Arms, background die proof in red on thick wove paper, with “????????” printed on reverse, fine (Image)

2k Arms, dark green on horiz. laid paper, IMPERFORATE RIGHT MARGIN EXAMPLE, also showing background print shifted to the left, stamp nh (hr in margin only), very scarce, signed Eisold (Image)

2k Arms, imperforate pair, left marginal, Moscow cds, showing slight horizontal shift of background, very fine, cert. Mikulski (Image)

7k Blue imperforate pair on piece tied by Odessa cds, close to large margins, fine and scarce (Michel €2’000, Standart € 1’500+) (Image)

7k Blue imperforate, examples mint og, signed “W.Pohl” and single tied to small piece by Moscow cds, both with very good to large margins, couple of toned spots on the reverse of the mint example, otherwise very fine and scarce (Image)

7k Blue imperforate with close to huge margins, tied on envelope by “5” numeral cancel, sent from Moscow to Smolensk, very fine and rare (Standart € 4’500) (Image)

14k Arms, frame die proof in black on card, fine. Ex Fabergé & Breitfuss (Image)

1884 14k Arms, blue & rose, lower left corner marginal IMPERFORATE, just touching at top right, slight thin, fine appearance and rare, ex Fabergé (Standart € 4’500) (Image)

3R50k and 7R Arms, selection, incl. 3R50k mint (added corner perf. and slight thin), unused, used (2, one with blue cds and one on piece), and 7k mint (3) and used (2), mostly fine, plus a selection of forgeries incl. Fournier imperf. strips of three of both values, and three “used” examples of both, a rare assembly for the connoisseur of this issue (Image)

3R50 Arms on horizontally laid paper, mint (hinged), a few thin spots at back otherwise fine and considered one of the greatest rarities of Classic Russia. Apparently only 4 known to date (Standart € 160.000; Lyapin A36) (Image)

3R50 Arms on HORIZONTALLY LAID PAPER, IMPERFORATE, mint (hr), one of ONLY 2 KNOWN examples. Perforated examples are valued (depending on catalogue) between € 50’000 and 350’000. Very fine in all respects. One of the great rarities of classic Russian Philately, highly important exhibition item, signed and cert. Mikulski (Image)

3R50 and 7R Arms on vert. laid paper, mint (hr), very fine, diverse old signatures and cert. Mikulski (Image)

7R Arms, vert. laid paper, tied to front of reg’d envelope by VARSHAVA 5.5.93 cds to Berlin, scarce usage from POLAND, very fine and rare, ex Mertens (Image)

1k to 70k Arms, mint (some hr), several with different shades, noted 70k (2), mostly superb to very fine (Image)

1k to 70k Arms, selection, incl. 7k with significant perf. shift, 35k mint nh, 70k with boxed “SPECIMEN” hs, 70k mint nh, etc., range of shades and cancels, mixed condition (181 + a cover) (Image)

1k to 7R Arms with small “SPECIMEN” ovpt in blue, mint og, mostly fine, some light marks on the 3R50k and 7R (Image)