U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
June 27-28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1393 RUSSIA 1798 outer folded letter (with beautiful watermark) to Reval, with straight line "NARVA.No." handstamp, "12" filled in by pen, with docketing on back, large part of wax seal still intact, v.f., signed Mikulski. One of the earliest known usages of this handstamp from Narva, a gem of philately of both Russia and Estonia  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1394 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, tied by part of boxed "Brest" datestamp on irregular piece, v.f. and seldom offered example with face-free postmark O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1395 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, bold town postmark, fine, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $ 850 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1396 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown and blue, beautiful deep color, tied by "393" numeral in dots cancel on outer FL from Dorpat to Riga, with corresponding departure (29 Nov 1858) circular postmark and "Polucheno" arrival datestamp (YT 2) Catalog #2 Catalog Value €800 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1397 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown and blue, cancelled by pen and tied by red Warszawa departure pmk on FL addressed to a commercial firm in Riga; also another letter from the same correspondence, similarly franked, this time tied by "1" in concentric rings, with corresponding Warszawa departure in red below, some minor paper toning and perf. flaws, otherwise fine and scarce usage from Poland, each with "Polucheno" (arrival) datestamp on back Catalog #2 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1398 RUSSIA 1905 25k dull green and lilac, center inverted, neat 1906 postmark, fresh color, fine example of this rarity, with 2012 PFC, O Catalog #64a Catalog Value $ 6,500 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1399 RUSSIA 1919 7r green and pink, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, horizontal lozenges of varnish, l.h., minor gum disturbances, v.f., scarce (Standart RO9) * Catalog #138c Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1400 RUSSIA 1922 5000r dark violet, variety "hole in hammer", n.h., v.f. (Standart 40var) ** Catalog #202var | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #1401 RUSSIA 1922 5000r dark violet, variety "stone in the middle", n.h., v.f., scarce plate flaw (Standart 44var) ** Catalog #202var | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1402 RUSSIA 1922 5000r dark violet, significant double transfer resulting in double impression, sheet corner margin single, h.r., v.f. (Standart 44var) * Catalog #202var | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1403 RUSSIA 1922 7,500r blue, watermarked and unwatermarked, each with double impression, v.f. * Catalog #203var,205a | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1404 RUSSIA 1923 10r gray, imperforate sheetlet of 25, with intact inscription at bottom, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, v.f.  **Catalog #241d | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1405 RUSSIA 1924 Lenin, 3k red and black imperforate, narrow frame, also the perforated stamp and eight others, used in 1928 on registered cover from Leningrad to USA, franking includes 1925 20th Anniversary of the Revolution 3k green (Standart 106 and 109 two different sizes), also an interesting double frame at top of 3k red (Standart 202var), plus an Imperial adhesive on back cancelled on arrival, v.f. and attractive philatelic franking, 3k narrow frame very rare, signed Mikulski Catalog #265,269/375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1406 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (typographed), 7k chocolate, imperforate (thin paper) block of four of four, n.h., v.f. (Standart 45Pa) **Catalog #282var Catalog Value €600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1407 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (unwatermarked), 2r, 5r imperf., h.r., v.f., signed Behrens, Stolow etc. (Standart 056Pa,58Pa) * Catalog #291,293var Catalog Value €1,870 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1408 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (unwatermarked), 3r back brown and green, perf. 13 1/4x10, variety showing major retouch in ornaments above the "B" of "RYB", well centered, small h.r., post office fresh, v.f. example of this rare compound perforation with unlisted retouch, possibly unique, with Buchsbayew cert. (Standart 57A,var) * Catalog #292b,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1409 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (unwatermarked), 3r imperforate single, double impression, invalidating perforations at bottom, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #292var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1410 RUSSIA 1925 Lenin Mausoleum, 40k magenta, unissued design, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, n.h., natural but trifle heavy gum creases, otherwise v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1411 RUSSIA 1926 Definitives (watermarked), 8k lithographed, vertical gutter pair, folded between stamps, l.h. at top, bottom n.h., v.f. */** Catalog #Standart 118 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1412 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked) 18k violet, imperforate lower left sheet corner margin strip of four, with complete imprint "Nabrno-Blanoch. Mact. No.7" at bottom, n.h., v.f. A unique positional piece (in private hands), with Buchsbayew cert. (Standart 89Pa) ** Catalog #316var | Price Realized $26,000.00 |
 | Lot #1413 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked) 30k, 40k imperforate singles, used in 1928 on registered cover (slightly reduced at left), sent Special Delivery from Kiev to Moscow, with arrival pmk on back, scarce commercial usage (these stamps were not issued for postal use) Catalog #318,319var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1414 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution, 5k, 7k, 8k imperforate bottom sheet margin singles, also 18k imperforate vertical pair, all with invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #376-379var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1415 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution 14k map of USSR, red missing (Sakhalin), unused (regummed), fine and scarce variety (from the first printing) (*) Catalog #379var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1416 RUSSIA 1928 Lenin, 10r indigo, bottom sheet margin block of four, imperf. between horizontally, used, fine-v.f., rare if not unique block. This variety is only known used (Standart 223var) Catalog #408var Catalog Value €7,400 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1417 RUSSIA 1933 Order of the Red Banner, significant shift of red and yellow, used, minor flaws, otherwise fine O Catalog #518var | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #1418 RUSSIA 1935 Anti-War Issue, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #546-550 Catalog Value $ 515 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1419 RUSSIA 1935 Tolstoy, 3k perf. 14, vertical pair, imperf. between, used, v.f. (Standart 429var) O Catalog #577var Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1420 RUSSIA 1936 Pioneers, 10k gray blue, bottom margin vertical pair, variety imperf. at left, also considerable offset, used, v.f. (Standart 435Pc) O Catalog #587avar Catalog Value €1,400 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1421 RUSSIA 1937 Definitives (unwatermarked), 10k blue, imperforate horizontal gutter pair, n.h., folded between stamps, with some wrinkles, otherwise v.f., signed Stolow, extremely rare ** Catalog #616var | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #1422 RUSSIA 1938 Red Army, 50k and 80k varieties imperf. at right and at bottom respectively, used, v.f. (Standart 494,495var) O Catalog #633-34var Catalog Value €1,550 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1423 RUSSIA 1938 Red Army, 80k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., fingerprints on gum, v.f. (Standart 495var) ** Catalog #634var Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1424 RUSSIA 1939 Stalin, Joseph (1879-1953), single page letter in red crayon Cyrillic letters "Svetlana and Vasya, both of you are supposed to be in Moscow on 28th August, regards", and signed "J.Stalin", fine and rare personal letter from Stalin to his children, with an official Russian Government Historical Archives certificate dated 23.4. 2001 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1425 RUSSIA 1939 Stalin, Joseph (1879-1953), single page letter, in crayon, with blue and red Cyrillic letters, and illustration, dated March 22, 1939, headed "Order No.10", "ordering" Stalin to go to the movies in the evening, and signed "the boss" (Svetlana); Stalin replies at bottom "will comply with the order, poor Stalin." A fascinating personal letter from Stalin's daughter Svetlana written as the official "order" and signed by Stalin, with 2001 Russian Government Historical Archives certificate | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1426 RUSSIA 1939 surcharged 30k on 4k claret (watermarked), sheet margin block of 12, n.h., v.f. (Standart 589) **Catalog #743 Catalog Value €540 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1427 RUSSIA 1940 Pavilions, 30k Georgia, variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f. (Standart 666Pa) O Catalog #801var Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1428 RUSSIA 1943 Snipers, 60k blue, vertical diamond raster (VR), n.h., natural wrinkles, v.f. example of this scarce stamp, ** Catalog #Standart 759var Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1429 RUSSIA 1946 Bombers, 1r dark gray, variety imperf. at bottom, left sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., fine-v.f., rare (Standart 898Pa, catalogue value for used) ** Catalog #993var Catalog Value €2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1430 RUSSIA 1949 Stalin, stamps from souvenir sheet, two imperf. se-tenant pairs, used in 1950 on registered cover from Kiev to Prague, v.f. (no arrival pmk) Catalog #1325a-d | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1431 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. souvenir sheet of four, cancelled to order with bi-lingual "Riga" cancel, n.h. with slight gum wrinkles and adhesions, v.f., rare, Catalog #1327a | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1432 RUSSIA 1949 Sports, 1r red (weight lifter), horizontal diamond raster (HR), n.h., well centered, natural gum wrinkles, v.f. example of this rare stamp, ** Catalog #Standart 1375var Catalog Value €750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1433 RUSSIA 1949 Definitives, 25k dark blue, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #Standart 1381 Catalog Value €450 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1434 RUSSIA 1949 Definitives, 40k brown red, h.r., well centered, v.f. (catalogue value for n.h. Euro 2,000) * Catalog #Standart 1382 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1435 RUSSIA 1950 Aivazovsky, first printing 40k and 50k, special perforated sheetlets of 10 (2x5), white chalk surfaced paper, with yellowish gum, never hinged, folded once horizontally between stamps, with marginal flaws and creases and bottom, some reinforcing not affecting stamps, with government printer's red and blue handstamps applied to lower right sheet corner margin, fine-v.f., extremely rare set of sheetlets of which only a few exist, each with 2005 Mandrovski certificate (Standart 1497,1498) **Catalog #1529,1530var Catalog Value €18,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1436 RUSSIA 1951 Lobachevski, 40k brown, horizontal diamond raster (HR), n.h., natural wrinkles, v.f. example of this scarce stamp, with Buchsbayew cert., ** Catalog #Standart 1541var Catalog Value €370 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1437 RUSSIA 1951 Butlerov, 40k orange red, horizontal diamond raster (HR), unused (regummed), well centered and v.f., rare stamp, with Buchsbayew cert., (*) Catalog #Standart 1542var Catalog Value €1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1438 RUSSIA 1951 Lodygin, 40k green, horizontal diamond raster (HR), n.h., natural gum bends and tiny inclusion, v.f. example of this rare stamp, with Buchsbayew cert., ** Catalog #Standart 1547var Catalog Value €300 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #1439 RUSSIA 1951 Lebedev, 40k blue, horizontal diamond raster (HR), n.h., v.f., scarce stamp, ** Catalog #Standart 1551var Catalog Value €200 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1440 RUSSIA 1955 "Copernicus" by Jan Matejko, 1r multicolor, white paper, special imprimatur sheetlet of ten (2x5), n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., extremely rare (Standart 1720) **Catalog #1752 Catalog Value €25,000 | Price Realized $23,000.00 |
 | Lot #1441 RUSSIA 1955 Lenin, 1r multicolored, red (inscriptions) double, left sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., scarce variety, only one sheet printed ** Catalog #1754var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1442 RUSSIA 1956 Definitives (offset printing with raster - small diamond dots in background), unissued 5k red (size 14,25x21,25mm), line-perf. 12 1/2 (instead of photo-offset, without raster, comb-perf. 12x12 1/2 of the regularly issued stamp), the unique block of four, well centered, each stamp with slight gum disturbance (possibly having been adhered on a presentation card), post office fresh and v.f. Standart Catalogue (see note after number 1879) mentions the existence of line-perf. 12 1/2, which was never issued (Liapine Catalogue No. AH69, catalogue Euro 40,000 for singles). An incredible rarity, less than 10 stamps known, with Buchsbayew cert. * | Price Realized $40,000.00 |
 | Lot #1443 RUSSIA 1958 Definitives, 40k rose red, line-perf. 12 1/2 (instead of comb-perf. 12x12 1/2), the unique block of four, with slight gum disturbances (possibly having been adhered on presentation cards), fresh and v.f. Standart Catalogue mentions the existence of line-perf. 12 1/2 (see note after No.1879), (Liapine Catalogue P1 (2007), value Euro 20,000 as singles), A great rarity, less than 10 of each known, with Buchsbayew cert. * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1444 RUSSIA 1957 Vladimir Egorvich Makovski (Russian Painter), unissued 40k multicolored ("Night"), n.h., small pen mark in margin at bottom, otherwise v.f., extremely rare. A block of six showing marginal imprint and date is illustrated in the "Russian Rarities" (from the Popov Museum), suggesting that only one sheet of 25 reached the public, with only a few stamps sold before being withdrawn by the authorities. It is unclear why this stamp was unissued ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1445 RUSSIA 1957 International Philatelic Exhibition Moscow souvenir sheet, slight doubling of blue color (part of inscription and ornaments) at top and right, n.h., v.f. and unusual variety ** Catalog #1979var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1446 RUSSIA 1957 Maxim Gorki, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., natural inclusion and pencil mark on back, fine, ** Catalog #Standart 2044A Catalog Value €370 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1447 RUSSIA 1958 Voroshilovgrad, unissued 40k, n.h., v.f. This stamp was never issued because on March 5, 1958, the city's name reverted to its original name of Lugansk (Standard XX) ** Catalog Value €1,000 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1448 RUSSIA 1959 250th Anniversary of Battle of Poltava ("Peter the Great accepts flags from defeated Swedish troops"), 40k gray violet and red brown, top sheet margin single, never hinged, fresh and v.f. example of this rare stamp, which was prepared but not issued for political reasons, with Mandrovski certificate (Standart XX) ** Catalog Value €15,000 | Price Realized $15,500.00 |
 | Lot #1449 RUSSIA 1959 Popov, 60k multicolored, variety blue color double, n.h., natural gum wrinkle, v.f. and extremely rare modern error ** Catalog #2180var | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1450 RUSSIA 1965 WWII anniversary, 2k ordinary paper (instead of chalky surfaced paper), left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., only a few sheets were printed on ordinary paper, ** Catalog #Standart 3108Va Catalog Value €200 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1451 RUSSIA 1970 Definitives, 4k red, horizontal block of six (3x2), cancelled to order, n.h., v.f. This value was normally issued in coil rolls of 1000 (with serial number applied to every fifth stamp). A trial printing (from which this block originates) obviously existed, with only a few multiples reported. A modern Soviet rarity Catalog #Standart 3749 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1452 RUSSIA 1976 Rembrandt's Paintings in the Soviet Museums "Artaxerxes, Esther and Haman" souvenir sheet depicting the painting at left and artist's portrait at right, major error - the entire gold frame, value (50k) and inscription meant to be at top ("government Museum A.C. Pushkin - Moscow") inverted (!), with gold serial No. 232160 at left, n.h., minor gum wrinkles, v.f., with regular sheet shown for comparison. Discovered in 1982 (in a pack of regular souvenir sheets) this error remains to the only known example of this spectacular inverted color. It is listed in the Liapine catalogue as unique (value Euro 50,000). Certainly one of the greatest treasures of Soviet philately ** Catalog #4516var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1453 RUSSIA 1980 Jean August Ingres, 32k imperf. sheet margin single, used on registered FDC, v.f. (Standart 5037Pa, catalogue value for unused) Catalog #4858var Catalog Value €2,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1454 RUSSIA 1983 unissued Christmas and New Year sheetlet of 12, with simulated perforations, numbered at top, n.h., v.f. and colorful ** | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1455 RUSSIA 1989-1995 Conservation of Waterfowl, Duck stamps from the USSR, selection including three issued sheetlets of nine; two trial printings with five and six-digit serial numbers ("00000" and "000000"), 1989 die proof on card, also unissued sheetlet of nine, with silver (instead of gold) inscriptions; 1990 and 1995 unissued designs (the latter inscribed "1994", card mounted, serial number omitted and position indicated by hand), v.f. and probably unique group P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1456 RUSSIA 1992 Definitives, 25r dark carmine, forgery to defraud the post office, horizontal strip of four, used in combination with additional franking on flown stationery entire from Kursk to Israel, also another cover with regular stamps Catalog #6071 | Price Realized $300.00 |
| Lot #1457 RUSSIA 2001 State Symbols of the Russian Federation, three large size booklets, bound in white, blue and red, v.f., rare (Standart BL 34)  Catalog Value €2,010 | Price Realized $1,200.00 | |
| Lot #1458 RUSSIA 2001-2004 specially prepared booklets, seven different including the rare All Russian Population Census, quantities of 4 to 73 of each, including Standart No. 684,81A-82A (73), 729A-32A (11), 744A-48A (5), 762A-66A (34), 787A (4), 917A-921A (19), 945A-47A (20), n.h., v.f. Catalog Value €15,205 | Unsold |
