1913 Registered heavy weight letter to Sartana (Ekaterinoslav) franked at back Romanov 6-colour franking 1k(2)+2k(2)+7k+10k(2)+2R+3R bearing oval S.PETERBURG NIKOL.VOKZ. 24.8.13 ds + at front red registered numerator cachet, fine and rare

2nd DAY OF ISSUE 1913 1k to 15k and 25k to 1R tied to registered envelope by oval S.P.BURG VARSH. VOKSAL 2.1.13 (date of issue was 1.1.13 – a holiday -) alongside registered label to Dresden, scarce cover (Image)

1913 Complete set mint hinged + 3 Romanov covers from Lodz, Vilna + Varszava trainstation Vena to Rimini (last 2 are registered), Mi nos.82-98, Standard nos. 109-125 € 325 for set, Zverev & Gilmanov nos. 96-112, Liapin nos. 95-111 (Image)

1913 2k green (10) tied to registered printed matter to Agram by small S.PETERBURG 17.3.13 cds, as usual for heavy printed matter some damages but rare usage !

1915 Picture postcard franked Romanov 2k+3k (3k damaged, by censor?) bearing rare triangle numeral “107” of reserve fieldpost office near Brody to Pernov, very rare & superb obliteration (Image)

1913 Romanov 4k red in full sheet of 100, never hinged and auxiliary Romanov currency stamp 3k red in 2 full sheets unused as issued, partly folded in perforation or perforation separation (for the 4k) otherwise very fine

1913 7k tied to back of reduced cover by beautiful KOSTROMA-VISTAVKA 26.8.13 (another imprint of this postmark at front) to GRYAZOVETS, scarce postmark (Image)

1913 Issue: Collection mounted on leaves + some loose including 56 covers and postal stationery mint and used, also range of stamps to top value mint & used including currency issue, mostly fine

1914-1916 Exhibition collection on the mute (camouflage) cancellations (43) of Russia, all are on covers or cards, most of them from 1914, 20 of these covers are franked Romanov Issue, the others eagle issues, noted origin places Reval, Pernuv, Riga, Vindava, Vilna (or Bialystok ?), Warszawa, Plotsk, Osrov (or Kielce?), Smolensk, Kiev, Ladyshenka, Kamenka and Alushta (and/ or Simferopol?(2)),Kieltse, Muhu, Yuriev, Abiya, Fellin, Rappin, Volmar, Proskurov, Grodno, Shpola, Mironovka and 4 with unknown origin, nearly all are in very fine to suoerb quality (which is also quite unusual for these) – a rare and today nearly irrepeatable assembly as these are only very seldom offered (Image)

1917 Small selection of Izvyestiya and red sword overprints on Romanov and Romanov coin stamps in blocks of 4 and blocks of 12, all signed B.Tracht/Odessa (Image)

1917 Small specialist selection of Revolutionary Overprints on “IZVESTIYA” and “crossed swords” overprints, all in blocks of 4 or 8 adhesives including emergency money Romanovs and one registered card (signed Romeko), very fine group