276180 | Europe ➝ Russia
5 Items
Opening: 200 €
1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, plate II, fresh colour and good margins all around, used with clear dotted numeral "536" VOLCHANSK, very fine, signed Brandes and certificate Hovest (2015) (Mi. 1.000,-)
3 Items
Opening: 200 €
1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, plate II, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, used, very fine, signed Diena and Pfenninger and certificate Leupold (2016) (Mi. 1.000,-)
2 Items
Opening: 120 €
1866/75, 1 kop. black/yellow, 5 kop. black/lilac and 10 kop. black/brown on cover from "ODESSA 12.NOV.1873" to England with the rare accountancy mark "3" (groschen) (1½ gr. for German and 1½ Gr. British postage), light age wear; just 5 entires recorded with this marking
2 Items
Opening: 120 €
1908, Coat of arms 15-20k., 40 resp 20 stamps in multiples, revalued x 100, tied by cds. "MOLOCHANSK 30 10 21" to front and reverse of cover via Moscow with three triangle censor mark to Witzenhausen, some faults, but a scarce cover
4 Items
Opening: 2.000 €
1910, Coat of arms 10rbl. imperforated as block of 9 tied by cds. "MOSCOW 7 8 22" to reverse of registered cover to the American Consul in Riga, in addition registered cover with same, but perforated, franking sent to Rathenow, some minor creases as to be expected, a very rare and possibly unique usage with most of the imperforated stamps having been despatched in Ukraine, a major item for an RSFSR exhibit
2 Items
Opening: 100 €
FISCALSTAMPS: 1907, Imperial Crown 3rbl. blue as horizontal strip of 8 with margins at side with red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ", mint never hinged, small crease in margin only, very fine (Barefoot 26)
276320 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 ➝ South Russia
2 Items
Opening: 150 €
SOUTH-RUSSIA: 1919, two covers sent from Captain Hickie from Ekaterinodar with censor cachet to England and one cover from Michel Popoff, a Russian trainee with the British Aviation Mission, with cancel "ARMY POST OFFICE 30 JU 19" and censor mark "370", the latter some tears and wrinkles and missing backflap, otherwise fine
2 Items
Opening: 80 €
SOUTH-RUSSIA: 1919, cover from Captain Hickie, who arrived in Salonika during April 1919 en route to join the mission at Ekaterinodar, with cancel "ARMY POST OFFICE S.X.8 19 AP 19" and censor mark "245", fine
276314 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 ➝ Baltic States and western Russia ➝ Russia - Western Army
2 Items
Opening: 80 €
1919, Handstamp on 25-35k. and Liberation of Riga 15k. tied by cds. to envelope, folded, otherwise fine
2 Items
Opening: 150 €
1919, Liberation of Riga 5-35k., each as complete sheet, mint never hinged, fine, compelte sheets are scarce
276326 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 ➝ South Russia ➝ Russia - Wrangel Army
16 Items
Opening: 300 €
1921,two registered covers from Gallipoli with receipts attached. Both can be matched to entries in the Gallipoli Registration counterpart book which has 196 fully completed used receipts presend and four unused ones at the end. Only known receipt book ex the Postmater Collection of Sredinsky and almost certainly an elaborate and extraordinary fake
276730 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - Local Issues 1920/22 ➝ Kustanai (Tourgaisker area)
2 Items
Opening: 900 €
KUSTANAI: 1920, 5k. imperforated, four singles and 20k. perforated block of four with overprint type IV, tied by cds. "KUSTANAI 26 6 20" to reverse of registered cover to Magdeburg, a interesting item providing both a scarce example of mail abroad in the first month of resumed mail services and undoubtedly rare example of use of these postmaster provisionals on foreign mail, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine
2 Items
Opening: 100 €
KUSTANAI: Interesting group of four pieces showing in total 20 stamps (one defect) with "large P" and "РУБ" overprint, ex Trevor Pateman
276800 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - Local Issues 1920/22 ➝ Moltschanowo (Gouv. Nizhny Novgorod)
2 Items
Opening: 150 €
MOLCHANOVO: 5r. on 5k., 10r. on 10k. and 15r. on 15k., used resp. tied by cds. to small piece, very useful group, ex Trevor Pateman
276870 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - Local Issues 1920/22 ➝ Olekminsk (Yakutsk Area)
2 Items
Opening: 180 €
OLYOKMINSK: 14k. on fragment from which another stamp has been lifted, the fragment probably ex Lipschutz. Plus group of 8 stamps. Mint stamps are catalogued for this issue. The 5k. imperf is a fake, the others appear genuine, the 20k. signed Pohl, the 15k. Soviet Philatelic Association, the 4k. with Yakutsk cancel, ex Trevor Pateman
276950 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - Local Issues 1920/22 ➝ Rogachev (Gouv. Mogilev)
2 Items
Opening: 180 €
ROGACHEV: Complete group except for the 5 on 5k. imperf, group of used copies with appropriate part cancels, each described, two stamps signed Dr. Jem, ex Trevor Pateman
277010 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - Local Issues 1920/22 ➝ Semyonov (Gouv. Nizhny Novgorod)
2 Items
Opening: 400 €
SEMYONOV: Wooden handstamp overprint on 20k. blue/red block of four, signed Krynine (ex Lipschutz Lot 2303 in the 1994 sale) - in addition four examples of the metal handstamp with appropriate cancels, one signed Krynine, ex Trevor Pateman
277200 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Russia - Local Issues 1920/22 ➝ Wjenjew (Gouv. Tula)
2 Items
Opening: 80 €
VENYOV: 1k. imperforated, used, fine, ex Trevor Pateman
277310 | Europe ➝ Russia ➝ Zemstvo
2 Items
Opening: 150 €
1873/78, 2k. blue as block of six, fresh color and close to good margins, with original gum, small crease through two upper stamps, otherwise a fine and rare multiple (Chuchin 2,3)
Opening: 120 €
1873/78, 2k. blue as block of four with permeating print and clear offsett on reverse, fresh color and good margins, with original gum, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 4)
2 Items
Opening: 150 €
1873/78, 2k. blue as horizontal strip of five with permeating print, fresh color and good margins, unused with original gum, small corner bend at lower left away from design, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 4)
2 Items
Opening: 100 €
1880, 2k. red, two singles perforated at bottom only, coming from the 4th horizontal row, one with smeared "O in top inscription, fine (Chuchin 5)
2 Items
Opening: 200 €
1881/82, 4k. red as horizontal tête-bêche from positions 4, unused without gum, very fine and rare (Chuchin 6)
2 Items
Opening: 200 €
1884, 4k. red violett, block of 10 showing types 1-2 and 3-4 with type 4 being "small numeral 4 and without a stop after ''Upravy'", unused resp. 7 stamps mint never hinged, two vertical folds not affecting stamps, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 7)
2 Items
Opening: 200 €
1884, 4k. red violet as block of eight from row 3-4 showing types 5,6,5,6 & 7,8,7,8, fresh colour and wide margins all around, full original gum with four stamps mint never hinged, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 7)