Kossoy Collection of Poland; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-13, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2249 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1857 10k brown and blue, imperforate single, neat red Warszawa postmark, margins all around, v.f., signed Mikulski, with 1988 certificate O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2250 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1857 10k brown & blue, large margins all around, cancelled "1" in concentric rings (Warszawa), tiny part of red (departure pmk) at lower left, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2251 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1857 10k brown and blue, imperforate single with margins all around, cancelled upside down "1" (Warszawa), usual pen offsets on back, deep colors, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #2252 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1857 10k brown and blue, imperforate single with margins all around, beautiful fresh color, cancelled by pen cross on part of coverfront addressed to Warszawa, with indistinct red arrival markings, partly on stamp, v.f., signed Diena O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2253 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled by pen and tied by oval "C.A. Moes & Co. Choroszcz" merchant's handstamp, also by a red Polish town departure postmark on outer FL to Riga, with framed "Polucheno 17 February 1858" arrival datestamp on back, wax seal removed from back, fine and probably unique usage from Choroszcz, a small town near Bialystok, ex-Frederick Small collection  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
 | Lot #2254 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1858 10k brown and blue, tied by bold numeral "1" in concentric rings on outer FL used in 1858 (7/8) from Warszawa to St. Petersburg, with corresponding departure postmark alongside, fine and scarce usage of Russia Number 2 on cover from Poland (this stamp was only available from April until October 1858), with 1995 Mikulski cert. Catalog #2 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2255 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1858 10k brown and blue (small faults), tied by"1" in concentric circles on small FL used in 1858 (16/4) from Warszawa to Wloclawek, corresponding departure postmark alongside, fine appearance, early usage of Russia Number 2 in Poland Catalog #2 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #2256 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1858 10k brown and blue, tied by"1" in concentric circles on outer FL used in 1858 (12/8) from Warszawa to Riga, corresponding departure postmark (in Cyrillic only) alongside, framed "Polucheno 17 Aug" arrival on back, fine Catalog #2 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #2257 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1858 20k blue and orange, thin paper, used twice (postal fraud) and cancelled upside down "1" (Warszawa), small faults, fine appearance, scarce O Catalog #3 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2258 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1858 30k carmine and green, thin paper, used twice (postal fraud) and cancelled "1" (Warszawa), reperforated, otherwise fine, signed Dr.Kossoy, rare O Catalog #4 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2259 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1858 20k blue and orange, perf. 12 1/2, cancelled "Lomza" 14/9 in black, small faults, rare town postmark in Polish only O Catalog #9 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #2260 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1865 (21 April) registered stampless letter from Alexandrow Pograniczny (bilingual departure cds) to the Firm of Rothschild and Sons in London, red "Aus Russland Franco" RPO, "Recomandirt" and "P.D." handstamps, with three English markings including "registered", "Prussia Registered" and "Registered London" arrival (24 April), blue crayon charge, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2261 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1865 10k brown and blue, tied by "1" in four squares, with red Warszawa (2/7) departure cds (Polish cancels were valid until 1864; replaced by Cyrillic thereafter), used in 1869 on outer FL to Torun, with red "Franco" and Prussian RPO cancel, appropriate Warszawa in Cyrillic letters on back, also two additional FLs with similar franking and cancels, used from Warszawa to Elzbietow, one with red (22/11) departure, the other with appropriate (26/2) Cyrillic only on back, fine-v-f. | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2262 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 (Warszawa), two different 10k stationery entire envelopes, each with indicia on the backflap, cancelled by different "1", the latter with ornamental foot, used from Warszawa to Telshy (1866) and to Danzig (1869), fine-v.f., scarce | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #2263 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 (Piotrkow) 10k brown and blue (horizontally laid paper), tied by Piotrkow 2/12 departure cds on 10k stationery entire envelope (opened for display, with small repair at top), used in 1868 to St. Petersburg (addressed to Princess Maria Ivanovna Dolgoruki), with arrival pmk on back. The sender considered this letter as sent abroad, although the 10k indicia would have sufficed | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2264 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 (5 Apr) small FL from Warszawa to Berlin, with small red departure cds, charged "6" in blue crayon, also blue "Aus Russland" handstamp on back, with arrival postmark, fine and unusual, without the required "Franco", "P.D." or any other markings indicating prepayment | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2265 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 (Warszawa) FL to Riga, franked with 20k blue and orange, tied by "Warszawa 14/12 68" in Cyrillic, sent to Riga, some toning, otherwise fine, rare usage | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #2266 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 10k brown and blue, tied by "1" in four squares (type III) on cover used in 1871 from Warszawa (departure pmks in Cyrillic only on back) to Smogorzew, via Przysucha (Radom gouv), bearing two-line arrival datestamp in Cyrillic "Przisuskaya Sta(ncya) dna 12 June, 1871" (rare). After 1865, in the process of the generalized and intensified Russification of the Kingdom of Poland, the last Polish and bilingual cancellations were removed from the post offices. Under the pretext of non-availability, St. Petersburg supplied most of the postal agencies with the provincial two-line datestamps in Cyrillic letters, identical to those used in Russia proper | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2267 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 (26 Mar) stampless registered FL from Warszawa to Vienna, containing a bill of exchange of 300 Florins. On back, there are two wax seals, one reading "Warsaw Postamt Exp. Letters Abroad", with red departure and framed "Rekomendowany", also "Franco", with "10" in crayon, boxed Wien (27/3) arrival pmk on back, fine. According to regulations, Polish cancels were valid until 1864; replaced by Cyrillic thereafter, hence this letter with markings in Polish only is rarity | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #2268 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1866 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), two FLs paying 14k each, tied by "1" in four squares (different types), used in 1969 from Warszawa to Berlin, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2269 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1868 (12 Dec) outer FL from Warszawa to Elzbietow, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by Cyrillic departure postmark, with two different "Siedlce" transit cds (both in Polish), fine and scarce | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2270 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1868 1k, 3k ("v" for "3" in background error) and 10k cancelled by "182" (Lodz) numeral postmarks on piece (ex-Faberge), also an outer FL paying 26k (two each 3k and 10k), sent from Lodz, via Ostende to England, with arrival pmk, ex-Bojanowicz OCatalog #20d | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2271 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1869 FL from Warszawa to Paris, franked with 3k, 5k and 20k, each tied by "1" in four squares, addressed to the Rothschild firm in Paris, with ""Franco" and "Aus Russland" RPO, also additional departure in Polish only, backstamped on arrival, fine | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #2272 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1870 (23 Aug) FL from Warszawa to the firm of Rothschild and Sons in Paris, with red departure cds, boxed "P.38" and blue Prussian entry cds, also red "Aus Russland Franco" RPO and Paris "Poste Restante" arrival cds on back, charged "11" (decimes), fine. While the usage Polish language only departure postmarks was technically prohibited by the Russian authorities, this cover demonstrates how these restrictions were circumvented by the Poles | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2273 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1871 10k brown and blue, tied by Warszawa 26 October RPO cds on outer FL used in 1871 to Elzbietow, with transit cds of "Wengrow" and "Pochtowyj Wagon No.6" (Warszawa-Wilno TPO) on back, also two-line datestamp of "Lochow" 27 October, all in Cyrillic, rare | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2274 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1885 (17 Jan) small cover franked with 3k black and green, used locally in Warszawa (addressed in Polish only), arrival postmark the same date, with "8 Wech" (8:00pm) time stamp on back, fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2275 POLAND Russian Stamps used in Poland 1899 (27 Dec) cover to Dresden, franked with a German 10 Pfennig adhesive, tied by "Warszawa 1 Eksped" departure in Cyrillic letters, another "Warszawa 4 Exped" alongside, with a transit pmk on back, arriving in Dresden on 9th January, 1890. While there is no explanation for a German stamp used in Warszawa, several possibilities arise. In 1889, new types of Russian definitives (4k, 10k, 20k and 1r) were introduced for foreign correspondence. In addition, new postal rates went into effect. The rate for a 15gr letter abroad was increased from 7k to 10k. An inexperienced postal clerk may have confused a 10pf German adhesive for a 10k Russian stamp on a letter which in fact passed unchallenged through two post offices and arrived safely in Germany. While a philatelic curiosity, we are not aware of any others, filing folds and some cover wear, possibly unique | Price Realized $900.00 |
