Specialized Russia
December 4, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4159 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 5k purple, perforated trial color proof on wove paper, v.f. P Catalog #77P | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #4160 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 5k purple, die proof on card, v.f. P Catalog #77P | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #4161 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909-12 5k claret, imperf. horizontal sheet corner margin pair on thin paper with partial "government" imprint, v.f. P Catalog #77P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #4162 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k light blue, three pearls instead of four at bottom (Scott's Catalogue N.79 Essay, Standart Catalogue No. 99I) horizontal gutter tete-beche strip of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f., handstamped "P.M.D." in red, probably unique E Catalog #78E | Price Realized $45,000.00 |
 | Lot #4163 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k light blue, three pearls instead of four at bottom (Scott's Catalogue N.79 Essay, Standart Catalogue No. 99I)) block of four with margins at sides, unused without gum as issued, little soiling at bottom, otherwise v.f., handstamped "P.M.D." in red, probably unique  ECatalog #78E | Price Realized $45,000.00 |
 | Lot #4164 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k green, perforated trial color proof on stamp paper, v.f. P Catalog #78P | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #4165 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k gray black, type II, die proof on glazed card, v.f., signed "P.M.D.", rare P Catalog #78P | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #4166 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k light blue, type II, die proof on wove paper, v.f., rare P Catalog #78P | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #4167 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k light blue, type I, die proof on wove paper, little toning, otherwise v.f., rare P Catalog #78P | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #4168 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k red brown, perforated trial color proof on stamp paper, v.f. P Catalog #78P | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #4169 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 7k blue, imperf. left sheet margin single, l.h., faint red owner's handstamp on reverse, v.f., with 2006 Buchsbayew cert., * Catalog #78b Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #4170 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 15k red brown & deep blue, double impression, one inverted, l.h., v.f. and spectacular variety * Catalog #81var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #4171 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 1r essay, with "T" at bottom, orange brown & blue, brown background, essay on thin card, v.f. and beautiful item E Catalog #87E | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #4172 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1909 1r essay, with "T" at bottom, blue & orange, blue background, essay on thin card, v.f. and beautiful item E Catalog #87E | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #4173 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 St. Petersburg, unexploded 80k booklet, green covers with black inscriptions, three panes of 6x1k orange, one pane each of 6x3k carmine and 7k blue, each separated by glassine interleaving, post office fresh and v.f. (Liapine PB1)  Catalog Value €7,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #4174 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 St. Petersburg, unexploded 80k booklet, gray green cover with black inscriptions, with five panes of six incl. 3x1k, 3k and 7k with face value of 78k, minute staple rust, unusually fresh and v.f. (Liapine PB1) Catalog Value €7,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #4175 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 St. Petersburg, exploded (staple missing) 80k booklet, black on green covers, panes of 6x1k (3), 3k and 78k, with total face value of 78k (charge of 2k was made for the booklet), stamps are hinged, all originated from this booklet, v.f., rare (Liapine PB1, catalogue value for unexploded booklet) Catalog Value €7,000 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #4176 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 St. Petersburg, unexploded 2r booklet, salmon covers with black inscriptions, six panes of 6x1k orange, three panes each of 6x3k carmine and 7k blue, each separated by glassine interleaving, post office fresh and v.f. (Liapine PB2) Catalog Value €8,500 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #4177 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 St. Petersburg, unexploded 2r booklet, salmon covers with black inscriptions, six panes of 6x1k orange, three panes each of 6x3k carmine and 7k blue, each separated by glassine interleaving, minor cover creasing, with tiny paper splits, fine example of this rarity (Liapine PB2) Catalog Value €8,500 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #4178 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 St. Petersburg, unexploded 2r booklet, with three panes of 6x1k, 3k and 7k, separated by glassine interleaves, yellow covers with black inscriptions, usual staple rust, small part of the staple missing on back, unusually fresh and v.f. high value booklet (Liapine PB2) Catalog Value €8,500 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #4179 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1910 (9.2) registered money parcel card (for 150r), with "Valeur Declaree" bilingual label, franked with 1k, 2k, 20k and 3x25k, all cancelled by perfin "Kiev 2 GR" in Cyrillic, sent via Odessa to Jerusalem, with 31 Dec.1910 docketing at upper left, wax seal removed from top, with filing folds affecting franking. This is stated to be the only recorded example of this type of Kiev perfin on Russian stamps (written up in volume 49, pages 32-33 of the British Journal of Russian Philately)  | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #4180 RUSSIA 1909-17 Issues 1914 Coat of Arms, auxiliary issue for Petrograd, unexploded 1p98k (2r) booklet, with three panes of 6x1k, 3k and 7k, separated by glassine interleaves, yellow covers with black inscriptions, handstamped "Petrograd" over "St. Petersburg", unusually fresh and free of the usual staple rust, minute surface abrasion (Liapine PB12) Catalog Value €12,500 | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
