1854, Essays for the First Russian Postage Adhesive : 10kop za lot, surface printed essay in blue black, Mercury type, cut square on white bond paper (31:31mm), very fine. A wonderful Imperial rarity, possibly the only one known in this color. In July 1854, the Director of the Postal Department made an official request to the Council of State for the preparation of postage stamps. The proposed design featuring the head of Mercury was not...
Public auction #38
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
The auction schedule as follows:
October 10 - 11, 2017 / coins & banknotes
World bank notes
Germany bank notes
October 16 - 20, 2017 / philately & picture postcards including:
Asia, Europe, Thematics, Overseas, Germany and picture post cards
Sale Terms
Lot #18965 - Russia
1856, Essays for the First Russian Postage Adhesive : 10kop za lot, 1k za konv (10k per 10 lot; 1kop for cover) embossed Eagle, in greenish blue / black, with turquoise background, die essay on thin card with wide margins, very fine, probably the only known in this color, handstamped "P M D" and expertised Mikulski, ex Faberge
Lot #18966 - Russia
1857, 10kop. brown/blue, fresh colour, full to large margins with parts of lower adjoining stamp, neatly oblit. by c.d.s. and faint penstroke.
1857, Staatswappen 10 K, außergewöhnlich breitrandig, unten mit Linie der Nachbarmarke, gestempelt und kaum wahrnehmbare Federzugspur.
Lot #18967 - Russia
1857, 10 k. deep brown and pale blue, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, used, fine, signed Drahn
Lot #18968 - Russia
1858, 20k. with pen cancellation on cover from Moscow to St. Petersburg. (Pen cancellation is extremely rare, less than 5 covers known, and this is the best one, with a stamp of fresh colour and well perforated - a great gem of Russian collections. 20 K is the tariff for a 2 Lot letter withhin the Russian empire, ex Lippschutz. (Sc. 3, certificate.) (M)
Lot #18969 - Russia
1858, 30k. rose & green on cover (folds) from Odessa to Taganrog tied by numeral in oval. A rare single franking of a fresh and undamaged stamp with a scarce cancellation (on any value, especially on #3 or 4). This colour and paper shade on cover is UNIQUE! A gem of Agaphon Faberge collection sold on pre-WWII sale in London. Also ex Mertens coll. (Sc. 4; Buchsbayew cert.) (M)
Lot #18970 - Russia
1858, 30kop. red/green, fresh colour, well perforated, neatly cancelled.
1858, Staatswappen 30 K, traumhaft schönes, gestempeltes Luxusstück!
Lot #18971 - Russia
1858, 10kop. brown/blue, horiz. strip of four, fresh colour, well perforated, neatly oblit. by c.d.s. "????????? 12/SEP/1864". Rare and attractive multiple! (Scott 8)
1858: 10 K. siena/hellblau, waagerechter Viererstreifen, eine Marke gering hell, hervorragend gezähnte und zentrierte Einheit, klarer K1 "KRONSTADT 12/SEP/1864". Ein sehr schöner und seltener Streifen! (Scott 8)
Lot #18972 - Russia
1858, 10kop. brown/blue, vertical pair (slight toning) on double weight letter sheet neatly oblit. by dotted numeral "1" and red c.d.s. "?????-????????? 5/NOV/1860" alongside, addressed to ? ?????.
1858: 10 K. siena/hellblau, senkrechtes Paar, seltene Doppel-Frankatur auf wirkungsvollem Brief, perfekter Nummernstempel "1", nebengesetzt roter K2 "ST. PETERSBURG 5/NOV/1860", nach VOLOGDA. Wirkungsvoller Beleg für die 2. Gewichtsstufe.
Lot #18973 - Russia
1873, 20 Kop single franking on folded letter from St. Petersburg to Paris
Lot #18974 - Russia
1858, 20kop. blue/orange, horiz. pair on lettersheet from "??????????? 1/DEC/1865" (Arctic circle) to ?????-?????????. Rare franking for a cover of four lot weight!
1858: 20 K. dunkelblau/gelborange, waagrechtes Paar auf Luxusbrief, klarer K1 "ARCHANGELSK 1/DEC/1865" (Arktis), nach ST. PETERSBURG. Eine seltene Frankatur für einen 4 Lot schweren Brief innerhalb Russlands. (Scott 9, SC 6)
Lot #18976 - Russia
1864. Stampless envelope written from St. Petersburg dated 'July 4th 1864' addressed to Cadiz with dispatch double ring boxed 'Aus Russland' in magenta with hand-struck 'P.D.' on face and charge '32' with Cadiz receiver 'Aug 21st' on reverse. Superb item.
Lot #18977 - Russia
1872, cover from Goldingen, Kurland (now Kuldiga in Latvia) to Lübeck franked by 10 x 1 k. black & yellow on vert. laid paper. A unique cover (fold) from this small but very old city in Kurland with a rare multiple franking. Ex Lippschutz coll. (Sc. 19c). (M)
Lot #18978 - Russia
1866, 1k. IMPERFORATED on horiz. laid paper, used on piece with Moscow 9. May 1869 c.d.s., wide margins, fresh and very fine. (Sc. 19b; Mikulski cert.). (M)
Lot #18979 - Russia
1866, The fantastic and UNIQUE 3 k. IMPERFORATED PAIR, on horiz. laid paper, used in Wloclawek, POLAND with 31. May 1876 c.d.s. The rarest imperforated variety of Russia according to P. Ferrary. A very important item for great collections of Russia or Poland. Ex Ferrary (sold to Sir John Wilson). (Sc. 20b; Mikulski cert.). (M)
Lot #18980 - Russia
1865, Faltbrief mit 3 Kop, 5 Kop und 10 Kop alle mit ovalem Punkt-Stempel "C.II.b" und Neben-K2 "ST.PETERSBURG 3 JAN 69" über Preussen nach Amsterdam mit rs. AK vom 18.1.1869
Lot #18981 - Russia
1866/1875, 5 K., 10 K. and 20 K. each tied "YALTA 8 ABR 1879" to registered cover to "KAMENEZ-PODOLSK 10 ABR 1879" (backstamp), slightly bumped corners and vert. crease not affecting stamps.
Lot #18982 - Russia
1866 5k. black & lilac, IMPERFORATED, used in RIGA with part strike of Dec. 1876 c.d.s. A very fine stamp with wide margins and fresh, from the later sheet used in Riga 1876 (while the earlier one was used in 1873). Undervalued in most catalogues. (Sc. 22b, Mikulski cert.). (M)
Lot #18983 - Russia
1866: 5 K. schwarz/lila und 30 K. rosa/grün [35 K. = 15 K. Einschreiben und 20 K. für den 2 Lot schweren Brief], sehr seltene Kombination auf weißem Luxus-R-Brief, perfekter L2 "STAN GORODINO 6/JUNI/1874", nach TULA. Ein außerordentlich ansprechender Beleg!
Lot #18984 - Russia
1866, 10 k. with MALFORMED "10" AT UPPER LEFT (so-called "Kalach"), used on 1874 cover. A rare variety, only a handfull copies are known to exist! Ex A. Faberge. (Sc. 23 Var.). (M)
Lot #18985 - Russia
1866, The largest known franking of 13 times 30 k. on VERT. LAID PAPER, used along with 3 x 3 k. on 1878 registered cover (some faults/stains) from Olgopol to Kamenets (now Ukraine). A gem of Russian collections. Ex März and ex Biancchi coll. (Sc. 25a). (M)
Lot #18986 - Russia
1869. Envelope (horizontal fold) addressed to France bearing Yvert 19, 3k black and green, Yvert 20, 5k black and lilac and Yvert 22, 20k blue and orange tied by oval æCHbÆ obliterator with circular St. Petersburg date stamp, hand-struck æP.P.Æ in red on face, routed via Paris, rated æfr 5 1/2Æ in m/s red crayon and Montpellier receiver on reverse. Very attractive item.
Lot #18987 - Russia
1870, letter with beautiful three colour franking containing 3 Kop coat of arms each with wrong "V" imprint of the 5 Kop stamp. The letter was sent from ST. PETERSBURG with red prussian transit mark to Amsterdam.
Lot #18988 - Russia
1870. Registered stampless envelope (opened on three sides) with on reverse 5 complete seals addressed to London cancelled by St. Petersburg date stamp '6th Oct' with framed 'Registered', hand-stamp 'P.D.' in red, routed via Prussia with circular 'Prussia/Registered' transit date stamp 'Oct 22' with London Registered and hand-struck 'Crown Registered' on face in red and rated '68' in blue crayon. Fine ltem.
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