1832 FL from St. Petersburg, sent via Memel to Bordeaux where it was disinfected, with slits, also boxed "Prusse par Forbach" and accountancy mark, address somewhat smeared, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$200

1849 (16 July) small FL from St. Petersburg to France, attractive illustrated stationery sheet, with boxed two line departure datestamp, sent to Nice, taxed 20 (decimes), with red "T.A.3" and "12 Ago" arrival hs, v.f. (Image)

Est.$200

1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, beautiful colors, tied by oval "Walk" departure pmk on FL to Riga, with additional "Walk.Lif. 18" (Walk, Lifland province, plus first two year numerals) plus "Polucheno 19 May, 1858" arrival pmks on back, addressee's name and address obliterated by pen, v.f., signed Diena (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1858 20k blue & orange, unused (regummed), beautiful fresh colors, thin paper, intact perforations, fine example of this scarce unused stamp, cat. $4250 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $4250, Est.$1,500

1861 (16 Dec) cover to St. Petersburg, franked with 10k brown & blue (perf. 12 1/2), tied by "603" numeral cancel in rectangle of dots, with corresponding "Myshkin" departure and arrival pmks on back, intact wax seal, fine and very rare usage from Myshkin (Yaroslavl oblast) (Image)

Est.$500

1866 20k and 30k vertically laid paper, used in 1872 on registered cover from Odessa to Vienna, oval "Frankirovano" in violet, four intact wax seals of the German Consulate in Odessa, 29 May departure and Vienna arrival pmks on back, filing fold and minor staple rust away from the stamps, fine example of quadruple weight, registered letter rate to Austria (40k+10k), with 1993 Mikulski certificate (Cat No. 24a,25a) (Image)

Est.$1,200

1871 (25 Sep) cover from Odessa to Switzerland, franked with 1k, 5k and 10k (all horizontally laid paper), tied by cds, with crayon due markings and transit pmks of Wien, Chur and St.Gallen on back, fine cover, signed Mikulski (Image)

Est.$150

1875 (7 Jan) cover from Simbirsk to Bulle, Switzerland, franked with 1k (vertically laid), 3k (unwatermarked) and 10k (horizontally laid), sent via Moscow, with transit and arrival pmks on back, fresh, v.f. mixed issues, three-color franking, signed Mikulski (Image)

Est.$250

1875 2k-20k, blocks of four, first one h.r., others n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (catalogued as singles) cat. $2060 (Cat No. 26-30) (Image)

Cat. $2060, Est.$1,200

1875 7k, 8k, 10k and 20k, four different vertical gutter blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f. and beautiful group (catalogued as singles, without premium for gutter pairs or blocks) cat. $1960 (Cat No. 27-30) (Image)

Cat. $1960, Est.$1,000

1875 8k gray & rose, imperforate single, Riga cds, large margins all around, good colors, some creases and thinned, otherwise fine, signed Roger Calves, etc. A rare stamp, one of only five known imperforate examples, cat. $22500 (Cat No. 28b) (Image)

Cat. $22500, Est.$5,000

1884 3.50r gray, horizontally (instead of vertically) laid paper, used, cancelled 1885, well centered but with usual faults (high value stamps were usually affixed to parcels and carelessly removed, becoming damaged in the process), fine appearance, extremely rare, with certificate, cat. $15000 (Cat No. 39a) (Image)

Cat. $15000, Est.$7,500

1889 1k-3.50r (horizontally laid paper, posthorns with thunderbolts), 13 different blocks of four (except 1r two horizontal pairs, one stamp defective), l.h. or n.h. (1r and 3.50r n.h.), fine-v.f. (Cat No. 41-53) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1893 (11 Jan) 7k stationery entire, additionally franked on front with 7k blue and on reverse with 1k yellow and 4k red (another stamp missing), registered from Revel (now Tallinn, Estonia) to Montevideo, Uruguay, fine, with arrival pmk, scarce destination (Image)

Est.$250

1909 10k dark blue, vertical pair, printed on both sides, v.f. and extremely rare variety (Cat No. 79var) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1913 Romanov Centenary Issue, 5r Nicholas II, horizontal pair, also 3r single, used with 14x35k, 10k, 2x1r and 5x7r Arms, also 10k/7k surcharge on both sides of a dispatch card for parcel valued at 90 rubles, from Harbin to Baku, with dispatch pmks and registration label. The charge of 7r, as indicated by crayon at bottom of the form, was paid by the pair of 1r, 14x35k and 10k. The additional charge of 48 rubles and 10k was actually made in Baku, where the additional stamps (5x7r, 3r, 2x5r and 10/7k) were added and cancelled (13 Feb 17), fine and spectacular usage from the Russian Post Office in Harbin (Manchuria) to Baku (Image)

Est.$3,000

1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 5r black brown (Nicholas II), horizontal block of eight, n.h., couple of natural inclusions on gum, v.f., cat. $640 (Cat No. 104) (Image)

Cat. $640, Est.$300

1916 (10 June) cover franked with three uncanceled Romanov stamps sent to Amsterdam, opened by censor and backstamped, with return address showing that this cover was sent by a member of Belgian Armored squadron (Division Belge) serving with the Russian army, v.f. and rare (Image)

Est.$200

1916 Romanov "money" stamps, 2k unoverprinted with coat of arms on reverse, two sheets of 100, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., cat. $7000 (Cat No. 115) (Image)

Cat. $7000, Est.$2,000

1917 1k-10r imperforate, complete set of 17 different blocks of four, few minor values l.h., balance (including 10k and 10r) n.h., v.f. (Zverev $1,500) (Cat No. 119-35) (Image)

Est.$500

1916 5r dark blue, green & pale blue, green groundwork inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves (catalogue value for hinged) cat. $3600 (Cat No. 133b) (Image)

Cat. $3600, Est.$2,500

1916 5r dark blue, green & pale blue, green groundwork inverted, vertical pair, l.h. at top, bottom stamp n.h., v.f. (Zverev $9,000) (Cat No. 133b) (Image)

Est.$4,500

1918 35k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., cat. $2250 (Cat No. 149a) (Image)

Cat. $2250, Est.$750

1919 (13 Apr) registered money transfer card from Elets (Orlov gouv.) to Riga, franked on both sides with Imperial 5k, 10k, 3.50r, paying 4,70r (postage, plus 50k insurance and 20k registration) used in combination with 35k and 70k RSFSR Chainbreakers, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back (Cat No. 149-150) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1921 definitives, selection of 24 varieties, including offsets (2r, 500r, 300r, 7,500r and 1000r), double impression, one inverted (7,500r two different shades), double impression (100r single and block of four, also 250r pair), triple impression (1000r), pre-print fold (7,500r), plate cracks (250r), fine-v.f. lot (Image)

Est.$1,500