Russia, Collection, 1857-1973, in bulging Scott Specialty album & several additional albums, mostly used, very strong & quite complete, including #1, 2-4, near complete thereafter, with additional varieties, group of numeral cancels including Moscow Local Postal Service in circle, star, triangle, square, etc; various paper & plate varieties, including vertically laid 24a, 26a; nice 39-40; various multiples thru 1912; interesting Army of the Northwest including red overprint on 1r, 3.5r, 5r & 7r all signed twice, also another group of forgeries; continuing with commemoratives and regulars complete thereafter for the period; also good souvenir sheets Lenin's Tomb, Stalin Birthday and others complete; 1950 Buildings; semipostals complete with varieties; airmails also complete lacking San Francisco Flight C68; another bulging volume with Zemstvos, Soviet Republics, Armenia, Wenden, Georgia, Siberia, Ukraine including many Trident overprints, Czech Legion Poat, Crete, Batum, South Russia, Tannu Tuva, Podolia; and much more; also another album with Russian Offices in China, extensive Offices in Turkish Empire including ROPIT railroad cancels, many other cancels, a few interesting covers, Wrangel Issues with many varieties; a seldom seen display of much very elusive material, a closer evaluation by the specialist will reveal many surprises. Estimate  $7,500 - 10,000. $0