1857 (23 Dec) unpaid entire with part contents to Constantinople, endorsed “voie de Trieste” bearing central St Gallen cds and a very fine strike of rare framed tax mark ‘3 – 5/ 2 – 20’ for 3 piastres 5 paras Swiss/Postal Union fee and 2 piastres 20 para postage beyond Trieste, to be paid by the recipient, reverse with Trieste Abends transit (26/12) and arrival cds of 8/1.
1857 (Apr 16) orange-buff envelope addressed to “Secretary of Legation of the U.S., Madrid, Spain” franked with 1853-55 3c. dull red (Sc 11) in two vertical pairs (left-hand pair with touched margins at right), blue cork cancels and matching Picolata Fla date stamp, circular framed PP and red London Paid, double-ring Madrid cds, various manuscript rate markings including “2 pesetas”. The envelope is rebacked front with repaired corners, The Philatelic Foundation certificate.
1857 (Jun 17) entire to Neustadt endorsed “Postage Paid” and “pr prussian closed mail” franked 1851 12c. pair (with margins touched at left) and 1853-55 3c. pair (good to large margins) tied by Hannibal Mo. Cds, red N.York 7 Br. Pkt PAID cds, at top framed AACHEN 3/7/ FRANCO entry cancel, reverse with Altona transit and arrival cds. A fine and rare cover with Philatelic Foundation Cert (1999).
1857 10k. pl. II with large even margins cancelled by ‘237’ dotted oval numeral of Hasenpot, very fine.
1857 10k. pl.I with good to huge margins, cancelled by well centred ‘112’ dotted box numeral of Bahmut, corner crease at lower left
1857 10k. pl.I with good to large margins, cancelled by complete and well centred ‘353’ dotted box numeral of Nemirov; very fine, signed Richter.
1857 10k. pl.I with large even margins, tied to small piece by framed ‘RIGA’ date stamp, very fine and surprisingly scarce cancel on this issue.
1857 10k. pl.II with broken ‘K’ in ‘Kop’ in inner oval variety, with close to fine margins tied to small piece by pen cross; fine
1857 10k. pl.II with close to very large margins, cancelled by illegible straight-line cancel and pen cross, very fine. Raybaudi Cert.
1857 10k. pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by two-line dated cancel, possibly of Rinjavki, very fine. Hovest Cert (2013)
1857 10k. pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by Kovno dotted circle, very fine, signed Richter, Thier and Buhler.
1857 10k. pl.II with fine to large margins, cancelled by neat ‘47’ dotted circle of Tambov, small corner crease at top left.
1857 10k. pl.II with good to huge margins, cancelled by complete ‘234’ dotted box numeral of Bauske (Latvia), very fine. Ex. Von. Hoffmann, cert Mikulski which states that the stamp was fraudulently used twice as it shows a light cds at lower right.
1857 10k. pl.II with good to huge margins, cancelled by partial cursive ‘Berdichev’ handstamp (of Ukraine), very fine.
1857 10k. pl.II with good to large margins, cancelled by partial ALEXANDROV straight-line handstamp, very fine.
1857 10k. pl.II with large even margins cancelled by very well centred ‘9’ dotted oval numeral of Taurogen, very fine.
1857 10k. pl.II with large even margins, cancelled by partial boxed date stamp, some paper adherence.
1857 10k. pl.II with retouched background variety at top right, with fine to good margins, cancelled by neat ‘9’ dotted oval numeral of Taurogen, vert fine.
1857 10k. pl.II with close to large margins, cancelled by partial GINJAV... two-line date stamp, very fine, signed Pfenniger and L. Hovest Cert.
1857 10k. pl.II with fine to large margins, cancelled by clear ‘579’ dotted box numeral of Staroudoub; very fine.