Booklets of the World; U.S. and Worldwide; Russia
April 6-7, 2011 and April 11-12, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3001 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1791-1872 collection of 105 folded letters written up exhibition style on pages, with an excellent variety of Moscow and St.Petersburg postmarks in red or in black, also Odessa, Berdychev, Riga, Kharkov, Warszawa and others, different border-entry strikes and tax markings, also "Aus Russland" to Geneva, Paris, Bordeaux, Berlin, London etc., mostly fine-v.f. An appealing collection  | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #3002 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1769 (20 Aug) complete letter written in old Slavonic, with unframed "St. Petersbourg" departure handstamp, part of the red wax seal on back, fine and rare | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #3003 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1826 (Dec 31) two FLs from Odessa to the same correspondent in St.Petersburg, each with ornamental "Odessa", the latter with Feb.4, 1827 departure pmk, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #3004 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1856 10kop za lot, surface printed essay in green, Mercury type, cut square on white bond paper (45:45mm), very fine. A wonderful Imperial rarity, possibly the only one known in this color, ex-Kirchner, Goss, handstamped "P.M.D." In July 1854, the Director of the Postal Department made an official request to the Council of State for the preparation of postage stamps. The proposed design featuring the head of Mercury was not accepted. Most of the known Mercury essays are cut to shape and affixed to envelopes; only two or three exist with large margins all around E | Price Realized $90,000.00 |
 | Lot #3005 RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1856 cancellation trial of a hollow star surrounded by concentric rings of dots, the unique die essay in black on wove paper (64:46mm), v.f., handstamped "P.M.D" in red on reverse This trial cancellation was applied to both Mercury and Eagle type essays affixed on envelopes, ex-Liphschutz E | Price Realized $24,000.00 |
