U.S. & Worldwide
June 15-16, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1138 RUSSIA 1857-58 10k brown & blue imperf., also perforated 10k and 20k blue & orange, used, small faults, fine appearance O Catalog #1,2-3 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1139 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, well centered and cancelled "173" (Smyela) in dots, good color, minor corner perf. creases, otherwise fine, handstamped "GR", signed Calves, O Catalog #4 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1140 RUSSIA 1858 10k carmine & green, tied on large part of a FL from Taganrog, via Odessa to Syros, Greece, where it was charged 80 Lepta due with the addition of Large Hermes Head 80L carmine, margins all around and tied by cds, disinfection slits through the 10k, lettersheet with considerable faults and strengthening, fine appearance  Catalog #10 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1141 RUSSIA 1866-72 30k carmine & green, used in 1869 on FL from Moscow to France, red departure pmks on both sides, fine single 30k franking, with Lyon arrival pmk Catalog #25 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #1142 RUSSIA 1879 (15 Feb) registered cover Vinnitz to Kamenetz, franked with horizontally laid 1k (single and pair) 20k (pair), used in combination with vertically laid 2k (pair), all tied by cds, with arrival pmk, horizontal filing crease through one of the stamps, otherwise fine and rare mixed franking (horizontal+vertical franking) Catalog #19,26a,30 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1143 RUSSIA 1905 War Bond picture postcards issued to collect funds to aid veterans of the Russo-Japanese War, selection of 14 different, single correspondence to Sarrono, Italy, franked with 4k or 6k, many censored, minor wear and tear, generally fine-v.f., scarce | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1144 RUSSIA 1908 (14.7) stationery 3k card cancelled Kostroma, sent by a political prisoner in Kaluga City jail to his wife, with violet "Prosmotreno/ KGG" prison censor in oval, fine and scarce | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1145 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Issue, 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #90b | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1146 RUSSIA 1917 pair of 3k stationery cards used from a small village in Kherson province, by a Boy Scout Troop leader, sent to Petrograd. Each card bears a four-line handstamp ("Tretya Polevaya Druzhina Skautow") "Third Field Troop Boy Scouts South Petrograd District", interesting contents relating to Scout activities, some ageing and soiling, fine and very rare | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1147 RUSSIA 1917 definitives, 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f.  **Catalog #135 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1148 RUSSIA 1918 Postal Savings Stamps, 5k orange, proof on watermarked (horiz.) paper, without groundwork, imperforate sheetlet of 25, mostly n.h., v.f., probably unique, ex-Liphschutz (Liapine 4P4) */**Catalog Value €50,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1149 RUSSIA 1918 Postal Savings Stamps, 5k blue green, proof on watermarked (horiz.) paper, with groundwork, imperforate sheetlet of 25, mostly n.h., v.f., probably unique, ex-Liphschutz (Liapine 4P3) */**Catalog Value €50,000 | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
 | Lot #1150 RUSSIA 1918 Postal Savings Stamps, 10k brown red, proof on watermarked (horiz.) paper, without groundwork, imperforate sheetlet of 25, mostly n.h., v.f., probably unique, ex-Liphschutz (Liapine 5P5) */**Catalog Value €50,000 | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
 | Lot #1151 RUSSIA 1918 Postal Savings Stamps, 10k lilac brown, proof on watermarked (horiz.) paper, with bluish groundwork, imperforate sheetlet of 25, mostly n.h., v.f. (Liapine 5P7) */**Catalog Value €50,000 | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
 | Lot #1152 RUSSIA 1919 (15 April) cash-on-delivery letter (for 382r and 50k) from Moscow to Lesnoe-Konobeevo in Tambov province. The rate of 8.15r is calculated as 2% of the COD amount (7.65r) plus 0.50r postage and registration, with actual franking of 8.20r, with an incredible combination which includes imperf. Imperial Arms: pair of 10k, single 15k and 20k Arms (each with displaced centers, the latter background omitted), 70k and pane of 25x25k on back, all used together with the perf. 70k Chainbreaker, with 24.4. arrival pmk on back, fine and most impressive cover Catalog #124,125,126a,127,130,150 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1153 RUSSIA 1921 (Aug) home-made cover to Kansk (a town on the left bank of the Kan River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, crossed by the Trans-Siberian railroad), franked with single 25k Control stamp, with arrival pmk, scarce usage | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1154 RUSSIA 1921 (13 Aug) package receipt card for a parcel card from Moscow to Mikhailovskii Khutor in Ukraine, paying 60r with 3x20r (actual rate for the 10 1/2 funt parcel was 55r), fine with 15 August arrival docketing by hand, fine and rare correct usage of the first RSFSR definitives (issued on August 10th, these stamps were practically useless four days later, when much higher rates went into effect in hyper-inflationary times) Catalog #180 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1155 RUSSIA 1921 definitives, 250r dull violet, pelure paper, triple impression, v.f., rare * Catalog #186c,var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1156 RUSSIA 1922 (May), pre-printed ARA card, filed in Odessa and mailed from the processing center in Moscow to USA, franked with 4x25k Postal Savings Stamps and surcharged 5,000r on 2r surcharge, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1157 RUSSIA 1922 5000r dark violet, proof on unwatermarked, gummed paper, n.h., faint vertical gum bend at bottom, otherwise v.f. P Catalog #202P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1158 RUSSIA 1922 20k on 15k imperforate top right sheet corner margin block of four, never hinged and post office fresh, folded at top margin well away from the stamps, signed W.Pohl and Romeko, also handstamped "V.Swioykowski." One of only two known blocks of this rare surcharge (the other residing in an International gold-medal collection), ex-Lipschutz. A fabulous showpiece from RSFSR **Catalog #224 | Price Realized $95,000.00 |
 | Lot #1159 RUSSIA 1922 70r Red Army Solider, imperforate error in cliche of 100r in sheetlet of 25, lightly hinged in top and bottom margins only, slight adhesions affect both the error and the adjoining stamp at left, minor and natural gum creases, v.f. Without a doubt, this is considered to be one of the greatest rarities of Soviet Union, certainly the premier star of the R.S.F.S.R. philately. Only 4-5 (!) complete sheetlets of 25 are known to exist (including one in the Postal Museum). This is an unprecedented opportunity to obtain what should be considered a highlight of Russian Soviet Federated Republic collection (Standard 89 I) *Catalog #237a,var Catalog Value €200,000 | Price Realized $220,000.00 |
 | Lot #1160 RUSSIA 1923 Definitives (typographed) 3k red, printed on gum only, imperf. horizontal strip of three, creases, otherwise fine, rare * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1161 RUSSIA 1923 40r slate, vertical fold-over pair, unusual (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1162 RUSSIA 1923 (25 Sep) picture postcard from Chernigov to Moscow (arrived 29 Sep), paying 13r with single 10r (RSFSR), used in combination with Star Surcharges 100r/15k and imperf. 200r/15k with surcharge inverted, fine and scarce card Catalog #221,229a,241 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1163 RUSSIA 1924 definitives (typographed) 15k lemon, unused with large part original gum, variety broken frame at right, heavy hinge remnant, strong and rich natural color, diagonal crease and other minor creases and wrinkles, well centered and fine appearing example of this Soviet rarity, * Catalog #287 Catalog Value $27,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1164 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked) 8k olive, re-engraved cliche, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., small spot between stamps, otherwise v.f. (Standart 83 II) **Catalog #311var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1165 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked) 3r perf. 12 1/2, type I, with part of "Obrazets" perforations, small h.r., v.f., with Mandrovski cert., very rare (Standart 96 IA) S Catalog #324var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1166 RUSSIA 1925 Popov, unissued 20k red brown, imperf. plate proof on cartridge paper, v.f. E Catalog #329E | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1167 RUSSIA 1931-32 definitives 1k-1r imperforate blocks of four, complete set of nine, never hinged, some dried gum, 5k with some glazing, still fresh, v.f. **Catalog #456-65 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1168 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued, some corner wrinkles and creases, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1993 certificate "genuine in all respects and superb quality." (Standart Block 01) (*)Catalog #485-86var Catalog Value €20,000 | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #1169 RUSSIA 1937 Architecture of Moscow, 40k violet, imperf. left sheet margin block of six, top pair l.h., other four stamps never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles as always, fine-v.f. (Standart 466Pa) */**Catalog #599var Catalog Value €15,000 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #1170 RUSSIA 1937 definitives (unwatermarked), 5k red brown, lower right sheet corner block of four, n.h., natural gum creases, fine-v.f. **Catalog #615A | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1171 RUSSIA 1938 Papanin's North Pole Expedition, 10k, 20k, 30k and 50k imperforate singles, complete set of four, never hinged, all with large or ample margins, 50k with ironed out crease, otherwise v.f., 30k with Mandrovski cert. A great rarity from the Soviet Union (while the 50k value is listed, this is the first time we ever had the other three values for sale at auction) ** Catalog #643-646var | Price Realized $35,000.00 |
 | Lot #1172 RUSSIA 1943 Teheran Conference, 3r red color (flags) double, block of four, cancelled to order as always, v.f., rare multiple (Liapine 842var, catalogue value for singles) Catalog #908var Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1173 RUSSIA 1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k Schors, corner margin block of four, double vertical perforations between stamps, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #942var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1174 RUSSIA 1944 Leningrad souvenir sheet of four, black text (date and two-line inscription) inverted (!), cancelled to order, size 135x101 (slightly reduced), heavy corner creases resulting in slight tear at upper right, still fine appearance, very rare and undercatalogued error sheet, with APS cert. (Liapine Block 4YP2) Catalog #959var Catalog Value €5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1175 RUSSIA 1946 Gorki, 60k green, imperforate sheet margin vertical pair, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. A rarity (this is the first time Cherrystone has offered imperforate variety of this issue) ** Catalog #1048var | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #1176 RUSSIA 1946 Tanks on Parade, 60k green, imperforate sheet margin vertical pair, lightly hinged at top, bottom stamp n.h., v.f. A rarity (this is the first time Cherrystone has offered imperforate variety of this issue) */** Catalog #1058var | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #1177 RUSSIA 1946 Sochi, 30k green, variety imperf. at left, also 45k Moscow (Kremlin), variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f. (Standart 958Pb,984Pa) O Catalog #1054,1063var Catalog Value €800 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1178 RUSSIA 1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f. (Standart 1065Pa) O Catalog #1158var Catalog Value €400 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1179 RUSSIA 1947 New Afion, 30k red brown, horizontal pair, variety imperf. vertically, n.h., right stamp with faint crease at top, otherwise v.f. ** Catalog #1166var | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1180 RUSSIA 1948 Definitives, 20k red brown, variety imperf. at bottom, small h.r. and flaw in the margin, stamp n.h., v.f. (Standart 1161Pa) * Catalog #1217var Catalog Value €450 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1181 RUSSIA 1949 Women's Day, 25k blue, variety imperf. at right, used, thin at left and at bottom, fine appearance, unlisted perforation error (Standart 1279var) O Catalog #1335var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1182 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f. (Standart Block 11) **Catalog #1327a,var Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1183 RUSSIA 1949 Sport, 2r violet, horizontal raster, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1376, catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #1419var Catalog Value €1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1184 RUSSIA 1958 Socialist Countries Meeting, 40k variety missing colors (green etc.), upper right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f., rare (Liapine 2113 P2, catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #2067var Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1185 RUSSIA 1958 Russian Industry, unissued 40k Voroshilovgrad, n.h., v.f. (Standard XX) ** Catalog Value €1,000 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #1186 RUSSIA 1958 unissued Voroshilovgrad, 40k brown, sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f. (Standart XX) **Catalog #Mi.XX Catalog Value €4,000 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1187 RUSSIA 1961 Venus space probe, 6k and 10k line-perf. 12 1/2, blocks of four, each with sheet margin, n.h., the latter folded between stamps, v.f., probably the only known set of blocks of this rare line perforation issue (Standart 2464A,2465A, catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #2456-57var Catalog Value €24,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1188 RUSSIA 1965 Space (silver foil), 20k varieties, one without background (completely omitted), other shifted, n.h., fine-v.f., rare ** Catalog #3022var | Unsold |
