U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 7-8, 2021
Welcome to our December 7-8 sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. This 1,554 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. European countries are well represented, with a good showing of Great Britain & British Commonwealth. South America is highlighted by classic Colombia. Other noteworthy areas include the late Roy Koczarski's award-wining collection of Poland, plus Russia, with an unused Number One. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of most of the lots are available on our website and additional scans are being added daily
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1203 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, unused with part original gum, rich colors indicating late print of the first issue, intact embossing on back, ample margins all around, except just in at bottom right, still v.f. The stamp was probably adhered on cover and not canceled, with large part of white, original gum (!) preserved, when lifted. A fabulous unused and uncanceled Russia Number One, with significant part original gum, accompanied by 1991 Mikulski certificate ("unused example of this stamp is a world and Russian rarity, only a few known, with part original gum, very nice colors, good embossing of the Eagle"), * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $62,500 | Price Realized $30,000.00 |
 | Lot #1204 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, tied by pen cross on small piece, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $475 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1205 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 $950 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1206 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 $1,900 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #1207 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 $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1208 RUSSIA 1860 commercial letter with printed text, headed "Bergen in Norwegen, 1 November 1859", franked with 10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, addressed to Pernau. The letter was sent unfranked from Bergen, Norway and bears the oval "J.H.Fasner & Sohn, Bergen" merchant's cachet in oval. The 10k adhesive was added in Riga and canceled by "38" in circular dots, with boxed "2 Jan 60" transit, dispatch and "Polucheno" arrival datestamps, fine and undoubtedly unique letter from Norway, with Russian adhesive added in Riga  | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1209 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 #1210 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 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1211 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 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1212 RUSSIA 1866 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, h.r., fine, signed Rosselevitch, * Catalog #19c Catalog Value $315 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1213 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 $950.00 |
 | Lot #1214 RUSSIA 1889 7k, 14k and 20k die proofs on card, each reduced to stamp size, fresh and v.f., rare P | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1215 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 #1216 RUSSIA 1913 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #90b Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1217 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 #1218 RUSSIA 1918 (31 Jan) registered cover from Petrograd to Natal, South Africa, franked with six different Romanov Money Stamps, including 1k and 2k surcharges, all tied by departure cds, with registry label alongside, opened by censor and resealed, special "Returned Due to War Conditions" handstamp applied on front, with additional markings on back, fine and splendid cover to a rare destination | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1219 RUSSIA 1918 (31 July) cover from Vladivostok to Harbin, franked with 35k Arms, tied by departure cds, with large oval datestamp cachet of Religious Consistory in Vladivostok, additional cachet below and another on back, Russian language Harbin arrival marking and returned back to sender, with 8 August arrival. While this cover traveled between Vladivostok and Harbin, Japanese forces landed in Vladivostok on 3rd August 1918, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1220 RUSSIA 1918 (10 Sep) registered (legal size) cover from Vladivostok to USA, franked with 60k Imperial Arms, sent via Yokohama, with "Via Japan" in Cyrillic, addressed to Hearst Pathe News in New York, opened by censor label and arrival pmks on back. Also included is another cover from the same correspondence, franked with imperf. strip of 4x15k, sent from Vladivostok on 11 September, with San Francisco transit pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1221 RUSSIA 1918 35k dark blue, imperforate single showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #149a | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1222 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 #1223 RUSSIA 1922 (10 Apr) registered cover addressed to Moscow (Polish Delegation regarding Repatriation), franking consists of two gutter panes of 50x250r violet, plus two additional blocks of 10, paying 30,000r (!), all sensibly attached and folded, all canceled by Nosovka cds | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1224 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 #1225 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 #1226 RUSSIA 1924 two Parcel Cards and one cover, all registered from Moscow to Tiflis, franked with perf. and imperf. definitives, the cover with 5k on 1k Foreign Exchange surcharge, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1227 RUSSIA 1924-25 Definitives (typographed), complete less 15k yellow, nineteen different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #276/293 Catalog Value $2,261 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1228 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 #1229 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 #1230 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 #1231 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Exhibition, set of two used with additional franking on illustrated envelope, registered 2.4.33 from Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, addressed to Helsinki, with 14.4.33 arrival pmk on back, signed Mikulski Catalog #485-86 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1232 RUSSIA 1935 Anti-War Issue, set of five, 15k and 20k l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #546-50 Catalog Value $919 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1233 RUSSIA 1935 Spartacist Games, complete set n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #559-68 Catalog Value $940 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1234 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 #1235 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 #1236 RUSSIA 1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 1065Pa) O Catalog #1158var | Unsold |
