373rd Auction

1806, “WILNA”, red straight line to reverse to letter sheet with handwritten tax “6” to Leipzig, vertical fold, otherwise fine  

1807(ca.), “ВUЛЬНО” with line, clear red strike to reverse to sheet letter, wax seal not complete and on front small paper fault, otherwise fine   

1812, “Wilno”, handwritten in black on small entire letter (dated 27.7.) to Paris with handwritten tax “19” (Decimes) and arrival mark, fine, rare soldier letter of French Grande Armee  

1812, “No. 11 GRANDE ARMÉE”, red double line on entire letter from “Bechenkowtsky” (Vilnius area) with text and autograph “le General Division ou Intendant…” to Vilnius, fine  

1812, "No. 20 PORT PAYE GRANDE ARMÉE", red double line on entire letter from Vilnius to French, fine, rare

1812, "BAU.GAL. GRANDE ARMÉE", red double line on entire letter from Vilnius to Strasbourg with black tax mark “30” on reverse, folds

1813, “ВИЛЬНО No. 19 МАРТЬ13”, red double line to reverse to envelope to Wolkowysk, reverse with complete wax seal, fine  

1817, “ВUЛЬНО”, black straight line to reverse to envelope with wax seal, fine  

1819, “ВИЛЬНО”, black straight line to reverse to envelope with wax seal, fine  

1821, “Wilna”, red straight line clear on letter sheet with transit marks “RUS” and “AT” and red boxed “AUTRICHE PAR HUNINGUE” to Paris, reverse wax seal cut out, otherwise fine, sign. Mikstein  

1823, “WILNA No. 4.OKTOBRA 1823”, red double line on envelope to Alexota with arrival mark on front, fine  

1845, “WILNO 184(5)” with handwritten date “18.4.”, clear on entire letter via Tilsit with German transit marks “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO-TOUT” and “PPayé” to Saint Péray with French transit marks and arrival mark, fine  

1847, “WILNO 184(7)” with handwritten date “7.2.”, clear on letter sheet with part of text and handwritten endorsement “p. Varsovie” via Tilsit with German transit mark “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO-TOUT” to Germany  

1855/61, postal stationery envelope 10 k., size A, used from “ВИЛЬНЮ 14. АПР.1857”, opened with small cut, otherwise fine  

1857, 10 k. deep brown and pal blue, good to large margins all around, tied by pen stroke and cds. “ВИЛЬНЮ…1858”, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate (1993)

1857, 10 k. deep brown and pal blue, small to good margins all around, tied cds. “ВИЛЬНЮ 9 МАЯ 1858” to cover front to Nowogrodku, fine, signed Richter  

1910, 7 k. blue and court delivery stamp 15 k. blue on rose tied by cds. “ВИЛЬНА-ЛУКИШКИ 16.12.” to registered cover with arrival mark, rought opened at right, otherwise fine, signed Mikulski, very rare  

1912, 7 k. blue and court delivery stamp 15 k. black on orange tied by cds. “ВИЛЬНА 1.11.” to registered cover to Podbroz with arrival mark, rought opened at top, otherwise fine, signed Mikulski

1914, postal stationery envelope Romanow 14 k. used as registered cover from “ВИЛЬНА 23.7.” with bilingual registered machine cancel “…R.Vilna centr. 593..”, vertical fold, otherwise fine, very rare

ODESSA POST OFFICE 1873 and 1875: Two leather bound books in which counter receipts for letters sent from Odessa post office have been posted. Rare

1890, Lettre de Voiture and 2 declarations issued by Kamenka post office (Penza Guberniya), very fresh and unusual (3 items)

1891, Cover from Omsk, franked with 1884/88, 7 k. blue, via Odessa and Constantinople to Mt. Athos, here taxed and Russian Levante 1884/90, 10 k. red/green applied, tied by blue "ROPiT ATHOS"; Levante stamp with slightly rounded corner, otherwise fine

1892, Registered cover from St. Petersburg, franked 1884/88, 7 k. blue, addressed to Mt. Athos and transported via "ODESSA" and "ROPiT CONSTANTINOPEL", in Mt. Athos taxed with Turkey 1892, 20 pa. applied, cancelled by pen strokes (as usual at Mt. Athos), adjacent Turkish arrival mark of October 9, 1892; to the envelope applied bilingual printed cover front "Lettre chargée"

"ROPiT ATHOS" (Tschill. 183) in black on horizontal strip of 3 Russian Levante 10 k. red/green on reverse of registered envelope to Russia, re-directed and returned, cover crease affecting one stamp and cover slightly roughly opened

"ROPiT ATHOS" (Tschill. 181) in violet on vertical pair Russian Levante 10 k. red/green on reverse of registered envelope with frontside boxed "REGISTERED ATHOS" 1899 to Russia and returned with transit and arrival marks

1899, Registed envelope from Moscow to Mt. Athos with provisional register label of the 23rd Moscow telegraph office

PORT ARTHUR, 1900: Pre-printed money letter to Mt. Athos via Odessa, weak strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds.

PORT ARTHUR, money letter to Mt. Athos with blurred strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds. in violet, Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR, Money letter to Mt. Athos, weak Port Arthur crossed date cds. 1901, Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR Money letter to Mt. Athos with good strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed dated cds. in violet, also straight line "PORT ARTHUR", Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR to Mt. Athos with fair strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds. 1901, also straight line "PORT ARTHUR" in violet, Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR, 1901: Money letter via Odessa to Mt. Athos, clear strike Port Arthur cds with crossed date and straight line "PORT ARTHUR" in violet

1898, Money letter to Mt. Athos with recently recorded Zemstvo cancellation of "NIZHNEDEVITSKAYAR ZEMSKAYA POCHTA". One other example known of which the full description is enclosed. Clear strike in violet on front of cover

End of 19th century, two different pre-printed  PEREVOD forms, one for transfers to Russian monasteries on Mt. Athos, fresh mint condition, plus two pre-printed envelops

1917 (December), Unfranked letter from Russia to Mt. Athos, Russian postage due cachet, Greek censor, Greek arrival mark of Karyes. Rare!

1919, Underfranked letter ("T" marking in red, but no postage due indicated) sent from White controlled South Russia via Odessa (boxed censorship) to Mt. Athos, via Thessaloniki with Greek censorship. Rare