1857 10k brown and blue, used and partly adhered on piece, margins all around, v.f. (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$500

1857 10k brown and blue, cancelled "174" in dots, margins all around, v.f. (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$500

1857 10k brown & blue, deep intense colors, used, fresh and v.f. (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$400

1858 10k brown & blue, tied by indistinct numeral in dots pmk on outer FL, with framed St. Petersburg arrival datestamp on back, fine (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$250

1858 (10 June) outer FL from Riga to Pernau, franked with 10k brown & blue, tied by cds departure, arrival datestamp on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and attractive cover (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$500

1858 (28 Nov) outer FL from Odessa to Riga, franked with 10k brown & blue (interesting plate flaw showing deformed numerals at bottom right), tied by "6" in oval dots, usual filing fold (away from the stamp), departure and arrival datestamps on back, some tape reinforcements, otherwise fine (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$500

1858 20k green & violet, perforated trial color proof on unwatermarked and gummed stamp paper, left sheet margin part gutter block of four, hinged in margin, stamps n.h., post office fresh, v.f. A rare multiple, only one sheet of 100 issued (Cat No. 3P) (Image)

Est.$10,000

1858 30k carmine and green, used, v.f., with 1996 Eisold certificate, cat. $2750 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.$1,000

1863 5k black & blue, block of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $210 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $210, Est.$150

1867 (Dec) FL from Taganrog, via Moscow to Genova, franked with 5k and 20k (unwatermarked) and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by cds, with oval "Franco" and red "P.D.", with transit and arrival pmks, filing folds away from the stamps, fine letter to Italy (Image)

Est.$250

1871 (Nov) outer FL from Odessa to Paris, franked with single 3k and 5x5k (vertical pair and horizontal strip of five), all horizontally laid paper, tied by cds, with Vienna transit and "Autr. Strasbourg" entry cds, filing folds through the stamps, still fine and attractive 28k rate, with Mikulski certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1873 (4 Jan) outer FL from Odessa to Marseille, paying 24k with 1k, 3k and pair of 10k (all horizontally laid paper), tied by Odessa Rail Road Post Office cds, with framed "frankirovano" (franked) and Postal Car No.47, also Breslau Oderberg transit markings on back, Lyon and Marseille and arrival pmks, filing fold (through 3k), fine (Image)

Est.$200

1873 (20 Apr) cover from Tiflis to Obergrombach, Grand Duchy of Baden, paying 15k with 5k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), sent via St. Petersburg, Berlin, etc., with transit and arrival pmks, backflap defective, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$150

1877 (16 Aug) registered cover from Vinnitsa to Kamenetz-Podolsk, paying 39 kopeck with 2k, 8k and 20k on front and nine examples of 1k (some defective) on back, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$500

1877 (June) registered cover to St. Petersburg, paying 23k with 3k and 2x10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by Rybinsk-Bologovsk Rail Road station markings, some wear and tear, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$150

1878 (17 Aug) registered cover from Yampol to Kamenetz-Podolsk, franked with 1k, 2x5k, 8k and 20k, fine-v.f. example of 39k rate, attractive and scarce four color franking, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$500

1878-82 selection of 12, mostly registered covers addressed to Kamenetz-Podolsk, different origins in the Podolsk region incl. Mogilev, Bratlav, Rakhnoveck, Vinnitsa, Berdyansk, Odessa, Shargorod, different rates made up with 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k, 7k, 8k and 20k adhesives, various rates and combinations, some three color frankings, one with a block of 4x7k, two blocks of 6x8k, single 3k franking etc., some cover defects noted, generally fine-v.f. and interesting lot (Image)

Est.$2,500

1879 (15 Feb) registered cover from Vinnitsa to Kamenetz, franked with horizontally laid 1k (single and pair) 20k (pair), used in combination with vertically laid 2k (pair), all tied by cds, with arrival pmk, horizontal filing crease through three stamps at bottom, otherwise fine and rare mixed franking (horizontally and vertically laid paper) (Cat No. 19,26a,30) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1884 (Mar) FL from St. Petersburg to Dresden, franked with 7k dark blue (corner folded over), tied by local cancel, with red departure pmk on back, redirected on arrival with Germany 10pf carmine tied by Dresden 26 May 84 cds, arriving in Wiesbaden the next day, fine forwarded letter from Russia (Image)

Est.$150

1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts (vertically laid paper) 3.50r and 7r unused, disturbed gum, the latter with small flaws, fine appearance, cat. $2000 (Cat No. 39-40) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$500

1884 Posthorns without Thunderbolts (vertically laid paper) 3.50r and 7r unused, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $2000 (Cat No. 39-40) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$750

1889 14k blue and rose, center inverted, very fresh, quite well centered, faint face-free cancel, light red offset on back, beautiful inverted center, with 1975 Mikulski certificate, cat. $4500 (Cat No. 51a) (Image)

Cat. $4500, Est.$2,500

1896-1900 French postal cards and stationery to commemorate Tsar's visits to France, selection of 56 unused items, some duplication, occasional mounting flaws, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$1,500

1902 7k blue, imperforate single, dramatically shifted groundwork, h.r., v.f. (Cat No. 59b) (Image)

Est.$500

1902 7r black & yellow, center inverted, centered to bottom as always, h.r. and somewhat disturbed original gum, beautiful colors and fresh, fine example of this popular and undervalued rarity (one sheet of 25 printed), with 2002 Alex Rendon certificate (Cat No. 70a) (Image)

Est.$10,000