1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, uncanceled single, showing excellent colors and embossing, affixed on FL dated 3 October, 1858 and used from "Padiachewka" to Kurland - Mitawa, with two-line October 1858 departure and "Polucheno" October 19, 1858 arrival datestamps, v.f. and rare usage from a small village, obviously without operating postal service and most likely delivered by coach (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1866 20k blue & orange, imperforate and gummed proof on glazed, unwatermarked chalky paper, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition, somewhat oxidized, otherwise fine and rare item, ex-Breitfuss (Image)

Est.$2,500

1879 7k lilac & green, perforated and gummed trial color proof, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski (Cat No. 27P) (Image)

Est.$150

1883-88 1k-7r complete, with some additional shades, h.r., also 1k-7k five different, affixed on small piece and handstamped "Specimen", plus 1k-70k used, mostly fine, cat. $2057 (Cat No. 31-40) (Image)

Cat. $2057, Est.$500

1889 2k green, imperforate single, h.r., v.f., with handstamped guarantee. A rare stamp, cat. $800 (Cat No. 47a) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$500

1900 small beautifully illustrated, unfranked charity envelope addressed to St. Petersburg, red cross indicia on backflap, v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1915 (3 Oct) cover from Konstantinovka to Shlisselburg Prison, franked on back with 3k Arms and 7k Romanov, with oval censor handstamp on front, filing folds and some toning, fine usage to the infamous prison (Image)

Est.$150

1917 War charity labels, separated sheet of 64, some faults, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1917 selection of 12 different original black and white photographs incl. Kerensky with ministers, various funeral processions (burial of Cossacks, etc.), May 1 Holiday, First Days of the Revolution, various volunteers, also an additional photograph (same source) from Christiania, Norway, fine-v.f. and rare (Image)

Est.$500

1917 10r scarlet, green & gray, background shifted to bottom, 1919 cds, v.f., unpriced used (Cat No. 135a) (Image)

Est.$500

1922 5r on 20k blue & red, two cross gutter sheets of 100, one with only partial offset of basic stamp (bottom 10 stamps), the other fold-over at left, creating a significant variety, n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 216var) (Image)

Est.$250

1924 Definitives (typographed), 15k yellow, never hinged, well centered, several natural inclusions, endemic to this particular stamp, nice delicate color, imperceptible soiling at upper left, nevertheless still v.f. and rare never hinged stamp, cat. $40000 (Cat No. 287) (Image)

Cat. $40000, Est.$12,000

1924 3r red brown, green, perf. 13 1/2 : 10, never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles, v.f. and rare stamp, especially in this quality (Zagorsky 57A) cat. $5250 (Cat No. 292b) (Image)

Cat. $5250, Est.$2,500

1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, all on cards (128x72mm), including 1r and 2r "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff; both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another; plus "Triumphant Procession of Workers and Peasants" hand painted by artist K. Maximo, value tablets blank, v.f. and possibly unique (Image)

Est.$1,500

1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, two unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 10k value, frames reversed, both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another; various colors, fine and rare (Image)

Est.$750

1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1r gray and 2r blue and 2r gray "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff; some wrinkles, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$750

1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1r gray blue, 1r gold and 1r brown "Lenin" by artist N. Kotoff; some wrinkles, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$750

1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three different unaccepted designs, proposed sketches including 10k Train, 10k Factory and breaking chains of oppression, plus 15k Hammer & Sickle, all with simulated perforations, each on a different size card and affixed on a single sheet (page three of the "Competition for Postage Stamp of the October Revolution, 10th October" booklet), with a corresponding photo essay alongside, all numbered in red crayon, values inserted by hand, mostly fine-v.f. These designs were rejected because they resembled the already existing propaganda posters, plus the proposed denominations did not conform to the postal rates. A striking group of essays, possibly unique (Image)

Est.$1,500

1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, two unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1k and another with value tablets blank, frame and center superimposed on one another; various colors, fine and rare (Image)

Est.$750

1929 Industrial Production, artist signed (Ivanoff, Leningrad) drawing in brown, v.f., unique (Image)

Est.$300

1929 Industrial Production, artist drawing in brown, vertical format showing tractor at bottom, v.f., unique (Image)

Est.$300

1933 (1 Aug) small cover used locally in Moscow, attractive franking with eight stamps (one on reverse), v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1933 15th Anniversary of the Red Army, seven different unaccepted designs, imperforate photo proofs showing 3k-35k Army, Navy, Air Force, etc., v.f. (Image)

Est.$1,000

1932 Moscow Exhibition souvenir sheet of four (margins reduced to 150x114mm, issued size 169x119mm), unused without gum as issued, minor wrinkles and natural inclusions, corner creases, otherwise fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $19500 (Cat No. 485-86var) (Image)

Cat. $19500, Est.$4,000

1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperforate vertical pair with sheet margin at bottom, dried gum, with tiny thins at bottom margin only, v.f. and rare imperforate variety. Also included is a souvenir sheet of four (most "imperfs" are usually cut from the souvenir sheets) cat. $2850 (Cat No. 603b) (Image)

Cat. $2850, Est.$1,500