. with Kovno transit c.d.s. (7/19.11), minor foxing, Very Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1311 |
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1880 and 1884, two illustrated envelopes, first St. Petersburg to Basel with bamboo tree ornamentation, second Tambov to Bern with red decorative border, both with similar design on reverse and each franked with an 1879 7k, F-VF and most unusual.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1312 |
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1900 (8/20 Feb.) registered cover from Starominskaya to Lausanne (2.3), bearing 1889 (on reverse) cancelled Starominskaya c.d.s., handstamped dotted "R" in circle with provisional Starominskaya registration label, F-VF. Very scarce.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 1313 |
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1875 (29 Sept.) folded letter datelined Uddrich from Wesenberg (Rakvere, Estonia) to Vevy, Cyrillic "Wesenberg" straightline postmark, carried via Radzivilov, Brody, Eger, Rheinhausen and Lörrach, MS "10", "20" and "28" ratings, Very Fine. In Vevey the letter was assessed 20 Décimes (2 France) due from the border.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1314 |
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1865 (2/14 Jul.) envelope from Vosnesensk Odessa to Geneva (25.7) via Vienna (24.7), bearing 1858 10k (3) cancelled Vosnesensk c.d.s., handstamped "Franco" in large circle, manuscript "6" and "f25" rates, Very Fine. The 30k represented 10k Russian inland postage and 20k, or 32 Austria Kreuzers, of which Austria retained 25kr and credited Switzerland with 6kr.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1315 |
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1868 (21 Jul./2 Aug.) folded letter from Odessa to Lugano (11.8) via Vienna (8.8), bearing 1866 1k, 3k, 5k & 10k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., red oval "Frankirovano", manuscript "6" and "f20" rates, Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1316 |
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1869 (3/15 Sept.) folded letter from Odessa to Lugano (23.9) via Vienna (19.9), bearing 1865 1k, 5k & 20k and 1866 3k cancelled Odessa c.d.s.s, red oval "Frankirovano" and blue sender's handstamp, also backstamped Chur (21.9); trivial sealed tear at bottom, a Very Fine and attractive four-color franking. The 29k rate included 10k internal postage and 19k (30 Kr) for external. Switzerland's portion was 5 Kr and Austria's at least 5 Kr. The excess indicates that perhaps the cover was rated as double weight in Russia.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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Lot 1317 |
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1870 (31 Oct./12 Nov.) envelope from Odessa to Igis via Vienna (17.11), bearing 1866 1k, 3k (2), 5k & 10k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., red oval "Frankirovano", manuscript "4", backstamped St. Gallen-Sargans-St. Gallen railway c.d.s. (19.11), Very Fine. Russia retained 10k with the remaining 12k (4sgr) going to Austria and Switzerland.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1318 |
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1873 (20 Apr./2 May) folded cover from Odessa to Lausanne (6.5) via Vienna (4.5), bearing 1866 1k, 3k (2) & 5k (2) cancelled Odessa c.d.s., purple "Oplacheno" in circle, red manuscript "f4", Very Fine. Postage was 10k inland plus 7k, or 4sgr, for Austria and Switzerland.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1319 |
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1873 (15/27 Nov.) small envelope from Odessa to Geneva (30.11) via Vienna (27.11), bearing 1866 1k, 3k (2) & 10k cancelled Odessa c.d.s., purple circular "Oplacheno", Swiss "P.D.", red manuscript "4" credit, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1320 |
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1851 (30 Apr.) folded letter to Constantinople, showing on reverse framed "Odessa/30 Apr 1850" date stamp, Very Fine strike for this.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1321 |
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1858 (17 July) envelope to Constantinople (21.7), showing "Odessa" diamond type origin date stamp and two-line "Constantinople" arrival date stamp, neat filing creases, Very Fine and rare. The two-line handstamp is attributed to the Russian Embassy.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Provenance: Achterberg
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Lot 1322 |
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1861 (11 Jan.) folded cover to Constantinople (1.2), showing "Odessa" diamond type origin date stamp and "Konstantinopol c.d.s. (Tchilinghirian fig. 3), Extremely Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Lipschutz
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Lot 1323 |
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1865 (22 Apr.) folded letter from St. Petersburg to Constantinople via Odessa, bearing 1858 30k applied over oval "Franco" hand stamp in blue and tied by double-ring date stamp, Very Fine single franking, rate 10k to Odessa and 20k ship from Odessa to Constantinople totalling 30k.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1991 Mikulski and 2004 B.P.B. Certificates.
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Lot 1324 |
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1865 (15/27 Sep.) folded letter from Mariupol, Ukraine to Constantinople, bearing three 1858 10k cancelled Mariupol c.d.s.; vertical file fold affecting one stamp, minor repairs, Fine. The rate was 10k Russian inland postage plus 20k to Turkey.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1325 |
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1867 (9 Feb.) folded letter from Poti, Georgia, to Constantinople, bearing 1865 10k strip of three and France Empire perf. 40c boldly cancelled "498", carried by the Ropit service to Trebizond and then by French ship, with "Trebisond/Turq. d'Asie" (26.2) and "Constantinople/Turquie" c.d.s., rate to Constantinople introduced on 1 January 1866, cover has addressee's name restored and slight splitting at folds, stamps Very Fine. One of the most important covers of the Levant and a marvelous exhibition item.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
THE ONLY RECORDED RUSSIA-FRANCE COMBINATION COVER.
Expertization: signed Calves.
Provenance: Oscar R. Schenck (Harmer Rooke, 29 March 1950, lot 177), H.W. Schaefer (private sale)
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Lot 1326 |
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1869 (29 Dec.) envelope to Constantinople (8.1) via Vienna, showing framed bilingual "Pilica" origin handstamp and merchant sender's cachet, framed "Aus Russland/Eisenb. Post-Bür. V" datestamp (29.12) on reverse, rated "3/1" (piasters) and "30" (kreuzer), Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1327 |
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1870 (7 Nov.) folded cover from St. Petersburg to Constantinople (2.12) via Vienna (22.11), bearing 1866 1k (2) and 10k cancelled by c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1328 |
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1871 (11 Sept.) folded letter from Taganrog to Constantinople via Odessa (18.9), bearing 1866 10k singles (8) cancelled by c.d.s., one stamp crossed by central vertical filing fold, otherwise Very Fine triple rate franking.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1329 |
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1872 (16 July) 10k stationery envelope from Riga, to the Chief of the Postal Service of the shipping firm T.B. Morton & Co. in Constantinople (1.8), bearing 1868 3k and 5k cancelled by c.d.s., "Aus Russland/über Bur. XI Edkuhnen-Bromberg Franco" double-ring datestamp (26.11) in red, and "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt/No. 1" arrival c.d.s. on reverse, envelope has light uniform toning, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: H.W. Schaefer
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Lot 1330 |
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1873 (24 July) folded cover from Odessa to Constantinople, bearing 1866 3k and 5k singles (2) cancelled by c.d.s., filing crease at foot, Very Fine, 10k inland postage and 3k for Ropit service.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1331 |
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1873 (17 Nov.) folded cover from Odessa to Constantinople, bearing 1866 1k singles (3, one has small faults) and 10k cancelled by c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1332 |
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1874 (10 Dec.) folded cover from Tanganrog to Smyrna, bearing 1868 1k, 5k, and 30k cancelled by c.d.s., no side panels, Fine tri-color franking, 36k double rate (26k to Constantinople and 10k Turkish ship fee to Smyrna).
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1333 |
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1875 (18 Mar.) folded letter from Odessa to Constantinople (20.3), bearing 1866 3k pair and 10k singles (2) cancelled by "Konstantin/20 Mar. 75" arrival c.d.s. (Tchil. fig. 12) in blue, some wear along filing fold, Fine and unusual.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1334 |
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1879 (20 Jan./1 Feb.) folded letter datelined Odessa to Constantinople (22.1/3.2), bearing 1875 8k cancelled on arrival by Russian Constantinople c.d.s., Odessa sender's oval; slightly soiled, Fine.
Estimate 250 - 350
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