2021 Spring Auction Series

Lot 30163 | 1767 (Nov 12) Wrapper written at Helsingfors (Finland) to Pernau (Estonia) bearing boxed transit “ST. PETERSBOVRG” hs

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1767 (Nov 12) Wrapper written at Helsingfors (Finland) to Pernau (Estonia) bearing boxed transit “ST. PETERSBOVRG” hs (Baillie & Peel type 1A(F) 2; Dobin…

Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR

Lot 30164 | 1773 (May 23) Entire to Belgium with superb “ST. PETERSBOVRG” hs

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1773 (May 23) Entire to Belgium with superb “ST. PETERSBOVRG” hs (Dobin 0.01, smaller format), with ms “fr Wesel”, rated on reverse “23”k for inland and…

Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR

Lot 30165 | 1780 (Feb 14) Entire to Herrnhut, Germany, with crisp “ST. PETERSBOVRG” handstamp at top

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1780 (Feb 14) Entire to Herrnhut, Germany, with crisp “ST. PETERSBOVRG” handstamp at top, various ms rate markings, a very fine strike and a fresh cover.

Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR

Lot 30163 | 1767 (Nov 12) Wrapper written at Helsingfors (Finland) to Pernau (Estonia) bearing boxed transit “ST. PETERSBOVRG” hs

Lot 30164 | 1773 (May 23) Entire to Belgium with superb “ST. PETERSBOVRG” hs

Lot 30165 | 1780 (Feb 14) Entire to Herrnhut, Germany, with crisp “ST. PETERSBOVRG” handstamp at top

Lot 30166 | 1781 large envelope from St. Petersburg showing red wax seal of the Tsar’s Chancery

Lot 30167 | 1781 Entire to Amsterdam bearing a very fine strike of “ST. PETERSBOVRG” s/l hs

Lot 30168 | 1781-1800ca. three covers with St. Petersbourg and Moscow hs and red wax seals

Lot 30169 | 1789-1847, Group of 4 pre-stamp covers all with different St. Petersburg markings

Lot 30170 | 1805, April 7 entire letter from Tulchin (Ukraine) to Tarragona (Spain)

Lot 30171 | 1807 Entire to Riga with clear “ST. PETERSBOVRG” handstamp at top

Lot 30172 | 1812 (Jul 19) Wrapper to Pernau with clear “SANCT. PETERSBOURG” handstamp at top

Lot 30173 | 1823 Wrapper to Reval (Estonia) bearing rare red Cyrillic “SANKT PETERBURG” double circle ds with SMALL 5-pointed star at foot

Lot 30174 | 1831 Wrapper to Riga (Latvia) bearing rare red Cyrillic “SANKT PETERBURG” double circle ds with large 5-pointed star at foot

Lot 30175 | 1836 Entire to Odessa bearing rectangular Gavano disinfection hs on top backflap

Lot 30176 | 1841 Entire to Switzerland struck on reverse with French language unframed “St. PETERSBOURG * *” circular hs

Lot 30177 | 1850 (Aug 10) Entire from Naples (Italy) to Odessa, disinfected with Cyrillic cachet “Clean in the Odessa / 6 Oct 1850”

Lot 30178 | 1852 Entire addressed locally to the Sardinian Consul at Odessa, disinfected, oval Cyrillic ds “Cleaned in the Odessa…quarantine”

Lot 30179 | 1853 & 1857 Pair of entires from St. Petersburg to Madrid with framed “Prusse.” hs

Lot 30180 | Sardinian Expeditionary Corps. Incoming mail on the day of the Battle of Chernaya

Lot 30181 | 1859 Wrapper from Moscow to London bearing ornate framed “PORTO” hs

Lot 30182 | 1858 10k Brown & Blue unused with copy of Ferchenbauer certificate which states that it has original gum

Lot 30183 | 1857 10k pl.II with close to large margins, cancelled by partial “GINIJAV…” 2-line ds

Lot 30184 | 1857 10k pl.II with large even margins, cancelled by town manuscript

Lot 30185 | 1857 10k pl.II, with close to very large margins, cancelled by illegible straightline cancel and pen cross

Lot 30186 | 1857 10k pl.II with large even margins, cancelled by boxed ds

Lot 30187 | 1857 10k pl.II, fine to large margins, tied to small piece by dotted circle numeral

Lot 30188 | 1857 10k pl.II with good to large margins, cancelled by partial Alexandrov s/l handstamp

Lot 30189 | 1857 10k pl.I with good to huge margins, cancelled by well centred “112” dotted box numeral of Bahmut

Lot 30190 | 1857 10k pl.II with good to huge margins, cancelled by partial cursive “BERDICHEV” hs (Ukraine)

Lot 30191 | 1857 10k Brown & Blue left marginal with good to huge margins, light dotted circle cancel “58” of Chita

Lot 30192 | 1857 10k Brown & Blue with good even margins, dotted rectangular cancel “436” of Dukhovchina

Lot 30193 | 1857 10k pl.II with fine to good margins, cancelled by perfectly centred “237” dotted box numeral of Hasenpoth (Latvia)

Lot 30194 | 1857 10k pl.I with fine to very large margins, cancelled by perfectly centred “222” dotted box numeral of Kouvei

Lot 30195 | 1857 10k pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by Kovno dotted circle

Lot 30196 | 1857 10k pl.II with good to large margins, tied to small piece by near complete “LIBAVA” (Latvia) 3-line datestamp

Lot 30197 | 1857 10k pl.I with good to huge margins, cancelled by complete and well centred “353”dotted box numeral of Nemirov

Lot 30198 | 1858 (Jun 23) Wrapper from Odessa to Tagenrog with 1858 10k brown & blue tied by “6” oval of dots

Lot 30199 | 1857 10k pl.II, with good to huge margins, cancelled by complete “234” dotted box numeral of Pauske (Latvia)

Lot 30200 | 1857 10k Brown & Blue with large even margins, tied to small piece by complete Riga cds,

Lot 30201 | 1857 10k pl.II with large even margins, tied to small piece by boxed “RIGA” datestamp (Latvia)

Lot 30202 | 1857 10k Brown & Blue with very close to large margins, cancelled by partial “RUJEN (POST)” two line ds

Lot 30203 | 1857 10k pl.II, with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by 2-line dated cancel, possibly of Rinjavki

Lot 30204 | 1857 10k pl.II with fine to large margins, cancelled by clear “579” dotted box numeral of Staroudoub

Lot 30205 | 1857 10k pl.II with fine to large margins, cancelled by neat “47” dotted circle of Tambov

Lot 30206 | 1857 10k pl.II with large to huge margins, cancelled by perfectly centred “9” dotted oval numeral of Taurogen

Lot 30207 | 1857 10k pl.II with good even margins, cancelled by partial oval “TULA” ds

Lot 30208 | 1857 10k Brown & Blue with fine to large margins, cancelled by Vosiyanin cds

Lot 30209 | 1857 10k pl.II with fine to good margins, cancelled by perfectly centred “235” dotted box numeral of Windau (Latvia)

Lot 30210 | 1857 10k pl.I with large even margins, tied to small piece by virtually complete bilingual “WINDAU” (Latvia) double circle ds

Lot 30211 | Retouched Background: 1857 10k pl.II with at top right, with fine to good margins, cancelled by neat “9” dotted oval numeral of Taurogen

Lot 30212 | 1857 10k with good to large margins cancelled part straight line POLTAVA showing plate variety “Broken Posthorn”