U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Versailles Part II
October 21-23, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1804
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
(1729-1796), Empress of Russia, 1762-1796, best known for modernizing reforms. She greatly extended Russian territory by annexing Crimea and partitioning Poland. She was a great patron of the artsand one of the most colorful and important of Russian rulers; document in cyrillic, signed "Ekaterina", dated 1777, with part of the wax seal still present, rare
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1805
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1857-58 10k brown & blue, each with a pen canc., fine-v.f.
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value Euro 1,250
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1806
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
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
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1807
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, fresh colors, light canc., fine (Michel 3y)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1808
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1858 20k lilac & green, perforated trial color proof on gummed, unwatermarked paper, some irregular perfs at top, fine (Mi.3y)
P
Catalog #3P
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1809
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, full original gum, excellent first printing colors and embossing, l.h., signed Grobe, with 1994 APS cert. A beautiful stamp, extremely rare unused (Michel 4x)
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Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 7,500
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #1810
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1859-66 selection of 10 FLs and two stationery entires, various numeral cancellations incl. "16" (Kazan), "163" (Berdiczev), "351" (Mogilev), "393" (Derpt), also pmks of Kiev, Pskov, Riga etc., some faults, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1811
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1866-70 1k-30k, cplt set, h.r., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #19-25
Catalog Value 188
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1812
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1866 1k-30k Arms, vertical gutter pairs, n.h., v.f. (Mi.18x-23x), cat. value for two hinged sets
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Catalog #19-25
Catalog Value Euro 749++
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1813
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1875 2k black & red, background ("numerals "2") inverted, canc. St.Petersburg, 1880, well centered, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, only five known, with Mikulski cert.

Catalog Value Euro 25,000
Price Realized
$20,000.00

Lot #1814
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1866 3k black & deep green, error showing "V" instead of "3" in background, l.h., v.f., rare in such (Mi.19xF)
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Catalog #20d
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1815
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1866 20k blue & orange, bottom sheet margin, gutter pane of 50 (two panes of 25), n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi. 22x)
Box **
Catalog #24
Catalog Value Euro 6,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1816
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1875 10k brown & blue, center inverted, canc. Kostroma, July 18, 1878, well centered, with tiny nibbed perf. at UR, light crease at right, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, only five known, signed Faberge, with Mikulskicert.

Catalog Value Euro 30,000
Price Realized
$20,000.00

Lot #1817
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1883 14k blue & rose, center inverted, canc. Tarasha, 1891, perfectly centered and fresh, "microscopic" abrasion at UR, v.f. with Mikulski cert.
Catalog #36b
Catalog Value Euro 7,500
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #1818
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1884 Arms, 3.50r, 7r blocks of four, top pairs l.h., bottom pairs n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., rare
Box *\**
Catalog #39-40
Catalog Value Euro 6,800+
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #1819
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1884 vertically laid paper, 3.50r and 7r Arms, used, the latter on piece, fine-v.f.
Catalog #39-40
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1820
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1884 3.50r gray, horiz. laid paper, unused with full original gum, well centered, tiny mended perf. at top, otherwise v.f., signed Faberge, with Mikulski cert. "this variety ranks as the rarest (after No.1) unused stamp ofImperial Russia. Only five unused copies are registered, original gum and perfectly centered, one of the finest known copies"
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Catalog Value Euro 35,000
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #1821
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1889-1904 specialized study of 7k stamp, written up exhibition style on pages, with hundreds of identified plate flaws and small varieties, also major error (groundwork inverted), 18 covers or stationery entires and cardsetc., interesting specialized lot
Envelope *u
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1822
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1889 horiz. laid paper, 14k blue & rose, center inverted, unused without gum, signed Bartels, Lange etc., with 1989 PFC, a rare stamp (Mi. 46xII)
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Catalog #51a
Catalog Value Euro 6,000
Price Realized
$1,750.00

Lot #1823
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
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
Envelope
Catalog #71-72
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #1824
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 1k orange, die proof in issued color, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1825
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Terecentary, 7k brown, imperf. horiz. pair, h.r., v.f. (Mi.83U)
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Catalog #92a
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1826
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Terecentary, 7k brown, four imperf. singles cancelled on piece, v.f., rare
Catalog #92a
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1827
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Terecentary, 10k deep blue, imperf. block of four, h.r., folded between stamps, top pair creased, v.f. appearance
Box *
Catalog #93a
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1828
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 15k ultramarine, die proof, marginal thin, otherwise v.f.
P
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1829
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 35k Tsar Paul, selection of eight diff. die proofs, incl. three of frame only, also two bi-color, few minor thins in margin, otherwise v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #1830
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 70k Michael, selection of five diff. die proofs, incl. two of frame only, few minor thins in margin, otherwise v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #1831
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Terecentary, 2r red brown, imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #102a
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,950.00

Lot #1832
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Terecentary, 3r dark violet, vert. imperf. pair, affixed on piece, signed by F.K.Okhmetov, v.f.
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Catalog #103a
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1833
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Terecentary, 3r dark violet, imperf. block of four, l.h. at top, bottom pair n.h., v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #103a
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1834
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, essay of the 5r Nicholas, showing engraved vignette of portrait only on white card, little toning, otherwise fine
E
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1835
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
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.
Box **
Catalog #114-15
Catalog Value 5,300+
Unsold
Lot #1836
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1915-19 10r carmine red and gray, imperf. single, error of background (with that of 5r), used in Tashkent. The stamp was originally annulled with horiz. perforations intended to invalidate it for use; it was subsequently damaged and affixed on parcel and postally used, fine appearance and extremely rare, with Mikulski cert. Cat. value for unused $1,250
Catalog #135a
Unsold
Lot #1837
RUSSIA
Catherine II, The Great.
1918 Sword Braking Chains, 35k dark blue, horiz. strip of five, elongated design, with sheet margin at top, n.h., fine-v.f., interesting variety
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Catalog #149var
Price Realized
$300.00

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