NOVOALEKSANDROVSK (now Zarasai, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to wide margins, tied by clear dotted rectangular "180" to small lettersheet to St. Petersburg with dispatch c.d.s. of January 30, 1859 and arrival marks on reverse. This stamp has been re-used on this entire in postal fraud (evidence of cleaning and traces of red postmark). An interesting and rare cover with late usage of the No.1 and one of just 2 No.1-entires...
Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction - Day 1 - Special catalogue: Lombardy-Venetia – The “Kronlande” Collection, Russia No. 1 – The “Elin” Collection, Europe and Colonies & Great Britain and British Commonwealth
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction - Day 1 - Special catalogue: Lombardy-Venetia – The “Kronlande” Collection, Russia No. 1 – The “Elin” Collection, Europe and Colonies & Great Britain and British Commonwealth
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Auction sequence
| Day | Time | Lots | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 09:00 | 7001–7250 | Special catalogue: Lombardy-Venetia – The “Kronlande” Collection (part I) |
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 11:30 | 1001–1584 | Single lots: Europe and Colonies: A–Z |
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 15:00 | 7401–7489 | Special catalogue: Russia No. 1 – The “Elin” Collection (part III) |
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 16:00 | 1585–1753 | Single lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries |
| Friday, 18.09.2026 | 09:00 | 1754–1918 | Single lots: Airmail and Zeppelin Mail, Thematics, Olympics |
| Friday, 18.09.2026 | 10:15 | 1919–2470 | Single lots: Germany after 1945 |
| Friday, 18.09.2026 | 14:30 | 20001–20510 | Coins, Medals and Numismatic Literature: Featuring items from the estate of the late Bernt Ahlström |
| Monday, 21.09.2026 | 09:00 | 2471–3198 | Single lots: German Empire from 1872, Private Mail |
| Monday, 21.09.2026 | 14:00 | 7501–7989 | Special catalogue: A Plunge into the Abyss – Currency Devaluation in the German Empire up to the End of 1923 – The Claus Claussen Collection |
| Tuesday, 22.09.2026 | 09:00 | 3199–4388 | Single Lots: German Related Areas, First and Second World War — with special sections Weimar Republic/Third Reich (Nils Schmidt, Part II), Erich Meerwald, Se-tenants, Machine Cancellations |
| Wednesday, 23.09.2026 | 09:00 | 4389–4652 | Single lots: German Foreign Post Offices and Colonies |
| Wednesday, 23.09.2026 | 11:00 | 8001–8939 | Special catalogue: German Foreign Post Offices and Colonies – The Nikolaus Krings Collection |
| Thursday, 24.09.2026 | 08:00 | 10001–11104 | Collections: Country Collections: Europe, General Collections, Airmail & Zeppelin, Thematics, Picture Postcards, Literature and Germany |
| Friday, 25.09.2026 | 08:00 | 11105–11424 | Collections: German Occupation WWI & WWII, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, Germany after 1945 |
| Friday, 25.09.2026 | 11:00 | 4653–5350 | Single lots: German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Postal District, Alsace-Lorraine |
| Saturday, 26.09.2026 | 09:00 | 9001–9280 | Special catalogue: The Hartmut C. Schwenn Collection – The Kingdom of Bavaria – The Kreuzer Era (part I) & The Kingdom of Hanover |
| Saturday, 26.09.2026 | 12:00 | 9501–9896 | Special catalogue: Germany from 1849 – Austria from 1850 – The “American” Bruce Wright Collection (part IV) |
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Lot #7451 - europe Russia
NOVOKHOPERSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic straight-line "NOVOKHOPERSK" with adjacent manuscript date "19 April" on envelope to Moscow, with arrival mark. The stamps with tiny marginal Nick, not touching the design. Fine and rare; one of just two No.1-entires recorded with this cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)
Lot #7452 - europe Russia
ODESSA (Ukrain): 10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, used with central dotted oval "6" of the border post office. Very fine and scarce.
Lot #7453 - europe Russia
ODESSA (Ukrain): 10 kopeck brown & blue, even large margins, tied by boxed "ODESSA 4 APRIL 1858" to lettersheet to St. Petersburg. Very fine and scarce. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Lot #7454 - europe Russia
OLGOPOL: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, used with central clear dotted rectangular "354". Very fine and rare. Signed Buchsbayew.
Lot #7455 - europe Russia
PAVLOVSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins including small sheet margin at left, used with central clear dotted rectangular "90" on entire letter, dated inside June 6, 1858, to Moscow. The stamp tiniest surface scratch, otherwise very fine and in original state of preservation. An attractive and rare letter. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Lot #7456 - europe Russia
PERNAU (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to good margins, used with pen cross on envelope to Dorpat, showing on reverse dispatch c.d.s. of February 26 and arrival mark. Very fine. A rare and interesting entire, mailed on the last official day for the usage of manuscript cancellations. Signed Mikulski with certificate (1990)
Lot #7457 - europe Russia
PETROZAVODSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, clear to large margins, tied by indistinct c.d.s. to letter sheet, docketed "Petrozavosk 29 April 1858", to St. Petersburg with arrival mark. A rare usage of No.1 in Karelia. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)
Lot #7458 - europe Russia
PIRYATIN: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, used by central double line handstamp, very fine, signed Buchsbayew
Lot #7459 - europe Russia
PSKOV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by clear double line handstamp and additional pen cross to small piece, very fine. Certificate Mikulski (2002)
Lot #7460 - europe Russia
RADZIVILOV (Radyvyliv, Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by boxed " RADZIVILOV 10 NOV 1858" to cover front to Kharkov, with adjacent arrival mark. Fine and rare; the only recorded number 1 entire from this small city. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Lot #7461 - europe Russia
RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to very large margins, part of neighbour stamp at left, used with central pen cross on letter sheet (top backflap missing ) with reverse side dispatch mark "RIGA 10 JAN. 1858", to Helsingfors, Finland. A very fine and attractive early No.1 entire. Certificate Mikulski (1998)
Lot #7462 - europe Russia
RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, large margins, tied by pen cross to letter sheet with reverse side dispatch mark "RIGA 9 MAR. 1858", to Warzaw, with red arrival mark (offset on front). A very fine and attractive entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Lot #7463 - europe Russia
RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by clear c.d.s. "RIGA 30 MARCH 1858" to lettersheet to Warsaw with red arrival mark. Very fine and fresh. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)
Lot #7464 - europe Russia
RYBINSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by boxed handstamp to entire letter to Riga with arrival mark of 22 May 1858. Stamp lifted for inspection and replaced. A fine and rare entire; the only recorded to with this cancellation and one of just 2 covers recorded from Rybinsk. Certificate Buchsbayew (2016)
Lot #7465 - europe Russia
SAMARA: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by pen cross to letter sheet with reverse side clear dispatch mark "SAMARA 18 JANUARY 1858" to Saratov with frontside large double circle arrival mark. A fine and rare entire; just 4 No.1-entires have been recorded from Samara. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Lot #7466 - europe Russia
SARATOV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by pen cross and large oval handstamp "SARATOV JAN 22 1858" to entire letter to Arzamas. Very fine and fresh. One of just two No.1-entires recorded with this postmark. Certificate Mandrovski (2007)
Lot #7467 - europe Russia
SHATSK: 10 kopeck brown & blue, large even margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "FROM SHATSK 17 april 58" to small piece . Very fine and rare. Signed Buchsbayew with certificate (2014).
Lot #7468 - europe Russia
SMORGONY (Belarus): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "SMORGON 1858/ AUGUST" with "6" added by hand, to small envelope to Warsaw, with arrival marks. Very fine and rare; just one further No.1-entire recorded from this city and just 11 from Belarus soil. Certificate Buchsbayew (2015)
Lot #7469 - europe Russia
SUMY (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with straight-line "SUMY" and tied by manuscript date "21 June" to letter sheet to St. Petersburg. File fold (not affecting the stamp) strengthened, otherwise very fine. One of only two recorded No.1-entires with this cancellation. Certificate Mikulski (1998)Provenance: Fabergé (105. Corinphila auction, 1998)
Lot #7470 - europe Russia
TAMBOV: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to good margins, tied by pen cross to lettersheet to Moscow, showing on reverse dispatch c.d.s. "TAMBOV MAY 9 1858". The entire somewhat toned on reverse, otherwise very fine. The only recorded No.1-entire from Tambov. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)
Lot #7471 - europe Russia
TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, tied by dotted oval "9" to small piece. Very fine. Signed Brun and Grobe
Lot #7472 - europe Russia
TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown & blue, just touched at lower left, otherwise ample to good margins, tied by merchants handstamp (to protect from theft) and dotted oval "9" to letter sheet to St. Petersburg, with reverse side dispatch mark "TAUROGEN 29 JULY 1858" and arrival mark. Some minor staining, otherwise fine and attractive. Certificate Buchsbayew (2018)
Lot #7473 - europe Russia
TAUROGGEN (Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown & blue, horizontal pair with good to large margins, tied by merchants handstamp (to protect from theft) and boxed postmark "TAUROGEN 28 MARCH 1858" to blue letter sheet to St. Petersburg. Very fine and most attractive; undoubtedly the finest of only 11 recorded No.1- pairs on entire, as also stated in the accompaigning Certificate Mikulski (1997)
Lot #7474 - europe Russia
TULA: 10 kopeck brown & blue, ample to large margins, used with central strike of fancy oval handstamp, very fine. Signed W. Engel and Buchsbayew




























