All proofs of the "kopeek" denomination are in complete design with the artist and engraver names at bottom

1913, Peter the Great, imperforated large die proof of 1k in deep rose, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 42x47mm, no defects, fresh and VF, Est. $1,000-$1,200

600.00

1913, Alexander II, imperforated large die proof of 2k in black, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 39x46mm, previously hinged, no thins or other hidden defects, VF, proofs produced in black are very rare, Est. $1,400-$1,800

900.00

1913, Alexander III, imperforated large die proof of 3k in orange, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 38x49mm, previously hinged, no typical thins, VF and rare, Est. $1,000-$1,200

600.00

1913, Peter the Great, imperforated large die proof of 4k in red, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 41x48mm, previously hinged, no thins or other defects, VF and rare, Est. $1,000-$1,200

600.00

1913, Catherine II, imperforated large die proof of 14k in black, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 38x47mm, VF and very rare, only limited quantity of 14k proofs were printed, proofs in black are extremely rare, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1913, Nicholas I, imperforated large die proof of 15k in light blue, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 44x67mm, slight traces of hinges, no defects, VF and rare proof, especially in blue, Est. $1,300-$1,600

800.00

1913, Nicholas I, imperforated proof of 15k in brown (issued color) in sheetlet of ten (5x2), printed on chalk- surfaced thin card, Russian letters "RZ" (Rihards Zarins - artist of this issue) at bottom right, very fresh and nice, no gum as produced, very lightly hinged at top and bottom, no thins or any hidden defects, VF and extremely rare, ex-M. Liphschutz, G. Denisenko, according to Robson Lowe only three such sheetlets were printed, we sold one of them with minor faults at our Auction #59 (December 2013) for $10,350 including commission, Est. $10,000-$15,000

1913, Alexander I, imperforated large die proof of 20k in blue, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 35x49mm, minor traces of previous mounts, no defects, VF and rare proof in blue color, Est. $1,300-$1,600

800.00

1913, Alexis Mikhailovich, imperforated large die proof of 25k in black, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 37x48mm, trace of hinges, no thins, fresh and VF, proofs of 25k are very scarce, especially in black, Est. $1,600- $2,000

1000.00

1913, Paul I, imperforated large die proof of 35k in deep orange, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 48x63mm, very light trace of hinge, VF, Est. $1,000-$1,200

600.00

1913, Paul I, imperforated large die proof of 35k in blue, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 44x60mm, no any defects, VF, proofs in blue are very rare, Est. $1,300- $1,600

800.00

1913, Elizabeth Petrovna, imperforated large die proof of 50k in dark ultra, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 39x47mm, previously hinged, no thins or any hidden defects, VF, proofs of 50k are very rare, especially in ultramarine, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1913, Michael Fyodorovich, imperforated large die proof of 70k in emerald, printed on chalk-surfaced paper, size 40x48mm, traces of hinges and minor paper scratch on reverse, still fresh and F/VF, Est. $750-$1,000

500.00

     Stage proofs of "rouble" denominations are without names of artist and engraver

1913, Nicholas II, proof of the central design in black (face to the right), typo printing on thickened paper, size 33x35mm, trace of hinges, no defects, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $400-$600

300.00

1913, Romanov Castle, stage proof of 3r in black blue, 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 proof on India paper made by ABN for US and Canada, Est. $1,800- $2,500

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 extremely rare, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1000.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in brownish red, unfinished design without engraved hatching on the face at left and on leaves of the ornament, printed on wove paper, size 85x96mm, produced without gum, VF, any stage proofs of the full design are extremely rare, there were not printed more then 5 examples in each color, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1000.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in orange brown, unfinished design without engraved hatching on the face at left and on leaves of the ornament, sunken die on wove paper with just 2-3mm border at three sides, size86x99mm, produced without gum, VF and very rare, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1000.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in brown, unfinished design without engraved hatching on the face at left and on leaves of the ornament, printed on wove paper, size 83x86 mm, no gum as produced, VF and just a few such proofs came to the market, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1000.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design with complete hatching on the face but without it on leaves of the ornament and with thin corners close to "5 roubles" inscription, printed on wove paper, centered to the bottom left, size 65x93mm, marked in pencil with "1" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,200-$1,500

750.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design without engraved hatching on leaves of the ornament, with thin corners close to "5 roubles" inscription, but with black ink correction shadows at right, printed on wove paper, centered to the bottom right, size 75x86mm, marked in pencil with "2" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,200-$1,500

750.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design without engraved hatching on leaves of the ornament, with thin corners close to "5 roubles" inscription, but with black ink correction shadows at left and right, printed on wove paper, centered to the bottom, size 81x98mm, marked in pencil with "4" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,500- $1,800

900.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design with engraved hatching on leaves and shadows of the ornament, but with thin corners close to "5 roubles" inscription and without hatching at the top and bottom of the central oval, printed on wove paper, centered to the bottom, size 83x98mm, marked in pencil with "8" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,500-$1,800

900.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design with engraved hatching on leaves and cleaning shadows of the ornament, but with thin corners close to "5 roubles" inscription and without hatching at the top and bottom of the central oval, printed on wove paper, centered to the bottom, size 85x101mm, marked in pencil with "9" at top right, minor soiling, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,200-$1,500

750.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design with engraved hatching on leaves and shadows of the ornament, black ink hand-corrected corners close to "5 roubles" inscription and bottom of the central oval, printed on wove paper, centered to the bottom, size 82x102mm, marked in pencil with "10" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and probably unique, Est. $1,500-$1,800

900.00

1913, Nicholas II, stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, unfinished design with complete engraved hatching and thickened corners of "5 roubles" but without hatching at the bottom of the oval, printed on wove paper, size63x73mm, marked in pencil with "13" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1000.00

1913, Nicholas II, late stage proof of 5r in reddish brown, design with complete engraved hatching, including thickened corners of "5 roubles" and engraving at the bottom of the oval, but unfinished cleaning of the design, printed on wove paper, size 70x92mm, marked in pencil with "14" at top right, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1000.00

1913, Nicholas II, large die proof of 5r in black, hand- drawn simulated perforation, printed on wove paper, size 85x97mm, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, especially in black color, Est. $2,000-$2,500

1836, entire letter from Olonets Department of Internal Affairs to Tambov Gubernia Administration, wax seal and two-line "Petrozavodsk. 18 June 1836" postmark, usual folds and slight wearing, still F/VF, Est. $100-$150

75.00

1843-58, three receipts of St. Petersburg General Post Office of acceptance insured parcels for delivery, provided details of postal charges, printed on watermarked Double-Headed Eagle paper, mostly VF, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1848, First issue stationery envelope for Imperial Post, 30k rose red, Eagle with wide tail, printed on medium paper, size 142x115mm, reversed watermark with the Scepter at right (type I), unused, tiny mounts on front, mostly VF, Ilyushin-Forafontov #3 var, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1855, 4th issue stationery envelope for Imperial Post, 20k light blue, Eagle with wide tail variety, printed on thin paper, enlarged size 144x115mm compare to the 1st issue, watermark with the Scepter at left (type I), unused, minor soiling at right, mostly VF, Ilyushin-Forafontov #9a, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1896, essay of letter card with pre-paid reply 10k+10k blue, each part with red overprint "PROEKT", insignificant perf separation at right, still fresh, VF and very rare, Standard Cat. #ES6 A, Est. $1,000-$1,200

600.00

1899, letter-sheet of 7k blue, series 1, printed in St. Petersburg, containing over 30 various advertisements inside and on reverse, folded several times, some flap wearing, still VF, Est. $400-$500

250.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty issue, 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 inform of complete card, SC #PK25, Est. $1,000-$1,200

600.00

1857, 10k brown and blue, four-side margin imperforated single with numeral watermark "1", pen cross cancellation, VF, C.v. $475, Est. $200-$300

150.00

1857, 10k brown and blue, imperforated single with numeral watermark "1", pen cancellation expertly removed, clear margins at all sides, appears as an unused example, Est. $200-$300

150.00

1857, imitations of imperforated die proofs of 10k in brown and green, brown and carmine and green and carmine, typo printing on white paper without watermark, no gum as produced, nice space fillers of VF appearance, Est. $200 -$300

150.00

1858, 10k brown and blue, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on thin paper with numeral "1" watermark, intact perforation and fresh colors, unused, no gum, VF and scarce, minor corners soiling not mentioned in N. Mandrovski certificate, C.v. $4,400 for stamp w/o gum, Est. $1,000-$1,500

750.00

1866, 20k blue and orange, printed on horizontally laid paper, top sheet margin vertical gutter block of four, a lovely item, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500

250.00

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 an interesting mailing, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1884, 3.50r black and gray and 7r black and yellow, complete set of two on vertically laid paper, stamp of 3.50r with altered perforation at bottom (not mentioned in the certificate), large part of OG, fine centering, A. Farberov individual certificates, C.v. $2,000, Est. $750- $1,000

500.00

1906, 5r and 10r, complete set of two printed on vertically laid paper, each one with sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,210, Est. $300-$400

200.00

1906, Coat of Arms, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, 10r carmine, yellow and gray, complete set of two printed on vertically laid paper, sheets of 25 with control "V" labels on edges, minor marginal flaws and slight gum waves in the middle of 10r sheet, perfect condition overall, full OG, NH, VF, and one of just a few sets of sheets survived, C.v. $30,250 as singles, Est. $12,000-$15,000

1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, printed on vertically laid paper, perforation 11 1/2, nicely centered, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $500, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1909, perforated proof of 10k in bright blue, bottom right corner margin single printed on wove paper without varnish lines, three instead of two lines of inner oval, extra two curls on sides of top ribbon (common stamp has three lines) and other differences from issued stamp, nice condition, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, expert's hs on margin, Est. $750-$1,000

500.00

1912 (30.6), 10k in light blue color shade from the printing of 1909, used on pre-printed cover from Baku to Tehran via Isfahan, all appropriate transit markings and arrival "16.VII.12" ds, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, Alexander III, 3k rose red, top margin imperforated single, narrow side margins (apparently cut of a stamp imperforated at top), full OG, trace of hinge, VF appearance

50.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, Alexander III, 3k rose red, a single with double impression of the design, full OG, previously hinged, VF, expert's sign on reverse, C.v. $600, Est. $300-$400

200.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, Nicholas II, 10k blue, in addition design is printed on gum side and placed diagonally upside down, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular not offset, but printed error, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1913 (March 11), large size registered cover from Moscow to Berlin, franked by seven stamps of Romanov Dynasty issue from 2k to 70k, arrival ds is on reverse, minor cover wrinkles, still F/VF and scarce, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1915, Romanov Dynasty 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, Romanov Dynasty money stamps, Alexander I, 20k olive green with double impression, horizontal imperforated pair, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1917, World War I Propaganda Forgery of money stamps, 20k olive green and 15k orange brown, set of two stamps, inscriptions on reverse reads: 20k - "In circulation on a par with bankruptcy of silver coins", 15k - "In circulation on a par with robbery and cheating rulers", unused without gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $800- $1,000

500.00

1919, 7r dark green and pink, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair with horizontal varnish lines, enlarged margins at top and bottom, clear at right, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by A. Rosselevitch and Romeko, C.v. $4,200as two singles, Est. $2,000-$2,500

1854 (November 9), small size cover addressed to Prince Emil Sayn-Wittgenstein, then Lt. Colonel, commander of the 1st Linear Cossack Regiment (later Lt. General), sent from the Ministry of International Affairs (Dept. of State) to the military camp located in Tiflis by Poste Restante, wax seal on reverse, mostly VF and extremely rare postal history item, Est. $1,000-$1,500

500.00

1856 (November 16), private cover with 8-page enclosure addressed to Prince Emil Sayn-Wittgenstein, Chief of the Military Camp in Tiflis during the Crimean War, sent from Stavropol and bearing double circle hs of Stanitsa Kavkazskaya (Nov. 16) and oval Tiflis receiver (185_ Nov. 20), flap is almost missing, still F/VF and very rare postal history item, especially with letter inside, Est. $300 -$400

200.00

1901, wax sealed Charity envelope for 11 rub, addressed to the Odessa Athon Ilyinsky Hotel (Podvorye) for Pilgrims to the Athon Monastery in Constantinople, sent from Kukarka (Vyatka Gub on March 7) to Yaransk (March 8), then to Nizhny Novgorod (March 11) and arrived to Odessa (March 15), interesting arrival marking of the Hotel "О.А.И.П. 17/3. 1901" applied over Kukarka two-line boxed hs, minor discoloration from seals, still F/VF and very interesting item, Est. $250-$300

150.00

1913 (November 25), money letter for 250 rub (666.67FFr) sent from Riga to Germany, franked by two Romanov Dynasty adhesives, wax seals with "A.E." initials (in good preservation), Radeberg "15.12.13" arrival ds, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1916, cover from Riga to Petrograd, originated from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Riga, addressed to Shlisselburg Convict Prison, violet oval censorship marking, Petrograd machine arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

75.00

1879-1918, 22 items, representing 17 different postal stationery envelopes, including 10 early ones of 5k, 8k, 10k, 7k/8k, 7k/10k of 1879-83, several Romanov Dynasty stationeries and covers franked by Romanov's stamps, including one mute cancelled from Pinsk to Petrograd, very well preserved material, mostly VF, Est. $300-$400 (website photo)

200.00