1918, Sword Breaking Chain, 35k ultramarine, top sheet margin single, imperforate at top, full OG, LH on margin away from the stamp, VF, Est. $500-$600

250.00

1918, Sword Breaking Chain, 70k brown, top sheet margin single, imperforate at top, full OG, lightly hinged and with marginal bend away from the stamp, VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1918, Sword Breaking Chain, 70k brown, top and bottom sheet margin vertical strip of 10, imperforate at top, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", 70k brown, right sheet margin block of 20 (4x5), violet cancellation of Moscow Treasury Post Office (Moskva Kaznacheystvo Postamt) on March 27, 1918, which is more then six months earlier the date of official issue of the stamp, probably used for a large item franking and bearing full OG, VF and rare exhibition item, Est. $600-$800

300.00

     Postal Charges Paid in Cash
1922 (March 29-August 17), five pre-printed registered covers (all are Dr. Brender's correspondences), sent from Smotrych, Kalush and Komarhorod (all are Podolia Gub.), Dubossary (Kherson Gub.) and Arkhangelsk, each one endorsed "Postage collected" with amount from 30rub to 400,000rub, each one folded vertically, still F/VF and interesting unit, showing postal rate changes during turbulent period of Soviet Russia, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1922, 250r violet, three horizontal tete-beche pairs, printed on ordinary paper with left or right stamp inverted or on thin paper (left stamp inverted), all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $145

50.00

1921, plate proof of 250r in black, printed on glossy paper, no gum as issued, LH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1922, strongly shifted to the bottom red surcharge 10,000r (dots after Russian letters) on 40r slate, basic stamp is large size with small angle of watermark to the right, left sheet margin single, full OG, previously hinged, VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski and others, P. Buchsbayew certificate, C.v. $200++

100.00

1922, black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet, basic stamp of typo printing, left sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r brown and black, complete pane of 25, stamp on position 17 with a dot at top of "10" variety, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

75.00

1922-23, black litho "Star" surcharge 30r on 50k red brown and green, pane of 25, two top right stamps with image almost completely missing due to foldover and printed on reverse of the margin, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece

150.00

1923, black typo "Star" surcharge 30r on 50k brown violet and green, block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

200.00

1923, definitive issue, 3r-20r and unissued 1r and 2r, imperforate complete set of seven, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $583++

150.00

1918, "According to the agreement between the sender and the recipient, the postman who delivered this letter is paid by the recipient 10 kopecks", 10k black on colored paper, complete set of six, nice and flawless, no gum as issued, NH or LH, VF and scarce in complete set

200.00

     Neat Collection on Album Pages
1918-23, over 300 mint stamps and 1 cover, including Sword Breaking Chain with several varieties and postal forgery of 70k (line perforation), set of Philately for the Children (imperf stamp from the 1st printing with special cancellation), range of "Star" surcharges with two inverts and litho 5r/20k in NH pair plus many more, some reference material mentioned, nice and fresh unit, full/large part of OG, F/VF, Est. $800-$1,000

400.00

     Balance of a Consignment
1922-23, 32 mint stamps, including black and red surcharges on definitive stamps, diagonal surcharges 7500r and 100,000r on 250r violet, various paper, size of stamps, surcharge shifts,"Philately for the Children" set of six, all are NH, both 1k with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, but unidentified by overprint positions, as well as two nice promotion labels, fresh, full OG with many NH stamps, F/VF, Est. $300-$400

150.00

     Complete Sheets of Postal Saving Stamps
1918, 1k-10k, 14 complete sheets, 7 mint never hinged and 7 CTO, vertical or horizontal Diamonds watermark, 9 sheets are in perfect condition, 5 have various level of separations, all with full OG, F/VF, Standard C.v. 257,000P=US $3,425, Est. $400-$500

200.00

     Provisional Government and Early Soviet Mainly Postal History Collection
1917-23, 69 cards and covers plus about 100 mainly used singles, pairs and blocks, including used imperf 10k in block of 24, 22 mint and used stationery postcards, some with provisional overprints and surcharges, 9 items franked by postal fiscal stamps, along with a group of General revenues, nicely franked covers by large pieces, unusual destinations and etc., 2 covers sent with postage paid in cash and many others, minor flaws could be expected, still F/VF and very interesting and valuable unit for a specialist, which also can be used for breaking up for further re-sale, Est. $1,500-$2,000

750.00