1k Arms, vert. laid paper showing strong perforation shift, mint (lh), very fine and impressive variety (Image)

1k(2), 2k and 3k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to 1898 7k CHARITY ADVERTISING LETTERSHEET used in LATVIA, registered from RIGA 24.6.1906 to Pernov, cplt. advertising letter, very fine and scarce, ex Fabergé with his purchase annotation from 1965 (Image)

7k Arms on horiz. laid paper tied to large size return receipt (accompanied by dispatch quittance) by small S.PETERBURG 13.11.90 cds, scarce (Image)

1889 7k and 1906 70k PLATE PROOFS on card, both with sheet margin, very fine, signed and cert. Mikulski (Image)

14k Blue & Rose with INVERTED CENTRE variety, cancel largely clear of the centre, three toned perfs at BL corner otherwise fine and rare (Image)

3R50 Arms on horiz. laid paper, POSTAL FORGERY perf. 11 1/2, design substantially differing from original, used with BELOSTOK GRODN 22.11.07 cds (POLAND), rare, sign PFä Ebnet BPP (Image)

1k to 14k Arms, selection of imperf PROOFS and ESSAYS, incl. 1k in black with several strikes in orange on the reverse; 1k (2), 2k, 3k, 5k (corner marginal pair) and 7k each on thin paper; 2k with further overlapping strike; 2k, 3k and 5k backgrounds each on thin paper, and final designs of 7k & 14k on card, some faults especially to the thin papers, a scarce group (Image)

1k to 7R Arms, selection incl. imperf. specimens of the 1k, 3k, 5k, 14k and 35k, perf. specimen of the 7k, 2k mint og imperf., 2k with foreground only half printed, 2k bisect on piece, several 7k printing flaws such as background partially printed, offset of background and foreground partially printed, 7k forgeries (6), 7k bisects (2), 7k imperf. (ex Fabergé), 7k background inverted on piece, 3R50k mint nh block of four, etc., incl. blocks of four, shades, cancels, varieties, mixed condition, an interesting & specialised assembly for the connoisseur & includes many rare or seldom seen items, an excellent basis for study and expansion (Est. € 3’000/5’000) (Image)