1857, 10k brown and blue, four large margins imperforated single, printed on paper with numeral ''1'' watermark, nice center offset on reverse, part of ''Volmar. Polucheno. 1858'' pre-philatelic boxed cancellation, fresh and VF, N. Mandrovski certificate (Image)

1858, 30k carmine and green, perforation 14½x15, printed on thin paper with numeral ''3'' watermark, beautifully centered, unused, no gum, VF and scarce, expertized by H. Bloch, A. Diena certificate (Image)

1864, Epreuve de Timbre - Proba, imperforated proof for Paris Exhibition of 1k in black, printed on white paper without watermark, balanced margins, no gum as produced, VF (Image)

1866-70, 1k-30k, complete set of six, printed on horizontally laid paper, 10k and 20k with margins, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1875-79, 2k-20k, complete set of five, printed on horizontally laid paper, all with bottom margins, 20k with ''t'' variety, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1905, 15k brown violet and blue, two stamps printed on vertically laid paper, one with slightly shifted center, the other one with offset of center on reverse, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1905, 7r black and yellow, nice margins imperforated single printed on vertically laid paper, postal cancellation of 1917, internal repaired breach, nevertheless fine appearance of this extremely rare imperforated variety, the stamp is listed in Scott and Russian Cats and priced with ''-'', ex-V. Ustinovsky (Image)

1917, 1k-5k, imperforated set of four in vertical gutter pairs, black letters as a part of overprint ''Obrazets'', additional security punches, full OG, NH or LH, VF, guaranteed genuine (Image)

1919, 3.50r maroon and green, 7r green and pink, printed on paper with horizontal varnish lines, imperforated horizontal pairs, excellent condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and very rare (Image)

1917, 7r green and pink, single frame (type I), perforation 13½, three-side margin block of 11 with three ''V'' labels (top part of a sheet), insignificant margin only separation, fresh quality, full OG, NH (LH on margin only), VF, C.v. $880++ (Image)

Postal Stationery items. 1859, stationery envelope 10+1k black (the 4th issue of 1855), sent from St. Petersburg to Borga (then Russian Finland), red date stamp on front and boxed arrival marking, mostly VF (Image)

Postal Stationery items. 1899, Empress Maria Feodorovna Advertising Letter- Sheet, 7k blue, series 51, printed in Moscow, contains over 30 various advertising messages inside and outside, sent in Moscow, separation between letter and advertising sides, still F/VF and scarce (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1910-12, 1k orange yellow, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), first one with control lines at the top and bottom, No.3 and text ''Cred. Tip. 1910'' at bottom left, the other one with control lines at sides and No.6 at bottom right, minimal usual edge flaws, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1910-12, 1k orange yellow, bottom left corner sheet margin block of six (2x3), control line at the bottom, No.4 and text ''Cred. Tip. 1910'' at left, full OG, NH or hinged (two top stamps), VF and scarce (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1908, 2k green, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control letter ''A'' at bottom left and text ''Cred. Tip. 1908'' at bottom right, horizontally folded between gutter and lower stamps, minor perf separations, still fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1909, 2k green, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control Cyrillic letter ''B'' at bottom left and text ''Cred. Tip. 1909'' at bottom right, insignificant marginal only flaws, fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1910, 2k green, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control lines at the top and bottom, No.4 and text ''Cred. Tip. 1910'' at bottom left, minor marginal only flaws, fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1911-12, 2k green, four complete sheets of 100 (25x4), including three of 1911 with control lines at the top, bottom and between stamps, control No.1, 3 and 4 with text ''Cred. Tip. 1911'' at the bottom left, the other one of 1912 with control lines at the top and bottom and No.7 at the lower left corner, one sheet (No.3) with hinge strengthened perforation in the middle, usual marginal flaws, still nice and fresh, full OG, mainly NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1909, 3k rose red, complete sheet of 100 (25x4) and a half sheet (bottom part) of 50, control No. 4 and 5 respectively at the bottom left and text ''Cred. Tip. 1909'' at the bottom right, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1910, 3k rose red, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control No. 2 at the bottom left corner and text ''Cred. Tip. 1910'' at the lower right, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1911-12, 3k rose red, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), first one with control No.6 at the bottom left corner and text ''Cred. Tip. 1911'' at the lower right, the other one with control lines at sides and control No.5 at bottom right, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1909, 4k carmine rose, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control No.1 and 2 at the bottom left corner and text ''Cred. Tip. 1909'' at the lower right, the second sheet with light fold between gutter and bottom stamps, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1910, 5k claret, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control No.1 at the bottom left corner and text ''Cred. Tip. 1910'' at the lower right, in addition two blocks of four or ten with control No.2 or text ''Cred. Tip. 1910'' on bottom margins respectively, sheet was folded between gutter and bottom stamps, and it has diagonal crease at the bottom affected four stamps, otherwise nice looking unit, full OG, NH (LH or margin), VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1909, 7k light blue, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control lines at sides, No.1 and text ''Khud. Tip. 1909'' at the bottom right, nice and flawless quality item, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Printer's Control Markings on Definitive issue of. 1909, 7k light blue, two complete sheets of 100 (25x4), control lines at sides, No.3 and 4 with text ''Khud. Tip. 1909'' at the bottom right, first sheet has tiny hole on gutter, second one with hinge strengthened perforation in the middle, otherwise full OG, NH, VF (Image)