Versailles Collection Part III; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 1-3, 2005
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2800 Russia During World War I 1914-17 Mute Cancellations, collection of 2,000 stamps, mostly on pieces, plus 140 covers or cards, arranged on pages in 10 albums, generally described according to type and origin, with many rare usages and destinations. During World WarI, mute cancellations on postage stamps were intended to conceal (from enemy spies) the origins of outgoing mail and for mail surveillence by military censors. Mute cancels have always been considered to be rarities of Russian philately  | Unsold |
| Lot #2801 Russia During World War I 1914 cover from Mitawa, franked with 7k Romanov, blue War Censor hs, fine early WWI censor strike | Price Realized $90.00 | |
 | Lot #2802 Russia During World War I 1914 cover from Skvernevice to Harbin, franked with 7k blue, showing a mute canc. at left, censored and charged "6k" on arrival, with oval "Harbin Doplatit", plus "6" in ms, additionally backstamped on arrival, fine andunusual war-time usage to Harbin, rare postage due marking | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2803 Russia During World War I 1914 Army Fieldpost Red Cross entire envelope, unused, v.f. * | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2804 Russia During World War I 1915 10r carmine, gray blue (error), usual centering, l.h., fresh and fine example of this rarity, signed Romeko * Catalog #109c Catalog Value 1,250+ | Price Realized $1,250.00 |
| Lot #2805 Russia During World War I 1915-18 five cards or cover franked with mostly Romanov stamps & canc. by German & Austrian fieldpost cancellations, used generally to Germany or Austria, also two 1k Romanov adhesives canc. "K.D.Feldpoststation" in red or black, v.f. | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #2806 Russia During World War I 1915 Money Stamps, forgeries to defraud the fiscal authorities, 15k red brown, four unused and 20k green, two used, various types, probably used as money, fine-v.f., very rare *u | Price Realized $475.00 | |
| Lot #2807 Russia During World War I 1916-17 surcharges, two inverted 10k on 7k, also used pair and unused single showing considerable shifts, plus two covers franked with single 20k on 14k and 10k on 7k, the former registered to Moscow, fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $95.00 | |
 | Lot #2808 Russia During World War I 1916-17 10k on 7k, surcharge inverted, vertical pair, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Jemchouhin ** Catalog #Mi.107K | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #2809 Russia During World War I 1917 7r dark green and pink, horizontal lozenges, imperforate, l.h., v.f., signed Ross (Mi.80DyU) * Catalog #138bc Catalog Value Euro 500 | Price Realized $325.00 |
