Versailles Collection Part III; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 1-3, 2005
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2762 RUSSIA 1857-58 10k brown & blue, imperf. single with margins all around, tied on piece by Riga datestamp, also 10k perf., v.f. Catalog #1,2 Catalog Value 725 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2763 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh and v.f. Catalog #1 Catalog Value 600 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #2764 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, canc. by "523" numeral dot pmk on large part of FL to St.Petersburg, with "Yefremov" 5 August 1858 departure and "Polucheno" (received) 8 August arrival pmks on reverse, fine and extremely rare,possibly unique usage from the small town of Yefremov in the Tula district  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #2765 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, unused with original gum, h.r., post office fresh with vivid colors, upper left corner creased, still a v.f. and undervalued rarity, signed Friedl (Mi.2x) * Catalog #2 Catalog Value Euro 5,000 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #2766 RUSSIA 1858 20k green & violet, perforated and gummed proof on thick, unwatermarked paper, v.f. P Catalog #3P | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #2767 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper variety, canc. "5" (Vilnius) in oval dots, well centered, fine Catalog #3 Catalog Value 700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2768 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, unused with full original gum, l.h., remarkably fresh, tiny portion of perf. added at bottom right, still a beautiful stamp, seldom found unused, signed Friedl (Mi.4x) * Catalog #4 Catalog Value Euro 7,500 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #2769 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper variety, canc. "31" in oval dots, well centered, fine (Mi. cat. Euro 3,600) Catalog #4 Catalog Value 1,250 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2770 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, well centered and fresh, v.f., with Buhler cert. Catalog #4 Catalog Value 1,250 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #2771 RUSSIA 1858-64 1k, 3k (2) and 30k, used in 1865 on FL from Moscow 19.7.65 to Lyon, various transit and arrival pmks, fine example of 37k rate to France, attractive three color franking Catalog #5,6,10 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2772 RUSSIA 1858-64 20k blue & orange, slight toning on reverse due to hinge removal, v.f. (Mi.6) * Catalog #9 Catalog Value Euro 750 | Price Realized $110.00 |
| Lot #2773 RUSSIA 1865 5k "City Post", cross-gutter pane of 100, n.h. fine-v.f., rare in full sheets, cat. value for hinged  **Catalog #11 Catalog Value 2,250+ | Price Realized $3,250.00 | |
 | Lot #2774 RUSSIA 1865 20k blue & orange, thick paper, unused with full original gum, h.r., fresh and fine stamp, signed Rosselevitch (Mi.16z) * Catalog #17 Catalog Value Euro 350 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2775 RUSSIA 1866 1k-30k vertical gutter pairs, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski ** Catalog #19-25 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2776 RUSSIA 1866 1k-30k horizontal gutter pairs, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski (Mi.18x-23x) ** Catalog #19-25 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #2777 RUSSIA 1866-70 horiz. laid paper, 1k-30k seven diff. incl. additional shade of 3k, blocks of four, post office fresh, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #19-25,20a | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
| Lot #2778 RUSSIA 1866-70 Horizontally Laid Paper, 1k-30k, set of six blocks of four, l.h. or h.r. (10k), some perf. separations, post office fresh, fine-v.f. *Catalog #19-25 | Price Realized $1,100.00 | |
 | Lot #2779 RUSSIA 1866 3k black & deep green, error showing "V" instead of "3" in background, l.h., v.f., rare in such beautiful condition (Mi.19xF) * Catalog #20d Catalog Value Euro 1,200 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2780 RUSSIA 1866 3k black & green, "V" in background (error), h.r., tiny thin, otherwise fresh and fine stamp, with clear 1994 Richter Cert. (Mi.19xF) * Catalog #20d Catalog Value Euro 1,200 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2781 RUSSIA 1870 10k brown, entire envelope with imprint at left, additionally franked with 1k and 2k and sent from Warszawa to Berlin, fine and attractive cover, with appropriate transit & arrival pmks | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #2782 RUSSIA 1875 2k black & red, vertically laid paper, disturbed gum, h.r., fine example of this rarity, with 2001 APS cert. (Mi.24y) * Catalog #26a Catalog Value Euro 3,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2783 RUSSIA 1875 7k gray & carmine, vertically laid paper, unused, minor flaws, fine appearance, rare (Mi.25y) (*) Catalog #27b Catalog Value Euro 2,500 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2784 RUSSIA 1876 8k stationery entire (backflap missing) additionally franked with 8k gray & rose, canc. "Postal Car 7-8" and sent to Paris, French entry postmark, fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #2785 RUSSIA 1882 small cover from Moscow to Dublin, Ireland, franked on back with 2x1k and 5k, paying 7k rate, with Moscow departure and Blackrook, Dublin arrival pmks, cover roughly opened at top, fine and rare cover to Ireland | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2786 RUSSIA 1883 registered cover franked on reverse with 10x1k and 2x2k, interesting arrangement, tied by Dzurino cds, with Kerch-Enikol arrival pmks | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2787 RUSSIA 1884 7k blue perf. 141/2x15, groundwork inverted, unused, well centered, tiny thin, otherwise v.f., rare (7k blue was issued in 1884 and again in 1888; there are differences in perforation and size of the stamp), with Mikulskicert. (*) Catalog #35b Catalog Value Euro 2,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2788 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r black and 7r black and orange, l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.38-39) * Catalog #39-40 Catalog Value Euro 1,800 | Price Realized $1,250.00 |
 | Lot #2789 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 #2790 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r black, well centered, n.h and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.38y), catalogue value for hinged ** Catalog #39 Catalog Value Euro 850+ | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
| Lot #2791 RUSSIA 1884 7r black & orange, well centered, small faults, fine appearance (Mi.39y) * Catalog #40 | Price Realized $160.00 | |
| Lot #2792 RUSSIA 1886 official decree signed by the governor of Lifland province outlining grave consequences of converting from Greek Orthodoxy to Protestantism, including possible loss of parental rights, jail terms for converting Orthodox children to Protestantism, annulment of marriages performed by Lutheran pastors, inability to hold administrative positions, etc., unusual and rather frightening document of the religious intolerance in Tsarist Russia during the reign of Alexander III | Price Realized $210.00 | |
 | Lot #2793 RUSSIA 1889 7k blue, variety, background printed on gum, fine * Catalog #50var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2794 RUSSIA 1902-05 3k red, groundwork omitted, used, single nibbed perf., otherwise fine and rare Catalog #57a Catalog Value 175 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #2795 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, type I, groundwork inverted, used, well centered, v.f., with Mikulski cert., very rare. This errors occurs only once per sheet of 100 (pos.15) Catalog #59c | Unsold |
 | Lot #2796 RUSSIA 1902 1r light brown and orange, vertically laid paper, perf. 111/2, l.h., v.f. (Mi.44yB) * Catalog #68a Catalog Value 500 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2797 RUSSIA 1909-12 7k blue, type I (four pearls) and II (three pearls), horizontal se-tenant pair, h.r., v.f., signed Romeko, very rare (see note in Scott's after No. 87) * Catalog #78 Catalog Value 2,500 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #2798 RUSSIA 1913 unexploded booklet issued in St.Petersburg, with denomination of 2rub, gray covers with black inscriptions, panes of 6 of 1k, 3k and 7k separated by interleaves, v.f. and rare booklet  | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #2799 RUSSIA 1913 Alexander III, 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #90b Catalog Value 700 | Price Realized $425.00 |
