U.S. and Worldwide; Zemstvo
November 6-7, 2013 and November 13, 2013

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Lot #2076
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1871 10k red, two distinct shades, imperf. singles, h.r., small thins, otherwise fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value $ 300
Unsold
Lot #2077
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1872 1k rose lilac, imperf. block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f., ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections
Box */**
Catalog #4
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #2078
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1872 5k wine red, also 5k greenish gray, color variety, both imperf., minor ageing, scarce
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Catalog #5,5var
Unsold
Lot #2079
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1873 5k blue, 10k yellow blue, perforated singles, h.r., some toning [7a,9b]
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Catalog #7I,9I
Catalog Value $ 340
Unsold
Lot #2080
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1873 10k rose red, perforated horizontal pair, positions 3-4, h.r., right stamp creased, some stains, otherwise fine, ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections [10a]
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Catalog #10 I
Catalog Value $ 400
Unsold
Lot #2081
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1876 5k lilac, dark lilac, imperf. singles, the latter (rated R) small thins, otherwise v.f., ex-Faberge [12,12a]
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Catalog #12,12V
Catalog Value $ 335
Unsold
Lot #2082
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1877 1k violet, imperf. pane of 18 (half of the sheet), h.r., horizontal and vertical creases between stamps, some marginal repairs, stamps fine-v.f., ex-Bianchi
Box *
Catalog #13
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2083
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1877 10k yellow brown, vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., fine. Faberge states that this variety should be valued at 10 times the normal
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Catalog #15Ivar
Unsold
Lot #2084
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1880 5k rose red, vertically laid paper, yellowish paper, imperf. single, full original gum, small thin, v.f. (with gum rated "RR")
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Catalog #18
Unsold
Lot #2085
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1880 5k rose red, vertically laid paper, imperf. single, large part original gum (disturbed), small thin, still v.f., ex-K.Schmidt, Faberge (with gum rated "RR")
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Catalog #20
Unsold
Lot #2086
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1883 5k blue, imperf. single, h.r., v.f., ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections [Chuchin 23, rated "RR"]
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Catalog #26
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #2087
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1883 5k orange red, imperf. single, part original gum, h.r., small thin at top margin, otherwise fine, ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections [26]
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Catalog #27
Catalog Value $ 450
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #2088
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1883 10k blue, imperf. single, h.r., v.f., ex-K.Schmidt, Faberge [29]
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Catalog #28
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #2089
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1883 10k dark blue, perforated single, h.r., toned at top, otherwise fine [29a]
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Catalog #28I
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #2090
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1883 10k orange red, l.h., small stains and creases, otherwise fine [Chuchin 30a, rated "RR]
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Catalog #29 I
Catalog Value $ 1,400
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #2091
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1884 5k carmine, imperf. single, large margins all around, tied on piece by 25 Oct 88 cds, v.f. [Chuchin 28, rated "R"]
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Catalog #30
Catalog Value $ 200
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #2092
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1884 5k carmine, perf. single, h.r., v.f., ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens and Liphschutz [27a]
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Catalog #31I
Catalog Value $ 200
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #2093
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1884 (17 July) cover addressed to "Berrn Rabbiner der Israel. Gemeinde" (Berrn Rabbi of Israel Community) in Iwaschewo, sent from Trieste, franked with Austrian 3kr Arms, tied by cds, with Bogorodsk (13 July) arrival cds, transferred to Zemstvo authority, with imperf. 5k adhesive added on back, manuscript notation on front indicates "addressee absent, letter returned," some cover mending and flaws, one of only five recorded covers from Trieste to Bogorodsk, ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Catalog #20
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #2094
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1888 (Nov) cover from Turkey to a village in Bogorodsk district, franked with Ottoman 1 Piastre, tied by negative seal, Moscow transit on back, arriving in Bogorodsk (26 Nov), transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with 5k imperf. Postage due added on back, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (29 Nov) cds, fine Turkey/Zemstvo combination cover, ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Catalog #48
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2095
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1889 (Mar) small wrapper from England, franked with 1/2d Victoria (minor defects), tied by London "F.B." (foreign branch) obliterator, arriving Moscow (12 Mar), with three different pmks on back, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 1k imperf. Postage due was added, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, English language translated by postal authority in Moscow (red and black manuscript in Cyrillic), fine and scarce England/Zemstvo combination, ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Catalog #45
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #2096
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1889 (Mar) wrapper from England, franked with 1/2d Victoria (minor defects), tied by London "F.B." (foreign branch) obliterator, arriving Moscow (12 Mar), with three different pmks plus a censor marking alongside, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 1k imperf. postage due was added on back, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, English language translated by postal authority in Moscow (red and black manuscript in Cyrillic), fine and scarce England/Zemstvo combination, ex-Faberge
Envelope
Catalog #45
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #2097
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1889 (21 Feb) cover from Jaffa to a village of Kovrigino, franked on back with Russian Levant 7k blue, tied by blue oval "Ropit Agent. Jaffa" datestamp, sent via Constantinople(two Ropit agency transits), Odessa (4 Mar), arriving in Bogorodsk (7 Mar), transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with 5k imperf. postage due was added, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (10 Mar) cds, cover somewhat restored, cleaned and professionally repaired in spots, fine and extremely rare Holy Land/Zemstvo combination (Faberge states only two known, but clearly more exist. A similar cover sold in the 1999 Faberge sale for CHF 10,000)
Envelope
Catalog #48
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #2098
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1894 (16 Dec) cover from the Russian Post Office in Mont Athos to a village in Bogorodsk district, franked on back with Russian Levant 10k, tied by Ropit Afon cds, sent via Odessa (27 Dec) and Bogorodsk City, transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with perf. 4k Postage due tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (28 Dec) cds, fine Russian Levant/Zemstvo combination cover, ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Catalog #121
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #2099
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1894 (22 Nov) "La Semaine Medical" wrapper (complete but severed), franked with 5c Type Sage, sent from Paris via Moscow (14 Nov) to Bogorodsk, with Zemstvo 2k added by Zemstvo authority, tied by 18 November cds, fine France/Zemstvo combination
Envelope
Catalog #94
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #2100
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1895 (9 Oct) cover from Berlin to Kamenki, franked with German 5pf green, tied by departure cds, arriving Moscow (5 October), with violet censor handstamp, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 2k postage due (S153) was added, tied by violet Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, delivered to the village of Kamenki, as indicated by manuscript docketing, filing folds and minor erasures on cover, away from the stamps, fine and scarce Germany/Zemstvo combination, signed Harpenden, ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #2101
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1895 (1 May) incoming "Price Currant" envelope (folded vertically, partly torn, corner defects) from Austria, franked with 3kr (black numerals), tied by Wien cds, addressed to village of Stulovo, Bogorodsk (Moscow gouv), with 14 May arrival cds on back and 4k Zemstvo adhesive added for local delivery on front (16 May), fine mixed "Austria/Zemstvo" combination (note the differences in Julian and Gregorian calendar dates)
Envelope
Catalog #129
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