1797-1864 stampless letters, selection of 38, with St. Petersburg (1797 letter via Wilno, Riga, Grodno and Warszawa), Moscow, Odessa, Kronshtadt, Kiev, Warszawa and other Polish towns, with numerous bilingual departure pmks (Mszczonow, Mlawa, Garbow, Brzesc Kujawski, Konin, Soczewska, etc.), mostly good strikes, generally fine or better, nice lot (Image)

Est.US$500

1904-05 Russo-Japanese War, collection mounted and partially written up on pages, 120+ covers or cards covering both the Russian (97) and Japanese (24) Army markings, with various theaters of operations, units, hospitals and usages generally well identified, with Japanese FPOs, China dispatches and various pmks, also a pencil-drawn map of enemy positions sent home by a Japanese soldier, etc., occasional wear and tear, mostly fine-v.f. An excellent representation of Russo-Japanese War postal history, many ex-Dr.Casey (Image)

Est.US$10,000

1914-18 World War I military postal history, collection of 27 covers or cards, including four different items used by the Russian Troops in occupied Salonika, sent via the French Military Post Office 507 and 510A, censored and with arrival markings; also German fieldpost on Polish territory, etc., mixed condition with some stains or faults, rare (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1920s-50s picture postcards, selection of 240+ mostly unused, black & white and in color, various subjects, including military, political and historical figures, satirical and propaganda, illustrated lettercards, Imperial, early Soviet and WWII, etc. (Image)

Est.US$750

1966-81 "North of the Arctic Circle", collection of 270+ covers and cards, written-up on pages, with a remarkable assembly of postmarks from small towns and villages in the Murmansk and Archangels oblast, incl. Hydrometric stations, River Lena ship cancelations, Service mail, registered mail, usages from small settlements, Northern Shipping company and others, fine-v.f., interesting lot (Image)

Est.US$750