385th Auction

1864/1918 (ca.), Imperial Travelling Post Offices, massive collection with over 700 covers and cards, many illustrated with scenic or city views, highly specialized with those numbered cancellations in dotted, circular, oval and octogonal types, with an abundance of scarce TPOs rated E and above by Robinson, many better items with “115” EKATERINBURG-OMK, “243” CHITA-SRETENSK, “261” and “262” line MANCHZURIA-KHARBIN, “263” and “264” line VLADIVOSTOK-KHARBIN, some scarce two-line cancellations and early dotted postmarks, together with some used adhesives and a few incomoing mail. Mixed condition, an impressive group neatly mounted and described on album pages, in 5 large binders

1870/1922 (ca,), large postmarks collection of over 350 covers and cards, including Far Eastern Republic, many Russian cities and provinces represented, vast array of usages with ship mail, “doplatit”, travelling post offices and railway stations postmarks, Moscow and st Petersburg City Posts, also a small group of Far Eastern Republic covers and civil war mail from Vladivostok, etc., mixed condition, a most useful lot, neatly mounted and partly described on album pages

1870/1990, mixed collection beginning with classical issues, in 12 albums

1883/1920 (ca.), extensive unused and mostly used collection with many covers, including Fiscals, highly specialized with some specimens, plate flaws, many interesting multiple and combination frankings with 1914 registered envelope with postal notice from Batum addressed to the political figure Kerenski, 1888 large envelope with the special “CHANCELLERY” postmark from the Director Office, 1898 mixed franking with Wenden, better destinations like Constantinople, Mi.-Nr. 98 with additional franking on inland money letter from Petrograd to Kiev, etc., together with some money letter, registered postcards, mute cancels, etc., some forgeries and dubious items noted, some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition. A delightful specialist lot, neatly described on pages in four albums

1918/22, RSFSR mint never hinged/unused and used assembly, including Saving and Court Issues, specialized with paper types and varieties, some duplicates and large multiples, noted fine group of 1922 overprinted values, together with a large assortment of reference forgeries and some reprints, some values signed or with certificates. Some occasional faults, overall in good condition, an unusual lot, ex Wassmann

1878/1917 (ca.), group of over 150 postal stationery cards, envelopes and wrappers, mostly used, some better usages with a correspondence of four Romanov registered envelopes uprated with adhesives with cds. “SESTRORETZK KURORT SPB 6 13” to Frankfurt am Main, etc., mixed condition

1875/1919 (ca.), massive accumulation of covers and unused/used postal stationeries and cards, including Russian Levant and Areas, representing an ecclectic choice with strength in the postal stationeries, some better items with scarce 1875 20 kopek postal stationery envelope uprated with 1 kopek black/yellow cancelled “REVEL 11 MAI 1884” (Mi.-Nr. U24B), many interesting usages including from Karsk, some charity labels, reply cards and registration handstamps, St Petersburg numeral cancellations, a fine group of 1882 unused red cross envelopes, many postmarks clearly identified and classified by cities, also a part of with Polish cancellations, etc. Some occasional faults, overall in very good condition, in 8 albums and binders

1845/98 (ca.), wide-ranging collection with over 120 unused/used postal stationery cards and envelopes with a few duplicates, starting with a fine group of City Post of St Petersburg with better items Mi.-Nr. SU1II I, 5IIB, 5IID unused, followed by the 1848 Imperial issues with Mi.-Nr. U2(2), U3, U8(2), U9(2) unused, scarce U17B 20 kopek used “REVEL 11 NOV. 1877”, etc., together with some Toulon 1893 and Paris 1898 commemorative cards, also two used 1899 “Empress Maria” advertising stationery lettersheets (one incomplete). Some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, in one album

1918/23 (ca.), extensive mint never hinged/unused and used accumulation with some covers, including Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Transcaucasia, Civil War Armies and some local provisionals, many duplicates with plenty of ecclectic material including complete sheets, fantasy productions, Deninkin with some fine postal receipt usages, Far East Republic, etc., also some occasional reprints, forgeries and doubtful items noted. Overall in good condition, a useful lot, neatly housed in two album/stockbook

1919/23, Civil War issues, interesting mint never hinged/unused and used collection with circa 300 stamps, spanning from the Omsk to the late Dieterich issues, with some multiples, printing varieties including Kolchak inverted and misplaced overprints, some usages on piece, etc., some questionable items and forgeries throughout, a few signed Romeko and Soviet Philatelic Association. Some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, an unusual assembly

1919/20, interesting group of seven covers and two pieces, some better usages like Mi.-Nr. 2B (cut in) tied upon arrival by cds. “KHARBIN” to postcard, 4A(2) with additional franking tied by cds. “TABARINSKOE TOB. 16 8 20” to part of money order, etc., mixed condition

1916/23 (ca.), group of 24 covers and a few pieces, including Postal Stationeries, many interesting usages and frankings, better items like Mi.-Nr. 33 by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK 14 9 23” to envelope to a French gold mine in Korea, station Mochuri, DVR overprint on 2 k. imperial wrapper (large piece) used with additional franking (one stamp missing) to maison Romeko in Paris, scarce usage of the DVR 20 k. perforated (faulty) with additional franking on registered envelope to London, DVR overprint Mi.-Nr. 17 tied by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK 31 12 20” to registered envelope (early use of the DVR issue), many combination frankings, etc., some faults, mixed condition, a useful lot

1898/1918 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, starting with the first overprint issues with multiples, blocs up to the high rouble values, many with sheet borders or corners, fine selection of cancellations with Tienstin, Shanghai, Chifu, Port Arthur, Manchuria, Romanov 5 r. with cds. “KHARBIN” (4), Mukden, Tsitsikar, etc., together with a few covers and cards. Some occasional faults, overall in very good condition, in one album

1863/1913, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with a few covers, starting with a delightful group of the 1863 3 kopek blue including the three printings (Mi.-Nr. 1a-c), followed by the ROPIT issues with Mi.-Nr. 1 left sheet corner used (position 1) slighlty cut in at right (certificate Mikulski), strong selection of the 1909/10 overprinted issues, fine choice of blocs of four and large multiples along with Mi.-Nr. 22y full sheet, etc., also a group of fantasy issues, a few reprints and doubtful cancellations. Some occasional faults, mostly in good and fresh condition, a compelling assembly

1865/1905 (ca.), Alexandria to Zadonsk, mint never hinged/unused and used group of 20 items, including a few blocs, some better items with Schlisselburg 1865 unused (Schmidt-Nr. 1), Alexandria 1882 unused (Schmidt-Nr. 8), Bobrov 1872 unused (Schmidt-Nr. 1, small thin), Tambov 1871 unused (Schmidt-Nr. 2, small thin), also noted Rostov, Dukhovtsyna, Melitopol, etc., some ex Fabergé with his typical pencil annotations on reverse, mixed condition, a useful lot 

1863/1942 (ca.), Russian Areas, mint never hinged/unused and used accumulation with many duplicates as well as some multiples, starting with a small group of Wenden, followed by Russian Post Offices in China and the Levant up to the rouble values, also a fine part of Ukraine with Shagiv and Trident issues, Batum British Occupation, etc., some occasional fault, overall in very good condition, a useful lot in one stockbook

1917/29 (ca.), accumulation of over 190 covers and cards, many from the Brender correspondence, strength in the years 1921/23 showing the gradual change in the tariffs due to the inflation, some better frankings with some reevaluations and small format saving stamps usages, a few lovely covers throughout, mixed condition. A useful lot

1885/1929, Transcaucasia, group of circa 35 covers and cards including Russian forerunners, together with a few fronts and some singles, many covers sent to Tabriz, Persia with some Dzhulfa border transit postmarks, also some scarce travelling post offices with “140” KISLOVODSK MINERALNYA, “229” and “230” TIFLIS DZHULFA, unnumbered route BORZHOM MIKHAILOVO route, etc., mixed condition