U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 4-5, 2005
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1912 RUSSIA 1850 stampless cover with "Kiev" departure hs on back, with "10" (filled in by hand) Feb. datestamp, sent from a famous monastery, via Constantinople to Jerusalem, envelope with arrival endorsements, full wax seal, fine andscarce early letter to Jerusalem  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1913 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, large part of boxed "Zhitomir" datestamp, margins all around, v.f. (Mi.1) Catalog #1 Catalog Value Euro 1,000 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1914 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by "Kazan" double circle April 18 cancellation on FL used in 1858 to Moscow, little toning at top of the letter, fine and rare usage from Kazan (Mi.1) Catalog #1 Catalog Value Euro 5,000+ | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1915 RUSSIA 1858 perf. 14, 10k, 20k and 30k unused except first one with lightened canc. (removed), others with small faults, fine appearance (Mi.2-4) (*)u Catalog #2-4 Catalog Value Euro 15,000+ | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
| Lot #1916 RUSSIA 1858-75 selection of 23 used or unused, with values to 30k, mostly with small faults, fine-v.f. appearance, *u Catalog #Mi.2/28 Catalog Value Euro 2,800 | Price Realized $300.00 | |
| Lot #1917 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, three used singles, canc. "1", "35" and "Mitawa", fine-v.f. Catalog #2 Catalog Value Euro 750 | Price Realized $200.00 | |
 | Lot #1918 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "448" dotted canc. of Evpatoria on FL to Taganrog, fine-v.f., with additional date stamp on reverse, rare Catalog #2 Catalog Value Euro 600 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1919 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "445" dotted canc. of Genichensk on FL to Odessa, fine-v.f., with additional date stamp on reverse, rare Catalog #2 Catalog Value Euro 600 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1920 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "3" dotted canc. of Kronshtadt on FL to Jakobstadt, v.f., with ANK arrival date stamp, rare Catalog #2 Catalog Value Euro 600+ | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1921 RUSSIA 1858 20k lilac and green, perforated and gummed trial color proof with watermark, fresh and v.f. P Catalog #3P Catalog Value Euro 1,000+ | Price Realized $1,050.00 |
 | Lot #1922 RUSSIA 1858 20k orange & blue, thick paper, unused without gum, well centered and fresh, v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.3x) (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value Euro 7,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1923 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, perfectly centered example, straight line canc., single pulled perf. at left, otherwise v.f. (Mi.3x) Catalog #3 Catalog Value Euro 2,000 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1924 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, cancelled "380" in square dots, trimmed perfs and rounded corner at upper right, fine appearance, rare canc. (Mi.3x) Catalog #3 Catalog Value Euro 2,000 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1925 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, perfectly centered example, cancelled "38" in oval dots, fresh and v.f. (Mi.3y) Catalog #3 Catalog Value Euro 2,500 | Price Realized $725.00 |
 | Lot #1926 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine and green, thin paper, part Kiev canc., well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2003 Mikulski cert. (Mi.4y) u Catalog #4 Catalog Value Euro 3,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1927 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, numeral "5" (Vilnius) canc., fine Catalog #4 Catalog Value Euro 3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1928 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper variety, canc. "509" in rectangular dots (Tyumen, Tobolsk province), minor flaws, fine appearance (Mi.4y) Catalog #4 Catalog Value Euro 3,500 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1929 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper variety, fresh & v.f. copy, signed Pfenninger etc. Catalog #4 Catalog Value Euro 3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
| Lot #1930 RUSSIA 1858-64 1k black and yellow and 3k black and green, h.r., 3k with small sealed tear, otherwise fine-v.f. (Mi.9-10) * Catalog #5-6 Catalog Value Euro 750 | Price Realized $130.00 | |
 | Lot #1931 RUSSIA 1865 coverfront with 30k carmine & green, used in combination with 10k brown & blue from St.Petersburg to Posen, with "Aus Russland Franco-Tout." and boxed "Franco" hs, blue and red crayon charge markings, fine and rare mixedfranking piece Catalog #10,15 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1932 RUSSIA 1863 St. Petersburg, 5k blue & black, pane of 25, n.h., post office fresh and v.f.  **Catalog #11 | Price Realized $725.00 |
 | Lot #1933 RUSSIA 1865 FL sent from Taganrog to Greece, franked with 3x10k brown and blue, tied by Taganrog cds, additionally charged 50L upon arrival, and franked with 10L and 40L Hermes Heads, both tied by Syros cds, with circular "Franco" hs andSyros arrival on reverse, usual filing folds, fine and rare three color franking | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1934 RUSSIA 1881 registered 5k stationery entire, additionally franked with pair of St.Petersburg 5k locals, used to Bologna, with arrival pmks, two wax seals removed from back, little toning, fine Breitfuss letter to Italy, scarce Catalog #11 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
| Lot #1935 RUSSIA 1865 selection of three singles, 1k black and yellow (two singles) and 20k blue and orange, h.r., fine-v.f. (Mi.12y,16y) * Catalog #12,17 Catalog Value Euro 470 | Price Realized $210.00 | |
 | Lot #1936 RUSSIA 1866 5k black & lilac, imperforate single with significant shift of background to bottom right, minor flaws as often, fine(Mi.20xU) Catalog #22b Catalog Value Euro 2,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1937 RUSSIA 1866-70 Issues, registered cover used in 1879 from Sevsk to Moscow, franked on reverse with 1k and 30k making up the scarce 31k rate, v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $450.00 |
| Lot #1938 RUSSIA 1866-70 Issues, cover used in 1883 and franked with pair of 1k and single 5k and 7k, used from Moscow to Modena, addressed to Charles Diena (of the philatelically famous Diena family), v.f., with transit & arrival pmks | Price Realized $180.00 | |
 | Lot #1939 RUSSIA 1867 3k carmine, proof of background only, on pelure paper P | Price Realized $150.00 |
| Lot #1940 RUSSIA 1870-73 three FLs, one to Berlin and franked with 1k, 3k and 10k; the other to Manchester with single 20k franking; last with single 5k tied by red pmk paying local rate in St.Petersburg, fine-v.f. lot | Price Realized $170.00 | |
 | Lot #1941 RUSSIA 1871 FL from Taganrog franked with 10k and 20k, used via Odessa to Corfu where Greek 5L and 40L were added to pay 45L postage due, usual margins, otherwise fine and colorful combination | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1942 RUSSIA 1872 FL from Berdyansk to Greece, franked with two each of 3k and 10k (vertically laid paper) paying 26k and charged 45L postage due on arrival, with the addition of 5L green and pair of 20L blue Large Hermes Heads, boxed "Franco"and Odessa transit pmks, with Syra arrival cancel on back, usual filing folds, otherwise fine and attractive four color combination franking | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1943 RUSSIA 1881 7k stationery entire used from Ekaterinoslaw to New Zealand, addressed to "Australia New Zealand Greymouth", eventually arriving via Christchurch, Brisbane and Port Chalmers in Gremouth, charged "50", some toning, rare destination | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1944 RUSSIA 1883-88 35k violet & green, imperforate plate proof on gummed, watermarked paper, v.f. and splendid item P Catalog #37P | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #1945 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r gray, h.r., some short perfs, otherwise fine (Mi.38y) * Catalog #39 Catalog Value Euro 850 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1946 RUSSIA 1884 7r black & orange, well centered used single, some irregular perfs, otherwise fine, with Royal cert. (Mi.39y) Catalog #40 Catalog Value Euro 1,000 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1947 RUSSIA 1902 unissued design, 2k black, imperf. plate essay on card, v.f., ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1948 RUSSIA 1902 unissued design, 2k blue and yellow, large die essay, little toning in margin only, otherwise v.f., rare E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1949 RUSSIA 1902 unissued design, 2k brown and yellow, large die essay, v.f., rare E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1950 RUSSIA 1902 unissued design, 2k green and yellow, large die essay, v.f., rare E | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1951 RUSSIA 1902 unissued design, 5k brown and blue, large die essay, some stains on outside margins only, otherwise v.f., rare E | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1952 RUSSIA 1902 15k blue & brown, double impression, horiz. pair, n.h., v.f. and spectacular item ** Catalog #62var | Price Realized $425.00 |
| Lot #1953 RUSSIA 1902 registered cover to Germany, franked with 20k Arms, canc. by St.Petersburg "XXXIV" pmk, fine and scarce strike, with Marken-Kirchen arrival pmk | Price Realized $170.00 | |
 | Lot #1954 RUSSIA 1902 3k unused postal card, double impression, one inverted, v.f. | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1955 RUSSIA 1902-05 1r brown & orange perf. 111/2, single, used with additional franking on large part of parcel card registered to Moscow, slight toning around the edges, v.f. and scarce usage Catalog #68a | Price Realized $550.00 |
| Lot #1956 RUSSIA 1914-18 collection of 135+ covers and cards mounted and written exhibition style on pages, with an extraordinary selection of mail from the Russian contingent fighting on the French front, also French Troops in Russia, examples of differentcensor markings, "captured by Germans and delayed" hs in English and French, charity vignettes added on covers, Red Cross covers for both French and Russian units, a wonderful and seldom offered collection, ex-Liphschutz | Price Realized $6,250.00 | |
| Lot #1957 RUSSIA 1914-18 group of 12 diff. Red Cross covers or cards, various markings & censor hs, fine-v.f. and fascinating lot | Price Realized $250.00 | |
| Lot #1958 RUSSIA 1915 15k brown, 20k green, imperforate singles, v.f. * Catalog #106a,107a | Price Realized $110.00 | |
 | Lot #1959 RUSSIA 1915 15k brown, imperforate block of four, v.f. *Catalog #106a | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1960 RUSSIA 1916-17 (ca) 10k dark blue, imperf. Postal Forgery made in Lodz to defraud postal authorities, v.f., rare * | Price Realized $250.00 |
| Lot #1961 RUSSIA 1916 Money Stamps, unoverprinted 1k and 2k with Coat of Arms on reverse, blocks of 10, n.h., v.f. (Mi.110-11) *Catalog #114-15 Catalog Value Euro 490 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1962 RUSSIA 1916 Money Stamps, unoverprinted 1k and 2k with Coat of Arms on reverse, blocks of 10, n.h., v.f. (Mi.110-11) **Catalog #114-15 Catalog Value Euro 490 | Unsold | |
 | Lot #1963 RUSSIA 1916 cover franked on reverse with 10k blue, used from a small village to a prisoner held in the infamous Schlisselburg prison, with large "examined/Schlisselburg Detention Prison" censor cachet and arrival cds, fine-v.f. and scarce incoming prison cover | Price Realized $190.00 |
| Lot #1964 RUSSIA 1916-17 surcharges, 10k on 7k horiz. pair, right stamp without surcharge, also single & block of four with surcharge inverted, also two singles, one with surcharge displaced to sides, another with surcharge offset on reverse, fine-v.f. lot *u Catalog #117a | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #1965 RUSSIA 1917 1r brown & red, center double, one inverted, complete sheet of 50, n.h., v.f. and spectacular multiple **Catalog #131a | Unsold | |
 | Lot #1966 RUSSIA 1917 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, overprinted "Obrazets" in blue, marginal single, v.f. and rare S Catalog #135S | Unsold |
 | Lot #1967 RUSSIA 1917 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, imperf. block of five, top middle stamp showing variety "broken oval" in the outer frame below the eagle, mostly n.h., v.f. (Mi.81Bxb) *Catalog #135,135var Catalog Value Euro 300+ | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1968 RUSSIA 1921 cover franked on reverse with pair of 250r, addressed to the Jewish Relief Agency in Berlin, sent via Moscow, with "Collect Postage 9 Cents" hs and additional transit and due markings, fine and interesting underpaid cover | Unsold |
