Akhtyrka (Kharkov): 1872, Selection of 3 unused singles & two blocks of four, mounted on one Safe album page, mixed to very fine (11) (Est. € 120/160) (Image)

Aleksandria (Kherson): 1869-83, Selection of 24 unused singles & one pair mounted three Safe album pages, showing the various types, mixed to very fine (26) (Est. € 600/1’200) (Image)

Ananyev (Kherson): 1875-96, Selection of 45 unused & used singles, pairs & blocks, with a fine study of the different types, mounted on three Safe album pages, mixed to very fine, a scarce assembly (45) (Schmidt 1/11) (Est. € 300/500) (Image)

Ardatov (Nizhni Novgorod): 1878-1914, Selection of 99 unused singles, pairs & blocks, with a few used, plus an array of different types present, mounted on ten Safe album pages, mixed to very fine, a rare assembly (99) (Schmidt 1/43) (Est. € 800/1’200) (Image)

Ardatov (Nizhni Novgorod): 1909 3k black on dark red, complete mint sheet of twelve containing six vertical gutter tête-bêche pairs, fresh original gum, very fine & a scarce multiple (12) (Schmidt 33S) (Image)

Ardatov (Nizhni Novgorod): 1909 3k black on yellow, complete mint sheet of twelve containing six vertical gutter tête-bêche pairs, unused, very fine & a scarce multiple (12) (Schmidt 34S) (Image)

Arzamas (Nizhni Novgorod): 1871-1905, Selection of 42 unused singles & pairs, with an array of different types present & shades, mounted on three Safe album pages, mixed to very fine (42) (Schmidt 2/29) (Est. € 300/600) (Image)

WITHDRAWN (FORGERY) RV Atkarsk (Saratov): 1871 Emblem of the district in black on greyish-yellow paper, mint, without indication of face value, only five examples recorded, great Zemstvo rarity, sold “as is” (Schmidt – RRR) (Image)

Atkarsk (Saratov): 1872-85, Selection of 36 with unused & used, types, multiples incl. strip of four & block of four, incl. scarcer Schmidt 17, mounted on four Safe album pages, mixed to very fine (36) (Schmidt 5/20) (Est. € 300/500) (Image)

Bakhmut (Ekaterinoslav): 1901, Selection of 2 unused singles & two blocks of 15 for both values, on one Safe album page, very fine (32) (Est. € 120/160) (Image)

Belebei (Ufimsk): 1890-1908, Selection of 72 unused & used, with singles, pairs, imperfs, block of four, two blocks of fourteen, minor varieties including background inverted, background missing & double impression, mounted on three Safe album pages, mixed to very fine (72) (Schmidt 1/16) (Est. € 400/700) (Image)

Belozersk (Novgorod): 1868-1915, Selection of 217, with unused & used singles, pairs, imperfs, blocks of ten, types, shades, plus a fine array of tête-bêche pairs & scarcer singles include Schmidt 11, 12 & 21-23, mounted on thirteen Safe album pages, mixed to very fine (217) (Schmidt 1/112) (Est. € 1’600/2’200) (Image)

Berdyansk (Tavrich): 1870-82, Selection of 15 unused, with four singles, block of 10 & one proof, on Safe album page, mixed to very fine (15) (Est. € 100/200) (Image)

Bezhetzk (Tver): 1872-94, Selection of 139, unused & two used, incl. types, large blocks & strips, tête-bêche pairs, etc., mounted on seven Safe album pages, mixed to very fine, an attractive & scarce assembly (139) (Schmidt 1/30) (Est. € 800/1400) (Image)

Bobrov (Voronezh): 1872-79, Selection of 14, with unused types, incl. scarcer Schmidt 7, 8 & 9, mounted on two Safe album pages, mixed to very fine (14) (Schmidt 1/11) (Est. € 300/500) (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1871-96, Large valuable specilaised collection of 228 unused & used showing ranges of different types, incl. a fine array of rare essays & imperforates, plus nine postal stationery envelopes or wrappers, mounted on 21 Safe album pages, mixed to very fine, many scarcer present, a very rare assembly (228 stamps & 9 stationery) (Est. € 3’000/5’000) (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1873 5k red (Schmidt 21) neatly tied on reverse of cover from Haifa (Ottoman PALESTINE) via Constantinople to Anastassino, with Russian Levant 7k applied alongside, very fine, attractive & a scarce mixed franking (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1873 10k blue-green (Schmidt 9) neatly tied on reverse of local cover, very fine (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1883 5k red (Schmidt 30) neatly tied on reverse of cover from Mont Athos Greece via Odessa & Moscow to Arupino, with Turkey 1pi tied by Mont-Athos cds on obverse, very fine, attractive & a scarce mixed franking (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1883 5k red (Schmidt 30) neatly tied on reverse of cover from St. Petersburg to Davydovo, with Russia 2k on obverse, very fine, a scarce mixed franking (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1888 Re-used handmade envelope franked by 10k blue-green (Schmidt 49) neatly tied on reverse of cover sent within Bogorodsk, very fine (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1888 Large printed envelope from Moscow franked by Russia 2k on obverse, used in combination with 1k mauve (Schmidt 46) applied on reverse, very fine & scarce printed matter usage (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1889 Small envelope from Moscow franked by Russia 7k on obverse, used in combination with 5k red (Schmidt 48) applied on reverse, very fine (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1889 Small neat local usage franked by 1k mauve (Schmidt 46) neatly tied on reverse of cover sent within Bogorodsk, very fine printed matter usage (Image)

Bogorodsk (Moscow): 1890, Small neat wrapper-style printed matter franked by 1k mauve (Schmidt 50) neatly tied on reverse, sent from Moscow to Bogorodsk, with Russia 2k despatch franking, a very fine printed matter usage (Image)