Buchsbayew, Paul (AIEP (Association internationale des experts en philatélie))
Attest-Nr.:
922/1160
Zusatzinformationen und Suchstichworte
Cherrystone - Rare Stamps and Covers of the World 13. - 14. September 2022 Los 1160 Russland 1857 10k brown & blue, unused horizontal pair, with original gum, hinge remnant, paper thickness 0.11 mm, colorless "1" watermark shifted to left, margins all around, light bend between stamps, full embossing and vivid colors, very fine. An unused Russia Number One single is a world-class rarity, of which only a few have been recorded. Outside of the Popov Museum in St. Petersburg, this is the only genuine unused pair of the first stamp of Russia in private hands. While "unused" examples have surfaced over the years, they have generally been determined to have been cleaned, have pen cancels removed, etc. It is a privilege to offer this remarkable unused pair of Russia Number One, with full original gum and to our knowledge, never before shown or offered for sale, accompanied by a 2022 Buchsbayew certificate. A wonderful treasure of Imperial Russian Philately (Scott Catalogue "Genuine unused examples of No.1 are exceedingly scarce. Most of those offered are used with pen cancellation removed. The unused value is for an example without gum. The very few known stamps with original gum sell for much more (catalogue value $125,000 as two singles without gum) Zuschlag 130.000,00 USD