1817-1950 collection in eight large volumes, with hundreds of covers, FLs, stationery entire envelopes and postal cards, from stampless letters to early Soviet, covering wide range of usages, with Steam Ship cancels (Odessa-Batum, Nizhny-Astrakhan, Baku-Enzeli), Travelling Post Offices, Railway Station Post Offices, St. Petersburg and Moscow town cancels, all neatly written-up exhibition style on pages, variety of markings, origins and destinations (Australia, Tunisia, Malta among others), group of 12 cards showing a representation of Field Post Offices and Army units markings during the Russo-Japanese War, also Russian Offices in China and in the Turkish Empire, with some registered mail, Civil War with a selection of Wrangel Army covers, mail from South Russia, Georgia, Far Eastern Republic, Siberia, Ukraine, Baltic Republics, also Postal Savings stamps, Money orders, Philatelic Exchange Tax stamps, RSFSR Inflation mail, mixed-postage rates, World War II, including mail from Soviet-Occupied Poland, censored mail, soldier's letters, German Occupation, some propaganda cards, later issues, with Flight covers and cards, Arctic and Polar Exploration mail, plus much more

Est.$2,500

1910-1917 collection of 325+ covers or cards, some written up on pages, with a good representation of oval postmarks of Railway Mail Cars, Platforms and Station Postal Desks, with Transcaucasian routes incl. Batum-Baku, Tiflis, others with Odessa, Trans-Siberia incl. Taiga-Vokzal, Warszawa-Vilnius, Tula-Likhvin, Mariupol-Zverevo, Minsk Station, Nizhniy-Novgorod, letter from Osinovka Station/Alexander Railway to the Winter Palace in Petrograd, with a rare State Chancellery arrival pmk, plus many obscure towns, quite a number with Romanov franking, also a considerable selection of stamps on pieces with scarce markings incl. Andizhan, Kineshma, occasional ship markings, plus much more. A great nucleus for expansion, with many rare items worthy of individual auction listing

Est.$15,000

1914-18 collection, 72 covers and cards covering various usages, censored mail, POW mail, Mute cancels, etc. There are three covers to St. Petersburg with mute cancels, one from Warszawa, others undetermined; censored mail (30 items) include various items to USA, one with 10c postage due added on arrival, other destinations include France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Austria and Switzerland, variety of censor labels and markings. Selection of seven fieldpost cards include usages in Ukraine, Georgia and Latvia. In addition, there are 30+ cards and covers to and from Prisoners of War. All neatly written-up exhibition style on pages, many better items, interesting lot (Image)

Est.$500