Stampless folded FUMIGATED letter (with fumigation slits) date-lined Odessa 21 Feb 1846 to Livorno Italy (fancy 10 Mar b/s). Has Constantinople and C. Livorno/Via de Mare transits. Interesting contents in English re commerce, mentioning Ionian Islands, Malta, etc. VF (Image)

Estimate 150.00+ $Cdn

Stampless folded letter with St. Petersburg 10 Apr 1866 CDS to Bordeaux. Has Prussian and French cross border postmarks, boxed "P.38." h/s, "PORTO" h/s and Bordeaux 26 Apr receiver. F-VF (Image)

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

1, Scarce first issue with nearly four margins, F-VF, Odessa boxed town cancel. Has Andrew Faberov Certificate (Image)

Cat 650.00

35, Tied by Limbazi / Latvia 1887 CDS on 7k postal stationery business reply envelope to Mitau (nice b/s). F, bit soiled (Image)

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

96, Tied by Novgorod 9 Mar 1915 CDS on reverse of Reg'd cover addr to the RED CROSS, Copenhagen. Has red Red Cross POW h/s, Copenhagen 14 Apr receiver, etc. F, roughly opened, stamp damaged (Image)

Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn

596, Pushkin souvenir sheet neatly tied by Moscow 12 Ap, 1937 cancel on cover. F, no back flap (Image)

Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn

857-8, VF

Cat 50.00

909-10, VF

Cat 45.00

1179, 1180A, Tied by large red violet boxed CAIRO, EGYPT 12 Jan 1948 cancel on homemade Airmail postcard from the American Embassy Moscow to American Legation KABUL, Afghanistan. F, small flaws. Fascinating and unusual item. (Image)

Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn

1189-1202, 1212-3, Five diff complete sets. F-VF

Cat 79.00

1222-36, 1244-5, Six diff complete sets. VF

Cat 216.50

1392-9, Also 1392a-3a, F-VF (Image)

Cat 155.75

1767a, 1787a, VF

Cat 55.00

1786a, 1786b, VF, NH

Estimate 35.00+ $Cdn

Unused b/w real photo postcard circa 1910 depicting a barefoot LEO TOLSTOY. He was a famous Russian writer and is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. F, minor soiling (Image)

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

Unused b/w real photo postcard following the Dec 1917 Armistice between Russia and Germany. Shows troops from both sides together. VF. Scarce (Image)

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

Two unissued 20k blue stamps from 1926 depicting Lenin as a young boy (similar to B49). One is watermarked, other unwatermarked. F-VF, NH, natural gum bends (Image)

Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn

C50-2, C77-9, Attractive Balloon topicals. F-VF (Image)

Cat 175.00

131d, Right margin vertical Imperf pair of the one Ruble with GROUNDWORK DOUBLED AND MISPLACED. VF, NH, minor bends in selvedge. Scarce error (Image)

Cat 300.00

131, Imperf UR & LR V-Guide blocks of 5, each showing PRE-PRINTING PAPER FOLD. F-VF, NH

Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn

131d, Pair with MAJOR SHIFT AND DOUBLING OF GROUNDWORK. VF, NH, natural gum bends (Image)

Cat 400.00

131d, One Ruble Imperf LL corner block of 3 with 2-V at LL. Has GROUNDWORK DOUBLED AND MISPLACED. VF, NH. Attractive and scarce error (Image)

Cat 600.00+

1-5, Complete set of 5 diff imperforates neatly tied by 11 Sept 1919 CDS's on cover to Latvia. The cancels are from the month of issue. Each stamp has "OKCA" in the design meaning "Special Corps, Army of the North". F-VF. A RARELY SEEN COVER FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (Image)

Estimate 300.00+ $Cdn

74a, "JAFFA" doubled, VF, NH

Cat 95.00