U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 19-20, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1109 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, left sheet margin single, portion of adjoining stamp showing at bottom, canceled by pen, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $675 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1110 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by pen cross on small piece, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $675 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1111 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, canceled by large part of "Kokenhusen" round postmark, with "18", rest "58" and day and month filled in by pen, fine and interesting usage, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1112 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, two used examples, each with margins all around, canceled by "56" in circle of dots (Chernihov), the other by large portion of framed "Behgoff", v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1113 RUSSIA 1858 20k lilac and green, trial color proof on perforated, unwatermarked stamp paper, fresh and v.f. * Catalog #3P | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1114 RUSSIA 1858 Perf. 12 1/2 unwatermarked, 1k black & yellow, horizontal block of six, folded between stamps, brilliant colors, two middle stamps h.r. or l.h., four outer stamps n.h., fine-v.f., scarce multiple (catalogued as singles)  **Catalog #5 Catalog Value $1,940 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1115 RUSSIA 1858 Perf. 12 1/2 unwatermarked, 5k black & rose, block of four, tiny faint toned speck on back of perforations at bottom, fresh and vibrant color, fine and very rare block, especially never hinged, signed Brun (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #7 Catalog Value $8,400 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1116 RUSSIA 1863 St. Petersburg Local Issue, 5k black & blue, gutter sheet of 100, partly separated along the gutter in middle, few hinge reinforcements, mostly in margin, stamps generally n.h., some natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #11 Catalog Value $5,250 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1117 RUSSIA 1863 5k black & blue, two used examples, black and red St. Petersburg cancels, the latter on piece, fine-v.f., signed Senf, etc., O Catalog #11 Catalog Value $320 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1118 RUSSIA 1863 5k black & blue, two used examples, black and red St. Petersburg cds, fine-v.f., signed Rosselevitch, etc., O Catalog #11 Catalog Value $320 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1119 RUSSIA 1865 1k black on orange, imperforate proof inscribed "Epreuve de Timbre" and "Proba", herringbone markings, v.f. E | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1120 RUSSIA 1865 3k black & green, unwatermarked, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., ** Catalog #13 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1121 RUSSIA 1866 30k carmine & green, also 5k St. Petersburg local, sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #11,25 Catalog Value $1,310 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1122 RUSSIA 1866 1k-30k matched top margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., ** Catalog #19-25 Catalog Value $816 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1123 RUSSIA 1866 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, h.r., fine, signed Rosselevitch, * Catalog #19c Catalog Value $315 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1124 RUSSIA 1866 vertically laid paper, 25k carmine & green, brilliant colors, h.r., very fresh, an outstanding example of this rare unused stamp, * Catalog #25a Catalog Value $2,150 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1125 RUSSIA 1875 2k-20k complete set of five, also 20k cross shaped "T" at bottom, all n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #26-30,30a Catalog Value $957 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1126 RUSSIA 1881 (1 November) registered cover from St. Petersburg to Germany, attractively franked with pair of 7k, single 2k and 5k St. Petersburg local, canceled by cds, with Essen arrival pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine  Catalog #11 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1127 RUSSIA 1883 7k blue, left sheet margin imperforate single, heavy h.r., v.f., signed Diena, * Catalog #35a Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1128 RUSSIA 1889 7k, 14k and 20k die proofs on card, each reduced to stamp size, fresh and v.f., rare P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1129 RUSSIA 1889 2k green, bottom sheet margin imperforate single, h.r., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, * Catalog #47a Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1130 RUSSIA 1889 1k orange, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, stamps n.h., marginal creases between stamps, fine and rare positional piece, * Catalog #55a Catalog Value $3,100 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #1131 RUSSIA 1906 5r (two) and 10r, two distinct shades of first (one n.h.), l.h., v.f., signed Rosselevitch, */** Catalog #71,72 Catalog Value $560 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1132 RUSSIA 1908 (14 July) stationery 3k card cancelled Kostroma, sent by a political prisoner in Kaluga City jail to his wife, with violet "Prosmotreno/ KGG" prison censor in oval, fine and scarce | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1133 RUSSIA 1909 7k blue, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, h.r., fresh and v.f., scarce stamp, * Catalog #78b Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1134 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 1k, 2k (2), 3k, 4k, 7k, 10k, 15k (9), 20k, 35k and 70k, total of 19 different proofs, including three of center only and two of frame only, variety of colors and combinations, few minute flaws possible, fresh and v.f. group of Romanov proofs P | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #1135 RUSSIA 1913 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #90b Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1136 RUSSIA 1913 2r dark violet, imperforate vertical pair, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #103b Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1137 RUSSIA 1914 cover to Sweden, franked with 7k Arms and 3k Romanov, tied by a mute cancel (probably Warszawa), with Petrograd censor and Stockholm arrival pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1138 RUSSIA 1917 1r black brown and red, four imperforate pairs and one single, including proofs with green background, double and shifted background and center, single center inverted, l.h. or n.h., v.f. */** | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1139 RUSSIA 1918 35k dark blue, imperforate single showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #149a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1140 RUSSIA 1921 100r olive, imperforate essay ("Proletariat of all Republics Unite"), top sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare (Zverev Handbook $7,000) E | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1141 RUSSIA 1922 20r on 15k brown & deep blue, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, Dr.P.Jemchouhin, etc., * Catalog #224 Catalog Value $9,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1142 RUSSIA 1922 20r on 15k brown & deep blue, lower right sheet corner margin single, small h.r., v.f., signed Soviet Philatelic Association, also Dr. Enzo Diena, with his 1992 certificate. A v.f. and scarce positional piece, * Catalog #224 Catalog Value $9,500 | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #1143 RUSSIA 1923 definitives (typographed), 50k red brown, imperforate proof on glazed card, sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare block, only one sheet of 100 printed, with Mikulski certificate (this block is illustrated on page 123 of Zverev Handbook, value $6,500) PCatalog #275A/P | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1144 RUSSIA 1925 Lenin Mausoleum three different imperforate plate proofs on card, with 7k deep blue, also 7k olive bistre and 7k magenta, v.f. P | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1145 RUSSIA 1926 Popov, imperforate proofs on card, two different shades of 7k blue, plus unissued 20k bistre brown, v.f. P | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1146 RUSSIA 1926 Lenin, 2r black violet, perf. 12 1/2, l.h., minute toning, otherwise fine, * Catalog #343a Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1147 RUSSIA 1929 definitives (watermarked) 6k blue special printing, perforated 12:12 1/4, sheetlet of 20 (as opposed to the 1925 issue which was printed in gutter sheets of 100, which can be separated into panes of 25), with margins on all four sides, three stamps l.h. at top, adhesion and small thin affecting the stamp at upper right (also small part of selvage missing), folded vertically between stamps (tiny perf. separations at bottom margin), natural wrinkles and diagonal creases affecting three stamps at bottom, also abrasions in left margin away from the stamps. A rarity, one of only a handful recorded, with Mandrovski certificate (Zagorsky 81B, $55,000; Zverev $20,000) */**Catalog #309var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1148 RUSSIA 1929 Pioneers, 10k and 14k, each perf. 12 1/2x12x10 1/2x12, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #411b,412a Catalog Value $565 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1149 RUSSIA 1934 Spartacist Games, 1k Sprint, trial color proof, smaller size and different perforations, gummed, watermarked paper, v.f., scarce P Catalog #559P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1150 RUSSIA 1934 Spartacist Games, 40k Parade of Athletes, trial color proof, smaller size and different perforations, ungummed, watermarked paper, v.f., scarce P Catalog #568P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1151 RUSSIA 1935 Kirov, 40k green, perf. 14, trial color proof, ungummed, watermarked paper, v.f., with 2010 Mandrovski certificate (Zagorsky 434A) P Catalog #582aP | Unsold |
 | Lot #1152 RUSSIA 1936 Definitives (unwatermarked) 4k lilac, 10k olive, 20k green, imperforate blocks of four, first l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., others l.h., usual gum creases, mostly v.f., ex-Small collection. A rare set of imperforate blocks (Zverev $55,000) */**Catalog #615,616A,617Avar | Unsold |
 | Lot #1153 RUSSIA 1937 North Pole, 40k green & red, 80k red, imperforate singles, n.h., the latter with natural gum skips, fresh v.f., ** Catalog #627a,628a Catalog Value $3,090 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1154 RUSSIA 1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k Schors, corner margin block of four, double vertical perforations between stamps, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #942var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1155 RUSSIA 1946 Sochi, 30k green, variety imperf. at left, also 45k Moscow (Kremlin), variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f. O Catalog #1054,1063var | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1156 RUSSIA 1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 1065Pa) O Catalog #1158var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1157 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate souv. sheet of four, n.h. but with usual gum wrinkles and minor adhesion, v.f. **Catalog #1327a,var | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1158 RUSSIA 1950 9 May Anniversary, variety inverted watermark, l.h., v.f., extremely rare, with 2011 Mandrovski certificate (Zagorsky 1438Ta, unpriced unused) * Catalog #1462var | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1159 RUSSIA 1957 National Artists, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, single cancelled to order (as always), v.f. (Zagorsky 1917A) O Catalog #1926var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1160 RUSSIA 1958 Russian Industry, 40k Voroshilovgrad, n.h., v.f. This stamp was never issued because on March 5, 1958, the city's name reverted to its original name of Lugansk ** | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1161 RUSSIA 1975 Fairy Tales (Palekh), 4k-20k five se-tenant sheets of 20 (each with four horizontal strips of three), varieties include one sheet imperf. at right; another imperforate selvage at upper left, two with considerable perforation shifts, last one with double vertical perforations between the left pairs, all unfolded, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 4484-4488var) **Catalog #4400-4404var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1162 RUSSIA 1976 Gagarin, 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000009", n.h., v.f., rare (No.9 of 450,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 114) ** Catalog #4431 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1163 RUSSIA 1976 Russian Paintings P.A. Feodotov, 2k, 4k, 6k, 10k and 16k, the complete set of five different stamps and corresponding descriptive coupons, each line-perforated and in somewhat different colors, printed on special Goznak paper with Cyrillic inscriptions on back (translate "government procurement"), affixed on individual Goznak presentation cards, with directions and signatures, v.f., possibly unique set (Zagorsky 4537-41) P Catalog #4454-4458P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1164 RUSSIA 1976 3k red, sheet of 100, spectacularly displaced perforations, diagonally to right, n.h., v.f., probably unique **Catalog #4519var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1165 RUSSIA 1977 500th Anniversary of birthday of Giorgione, another 50k souvenir sheet printed on special Goznak paper with Cyrillic inscriptions on back (translate "government procurement"), line-perf., with somewhat different colors and ornamental bronze-leaf, affixed on a Goznak presentation card, v.f., rare (Zagorsky Block 122) P Catalog #4578P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1166 RUSSIA 1977 500th Anniversary of birthday of Giorgione, 50k souvenir sheet printed on special Goznak paper with Cyrillic inscriptions on back (translate "government procurement"), line-perf. and with somewhat different colors and ornamental gold-leaf, affixed on a Goznak presentation card, v.f., rare (Zagorsky Block 122) P Catalog #4578P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1167 RUSSIA 1977 Cruise of the Icebreaker "Arctica" to the North Pole, 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000008", n.h., v.f., rare (No.8 of 500,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 123) ** Catalog #4586 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1168 RUSSIA 1978 Lev Tolstoy, 5k trial color proof in red brown (issued stamp in green enclosed for comparison), line-perf., mounted on Goznak presentation card, v.f. (Zagorsky 4817) P Catalog #4694P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1169 RUSSIA 1981 Gagarin, 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000004", n.h., v.f., rare (No.4 of 800,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 153) ** Catalog #4928 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1170 RUSSIA 1982 Conquest of Mt. Everest by Soviet Climbers, 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000000", canceled First Day of Issue, n.h., v.f., rare (No.0 of 800,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 163) O Catalog #5106 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1171 RUSSIA 1983 International Philatelic Exhibition "SOZPHILEX", 50k Panorama of Moscow souvenir sheet with serial "No: 000000", affixed in a Goznak presentation card, line-perforated and gummed, v.f., probably unique (souvenir sheets were issued without serial numbers and slightly different color) (Zagorsky Block 169) P Catalog #5170var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1172 RUSSIA 1983 German Paintings (Ambrosio Holbein), 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000003", n.h., v.f., rare (No.3 of 700,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 171) ** Catalog #5204a | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1173 RUSSIA 1983 German Paintings (Ambrosio Holbein), 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000000", canceled First Day of Issue, n.h., v.f., rare (No.0 of 700,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 171) O Catalog #5204a | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1174 RUSSIA 1983 Preserve Nature and the World, 50k souvenir sheet, serial "No: 000002", n.h., v.f., rare (No.2 of 700,000 printed) (Zagorsky Block 172) ** Catalog #5213 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1175 RUSSIA 1993 Silver Vase from Kremlin Museum, 5r line-perforated proof single (45r issued stamp enclosed for comparison), mounted on Goznak presentation card, v.f. P Catalog #6146P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1176 RUSSIA 1995 Griboyedov, line-perforated proof of 250r with coupon, slightly different colors and printed in 150r denomination (issued stamp enclosed for comparison), mounted on Goznak presentation card, v.f. (Zagorsky 190) P Catalog #6240P | Unsold |
