Description
Est.$
Imperial Stationery items 1861, 5th issue, 30(+1)k brick red on grayish paper, size 144x114mm, fresh, unused, VF, Standard Cat. SK#12, C.v. $175, Est. $100-$150
75.00
Plate Varieties on Envelopes of the 5th issue 1861, 12 items, including 5 of 10k(+1k) black (gray black or gray), 4 of 20k(+1k) gray ultra (pale ultra) and 3 of 30k(+1k) brick red (pale brick red), each one showing indicia'sprinting flaws, neatly arranged on exhibition pages, apparently fresh, unused and VF, Standard Cat. #SK10- 12, var, C.v. $1,525 for envelopes w/o varieties, Est. $800-$1,000
500.00
1868, two unissued (due to incomparability of envelope size and denomination) 20k blue, size 113x75mm and 140x58mm, insignificant soiling spots, still fresh, unused, VF, Standard Cat. #SK21 var, Est. $120-$150
75.00
1889-90, stationery postcard 3k red with double impression (one inverted), fresh and unused, VF and rare, Standard Cat. #PC12 var, Est. $300-$400
200.00
1907, "For Schools of Imperial Women Patriotic Society", two postcards in brick red or dark brown, representing Atlantes at the New Hermitage, each one with Society seal in red, both are unused and VF, Est. $150-$200
100.00
Imperial Postage Stamps and Postal History 1857, a piece of stamp paper with watermark numeral "1", which had been used for printing of actual postage stamps of No.1 and No.2, contains vertical pair of watermarks withleft margin showing part of additional watermark "Pochotovye Marki" (Postage Stamps), perfect quality, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, ex-V. Ustinovsky, Est. $750-$1,000
500.00
1867, 3k perforation 12 1/2, 5k and 10k perforation 14 1/2x15 on paper without watermark, used on entire wrapper to Amsterdam, tied by St. Petersburg Warsaw Rail Road ds, appropriate markings on front andreceiver on reverse, 5k with some abrasion, mostly F/VF and scarce franking, Est. $200-$300
150.00
1866, 1k-30k, complete set of six, printed on horizontally laid paper, five values with selvages, the "key" stmp of 20k has bottom left corner margin, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$300
150.00
1866, 30k carmine and green, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, top right stamp with broken "P" in "KOP" variety (position 81), post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $500-$600
300.00
1870, 30k carmine and green, printed on vertically laid paper, nicely centered with strong colors, traces of OG, VF, H. Kohler guarantee hs, C.v. $1,000, Est. $400-$500
300.00
1871, entire letter from Moscow to London, franked by three stamps on horizontally laid paper, including horizontal pair of 3k black and green with "V" error of background, transit and arrival markings, usual folds andsmall tear on reverse mentioned for accuracy, F/VF and scarce franking, Est. $400-$600
300.00
1872, 5k lilac and black, three singles on vertically laid paper, used on cover from St. Petersburg to Berlin, wax seal and all appropriate markings, mostly VF and very rare franking, Est. $750-$900
600.00
1873, 5k black and violet, 20k blue and orange in horizontal pair, three stamps printed on vertically laid paper (!), used on registered cover from Vasilievskaya volost via Nolinsk to Vyatka, all appropriate markingsand arrival ds, slight filing fold, still VF and rare franking, Est. $500-$600
300.00
1884, 70k brown and orange, horizontal strip of three printed on horizontally laid paper, red overprint "Obrazets" (Specimen), reinfocedperforation between stamps, otherwise full OG, VF and very scarce, Est. $500 -$600
350.00
1904, 10k blue, top sheet margin single printed on vertically laid paper with control inscription "A 05 A", top right part of the design is missing due to foldover (printed on gum side), full OG, VF, VLH, VF and with highprobability unique piece, Est. $500-$600
400.00
1913, Romanov Dynasty, Alexander III, imperforated plate proof of central vignette for stamp of 3k in rose red, unfinished design (unclear oval), size 26x42mm, printed on thickened chalk-surfaced paper without gum, hinged,VF and scarce, Est. $400-$500
250.00
1913 (January 2), Tercentenary of Romanov Dynasty, 1k- 70k, set of 13 "kop" values used on First Day registered cover from Kazan to Munich, appropriate markings and arrival ds, envelope is somewhat toned, still fine and veryrare item, Est. $400-$600
300.00
1915, Romanov Dynasty money stamps, Alexander I, 20k olive green with double impression, left sheet margin imperforated block of four, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400
200.00
1915, Romanov Dynasty, money stamp of 10k blue used together with 5k claret on small size registered cover in Petrograd, violet boxed marking "Removed from a Mail Box" on both sides, arrival ds on reverse, VF and scarce,since it was prohibited to use money stamps for postage, Est. $150-$200
100.00
Telegraph stamps 1881, 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, Standard Cat. #TN1, Est. $10,000-$12,000
6000.00
The St. Petersburg Prison "Kresty" 1911, incoming cover with enclosure, franked by 1k yellow and 2k green, letter and cover with violet triangle prison censorship marking, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150
75.00
Military Mailings - Field Post on Manoeuvres 1902, stationery envelope 7k blue, bearing two different boxed three-line markings "Field Post on Manoeuvres. Main Field Post Office" on reverse in violet and very slight onfront in red, postedfrom St. Petersburg to St. Michel (then Russian Finland), postmarked on arrival, VF and rare, Est. $400-$500
250.00
World War I 1917, free-frank military cover from an Army Supply Committee to Moscow, boxed "Checked by the Company Commander" and Moscow machine arrival marking on reverse, some wearing, still fine and scarce censorship marking, Est. $100-$150
75.00
1917, POW free-frank birch bark postcard addressed to Hungary, Russian and Austria-Hungary censorship markings, pin-hole, still VF and an interesting item, Est. $150-$200
100.00
Rail Road and Traveling PO Markings 1898, cover addressed to Nizny Tagil Metallurgical Works, posted in the mail at TPO "Veretia - Chusovaya" of Lunyevskaya Branch Line (Gornozavodskaya Rail Road), franked onreverse by 7k blue, postmarked on arrival, mostly VF and rare, Est. $200-$300
150.00
St. Petersburg Numbered Trains - Postal History Group 1889-98, five postal stationery cards of 3k red, sent from St. Petersburg to Tsarskoye Selo (3), Oranienbaum or Kronstadt, each one bearing red circular TPO handstampfrom "1 Poezd (Train)"(2) to "4 Poezd" and all appropriate markings, neatly arranged on album pages, mostly VF, Est. $200-$300
150.00
Moscow Unnumbered TPO Postal History Items on Exhibition Pages 1914-16, one cover representing TPO marking "Golitsino - Moscow", which is unrecorded until now and very rare, three postcards representingTPO markings "Moscow - Ramenskoye", "Ramenskoye - Moscow" of 1914-15 and "Sergievo - Moscow" of 1916, fresh, mostly VF and rarely offered TPO items, Est. $$600 -$800
400.00
Russian Imperial Collections - Collection of Money Stamps 1915-17, 56 unused values, representing all four issues of money stamps, singles and blocks, including three imperforated values, one reversal text shift, onewithout the text, one with perforation error, several color shades and etc., nice quality overall, no gum as issued, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF, Est. $300-$400 (website photo)
200.00
Postal History Collection of "1 kop" Franking (this rate had been introduced in 1872 for locally sent wrappers containing printed matters, invitations, greetings, congratulatory letters and postcards) 1880-1915,aboutone hundred postal history items on written up pages, all franked by stamps of 1k orange of different issues, ...
1000.00
Postal History Collection of "2 kop" Franking (this rate had been introduced in 1875 for International and Inland correspondences contained printed matters and business papers) 1894-1914, 41 postal history items, mostly foreigndestinations originated from Moscow, several from St. Petersburg, Riga, Revel and etc., some usual conveyance flaws mentioned, otherwise fresh and nice lot, F/VF, Est. $900-$1,200 (website photo)
500.00
Russia in the Eve of Revolutions - Postal History Collection with Several Later Items 1917- 20, 15 postal history items, including five military free-frank mailings, three correspondences addressed to military units (twoforeign), three covers to Red Cross Agency in Denmark, as well as free-frank card of 1920, cover to USA with Tsarist stamps franking and POW's card to Germany of 1948, minor conveyance flaws mentioned, still F/VF, Est. $300-$400 (website photo)
200.00