U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
November 28-29, 2001
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #2115 1858 Issue 1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, unused without gum, well centered, excellent colors, fine and scarce unused (*) Catalog #2 Catalog Value 1,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 | |
| Lot #2116 1858 Issue 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by numeral canc. in rectangular dots and used on FL from Berdichev to Warszawa, red arrival pmk struck on the stamp, stains, otherwise fine appearing and unusual application of the Polish arrival canc.  Catalog #2 Catalog Value 350 | Price Realized $250.00 | |
| Lot #2117 1858 Issue 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by numeral canc. on FL from St.Petersburg to Jacobstad, Finland, red St.Petersburg 7 May, 1858 departure datestamp, fresh and v.f. cover Catalog #2 Catalog Value 350 | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2118 1858 Issue 1855 10k brown & blue tied by "55" numeral canc. on FL from Kherson to Odessa, couple of small stains, otherwise fine Catalog #2 Catalog Value 350 | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2119 1858 Issue 1858 10k black, plate proof on unwatermarked paper, frame only, central oval blank, v.f., ex-Mehrtens collection P Catalog #2P | Price Realized $1,600.00 | |
| Lot #2120 1858 Issue 1858 20k blue & orange, unused with part original gum, fresh and fine, signed Diena etc. * Catalog #3 Catalog Value DM 15,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00 | |
| Lot #2121 1858 Issue 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper (Mi.3x), canc. "9" in oval dots, fine Catalog #3 Catalog Value DM 4,000 | Price Realized $500.00 | |
| Lot #2122 1858 Issue 1858 20k green & lilac, perf. and gummed proof on watermarked paper (Mi.3Px), well centered and v.f., signed Dr.Oertel P Catalog #3P Catalog Value DM 3,000 | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #2123 1858 Issue 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper (Mi.4x), unused with full original gum, excellent color and embossing, a truly superb example from the first printing, extremely rare unused, with Mikulski cert. * Catalog #4 Catalog Value DM 15,000 | Price Realized $5,000.00 | |
| Lot #2124 1858 Issue 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper (Mi.4x), well centered, some irregular perfs and corner perf. creases, otherwise fine, signed Buhler Catalog #4 Catalog Value DM 6,000 | Price Realized $700.00 | |
| Lot #2125 1858 Issue 1858 30k carmine & green, large part original gum, post office fresh and fine * Catalog #10 Catalog Value DM 2,500 | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2126 1858 Issue 1866-70 1k, 2k and 10k (2), used on back of 1878 cover registered from St.Petersburg to Cetinje (Montenegro), forwarded to Cattaro and eventually returned to sender, unusual destination, with appropriate markings Catalog #19,23,26 | Price Realized $350.00 | |
| Lot #2127 1858 Issue 1866-70 3k black & green, "V" in background error, unused without gum (*) Catalog #20d Catalog Value 700 | Price Realized $140.00 | |
| Lot #2128 1858 Issue 1866-70 3k black & green, "V" in background error, l.h., fresh an fine stamp * Catalog #20d Catalog Value 700 | Price Realized $350.00 | |
| Lot #2129 1858 Issue 1866-70 3k ("V" in background error), 5k black & gray and 10k (2), used on FL from Odessa to Marseille, boxed "Aus Russland" in saw-toothed frame, with Russian T.P.O. (Odessa-Kazan) and Polish-German "Oswiecim-Breslau". One of the 10k is amost unusual variety showing significant pre-print bent frame line at UR and other printing irregularities, 5k with small flaws, otherwise fine and interesting cover Catalog #20d,22a,23,var | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2130 1858 Issue 1866-70 3k, 5k and 10k, used in 1867 on FL from St.Petersburg to Amsterdam, black "Franco" hs on arrival, fine three color cover to Holland Catalog #20,22,23 | Price Realized $100.00 | |
| Lot #2131 1858 Issue 1866-70 5k black & lilac, imperforate single (Mi.20U), background shifted to top, v.f. This rare variety exists only used Catalog #22b Catalog Value DM 5,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 | |
| Lot #2132 1858 Issue 1866-70 5k black & lilac, interesting paper fold variety, used and unusual Catalog #22var | Price Realized $130.00 | |
| Lot #2133 1858 Issue 1866-70 10k green and carmine, perforated proof on glazed chalky paper, irregular perfs as often, otherwise fine and very rare P | Price Realized $1,300.00 | |
| Lot #2134 1858 Issue 1866-70 20k blue & orange, imperforate and gummed proof on glazed, chalky paper, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition, v.f., ex-Breitfuss, very rare P | Price Realized $1,600.00 | |
| Lot #2135 1858 Issue 1866-70 1k (2), 3k, 10k and 30k, paying 45k rate on registered cover from Zhitomir to Kamenets-Pod., v.f. with arrival pmks, scarce four color franking | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2136 1858 Issue 1875 2k black & red, vertically laid paper, large part original gum, rounded UR corner, rare stamp * Catalog #26a Catalog Value DM 7,500 | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2137 1858 Issue 1875-79 7k brown & orange, lilac & green and blue & red, three diff. perf. and gummed trial color proofs (Mi.25P), fine-v.f. rare P Catalog #27P Catalog Value DM 1,500 | Price Realized $650.00 | |
| Lot #2138 1858 Issue 1875 7k gray black and carmine, vertically laid paper, unused without gum, thinned, fine appearance, (*) Catalog #27b Catalog Value DM 2,500 | Price Realized $140.00 | |
| Lot #2139 1858 Issue 1875 7k gray black and carmine, vertically laid paper, h.r., fresh and well centered, v.f. and rare stamp * Catalog #27b Catalog Value DM 2,500 | Price Realized $750.00 | |
| Lot #2140 1858 Issue 1875 8k gray black and carmine, vertically laid paper, unused, fine (*) Catalog #28a Catalog Value 900 | Price Realized $220.00 | |
| Lot #2141 1858 Issue 1878 registered cover from Lubim to Riga, franked with 1k, 10k and 20k, paying 31k rate, wax seal and arrival pmk on reverse, fine three color franking Catalog #19,29,30 | Price Realized $160.00 | |
| Lot #2142 1858 Issue 1878 registered cover from Vilnius to Neusohl, Hungary, franked with 5k, 8k and 10k paying 23k rate, v.f., with Warszawa transit and Hungarian arrival pmks | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #2143 1858 Issue 1883-88 Without Thunderbolts, 1k-7r complete set of 10, also Russian Levant 1k-7k and Ostrov Zemstvo local, all overprinted "Obrazets" in blue cyrilics and mounted on presentation sheet, v.f. and extremely rare S Catalog #31-40S | Price Realized $2,800.00 | |
| Lot #2144 1858 Issue 1883-88 7k blue, groundwork inverted, used on piece together with 14k carmine & blue, Staraya Russia canc., v.f., ex-Faberge and Goss collections, with Mikulski cert. Catalog #35b Catalog Value DM 4,000 | Price Realized $1,050.00 | |
| Lot #2145 1858 Issue 1889 20k blue & carmine, plate proof on card, upper left sheet corner block of four, v.f.  PCatalog #43P Catalog Value DM 4,000 | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #2146 1858 Issue 1889-92 1k orange, imperforate single, cut in at left and bottom, with part of the adjoining stamp at right, canc. on piece, rare used, Catalog #46a Catalog Value 500 | Price Realized $130.00 | |
| Lot #2147 1858 Issue 1893 7k stationery entire, additionally franked on front with 7k blue and on reverse with 1k yellow and 4k red (another stamp missing), registered from Revel (now Tallin, Estonia) to Montevideo, Uruguay, fine, with arrival pmk, scarce destination | Price Realized $80.00 | |
| Lot #2148 1858 Issue 1898 registered cover from St.Petersburg to New South Wales, franked on reverse with 2x10k dark blue, v.f., with Brindisi and Sydney transit pmk, St.Harleville, New South Wales arrival cds, unusual destination | Price Realized $90.00 | |
| Lot #2149 1858 Issue 1902-05 3k red, double impression, n.h., fine ** Catalog #57b Catalog Value 200 | Price Realized $150.00 | |
| Lot #2150 1858 Issue 1902-05 25k green & lilac, center inverted, used, rounded LR corner, fine appearance of this rarity Catalog #64a Catalog Value DM 10,000 | Price Realized $950.00 | |
| Lot #2151 1858 Issue 1902 1r sheet margin single, imperf. at top, n.h., v.f. * Catalog #68var | Price Realized $160.00 | |
| Lot #2152 1858 Issue 1902 registered cover franked with pair of 1r, horiz. pair imperf. between, sent from Kazan to St.Petersburg, filing fold away from the stamps, scarce cover, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2153 1858 Issue 1909-12 unexploded Kiev booklet with panes of ordinary posthorns with thunderbolts 1k, 3k and 7k making up the 1.98k rate (sales price 2r), salmon covers with black inscriptions (used for the Romanov stamps), minor staple rust as always, fresh and v.f. example of this exceptionally rare booklet  Catalog #WBC 4bb | Price Realized $3,500.00 | |
| Lot #2154 1858 Issue 1909 10k dark blue, printed on gummed side only, rounded LR corner, otherwise fine * Catalog #79var | Price Realized $100.00 | |
| Lot #2155 1858 Issue 1909 10k dark blue, vertical pair, printed on both sides, v,f, and extremely rare variety * Catalog #79var | Price Realized $700.00 | |
| Lot #2156 1858 Issue 1909-12 15k lilac & blue, vertical strip of three, the two bottom stamps with double impression, fine-v.f., unusual * Catalog #81var | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2157 1858 Issue 1917 1r, two imperf. proofs on stamp paper, each with green background, one with double frame, v.f. P Catalog #87P | Unsold | |
| Lot #2158 1858 Issue 1917 1r, two proofs, one imperf., each with displaced groundwork, also two imperf. singles, one with center inverted, other with double frame, v.f. and impressive group P Catalog #87var,87P | Unsold | |
| Lot #2159 1858 Issue 1913 Romanov Issue, 1r green, imperforate block of six, perforated "Obrazets" (specimen) initials, marginal reinforcements at right, otherwise v.f., rare SCatalog #101S | Price Realized $3,100.00 | |
| Lot #2160 1858 Issue 1913 2r brown, imperforate block of four, l.h., v.f. *Catalog #102a Catalog Value DM 2,800 | Price Realized $1,100.00 | |
| Lot #2161 1858 Issue 1913 3r violet, imperforate block of six, perforated "Obrazets" (specimen) initials, marginal reinforcements at right, otherwise v.f., rare SCatalog #103S | Price Realized $2,100.00 | |
| Lot #2162 1858 Issue 1913 5r violet, imperforate block of six, perforated "Obrazets" (specimen) initials, folded between stamps at bottom, n.h., v.f., possibly unique SCatalog #104S | Price Realized $4,750.00 | |
| Lot #2163 1858 Issue 1915-19 3.50r, 7r and 10r, three diff., each overprinted "Obrazets" (specimen) in blue, unused without gum, fine-v.f., extremely rare S Catalog #109,137,138S | Price Realized $1,100.00 | |
| Lot #2164 1858 Issue 1915-16 currency/postage, 1k and 2k die proofs in black, also 20k green single with double perforations, v.f. P Catalog #112-13P | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #2165 1858 Issue 1915 5r indigo green & light blue, horiz. pair, imperforate between, creased, fine appearance * Catalog #108d Catalog Value 200 | Price Realized $100.00 | |
| Lot #2166 1858 Issue 1915 10r marginal single, printed on both sides, frame only on the gummed portion, thin in selvage, v.f. and spectacular variety * Catalog #109var | Price Realized $250.00 | |
| Lot #2167 1858 Issue 1916 cover franked with three uncancelled Romanov stamps sent to Amsterdam, opened by censor and backstamped, with return address showing that this cover was sent by a member of Belgian Armored squadron serving with the Russian army, v.f. and rare | Price Realized $180.00 | |
| Lot #2168 1858 Issue 1916 Romanov "Money Stamps", 1k and 2k unoverprinted varieties with coat of arms on reverse, 10 sets, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #114-15 Catalog Value 530 | Unsold | |
| Lot #2169 1858 Issue 1916 Romanov "Money Stamps", 1k and 2k unoverprinted varieties with coat of arms on reverse, sheets of 100, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. **Catalog #114-15 Catalog Value 5,300+ | Unsold | |
| Lot #2170 1858 Issue 1917 cover from Moscow to Amritsar, India, franked with 10k on 7k surcharge, censored by Russian and British censors, redirected on arrival to Mussovie, with numerous transit and arrival pmks on reverse, fine cover to an unusual destination Catalog #117 | Price Realized $100.00 | |
| Lot #2171 1858 Issue 1917 1r perf. or imperf., specialist lot of 21 stamps including block of four, prominent strong groundwork or center shifts, center inverted, trial printings (groundwork only, frame only), printings with green or black groundwork, etc., l.h. or n.h., v.f. and interesting group *\** | Price Realized $240.00 | |
| Lot #2172 1858 Issue 1917 1r green, brown & red, trial color proof, horiz. pair, v.f. P Catalog #131P Catalog Value DM 400 | Price Realized $130.00 | |
| Lot #2173 1858 Issue 1917 1r green, brown & red, trial color proof, block of four, n.h., v.f. PCatalog #131P Catalog Value DM 800 | Price Realized $210.00 | |
| Lot #2174 1858 Issue 1917 7r imperf. pair with horiz. lozenges of varnish on face, v.f. * Catalog #138c Catalog Value 500+ | Price Realized $525.00 | |
| Lot #2175 1858 Issue 1917 2k on 2k Romanov "money stamp", surcharge split to top and bottom, reverse side showing a spectacular shift of inscriptions, v.f., signed Romeko * Catalog #140a | Price Realized $110.00 |
