U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-12, 2013

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Lot #972
RUSSIA
1800 (ca) outer FL with straight line St. Petersburg hand stamp, addressed to La Princesse Radziwill (probably Helena Radziwill), sent via Riga and Konigsberg to Lowitz, endorsed 4 1/2 and 2 3/4 porto markings, mostly intact wax seal on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #973
RUSSIA
1866-70 1k black and yellow, groundwork inverted, unused with original gum, h.r., light crease, otherwise fresh and v.f., one of only a few known mint examples of this rarity, ex-Faberge, bearing his distinct red hand stamp on back (Liapine 17var)
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Catalog #19d
Catalog Value €10,000
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #974
RUSSIA
1877 (16 July) intact partly printed Telegram from the War-Telegraph Office, addressed to "the Emperor" (Tsar Alexander II), sent from Tarnovo (in Bulgaria, city liberated by the Russian general Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko on 7th July) to Byelo, signed by the Prince Nikolai (Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich of Russia was the third son and sixth child of Tsar Nicholas I. He commanded the Russian army of the Danube in the Russo-Turkish War1877–1878), fine document
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Lot #975
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)
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Catalog #33b
Catalog Value €200,000
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Lot #976
RUSSIA
1883-88 7k blue, groundwork inverted, used, well centered, light natural wrinkle, v.f., signed Diena, ex-Goss, scarce and undervalued item
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Catalog #35b
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Lot #977
RUSSIA
1889 4k rose, horizontally laid paper, groundwork inverted, neat 1894 cancel, well centered, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1995 Mikulski cert. One of only two (!) known examples (none were in the Mikulski collection). The catalogue value is not commensurate with the rarity of this item (Liapine 41var)
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Catalog #41a
Catalog Value €25,000
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Lot #978
RUSSIA
1889-92 2k green, horizontally laid paper, groundwork inverted, used, well centered, bright color, fresh and v.f., one of only two (!) known examples, signed H. Bloch, ex-Epstein collection. An undervalued rarity (Liapine 39var)
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Catalog #47b
Catalog Value €25,000
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Lot #979
RUSSIA
1889-92 7k dark blue, horizontally laid paper, groundwork inverted, lightly hinged, well centered, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., one of only two (!) known unused examples (the other was in the Mikulski Collection) (Liapine 43var)
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Catalog #50b
Catalog Value €20,000
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Lot #980
RUSSIA
1889-92 14k blue and rose, horizontally laid paper, center inverted, 1893 cancel, well centered, fresh color, v.f. (Liapine 45var)
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Catalog #51a
Catalog Value €3,000
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Lot #981
RUSSIA
1902-5 5k red violet, vertically laid paper, groundwork inverted, lightly cancelled, well centered with nice margins, fresh color, one slightly shorter perf. at top, still very fine. This is a great rarity, ex-Ferrary, Rothschild and Goss collections, possibly the only, or one of only two existing
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Catalog #58b
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Lot #982
RUSSIA
1902-5 15k brown violet & blue, center inverted, used on small piece, neat 1907 Kolomna cds, well centered, v.f. (Liapine 60var)
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Catalog #62b
Catalog Value €10,000
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #983
RUSSIA
1902 3.50r-10r (vertically laid paper), four different, h.r., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #69-72
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #984
RUSSIA
1912 1r brown & red orange, groundwork inverted, block of four, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #87c
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Lot #985
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
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Catalog #90b
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Lot #986
RUSSIA
1915 10r carmine lake, yellow and gray, groundwork inverted, well centered, h.r., v.f., signed Stolow
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Catalog #109d
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Lot #987
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
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Catalog #109d
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Lot #988
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
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Catalog #133b
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Lot #989
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
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Catalog #134a
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Lot #990
RUSSIA
1918 Chainbreakers, 15k orange brown, perforated and gummed sheetlet with vertical lozenges, fresh and v.f., rare, ex-Liphschutz
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Lot #991
RUSSIA
1918 money stamps, 1k orange, 2k green, imperforate die proofs in issued colors, reverse with indication of coin value, v.f., possibly unique, ex-Liphschutz
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Lot #992
RUSSIA
1918 1r imperf., irregular pane of 30, double background, one inverted (!), folded between stamps, some invalidating pencil markings, spectacular multiple
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Lot #993
RUSSIA
1918 1r imperf., sheet margin block of four, double frame, center inverted, v.f.
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Lot #994
RUSSIA
1922 (29 Mar) cover (little reduced at left) franked on back with 200r and 300r, used locally in Moscow, with departure and arrival pmks. Interesting late usage of these adhesives, which were counted for the appropriate 5,000r rate (revalued and surcharged stamps were already available for some time), with 2007 Mandrovsky cert.
Envelope
Catalog #182,184
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Lot #995
RUSSIA
1926 15k and 5r, two different unissued designs, large die essays in black, v.f.
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Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #996
RUSSIA
1927 October Revolution, 14k dull blue and red, map inverted, bottom margin vertical strip of four, n.h., with annulling perforations, v.f.
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Catalog #379var
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Lot #997
RUSSIA
1935 Anti-War Issue, set of five, h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #546-50
Catalog Value $515
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #998
RUSSIA
1935 Moscow Subway, 15k orange yellow, imperforate and gummed trial color proof, l.h., v.f., rare
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Catalog #553P
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #999
RUSSIA
1939 Women Aviators, imperforate singles, large margins all around, l.h., last with faint natural gum creases, v.f. and scarce set of imperfs, signed Kessler, with penciled position markings (Standart 573Pa-575Pa)
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Catalog #718-720var
Catalog Value $10,000
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #1000
RUSSIA
1940 Physical Culture Day, 1r green, comb perf. 11 3/4x12 1/4, l.h., fine (Standart 652A)
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Catalog #788var
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1001
RUSSIA
1941 Suvorov, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #832-35
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1002
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Subway, 60k variety imperf. at top, l.h., v.f. (Standart 1065Pa)
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Catalog #1055var
Catalog Value $320
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1003
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Subway, 60k vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., fine (Standart 1066var)
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Catalog #1056var
Catalog Value $1,600
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1004
RUSSIA
1958 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
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Lot #1005
RUSSIA
1961 Space, silver foil issue, set of two vertical gutter sheetlets of 16, folded between stamps, with some adhesions, fine-v.f. (Standart 2542-43)
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Catalog #2533-34
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1006
RUSSIA
1981 60th Anniversary of Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Republic, imperforate top sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. (Standart 5114Pa)
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Catalog #4933var
Catalog Value $1,600
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1007
RUSSIA
1981 60th Anniversary of Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Republic, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Standart 5114Pa)
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Catalog #4933var
Catalog Value $3,200
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1008
RUSSIA
1983 60th Anniversary of Buriat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, 4k imperf. sheet margin single used with additional franking on flown 4k stationery entire envelope to USA, fine (Standart 5322Pa, catalogue value for unused)
Envelope
Catalog #5322var
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$300.00

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