U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #925 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by "9" in oval of dots on FL from Tauroggen (today Taurage) to Riga, with boxed 1858 departure datestamp (also on back), with boxed "Polucheno 27 Sept 1858" arrival on back, usual filing fold well away from the stamp, fine and attractive Russia Number One on cover from Lithuania, ex-Matuzas  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #926 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, tied by framed "Tauroggen 15 Mar 1858" datestamp on outer folded letter to St. Petersburg, usual filing folds away from the stamps, v.f. Russia Number one cover, signed Bolaffi, Diena Catalog #1 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #927 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, cancelled by "5" in concentric dots (Vilnius) on piece, with red "Warszawa" arrival pmks alongside, brilliant colors, fresh and v.f., also a perforated example, cancelled in Vilnius as well, O Catalog #1,2 Catalog Value $915 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #928 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered with intact perforations all around, excellent colors, cancelled Griazovets 3 Jan 1868, fresh and v.f. stamp, uncommon late usage, signed Mikulski, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #929 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, light numeral dot cancel, intact perforations all around, excellent colors, fresh and fine stamp, signed Roger Calves, O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #930 RUSSIA 1864 1k black & yellow, unused with full original gum, h.r., post office fresh, v.f., signed Friedl, * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $170 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #931 RUSSIA 1864 3k black & green, unused with full original gum, h.r., post office fresh, fine, signed Friedl, * Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #932 RUSSIA 1864 5k black & green, unused with full original gum, l.h., post office fresh, fine, signed Friedl, * Catalog #7 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #933 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, unused with full original gum, l.h., post office fresh, fine, signed Friedl, * Catalog #8 Catalog Value $275 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #934 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, unused with full original gum, h.r., good colors, fresh, fine, signed Friedl, * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #935 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, unused with full original gum, h.r., brilliant colors, fresh, fine, signed Friedl, * Catalog #10 Catalog Value $1,175 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #936 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, unused (regummed), good color and perforations, fine (*) Catalog #10 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #937 RUSSIA 1865 1k-30k unwatermarked, perf. 14 1/2 x 15, complete set of six, all with original gum, l.h. or h.r., brilliant colors, fine-v.f., seldom offered complete, * Catalog #12-18 Catalog Value $6,625 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #938 RUSSIA 1866 1k-30k horizontally laid paper, complete set of six, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #19-25 Catalog Value $282 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #939 RUSSIA 1868 (11 Aug) small cover to Tukum, internal postage rate paid by 10kop (1866 issue, horizontally laid) tied by oval POST ROOP / 18, date inserted by hand, reverse bears Riga transit and Tukum arrival cds | Unsold |
 | Lot #940 RUSSIA 1868 folded circular franked with 2x1k black on yellow, prepaying the printed matter rate to Saxony under the Russian-Prussian Convention, and tied by ST. PETERSBURG cds, red manuscript "1/4" Sgr credit to Prussia, plus red AUS RUSSLAND / FRANCO entry marking, AUSGABE arrival, filing folds away from the stamps, scarce printed matter usage to a foreign destination Catalog #19 | Unsold |
 | Lot #941 RUSSIA 1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts, 3.50r gray & black, vertically laid paper, n.h. and post office fresh, perfectly centered, slightly rounded lower left corner, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, etc., ** Catalog #39 Catalog Value $2,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #942 RUSSIA 1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts, 7r black & orange, redistributed gum (looks n.h.), fresh color, fine, signed Diena, etc., * Catalog #40 Catalog Value $800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #943 RUSSIA 1918 35k blue (Breaking Chain of Bondage), imperforate single, large margins all around, l.h., natural gum creases, fresh and v.f. * Catalog #149a | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #944 RUSSIA 1918 70k brown (Breaking Chain of Bondage), imperforate single, ample margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, also Mikulski, with his 1990 certificate ("eine grosse Seltenheit, bekannt nur in ein paar exemplaren" - a great rarity, only a few examples known) * Catalog #150a | Unsold |
 | Lot #945 RUSSIA 1918 20r on 15k red brown & deep blue, h.r., v.f., signed Herbert Bloch and Mikulski, with Paul Buchsbayew certificate, * Catalog #224 Catalog Value $9,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #946 RUSSIA 1923 cliche of 70r in plate of 100r, block of nine, middle stamp being the error, 10 copies, n.h., fine-v.f.,  **Catalog #237a Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #947 RUSSIA 1923 cliche of 70r in plate of 100r, block of nine, middle stamp being the error, 10 copies, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #237a Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #948 RUSSIA 1923 (21 Sep) registered cover to Riga, franked on both sides, paying the correct registered foreign letter rate of 60r (effective on September 16), with RSFSR 2x5r and 20r on front, used in combination with 250r on 500r Foreign Exchange surcharges (the latter showing a significant shift), additionally franked on back with perforated and imperforate sets of the First Agricultural and Craft Exhibition, all tied by Moscow departure pmks, arriving in Latvia on 25th September, fine and exceptional RSFSR and Soviet Union combination (with the commemorative sets on back, it was obviously necessary to place the tax stamps on front of the cover) Catalog #242-249 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #949 RUSSIA 1924 (3 July) registered cover from Moscow to Harbin, China (pre-printed, bilingual envelope), paying 40k foreign registered letter rate with imperf. pair of 2k green and 12x3k red brown (two pairs and block of 8), all franked on back, also with 12k Foreign Exchange Tax stamps, vertical pair of 1k on 1r (lower stamp variety smaller "C.C." of "C.C.C.P."), and 10k on 10r, tied by boxed handstamp, Harbin arrival (17 July), fine and rare destination Catalog #251,278 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #950 RUSSIA 1924 (Typographed), 50k dark brown, imperforate single, distinct deep color, h.r., v.f., signed, etc., * Catalog #275A Catalog Value $6,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #951 RUSSIA 1924 15k lemon yellow, well centered, beautiful color and relief, h.r., tiny natural inclusions as always, v.f. example of this iconic Soviet rarity, with Raritan guarantee, also 2011 certificate, * Catalog #287 Catalog Value $25,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #952 RUSSIA 1924 3r black brown & green, Type I, perf. 10, large even margins, h.r., v.f., signed Roger Calves, with 1985 Mikulski and 2011 certificates. A rarity, ex-Ivanov collection, * Catalog #292a Catalog Value $5,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #953 RUSSIA 1924 3r black brown & green, Type I, perf. 13 1/2 x 10, large margins, l.h., v.f. example of this scarce perforation variety, with Raritan guarantee, * Catalog #292b Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #954 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked), imperforated, complete less 18k, 20 different, two sets, mostly in pairs, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #304/325var | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #955 RUSSIA 1926 (15 June) registered cover originating from Tashkent, sent through the Moscow control office to Curitiba, Brazil, paying 28k foreign registered letter rate with pair of 5k, 15k defnitives, used in combination with 3k Lomonosov, tied by cds, with 5k on 1k Foreign Exchange tax stamp and arrival pmk on back, fine cover to uncommon destination Catalog #308,315,326a | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #956 RUSSIA 1927 Esperanto (unwatermarked), imperforate sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #374c | Unsold |
 | Lot #957 RUSSIA 1927 10th Anniversary of October Revolution, 5k deep brown, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., with Raritan guarantee ** Catalog #376a | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #958 RUSSIA 1927 10th Anniversary of October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, imperforate sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp l.h., left n.h., v.f., with 2011 certificate */** Catalog #377b | Unsold |
 | Lot #959 RUSSIA 1927 10th Anniversary of October Revolution, 18k blue, imperforate sheet margin vertical pair, large part of adjoining stamp at top, with invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f., with Raritan guarantee ** Catalog #380var | Unsold |
 | Lot #960 RUSSIA 1927 10k light brown, imperforate single, large margins all around, l.h., v.f., rare, with Raritan guarantee * Catalog #391a | Unsold |
 | Lot #961 RUSSIA 1928 8k light brown, imperforate single, ample margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, with certificate, ex-Ivanov collection * Catalog #402a | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #962 RUSSIA 1928 Lenin, 3r green, imperforate upper left sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f., handstamped "C.F.A" on back, with certificate, ex-Ivanov collection * Catalog #406b | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #963 RUSSIA 1932 (21 Nov) registered cover from Moscow to Addis Ababa, franked with 10k and 28k commemoratives and on back 25k on 70k Foreign Exchange Tax stamp, transit pmks of Trieste, Milano and Bologna, arriving in Addis Ababa on 22nd December (arrival pmk "1921" year date error, should have been "1932"), fine and scarce usage to Ethiopia (addressed to Everett Andrew Colson, pre-CIA American lawyer, war department employee and financial advisor to the Emperor) Catalog #430,440 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #964 RUSSIA 1932 Maxim Gorki, 15k dark brown, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., natural gum skips, v.f., ** Catalog #470a Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #965 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued (size 169x119), v.f., sharp corners, with 1989 Mikulski certificate (stating "unusually fine quality"). Only 500 printed (of which 25 were overprinted), many since destroyed, or damaged, (*)Catalog #485-486var Catalog Value $25,000 | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
 | Lot #966 RUSSIA 1933 Leningrad, set of two, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #487-88 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #967 RUSSIA 1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red & yellow, perf. 9 1/2, well centered, v.f., (*) Catalog #518var Catalog Value $8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #968 RUSSIA 1934 Lenin Mausoleum, 5k and 10k imperforate singles, l.h. or n.h., v.f., with 2011 certificate */** Catalog #524a,525a | Unsold |
 | Lot #969 RUSSIA 1934 Fedorov, imperforate sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #529a,530a | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #970 RUSSIA 1935 Kalinin, 20k brown black, imperforate single, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, with Raritan guarantee, * Catalog #576a Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #971 RUSSIA 1935 Frunze, Bauman and Kirov, imperforate singles, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, fresh and v.f. ** Catalog #580var-582var | Unsold |
 | Lot #972 RUSSIA 1937 Pushkin, two souvenir sheets (ordinary paper), used with additional franking on large cover, registered in 1939 to Tel Aviv, with British "Opened by Censor" labels at right, also 10k on 70k Foreign Exchange Tax stamp on back, fine and rare usage Catalog #596 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #973 RUSSIA 1937 Pushkin souvenir sheet, used with additional franking on large cover, registered in 1939 to Tel Aviv,10k on 70k Foreign Exchange Tax stamp on back, v.f. and rare usage, with arrival pmk Catalog #596 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #974 RUSSIA 1937 Architecture of Moscow, imperforate singles 3k, 5k, 10k, 15k and 20k, also 40k top sheet margin imperforate single, plus 50k imperforate vertical pair, first five l.h., 40k l.h. at ungummed portion only, pair n.h., v.f., ex-Ivanov, last two with certificates (Zagorsky 460Pa-467Pa) */** Catalog #597-601,603,604var | Unsold |
 | Lot #975 RUSSIA 1938 Shota Rustaveli, 20k deep green, imperforate single, large margins all around, small h.r., Museum handstamp on back, v.f., with 2011 Raritan guarantee and certificate, * Catalog #610b Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #976 RUSSIA 1937-40 Definitives (unwatermarked), 1k-10r complete set of 15, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #613A-622 Catalog Value $840 | Unsold |
 | Lot #977 RUSSIA 1937 Definitives (unwatermarked), 10k olive green, imperforate single, ample margins all around, h.r., v.f., with 2011 Raritan guarantee (Zagorsky 457Pa) * Catalog #616Ab | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #978 RUSSIA 1937 Definitives (unwatermarked), 20k green, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. (Zagorsky 458Pa) * Catalog #617Ab | Unsold |
 | Lot #979 RUSSIA 1937 Definitives (unwatermarked) 30k claret, imperforate top sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. (Zagorsky 577Pa) * Catalog #618b | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #980 RUSSIA 1937 Definitives, Lenin, 40k indigo, imperforate horizontal pair, l.h. (if at all), v.f. * Catalog #619b | Unsold |
 | Lot #981 RUSSIA 1938 North Pole, 40k and 80k imperforate singles, l.h. and n.h., v.f., signed Romeko, */** Catalog #627a,628a | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #982 RUSSIA 1938 Chapayev, 1r black & carmine, imperforate sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #635var | Unsold |
 | Lot #983 RUSSIA 1939 Definitives, 15k steel worker, imperforate single, n.h., v.f., signed (Zagorsky 576Pa) ** Catalog #713a | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #984 RUSSIA 1939 Definitives (typographed), Aviator, 30k imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 608Pa) ** Catalog #736var | Unsold |
 | Lot #985 RUSSIA 1942 World War II Issues, 30k (Kosmodemyanskaya) and 20k (gifts), varieties, each imperf. at right, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 734,739var, $380) O Catalog #864var,873var | Unsold |
 | Lot #986 RUSSIA 1947 Definitives (lithographed), Aviator, 30k imperforate horizontal pair, l.h., tiny marginal translucency / inclusion between the stamps, otherwise v.f., with certificate (Zagorsky 1056Pa) * | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #987 RUSSIA 1947 Definitives (lithographed), Aviator, 30k imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1056Pa) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #988 RUSSIA 1948 Ostrovsky, set of three imperforate top sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1227-1229var | Unsold |
 | Lot #989 RUSSIA 1953 Volga-Don Canal, 40k variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 1635Pb, $870) O Catalog #1666var | Unsold |
 | Lot #990 RUSSIA 1964 Tokyo Olympics, green souvenir sheets, type I and II, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #2921-26var | Price Realized $325.00 |
