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AUCTION SALE THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 AT 1:00 P.M. RUSSIA 1184 ` 1836 (1 July) FL from St. Petersburg (pre-printed business text, also written in German) to Bordeaux, red L.P.B. 5 and framed “Hollande par Thionville” and arrival cds on back, fine ................................. 200.00 1185 s 1857 10k brown & blue, cancelled “451” (Melitopol) in rectangle of dots, ample margins all around, v.f., with 1999 Mikulski certificate ................................................................................................(1) 300.00 1186 s 1857 10k brown and blue, used, bottom sheet margin single, v.f., signed Dr.Ferchenbauer.. ...........(1) 400.00 1187 1188 1187 ` 1857 10k brown & blue, horizontal pair, brilliant colors, cut close at bottom and in at right, tied by boxed Kharkov 4 May 1858 datestamp on FL to St. Petersburg, filing fold through the stamps at top, with additional faults, fine appearance, with 10 May arrival pmk on back. Pairs of Russia Number one cover are very scarce ...........................................................................................................(1) 2,500.00 1188 ` 1857 10k brown and blue, large, even margins all around, brilliant colors, cancelled by pen cross on large part of outer FL addressed to Rostov Fair (Rostowskyj Yarmark), partial departure postmark on back (possibly Pernow), light natural wear, fresh and v.f., signed Eisold, with 2005 Hovest certificate ...................................................................................................................................................(1) 2,500.00 1189 ` 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, v.f., tied by boxed “Wilno 16 Nov. 1858” datestamp on cover addressed to Strzala (Poland), some toning and backflap mending, otherwise fine ...............(1) 3,500.00 -141- 117\9 1182 1177 1180 1190 1184 1185 1181 1186 1200 1202 1191 1192 1194 1196 1211 1199 1203 1201 1204 -142 - U.S. & Worldwide July 8-9, 2015 Stamps & Covers 1190 ` 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by a perfect strike of “55” in circle of dots cancel, on outer FL from Cherson to Odessa, with framed 4 Sep 1858 departure datestamp on back, filing fold away from the stamp, minor perf. toning, otherwise fine cover from the “Fratelli Rokka” correspondence .............(2) 250.00 1191 ` 1858 10k brown & blue, cancelled by “391” in rectangle of dots on outer FL from Werro to Riga, with framed 9 October departure datestamp on back, part of “Polucheno” (received) and corresponding docketing, filing folds away from the stamp, fine usage from a small town in present- day Estonia ...................................................................................................................................................(2) 250.00 1192 ` 1858 10k brown and blue, used April 18 on folded letter from Torzhok (Tver province) to Moscow, fine early usage ............................................................................................................................................(2) 250.00 1193 ` 1858 30k carmine & green, tied by 1 April 1865 cds on FL to Syra, charged “50” in crayon, with Greek 10L and 40L Large Hermes Heads, margins all around except 40L touching at bottom, cancelled by Syros 19 Apr cds, additional departure, Odessa transit and arrival pmks on back, diagonal slit (disinfection), fine ................................................................................................................(10) 1,500.00 1194 ` 1875 (4 July) registered cover (petition) from Ushchitza to Kamenetz, paying 39 kopeck with three each 3k and 10k, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back ................................................................................... 250.00 1195 w/wwa 1875 7k, 8k, 10k and 20k, four sheet corner margin panes of 25, last one from the lower right corner, position 80 with crossed “t” in “dwatsat” (20), 7k and 10k upper left and 8k upper right positions, some hinge reinforcements and perf. separations, even gum toning and slight marginal flaws, fine-v.f. and splendid multiples (catalogue value for hinged singles) cat. $5,875 ....(27-30,30a) 5,000.00 1196 ` 1877 (31 May) large registered cover (petition) from Novgorod to St. Petersburg, paying 39 kopecks with 1k, 8k and 30k (horizontally laid paper), filing folds and some toning on back, full wax seal and arrival pmk, scarce franking ............................................................................................................................ 300.00 -143 - July 8-9, 2015 Cherrystone Auctions 1197 ww 1904 10k dark blue, background inverted error, with further variety imperf. at bottom, which is explained by the fact that the stamp has a pre-print paper fold (plis d’accordeon), which made it shorter, escaping perforation at bottom, possibly only 5/10 can exist, with Mikulski and Buchsbayew certificates ..........................................................................................................................................(60a,var) 2,500.00 1198 w/wwa 1904-15 selection of varieties with blocks of four of 10k dark blue, background inverted, also 20k and 50k background omitted and 5r variety background shifted. In addition, there is a single 5r with strong offset on back, as well as 10k on 7k Romanov, surcharge inverted, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. (web photo) ...................................................................................................................(60a,82b,85b,110a,108var) 250.00 1199 ` 1907 (21 June) beautiful and decorative envelope & lettersheet franked with 7k, tied by Zmeinogorsk, Tomsk cds & sent to Kalyvanskoye, Siberia, v.f. and delightful cover ............................ 250.00 1200 w 1909 1r Arms, variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., v.f., with Andrew Farberov certificate .............(87a,var) 400.00 1201 w 1909 1r pale brown & orange brown, vertical pair imperf. between, additional variety lozenges on both sides, l.h., v.f. ..............................................................................................................................(87var) 100.00 1202 P 1915-19 1r two imperf. proofs on gummed paper, one with dark brown background displaced to left, the other with greenish background, slightly displaced center, v.f. .......................................................... 500.00 1203 ww 1917 10r Arms, horizontal pair, imperf. at right and between stamps, n.h., v.f. ..................................... 350.00 1204 ` 1917 incoming mail from New York, group of 14 registered covers, each paying 15c, addressed to various places including one to Army Field Post, censored and redirected, some to Petrograd, others returned to senders, different markings, considerable wear and tear, interesting group .......... 500.00 1205 wwa 1917 1r imperf., two panes of 22 each, one with inverted background, other with significantly displaced background, n.h., v.f. (web photo) ..............................................................................(131e,var) 250.00 1206 1207 1206 w 1917 5r dark blue, green and yellow (error), additional variety yellow groundwork inverted, top sheet margin example with color indicators, h.r. in margin, stamp l.h., v.f. An incredibly rare double error, only a few recorded .............................................................................................................(133a,var) 7,500.00 1207 w 1917 10r scarlet, green (instead of yellow) and gray, upper right sheet corner margin imperf. single, additional variety olive green groundwork inverted, minor h.r., marginal gum bends at top, stamp v.f., with Mikulski certificate stating that this is a genuine proof for the 10r stamp, background color in bright green was not accepted, also with APS certificate. A very rare (possibly unique) double error (green background instead of yellow, furthermore inverted) ..........................................(135a,var) 7,500.00 -144 - U.S. & Worldwide July 8-9, 2015 Stamps & Covers 1208 w 1918 70k brown, imperforate single, close at left, adequate margins at right and at bottom, l.h., v.f., with Buchsbayew certificate (Standard 2Pa) .....................................................................................(150a) 5,000.00 1209 ` 1921 (12 Dec) registered cover (opened for display) used locally in Verny (today Almaty, Kazakhstan), franked on back with nine different Postal Savings and Control stamps, fine-v.f. .......... 250.00 1210 wwa 1922 Star surcharges, seven different perf. cross-gutter panes of 100, five with full margins all around, some wrinkles and marginal flaws, otherwise fine-v.f. (web photo) .............................(216/22) 500.00 1211 w 1922 30r on 50k, basic stamp double and shifted background, v.f. and rare variety, with Dr.Ceresa cert. ......................................................................................................................................................(219var) 150.00 1212 ww 1924 definitives (typographed), 2k green, 6k blue imperf. singles with large margins all around, n.h., v.f. ...............................................................................................................................(Zagorsky 040Pa,44Pa) 750.00 1213 wwa 1925 definitives (watermarked), 5k lilac, top sheet corner margin pane of 20, horizontal invalidating perforations, n.h., fine-v.f. ................................................................................................................(308var) 250.00 1214 w 1927 Esperanto, 14k perf. 10, l.h., v.f., signed Vasiliev; also included regular perf. 10½ stamp ........ ...............................................................................................................................................................(374var)