U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 10-11 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1736
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 patroness 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
$1,900.00

Lot #1737
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, bright color, used on FL from Volsk to Saratow, postal cancellation, v.f. and rare in such condition (Mi.1)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 5,000
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1738
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by neatly struck "327" numeral canc. in rectangular dots on cover used 12 November, 1858 from "Chembar" to Moscow, single line "Chembarsk" departure and boxed "Polucheno" arrivaldatestamp on back, v.f. cover, rare usage
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 5,000+
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1739
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, tied by a perfect strike of "14" numeral canc. in oval dots on FL used 15 Nov. 1858 from "Zhitomir" to Warszawa, boxed departure and red arrival pmks on back, blue merchant's cachet at upperleft, fine usage of Russia No. 2 on cover from Poland
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 600+
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1740
RUSSIA
1858 20k orange & blue, thin paper, well centered, tied by "2" numeral cancel on FL from Moscow to St.Petersburg, boxed "Moscow 15 October, 1858" departure hs on back, v.f. and rare cover, ex-Faberge
Envelope
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 8,000
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #1741
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine and green, thick paper, "121" (Taganrog) cancel, well centered, bright color, v.f., with 1989 Mikulski cert. (Mi.4x)
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Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1742
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine and green, thick paper, cancelled "Gusyatin 15 Dec. 1881", well centered with large margins all around, bright colors, v.f. example of this late usage (Mi.4x)
u
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1743
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine and green, thin paper, numeral dot cancel, good colors, fine (Mi.4y)
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Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1744
RUSSIA
1864 1k black, imperf. essay inscribed "Epreuve de Timbre" in French and "Proba" in Cyrilic letters, with herringbone design around frame, block of 15, on wove paper, some creases, otherwise fine and impressive multiple, very rare
Box E
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1745
RUSSIA
1865 FL from Taganrog to Greece, franked with 3x10k brown & blue (perf. 12^), sent via Odessa, with 10L and 40L Greece Large Hermes Heads added in Pireus to pay the required 50L postage due, fine and attractive combinationfranking
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1746
RUSSIA
1866 FL from Taganrog to Greece, franked with 3x10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), sent via Odessa, with 80L Greece Large Hermes Head added in Athens to pay the required postage due, v.f. and attractive combination franking, withDiena cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1747
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, plate proof on unwatermarked paper, with full embossing, little toning, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1748
RUSSIA
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
$2,100.00

Lot #1749
RUSSIA
1867 FL from St.Petersburg to Greece, franked with 30k carmine & green perf. 12, used in combination with 1k & 3k perf. 141/2, all unwatermarked, taxed 60L on arrival in Syros, with addition of Greek 10L orange and pair of 20L,vertical filing fold affecting 10L, couple of other small flaws and paper erosion on address portion of the lettersheet, still a colorful cover, with arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1750
RUSSIA
1878 registered cover from Balta to Kamenetz-Pod., franked with 1k, 2k, 3k (2), 10k and 20k, paying 39k rate, one stamp with little surface rubbing, otherwise fine and spectacular five-color franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1751
RUSSIA
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. (Mi.110-11)
Box **
Catalog #114-15
Catalog Value Euro 4,900
Unsold
Lot #1752
RUSSIA
1917 1r Arms, proof with green background, imperf. sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #131P
Unsold
Lot #1753
RUSSIA
1917 10k on 7k light blue, right margin vertical pair, surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., signed P.Jem
**
Catalog #117a
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1754
RUSSIA
1923 Lithographed, 1k, 4k, 10k, 20k, 30k, 40k and 1r, perf. 141/2, seven diff., mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
*\**
Catalog #261-64var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1755
RUSSIA
1925 15k lemon, used, fine (Mi.253A)
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Catalog #287
Unsold
Lot #1756
RUSSIA
1924 15k lemon, used, fine
Catalog #287
Unsold
Lot #1757
RUSSIA
1924-25 5r perf. 101/2, also unwatermarked 10k olive, both n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #293a,616A
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1758
RUSSIA
1925 regular issue on watermarked paper, various perforations, 1k-5r complete set incl. additional shade of 10k, mostly in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.271-91)
Box **
Catalog #304-25
Catalog Value Euro 780
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1759
RUSSIA
1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 25k multicolored die essay (70:90mm) on card, blue, red and white colors, some adhesions on back, v.f. and rare design by N.A.Tyrs
E
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1760
RUSSIA
1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5r Red Army soldier, red and white on black die essay (72:90mm) card mounted and corrected by hand, v.f., design by I.F. Smirnov (Moscow)
E
Unsold
Lot #1761
RUSSIA
1930 unissued artist's die essay (73:112mm) showing an "airplane over industry", inscribed "air mail", descriptive tablet at bottom blank, fine and unique
E
Unsold
Lot #1762
RUSSIA
1930 unissued artist's die essay (65:120mm) in black on gray, fine and unique
E
Unsold
Lot #1763
RUSSIA
1932 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 20k black, two diff. photo essays, signed by the artists Suvorov and Sokolov, adhesions on back, fine
E
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1764
RUSSIA
1933 Ethnic Nationalities, cplt set of marginal singles, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #489-509
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1765
RUSSIA
1934 Popov, imperforate singles, set of two, h.r., v.f., with Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #529a-30a
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1766
RUSSIA
1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.513-22)
*
Catalog #559-568
Catalog Value 120
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1767
RUSSIA
1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.513-22)
**
Catalog #559-568
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1768
RUSSIA
1937 Architecture, 227 souv. sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT Block 2)
Box **
Catalog #603a
Catalog Value Euro 7,718
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1769
RUSSIA
1939 30k on 4k unwatermarked, sheet margin single, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #743a
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1770
RUSSIA
1946 October Revolution, 150 souvenir sheets, each cancelled to order, fine-v.f. (YT Block 6)
Box
Catalog #1083a
Catalog Value Euro 11,250
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1771
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovsky, set of three imperf. horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f., signed Stolow (Mi.1217-19U)
**
Catalog #1227-29var
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1772
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovsky, set of three imperf. horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f., signed Stolow
**
Catalog #1227-29var
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1773
RUSSIA
1948 60k carmine, horizontal strip of three, imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1774
RUSSIA
1950 Skyscrapers, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #1518-25
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1775
RUSSIA
1957 South Pole souv. sheet of four, interesting variety with red color omitted from the top pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1776
RUSSIA
1958 Issue, three diff. imperforate values, 100 of each, all in large multiples, n.h., v.f. (Mi.2113B,2118B,2119B)
Box **
Catalog #2096/2101var
Catalog Value Euro 8,500+
Unsold
Lot #1777
RUSSIA
1959 Basketball, imperf. at top, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski
**
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1778
RUSSIA
1989 5k International Stamp Week, left margin imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Mi.5978U)
**
Catalog #5795var
Unsold
Lot #1779
RUSSIA
1989 5k International Stamp Week, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Mi.5978U)
**
Catalog #5795var
Unsold

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