U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 1-2, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #811 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, two used singles, one canceled "1" in oval of dots (Brest), the other with faint datestamp, each with ample margins, minor flaws, the former with 1999 Mikulski certificate, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #812 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, unused with full original gum, small hinge remnant at top, incredibly fresh and brilliant colors, fully embossed center, irregular perforations (possibly reperforated) at top, nevertheless a beautiful stamp, signed Alberto Diena, rare unused, * Catalog #2 Catalog Value $14,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #813 RUSSIA 1858 Second Issue, 20k green & lilac, perforated and gummed trial color proofs, with and without watermark, two different, h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., only one sheet of 100 of each printed * Catalog #3P | Unsold |
 | Lot #814 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, unused part original disturbed gum, fresh colors and full embossing of center, faint toning on back, with single short perf. at bottom, fine and rare unused stamp, signed Alberto Diena, with his 1969 certificate (for the set of three), * Catalog #3 Catalog Value $13,000 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #815 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, unused with full original gum, small hinge remnant, incredibly fresh, with full embossing of center, slightly irregular perforations at bottom, splendid stamp, signed Alberto Diena, Kohler, etc., rare unused, especially in this condition, * Catalog #4 Catalog Value $18,500 | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #816 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, unused with original gum, h.r., well centered and fresh, small stain at lower left, v.f. and rare stamp, signed Diena, with his 1988 certificate. A rare stamp unused, especially with original gum, * Catalog #4 Catalog Value $18,500 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #817 RUSSIA 1858-64 Unwatermarked, perf. 12 1/2, 1k black & yellow, 3k black & green, 5k black & lilac, 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, 30k carmine & green, the complete set of six on thick paper, unused, original gum, l.h. or h.r., beautiful original colors, fine and rare set, * Catalog #5-10 Catalog Value $4,720 | Unsold |
 | Lot #818 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, 30k carmine & green, unused (regummed), nice colors and perforations, fine, scarce unused, (*) Catalog #8,9,10 Catalog Value $2,450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #819 RUSSIA 1865 Unwatermarked, perf. 14 1/2, 1k black & yellow, 3k black & green, 5k black & lilac, 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, 30k carmine & green, the complete set of six on thick paper, unused, large part original gum, h.r., brilliant original colors, fine and rare set, * Catalog #12-18a Catalog Value $7,075 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #820 RUSSIA 1865 1k black & yellow, 3k black & green, 5k black & lilac, 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, 30k carmine & green, unwatermarked, the complete set of six, unused with full original gum, generally l.h., fresh, some pencil signatures, fine-v.f., seldom offered complete, * Catalog #12-18 Catalog Value $6,625 | Unsold |
 | Lot #821 RUSSIA 1868-82 Horizontally Laid Paper, 1k-30k complete, 11 different mostly n.h. (only 1k and 10k l.h.), incredibly fresh, fine-v.f., */** Catalog #19-30 Catalog Value $1,246 | Price Realized $1,050.00 |
 | Lot #822 RUSSIA 1866-70 1k-30k (horizontally laid paper), complete set of six, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #19-25 Catalog Value $816 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #823 RUSSIA 1866-70 1k-30k (horizontally laid paper), complete set of six blocks of four (mostly lower right sheet corner margin), n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles)  **Catalog #19-25 Catalog Value $3,264 | Unsold |
 | Lot #824 RUSSIA 1866-82 vertically laid paper, 1k-30k complete set of nine different, used, fine-v.f., 30k signed Mikulski, O Catalog #19c-28a Catalog Value $859 | Unsold |
 | Lot #825 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.  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #826 RUSSIA 1866-70 5k trial color proofs on perforated and gummed stamp paper, the complete set of five (orange, red, green, violet and blue), h.r., fine-v.f. P Catalog #22P | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #827 RUSSIA 1866 vertically laid paper, 30k carmine & green, h.r., well centered, thin, fresh and fine appearance, * Catalog #25a Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #828 RUSSIA 1875-82 2k-20k (horizontally laid paper), complete set of five, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #26-30 Catalog Value $557 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #829 RUSSIA 1875-82 2k-20k (horizontally laid paper), complete set of five blocks of four, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #26-30 Catalog Value $2,280 | Unsold |
 | Lot #830 RUSSIA 1879 7k brown & orange, blue & carmine, violet & green, set of three different perforated and gummed trial color proofs, some irregular perforations, fresh, fine-v.f., each signed Mikulski P Catalog #27P | Unsold |
 | Lot #831 RUSSIA 1883 3.50r and 7r imperforate bottom sheet margin strips of three, handstamped "Faux" (forgery) and adhered on part of the page from Fournier album, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #832 RUSSIA 1902 15k lilac and blue, center inverted, well centered example canceled "Kolomna 9.07" cds, deep colors, fresh, slightly irregular perforations at left, otherwise fine and rare inverted center from Imperial Russia, O Catalog #62b Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #833 RUSSIA 1902 3.50r-10r (vertically laid paper), four different, h.r., fine-v.f. * Catalog #69-72 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #834 RUSSIA 1902 1r light brown & orange, vertically laid paper, perf. 11 1/2, bottom sheet margin example, h.r., v.f., signed Dr. P. Jemchouhin, etc., * Catalog #68a Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #835 RUSSIA 1902 3.50r and 7r, vertically laid paper, blocks of six, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #69,70 Catalog Value $630 | Unsold |
 | Lot #836 RUSSIA 1906 5r dark blue, green & pale blue, vertically laid paper, perf. 11 1/2, Samara cds, v.f., O Catalog #71a Catalog Value $275 | Unsold |
 | Lot #837 RUSSIA 1909 10k blue, the rare shade, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 100a, 30,000r) ** Catalog #79a | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #838 RUSSIA 1912 1r brown & red orange, groundwork inverted, block of four, l.h., v.f. *Catalog #87c | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #839 RUSSIA 1913 Tsar Nicholas II, imperforate stage essay showing portrait in oval, black surround on buff card, v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #840 RUSSIA 1913 Tsar Nicholas II, imperforate stage essay showing portrait in oval, black surround on buff card, background unfinished, v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #841 RUSSIA 1913 Tsar Nicholas II, two imperforate stage essays showing portrait in different types of oval, each with black surround on buff card, v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #842 RUSSIA 1913 Tsar Nicholas II, imperforate 1r essay in black, v.f., with handstamped guarantee on back E | Unsold |
 | Lot #843 RUSSIA 1913 Peter the Great, 1k die proof in rose, v.f., signed Mikulski P Catalog #88P | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #844 RUSSIA 1913 Peter the Great, 1k brown orange, die proof in issued color, v.f., signed Mikulski P Catalog #88P | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #845 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 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #846 RUSSIA 1913 Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, frame only, two die proofs in purple and red orange, the latter creased, otherwise v.f. P Catalog #99P | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #847 RUSSIA 1915 10r carmine, yellow & gray blue (error), centered to top as always, minor h.r., fresh and fine example of this undercatalogued rarity, * Catalog #109c Catalog Value $2,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #848 RUSSIA 1915 10r carmine lake, yellow and gray, groundwork inverted, well centered, h.r., v.f., signed Stolow * Catalog #109d | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #849 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 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #850 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., rare * Catalog #133b | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
 | Lot #851 RUSSIA 1917 7r dark green and pink imperforate, center inverted, oval Buzdyak cancel, very fine, one of only three known copies (all canceled "Buzdyak"). A key Russian rarity O Catalog #134a | Price Realized $26,000.00 |
 | Lot #852 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., irregular pane of 30, double background, one inverted (!), folded between stamps, some invalidating pencil markings, spectacular multiple */** | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #853 RUSSIA 1918 1r imperf., sheet margin block of four, double frame, center inverted, v.f. * | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #854 RUSSIA 1922 500r on 2r and 500r on 1r, black and red surcharges inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, Romeko, etc. ** Catalog #192a,196a | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #855 RUSSIA 1923 Lithographed, 1k-1r imperforate strips of five, large margins, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #250-59 Catalog Value $1,182 | Unsold |
 | Lot #856 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 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #857 RUSSIA 1933 5k dark gray, horizontal pair imperforate vertically, n.h., slightly toned gum, v.f. (Zagorsky 346Pd, 160,000r) ** Catalog #520var | Unsold |
 | Lot #858 RUSSIA 1933 20k dark purple, bottom sheet margin single, perforated 13 3/4 :13 3/4:10:13 3/4, n.h., natural wrinkles, v.f., rare stamp (Zagorsky 347A, 300,000r) ** Catalog #521var | Unsold |
 | Lot #859 RUSSIA 1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #559-68 Catalog Value $925 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #860 RUSSIA 1938 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, Chapayev, 1r imperforate horizontal pair, l.h. (if at all), fresh and v.f. * Catalog #635var | Unsold |
 | Lot #861 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 $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #862 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 #863 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum souvenir sheet of four, double perforations all around, diagonal crease at bottom, unusual variety **Catalog #1327a,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #864 RUSSIA 1964 Tokyo Olympics, green souvenir sheet with red Serial Number, used on unaddressed, cacheted FDC, v.f. Catalog #2921-226 | Unsold |
 | Lot #865 RUSSIA 1983 Food Program, 5k imperforate sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 5372var) ** Catalog #5192var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #866 RUSSIA 2001 State Emblems, Arms and Anthem, four specially prepared, limited edition booklets, two with white binding, others in blue and red, v.f.,  Catalog #6638a,b,6639a Catalog Value $2,600 | Unsold |
