U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 22-23, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1145 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, large margins all around, tied by unframed straight line "Briansk" handstamp on small piece, fresh and v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1146 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins al around, used on FL from Rybinsk to Riga, with boxed "Polucheno" (received) 22 May, 1858 datestamp on back, v.f., ex-Liphschutz  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #1147 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by boxed "Nizhniy-Novgorod" 17 May (1858) datestamp on FL to Arzamas, fine Catalog #2 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1148 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, second printing (thin paper), cancelled "104" (Belostok) in rectangular dots, also red arrival postmark, good color, fine, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $ 375 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1149 RUSSIA 1866 large cover franked with 2k, 3k and 3x30k horizontally laid paper, paying 95k from Tulishinsk (10 Apr 77) to St.Petersburg, filing folds affecting 2k and 3k, some perf. faults, impressive franking Catalog #18 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1150 RUSSIA 1883 horizontally laid paper, posthorns without thunderbolts, 1k-70k complete set incl. 2k yellow green (issued in 1888), top sheet corner margin cross-gutter panes of 50, post office fresh, stamps never hinged (except two 70k h.r.), fine-v.f. (Standard 34-41,45, cat. value $35,000 for single sets, not including any premium for gutters and blocks)  ***Catalog #31-38 | Price Realized $23,000.00 |
 | Lot #1151 RUSSIA 1910 Coat of Arms Issue, unexploded 1p98k (2r) St.Petersburg booklet, with three panes of 6x1k, 3k and 7k, separated by glassine interleaves, yellow covers with black inscriptions, usual staple rust, small part of the staple missing on back, unusually fresh and v.f. high value booklet (Standard B2)  Catalog Value $ 7,000 | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
 | Lot #1152 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Issue, unexploded 78k (80k) St.Petersburg booklet, with panes of 6x1k (3), and one each of 3k and 7k, rose orange covers with black inscriptions, occasional perforation flaws or toned spots as always, unusually fresh, free of the usual staple rust and discolorations, hinge remnant on back cover, v.f. booklet (Standard B6) Catalog Value $ 7,000 | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
 | Lot #1153 RUSSIA 1914 Coat of Arms, auxiliary issue for Petrograd, unexploded 1p98k (2r) booklet, with three panes of 6x1k, 3k and 7k, separated by glassine interleaves, yellow covers with black inscriptions, handstamped "Petrograd" over "St.Petersburg", unusually fresh and free of the usual staple rust, minute surface abrasion on back cover, v.f. and exceptionally rare booklet (Standard B6) Catalog Value $ 10,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #1154 RUSSIA 1917 registered cover from Grozny to Petrograd, franked with 10k/7k and pair of 20k, each with significant shift of center, small perf. defects at left, otherwise fine, with censor seal and arrival pmk, rare on cover, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1155 RUSSIA 1917 1r imperforate sheet of 50, center double, n.h., fine-v.f. and spectacular item (catalogue value for hinged singles) **Catalog #131c Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1156 RUSSIA 1918 German-Baltic Committee in Petrograd, 1r Private Post, with red control handstamp in Russian, h.r., v.f. * | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1157 RUSSIA 1922 5,000r and 10,000r surcharged in black, both inverted, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #192a,195a | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1158 RUSSIA 1922 7,500r on 250r, blue surcharge inverted, block of four, one stamp l.h., others n.h., v.f. ***Catalog #201var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1159 RUSSIA 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5r ocher & black, two varieties, one double black frame, the other shifted yellow background, l.h. or n.h., signed Rosselevitch, Romeko *** Catalog #211var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1160 RUSSIA 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r variety brown over black, l.h., v.f., ex-Vassiliev * Catalog #212var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1161 RUSSIA 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, brown color only, missing black inscriptions, heavily creased, rare * Catalog #212var | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1162 RUSSIA 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r variety, black double, with offset on back, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #212var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1163 RUSSIA 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 25r variety, brown violet background inverted, l.h., v.f., scarce * Catalog #213var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1164 RUSSIA 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution, 25r horizontal pair, plus single, all with brown violet background shifted, the latter (small thin) with additional variety showing offset on back, fine-v.f., ex-Vassiliev * Catalog #213var | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1165 RUSSIA 1923 unissued 20r dull violet, two perforated blocks of four, slightly different shades, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1166 RUSSIA 1924 definitives (typographed), 1k orange, n.h., tiny natural inclusion, v.f., scarce stamp ** Catalog #276A | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1167 RUSSIA 1924 definitives (typographed), 7k, 8k and 30k, three different panes of 25, each perf. Obrazets, with horizontal invalidating perforations, n.h., fine-v.f. SCatalog #282,283,288A/S | Unsold |
 | Lot #1168 RUSSIA 1925-39 definitives, watermarked set complete, also unwatermarked 1k-10r, 12 diff. (missing 20k green), including 5k orange brown and 10k olive, also extra 1k and 30k claret, mostly fine-v.f. * Catalog #304-25,613A/22 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1169 RUSSIA 1926 definitives (unwatermarked), 7k-5r imperf. set of eight horizontal or vertical gutter pairs (3r ordinary horizontal pair), n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1170 RUSSIA 1926 Lenin, 2r black violet, perf. 12 1/2:10 1/2, horizontal strip of eight, used, right stamp defective, fine and scarce multiple O Catalog #343var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1171 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution, 18k blue, variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f. O Catalog #380var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1172 RUSSIA 1933 (2.4) Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, registered cover from Leningrad to Helsinki, franked with 1932 Moscow Exhibition set of two, also additional 15k, exhibition postmarks, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk, signed Mikulski Catalog #485-86 | Price Realized $230.00 |
| Lot #1173 RUSSIA 1932-33 Moscow and Leningrad Exhibition set of four, l.h., some natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f., * Catalog #485-487 Catalog Value $ 442 | Price Realized $230.00 | |
 | Lot #1174 RUSSIA 1934 Fedorov, 20k brown, perforated 11 1/2 and gummed trial color proof, fine and rare P Catalog #529P | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #1175 RUSSIA 1936 Definitives (unwatermarked) 10k gray blue, imperforate horizontal pair, left stamp h.r., right stamp n.h., v.f., rare *** Catalog #616var | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1176 RUSSIA 1938 Rustaveli, 20k green, imperforate left sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. (Standard $6,000) *** Catalog #610var | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #1177 RUSSIA 1939 Non-Stop Record Flight from Moscow to the Far East by women aviators, set of three, marginal blocks of ten, n.h., few natural wrinkles and faint toned spots, still fine-v.f. and rare multiples **Catalog #718-720 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #1178 RUSSIA 1940 Byelorussia, 30k myrtle green, variety imperf. at top, lightly hinged in top margin (stamp n.h.), v.f. * Catalog #768var | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1179 RUSSIA 1941 Be a Hero, 30k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h. v.f., rare and undervalued stamp (Standard 726A, cat. value $1,400+) ** Catalog #856var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1180 RUSSIA 1944 Tschaplygin, 30k, variety imperf. at bottom, cancelled to order, v.f. O Catalog #945var | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1181 RUSSIA 1944 Leningrad souvenir sheet of four, inscriptions double, usual dried gum, small h.r., fresh and v.f., extremely rare *Catalog #959a,var | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #1182 RUSSIA 1944 Leningrad souvenir sheet of four, inscriptions inverted, usual dried gum, n.h., v.f., only a few known to exist **Catalog #959a,var | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #1183 RUSSIA 1944 Leningrad souvenir sheet of four, inscriptions shifted with top into the stamps, cancelled to order, usual dried gum, v.f. Catalog #959a,var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1184 RUSSIA 1947 Moscow souv. sheets of four, type I and II (adhesion), also 1949 Stalin (70th Birthday) souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f. (Standard Block 10/ I,II,14 cat. value $1,800) **Catalog #1149,1325 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1185 RUSSIA 1949 UPU, 40k imperf. single, double impression of the dark blue (globe and CCCP), n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f. ** Catalog #1392a,var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1186 RUSSIA 1949 Map of European Russia, 40k error text omitted, n.h., minor fingerprint impression, v.f. and post office fresh, with Mandrovsky certificate. An extremely rare major error, especially in this exceptional quality, as most of the known examples are defective (a comparable example, with a thin spot, realized $9,000 plus premium in our October 2008 Shlomo Shtern sale) ** Catalog #1396var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1187 RUSSIA 1951 25th Anniversary of the Hydroelectric and Gas Station, 40k and 1r each variety, yellow color omitted, n.h., v.f., with Mandrovsky cert. ** Catalog #1610-11var | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1188 RUSSIA 1955 All-Union Agricultural Fair (Pavilions) 40k Ukraine, souvenir sheet of four, inscriptions completely omitted at top and bottom, n.h., few natural gum skips, v.f. A great rarity, recently discovered and first time offered for sale, probably unique **Catalog #1778avar | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #1189 RUSSIA 1957 250th Anniversary of Leningrad, 1r, two-line red overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., extremely rare (Standard 1932Ka, cat. $2,800) ** Catalog #1944var | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1190 RUSSIA 1957 Maria N. Ermolova (a famous Russian actress), 40k multicolor, missing "M.H. Ermolova" at right, never hinged, v.f., extremely rare (a similar example realized $3,500 plus premium in our October 2008 Shlomo Shtern sale) ** Catalog #2026var | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #1191 RUSSIA 1958 Russian Industry, 40k Voroshilovgrad, top sheet margin single n.h., v.f., with Mandrovsky cert. This stamp was never issued because on March 5, 1958, the city's name reverted to its original name of Lugansk (Standard XX, cat. $1,400) ** | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1192 RUSSIA 1958 Radio Day (May 7), 40k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f., rare (Standard 2063A, cat. value $5,000) ** Catalog #2063var | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #1193 RUSSIA 1958 Pioneers of Russian Industry, 40k three different, each line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f., extremely rare set, an unusual opportunity obtain all three of these elusive items (Standard 2159A-2161A, cat. value $7,300) ** Catalog #2116-2118var | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #1194 RUSSIA 1958 Airliner and Globe, 40k without inscriptions ( black and red omitted), n.h., v.f., with Mandrovsky certificate. Only one sheet of 100 was discovered in the Orenburg Post Office (a similar example realized $5,000 plus premium in our October 2008 Shlomo Shtern sale) (Standard 2099var, cat. value $5,000) ** Catalog #2148var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1195 RUSSIA 1958 Mendeleyev Congress 40k set of two overprinted in red or dark blue, n.h., v.f., with Melnikov certificate. The stamps were prepared but never issued, as the Congress did not take place (Standard cat. value $5,000) ** Catalog #Mi.XIX,AXIX | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1196 RUSSIA 1959 Charles Darwin, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f., rare (Standard 2189A, cat. value $2,300) ** Catalog #2166var | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1197 RUSSIA 1960 North Korea, 40k top sheet margin horizontal pair, line perf. 12 1/2, n.h. v.f., rare (Standard 2421A, cat. value $4,300+) ** Catalog #2407var | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #1198 RUSSIA 1960 Uzbek Costumes, regular paper (rare), 60k bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, line perf. 12 1/2, n.h. v.f. (Standard 2423A, cat. value $3,600+) ** Catalog #2417var | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1199 RUSSIA 1965 20th Anniversary of the International Women's Federation, 6k unissued variety in smaller size and slightly different color, inscribed "all-world" instead of "International", n.h., v.f., with Mandrovsky cert. (Standard 3160var, cat. value $6,600) (a similar example realized $6,000 plus commission in our October 2008 Shlomo Shtern sale) ** Catalog #3093var | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1200 RUSSIA 1967 Izvestia,4k overprinted with Medal of Lenin and three line inscription, unissued as such, n.h., v.f., with Mandrovsky cert. (Standard 3380, cat. value $2,000) ** Catalog #3308var | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #1201 RUSSIA 1972 Sobinov, 10k red brown with inscription at bottom "Narodnyj Artist CCCP", unaccepted in this form (the stamp was released with the revised "Narodnyj Artist Respubliki") n.h., v.f., with Mandrovsky cert. (Standard 4049var, cat. value $4,000) ** Catalog #3966var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1202 RUSSIA 1981 Sailing Ship "Tovarishch", imperf. vertical pair, n.h., v.f. (Standard 5162var, cat. value $,400) ** Catalog #4981var | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1203 RUSSIA 1983 Lighthouse, 1k imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f. (Standard 5361, cat. value $6,600+) **Catalog #5179var | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #1204 RUSSIA 1988-89 20k North Pole Expedition, 5k International Letter Writing Week, also 5k October Revolution, three different imperforate horizontal or vertical pairs, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1205 RUSSIA 1989 Circus, 1k, 4k and 10k imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #5802/5806var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1206 RUSSIA 1990 Capitals of the Republics, imperforate horizontal pairs, 13 different, complete as printed (Riga and Yerevan do not exist imperf.), n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #5854/5868var | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1207 RUSSIA 1990 Poultry (Ducks and Geese), set of six, imperf. vertical pairs, most with sheet margin, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #5906-5911var | Price Realized $450.00 |
