U.S. & Worldwide; Vladivistok Collection of Russia; A. Cronin Collection
September 16-17, 2009 and September 22-24, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #878 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1922-1953 collection in a special Soviet album with color illustrations, hundreds of mostly unused singles and sets, souv. sheets, regular issues, commemoratives, air post, pre-WWII sets etc., mixed condition with occasional flaws noted, generally fine or better *O | Price Realized $4,750.00 | |
| Lot #879 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1998-2002 Accumulation of modern booklets, mostly privately produced, also additional items from New Republics etc., interesting lot, high new issue cost  | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #1863 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1884-1991 balance of the collection, hundreds of unused singles and sets arranged chronologically on stock pages, also loose, better Imperial singles, Romanov set, inverted surcharges, perforation varieties; extensive RSFSR with paper varieties, gutter pairs and blocks, double impressions, proofs, Philately for Children incl. 1k imperf., regular issues incl. large multiples showing Goznak inscriptions, Soviet Union from 1923 on, good study of the "8 kop" surcharges on postage dues, perforation varieties on the 1927 issue, better never hinged pre-WWII issues, with Mendeleyev (three sets), October Revolution, Leningrad Exhibition, Stratosphere incl. 5k perf. 14 (regummed), Ethnographical Congress (two sets, showing both horizontal and vertical positions of the watermark), Spartacist Games, Baku Commissars, Lenin, Persian Art, Pushkin specialized with paper varieties and souvenir sheets, also blocks of four, Airpost with Polar Year, Civil Aviation, Zeppelin, 1r souvenir sheet used and unused (n.h.), and most of */** | Price Realized $18,000.00 | |
| Lot #1864 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1908-1922 Arms Issues, 1k-10r collection of 150+ perf. and imperf. cross-gutter sheets of 100, some duplication, but many different, painstakingly collected by plate number and printing office editions, housed in large albums, fine-v.f. A most impressive assembly  ** | Price Realized $2,300.00 | |
 | Lot #1865 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1917-1977 balance of the "fantails" collection, 80+ different, mostly 1940s period, used or unused, with some fakes (produced from imperfs), few with trimmed perfs to resemble imperfs, plus some other varieties incl. double perforations, shifts etc., mostly fine-v.f., excellent nucleus group *O | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
| Lot #1866 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1917-1980 balance of the consignment in carton, singles, sets, varieties, sheets and souvenir sheets, special items which have not been sorted, but were meant to be included in the collection, complete year sets from the 1940s with many small varieties, double perforations, shifts, double impressions, group of 24 different varieties of the 1917 1r orange brown & red, including missing, double and inverted centers, varieties of background, others in blocks of four, better items (such as the 1950 Moscow Skyscrapers), mostly fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $3,250.00 | |
| Lot #1867 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1930s-90s selection of small plate flaws and varieties, some line perforations, blocks of four, few souvenir sheets, mostly fine, ** | Price Realized $475.00 | |
| Lot #1868 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1950-2005 collection of thousands, mostly complete sets and souvenir sheets, neatly written up on pages and housed in 15 deluxe albums, better items incl. 1964 Tokyo souv. sheet in green etc., fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $1,300.00 | |
 | Lot #1869 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1958-1991 mini-sheetlets and souvenir sheets, collection of 330+ mostly different, complete including Moscow Olympics, better items from the 1980s with Polar Bears, Calgary, New Year, Tereshkova, Space, Birds, Paintings, etc., also various se-tenant sheets incl. 1958 Tchaikovsky, Space, Tereshkova, Lenin, Paintings, Fairy Tales, some unlisted varieties (1963 Peace and Labor, top margins without vertical perforations, 1968 Space with perforations at top, 1966 Tchaikovsky varieties, 1964 Mushrooms on glossy paper, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
| Lot #1870 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1960-89 group of 68 mostly different complete sheets (various sizes) all with neatly identified plate flaws and small varieties, such as damaged or partially missing letters etc., also three older items incl. 1921 2x40r slate, sheets of 50 (different shades, both unused without gum) and 100r Red Army soldier, cross-gutter sheet of 100, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Unsold | |
| Lot #1871 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1961-1991 collection apparently complete in a large stock book (missing three small stamps), sets and souvenir sheets, including the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in green, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Unsold | |
| Lot #1872 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1991-2004 issues complete, singles and sets, plus complete sheets, souvenir sheets, booklets (complete with the limited edition items), mini-sheetlets and unauthorized imperfs, most in original new issue packaging, n.h. and colorful stamps, v.f. Owner's original cost $8,000+ ** | Price Realized $3,000.00 | |
 | Lot #2414 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1858-1865 numeral dot cancels, small collection of 150, mostly on pages, with round, oval, rectangular, from 1/606, truncated triangles 1/1700, mostly 10k brown & blue, also 18 covers and cards with some better numbers, mixed condition, good starter collection  O | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
| Lot #2415 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1858-1996 balance of the collection/accumulation, on stock cards, stock books and pages, with both Imperial and Soviet issues, numeral postmarks, studies of cancellations throughout the Russian Empire, early and later Soviet issues, currency tokens, RSFSR, early Soviet Union, minor varieties including plate flaws, perforations, definitives, commemoratives, airpost, blocks of four, used and unused singles, sets with much duplication (mostly cancelled to order) and including the popular pre-World War II issues, souvenir sheets, Zemstvo, also Russian Offices in China, Levant, Russian Area including extensive Ukraine, Western Ukraine, Transcaucasia region with better Armenia, Transcaucasian-Federated Republics, World War I surcharges, Baltic countries, with some reference material and much more. While somewhat disorganized, most of the stamps have been acquired for a reason and with patience and study, the lot should prove to be most rewarding. A good opportunity to obtain an unpicked treasure throve of Russian *O | Price Realized $17,000.00 | |
 | Lot #2416 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1869-1923 Moscow, selection of 260 covers and cards from Moscow to a variety of destinations including Bukhara, Iran, Amsterdam, Poland, Germany, France, USA, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Sweden etc., showing a complete spectrum of postmarks, registration markings, rates, combination frankings etc., mixed condition, good lot for a specialist | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #2417 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1875-1917 Railway Post Offices, selection of 280+ covers and cards, variety of "Vokzal" and "Pochtowyj Wagon" postmarks, frankings and destinations, few Soviet items, also Postage Due ("doplatit Pocht. Wagon"), some rare markings, mostly fine | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2418 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1913-22 Imperial and early Soviet, mostly sheets of 100, few Romanov values, perf. and imperf. Arms to 7r, some semi-postals, few incomplete panes and multiples etc., folded between stamps, n.h., useful lot ** | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2419 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1918-22 RSFSR selection of 30+ covers and cards used during the inflationary time period, starting with two 100r parcel cards, each franked with hundreds of 35k Chain breakers (Scott's No.149), some stamps are damaged, few have fallen off, plus others which include Star surcharges, combination frankings with Imperial stamps, two covers sent without postage, value indicated by postmaster, interesting lot | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2420 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1944-49 military censorship in the Soviet Union, collection on pages with 36 covers and cards to and from the Soviet Union at war, variety of censor strips and handstamps in Tashkent, Riga, Bukhara, Odessa, Murmansk, Lvov, Yerevan, Zlatoust, Vladivostok, Romania, Hungary, Alma Ata, Semipalatinsk and many others including usages in the Soviet occupied zone (Germany), also a selection of Mail sent in the diplomatic pouch 1944-51, seven different covers with Washington, D.C. markings | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
