1880, 5k red, printed on a letter-head of Court Officer, insignificant thin, full OG, previously hinged, VF

150.00

1880, 3k dark blue, flawless copy, unused, no gum, VF

100.00

1883, 3k indigo, printed on white rough paper, block of four different types, full OG, NH (hinged on margins), VF

100.00

1880-1910, nine mint stamps, all are in flawless condition, full OG or no gum as issued, VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $142

100.00

1876, 5k indigo blue, fresh, unused, no gum, VF

250.00

1886, 5k violet, block of 15 (5x3), the middle row with practically full offset on reverse, two folds mostly between stamps, fresh, unused, no gum, F/VF

500.00

1890-1908, 31 mostly mint stamps (four used), neatly identified on a stockcard, full OG, LH/hinged or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $348

250.00

1887, 2k brown, vertical tete-beche pair, top stamp with clear printing in yellow brown shade, bottom one - coarse printing in brown shade, full OG, hinged, VF

300.00

1908, inverted surcharge 3k on 2k rose, printed on white paper, horizontal pair, left stamp with "nop" variety of surcharge, full OG, hinged, VF, ex-Lentz, Kuznetsov

750.00

1908, surcharge 3k on 2k in various colors, four vertical imperforated pairs, top stamps with "nop" variety of surcharge, full OG or unused (2), F/VF, ex-Lentz, Kuznetsov

1908, inverted surcharge 3k on 2k ultra, printed on white paper, left sheet margin copy, full OG, LH, VF, ex-Lentz, Kuznetsov

200.00

1908, surcharge 3k on 2k in various colors, five vertical pairs, top stamps with "nop" variety of surcharge, full OG, LH or hinged, F/VF, ex-Lentz, Kuznetsov

750.00

1919, 1r black on paper with green network, complete sheet of eight, contains two horizontal tete-beche pairs, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

Bielozersk - Collection

1868-1914, 92 mostly mint stamps (two - used), identified on two stockpages, fresh, full OG, F/VF and nice valuable lot, ex-Lentz, Kuznetsov, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $1,650++
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1879, 3k black, printed on green paper, tiny thin, full OG, previously hinged, VF

200.00

1879, 10k blue, size 185x120mm, black zemstvo date stamp, VF

150.00

1873, 1k rose, reconstructed block of 36, including block of 28 and block of eight, mounted on page from a Collection, full OG, NH or LH, VF

500.00

1883, 1k red violet, block of 17 and three single stamps (one used), neatly mounted on a page from the Stibbe Collection, full OG, NH or hinged, VF

500.00

1884, 10k carmine rose, block of six (3x2), full OG, NH or hinged, VF and scarce multiple

600.00

1884, 10k light lilac, perforated copy, insignificant toning, full OG, previously hinged, VF

250.00

1894, 4k brown red, complete sheet of 36 (6x6), two stamps defected, reinforced perforation, some marginal faults, still full OG with many NH stamps, F/VF

200.00

1895, 3k lilac red, complete sheet of 18 (6x3), perforation reinforcement, fresh, full OG, NH or LH, VF

400.00

1895, 2k violet, complete sheet of 15 (5x3), mounted on a piece from the Stibbe Collection, double perforation at the top, some marginal flaws, full OG, NH or hinged, F/VF

200.00

1895, 8k bright bluish green, complete sheet of 15 (5x3), some perforation reinforcement, full OG, NH or hinged, F/VF

750.00

1896, 2k gray blue, complete sheet of 25 (5x5) without left margin, mounted on a page from the Stibbe Collection, full OG, NH or hinged, VF

600.00

1896, 2k green, complete sheet of 25 (5x5), fresh, full OG with many NH stamps, VF, ex-Lentz, Faberge

500.00

1896, 4k dark blue, complete sheet of 25 (5x5), full OG with many NH stamps, VF, ex-Faberge

750.00

1871, black handstamp 5k, printed thick white paper, no gum as issued, VF, ex-Faberge

300.00

1868-1911, 16 mostly mint stamps (four used), neatly identified on a stockcard, nice and fresh condition, full OG, LH/hinged or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $360

250.00

1884, 2k brown, couche, one stamps has light crease, full OG, NH, VF appearance

75.00

1904, 2k multicolored, four copies with different control numbers, each one used on individual piece together with 2k dark blue and rose (Ch. #14), fresh, VF

150.00

1912, registered cover from Kuzaikinskaya volost to St. Petersburg, franked by 2k black and green, upon arrival to Bugulma uprated with Imperial 14k blue and rose, all appropriate markings, front cover tear, otherwise F/VF

150.00

1878-1914, 13 mint stamps, all stamps are in flawless condition, full OG, LH or hinged, VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $153

100.00

1874-1888, 29 mint stamps, including block of 21 stamps, neatly identified on a stockcard, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $303++

200.00

1879, 5k black, printed on blue paper, full OG, LH, VF

250.00

1869-71, black handstamp 3k on quadrille (8.5mm) paper, two copies, one of which with full OG, the other one - no gum as issued, both are LH, VF, Schmidt #10, rank "R", ex-Herrick, Faberge

400.00

1869-71, handstamp 3k in blue or black, printed on quadrille (4mm) paper, complete set of two with full OG, in addition 3k blue with no gum as issued, all are LH/hinged, VF, ex-Faberge

400.00

1873-1916, 13 stamps (one - used), all stamps are in premium quality, full OG, LH/hinged, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $208

150.00

1874, 3k red and blue, 3k brown, green and carmine, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1884-1912, 41 mostly mint stamps (eight used), neatly identified on a stockpage, nice and fresh quality, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $604
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400.00

1875-1913, 41 mainly mint stamps (six used), appropriately identified on two stockcards, practically perfect quality, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $553

400.00

1881, 2k black on lilac rose paper, used on reverse of local zemstvo cover, blue oval zemstvo "10.Mar.1981" ds (the earliest recorded date according to Faberge's note), VF

300.00

1880, 4k black on green paper and 8k black on yellow paper, two blocks of four, each one contains two vertical tete-beche pairs, no gum as issued, VF

500.00

1901, 2k black, printed on lilac gray paper, top sheet margin copy, full original brownish gum, LH, VF

200.00

1895, 3k lilac blue, printed on thin paper, repaired 3mm tear at the bottom, fresh, unused, no gum, VF appearance

100.00

1870-75, three mint stamps on a stockcard, fresh and choice, full OG, LH or hinged, VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $280

200.00

1897, cover from Novorossiysk to Kharkov, franked by Imperial 7k blue, re-directed to zemstvo post and stamp of 5k blue and gold had been added, still undelivered, therefore stamp was not cancelled, all appropriate markings, F/VF

200.00

1879, official reprint of 10k red and black, inverted center, manuscript cancellation, VF

150.00

1872-1906, eight mostly mint stamps (one - used) on one stockcard, perfect condition, full OG, hinged or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $93

75.00

1889-95, 18 mint stamps on two stockcards, flawless quality, full OG, LH/hinged, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $270

200.00

1913, registered cover from Kotelnich zemstvo to Viatka, franked by 5k blue, upon arrival to Kotelnich uprated with a pair of Imperial 7k light blue, all appropriate markings, light fold away from the stamps, F/VF

150.00

1890-97, 17 mostly mint stamps (five used) on two pages, generally fresh, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $197
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100.00

1884-1902, seven mint stamps on a stockcard, perfect condition, full OG, LH or hinged, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $106

75.00

1869-1900, 12 mostly mint stamps (one used) on two pages, mostly fresh, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $319
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200.00

1901, 3k red, printed on yellow paper, cancelled on a piece with violet figure zemstvo cancellation, VF

100.00

1910, violet diagonal surcharge 1k on 5k green and on 6k red, set of two, misperforated as often, full OG, LH, VF

150.00

1910, violet diagonal (instead of horizontal) surcharge 3k on 10k blue violet, a part of zemstvo cancellation, small thin at the bottom left corner, VF appearance, a rare variety, Poltava Gub. Zemstvo Cat. #22M, C.v. $5,000

1901-1916, 64 mainly mint stamps (five used), properly identified on a stockpage, nice and clean condition, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $1,173
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750.00

Lubny

1883, no value indicated, light brown, printed on vertically laid paper, bottom sheet margin copy, full OG, hinged, VF and very rare, Poltava Gub. Zemstvo Cat. #6P, C.v. $25,000

1876-1900, 13 mostly mint stamps (four used) on two pages, including defected Ch. #6 (not counted), vast majority is fresh, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $304
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150.00

1869, black handstamp (5k), two copies, printed on white or yellowish paper, the last one has minor thin, full OG, previously hinged, VF

200.00

1875, 5k black, printed on grayish paper, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

Novgorod

1888, 5k lilac blue on grayish lilac paper, horizontal tete-beche pair, pen notation on reverse, no gum as issued, VF and rare

1893, 3k indigo, nice margins imperforated copy, marginal tear at left and several light toned spots on gum, part of OG, hinged, F/VF appearance

150.00

1873-1910, 13 stamps (two used) in nice and fresh flawless condition, full OG or used, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $303

200.00

1910, local registered cover addressed to Ostrov Uezd Administration, franked on reverse by 3k multicolored in horizontal strip of three, violet oval zemstvo ds, vertical paper fold on the left did not detract, VF

500.00

1901-16, 22 used stamps, representing four different issues, identified on a stockpage, generally fresh, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $244

200.00

1868, 3k black, printed on orange paper, large margins all around, unused, no gum, VF

300.00

1909, violet handstamped surcharge 3(k) on 1k orange, block of four, two bottom stamps with inverted surcharge, two top stamps with black favor cancellation, full OG, NH or hinged, VF

150.00

1908-09, violet handstamped surcharge 3(k) placed diagonally on 15k green, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1909, 1k orange and blue, top sheet margin imperforated copy, both value tablets partly painted over, full OG, NH (hinged on margin), VF and extremely rare variety

1912, Huts issue, 1k and 3k, eight stamps, including three pairs, various zemstvo cancellations, six stamps with printer's watermark, fresh, VF, ex-Faberge

250.00

1875, 2k grayish blue, negligible thin, full OG, previously hinged, VF

200.00

1890, 3k rose and blue, dots after "kop" at the top and bottom, fresh, unused, no gum, VF, rank "R"

200.00

1889, 3k rose, imperforated copy, used on reverse of local cover addressed to Uezd Administration, blue two-line "Zav. Pocht. Riabinskiy" cancellation, sealed with wax, some folds, still F/VF

150.00

1912, 3k black on greenish gray paper, horizontal pair used on reverse side of an envelope together with Imperial 14k stamp, VF

75.00

1880-92, four envelopes on exhibition style pages, two for each issue, paper or shade variety, fresh, unused, VF
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300.00

1883, 3k multicolored, printed on thin paper, full OG, hinged, VF

100.00

1880, 3k multicolored, vertical pair imperforated horizontally, full OG, LH, F/VF, ex-Herrick, Faberge

150.00

1880, imperforated proof of 3k in black, printed on yellow paper, thinned, no gum as produced, VF appearance

100.00

1885, 3k multicolored, blue oval Vindichanskoye volost "1.Sept.87" ds, VF, ex-Faberge

150.00

1892, eight trial color imperforated proofs of 3k in various color combinations, no gum as produced, VF and scarce assembly, ex-Bade, Faberge

1898, 3k multicolored, printed on thin paper, horizontal strip of three, imperforated vertically between second and third stamps, full OG, LH, VF, expertized Zumstein

150.00

1898, six perforated trial color proofs of 3k in various color combinations, printed on colored thick paper, no gum as produced, VF, ex-Faberge

900.00

1898, five imperforated trial color proofs of 3k in various color combinations, printed on colored thick (3) or thin paper, no gum as issued, VF

750.00

1883-88, 14 mint stamps in perfect condition, full OG, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $222

150.00

1911, registered cover from Sernursky volost to Viatka, franked by horizontal pair of 2k brown, upon arrival to Urzhum uprated with two Imperial stamps (one defected), all appropriate markings, light horizontal fold, F/VF

200.00

1878, 2k black, printed on violet paper, postal cancellation, VF and rare, Ferrary-Faberge handstamp on reverse

500.00

1871-88, five mint stamps, fresh and nice, full OG or no gum as issued, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $87

60.00

1886-1916, 12 mint stamps, perfect condition, full OG, LH or hinged, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $122

100.00

1908, 1k-20k, imperforated complete set of six in horizontal pairs, full OG, NH or unused, no gum (1k), VF

150.00

1872, 3k black, diamond shaped stamp, full OG, previously hinged, VF, premium quality copy, rank "R"

500.00

1872, 5k, two copies in bluish green or yellow green, very small thin, full OG, hinged or unused, no gum, VF

120.00

1893, violet handstamp 5k on yellow paper, rouletted, full OG, LH, VF, a gorgeous copy

75.00

Zienkov

1880, 3k bright red, some paper adhesion on reverse, still fresh and nice, part of OG, VF and scarce, rank "R"

1880, 3k pale red, flawless quality, full OG, previously hinged, VF, rank "R"

1892, 3k red, sheet margin cross-gutter block of six (3x2), full OG, NH or hinged, VF

200.00

1890, 2k black, green and yellow, block of 19, contains eight couche, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1896, two perforated proofs of 3k in black and gold with background in blue or green, no gum as produced, VF

200.00

1880-1916, 32 mostly mint stamps (two - used), including four couche and one horizontal strip of three, full or part of OG, F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. $594

350.00

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Starting Collection on Stockpages

1868-1917, 291 different mostly mint (67 - used) stamps, representing issues from 88 zemstvo districts, usual mixed condition, still F/VF, Russian Specialized Zemstvo C.v. is about $2,600
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1898-1917, 87 mostly mint stamps (five used), neatly arranged on a stockpage, representing 30 different districts, perfect condition, full OG or used, F/VF or better
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500.00