1838 outer FL from Odessa to Genova, disinfected, showing Odessa Quarantine Station markings on departure, second disinfection at Brody, with usual cover slits, charged on arrival (Image)

Est.US$200

1913 Nicholas II, 5r brown, block of 15, used, minor perf. faults, impressive multiple (Cat No. 104) (Image)

Est.US$250

1917 1r imperf. pane of 50, plus labels, dramatic shift of red center, n.h., v.f. and spectacular multiple (Cat No. 131e,var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1917-24 Madagascar Postes & Telegraphes "Collection de Berne" Archive, five large sheets, dated 8 November, 1924, numbered 5-8, with 126 different horizontal (few vertical) strips of three, tied by red overprints and countersigned by the secretary and director of Post and Telegraph in Berne, Switzerland, with virtually complete R.S.F.S.R., including surcharges, Early Soviet Commemoratives and Definitives, plus Semi-Postals, Air Post (C1-5), as well as Postage Dues, some gutter strips (rare), surcharges and Imperial definitives to 10r (used in RSFSR), fine-v.f., possibly unique (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1919 Priority telegram from Serpukhov, dated Nov.10,1919: "protracted fighting at the front; cavalry corps of comrade Budennyi requires very determined measures, by the units of 42nd division, according to directive issued by me to employ the reserve units.". Signed by Stalin, also by Army Commander Egorov (future Marshall of the Soviet Union killed during the Great Purge) as a member of the Revolutionary Council. A rare document from Russia's Civil War (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1922 5,000r on 1r orange, double surcharge red and black, h.r., v.f., signed Romeko, Mikulski, with his 1981 certificate, cat. $800 (Cat No. 191b) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.US$500

1924 Definitives (typographed) 3r black brown & green, Type I, perforated 13 1/2 x 10, large margins, l.h., fresh and v.f., rare and undervalued combination perf., cat. $2750 (Cat No. 292b) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.US$1,500

1925 Lenin Mausoleum, 40k unissued design, imperf. essay on gummed, watermarked paper, in the issued color for this value, n.h., v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1945-46 Fighter Bombers, blocks of four, complete set of 18, n.h., couple of minor gum offsets, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 992A-1001) (Image)

Est.US$250

1945-46 Fighter Bombers, blocks of four, complete set of 18, n.h., couple of minor gum offsets, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 992A-1001) (Image)

Est.US$250

1931 50k gray blue (error of color), small h.r., incredibly fresh, v.f., cat. $500 (Cat No. C23a) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.US$200

1934 20k Fedosenko, perf. 13 3/4, well centered, large margins all around, small h.r., light vertical crease and tiny natural inclusion in right margin, nevertheless a fresh and v.f. example of this undervalued rarity, with 2004 Raritan guarantee, cat. $10000 (Cat No. C52a) (Image)

Cat. $10000, Est.US$5,000

1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, set of ten, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1032 (Cat No. C58-67) (Image)

Cat. $1032, Est.US$300

1935 1r on 10k dark brown, Moscow-San Francisco (Levanevsky), small h.r., fresh, v.f., signed Soviet Philatelic Association, cat. $500 (Cat No. C68) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.US$200

1922 1,200m on 2.25r Type I, l.h., v.f., signed Roumet, Mikulski, etc., with 2007 Mandrovski certificate, cat. $1950 (Cat No. CO7) (Image)

Cat. $1950, Est.US$750

1922 1,200m on 2.25r Type III, position 15, right sheet margin single, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, Kessler, cat. $1950 (Cat No. CO7) (Image)

Cat. $1950, Est.US$750

1924 10k on 35k blue, horizontal pair, left stamp without surcharge, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $550 (Cat No. J5a) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.US$500

1898-1900 5k and 7k advertising lettersheets, unused, v.f. and beautiful pair of these scarce and popular multi-advertising stationery lettersheets (Image)

Est.US$600

1899 Empress Maria Feodorovna, 5k advertising stationery entire envelope, showing 22 different commercial ads, fresh and v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1899 Empress Maria Feodorovna, 7k advertising stationery entire envelope (pink 5k inscriptions), showing 43 different commercial ads, minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1899 Empress Maria Feodorovna, 7k advertising stationery entire envelope (red 5k inscriptions), showing 28 different commercial ads, several for wine and cognac, fresh, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1901 Coat of Arms, 1k red brown, 2k green, panes of 25, n.h., minor perf. separations, v.f. (Chuchin 1,2) (Image)

Est.US$400

1902 2k red, imperforate horizontal pair, h.r., minor gum wrinkles, v.f. (Chuchin 8a) (Image)

Est.US$200

1892 2k Imperial stationery wrapper, with 1k violet Bogorodsk local added to cover the printed matter date, some toning, otherwise fine, rare usage on wrapper (Image)

Est.US$300

1913 Coat of Arms (Ardatov type), 1k green, 3k carmine, sheets of 25, hinged in margins, stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250