U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
November 20, 2002
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1348 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, canc. "9" (Tauroggen) in oval dots, also blue merchant's cachet, margins all around, v.f. Catalog #1 Catalog Value 600 | Price Realized $280.00 | |
| Lot #1349 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, three copies, each with margins all around, canc. Mitawa, "254" in rectangular dots etc., v.f. Catalog #1 Catalog Value 1,350 | Price Realized $650.00 | |
| Lot #1350 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, ample margins all around, tied by "9" in oval dots and Merchant's hs on FL from Tauroggen to St.Petersburg, with departure and arrival pmks, fine and scarce cover  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,500.00 | |
| Lot #1351 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, tied by ornamental "Berdichev" hs on outer FL to Warszawa, with boxed departure and red arrival pmks, fine and scarce cover Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,900.00 | |
| Lot #1352 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown and blue, tied by rectangular dots canc. on outer FL from Turgenslahn to Pernau, boxed 13 Dec. 1858 arrival datestamp on back, v.f. usage in Estonia Catalog #2 | Price Realized $250.00 | |
| Lot #1353 RUSSIA 1868 FL from Rostov, franked on both sides with 1k, 3k and strip of 3x10k (one stamp with vert. filing crease), used via Constantinople to Syra, where it was taxed by adding Greece 40L and 5L, the latter with three margins and filing fold,fine and rare five color franking | Price Realized $750.00 | |
| Lot #1354 RUSSIA 1866 5k lilac & black, imperforate single, spectacular shift of background, usual small faults, fine appearance, rare. This variety only exists used Catalog #22b | Price Realized $475.00 | |
| Lot #1355 RUSSIA 1871 FL from Rostov, franked with 2x1k and 2x10k (one stamp with vert. filing crease), used via Constantinople to Syra, where it was taxed by adding Greece 2x20L and 5L,fine and rare four color franking | Price Realized $750.00 | |
| Lot #1356 RUSSIA 1908 registered money order for 60,000r from Kibarty to Kovno, franked on both sides with 10x5r and 10x10r vertically laid paper, fine-v.f., rare, with arrival pmk Catalog #71-72 | Price Realized $700.00 | |
| Lot #1357 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Issue, unexploded 80kop St.Peterburg booklet, with panes of six of 3k, 7k and 3x1k, each separated by a glasine interleaving, post office fresh and v.f., seldom offered in such pristine condition  | Price Realized $2,800.00 | |
| Lot #1358 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Issue, unexploded 2rub St.Peterburg booklet, with panes of six of 3x7k, 3x3k and 3x1k, each separated by a glasine interleaving, post office fresh and v.f., seldom offered in such pristine condition | Price Realized $3,250.00 | |
| Lot #1359 RUSSIA 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 #1360 RUSSIA 1916 Romanov "Money Stamps", 15k brown, double impression, block of four, v.f. and spectacular item * | Price Realized $210.00 | |
| Lot #1361 RUSSIA 1921-1930 special large presentation album, leather-bound with gold "USSR Goznak Postage Stamp's Collection" embossing, 251 stamps adhering to 14 dated pages, over 200 overprinted or perforated "Specimen" or "Obrazetz", with regular issusesand commemoratives, also air post (incl. C1, 12-13), plus postage dues, with four unissued imperf. varieties, v.f. and unique assembly, ex-Kurt Adler collection S | Price Realized $21,500.00 | |
| Lot #1362 RUSSIA 1926 Lenin as a child, 20k dark blue, unissued value, watermarked and unwatermarked varieties, panes of 100, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #Mi.314var Catalog Value Euro 15,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 | |
| Lot #1363 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Exhibition souv. sheet of four, with central red 5.12.1932 "All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition, Moscow", the first day of exhibition strike, v.f. Only 500 souv. sheets were issued on carton paper, most were handedout to important dignitaries and subsequently discarded or destroyed (being used as tickets to the exhibition and ripped on entrance). This is the only known used souv. sheet, with Mikulski cert. ("ein UNIKAT"). A major Soviet rarity Catalog #485-86var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1364 RUSSIA 1939 Aviators, set of three imperf. singles, v.f., scarce * Catalog #718-20var | Price Realized $1,800.00 | |
| Lot #1365 RUSSIA 1940-50s, several better singles in sheets, various quantities, incplt sets, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog Value Euro 25,000 | Price Realized $1,250.00 | |
| Lot #1366 RUSSIA 1958 registered cover franked with 60k sheet corner margin imperf. variety, also the regular perf. stamp issued for the 1958 Moscow Exhibition, v.f. While philatelic in origin, the imperf. variety used on cover isextremely rare, if not unique Catalog #Mi.2046var | Price Realized $1,200.00 | |
| Lot #1367 RUSSIA 1959 registered stationery entire franked with three diff. unissued items incl. the 40k Voroshilovgrad and two diff. Mendeleyev Congress, v.f., with backstamp. While philatelic in origin, these stamps used on cover areextremely rare Catalog #Mi.AXIX,XX | Price Realized $2,400.00 | |
| Lot #1368 RUSSIA 1961 two registered covers from Moscow to Laptevo, franked with two imperf. pairs from the Stalin souv. sheet, each cover additionally franked with 2k green, v.f., with arrival pmks Catalog #1325var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1369 RUSSIA 1976 Winter Olympics, the complete set of five large die proofs, each with color matchprint and signed by the various officials, also souv. sheet printed on special paper, v.f. and undoubtedly unique group P Catalog #Mi.4444-8,BL110 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1370 RUSSIA 1976 Rembrandt souv. sheet, gold value and impression inverted, n.h., v.f. A wonderful modern rarity, possibly unique ** Catalog #Mi.Block 116var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1371 RUSSIA 1980 2k Pine Tree, imperf. block of six, perf. "Obrazets", v.f., extremely rare, only 8-10 stamps exist SCatalog #Mi.5002S | Unsold | |
| Lot #1372 RUSSIA Semi-Postals. 1915 set of four on white paper, imperf. variety, large margins, 7k with light creases, others v.f. * Catalog #B9-13var Catalog Value 600 | Price Realized $625.00 | |
| Lot #1373 RUSSIA Semi-Postals. 1922 Philately for Children, 1k-10k perf., also 1k imperf., the complete set of sheetlets of 25, all with margins except 5k without vert. margins, n.h. except 2k and 3k with hinge reinforcements, handstamped guarantee marks, fine-v.f., extremely rare set of sheetlets **Catalog #B24-29 | Price Realized $13,500.00 | |
| Lot #1374 RUSSIA Semi-Postals. 1922 Philately for Children, 1k-10k perf., used 19 Aug. 1922 (First Day of Issue) on revalued 14k Romanov stationery entire envelope, addressed to Germany, fine-v.f. Catalog #B24-28 | Price Realized $1,050.00 | |
| Lot #1375 RUSSIA Semi-Postals. 1923 Philately for Labor, three diff. surcharges used on back of registered cover from Moscow to Estonia, fine-v.f., with Tallinn arrival | Price Realized $250.00 | |
| Lot #1376 RUSSIA Air Post. 1923 letter sheet endorsed "Air Mail", franked with \Far Eastern Republic\ 20k on 15k Air Post surcharge (Mi.52A), tied by Vladivostok 26.7.23 pmk, additional strike below, flown to Nikolsk Ussuryjsk, with same day arrival pmk,filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. Russian Airmail rarity, less than 10 flown covers are known, signed Romeko, Dr.Jemchouhin, Field etc. | Price Realized $7,500.00 | |
| Lot #1377 RUSSIA Air Post. 1923 flown cover from Moscow to Berlin, attractively franked incl. 1923 Exhibition imperf. set of four (three additional stamps on back), also the 10r Air Fleet label, red "Mit Luftpost Befordert Konigsberg (Pr.)" | Price Realized $290.00 | |
| Lot #1378 RUSSIA Air Post. 1925 flown cover from Krasnodar via Moscow to Berlin, attractively franked with perf. and imperf. regular issues, also 2r Air Fleet label (uncancelled), fine-v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $220.00 | |
| Lot #1379 RUSSIA Air Post. 1930 (Sep. 11) registered cover from Moscow to Germany, franked with 1k, 14k and 1r, tied by Zeppelin cds, Hamburg and Friedrichshafen pmk on reverse, v.f. and scarce usage of regular issues on Zeppelin mail; only the special Zeppelin stamps were supposed to be used as franking | Price Realized $300.00 | |
| Lot #1380 RUSSIA Air Post. 1931 registered ppc from Moscow to Lorch, Germany, franked with 10k, 15k and 20k, tied by Moscow cds, Berlin transit pmk and Lorch arrival, v.f. Catalog #C15-17 | Price Realized $250.00 | |
| Lot #1381 RUSSIA Air Post. 1933 10k green, horiz. pair, imperf. between, v.f., signed Mikulski. A rare variety unused * Catalog #C46a | Price Realized $800.00 | |
| Lot #1382 RUSSIA Air Post. 1934 Soviet Airships Issue, complete set on registered cover to Germany, scarce and attractive, v.f. Catalog #C53-57 | Price Realized $800.00 | |
| Lot #1383 RUSSIA Air Post. 1935 registered cover from Moscow to Bern, Switzerland, franked with 5k, 30k and 50k, tied by Moscow cds, Bern arrival on reverse, interesting combination usage, v.f. Catalog #546,C57,C67 | Price Realized $280.00 | |
| Lot #1384 RUSSIA Air Post. 1937 50k Twin-Motor Transport Plane, vert. pair, imperf. between, v.f. used Catalog #C73var | Price Realized $210.00 | |
| Lot #1385 RUSSIA Air Post. 1944 1r slate green, horiz. pair, imperf. between, v.f. used, scarce Catalog #C78var | Price Realized $550.00 |
