1848-1945 collection in albums, housed in carton, with 52 Imperial used and unused entire envelopes, 67 used and unused postal cards, plus 50+ formular cards, address inquiry postcards, letter cards, wrappers, Offices in China and Turkish empire items, additional Imperial postcards with advertising on both sides, Formular cards with private printed one-line advertising (forerunners), Soviet 4k unused postcards with Lenin's picture on back (2 different), also Soviet slogan postal markings on cards, revalued stationery envelopes, 16 page exhibit of Imperial Money Orders for use by Post or Telegraph, plus additional Money Orders, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.

Est.$1,500

1927-34 Soviet Propaganda advertising illustrated one sided postal cards, the definitive collection of 236 unused and 163 used postal cards, of which 286 are different, some duplication of used and unused, arranged using the George V. Shalimoff & George B. Shaw "Catalogue of Propaganda-Advertising Postal Cards of the U.S.S.R. 1927-1934" (published in 2002 by the UPSS), only a few missing, many very rare, generally nice condition, mostly fine-v.f. A splendid group of these fascinating cards (Image)

Est.$5,000