U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 7-8, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1739 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, two line datestamp, margins all around, v.f., signed Pfenninger Catalog #1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1740 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, margins all around, used on outer FL from Pultusk to Warszawa, tied on arrival by red Warszawa 21/8 (1858) postmark, endorsed "franco" at bottom, v.f. example of the first Russian stamp used in Poland  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1741 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by boxed "Vilno 16 Nov. 1858" datestamp on cover addressed to Strzala, some toning and backflap mending, otherwise fine Catalog #1 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1742 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, unused (regummed), excellent colors, well centered and fresh, fine, with Mikulski cert. (Mi.4x) (*) Catalog #4 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1743 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, used, tiny thin speck, otherwise fine, with Diena cert. (Mi.4x) Catalog #4 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1744 RUSSIA 1884 7r black & yellow, thin, fine appearance, signed Friedl * Catalog #40 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1745 RUSSIA 1889 horizontally laid paper, 20k blue & carmine, groundwork inverted, cancelled 1.VIII.96, v.f., with 1991 Mikulski cert. A great rarity, only a few known to exist Catalog #43var | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #1746 RUSSIA 1904 vertically laid paper, 10k dark blue, groundwork inverted, imperf. at bottom, n.h., with Mikulski cert. ** Catalog #60a,var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1747 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Issue, 1r-5r four top values, imperforate blocks of four, each with full "Obrazets" perforated initials, some minor wrinkles, or folded vertically between stamps, few trivial toned spots on gum and marginal creases,v.f. and unique set of imperf. blocks of six  SCatalog #101-104S | Price Realized $7,250.00 |
 | Lot #1748 RUSSIA 1915 unexploded booklet (Romanov Stamps) with three panes of 6x1k, single panes of 6x3k and 6x7k, for a total of 78k, endorsement by crayon indicating face value and sale price of "80k", handstamped on pink covers (stapled atleft) indicating Kiev origin, with original intended value of 2r (as of now unknown) obliterated by a new denomination, v.f. and possibly unique provisional Kiev booklet  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1749 RUSSIA 1917 Romanov Abdication overprints, collection of 67 mostly diff. blocks of four, six or 12, with variety of overprints incl. Crossed Swords and Izvestia Proclamation, many inverted or sideways, few used on piece, mostly fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1750 RUSSIA 1917 1k-5k Arms, five imperforate blocks of 10, overprinted Obrazets in large capital letters, also additional blocks of 1k and 2k each with a slightly different overprint, v.f. SCatalog #119-23S | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1751 RUSSIA 1917 3k and 5k Arms, two diff. imperforate blocks of 10, overprinted Obrazets inverted in large capital letters, v.f., rare SCatalog #121,23S | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
| Lot #1752 RUSSIA 1924 5r imperf. pair plus two singles, l.h. or n.h., v.f. * Catalog #293var | Price Realized $100.00 | |
 | Lot #1753 RUSSIA 1924 5r imperf. strip of three, used, v.f. and scarce Catalog #293var | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1754 RUSSIA 1924 5r perf. 101/2, single and two blocks of four, different shades, l.h. or n.h., single with light bend, otherwise v.f. *\**Catalog #293a Catalog Value 450 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1755 RUSSIA 1925 Prof. Alexander Popov, 7k imperforate trial color proofs in light blue, carmine and dark blue, each used in 1949 with additional franking on three registered "J.Barry" covers from Moscow to England, fine-v.f., rare Catalog #328P | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1756 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution, 5k brown, imperf. sheet margin single, v.f. used Catalog #376a | Price Realized $160.00 |
| Lot #1757 RUSSIA 1932 15k Gorki, imperf., two singles, each with large margins, gum disturbances, otherwise v.f. * Catalog #470a | Price Realized $160.00 | |
 | Lot #1758 RUSSIA 1932 15k Gorki, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #470a | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1759 RUSSIA 1932 15k Gorki, imperf. sheet corner single, v.f. used Catalog #470a | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #1760 RUSSIA 1932 15k Gorki, imperf. single with large margins all around, used with block of 4x5k Revolution, on registered cover from Leningrad to USA, some discoloration around the registration label, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk Catalog #470a | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1761 RUSSIA 1933 Baku Commissars, 40k "Remember the Commissars", perforated trial color proofs in red brown, ultramarine and dark brown, each used in 1958 with additional franking on three registered covers from Riga to Switzerland, v.f.,signed Mikulski, very rare Catalog #523P | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1762 RUSSIA 1935 Spartacist Games, 20k variety, imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f. (Mi.520Uo) Catalog #566var | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
| Lot #1763 RUSSIA 1960s-70s Issues, selection of 40+ minor plate flaws and varieties, usually broken letters, perf. shifts, "bottle" variety etc., mounted on pages and written up in Russian, interesting group ** | Price Realized $160.00 | |
 | Lot #1764 RUSSIA 1982 Garibaldi, 6k imperf. block of four with sheet margin at top, n.h., v.f. (Mi.5207U) **Catalog #5076var | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1765 RUSSIA 1982 Garibaldi, imperf. horizontal pair, cancelled on registered, locally addressed Moscow cover, v.f., with arrival pmk (Mi.5207U) Catalog #5076var | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1766 RUSSIA 1984 Cuban Revolution, imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.5345U) **Catalog #5216var | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1767 RUSSIA 1989 Bee, imperf. horizontal pair, cancelled on cacheted, unaddressed FDC, v.f. (Mi.5950U) Catalog #5771var | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1768 RUSSIA 1989 Circus Performers, 1k imperf. single and block of four, n.h., v.f. and post office fresh (Mi.5984U) **Catalog #5802var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1769 RUSSIA 1989 Red Guardsmen of October, imperf. vertical pair, n.h., v.f. and post office fresh (Mi.5991U) ** Catalog #5814var | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1770 RUSSIA 1989 Shevchenko, imperf. horizontal pair, cancelled on cacheted, unaddressed FDC, v.f. (Mi.5930U) Catalog #5756var | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1771 RUSSIA 1989 Letter Writing Day, imperf. sheet margin single, cancelled on cacheted, unaddressed FDC, v.f. (Mi.5978U) Catalog #5795var | Price Realized $95.00 |
| Lot #1772 RUSSIA 1993 25r carmine, postal forgery, strip of three used with additional franking on cover from Kursk to Israel, v.f. and interesting example of modern postal fraud, with regularly issued stamp on cover included for comparison | Unsold |
