Deborah Friedman Collection of Colombian Airmail; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
November 7, 2007 and November 13-15, 2007
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2666 RUSSIA 1808-75 group of 14 stampless letters including early St. Petersburg, Odessa, Moscow etc., some interesting markings, mostly fine-v.f.  | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #2667 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, deep colors, margins all around, tied on piece by "1" (Warszawa) in circles, v.f. usage in Poland O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2668 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, deep colors, margins all around, cancelled by "58" (Koden) in circles, v.f. usage in Poland, possibly unique from Koden O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2669 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, deep colors, margins all around, tied on piece by "70" (Sokolow) in circles, v.f. usage in Poland, signed Bloch O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2670 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, deep colors, margins all around, tied on piece by "124" (Pinczow) in circles, v.f. usage in Poland O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2671 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, deep colors, margins all around, cancelled by "167" (Zarki) in circles, v.f. usage in Poland O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2672 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by Libawa date stamp on piece, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #2673 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, fresh and vibrant colors of the first printing, tied by two line March 1858 datestamp of Berdiansk on blue outer FL to Odessa, some toning on reverse of letter sheet, v.f. and attractive cover from the Rokka correspondence (Mi.1) Catalog #1 Catalog Value € 5,000 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #2674 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, fresh and vibrant colors of the first printing, tied by boxed 18 April 1858 datestamp of Bachmut on FL to Mariupol, overall cover toning and some abrasions, otherwise fine and scarce usage from Bachmut (Mi.1) Catalog #1 Catalog Value € 5,000 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #2675 RUSSIA 1857 outer FL franked with 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by a boxed "Zhitomir" 16 April, 1858 datestamp and sent to Warszawa, red arrival pmk, v.f., rare usage from present day Ukraine, signed Roger Calves, with Diena cert. (Mi.1) Catalog #1 Catalog Value € 5,000 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #2676 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, variety "period after 10" before "kop" at bottom, margins all around, fine (Mi.1PFIII) O Catalog #1var | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #2677 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, used, five copies, various pmks, fine-v.f. (Mi.2x) O Catalog #2 Catalog Value € 1,250 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #2678 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue tied by a blue "19" numeral canc. on FL from Kowno to Warsaw, additional blue departure and red arrival pmks on reverse, v.f. and rare decorative canc., with Mikulski cert., ex-Baughman Catalog #2 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2679 RUSSIA 1858 20k orange & blue, thick paper, numeral dot cancel "30" (Nizhny Novgorod), good perforations, fine, with handstamped guarantee (Mi.3x) O Catalog #3 Catalog Value € 2,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #2680 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, vibrant colors, part of a pmks at right, manuscript offset (from address) on back, fine and beautiful stamp (Mi.4y) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 3,500 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #2681 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, watermarked "3", excellent colors, neat "Balta 20 Nov. 1865" canc., v.f. (Mi.4x) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 3,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2682 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & blue, thick paper, well centered, fine, signed Lissiuk (Mi.4x) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 3,000 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #2683 RUSSIA 1858-64 10k-30k, also 1k-5k perf. 12, "set of six", unused, 10k, 20k and 5k regummed, others incl. 30k with full original gum, small hinge remnants, post office fresh, mostly with small flaws, fine appearance, *(*) Catalog #Mi.5-7,9-11 Catalog Value € 3,400 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #2684 RUSSIA 1864 30k carmine & green, neat Taganrog canc., well centered and fresh, v.f., signed Stolow, seldom encountered in such wonderful condition Catalog #10 Catalog Value € 380 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2685 RUSSIA 1864-75 1k-30k selection of 22 stamps incl. 3k block of four, 5k strip of five, 8k vertically laid paper (used), 30k vertically laid paper (used pair) etc., mixed condition, some faults or regummed, (*)*O Catalog #Mi.9/26y Catalog Value € 1,700 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2686 RUSSIA 1865 2x3k, 30k used in combination with 20k perf. 12 1/2 on 1868 on FL from Moscow to France, various transit & arrival markings, fine and rare mixed issues franking Catalog #9,20,25 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2687 RUSSIA 1865 3k, 5k and 30k unwatermarked, thick paper, unused (regummed), fine appearance (*) Catalog #Mi.13,14,17z Catalog Value € 820 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2688 RUSSIA 1866 vertically laid paper, 1k black & yellow, imperf. variety, used, creases, fine appearance. This variety exists only used (Mi.18yU) Catalog #19f Catalog Value € 10,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #2689 RUSSIA 1866 Horizontally Laid Paper, 5k lilac & black, imperf. single, v.f. example of this rarity, signed Friedl. This variety exists only used (Mi.20xU) Catalog #22b Catalog Value € 2,500 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #2690 RUSSIA 1866 5k lilac and black, imperforate single, groundwork shifted to right as often, incredibly fresh colors, unevenly cut at top and bottom, v.f. example of this rarity, O Catalog #Mi.20xU Catalog Value € 2,500 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #2691 RUSSIA 1866 vertically laid paper, 30k carmine & green, h.r., fine (Mi.23y) * Catalog #25a Catalog Value € 1,200 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2692 RUSSIA 1867 FL franking with overlapped copies of 10k brown & blue, top stamp with merchant's (Jean Deopik) "Kerch" handstamp, cancelled by pen and addressed to Odessa. Bottom stamp had been previously used, and due to absence of postal markings, it is impossible to ascertain whether the manuscript cancellation was applied by a postal official to invalidate the franking, or cancel the stamps, some wear and tear, interesting example of postal fraud, scarce origin (Kertch) | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2693 RUSSIA 1867 5k black and gray blue, perforated trial color proof on thick glazed paper, prepared for the 1967 Paris Exhibition, slightly oxidized, otherwise fine and very rare, only a few known to exist P Catalog #22P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2694 RUSSIA 1869 registered cover sent stampless from Odessa to London, with 22 July, 1869 departure pmk, boxed "rekomendowano" (registered) and "Aus Russland Franco" hs, additional "Recomandirt" at bottom, red "Registered" and "Registered-London" July 12, 1869 (note differences between Julian and Georgian calendars) on arrival, Prussian due markings indicated in crayon, with intact wax seals and "Berlin-Breslau" transits on back, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2695 RUSSIA 1871 FL from Odessa to Marseille, franked with pairs of 1k and 3k, plus single 20k, Vienna transit & arrival cds, fresh and v.f. | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #2696 RUSSIA 1875 8k gray & rose, plate flaw "Socem" instead of "Bocem" (position 50) at bottom, rounded lower left corner perf., used as additional franking on 8k stationery entire from Tiflis, Nov.1875 to St.Petersburg, 22 Nov. arrival pmk on back, little toning and red markings on front, otherwise fine, very rare on cover Catalog #28var | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #2697 RUSSIA 1877 registered cover to Kamenetz-Podolsk, franked on both sides with 9x1k, 2k, 8k and 20k, canc. "Winnitsa", fine-v.f. example of 39k rate, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2698 RUSSIA 1877-79 balance of an archive, incoming mail to Kamenetz-Podolsk, 12 covers franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k, 7k, 8k and 20k, different rates and combinations, with three 3-color franking covers, also one franked with block of 4x7k, two blocks of 6x8k, single 3k franking etc., some cover defects noted, generally fine-v.f. and interesting lot | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2699 RUSSIA 1878 registered cover from Yampol to Kamenetz-Podolsk, franked with 1k, 2x5k, 8k and 20k, fine-v.f. example of 39k rate, attractive and scarce four color franking, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2700 RUSSIA 1879 10k postal stationery entire additionally franked with pairs of 1k and 2k, also single 8k, paying 24k from St. Petersburg to Saratow, fine and scarce usage | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2701 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r black and gray, used on piece, v.f., signed Calves (Mi.38y) Catalog #39 Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2702 RUSSIA 1884 7r black and orange, vertically laid paper, tied to small piece by neat cds, v.f., with 1999 Mikulski cert. (Mi.39y) O Catalog #40 Catalog Value € 1,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2703 RUSSIA 1889 cover franked with 3k and 4k carmine, cancelled by the dotted circle of "Stockholm" 21.6.97 postmarks, also boxed "Fran.Ryssland" origin hs alongside, addressed to Stettin, Germany where it arrived on 22.6.1897, v.f. Russian Sea Post cover via Sweden, with Holcombe cert., ex-Liphschutz collection | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2704 RUSSIA 1889 4k rose, horizontally laid paper, double impression, used, fine example of this tremendous rarity, ex-Worthington (listed but unpriced in the Standard catalogue) Catalog #41var | Price Realized $11,500.00 |
 | Lot #2705 RUSSIA 1889-92 beautifully illustrated charity envelope addressed to Berlin, v.f., rare | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2706 RUSSIA 1902-05 7k dark blue, printed on gummed side only, sheet margin single, v.f. * Catalog #59var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2707 RUSSIA 1902-05 10k dark blue, incredible fold-over variety, with part of design missing and printed on folded gummed portion of the selvage, v.f. * Catalog #60var | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #2708 RUSSIA 1902-05 10k dark blue, groundwork significantly shifted to right, horizontal strip of five, v.f. * Catalog #60var | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2709 RUSSIA 1904 5k stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 5k lilac, cancelled by the dotted circle of "Stockholm" 10.6.04 postmark, also boxed "Fran. Finland" origin hs alongside, addressed to Stockholm, Sweden, with additional arrival pmks on back, v.f. Sea Post cover from Finland, franked with Russian adhesives and sent via Sweden, signed Holcombe, ex-Liphschutz collection | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2710 RUSSIA 1905 3.50r black, center inverted, exceptionally well centered, magnificent color, fresh and v.f. example of this rare inverted center, signed Kosack etc. (Mi.56yK) Catalog #69a Catalog Value € 7,500 | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #2711 RUSSIA 1906 cover franked with 10k dark blue, cancelled by the Copenhagen 9.2.1906 pmk, with boxed "Paquebot" hs alongside, addressed to Lubeck, Germany where it arrived on 10.2.1906, v.f. Russian Sea Post cover via Denmark, with Holcombe cert., ex-Liphschutz collection | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2712 RUSSIA 1906 5r and 10r Arms, vertically laid paper, sheet corner margin blocks of four, hinged in margin, one 10r l.h., rest n.h., fine-v.f., scarce in blocks (Standard cat. $1,500)  */**Catalog #71-72 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #2713 RUSSIA 1906 5r vertically laid paper, sheet margin single, variety imperf. at bottom, cancelled "Rezina 10.2.09", creased at bottom, otherwise fine and very rare "fantail" O Catalog #71var | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2714 RUSSIA 1910-19 1r orange and brown, perf. 13 1/2, selection of varieties incl. marginal single, imperf. at bottom, also horizontal marginal pair (different printing) imperf. at bottom, plus vertical pair imperf. between, and horizontal pair imperf. between and at left, some faults, mostly fine-v.f. * Catalog #87var | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #2715 RUSSIA 1910-19 2k, 5k and 25k each double impression, fine-v.f. * Catalog #74b,77b,83var | Price Realized $600.00 |
| Lot #2716 RUSSIA 1912 cover franked on back with 10k Arms, cancelled by double oval "Baku-Enzeli Steamship" 23.10.12 pmk, sent via Teheran (14.11.1912) to Isfahan, Persia, fine and scarce ship cover, with Holcombe cert., ex-Liphschutz collection | Price Realized $450.00 | |
 | Lot #2717 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Issue, unexploded test booklet (78k) with three panes of 6x1k, single panes of 6x3k and 6x7k, rose covers without any inscriptions, some usual staple rust, otherwise fine and very rare booklet (a handstamped surcharge was usually applied to covers to indicate contents and sale price) (Mi.MH3d, var)  | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #2718 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Centenary, 7k brown, used in 1915 on ppc from a Russian naval officer to Italy, discussing War events, various military cachets incl. "Battleship Poltava", endorsed "Flotte Active", censor markings etc., v.f. and rare Catalog #92 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2719 RUSSIA 1913-18 Selection of six different varieties incl. 1r horizontal pair, perforations shifted to right, 2k Romanov and 35k Chain breakers, both misperforated singles, 15k "money stamp" with perforation shifted to center (imperf. at bottom), two others with shifted surcharges, unused, some faults, interesting lot *(*) | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2720 RUSSIA 1915 cover franked on back with 10k Arms, addressed to the infamous prison fortress in Schlisselburg, with 27.5.15 arrival pmk and oval prison censor hs in violet, fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #2721 RUSSIA 1915 cover franked on back with 3k Arms and 7k Romanov, cancelled by pen, used from Enzeli, with 8.12.15 departure pmk and sent to Teheran, where it arrived 13.12.15, franking apparently not recognized, with large "T" handstamped on front, fine and rare maritime usage on Baku-Enzeli-Teheran line ("Caucase et Mercure Steamship Co") on the Caspian Sea and Russian stamps in Persia | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2722 RUSSIA 1915 registered cover from Baku to Teheran, franked on reverse with pair of 10k dark blue, cancelled 23.10.15, censored "D.C. G.A.L", with 16.11.15 arrival pmk, cover little reduced at right, otherwise fine example of the maritime post on the Caspian Sea | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2723 RUSSIA 1915 large cover with Red Cross label on reverse, addressed to Vyborg, with 8.X.1915 arrival pmk, very rare | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2724 RUSSIA 1916 four picture postcards, each with a different fieldpost cachet, incl. red Sanitary Corps, violet cachet, censor markings, sent free-frank to France etc. | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2725 RUSSIA 1916-17 1k and 2k Romanov "Money Stamps", 100 sets in full sheets, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (Mi.110-11) **Catalog #114-15 Catalog Value € 4,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2726 RUSSIA 1917 10r, block of five, with sheet margin and tab between the top stamps, variety imperf. at top, hinged at extreme top margin, minor perf. separations, stamps n.h., v.f., rare *Catalog #109var | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #2727 RUSSIA 1917 1r imperf., two panes of 22 each, one with inverted background, other with significantly displaced background, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #131e,var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2728 RUSSIA 1917 cover from Russia franked with 10/7k, used in combination with Great Britain 1/2p and 1p (2), cancelled London 9 July, 1917 and sent to Switzerland, opened by censor, with Glion 15.7.17 arrival on back, fine mixed franking, rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #2729 RUSSIA 1917 35k imperf. sheet margin single, lozenges omitted from face and applied to the gummed side only, v.f., signed Rosselevitch * Catalog #128var | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2730 RUSSIA 1917 50k imperf. sheet margin pair, background significantly shifted to left, also proof of background only, the former signed Rosselevitch, fine-v.f. * Catalog #129var | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #2731 RUSSIA 1917 10r carmine, yellow and light gray, imperf. pane of 14 with sheet margin and tabs at top, slight shift of the yellow background, folded between stamps, some peripheral toned spots, most of the stamps n.h., v.f. *Catalog #135 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2732 RUSSIA 1917 10r imperf. sheet margin horizontal pair, yellow groundwork shifted to right, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #135var | Price Realized $325.00 |
