U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The John Pednault Collection of Ireland; Brazil
December 1-2, 2015 and December 3, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #924 RUSSIA 1872 (14 Apr) locally addressed cover franked with single 5k black & lilac (horizontally laid paper), tied by red St. Petersburg City post cancel, arrival pmk on back, v.f.  | Unsold |
 | Lot #925 RUSSIA 1877 card sent from Derpt (Tartu) to Reval (Tallinn), franked with 2x2k, with departure and arrival postmarks, some slight wear, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #926 RUSSIA 1878 (15 Dec) registered cover from Zhagorskaya (Kovno gov) to Schaulen (today Siauliai), franked with 1k and pairs of 3k and 20k (horizontally laid paper), with corresponding departure and arrival pmks, fine and rare 47k rate, used in Lithuania | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #927 RUSSIA 1883-88 7k blue, groundwork inverted, used, well centered, light natural wrinkle, v.f., signed Diena, ex-Goss, scarce and undervalued item O Catalog #35b | Unsold |
 | Lot #928 RUSSIA 1889-92 14k blue and rose, horizontally laid paper, center inverted, 1893 cancel, well centered, fresh color, v.f., O Catalog #51a Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #929 RUSSIA 1902 3.50r-10r (vertically laid paper), four different, h.r., fine-v.f. * Catalog #69-72 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #930 RUSSIA 1907 two Russian picture postcards (Persian prisoners being tortured), each franked with 2k green and sent from Tiflis to Amsterdam, interesting due markings, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #931 RUSSIA 1912 1r brown & red orange, groundwork inverted, block of four, l.h., v.f.  *Catalog #87c | Unsold |
 | Lot #932 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 * Catalog #90b | Unsold |
 | Lot #933 RUSSIA 1915 10r carmine lake, yellow and gray, groundwork inverted, well centered, h.r., v.f., signed Stolow * Catalog #109d | Unsold |
 | Lot #934 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 **Catalog #109d | Unsold |
 | Lot #935 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 * Catalog #133b | Unsold |
 | Lot #936 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., irregular pane of 30, double background, one inverted (!), folded between stamps, some invalidating pencil markings, spectacular multiple */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #937 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., sheet margin block of four, double frame, center inverted, v.f. * | Unsold |
 | Lot #938 RUSSIA 1924 definitives (typographed), 3r perf. 10, used block of six, fine and attractive multiple | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #939 RUSSIA 1926 Esperanto Congress, line perf. 11 1/2, set of two sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f., with 1990 Mikulski certificate. These perforation varieties were printed in sheetlets of 10 and are among the rarest of pre-WWII Soviet Union issues (Zverev 153A-154A, cat. $15,000) ** Catalog #347-348var | Price Realized $11,500.00 |
 | Lot #940 RUSSIA 1927 8k on 7k Soldier, narrow spacing (3/4mm between lines) three different, including unwatermarked perf. 14 1/2 and 12x12 1/4, also watermarked perf. 12x12 1/4, used, fine-v.f., scarce O Catalog #349,349a,350var | Unsold |
 | Lot #941 RUSSIA 1927 October Revolution, 14k dull blue and red, map inverted, bottom margin vertical strip of four, n.h., with annulling perforations, v.f. ** Catalog #379var | Unsold |
 | Lot #942 RUSSIA 1938 Chapayev, 1r black & carmine, horizontal gutter block of eight, folded between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #635 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #943 RUSSIA 1938 Chapayev, 1r black & carmine, horizontal gutter block of eight, folded between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #635 | Unsold |
 | Lot #944 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 * Catalog #718-720var | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #945 RUSSIA 1940 30k Sports, perf. 12 1/2, horizontal raster, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 649 (2); catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #785var Catalog Value $ 1,120 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #946 RUSSIA 1940 Physical Culture Day, 1r green, comb perf. 11 3/4x12 1/4, l.h., fine (Zagorsky 652A) * Catalog #788var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #947 RUSSIA 1940 All-Union Agricultural Fair, 30k Pavilions, selection of five horizontal and seven vertical se-tenant pairs, also two combination blocks of four and vertical strip of six, n.h., folded between stamps, mostly fine-v.f. In addition, there is a horizontal gutter pair of Kazakh-Karelia Pavilion (disturbed gum, h.r.), scarce lot **Catalog #796/808 | Unsold |
 | Lot #948 RUSSIA 1944 30k Defenders, type II (32x21.5mm), block of four, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 792II) **Catalog #911var | Unsold |
 | Lot #949 RUSSIA 1946 Chebyshev, 99 sets, plus additional 75x30k, in large multiples, folded between the stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 954-55, cat. $1,476) **Catalog #1050-51 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #950 RUSSIA 1947 800th Anniversary of Moscow, 2r+1r+3r+5r gutter, se-tenant sheet of 20, folded between stamps, with virtually intact margins (small piece missing at upper right), n.h., minor perf. separations, fine-v.f. ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #951 RUSSIA 1947 800th Anniversary of Moscow, 3r+5r se-tenant sheet of 25, folded between stamps, with intact margins, n.h., minor perf. separations, fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #952 RUSSIA 1948 Chess Championship, 50 sets (all in blocks of ten), n.h., folded between the stamps, fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 1246-48, cat. $1,400) **Catalog #1299-1301 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #953 RUSSIA 1949 25k Sports, line perf. 12x12 1/2, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1319A; catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #1377var Catalog Value $ 2,480 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #954 RUSSIA 1950 Skyscrapers, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #1518-1525 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #955 RUSSIA 1954 All Union Agricultural Exhibition, 40k and 1r sheets of 25 (Zagorsky 1694,1698), also se-tenant sheet of 40k (Zagorsky 1695-1696), n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #956 RUSSIA 1955 All Union Agricultural Exhibition, 40k three se-tenant sheets of 25, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #957 RUSSIA 1956 All Union Agricultural Exhibition, 1r two se-tenant sheets of 30, each with different imprint and margins (one brown, with partial green and blue names at right and at bottom; the other with unusual green markings at left and right), n.h., fine-v.f., scarce ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #958 RUSSIA 1956 All Union Agricultural Exhibition, 1r se-tenant sheet of 30, with usual brown markings at left and right margin, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #959 RUSSIA 1956 All Union Agricultural Exhibition, 1r se-tenant sheet of 35, folded between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #960 RUSSIA 1957 40k Lenin, line perf. 12 1/2, block of four, n.h., few usual gum skips, fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 1921A; catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #1934var Catalog Value $ 640 | Unsold |
 | Lot #961 RUSSIA 1984 Space, 15k horizontal pair, left stamp with clear double impression of the black text, n.h., v.f. and interesting variety ** | Price Realized $525.00 |
