1910-12, 1k orange yellow, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), first one with control lines at the top and bottom, No.3 and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at bottom left, the other one with control lines at sides and No.6 at bottom right, minimal usual edge flaws, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF
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200.00

1910-12, 1k orange yellow, bottom left corner sheet margin block of six (2x3), control line at the bottom, No.4 and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at left, full OG, NH or hinged (two top stamps), VF and scarce

250.00

1908, 2k green, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control letter "A" at bottom left and text "Cred. Tip. 1908" at bottom right, horizontally folded between gutter and lower stamps, minor perf separations, still fresh, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1909, 2k green, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control Cyrillic letter "B" at bottom left and text "Cred. Tip. 1909" at bottom right, insignificant marginal only flaws, fresh, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1910, 2k green, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control lines at the top and bottom, No.4 and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at bottom left, minor marginal only flaws, fresh, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1911-12, 2k green, four complete sheets of 100 (25x4), including three of 1911 with control lines at the top, bottom and between stamps, control No.1, 3 and 4 with text "Cred. Tip. 1911" at the bottom left, the other one of 1912with control lines at the top and bottom and No.7 at the lower left corner, one sheet (No.3) with hinge strengthened perforation in the middle, usual marginal flaws, still nice and fresh, full OG, mainly NH, VF
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400.00

1909, 3k rose red, complete sheet of 100 (25x4) and a half sheet (bottom part) of 50, control No. 4 and 5 respectively at the bottom left and text "Cred. Tip. 1909" at the bottom right, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF
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300.00

1910, 3k rose red, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control No. 2 at the bottom left corner and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at the lower right, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1911-12, 3k rose red, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), first one with control No.6 at the bottom left corner and text "Cred. Tip. 1911" at the lower right, the other one with control lines at sides and control No.5 at bottom right, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF
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250.00

1909, 4k carmine rose, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control No.1 and 2 at the bottom left corner and text "Cred. Tip. 1909" at the lower right, the second sheet with light fold between gutter and bottom stamps, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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250.00

1910, 4k carmine rose, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control No.1 and 2 at the bottom left corner and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at the lower right, the first sheet with hinge strengthened perforation in the middle and repaired tear at bottom margin, nice condition otherwise, full OG, NH, VF
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250.00

1911, 4k carmine rose, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control No.1 and 2 at the bottom left corner and text "Cred. Tip. 1911" at the lower right, minor usual marginal flaws, fresh and nice, full OG, NH, VF
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200.00

1910, 5k claret, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control No.1 at the bottom left corner and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at the lower right, in addition two blocks of four or ten with control No.2 or text "Cred. Tip. 1910" on bottom margins respectively, sheet was folded between gutter and bottom stamps, and it has diagonal crease at the bottom affected four stamps, otherwise nice looking unit, full OG, NH (LH or margin), VF
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200.00

1909, 7k light blue, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control lines at sides, No.1 and text "Khud. Tip. 1909" at the bottom right, nice and flawless quality item, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1909, 7k light blue, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control lines at sides, No.3 and 4 with text "Khud. Tip. 1909" at the bottom right, first sheet has tiny hole on gutter, second one with hinge strengthened perforation in the middle, otherwise full OG, NH, VF
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300.00

1910, 7k light blue, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control lines at top and bottom, No.5 and text "Creditn. Tip. 1910" at the bottom left, flawless quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1911, 7k light blue, three complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control lines at top and bottom, No.3, 4 and 6 with text "Creditn. Tip. 1911" at the bottom left, sheet No.4 with several mainly marginal folds, still nice unit, full OG, NH, VF
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400.00

1911-12, 7k light blue, three complete sheets of 100 (25x4), all sheets have control lines at top and bottom, first two have No.7 or 8 with text "Creditn. Tip. 1911" at the bottom left, the last one have control No.6 at lower left, sheet No.7 with hinge strengthened perforation at the top, others have insignificant mostly marginal flaws, fresh group overall, full OG, NH, VF
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300.00

1909, 10k light blue, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control No.1 at lower left and text "Cred. Tip. 1909" at the bottom right, some perf separation between top left pane and gutter, still nice item, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

300.00

1910-11, 10k gray blue, two blocks of 40 (10x4, bottom part of a sheet) or 20 (5x4, from lower left pane), first one has control No.2 at the bottom left and text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at lower right, the other one has control No.1 at lower left corner, first one has two diagonal folds, the other one with paper strengthened perforation at right, nevertheless fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1909-12, 14k blue and carmine (shades), two complete sheets of 100 (25x4) and block of 60 (10x6, bottom part of a sheet), both sheets have control lines at top, bottom and along all gutters, first one with No.3 and text"Cred. Tip. 1909" at lower left, the second sheet has No.1 at lower left corner, the block has lines at left, along horizontal gutter and at bottom, No.2 at the lower left, minor usual marginal flaws, nice and fresh overall, full OG, NH, VF
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250.00

1909-12, 15k lilac and blue (shades), block of 25 (lower left pane of a sheet) and complete sheet of 100 (25x4), first one with control lines at all sides, No.4 and text "Cred. Tip. 1909", the sheet has text "Cred. Tip. 1912" at the bottom left only, it has horizontal fold along the gutter, still fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF
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300.00

1910, 20k blue and carmine, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at the bottom left, slight creases mainly on margins, fresh quality otherwise, full OG, NH (LH on margin), VF

150.00

1912, 20k blue and carmine, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), text "Cred. Tip. 1912" at the bottom right, slight diagonal crease is affecting three stamps at top, nice condition otherwise, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1908-12, 25k green and lilac, 35k violet and green, 70k light brown and orange, three complete sheets of 100 (25x4), first one with text "Cred. Tip. 1908" at the bottom right, second one with text "Cred. Tip. 1910" at bottom left, the last one without control markings, minor marginal flaws, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF
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250.00

1908-09, 50k violet and green, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), first one has control text "Cred. Tip. 1908", the other one - "Cred. Tip. 1909", both inscriptions at the bottom left, first sheet in perfect quality, second one with hinge strengthened perforation in the middle, still full OG, NH, VF
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300.00

1911-12, 70k light brown and orange, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), no control markings, minor marginal flaws, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1910, 1r brown, pale brown and orange, complete sheet of 50 (5x10), orange control lines at sides and text "Cred. Tip. 1910", perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1911, 1r brown, pale brown and orange, top right corner sheet margin block of four with one brown control line at right margin, repaired tear at the top right stamp, perf separation significantly strengthened by hinges, especially between stamps and margins, mounted on page from a Collection, large part of OG, F/VF appearance, this stamp had been supposed for surcharge of 10pi for use in Russian Levant, and it's very rare without such surcharge, especially in multiple

300.00

1913, Nicholas II, 5r dark brown, complete sheet of 50 (10x5), control No.2 on the right margin, pre-printing paper fold, some perf separations, nevertheless nice quality, full OG, NH or LH (10), VF and very scarce multiple

1776-59, 14 pre-philatelic items, including Catherine the Great, envelope for Royal mailings on laid paper with watermark "Crown "M" 1778" (tear at top), entire letter from Tambov to Borisoglebsk (1799), Moscow Pochtamt receipt on "Double Headed Eagle" watermarked paper (1843), mailings bearing pre-adhesive period markings of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kozlov, Spassk, Tula, Tver and etc., money letter from Lipetsk to Tambov (1855), all mounted on original pages from the Collection and meticulously described, mostly VF condition
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750.00

1804-71, 14 items, including 11 pre-philatelic or paid in cash entire letters or wrappers, most valuable ones are from Mozdok to Tambov of 1804, disinfected from Memel to Paris via Prussia and forwarded to Mayenne in 1831, others are less expensive and sent from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Lipetsk, Odessa and etc., in addition one official entire from police station in St. Petersburg and two 10k stationery envelopes to Tambov or Vilno, mainly fresh quality unit, F/VF
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400.00

1848, stationery envelope 10k+1k black, sent to Kamenets (Podolia Gub.) in 1850, pen cross cancellation, light Kamenets arrival marking, mostly VF

250.00

1859, stationery envelope 10+1k black (the 4th issue of 1855), sent from St. Petersburg to Borga (then Russian Finland), red date stamp on front and boxed arrival marking, mostly VF

100.00

1868-72, eight (seven different) stationery envelopes of 20k and 30k with indicia at the top left, including four unissued items, as well as 10k, 20k and 30k with indicia on the top right, various sizes, fresh quality, VF, Mi #U14/18, var
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250.00

1882-84, essay of Imperial stationery entire wrapper of 1k yellow, size 375x70mm, inscribed "Pochtovaya Banderol" (Postal Wrapper), excellent condition, VF and scarce, ex- Breitfuss, Faberge, Mi #S1

500.00

1896, essay for Imperial reply letter card 10k+10k blue, contains two attached letter cards, size of each 174x106mm, appropriately folded, perfect condition, VF and scarce, one copy of such essay was presented to each participant of the UPU Conference of 1906 in Rome

1899, Empress Maria Feodorovna Advertising Letter- Sheet, 7k blue, series 51, printed in Moscow, contains over 30 various advertising messages inside and outside, sent in Moscow, separation between letter and advertising sides, still F/VF and scarce
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200.00

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

1857, 10k brown and blue, four large margins imperforated single, printed on paper with numeral "1" watermark, nice center offset on reverse, part of "Volmar. Polucheno. 1858" pre-philatelic boxed cancellation, fresh and VF, N. Mandrovski certificate
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300.00

1857, a piece of watermarked numeral "1" paper, which had been used for printing of actual postage stamps of No.1 and No.2, contains vertical pair of watermarks with left margin showing part of watermark"Pochotovye Marki"(Postage Stamps), perfect quality, no gum as produced, VF and very scarce, ex-V. Ustinovsky

1858, 10k brown and blue, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on thick paper with numeral "1" watermark, bold colors and intact perforation, unused, no gum, VF, expertized by H. Bloch

1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on thick paper with watermark numeral "2", large part of "Nizhegor. Yarm" (N. Novgorod Trade Fair) cancellation, minor perf irregularities at the top, still unblemished colors, fresh, VF and extremely rare pre-philatelic marking, especially on No.3

500.00

1858, trial color perforated proof of 20k in green and violet, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on paper without watermark, tiny thin on perforation tips, still fresh condition, no gum, VF appearance

150.00

1858, 30k carmine and green, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on thin paper with numeral "3" watermark, beautifully centered, unused, no gum, VF and scarce, expertized by H. Bloch, A. Diena certificate

1858, 30k carmine and green, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on thin paper with numeral "3" watermark, neat postal cancellation of "9.July.1870", fresh colors, VF, C.v. $2,500

750.00

1864, Epreuve de Timbre - Proba, imperforated proof for Paris Exhibition of 1k in black, printed on white paper without watermark, balanced margins, no gum as produced, VF

250.00

1866-70, 1k-30k, complete set of six, printed on horizontally laid paper, 10k and 20k with margins, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1868, 20k blue and orange, printed on vertically laid paper, fresh colors, minimal surface abrasion at the top left, a collectible quality single, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance of this rare stamp

500.00

1875-79, 2k-20k, complete set of five, printed on horizontally laid paper, all with bottom margins, 20k with "t" variety, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1884, 3.50r black and gray, printed on horizontally laid paper, blurry "St. Petersburg. Expedition 1" date stamp marking on a piece, no hidden defects, VF appearance of extremely rare stamp, ex-V. Ustinovsky, C.v. $15,000

1889, die proof of 14k in blue and rose, printed on thick chalk-surfaced paper, left sheet margin single with narrow margin at the top, fresh and nice item, no gum as produced, NH, F/VF and scarce

500.00

1902, 14k blue and rose, printed on vertically laid paper, center is significantly shifted to the left, full OG, previously hinged, VF

75.00

1905, 15k brown violet and blue, two stamps printed on vertically laid paper, one with slightly shifted center, the other one with offset of center on reverse, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1905, 7r black and yellow, nice margins imperforated single printed on vertically laid paper, postal cancellation of 1917, internal repaired breach, nevertheless fine appearance of this extremely rare imperforated variety, the stamp is listed in Scott and Russian Cats and priced with "-", ex-V. Ustinovsky

750.00

1909, imperforated proof of 7k in light blue (issued color), enlarged margins single without varnish lines, pin-point marginal inclusion, no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare

250.00

1909, perforated proof of 10k in light blue, bottom right corner margin single printed on wove paper without varnish lines, three instead of two lines of inner oval, nice condition, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, expert's hs on margin

500.00

1912-17, 15k brown lilac and (blue), printed on paper with vertical varnish lines, albino embossing of the center, blue color is omitted, full OG, NH, VF, ex-V. Ustinovsky, C.v. $260

100.00

1908-09, perforated proof of 15k in blue, vertical varnish lines, excellent centering, full OG, VLH, VF

150.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, 1k-5r, set of 14 in blocks of four (missing 1r, 2r and 3r), blocks of 3k and 7k slightly folded along perforation, nice quality, full OG, NH (one stamp of 50k has slightly disturbed gum), VF

300.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, 2k green, vertical and horizontal pairs, 7k brown, horizontal pair, each pair with double perforation between stamps, strong and firm, full OG, NH or LH (one stamp of 2k), VF, all are guaranteed genuine

100.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, plate proof of central design for stamp of 20k in olive green, unfinished outer oval line of Alexander I portrait, printed on chalk-surfaced paper, size 50x78mm, fresh and VF

250.00

1917, 10r scarlet, yellow and gray, inverted yellow background variety, full OG, NH, VF and a beautiful single, C.v. $500

200.00

1917, 1k-5k, imperforated set of four in vertical gutter pairs, black letters as a part of overprint "Obrazets", additional security punches, full OG, NH or LH, VF, guaranteed genuine

250.00

1917, 2k-10r, imperforated set of 16 (less 1k and 20k, with additional 14k unissued in this set), each one with partial perfin "Obrazets", even to large margins, full OG, apparently all are NH, F/VF and rare group, ex-V. Ustinovsky

750.00

1917, 1r brown, pale brown and orange, bottom right corner sheet margin imperforated block of six with two "V" labels printed on paper with vertical vanish lines, double impression of the background (one of which is seriously misplaced), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,200++

150.00

1919, 3.50r maroon and green, 7r green and pink, printed on paper with horizontal varnish lines, imperforated horizontal pairs, excellent condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and very rare

1917, 7r green and pink, single frame (type I), perforation 13 1/2, three-side margin block of 11 with three "V" labels (top part of a sheet), insignificant margin only separation, fresh quality, full OG, NH (LH on margin only),VF, C.v. $880++

100.00

1881, 20k black and brown, imperforated stamp with nice margins all around, official re-issue, full OG, previously hinged, VF

150.00

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 in light red on front, posted from St. Petersburg to St. Michel (then Russian Finland), postmarked on arrival, VF

300.00

1916, free-frank PPC from a Russian officer, sent from Marseille to Moscow, violet round- shaped marking of Military Hospital in Marseille, censored at Petrograd, all appropriate markings, VF

100.00

1917, POW free-frank birch bark postcard addressed to Hungary, Russian and Austria-Hungary censorship markings, pin-hole, still VF and an interesting item

100.00

1867-79, 16 covers or entire wrappers, mainly three-color franking items, send from St. Petersburg, Moscow or Odessa, all addressed to European countries, vast majority is bearing stamps on horizontally laid paper, including two franked by 3k with "V" error of background, four items with 5k in gray blue shade, one has solo franking of 20k on vertically laid paper, all appropriate markings, very fresh quality overall, mainly VF
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600.00

1868-1901, 70 postal history items, including 25 different postal stationery envelopes, postcards or wrappers, representing some better destinations such as Constantinople, Peshawar, Bukhara, North and South America, some nice franking items, illustrated Red Cross envelope and many others, minor conveyance flaws possible, generally F/VF or better
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500.00