1802, official entire letter from Viatka to Lifland Gubernia Administration, tied by straight line black Viatka marking (Dobin #11-0.01), wax seal, VF
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100.00

1914, official free-frank cover from Alatskivskoye Volost Administration to Governor of Helsingfors via Krasnye Gory and St. Petersburg, official oval marking, two postal labels "Received in Damaged Condition", all appropriate transit and arrival markings, F/VF

100.00

1827-71, 28 entire wrappers or folded letters, generally originated from St. Petersburg and addressed to French cities, nice variety of postal markings, including several scarce ones, we mention three items franked by postage stamps, minor conveyance flaws noted, still fresh and F/VF
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500.00

1880-1910, ten different items, including entire wrappers, covers and postcard, officially sealed with wax, by rubber or printed paper seals, nice variety of origin and destinations, very well describing, nice lot in every respect, mostly VF
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200.00

1849-55, two stationery envelopes 10+1k black, both have size 137x107mm, first one printed on hard paper, the other one - on soft thinned paper, each one has the same indicia varieties, such as dot in "B", white line over "H", double serif at the top of "K" in bottom "Kop" and etc., postally used, mainly VF and scarce pair
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250.00

1861-62, group of stationery envelopes, including two 10+1k, three 20+1k and one 30+1k, various sizes and color shades of indicia, fresh, unused, VF, C.v. ?1,050
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200.00

1867, two unissued stationery envelopes of 20k blue, indicia is at the top left, size 140x58mm and 113x73mm, negligible soiling, fresh, unused, VF

150.00

1882-84, essay of Imperial stationery entire wrapper of 1k yellow, size 375x70mm, inscribed "Pochtovaia Banderol", excellent condition, VF and rare, ex-Breitfuss, Faberge

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 is 140x90mm, VF and rare

1858, 10k brown and blue, perforation 14 1/2x15, watermark numeral "1", a part of boxed pre-philatelic cancellation, mostly VF, C.v. $150

75.00

1858, 10k-30k, complete set of three, perforation 12 1/2, printed on paper without watermark, excellent quality unit, we mention just a pin-point spot of scratched gum on 30k stamp, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF,P. Buchsbayew certificate, C.v. $2,600

1000.00

1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 12 1/2, "double denomination" at the top left and bottom right value tablets (position 81), postal cancellation, intact perforation, mostly VF

150.00

1866, two stamps of 10k brown and blue, perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on paper without watermark, used on entire wrapper from Odessa to Vienna, diamond-shaped Odessa cancellation, post marked on arrival, mostly VF

100.00

1866, 1k-30k, complete set of six, printed on horizontally laid paper, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1866, trial color proof of 5k in yellow orange, printed on horizontally laid paper, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF

200.00

1869, five stamps, including 20k with perforation 12 1/2, three stamps of 1k on paper without watermark and 5k on horizontally laid paper, met altogether 28k postal rate, used on entire wrapper from Taganrog to Marseille, Moscow transit and arrival ds on reverse, VF, an interesting postal history item bearing mixed franking of three issues, ex-Liphschutz

750.00

1872, 5k black and lilac, printed on horizontally laid paper, used on stationery postcard form, sent from Sevastopol to Odessa, arrival ds reads "Odessa. 22 February. Morning", VF and scarce
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250.00

1879, 7k gray and rose, printed on horizontally laid paper, horizontal gutter block of four, bottom right stamp with broken post horns variety, full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1889, 4k-1r, complete set of five, in addition stamp of 1r with wide "1" variety, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF

100.00

1889-92, 1k-7r, complete set of nine, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $285

150.00

1892, entire invitation to dancing party, sent locally in Kazan, franked by 1k orange, fresh, VF

100.00

1902, 7k and 10k, two stamps with varieties - shifted background (7k) or foreground, full OG (10k) or unused with traces of OG

75.00

1906, pre-printed registered money letter from Dunayevtsy (Podolia Gub.) to Vienna, franked by four stamps on vertically laid paper, forming altogether postal charge of 98 kop, Post Office complete wax seals, fresh and VF

100.00

1905, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, printed on vertically laid paper, bottom sheet margin single, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce

750.00

1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, printed on vertically laid paper, perforation 11 1/2, large part of OG, previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $500

200.00

1909, 4k carmine, early printing, block of four with spectacular perforation error due to foldover, tiny soiling on the perforated margin, full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1908, two perforated plate proofs of 10k in light blue and blue, both have changed design of the center oval and curls of the top ribbon, left sheet margin exemplars, printed on wove paper without gum, very fresh, VF and rare

1917, 15k brown lilac and blue, inverted print of central vignette on gum side, bottom left corner margin block of six (2x3), full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1917, 15k brown lilac and blue, double impression, one of which is mirrored and inverted, top sheet margin vertical pair, lightly folded between stamps, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1912-17, 20k blue and carmine, perforated and imperforated singles, each one with additional printing of the background on gum side, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1915-17, 70k brown and orange, printed on paper without varnish lines, three-side margin block of ten (bottom part of a pane), watermark wavy lines on the left, minor perf separations, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

150.00

1915-17, 1r dark brown, pale brown and orange, perforation 13 1/2, center and denomination are inverted, in addition omitted vertical varnish lines, gum wrinkle, otherwise full OG, VLH, VF

100.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, 1k-5r, complete set of 17, creamy gum on 1r value, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $650

250.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, 1k-70k, set of 13 in blocks of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, 7k, 10k, 14k, 20k and 70k, blocks of four, 7k with small separation on the left, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1915, Alexander I, money stamp of 20k olive green, horizontal pair imperforated vertically, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce

250.00

1915, 10r scarlet, yellow and gray, yellow background is inverted, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500 as hinged

300.00

1916, Alexander II, money stamp 2k green, complete sheet with intact margins of 100 stamps, folded once along horizontal perforation, very fresh, no gum as issued, VF, C.v. $3,500 as singles

1917, money letter for 10,000 rub from Kologriv (Kostroma Gub.) to Moscow, franked on reverse by six regular values, including three stamps of 10r, wax seals and all appropriate markings, opened for display and mounted on exhibition style page, VF, ex-I. Gorski Collection

300.00

1917, 4k carmine, top right corner margin imperforated block of four, part of the design of upper right stamp is omitted on the face and printed on gum side due to foldover, full OG, NH (hinged on margin far away from the stamps), VF

100.00

1917, 10k dark blue and 10r red, yellow and gray, two "key" imperforated values in blocks of four, first one with top left corner margin, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1917, 1r brown, light brown and orange, vertical varnish lines, right sheet margin imperforated block of 15, double frame variety (one inverted), in addition inverted background is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF and truly exhibition item

300.00

1909-17, 38 items, including complete set of No.73-87, money stamps, high values, some semi-postals and "For Mailman" stamps, several color shades and more, fresh condition, full OG, NH, mostly VF
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150.00

1904-05 1904, letter-card pre-printed with Royal Emblem and Coat of Arms, sent from Front-Line Forces (Amur Military Okrug) to Schuchin (Lomzha Gub.) by registered mail, re-directed to Astrakhan, all appropriate markings, two stamps removed from reverse, still F/VF and scarce

150.00

1916, pre-printed cover from Dvoryanskoye (Simbirsk Gub.) to Moscow, sent by registered mail, franked on reverse by two stamps of 10k dark blue, postmarked on arrival, VF

100.00

1900-04, specially produced for Nizhni Yarmarka advertising black-and-white postcard, issued by Julius H. Zimmermann, manufacturer of musical instruments, showing view of Volga River and bearing detailed advertisement on reverse, VF and scarce

150.00

1912, pre-printed envelope, bearing citation of the composer Richard Wagner regarding "unnatural meat food" on the front and his portrait on reverse, mentioned that Mr. Wagner had been a vegetarian during his last years of life, sent from Moscow to Tula Gub., postmarked on arrival, VF and very unusual

150.00

1916, pre-printed envelope with advertisement of Motion Picture Company "Rus", sent from Moscow to Copenhagen, franked by 10k dark blue, censored, mostly VF

100.00

1856, stationery envelope 10+1k black, sent from Moscow to Russian Finland, black boxed two-line marking "Mos. St. Zhel. Dor." on front, backstamped on reverse, mostly VF
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200.00

1912, cover with enclosure from railway station Marienhof to Libava, delivered on Libavo-Gazenpot Narrow-Gauge Line, upon arrival franked by five adhesives on reverse and tied by Libava hs, VF
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150.00

1866-1917, 50 postal history items, including nine picture postcards, representing terminal views, contains cancellations (several the earliest or latest recorded, according to Kiryushkin-Robinson's handbook) of all Moscow stations - Brest-Alexandrovskiy, Brianskiy, Butyrskiy, Vindavskiy, Kursko-Nizhegorodskiy, Nikolayevskiy, Riazanskiy and Yaroslavskiy, mainly fresh and VF
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800.00

1896-1916, four postcards from stations Khaggut, Kedenpe, Vekhma and Gallist, in addition Revel cancelled postcard, each one placed on exhibition page with photo of old-time railroad map, fresh, VF and rarely offered items
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300.00

1914-16, three postcards and one cover, representing TPO markings "Sergievo - Moscow", "Moscow - Ramenskoye", "Ramenskoye - Moscow" and"Golitsino - Moscow" (unrecorded until now), fresh, mostly VF and rare assembly
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500.00