1857-1991 advanced collection formed by George Shalimoff, virtually complete in eight large Scott's albums, starting with volume I which contains Imperial Russia, including No.1 (small faults, with Sismondo certificate stating "unused", but sold on its own merits), also five additional used examples, various pmks, one with pen cancel, 1858 10k (No.2, 20 used examples, including one with rare "1" experimental small numeral cancel), also 20k and 30k (3,4) used, Third Issue (5-10) unused, also dozens of numeral dot cancels, including 30k, St. Petersburg local (No.11) unused block of four, also four used singles (various dates), 1865 1k, 3k, 20k and 30k unused (12,13,17-18), also dozens of used color varieties, interesting pmks, canceled on pieces, used in Poland, etc., 1868-79 1k-30k unused (19-30), plus some pairs and larger multiples, also vertically laid paper, numerous examples used (19c/28a), from there unused, with 1883-84 Posthorns without Thunderbolts (31-40), numerous shades, also used, as well as unused blocks of four, occasional sheetlets of 25, many varieties, some quite scarce. Other volumes contain issues of the RSFSR and Soviet Union with all complete sets and souvenir sheets, many shades and varieties, better items, Semi-Postals and Air Post (missing Moscow-San Francisco), souvenir sheet (C75a), etc., also Postage Dues, nice quality throughout, many n.h., also cancels, few covers, etc., fine-v.f.

Est.$10,000

1909-19 Single-frame, 16-page exhibit of varnish lines of Imperial and early Soviet Russia, George Shalimoff's study using ultraviolet photography, with stamps, panes, blocks, shifted and missing lines, double lines, varieties such as missing backgrounds, shifted, double and inverted centers, paper folds, etc. The study of this particular work was published in Rossica, British Journal of Russian Philately and the American Philatelist (July 1978). In addition, there is a binder with numerous panes of 25, some larger, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$750

1919-91 George Shalimoff's collection of errors and varieties, many hundreds on pages, housed in three volumes, one dedicated to RSFSR and early definitives, used and unused perforation and color varieties, listed and unlisted, shades and paper varieties (wove, granite, thin, thick, ordinary, chalky, white, yellow), vertical and horizontal screen varieties (rasters), scarce line and comb-perforations, plate flaws, dozens of fantails (imperf. at right, bottom, left, top, also occasional pairs imperf. between), perforation and color shifts, cliche varieties, souvenir sheets showing various types and positions, some blocks and se-tenant pairs and strips, gutter pairs, printing varieties, occasional imperf. singles and pairs and more, many double and inverted overprints, all neatly identified, many better items, generally fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$5,000

1943-49 large stock of sheets and part sheets, mostly per 200, noted medium better sets such as 1944 Lenin, Fighter Planes, 1949 40k Soviet Army (Scott 1333), Machine & Boatworks (1364-65), Lomonosov (1320-22), Cape Dezhev (1323-24), also 1944-45 Leningrad and Stalingrad souvenir sheets (50 of each), all canceled to order, fine-v.f., enormous catalogue value

Est.$2,500

1980-91 large stock of thousands, housed in three large bins, complete sets in full sheets, various quantities, including se-tenants, Semi-Postals, etc., n.h., v.f., huge catalogue value (Cat No. 3226/6045)

Est.$500

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

1960-90 large dealer's stock of sets and souvenir sheets, various quantities, better items such as with Olympics Gold Cities, also Air Post, n.h., v.f., cat. $30929 (Cat No. B67/C126)

Cat. $30929, Est.$1,000