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Auction: SW1006 - The Collector's Series, including important Chile and Portugal
Lot: 928

1858, 10k. blue and brown, imperforate first-issue example, possessing good margins all around, used on small piece in mixed franking with second issue perf. 20k. orange and deep blue, both tied by straight-line "Ustyuzhna/12 June 1858" handstamp. This piece, together with the famous cover exhibiting this same franking, are the only proofs of the existence of the use of the first- and second-issue combination frankings featuring different denominations. A notorious rarity of Russian philately, of great visual impact. Mi. 1, 3. Ex Fabergé, Mikulski and Bianchi.

Estimate
€10,000