1878, 2k and 5k, complete set of two, in addition stamp of 5k with double printing of center and background, which is very scarce, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF
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350.00

1872, 3k blue, nicely margined copy, perfect condition, large part of OG, VF, rank "R"

750.00

1907, 5k orange and green, a part of violet oval volost Bubinskoye cancellation, fresh and fine

100.00

1873-78, 3k and 6k, two complete sets of two, flawless quality, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF

250.00

1890, 4k brown and light brown, 8k blue and light blue, set of two, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF

200.00

1890, 2k red and green, a part of three-line violet postmaster cancellation, fresh, VF

200.00

1898, 2k orange red, a part of violet oval zemstvo cancellation, VF

100.00

1878-1906, five mint stamps, including imperforated one on rose paper, perfect condition, full OG, LH or hinged, VF, C.v. $114

75.00

1915, 3k multicolored, vertical pair, used on reverse of registered local cover addressed to zemstvo administration, manuscript translation to German, mostly VF
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250.00

1875-1902, seven mint or used stamps placed on a stockcard, #1somewhat toned, otherwise clean lot, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $183

100.00

1879-85, 1k black, five mint stamps representing complete zemstvo issues, one stamp has small thin and one with slight crease, otherwise full OG or mint, no gum as issued, F/VF, C.v. $239

120.00

1909, 2k blue on paper with printer's watermark, double perforation on the right, full OG, LH and fine copy

100.00

1899-1909, 1/2k-10k, complete set of four and two blocks of four, one of which with printing variety, fresh, unused, no gum, F/VF, C.v. $289

150.00

1879, 3k dark blue and red, pen cross cancellation, unusually well margined copy for this issue, VF

200.00

1879-80, 3k blue and lilac rose, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1872-78, six mint stamps, including horizontal strip of three, placed on a stockcard, #2-3 with small flaws, nice looking lot, full/part of OG or unused, F/VF, C.v. $380

200.00

1918, 15k red, printed on pasted paper, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1868, 3k black, printed on orange paper, no gum as issued, VF and a gorgeous stamp

350.00

1871-95, twelve mint or pen cancelled (3) stamps neatly identified by Schmidt on a stockcard, practically perfect condition, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $504

350.00

1909, Poltava Battle, 1k orange and blue, complete sheet of 30 (3x10), the first vertical row (ten stamps) with "3" variety, full OG, NH (hinged on margins), VF

250.00

1911, black surcharge 1k on 3k dark blue, fresh, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Schmidt #22, rank "R"

200.00

1911, red surcharge 1k on 3k green, some perf irregularities at the bottom, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF, Schmidt #25, rank "R"

150.00

1911, black surcharge 1k over 3(k) on 6k brown lilac, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Schmidt #32, rank "R"

300.00

1918-19, red surcharge 20(k) on 6k blue and violet 60k on 1k green, full OG, LH, VF

150.00

1910, red diagonal surcharge 1k on Poltava Battle 10k red brown and gray green, imperforated copy, full OG, LH, VF, Schmidt #56, rank "R"

200.00

1912, violet or black diagonal surcharge on 5k carmine and olive green, two perforated copies, full OG, previously hinged, VF

150.00

1911, red horizontal surcharge with smaller "Ts" variety 3k on 2k blue and dark brown, full OG, LH, VF and quite scarce

200.00

1911, black or red horizontal surcharge 3k on Poltava Battle 2k/15k, set of eight, #63 has tiny thin, full or large part of OG, VF, C.v. $322

200.00

1912, three-line black surcharge 50k on 15k violet and gray, red favor cancellation, F/VF, Gan'ko guarantee hs

300.00

1912, Medical Districts, complete set of ten, full OG, LH, mostly VF

300.00

1912, Rural Public Schools, complete set of ten, including two stamps with printer's watermark, full OG, NH (2) or LH, VF

300.00

1912, Agricultural Districts, set of five (less No.3), in addition Veterinary Districts, complete set of two, three values with printer's watermark, one stamp has tiny soiling, full OG, NH or LH, VF

200.00

1912, black surcharge "Private" and 1k on 3k green, complete set of six, all are bottom sheet margin copies from position 22 of complete setting of 25, full OG, LH, VF and spectacular matched set

300.00

1912, Huts issue, 1k, 30k and 40k, three stamps in horizontal pairs, two first ones with large part of OG, hinged, 40k with perf separation, unused, no gum, VF

400.00

1912, Huts issue, 1k gray black and green, imperforated copy with printer's watermark, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1908/1918, 48 mostly mint (eight - used) stamps on a stockpage, various surcharges, Battle issue, several Official stamps, insignificant flaws could be expected, generally nice and fresh, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $921
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500.00

1902, imperforated proof of 5k in yellow green, horizontal bottom right corner margin horizontal pair, no gum as produced, VF, ex-Melikov, Faberge

150.00

1887, 5k black, printed on light blue paper, horizontal pair and gutter strip of three, neatly mounted on a piece from the Faberge Collection with stamp types identified, full OG, VF

100.00

1887, 5k black, printed on light blue paper, block of four, in addition sideways design is printed on reverse, neatly mounted on a piece from the Faberge Collection with stamp types identified, full OG, NH or hinged, VF and unique piece according to A. Faberge
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1886, 3k black, diamond-shaped stamp, block of four contains tete-beche pair, full OG, NH (tete-beche) or LH, VF

75.00

1907, 1k-40k, perforated and imperforated complete sets of five, the last one includes 1k and 2k in imperforated pairs, full OG, NH or hinged, F/VF

200.00

1892-1902, 18 mint and one used stamps on a stockcard, including five complete issues, full/large part of OG, NH or hinged, F/VF, C.v. $192

150.00

1872, pre-printed zemstvo postal notice about parcel receiving, boxed blue negative seal on reverse, VF
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150.00

1871-92, nine mint stamps on a stockcard, perfect condition, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $247

200.00

1873, 2k bronze and 2k gray, different paper and design, complete by Chuchin set of eight, one stamp thinned, full/large part of OG or unused, no gum, F/VF

300.00

1875, 2k bronze, fresh and flawless copy, full OG, LH, VF

300.00

1875, 2k bronze, slight diagonal crease at the bottom left corner, full OG, previously hinged, VF

200.00

1893, 2k orange, manuscript and violet circular volost seal, fresh, VF

300.00

1893-1913, 2k blue, three horizontal pairs of different issues, including pair with space 2.5mm between stamps, full OG, NH or LH, VF, ex-Kuznetsov, according to Schmidt #6 has rank "RR"

750.00

1882, 3k green, somewhat gum toning, full OG, previously hinged, VF appearance, rank "R"

150.00

1890, 3k rose red and blue, tiny natural inclusion, unused, no gum VF, rank "R"

150.00

1897, 3k black, blue and carmine, nicely cancelled by blue zemstvo date stamp on a piece (small part of an envelope), VF

75.00

1873, 3k black, fresh, unused, no gum, VF

120.00

1882, 3k multicolored, two copies printed on paper of different thickness (0.1mm and 0.14mm), full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1880, 3k multicolored, printed on thin paper, fresh, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF

75.00

1892, imperforated plate proof of 3k in greenish blue, yellow and brown orange, block of four showing a part of se-tenant proofs on the left in brown orange only, no gum as produced, VF, ex-Faberge

750.00

1898, 3k blue, gray blue and brown orange, printed on thinned paper, gray blue color is inverted, several spots of gum toning, full OG, previously hinged, VF appearance

500.00

1898, four imperforated proofs of 3k in horizontal pairs, all different color combinations, no gum as printed, VF and scarce assembly, ex-Faberge

1884, 3k black, printed on lilac paper, top left corner margin block of six (3x2), full OG, NH or LH (2)

150.00

Starobyelsk

1877, 3k yellow, type 4, a part of black circular zemstvo cancellation, fresh and nice, VF and rare, rank "RRR", seven copies recorded

1876-95, 20 mint stamps neatly housed and identified on a stockcard, #1 has small thin, all others are in nearly perfect condition, full/large part of OG, F/VF, C.v. $427

300.00

1882-90, four mint and one used (pen cancelled on a piece) stamps, identified on a stockcard, #1a has rounded corner, full/large part of OG or unused, no gum (1), F/VF

75.00

1870-97, five used stamps, including horizontal pair (used on a piece), representing apparently different volost cancellations, mainly F/VF

150.00

1871, 3k black, nice margins and very fresh, part of OG, VF

100.00

1881-1901, 23 mint stamps neatly housed on two stockcards, practically perfect condition, full/large part of OG, F/VF, C.v. $351

250.00

1873-87, five mint stamps placed on a stockcard, representing all issued zemstvo stamps, fresh, full/large part of OG, F/VF, C.v. $121++

100.00

1895, 3k multicolored, cancelled on a piece by violet oval zemstvo "4.Oct.1895" date stamp, VF

100.00

1895, handwritten surcharge 3(k) on 6k multicolored, a part of violet oval zemstvo "Apr.1897" date stamp, VF, ex-Faberge

150.00

1880, 5k blue with additional flap embossing, size 145x118mm, printed on diagonally laid paper, perfect condition, unused, VF
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75.00

1888, six stamps on a stockcard, including horizontal imperforated pair, fresh, full OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $105

75.00

1871, four stamps of 2k in rose with center in different colors, full/large part of OG (3) or unused, no gum, VF

250.00

1871, 2k rose and greenish blue, cut to shape, straight line "Oct.75" gray blue cancellation, VF appearance, scarce

100.00

1871-88, 29 mostly mint (four - used) stamps on two stockcards, minor duplication, insignificant flaws noted, generally fresh looking lot, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $531

300.00

1901, 2k carmine, a part of black double-circle zemstvo cancellation, insignificant thin, F/VF, Schmidt #8, rank "R"

100.00

1889, 3k black, printed on pinkish orange paper, double horizontal perforation at the bottom, large part of OG, hinged, VF

100.00

1882-86, 2k black, printed on green paper, 56 stamps, including 17 with manuscript cancellations, different types, printing errors, including inverted "2", "iaia" variety and etc., minor flaws could be expected, generally nice specialized lot, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $1,045
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600.00

1894-1917, 16 used stamps on a stockcard, representing mainly different volost cancellations, insignificant flaws noted, generally F/VF or better

300.00

1895, 5k carmine red, printed on thin paper, usual rough perforation, full OG, LH, VF

75.00

1886, 3k green, two imperforated copies of distinctly different shades, full or large part of OG, VF

200.00

1883, 5k black, printed on lilac paper, negative black seal of volost manager (Volostnoi Starshina), VF

150.00

1894, 5k black, printed on lilac paper, used on part of envelope from Vyshni Volochek to Vessiegonsk zemstvo, blue "Neoplocheno" (Not Paid) straight cancellation, VF

100.00

1872, 5k black, yellow and red, block of 12 diamond shaped stamps (4x3), minor paper wrinkle, unused, no gum, VF

400.00

1915, 2k blue green and black, 2k dark green, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1868-77, 3k blue and 3k black, diamond shaped stamps, three complete sets, the total is six stamps, full/large part of OG or unused, no gum (1), VF

150.00

1872-76, 2k, 5k and 10k, five stamps on a stockcard, fresh, full or part of OG, F/VF, C.v. $250

200.00

1885, 20k blue, imperforated complete sheet of 20 (4x5), favor pen cross and blue three-line zemstvo cancellation, negligible soiling, mostly VF

500.00

Yelisavetgrad - Collective Lot

1875/99, 61 mostly mint (two - used) stamps, in addition seven forgeries on a stockpage, properly identified by Schmidt Cat., minor flaws could be expected, generally nice and clean lot, full or large part of OG, F/VF, C.v. $1,312
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1894, 5k yellow orange, perfect quality, unused, no gum, VF, Schmidt #38, rank "RR"

750.00

1897, 5k bright green, left sheet margin copy, right stamp with missing "o" variety, full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1874-80, 5k and 8k, two complete sets of two, #2 has tiny thin spot, full or large part of OG, previously hinged, F/VF

500.00

1882, 3k brown, thinned and with slight soiling at the bottom, still nice looking copy, part of OG, VF appearance

400.00

1895, 2k gold, vertical tete-beche pair, perfect in every respect, full OG, LH, VF

300.00

1898, 3k bronze, imperforated proof se-tenant sheetlet of three different designs, no gum as produced, VF

300.00

1914, 1k-3k, seven mint stamps, including horizontal pair, described on a stockcard, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, VF

100.00

1896, 3k black, green and gold, top margin imperforated block of four, top left stamp is defected, large part of OG, VF

600.00