1857, 10k brown and blue, imperforate single printed on paper with ''1'' watermark, traces of pen cross cancellation, a part of OG, VF and an eye-catching stamp, C.v. $475 (Image)

1857, 10k brown and blue, imperforate stamp printed on watermarked ''1'' paper, clear margins with minor scratch at top left, a part of pre-philatelic Saratov oval ds, fine, C.v. $900 (Image)

1867, 3k, 5k and 10k, three stamps with perforation 14½x15, printed on paper without watermark used on entire wrapper from Odessa to Amsterdam, partially delivered by TPO ''Breslau-Berlin'', postmarked on arrival, mostly VF and rare franking, Est. $300-$350 (Image)

1870, entire wrapper from Odessa to Genoa, sent without paying postage, Italian postage due 1L blue and magenta (Scott #J3) applied upon arrival, Vienna, Milan, Verona transits and arrival ds on the back, VF and scarce mailing, Est.$200-$250 (Image)

1866, 30k rose and green, printed on horizontally laid paper, broken frame line at the top and a stroke between inner and outer frames at upper right corner, full OG, VLH, VF (Image)

1892, rectangular imperforate essay of 7k in dark rose, unissued design with Imperial Crown at top and Coat of Arms in the middle, printed on thick paper, perfect quality, no gum as issued, VF and rare, guaranteed genuine, the similar essay is listed in Standard Cat. #UD43, Est. $1,500-$2,000 (Image)

1902, registered cover from St. Petersburg to Boston, franked on reverse by six values - five on horizontally and one (2k) on vertically laid paper, met 20k postal rate and registration fee, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF and scarce multi-color franking, Est. $200- $250 (Image)

1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, perforation 13½, bottom right corner sheet margin single printed on vertically laid paper, imperforate at bottom, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, suggested retail is $2,000 (Image)

1906, Nicholas II, Louis E. Mouchon engraved perforated (L13) proof (essay) in green with face to the right, value tablet blank, printed on wove paper, stamp size 20x25.5mm, no gum as issued, VF and extremely rare, Est. $3,000-$4,000 (Image)

1906, Nicholas II, Louis E. Mouchon typo printing die proof (essay) in black of frame only, value tablet blank, printed on chalk-surfaced thick paper, size 38x44mm, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, Est. $3,000-$4,000 . (Image)

1908, perforated proof of 7k in light blue, side margin horizontal pair with 3 pearls at left on each stamp, printed on wove paper with vertical varnish lines, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Est. $4,000-$5,000 (Image)

1908, two perforated proofs of 10k in blue or light blue, printed on wove paper without varnish lines, each stamp with 3 instead of 2 lines of inner oval and with top ribbon curls different from issued stamp, both with no gum as produced, VF and rare, Est. $2,000-$2,500 (Image)

1908, perforated proof of 10k in blue, printed on wove paper with varnish lines, each stamp has 3 instead of 2 lines of inner oval and with top ribbon curls different from issued stamp, side margin horizontal strip of four with gutter in the middle, right stamps are placed upside down and forming tete-beche pair, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, only a few survived, Est. $10,000-$12,000 (Image)

1917, 1r dark brown, pale brown and orange, bottom left corner sheet margin block of five with ''V'' label on lower left position, watermark Wavy Lines on the left margin, vertical perforation missing on the left and between stamps, double perforation at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, guaranteed genuine, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

1917, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, bottom sheet margin block of three with ''V'' label at lower left, horizontal perforation 13½ missing between stamps and at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

1917, 10r carmine, yellow and gray, three-side margin imperforate block of 18 with three ''V'' labels at the top row, watermark Wavy Lines on the right margin, numerous plate flaws presented, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, C.v. $1,800 as singles (Image)

1917, 2k-10r, imperforate set of 16 (less 1k and 20k), including unissued imperf 14k, each one with partial perfin ''Obrazets'', balanced to large margins, full OG, apparently all are NH, F/VF and very rare stamps from the Postal Archives, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $1,500- $1,800 (Image)

For Mailman (V Pol'zu Pochtaliona). 1909, red overprint on revenue stamp of 15k blue and rose, block of four, top stamps without overprint, while bottom ones bearing double overprint (one inverted) due to amazing overprint shift, full OG, NH (bottom stamps) or LH, VF and extremely rare, according to our records the only block of four and the vertical pair of this error are known, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $8,000-$10,000 (Image)

Group of Complete Sheets. 1909-16, 31 sheets, including - 2k (2), 3k (2), 4k (5, including ''Cred. Typ. 1909'' and ''Cred. Typ. 1911''), 5k (3), 7k (2, including No.2 and 8), 10k (4), 20k (4), 35k (1), 50k (4), 70k (1), all of 100 stamps and 1r (3) sheets of 50, minor duplication, insignificant marginal flaws and edge separations, much better quality then usual, full OG, NH, F/VF, suggested retail $4,585 (Image)

Incoming Disinfected mailings. 1845, stampless entire letter to Sardinian Consul in Odessa, black boxed marking "Ochischeno v Odesskom Karantine. 17 March 1845" (Decontaminated in Odessa Quarantine), slits and punching for disinfection, VF, Dobin Cat. #9.04, Est. $300- $400 (Image)

Incoming Disinfected mailings. 1847, stampless entire letter from Marseilles to Odessa via Constantinople, forwarding Agent's cachet in blue, a part of black boxed marking "Ochischeno v Odesskom Karantine" (Decontaminated in Odessa Quarantine), usual punches and slits for disinfection, mostly VF, Dobin #9.05, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Incoming Disinfected mailings. 1851, stampless entire letter to Odessa, red Russian PO in Constantinople date stamp and black oval blurry marking ''Ochisch. v Odes. Karantine. 25.FEB.1851'' (Decontaminated in Odessa Quarantine), usual slits and punches for disinfection, VF and scarce incoming entire from Russian Levant, Dobin #9.07a, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

Incoming Disinfected mailings. 1853, stampless entire letter to Sardinian Consul in Odessa, black oval marking with inverted date "Ochisch. v Odes. Karantine 24 MAR 18__", usual slits and punctures, VF and rare, Dobin #9.07a var, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

Incoming Disinfected mailings. 1854, stampless entire letter to Sardinian Consul at Odessa, black oval marking "Ochisch. v Odes. Karantine 8 JAN. 1854", usual slits and punctures for disinfection, VF, Dobin #9.07a, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Postal Forgeries. 1900(c), 7k blue, perforation L13¼x14¼, printed on paper without watermark, block of four, genuine cancellation "Otdelenie Pochtovogo Vagona 10.VII.1900", perforation reinforced by hinges, slight top left corner bend, VF and with high probability the only correctly used block of four of this postal counterfeit, Est. $3,000-$4,000 (Image)