1864-68, St. Petersburg City Post stationery envelope 5+1k ultra, size 120x86mm, unused, VF

140 

1864-68, St. Petersburg City Post stationery envelope 5+1k ultra, size 134x102mm, red crayon stroke on the face, still unused, VF

130 

1864-68, St. Petersburg City Post stationery envelope 5+1k dark blue, size 112x75mm, unused, VF

140 

1864-68, two St. Petersburg City Post stationery envelopes 5+1k, size 132x82mm, indicia in dark blue or gray blue (scarce), fresh, unused, VF

300 

1848, Imperial postal stationery envelope 20+1k light blue, size 137x110mm, minor soiling, fresh, mostly VF

130 

1848, Imperial postal stationery envelope 20+1k light blue, sent in 1857 from Vilno to Luzin (now Ludza - Latvia), indicia has been pen cross cancelled, Vilno boxed ds, sealed with wax, F/VF

500 

1848, Imperial postal stationery envelope 20+1k deep blue, size 140x114mm, insignificant soiling, F/VF

130 

1848, Imperial postal stationery envelope 20+1k greenish blue, size 142x113mm, indicia with a break between "2" and "0" variety, traces of previous hinges, fresh, mostly VF

140 

1848, Imperial postal stationery envelope 30+1k carmine rose, size 142x115mm, minor soiling, fresh, VF

140 

1893-96, seven illustrated items, including four wrappers, two postcards (both used) and one letter-card, minor flaws, generally nice, F/VF, ex-Faberge
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270 

1914, five stationery envelopes, two postcards and three non-postal stamps, clean condition, VF
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180 

1857, 10k brown and blue, four-side large margins imperforated copy, numeral "1" watermark, a part of pre-philatelic boxed cancellation, dated "24 Maia 185(8)", VF, C.v. $850

375 

1857, 10k brown and blue, imperforated copy, numeral "1" watermark, large margins at three sides and close (1mm) margin at the top, a part of circular St. Petersburg ds, F/VF

280 

1857, 10k brown and blue, numeral "1" watermark, perforation 14 1/2, two copies with different Riga postmarks, printed on thin or thick paper, VF, C.v. $250

95 

1858, 10k brown and blue, perforation 14 1/2, used on entire wrapper from Riga to Volmar, tied by "38" inside dotted circular cancellation, Riga and Volmar pre-philatelic boxed markings on the back, several small spots of entire discoloration, still fresh and VF, APEX certificate

220 

1858, 20k blue and orange, numeral "2" watermark, perforation 14 1/2, pen cross cancellation, intact perforation and very fresh, VF and scarce

525 

1858, 30k carmine and green, numeral "3" watermark, perforation 14 1/2, slightly trimmed at the top, otherwise nice collectable copy of this desirable stamp, unused, no gum, VF appearance

675 

1858-64, 1k-30k, complete set of six, perforation 12 1/2, printed on paper without watermark, postally used, F/VF, C.v. $455

95 

1858, 10k-30k, perforation 12 1/2, complete set of three, 10k and 20k have tiny spots of scratched gum, both with large part of OG, previously hinged; stamp of 30k is unused, no gum, fresh colors, VF appearance, C.v. $2,200

425 

1870, three stamps, including 20k blue and orange with perforation 12 1/2, used on cover from Rybinsk to Selles-sur-Cher (France) via St. Petersburg, transit and arrival ds, VF and scarce franking, ex-Liphschutz

425 

1866, 1k-30k, complete set of six, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $286.50

190 

1870, 3k green and black, printed on horizontally laid paper, "V" error of background, fresh, unused, no gum, F/VF

270 

1866, 5k black and lilac, printed on horizontally laid paper, black spot on the left monogram inside oval, full OG, previously hinged, VF

90 

1868-75, 1k-30k, 2k-8k, two complete sets printed on vertically laid paper, the total is nine stamps, postal cancellations, mostly F/VF, C.v. $753.50

140 

1400 

850 

1875-79, 2k-20k, complete set of five, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $255

110 

1875, 2k black and red, printed on vertically laid paper, rounded bottom left corner, unused, no gum, F/VF and a collectable copy of this rare stamp, C.v. $3,750

240 

1875, 20k blue and orange, cross-shaped "t" variety, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $125

95 

1876, 3k, 8k and 20k, printed on horizontally laid paper, used on registered cover from Tambov to Moscow, sealed with wax, postmarked on arrival, VF

90 

1883, 1k-70k, complete set of eight, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $223

90 

1889-92, 4k-1r, 1k-7r, two complete sets, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $360.55

190 

11000 

1889, 1k orange, right sheet margin imperforated pair printed on horizontally laid paper, a part of red overprint "Obrazets" (Specimen), full OG, NH, VF

450 

1902-05, 1k-7r, complete set of 17, printed on vertically laid paper, perfect condition, full OG, NH, F/VF

400 

1902-05, 1k-1r, four sets printed on vertically laid paper, full OG, LH or hinged, F/VF

375 

1000 

3750 

1350 

3000 

2400 

1906, 5r and 10r, printed on vertically laid paper, complete set of two, all are bottom margin copies, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $400 as hinged

400 

1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, perforation 11 1/2, left sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. $1,000++

525 

2000 

1909-15, 1k-1r, complete set in blocks of four (all "kop" values in gutter blocks), in addition block of 1r with perforation 12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

130 

1909-10, 1k-1r, complete set of 15, vertical varnish lines, early printing, full OG, LH, F/VF, C.v. $500++

130 

1912, 10k dark blue, vertical pair printed on gum side, bottom stamp has partly omitted design, minor perf irregularities, still fresh, NH, F/VF

220 

1912, 10k dark blue, complete design offset on gum side, left sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

65 

1909-12, 20k blue and carmine, omitted light blue groundwork, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $120 as hinged singles

90 

1913, Romanov Dynasty issue, complete set of 17, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $125

95 

1915, Romanov Dynasty, money stamps 10k blue and 15k orange brown, two right sheet margin blocks of four, control numbers "7" and "2" on margins respectively, no gum as issued, VF

130 

1915, Alexander I, money stamp 20k olive green, right sheet margin imperforated copy with double impression, one is inverted, no gum as issued, NH, VF

290 

1915, 5r and 10r, two high values with vertical varnish lines, the first one has green background shifted to the top, the other one with center shifted to the right, full OG, NH or hinged, F/VF

85 

1916-17, Romanov Dynasty, money stamps, complete set of five in horizontal pairs, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $131.50

85 

1917, black surcharge 10k on 7k light blue, seven stamps, including inverted surcharge, strip of five with surcharge offset on reverse and stamp with surcharge shifted to the top left, full OG, NH or LH, VF

90 

1917, 1k-10r, imperforated complete set of 17, all are right sheet margin copies (high values with control markings), full OG, NH, VF

270 

1917, 50k brown violet and green, imperforated pane of 25, background is strongly shifted to the bottom left, horizontal folds between stamps, full OG, NH, VF

90 

1917, 10r scarlet, yellow and gray, bottom left corner margin imperforated block of six with two "V" labels (4x2), minor gum toning at the bottom margin only, full OG, NH, VF

425 

1917, 1r brown, pale brown and orange, horizontal varnish lines, imperforated complete sheet of 50, center is strongly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF, Standard C.v. $1,665++

170 

1917, imperforated horizontal pair proof of 1r in black, brown and orange, horizontal varnish lines, full OG, NH, VF

180 

3250 

1858-1917, 439 mostly mint (four used) stamps on stock or album pages, including seven complete sheets, several panes and blocks, contains some valuable items #8-10, 19-25, 19a,22a, 26-30, 31-38, 39-40, 88-104 and etc., quality is a little mixed, but mainly collectable condition, most with full or part of OG, F/VF, high C.v.
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375 

1858-1917, 584 used stamps on stock or album pages, representing various dotted, figure and etc. cancellations, some Polish and Finnish items, nicely inscribed, nothing is very expensive, but mainly fresh and nice, F/VF or better
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100 

1857-1949, several hundred used stamps and souvenir sheets neatly displayed on album pages, apparently complete for the period, including a lot of scarce and desirable items, minor flaws could be expected, generally F/VF or better, C.v. is well over $7,500
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500 

1914-15, 101 stamps and 11 pre-printed covers on stockpages, representing 45 cities and approximately 60 different cancellations, all properly identified, generally nice and clean, F/VF or better, ex-Sarandinaki
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400 

1883, envelope with Red Cross circular handstamp "O.M.U. 1883" sent from Odessa to Rovno, franked by 7k gray and rose, postmarked on arrival, VF and scarce commercial mailing

260 

4000 

1880's, envelope with flap Red Cross circular pre-print and manuscript "g. Omsk" at the bottom, size 135x75mm, fresh, unused, VF and rare

270 

1912-13, lot of three items, representing Kislovodsk, Zheleznovodsk and Novgorod, all are postally used, properly franked, mostly F/VF and rare
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400 

1915, free-frank military postcard from Cruiser "Aurora" (cannon shot of this historical ship started October Revolution in 1917) to Narva, via Helsingfors, "Aurora" violet handstamp negative and all appropriate markings, VF and scarce

450 

1917, POW's card written on birch bark, sent from Stretensk to Austria-Hungary, Russian and Austrian censorship markings, VF and scarce

170