1889-90, proof of pre-printed stamp for stationery envelope of 7k in blue, double impression on watermarked paper (similar to used for the issue), size 34x40mm, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, Standard Cat. #MK41, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1896, reply letter card essay of 10k+10k blue, contains two unsevered letter cards, size of each 174x106mm, appropriately folded, VF and scarce in sound condition, such essays were presented to participants of the UPU Conference of 1906 in Rome, SC #ES6, C.v. $2,000, Est. $1,200-$1,500

600.00

1896, reply letter card essay of 10k+10k blue, contains two unsevered letter cards (reply portion closed), each part with red overprint "PROEKT", insignificant perf separation at right, still fresh, VF and very rare, Standard Cat. #ES6 A, Est. $1,200-$1,500

600.00

1906-10, proof of pre-printed stamp for stationery card of 3k in red, double impression on thin yellowish cardboard (similar to used for the issue), size 35x40mm, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, Standard Cat. #PK16, Est. $400 -$500

200.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty issue, Peter the Great, proof for postal stationery card of 4k in red, names of artist (Lancere) and engraver (Lundin) printed at the bottom of stamp, produced on a thin card, size 140x90mm, VF and very rare, especially in complete card, SC #PK25, Est. $1,000-$1,500
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750.00

1914-15, "My Dear and Invaluable Wife", printed in blue on thin yellowish paper in Warsaw; Soldiers and Military Banners in lilac, printed in Kiev, two blanks for letters from the Front-Line Forces, both are unused, first one with some wear, still F/VF and rare, Est. $200-$250
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100.00

     Collection in Cover Album
1848-1909, 37 items, starting with City Post envelope of 5+1k red lilac, representing State Post envelopes of 20k blue of the 2nd issue (SK #5), 10k black of the 4th issue (#8 tiny flap tear), 10k, 20k and 30k of the 5th issue (#10-12), small sizes unissued envelopes of 20k (#21 var) and many more, occasional flaws possible, but generally nice and fresh unit, one cover is used, all others - unused, mostly VF, Russian Standard Cat. value is about $2,000
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500.00

     5th and 6th issues
1861-62, 15 envelopes neatly arranged and profusely described on Exhibition style pages, seven of 20+1k blue or ultra, five of 30+1k brick red and threeof10+1k black, representing shifted indicia and various printing defects, overall nice condition, all are unused and mostly VF, Standard Cat. #SC11-12 and 14, var, C.v. $2,225 for common envelopes, Est. $1,000-$1,500
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500.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 1, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 32 various advertisements inside and on reverse, folded several times, some flaps wearing, otherwise VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300- $400
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2, 3, 4, 5

250.00

1898, 7k blue, letter-sheet of series 2, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 26 various advertisements inside, locally sent in St. Petersburg on November 4, which is the earliest recorded date of usage, mostly VF and rare, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $500-$600
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2, 3, 4, 5

300.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 3, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 25 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, mostly VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300-$400
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250.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 4, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 24 various advertisements inside and on reverse, minor soiling, folded once, mostly VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300-$400
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2, 3, 4

250.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 5, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 21 various advertisements inside and on reverse, fresh and VF, Est. $400-$500
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2, 3, 4

300.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 6, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 31 various advertisements inside and on reverse, folded once, VF and rare in premium condition, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $400-$500
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2, 3, 4

300.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 7, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 27 various advertisements inside and on reverse, lightly folded, fresh and VF, Est. $400-$500
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2, 3, 4

300.00

1898, 7k blue, letter-sheet of series 8, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 34 various advertisements inside and on reverse, sent from St. Petersburg to Kronstadt on December 14, mostly VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300- $400
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2, 3, 4

250.00

1898, 7k blue, letter-sheet of series 9, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 26 various advertisements inside and on reverse, sent from Oryol to Moscow, minor wear and repaired folds, F/VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300-$400
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2, 3, 4

200.00

1898, 7k blue, letter-sheet of series 13, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 32 various advertisements inside and on reverse, sent from St. Petersburg to Tver Gub., minor usual conveyance flaws, F/VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300-$400
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2, 3, 4

250.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 19, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 29 various advertisements inside and on reverse, minor repaired tears along folds, still F/VF, Est. $300-$400
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2, 3, 4

250.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 25, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 34 various advertisements inside and on reverse, some flaps wear, mostly VF, Est. $400-$500
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2, 3, 4

300.00

1898, 7k blue, letter-sheet of series 26, printed in Moscow, containing 32 various advertisements inside and on reverse, sent in Moscow, mostly VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $400-$500
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2, 3, 4

300.00

1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 27, printed in Odessa, containing 38 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, fresh and VF overall, Est. $500- $600
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2, 3, 4

350.00

1898, 7k blue, letter-sheet of series 28, printed in Saratov, containing 39 various advertisements inside and on reverse, sent from Moscow to Kronstadt, mostly VF and scarce, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $500-$600
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2, 3, 4

350.00

1899, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 45, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 21 various advertisements inside and on reverse, folded once, minor soiling, still nice condition, VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $400-$500
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250.00

1899, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 51, printed in Moscow, containing 21 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, still nice and fresh, VF, Est. $400 -$500
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300.00

1900, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 83, printed in St. Petersburg, containing about 60 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, nice condition overall, VF, Est. $400-$500
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250.00

1900, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 84, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 23 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, fresh quality overall, VF, Est. $400-$500
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2, 3, 4

250.00

1899, 5k brown, unused letter-sheet of series 1 (local), printed in St. Petersburg, containing 23 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, still fresh quality, VF, Est. $400-$500
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300.00

1899, 5k brown, unused letter-sheet of series 3 (local), printed in St. Petersburg, containing 25 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, fresh and VF, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $300-$400
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250.00

1899, 5k brown, unused letter-sheet of series 4 (local), printed in St. Petersburg, containing over 60 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, small tear at bottom, overall nice item, VF, Est. $400-$500
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250.00

1857, 10k brown and blue, imperforate single printed on paper with "1" watermark, traces of pen cross cancellation, a part of OG, VF and an eye-catching stamp, C.v. $475

150.00

1857, 10k brown and blue, imperforate stamp printed on watermarked "1" paper, clear margins with minor scratch at top left, a part of pre-philatelic Saratov oval ds, fine, C.v. $900

150.00

1867, 3k, 5k and 10k, three stamps with perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on paper without watermark used on entire wrapper from Odessa to Amsterdam, partially delivered by TPO "Breslau-Berlin", postmarked on arrival, mostly VF and rare franking, Est. $300-$350

200.00

1870, entire wrapper from Odessa to Genoa, sent without paying postage, Italian postage due 1L blue and magenta (Scott #J3) applied upon arrival, Vienna, Milan, Verona transits and arrival ds on the back, VF and scarce mailing, Est.$200-$250

100.00

1866, 30k rose and green, printed on horizontally laid paper, broken frame line at the top and a stroke between inner and outer frames at upper right corner, full OG, VLH, VF

75.00

1892, rectangular imperforate essay of 7k in dark rose, unissued design with Imperial Crown at top and Coat of Arms in the middle, printed on thick paper, perfect quality, no gum as issued, VF and rare, guaranteed genuine, the similar essay is listed in Standard Cat. #UD43, Est. $1,500-$2,000

750.00

1902, registered cover from St. Petersburg to Boston, franked on reverse by six values - five on horizontally and one (2k) on vertically laid paper, met 20k postal rate and registration fee, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF and scarce multi-color franking, Est. $200- $250

100.00

1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, perforation 13 1/2, bottom right corner sheet margin single printed on vertically laid paper, imperforate at bottom, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, suggested retail is $2,000

500.00

1906, Nicholas II, Louis E. Mouchon engraved perforated (L13) proof (essay) in green with face to the right, value tablet blank, printed on wove paper, stamp size 20x25.5mm, no gum as issued, VF and extremely rare, Est. $3,000-$4,000

1906, Nicholas II, Louis E. Mouchon typo printing die proof (essay) in black of frame only, value tablet blank, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 38x44mm, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, Est. $3,000-$4,000 .

1908, perforated proof of 7k in light blue, side margin horizontal pair with 3 pearls at left on each stamp, printed on wove paper with vertical varnish lines, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $4,000-$5,000

1908, two perforated proofs of 10k in blue or light blue, printed on wove paper without varnish lines, each stamp with 3 instead of 2 lines of inner oval and with top ribbon curls different from issued stamp, both with no gum as produced, VF and rare, Est. $2,000-$2,500

1000.00

1908, perforated proof of 10k in blue, printed on wove paper with varnish lines, each stamp has 3 instead of 2 lines of inner oval and with top ribbon curls different from issued stamp, side margin horizontal strip of four with gutter in the middle, right stamps are placed upside down and forming tete-beche pair, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, only a few survived, Est. $10,000-$12,000

1917, 1r dark brown, pale brown and orange, bottom left corner sheet margin block of five with "V" label on lower left position, watermark Wavy Lines on the left margin, vertical perforation missing on the left and between stamps, double perforation at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, guaranteed genuine, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1913, 1k-5r, complete set of 17, minor perf irregularities on 3r stamp, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $660

200.00

1913, 1k-70k, set of ten, unfolded blocks of four, including scarce 20k, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $707++

150.00

1913, Peter the Great, die proof of 1k in deep rose, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 42x47mm, no defects, fresh, VF and rare item from the Tsar Collection, Est. $800-$900

400.00

1913, 1k, 2k, 3k and 7k, four vertical pairs with double perforation between stamps, full OG, NH or LH (top stamps), VF and rare group, all guaranteed genuine, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1913, Alexander II, die proof of 2k in black, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 39x46mm, previously hinged, no thins or other hidden defects, VF and rare, proofs produced in black were issued in very limited quantity, Est. $900-$1,000

500.00

1913, Alexander III, stage proof (unclear border of the oval) of central vignette for stamp of 3k in rose red (issued color), size 32x57mm, printed on thick chalk- surfaced paper without gum, hinged, no thins or other hidden defects, VF and scarce, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1913, Paul I, die proof of 35k in deep orange, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 48x63mm, no gum as produced, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, Est. $800-$900

400.00

1913, Elizabeth Petrovna, 50k brown and slate, top sheet margin vertical pair, top stamp with double perforation at sides and at the top, full OG, NH (error) or LH, VF and rare pair, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1913, Elizabeth Petrovna, die proof of 50k in dark ultra, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 39x47mm, previously hinged, no thins or any hidden defects, VF and rare, Est. $800-$900

400.00

1913, Elizabeth Petrovna, die proof of 50k in slate gray, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 38x45mm, no gum as produced, previously hinged, flawless and VF, Est. $800-$900

400.00

1913, Michael Feodorovich, 70k yellow green and brown, top right corner sheet margin single with missing part of the design at top right (printed aside) and perforation error due to foldover, full OG, NH (hinged on margin), VF and attractive, all errors of this set are rare because of strong official supervision, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1913, Romanov Castle, stage proof of 3r in black, engraved printing on thin creamy paper, mounted on sunken white card, proof size 45x33mm (top right corner clipped), card size 71x50mm, slight traces of mounts, VF and extremely rare, according to Robson Lowe the only card produced, which is similar to proofs on India paper made by American Bank Note Co., Est. $1,500-$2,000

750.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in dark blue, engraved printing on thin card, size 55x66mm, incomplete design of the frame (no engraving on the leaves of the ornament) and just slight primary impression of the central portrait, no any defects, bright and fresh, VF and probably unique, Est. $1,000-$1,500

500.00

1913, Nicholas II, apparently final design proof of 5r in reddish brown, complete engraved hatching, including thickened corners of "5 roubles" and engraving at the bottom of the oval, printed on wove paper, size 63x71mm,marked in pencil with "15." at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,000-$1,500

500.00

1913, parcel card for insured (5rub) sending, sent from Stavropol (Caucasus Reg.) to Kazan, franked by three stamps of 15k and two of 20k, each with three pinholes to avoid repeated usage, upon arrival Red Cross stamp of10k and stamp of the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria 2k were applied, cancelled with numeral "6070" in black, mostly VF and a scarce item

150.00

1915, Money stamps, Nicholas I 15k brown, block of six (3x2) with reversal text strongly misplaced, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1915, Money stamps, Alexander I, 20k olive green with double impression, left sheet margin imperforate block of four with doubled control line, no gum as produced, NH, VF

200.00

1915, Money stamps of 10k, 15k and 20k, complete set of three used on philatelic cover in Pushkino (Moscow Gub.), backstamped, VF, philatelic item definitely went through the mail with prohibited franking, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1917, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, bottom sheet margin block of three with "V" label at lower left, horizontal perforation 13 1/2 missing between stamps and at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1917, 10r carmine, yellow and gray, three-side margin imperforate block of 18 with three "V" labels at the top row, watermark Wavy Lines on the right margin, numerous plate flaws presented, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, C.v. $1,800 as singles

1917, 2k-10r, imperforate set of 16 (less 1k and 20k), including unissued imperf 14k, each one with partial perfin "Obrazets", balanced to large margins, full OG, apparently all are NH, F/VF and very rare stamps from the Postal Archives, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $1,500- $1,800

750.00

1909-16, 31 sheets, including - 2k (2), 3k (2), 4k (5, including "Cred. Typ. 1909" and "Cred. Typ. 1911"), 5k (3), 7k (2, including No.2 and 8), 10k (4), 20k (4), 35k (1), 50k (4), 70k (1), all of 100stamps and 1r (3) sheets of 50, minor duplication, insignificant marginal flaws and only edge separations, quality is much better then usually coming, full OG, NH, F/VF, suggested retail $4,585
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750.00

1881, Coat of Arms, 20k black and brown, official reprint in complete sheet of 35 (7x5), vertical and horizontal folds between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, Raybaudi certificate, suggested retail is $850 per stamp or $63,750 for complete sheet
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1909, red overprint on revenue stamp of 15k blue and rose, block of four, top stamps without overprint, while bottom ones bearing double overprint (one inverted) due to amazing overprint shift, full OG, NH (bottom stamps) or LH, VF and extremely rare, according to our records the only block of four and the vertical pair of this error are known, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $8,000-$10,000

1900(c), 7k blue, perforation L13 1/4x14 1/4, printed on paper without watermark, block of four, genuine cancellation "Otdelenie Pochtovogo Vagona 10.VII.1900", perforation reinforced by hinges, slight top left corner bend, VF and with high probability the only correctly used block of four of this postal counterfeit, Est. $3,000-$4,000

1909-12(c), 7k deep blue, perforation L14 3/4 instead of harrow 14 1/4x14 3/4, printed on thin translucent gummed paper with imitation of vertical varnish lines, NH, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $300-$400

200.00

1918-21(c), imperforate 10k dark blue, litho printing on paper without varnish lines, size 15.2x21 instead of 15.5x21.7mm for issued stamp, horizontal pair with full "original gum", VF and rare, a common imperf stamp is included for comparison, Est. $500-$600

250.00

1918-21(c), imperforate 10k dark blue, litho printing on paper without varnish lines, block of 15 (3x5) used in Yalta with "14.11.22" postal cancellation, VF and probably the largest known multiple of this counterfeit, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $1,500-$2,000

750.00

1845, stampless entire letter to Sardinian Consul in Odessa, black boxed marking "Ochischeno v Odesskom Karantine. 17 March 1845" (Decontaminated in Odessa Quarantine), slits and punching for disinfection, VF, Dobin Cat. #9.04, Est. $300- $400
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150.00

1847, stampless entire letter from Marseilles to Odessa via Constantinople, forwarding Agent's cachet in blue, a part of black boxed marking "Ochischeno v Odesskom Karantine" (Decontaminated in Odessa Quarantine),usual punches and slits for disinfection, mostly VF, Dobin #9.05, Est. $300-$400
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150.00

1851, stampless entire letter to Odessa, red Russian PO in Constantinople date stamp and black oval blurry marking "Ochisch. v Odes. Karantine. 25.FEB.1851" (Decontaminated in Odessa Quarantine), usual slits and punches for disinfection, VF and scarce incoming entire from Russian Levant, Dobin #9.07a, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1853, stampless entire letter to Sardinian Consul in Odessa, black oval marking with inverted date "Ochisch. v Odes. Karantine 24 MAR 18__", usual slits and punctures, VF and rare, Dobin #9.07a var, Est. $400-$500
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200.00

1854, stampless entire letter to Sardinian Consul at Odessa, black oval marking "Ochisch. v Odes. Karantine 8 JAN. 1854", usual slits and punctures for disinfection, VF, Dobin #9.07a, Est. $300-$400
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150.00