U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 13-14, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1386 RUSSIA 1832 FL from St. Petersburg, sent via Memel to Bordeaux where it was disinfected, with slits, also boxed "Prusse par Forbach" and accountancy mark, address somewhat smeared, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk  | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1387 RUSSIA 1849 (16 July) small FL from St. Petersburg to France, attractive illustrated stationery sheet, with boxed two line departure datestamp, sent to Nice, taxed 20(deci), with red "T.A.3" and "12 Ago" arrival hs, v.f. | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1388 RUSSIA 1853 10k black, stationery entire envelope cancelled by pen, with "Oboyan July 27" departure pmk, addressed to Smolensk, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1389 RUSSIA 1856 10 kop + 1k Essay for the First Postage Stamp, unadapted design (round), large White Eagle (embossed) on blue background, inscriptions in brown and white, irregularly cut, with restored corners at bottom as usual, v.f. and beautiful piece, ex-Kirchner, Baughman, Mikulski collections E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1390 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, ample margins except joust touching at upper right, tied on piece by "9" (Taurogen) in oval dots, fine O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1391 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, large margins all around, cancelled "45" in rectangle of dots (Drissa, Vitebsk province, now known as Verkhnedvinsk, Belarus) used twice over a previous black postmark, on small cover addressed to Warszawa, with red (5/5) arrival pmk, unclear departure datestamp on back, wax seal removed, some toning, otherwise fine and very rare usage Catalog #1 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1392 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, beautiful colors, tied by oval "Walk" departure pmk on FL to Riga, with additional "Walk.Lif. 18" (Walk, Lifland province, plus first two year numerals) plus "Polucheno 19 May, 1858" arrival pmks on back, addressee's name and address obliterated by pen, v.f., signed Diena Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1393 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, perf. and imperf. examples, each used on cover or FL from which it did not originate, the former from Volmar to Riga, overall toning and repairs, the latter with framed St. Petersburg (13 August) datestamp on back, fine appearance, sold as is Catalog #1,2 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1394 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by numeral cancel in rectangular dots and used on FL from Berdichev to Warszawa, red arrival pmk struck on the stamp, stains, otherwise fine appearing and unusual application of the Polish arrival cancel Catalog #2 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1395 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue tied by "95" numeral cancel on FL from Kotelnik to Vologda, two-line departure datestamp (3 December 1859) on reverse, v.f. Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1396 RUSSIA 1858 10k black, frame only in black, proof of perforations on thick paper, center blank, slight abrasions, otherwise fine, rare, signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin P Catalog #2P | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1397 RUSSIA 1858 20k lilac and green, perforated and gummed trial color on watermarked (colorless numeral "2") paper, block of four, h.r., perf. separations and strengthening, fresh and fine-v.f., signed Mikulski. A rarity, with only 100 printed, only a few blocks are still in existence  *Catalog #3P | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #1398 RUSSIA 1858 20k lilac and green, perforated and gummed trial color on unwatermarked stamp paper, intact pane of 25, hinge reinforced at right, post office fresh, with at least 14 stamps being never hinged, signed Mikulski, v.f. A magnificent and remarkable showpiece, the largest multiple of the first perforated issue of Imperial Russia in private hands. This rarity was exhibited at the Postal Museum in Monte Carlo, during the 2000 Club de Monte Carlo Exposition among the "Hundred Philatelic Rarities of the World." A museum quality piece for the connoiss€of classic Russian and World philately */**Catalog #3P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1399 RUSSIA 1858 1k black and yellow, horizontal block of eight, h.r. at top, minor perf. separations, lower right stamp n.h., fine-v.f., scarce multiple *Catalog #5 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1400 RUSSIA 1864 (11 July) FL from Moscow to St. Petersburg, franked with single 20k blue & orange, tied by cds, additional strike on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and scarce single franking, Catalog #9 Catalog Value $500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1401 RUSSIA 1865 1k black, imperforate proof on thin unwatermarked paper, fine, signed Mikulski P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1402 RUSSIA 1865 1k black, imperforate proof inscribed "Proba" and "Epreuve de Timbre" in center, three imperforate essays in black on orange, black, blue, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1403 RUSSIA 1865 1k black on salmon, imperforate essay with marginal cross-hatching, inscribed "Epreuve de Timbre," v.f., scarce E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1404 RUSSIA 1865 1k black, imperforate essay on thin paper, horizontal pair, cross-hatching partly omitted at right, scissor cut between stamps, otherwise fine E | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1405 RUSSIA 1865 1k black, imperforate die essay on card with black background, fine, rare E | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1406 RUSSIA 1865 1k gray lilac, imperforate die essay on card with black background, fine, rare E | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1407 RUSSIA 1865 1k green, imperforate die essay on card with black background, fine, rare E | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1408 RUSSIA 1865 1k black on pink, imperforate essay with marginal cross-hatching, inscribed "Epreuve de Timbre," small defects, otherwise fine, ex-Breitfuss E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1409 RUSSIA 1865 1k black, imperforate plate essay on thin paper, block of 15, cross-hatching omitted at right, diagonal and horizontal creases, additional small faults, otherwise fine, very rare E | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1410 RUSSIA 1865 5k black and prussian blue, perforated trial color proof on thick, unwatermarked paper, with invalidating security punch at left, fine, signed Mikulski and "Martin Schroeder" P | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1411 RUSSIA 1866 10k carmine and green; 10k carmine and ultramarine; plus 10k blue and brown; three different perforated trial colors on glazed thick paper, first two additionally adhered on gummed stock, minor perf. flaws repaired, h.r., slight overall tarnishing/oxidation, signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss and Kirchner collections. A very rare group of proofs, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition P | Price Realized $15,000.00 |
 | Lot #1412 RUSSIA 1866 10k carmine and blue, perforated trial color on glazed thick paper, h.r., signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss. A beautiful and striking proof, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1413 RUSSIA 1866 20k blue & orange, imperforate and gummed proof on glazed, unwatermarked chalky paper, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition, v.f., ex-Breitfuss, very rare P | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1414 RUSSIA 1870 (10 Nov) outer FL from Moscow to Amsterdam, paying 18k with 5k, 10k and 3k ("V" in background error), red Aus Russland Franco and arrival pmks on back, fine-v.f., Catalog #20d Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1415 RUSSIA 1871-1910 selection of seven covers or FLs, including 13k rate from Odessa to Palermo, 23k rate, registered cover from Kozelets to St. Petersburg, 8k mourning envelope from Moscow to Paris, another FL with single 8k franking, cover paying 20k from Odessa to Warszawa, also 10k from Berdichev to Warszawa, as well as Bank cover from Constantinople to Germany, mostly fine-v.f. | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1416 RUSSIA 1872 (19 Feb) registered cover to Archangelsk, franked with 30k carmine and green (unwatermarked), used in combination with 5k gray lilac (horizontally laid paper), tied by a two-line departure datestamp, repeated on back, with arrival (21 Feb) alongside, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1417 RUSSIA 1878 7k violet and green, carmine and blue, orange and brown, three different trial color proofs on horizontally laid stamp paper, usual perf. flaws, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski P Catalog #27P | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1418 RUSSIA 1875 7k carmine and blue, two distinct shades, also 7k orange and brown, perforated and gummed trial color proofs on horizontally laid stamp paper, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski P Catalog #27P | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1419 RUSSIA 1875 7k, 8k, 10k and 20k, four sheet corner margin panes of 25, last one from the lower right corner, position 90 with crossed "t" in "dwatsat" (20), 7k and 10k upper left and 8k upper right positions, some hinge reinforcements and perf. separations, even gum toning and slight marginal flaws, fine-v.f. and splendid multiples (catalogue value for hinged singles) */**Catalog #27-30,30a Catalog Value $5,875 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1420 RUSSIA 1877 (31 May) large registered cover (petition) from Novgorod to St. Petersburg, paying 39 kopecks with 1k, 8k and 30k (horizontally laid paper), filing folds and some toning on back, full wax seal and arrival pmk, scarce franking | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1421 RUSSIA 1883 1k-7k black, five different typographed die essays on cards, Large Eagle in oval frame (this design was eventually modified for use on postal stationery), last one cut along the edges and hinge reinforced on back (some overall toning), fine-v.f. and extremely rare, ex-Breitfuss, Kirchner and Goss collections, with their distinct pencil signatures E | Price Realized $20,000.00 |
 | Lot #1422 RUSSIA 1883 1k orange yellow, imperforate proof on gummed stamp paper (horizontally laid), narrow margins as always, fresh, fine, signed Mikulski, very rare P Catalog #31P | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1423 RUSSIA 1883 7k blue, die proof on watermarked and gummed paper, v.f., rare, signed Mikulski P | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1424 RUSSIA 1883 14k, 35k and 70k issued designs and adapted colors, three imperforate proofs on gummed stamp paper (vertically laid), narrow margins as always, h.r., first one thinned at top, others tiny hinge thins, fresh and fine, signed Mikulski, extremely rare P Catalog #36P, 37P,38P | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #1425 RUSSIA 1883 14k blue, unaccepted design (similar die was used for the postal stationery entire), essay on thick card, with full embossing, invalidating security punch at lower left, fresh and v.f., ex-Breitfuss, Goss and Mikulski collections E Catalog #36E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1426 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue and light blue, 7r orange and red brown, set of two imperforate essays on gummed, horizontally laid stamp paper, fresh and v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $20,000.00 |
 | Lot #1427 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r black and blue, 7r black and orange, set of two imperforate essays on gummed, horizontally laid stamp paper, fresh and v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $20,000.00 |
 | Lot #1428 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue and light blue, 7r orange and red brown, set of two imperforate essays on thick, unwatermarked paper,. each with invalidating pen cross (the latter cleaned), little toning, otherwise fine, extremely rare, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $20,000.00 |
 | Lot #1429 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue, black and silver, perforated square essay on perforated and gummed, vertically laid stamp paper, fresh, v.f., ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1430 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue and black, perforated square essay on perforated and gummed, vertically laid stamp paper, scissor cut on three sides, fresh, v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1431 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue and black, perforated square essay on perforated and gummed, vertically laid stamp paper, fresh, v.f., ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1432 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue and black, different design, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, diagonal invalidating pen mark, minute flaws, otherwise v.f. E | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
 | Lot #1433 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue, red brown and greenish blue, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, beautifully fresh and v.f., ex-Kirchner, Breitfuss, signed Mikulski. A splendid piece E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1434 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue, red brown and greenish blue, perforated square essay on perforated and vertically laid stamp paper, lightened invalidating pen marks, fine, ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1435 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r blue and orange brown, greenish background, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, fresh and beautiful item, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1436 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r gray, horizontally (instead of vertically) laid paper, used, cancelled 1885, well centered but with usual faults (high value stamps were usually affixed to parcels and carelessly removed, becoming damaged in the process), fine appearance, extremely rare, with Robineau certificate, O Catalog #39a Catalog Value $15,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #1437 RUSSIA 1884 7r gray black, imperforate frame essay (without central embossing) on thick, unwatermarked paper, minute marginal toned speck, fresh and v.f., ex-Breitfuss, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #1438 RUSSIA 1884 7r pink, red brown and greenish blue, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, fresh and magnificent item, signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #1439 RUSSIA 1884 7r pink, green and yellow, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, insignificant toning on back, fresh and v.f., ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #1440 RUSSIA 1884 7r pink and greenish blue, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, fresh and v.f., natural inclusions, ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #1441 RUSSIA 1884 7r light pink, reddish brown and blue green, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, minute toning at lower left, v.f., ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #1442 RUSSIA 1884 7r light pink, orange and greenish blue, perforated square essay on thick, unwatermarked paper, fresh and magnificent work of art, ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #1443 RUSSIA 1889 1k orange, 3k red, 5k lilac, 7k blue, 14k blue and rose, 35k violet and green, six different, 7k perforated, others imperforate singles, each with partial letters of red "Obrazets", couple of minor creases, otherwise fine-v.f., rare S Catalog #46,48,49,50,51,52S | Unsold |
 | Lot #1444 RUSSIA 1889 1k orange, die proof on thin card, positional pinholes at top and bottom, v.f., scarce in this uncut format, ex-Mikulski P | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1445 RUSSIA 1889 1k brown, unadapted design, die essay on card, small toned spot at top, fresh and v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections, extremely rare E | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #1446 RUSSIA 1889 2k green, unadapted design, die essay on card, minor hinge thinning, fresh and v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections, extremely rare E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1447 RUSSIA 1889 (horizontally laid paper), 2k green, imperforate single, ample margins all around, small h.r., v.f., signed W.Pohl (Standart 58Pa, cat. value $1,000) * Catalog #47a | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1448 RUSSIA 1889 2k green, block of four, part printing omitted at upper right and lower left, fine and interesting result of a defective plate *Catalog #47var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1449 RUSSIA 1889 3k black, unadapted design, die essay on card, fine, ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections, extremely rare E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1450 RUSSIA 1889 3k carmine, die proof on thin card, positional pinholes at top and bottom, v.f., scarce in this uncut format, ex-Mikulski P | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1451 RUSSIA 1889 3k red, proof of background only, two distinct shades, each with factory inscriptions (one on front, other on back), also two color trials on yellow and in green, each on pelure paper, design indistinct, with faults, unusual group E | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1452 RUSSIA 1889 4k light rose, imperforate die proof on wove paper, v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections P | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1453 RUSSIA 1889 5k lilac, large die proof on thin card, positional pinholes and top and bottom, v.f., ex-Mikulski collection P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1454 RUSSIA 1889 5k unadapted design, the unique selection of eight essays on card, colors include green, red, carmine, magenta, yellow brown, olive green and gray, very fresh, two with slight hinge thinning at top, v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections E | Price Realized $32,500.00 |
 | Lot #1455 RUSSIA 1889 7k blue, large die proof on thin card, positional pinholes and top and bottom, v.f., ex-Mikulski collection P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1456 RUSSIA 1889 (horizontally laid paper), 7k blue, imperforate single, even margins all around, characteristically shifted background, used on small piece, corner faults, fine appearance, ex-Breitfuss and Faberge, with his distinct red handstamps on back. Only one sheet of imperforate varieties was sold in St. Petersburg, with about four examples recorded. A rarity from Imperial Russia, O Catalog #50a Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1457 RUSSIA 1889 10k blue, imperforate die proof on wove paper, minute toned spot, v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections P | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1458 RUSSIA 1889 10k blue, large die proof on thin card, positional pinholes and top and bottom, v.f., ex-Mikulski collection P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1459 RUSSIA 1889 10k perforated trial color proofs on gummed, unwatermarked stamp paper, the unique selection of four different colors including rose, magenta, yellow green and dark blue, last one with experimental cancellations, couple of tiny flaws, fresh and v.f. ensemble, ex-Mohring, Maslowski and Mikulski collections P | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #1460 RUSSIA 1889 14k blue, unissued design, imperforate essay, cut to shape and reinforced within margins, security punch, fine and rare essay, ex-Breitfuss on watermarked (horizontally laid) paper, h.r., small faults, fine appearance, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1461 RUSSIA 1889 14k blue, unadapted design (similar design was used for postal stationery), large die essay on thick card, fresh and v.f., extremely rare, especially in this uncut form, ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1462 RUSSIA 1889 20k blue and carmine, imperforate die proof on wove paper, v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections P | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1463 RUSSIA 1889 20k lilac and green (colors adapted for the 50k), imperforate die proof on wove paper, v.f., ex-Maslowski P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1464 RUSSIA 1889 20k lilac and green (colors adapted for the 50k value), large die trial color proof on thin card, positional pinholes and top and bottom, v.f., ex-Mikulski collection P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1465 RUSSIA 1889 1r carmine and brown, imperforate essay on thick paper, value tablet blank, v.f. and spectacular item, ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1466 RUSSIA 1889 1r orange and brown, imperforate die essay on thin paper, value tablet blank, v.f. and probably unique, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1467 RUSSIA 1889 1r orange and brown, blue gray background, imperforate die essay on thin paper, value tablet blank, v.f. and rare in this uncut format, with positional pinholes at top and bottom, probably unique, signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #1468 RUSSIA 1893 (11 Jan) 7k stationery entire, additionally franked on front with 7k blue and on reverse with 1k yellow and 4k red (another stamp missing), registered from Revel (now Tallinn, Estonia) to Montevideo, Uruguay, fine, with arrival pmk, scarce destination | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1469 RUSSIA 1902 1k orange, 3k red, 7kr blue (vertically laid paper), imperforate singles, each with partly perforated Obrazets, v.f., rare, signed Mikulski S Catalog #55,57,59 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1470 RUSSIA 1902 1k orange, also 7k blue, considerable offsets on gum, horizontal pairs, fine * Catalog #55,59var | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1471 RUSSIA 1902 2k green, unissued design, imperforate essay on watermarked (horizontally laid) paper, h.r., small faults, fine appearance, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1472 RUSSIA 1902 2k olive brown, ultramarine, magenta, purple, green, five different perforated essays on thick paper, with bluish or red outline, fresh and v.f., signed Mikulski etc. A beautiful group of rare essays E | Price Realized $18,000.00 |
 | Lot #1473 RUSSIA 1902 2k green, bottom sheet margin block of 10, diagonal pre-print crease, with design partially omitted at lower left, fine *Catalog #56var | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #1474 RUSSIA 1902 3k orange red, magenta, brown red, carmine, rose red, five different perforated essays on thick paper, three with bluish or green outline, fresh and v.f., signed Mikulski etc. A beautiful group of rare essays E | Price Realized $18,000.00 |
 | Lot #1475 RUSSIA 1902 3k carmine rose, imperforate essay on thin paper, v.f., signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1476 RUSSIA 1902 3k rose, imperforate essay on gummed, horizontally laid paper, h.r., slight marginal thins, v.f., signed Mikulski and "Martin Schroeder" E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1477 RUSSIA 1902 5k orange yellow, die proof on card, fresh, v.f., rare P | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1478 RUSSIA 1902 5k lilac, large die proof on card, fresh and v.f., ex-Mikulski P | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1479 RUSSIA 1902 5k dark green, magenta, red orange, yellow brown, forest green, five different perforated essays on thick paper, each with additional color background, fresh and v.f., ex-Mikulski. A unique group of beautiful essays E | Price Realized $18,000.00 |
 | Lot #1480 RUSSIA 1902 5k purple and blue, imperforate essay on gummed paper, hinge thins, otherwise fine, ex-Mikulski E | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1481 RUSSIA 1902 5k blue and brown, large die essay on thin card, v.f., ex-Breitfuss, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #1482 RUSSIA 1902 5k orange and brown, large die essay on thin card, marginal positional pinholes, v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1483 RUSSIA 1902 5k yellow and green, large die essay on thin card, marginal positional pinholes, v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1484 RUSSIA 1902 7k unadapted design, five different perforated essays on thick unwatermarked paper, v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $18,000.00 |
 | Lot #1485 RUSSIA 1902 7k unadapted design, the unique selection of 13 different imperforate singles, plate essays on various types of paper, from thin to thick, with or without gum, colors include blue, light blue, red, orange, carmine, black, blue and gold and ultramarine, with and without groundwork, fresh, mostly v.f., many signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss, Mohring and Mikulski collections E | Price Realized $50,000.00 |
 | Lot #1486 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, unadapted design, two imperforate singles, plate essays on thick, gummed paper, one without groundwork, minor thin spots, fresh and v.f., ex-Breitfuss and Mikulski collections E | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #1487 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, unadapted design, imperforate essay on gummed, horizontally laid stamp paper, h.r., corner thin (stain), otherwise fine, signed Mikulski, ex-Breitfuss E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1488 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, unadapted design, perforated essay on thick unwatermarked paper, v.f., signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1489 RUSSIA 1902 7k greenish blue, perforated trial color poof on stamp paper, fine, with handstamped guarantee mark P | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1490 RUSSIA 1902 7k red brown, perforated trial color poof on stamp paper, fine, signed Ebel etc. P | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1491 RUSSIA 1902 7k dark blue, two imperforate singles, proofs on gummed stamp paper, one vertically laid, other wove, h.r., natural gum creases, otherwise v.f., ex-Mikulski * | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1492 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, large margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, ex-Mikulski collection * Catalog #59b | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1493 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, imperforate bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, large margins all around, partly perforated with letters of "Obrazets", n.h., v.f. S Catalog #59S | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1494 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, variety printed on gum, horizontal pair, fine-v.f., rare * Catalog #59var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1495 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, variety wide fold-over at bottom, fine and unusual * Catalog #59var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1496 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, perf. 11 1/2, postal forgery, unused with gum, fine, very rare (*) | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1497 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, perf. 11, postal forgery, used, fine, very rare, with regular stamp included for comparison O | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1498 RUSSIA 1909 (29 Nov) small cover paying 10k from St. Petersburg to Vienna (addressed to Rudolf Friedl (he and his brother Sigmund established a philatelic museum. They were both were stamp experts), franked on back with 3k red and on front with a forgery of 7k blue, fine and very rare usage of a postal forgery | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1499 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, perf. 14, postal forgery, horizontal pair, unused without gum, fine, very rare (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1500 RUSSIA 1902 7k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, postal forgery, unused without gum, fine, very rare. This pair most likely originates from a postal warning bulletin, distributed throughout the empire to alert the postmasters of postal fraud (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1501 RUSSIA 1902 14k blue and rose, variety pre-print crease (plis d'acordeon), fine * Catalog #61var | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1502 RUSSIA 1902 3.50r black and gray, right sheet margin imperforate single, large margins all around, partly perforated with letters of "Obrazets", n.h., v.f. S Catalog #69S | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1503 RUSSIA 1902 3.50r black and gray, top sheet margin imperforate single, large margins all around, partly perforated with letters of "Obrazets", n.h., v.f. S Catalog #69S | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1504 RUSSIA 1902 7r black & yellow, center inverted, centered to bottom as always, l.h., beautiful colors, fine example of this popular rarity, with Robineau certificate * Catalog #70a | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
 | Lot #1505 RUSSIA 1909 10k light blue, horizontal pair, also perforated proof on thin, ungummed paper, v.f., the former signed W.Pohl, ex-Mikulski P Catalog #79a,79P | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1506 RUSSIA 1909 10k dark blue, horizontal gutter tete-beche pair, perforated plate proof on stamp paper, with vertical lozenges, unused without gum, v.f., with red handstamps on back. A rarity, ex-Mikulski collection P | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #1507 RUSSIA 1909 10k dark blue, vertical pair, printed on both sides, v.f. and extremely rare variety * Catalog #79var | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1508 RUSSIA 1909 15k blue, perforated proof on unwatermarked stamp paper, v.f., signed Franck P | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1509 RUSSIA 1909 15k blue, perforated trial color proof on gummed, stamp paper, bottom sheet margin block of four, l.h., v.f., signed Sam Ray, ex-Mikulski P | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #1510 RUSSIA 1909 1r brown and red, bottom sheet margin imperforate single, proof on stamp paper with green background, v.f., signed Mikulski P | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1511 RUSSIA 1912 1r horizontal pair, variety imperf. between and at right, h.r., fine * Catalog #87var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1512 RUSSIA 1916 (10 June) cover franked with three uncancelled Romanov stamps sent to Amsterdam, opened by censor and backstamped, with return address showing that this cover was sent by a member of Belgian Armored squadron (Division Belge) serving with the Russian army, v.f. and rare | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1513 RUSSIA 1916 10k on 7k brown (Romanov), surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #110a | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1514 RUSSIA 1916 10k on 7k brown (Romanov), vertical pair, top stamp surcharge omitted, h.r., v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks * Catalog #110var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1515 RUSSIA 1916 Romanov "Money Stamps", 2k unoverprinted with coat of arms on reverse, two sheets of 100, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. **Catalog #115 Catalog Value $7,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1516 RUSSIA 1917 5r dark blue, green & pale blue, imperf. single with yellow groundwork inverted, v.f., rare and undercatalogued error, with Robineau certificate, * Catalog #133b Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1517 RUSSIA 1919 (13 Apr) registered money transfer card from Elets (Orlov gouv.) to Riga, franked on both sides with Imperial 5k, 10k, 3.50r, paying 4,70r (postage, plus 50k insurance and 20k registration) used in combination with 35k and 70k RSFSR Chainbreakers, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back Catalog #149-150 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1518 RUSSIA 1921 definitives, selection of 24 varieties, including offsets (2r, 500r, 300r, 7,500r and 1000r), double impression, one inverted (7,500r two different shades), double impression (100r single and block of four, also 250r pair)), triple impression (1000r), pre-print fold (7,500r), plate cracks (250r), fine-v.f. lot */** | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1519 RUSSIA 1921 (23 Aug) registered cover from Petrograd (headed "representative of Osmond Limited Birmingham, for Russia and Finland') to France (addressed to Theodore Champion in Paris, a famous philatelist and a well known stamp dealer) paying 15r with two singles, pair and a strip of three of 2r on front and single 1r on back, v.f., with red crayon "598" markings, foreign departure (August 30), v.f., signed Champion. The first definitive series was issued on 10th August and both domestic and foreign rates went up more that a hundred times on August 15 and August 25th respectively. Properly used covers franked with these first definitives are extremely rare Catalog #178 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1520 RUSSIA 1921 (20 Aug) registered cover from Petrograd (headed "representative of Osmond Limited Birmingham, for Russia and Finland") to Monrovia, Liberia, paying 15r with a vertical strip of three of 5r dull blue, tied by cds, with London transit and Monrovia (19 Sep) arrival pmks. From there, the cover was redirected to Mexico, again via London (Dec 8), arriving in N.Laredo on 30th December, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f. The definitive series was issued on 10th August and both domestic and foreign rates went up more that a hundred times on August 15 and August 25th respectively. They are extremely rare on cover, this being a remarkable destination and routing, undoubtedly a gem of RSFSR philately Catalog #179 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1521 RUSSIA 1921 Science and Arts, 250r black, trial color proof on thick chalky surfaced paper, v.f. P Catalog #183P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1522 RUSSIA 1921 Science and Arts, 250r black, trial color proof on thick chalky surfaced paper, v.f. P Catalog #183P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1523 RUSSIA 1921 5,000r on 2r, black surcharge inverted, two diff. shades, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #192a | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1524 RUSSIA 1921 5,000r on 2r, black surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #192a | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #1525 RUSSIA 1922 (29 Apr) registered cover from Odessa to USA, franked on back with vertical gutter pair of 22,500r, also additional 75,000r franking made up of two pairs of 7,500r surcharges (one badly cut at bottom) and another regular pair of 22,500r, some cover wear, otherwise fine and scarce usage Catalog #206 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1526 RUSSIA 1922 (11.4.) registered cover from Moscow to Riga, franked with 10 diff. adhesives, incl. 2,250r Semi-Postal stamp, paying 60,000r (correct postal rate), roughly opened at top, with 16.4.22 Riga arrival pmk, fine Catalog #182/206,B14 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1527 RUSSIA 1922 surcharged 10,000r on 40r (type II), overprint with periods after Cyrillic letters, v.f. * Catalog #200f | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1528 RUSSIA 1922 surcharged 10,000r on 40r (type II), periods after Cyrillic letters, used, v.f. O Catalog #200f | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1529 RUSSIA 1923 Exhibition, two imperforate sets, tied by exhibition postmarks (3 Sep) and used with additional franking on both sides of registered cover flown from Moscow to Zurich, red "Mit Luftpost Befordert Konigsberg" and arrival pmk (7 Sep), fine-v.f. Catalog #242-245 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1530 RUSSIA 1923 Exhibition, four imperforate sets, used on both sides of registered cover, flown from Moscow (25 Aug) to Germany, Konigsberg transit and Berlin Tempelhof arrival (27 Aug) pmks, fine Catalog #242-245 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1531 RUSSIA 1924 definitives (lithographed), 4k, 30k and 40k, fine-v.f. * Catalog #261,63-64 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1532 RUSSIA 1925-28 Lenin four sets, incl. all perf. varieties & imperfs., used, fine-v.f. (Standart 98-99A,B,O100-101) O Catalog #302,a,b-303,a,b | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1533 RUSSIA 1927 8k on 7k (Popov), inverted "8," l.h., v.f. * Catalog #353a | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1534 RUSSIA 1927 Esperanto, 14k green & brown, imperf. single, large margins all around, very lightly hinged (if at all), slight creasing in the outer margin, v.f., with red handstamp on back * Catalog #374var | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1535 RUSSIA 1932 Maxim Gorky, 15k imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., natural gum wrinkles and skips, otherwise v.f. ** Catalog #470a | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1536 RUSSIA 1934 Sverdlov and Nogin, perforated plate proofs in lilac, both on watermarked stamp paper, fine-v.f., extremely rare, only a few exist P Catalog #531-32P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1537 RUSSIA 1935 Anti-War Issue, set of five, used with additional franking (some faults) on registered 20k stationery entire envelope addressed to Czechoslovakia, little toning and minor cover tears, fine and rare complete set on cover Catalog #546-50 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1538 RUSSIA 1935 Spartacist Issue, 2k Diving, six perforated trial color proofs on watermarked stamp paper, also one each of 20k Skating and 40k Parade of Athletes, all different, fresh, fine-v.f., extremely rare, only a few of each known P Catalog #560,566,568P | Price Realized $26,000.00 |
 | Lot #1539 RUSSIA 1935 Tolstoy, 20k perf. 11, vertical pair, imperf. between, cancelled to order, v.f. (Standart 431Avar) O Catalog #579a,var Catalog Value $1,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1540 RUSSIA 1935 S.Kirov, 40k gray brown, imperf. single, n.h. but slightly dried gum, corner wrinkles, otherwise v.f. (Standart 434Pa) * Catalog #582var Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1541 RUSSIA 1944 Lenin, cplt set, tied by Buzuluk cds on locally addressed registered cover, fine-v.f. Catalog #931-37 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1542 RUSSIA 1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k green, vertical pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Standart No.838var) ** Catalog #844var Catalog Value $1,650 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1543 RUSSIA 1948 Five Year Plan, 60k gray brown and black, unissued design showing Stalin on a reviewing stand, imperforate proof on wove paper, v.f. A rarity (Liapine 1230 NP1, value Euro 5,000) E | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1544 RUSSIA 1948 Definitives, 5k-60k cplt, 55 sets, mostly in large multiples, n.h., fine-v.f. (Standart 1158-65) **Catalog #1214-21 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1545 RUSSIA 1950 Aivazovsky, 50k multicolor, first printing on white paper, sheetlet of 10, hinged in margin, folded between stamps with some perf. separations, black album page adhesions, otherwise fine-v.f., with control handstamps at bottom, also a gutter block of four, postal card and sheetlet of the second printing of 40k (Standart 1498) *Catalog #1530var Catalog Value €12,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1546 RUSSIA 1951 Bulgarian People's Republic, 11 sets in blocks of four (8 sets), pairs and singles, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #1542-1544 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1547 RUSSIA 1951 Kalinin, 30 sets in blocks of four (6) and a block of six, n.h., few minor gum skips, fine-v.f. **Catalog #1563-1565 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1548 RUSSIA 1952 Ordzhonikidze, 12 sets in blocks of four, n.h., handstamp guarantees on reverse, fine-v.f. **Catalog #1622-1623 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1549 RUSSIA 1952 Ordzhonikidze, marginal blocks of ten, n.h., folded between stamps, fine-v.f. **Catalog #1622-1623 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1550 RUSSIA 1953 Lenin, three blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #1661 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #1551 RUSSIA 1958 Centenary of Russian Postage Stamps, three different imperforate sheets of 80, n.h., some natural gum creases, minor toning, mostly fine-v.f. **Catalog #2096,2100-2101var Catalog Value $1,600 | Unsold |
