U.S. and Worldwide; The "Aurora" Collection of R.S.F.S.R.
February 8-10, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1137 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, "Vladimir" postmark in large Cyrillic letters, corner crease, fine appearance, O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1138 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, canc. by "523" numeral dot pmk on large part of FL to St.Petersburg, with "Yefremov" 5 August 1858 departure and "Polucheno" (received) 8 August arrival pmks on reverse, fine and extremely rare, possibly unique usage from the small town of Yefremov in the Tula district  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #1139 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, tied by bilingual "Goldingen" pmk on outer FL to Libau, large "W.Koningsfest" (sender's address) hs partly covered up, fine cover, ex-Small collection Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1140 RUSSIA 1857-58 10k brown & blue, imperf. single with margins all around, tied on piece by Riga datestamp, also perforated 10k, both v.f. O Catalog #1,2 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1141 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper variety, cancelled "85" (Zemlyansk) in oval dots, fine O Catalog #3 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1142 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, numeral dot cancel, perforations intact on all sides, fine, O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1143 RUSSIA 1867 (16 Sep) FL from Rostov, via Constantinople to Greece, franked with 30k red & green (No.10), also 1k and 3k (unwatermarked), charged 50L on arrival in Syra with the addition of single 10L (cut in at left) and pair of 20L Large Hermes Heads, stamps with minor faults, paper erosion affecting the lettersheet in place, otherwise fine and colorful combination, scarce franking, signed Peter Holcombe | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1144 RUSSIA 1865 20k blue & orange, thick paper, unused with original gum, h.r., fine, * Catalog #17 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1145 RUSSIA 1866-70 vertically laid paper, 1k and 3k, h.r., fine, * Catalog #19c,20c Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1146 RUSSIA 1868 (15 May) FL from Taganrog to Corfu, franked with 1k, 2k and 3k (horizontally laid paper), tied by cds, with Constantinople transit and franked with pair of 20L on arrival in Kerkura (4 June), lettersheet strengthened and repaired, fine appearance, with Roger Calves cert. | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1147 RUSSIA 1870 10k brown, entire envelope with imprint at left, additionally franked with 1k and 2k and sent from Warszawa to Berlin, fine and attractive cover, with appropriate transit & arrival pmks, scarce usage of Russian stationery in Poland | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1148 RUSSIA 1874 (7 Feb) FL from Rostov, via Odessa to Greece, franked with two 2x10k and pair of 1k (one folded over and severed on opening at left), charged 45L on arrival in Syra with the addition of single 5L and pair of 20L Large Hermes Heads, fine and scarce combination | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1149 RUSSIA 1882 (17 Feb) small cover from Moscow to Ireland, franked on back with 2x1k and 5k, paying 7k rate, with Moscow departure and Dublin arrival pmks, cover roughly opened at top, fine cover to an unusual destination | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1150 RUSSIA 1883 (11 Mar) registered cover franked on reverse with an interesting arrangement of stamps incl. 10x1k and 2x2k, tied by Dzurino cds, with Kerch-Enikol arrival pmks | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1151 RUSSIA 1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts, 3k carmine, groundwork inverted, well centered, cancelled "Riga, Jan 13, 1890", fresh and v.f. One of only three (!) known (neither Faberge, nor H.C.Goss possessed one), with 1997 Mikulski certificate. A fabulous and considerably undervalued rarity (Liapine A30var) O Catalog #33b Catalog Value €200,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1152 RUSSIA 1884 7k blue perf. 14 1/2x15, groundwork inverted, unused, well centered, tiny thin, otherwise v.f., rare (7k blue was issued in 1884 and again in 1888; there are differences in perforation and size of the stamp), with Mikulski cert. (*) Catalog #35b | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1153 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r and 7r, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski or Brun, * Catalog #39,40 Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1154 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r and 7r set of two, h.r., minor perf. flaws, the latter small thin, otherwise fine, * Catalog #39-40 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1155 RUSSIA 1886 official decree signed by the governor of Lifland province outlining grave consequences of converting from Greek Orthodoxy to Protestantism, including possible loss of parental rights, jail terms for converting Orthodox children to Protestantism, annulment of marriages performed by Lutheran pastors, inability to hold administrative positions, etc., unusual and rather frightening document of the religious intolerance in Tsarist Russia during the reign of Alexander III | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1156 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, Riga cds, v.f. O Catalog #59b | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1157 RUSSIA 1906 5r perf. 11 1/2, l.h., single toned perf. at top, fine, * Catalog #71a Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1158 RUSSIA 1906 5r Vertically Laid Paper, variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., irregular perfs at left, otherwise v.f. and rare, ex-Small * Catalog #71var | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #1159 RUSSIA 1912 1r brown & red orange, groundwork inverted, block of four, l.h., v.f.  *Catalog #87c | Unsold |
 | Lot #1160 RUSSIA 1918 1r brown & red orange, sheet corner margin block of four, groundwork shifted, center inverted, l.h., v.f. *Catalog #87c | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1161 RUSSIA 1912 1r brown & red orange, center inverted, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. */**Catalog #87e | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1162 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 3k rose, double impression one inverted, with further perforation shift variety, sheet margin at bottom, h.r., v.f. and rare * Catalog #90b | Unsold |
 | Lot #1163 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, unexploded booklet issued in St.Petersburg, with denomination of 2rub, gray covers with black inscriptions, panes of 6x1k, 3k and 7k separated by interleaves, some usual minute toned specks and staple rust, v.f. and rare Romanov booklet  Catalog #Mi.MH4a | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #1164 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 5r Nicholas II sheet of 50, n.h., folded between stamps, perf. separations, also 4k sheet of 100, some adhesions, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., spectacular multiples **Catalog #104 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1165 RUSSIA 1914 Army Fieldpost Red Cross entire envelope, unused, v.f. | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1166 RUSSIA 1915 Money stamps, 20k olive green, inscription on reverse double, one inverted, without gum as issued, v.f. and rare (*) Catalog #107var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1167 RUSSIA 1915 10r carmine lake, yellow and gray, groundwork inverted, well centered, h.r., v.f., signed Stolow, * Catalog #109d | Unsold |
 | Lot #1168 RUSSIA 1915 10r carmine lake, yellow and gray, groundwork inverted, bottom margin block of eight plus label, n.h., mostly well centered, fine-v.f. and scarce showpiece **Catalog #109d | Unsold |
 | Lot #1169 RUSSIA 1915-18 five cards or covers 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 #1170 RUSSIA 1917 1r perf. 13 1/2, background inverted, tied by 16.12. 17 Petrograd cds on registered cover addressed to Paris, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, very rare on cover | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1171 RUSSIA 1917 15k red brown and deep blue, imperf., double impression one inverted, right margin block of four, h.r., bottom pair creased, otherwise v.f. and striking variety *Catalog #125a | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1172 RUSSIA 1917 1r brown & red, center double, one inverted, complete sheet of 50, n.h., v.f. and spectacular multiple **Catalog #131a | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1173 RUSSIA 1917 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, left sheet margin imperf. horizontal pair, green background inverted, h.r., few natural gum bends, v.f., possibly the only multiple of this extremely scarce variety * Catalog #133b | Unsold |
 | Lot #1174 RUSSIA 1917 7r dark green and pink imperforate, center inverted, oval Buzdyak (??????) cancel, very fine, one of only three known copies (all cancelled "Buzdyak "). A key Russian rarity O Catalog #134a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1175 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., vertical sheet margin pair, double frame, one inverted (!), also inverted and shifted center, v.f. * | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1176 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., sheet margin block of four, double frame, center inverted, v.f. * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1177 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., irregular pane of 30, double background, one inverted (!), folded between stamps, some invalidating pencil markings, spectacular multiple */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1178 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf. single, center inverted, groundwork shifted, used with additional franking on cover addressed to Kaunas, with 10.5.21 arrival pmk, fine and extremely rare on cover | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1179 RUSSIA 1918 Chain breakers, 70k brown, imperf. top margin single, nice margins all around, n.h., v.f. and rare, signed Raybaudi (Standart 2, $16,666) ** Catalog #150a | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
 | Lot #1180 RUSSIA 1921 (13 Aug) registered (Shchapov) cover used locally in Moscow, paying 10r (correct registered letter rate) with single and block of 4x1r, plus 5r (cut in at top), first RSFSR definitives (issued on August 10th), fine and scarce, with arrival pmk Catalog #177,179 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1181 RUSSIA 1921 (13 Aug) parcel receipt card from Moscow to Uman (30 August 1921), paying 60r for a parcel (12 funt at 5r per) franked with 3x20r pelure (cigarette) paper, folded twice, with some tears away from the stamps, fine usage of the first RSFSR definitives (these were issued on August 10 and for practical purposes became useless on August 15, with a new, much higher rate put into effect) Catalog #180a | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1182 RUSSIA 1921 100r orange, pelure (cigarette) paper, double impression, one inverted, horizontal gutter block of four, n.h. (hinged in margin), usual vertical gutter crease and tiny pinhole in upper margin, still v.f. and rare multiple **Catalog #181c | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1183 RUSSIA 1921 1000r carmine, pelure (cigarette) paper, double impression, one inverted, left margin block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., usual creases, otherwise v.f. */**Catalog #186d | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1184 RUSSIA 1922 10r blue, lower right sheet corner margin block of six, fold-over variety with part of the printing missing at lower right, v.f. **Catalog #230var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1185 RUSSIA 1922 70r brown violet, upper left sheet corner margin block of six, fold-over variety with two stamps printed only on the gummed side, v.f. **Catalog #232var | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1186 RUSSIA 1923 3r-20r imperforate, set of five, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #238a-41c | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1187 RUSSIA 1924 definitives (typographed), 5r dark blue and gray brown, double impression, one inverted, imperf. corner margin block of four, with invalidating perforations, top stamps hinged, bottom n.h., light crease at bottom, otherwise v.f. */**Catalog #293var | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1188 RUSSIA 1924 definitives, large parcel card franked on both sides with 222x20k, including cross-gutter panes of 100, also 5x30k, cancelled by Kazan-Zabulachnoye cds, creases and faults, still a spectacular item | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1189 RUSSIA 1927 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, unaccepted design, essay with simulated perforations, signed on back, fine and probably unique E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1190 RUSSIA 1927 8k surcharges on Postage Dues, six different with surcharges in inverted, 8k on 7k watermarked, balance unwatermarked, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Goznak ** Catalog #359/369var | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1191 RUSSIA 1927 Esperanto, unwatermarked, imperf. single, margins all around, n.h., heavy natural gum bend, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski (Standart 184, $1,666) ** Catalog #374var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1192 RUSSIA 1927 Esperanto, 14k (unwatermarked) variety imperf. at top, used, v.f., rare (Standart 184A Pa) O Catalog #374var Catalog Value $3,650 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #1193 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution, 5k deep brown, imperf., h.r., v.f. * Catalog #376a | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1194 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution, 14k dull blue and red, map inverted, bottom margin vertical strip of four, n.h., with annulling perforations, v.f. ** Catalog #379var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1195 RUSSIA 1928 8k Red Army Soldier, horizontal sheet margin, fold-over variety, fine and unusual * Catalog #402var | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1196 RUSSIA 1929 Pioneers, 10k perf. 12 1/2:12:10:12, h.r., v.f. (Standard 226g) * Catalog #411b | Unsold |
 | Lot #1197 RUSSIA 1929 1k orange, spectacular fold-over variety, h.r., fine * Catalog #413var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1198 RUSSIA 1935 15k rose carmine, imperf. sheet margin single, n.h., possibly a trimmed variety imperf. at right, which itself is quite rare, v.f., sold as is ** Catalog #553var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1199 RUSSIA 1936 Pioneers, 10k perf. 11, block of four yielding two horizontal pairs imperf. between, used, v.f. (Standart 439var) Catalog #587avar Catalog Value $4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1200 RUSSIA 1937 Moscow Architecture, 30k gray blue, imperforate left sheet margin single, never hinged and post office fresh, diagonal crease at upper left just touching the stamp, otherwise v.f. This is the only value from the set which was printed on watermarked (Greek border and Rosettes) paper. Imperforate examples of 30k are among the greatest rarities from the pre-World War II Soviet Union (a comparable, sheet corner margin example of this rarity realized $23,000.00 plus buyer's premium in our June 2010 sale ** Catalog #602var | Price Realized $14,500.00 |
 | Lot #1201 RUSSIA 1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperforate upper left sheet corner margin block of four, never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles, v.f. and very rare positional piece **Catalog #603var | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #1202 RUSSIA 1938 Lenin, 40k dark blue, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #619var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1203 RUSSIA 1947 Sanatoria, 30k Afon, block of four, imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f. and rare in blocks of four (Standart 1102) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1204 RUSSIA 1947 Moscow, gutter-se-tenant sheet of 20 (2r+gutter+1r+3r+5r), used (cancelled to order), fine-v.f. | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1205 RUSSIA 1948 Ostrovsky, imperforate singles, set of three, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1227-29var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1206 RUSSIA 1948 Industry, two sets of blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Standart 1204-1207) **Catalog #1280-83 Catalog Value $1,680 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1207 RUSSIA 1948 Crimea & Caucuses, 20 cplt sets in large multiples (yielding 4 sets of blocks of four), n.h., v.f. (Standart 1262-79) **Catalog #1310-17 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1208 RUSSIA 1949-59 issues, selection of 18 different, mostly complete sets in large multiples, 15-100 of each, including Russian Scientists (missing Scott's No. 1581 Timiryasev), Tchaikovsky 50 imperf. sets (with se-tenants), airplanes (50 imperf. sets) etc. **Catalog #1390/2151 Catalog Value $10,020 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1209 RUSSIA 1950 Peace Conference, 40k and 1r set of two in panes of 50, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1472-73) **Catalog #1504,1507 Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1210 RUSSIA 1952 Medals, 2r variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1601Pa) ** Catalog #1651var Catalog Value $2,900 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
| Lot #1211 RUSSIA 1953 Leningrad, set of four, panes of 50, also additional 50 of each of the two 40k values, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1647-50) **Catalog #1680-81,84-85 Catalog Value $2,450 | Unsold | |
 | Lot #1212 RUSSIA 1956-1958 selection of nine different, complete sets including two imperf., 100 of each, generally in large multiples or sheets, n.h., v.f. (Scott's No. 1862, 1924-29, 1974, 1979 imperf., 1981-82, 1995, 1998-2002 perf. & imperf., 2003-17) (Standart Catalogue 1841, 1914-17, 2025,26, 1951, 1957 imperf., 1958-59, 1985-89 perf. & imperf., 2002, 2108-18) **Catalog #1862/2017 Catalog Value $8,755 | Unsold |
