Russia, 1949 Lenin's Mausoleum souvenir sheet. Nice fresh sheet, hinged in the corners, with a few gum bends as normal, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1327a  $500. $0 (Image)

Russia, 1949 Lenin's Tomb souvenir sheet, Imperf. Lovely fresh example, few minor gum bends, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, very scarce imperforate. Scott No. 1327a  $700. $0 (Image)

Russia, 1950 Moscow Buildings complete. Bright fresh set, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott No. 1518-1525  $250. $0 (Image)

Russia, 1964, 1r green Olympics souvenir sheet. 2 examples, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, scarce issue (see note after Scott #2926). Scott No. 2926a  $350. $0 (Image)

Russia, 1987, 5k-35k WWF Polar Bear Minature Sheet. Complete sheets of 8, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a scarce and undercataloged set. Scott No. 5541a-5544a  $760. $0 (Image)

Russia, Airmail, 1935, 1r on 10k Moscow-San Francisco Flight surcharge. Pristine example, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. and attractive; with official Soviet handstamp. Scott No. C68  $1,250. $0 (Image)

Russia, Airmail, 1935, 1r on 10k Moscow-San Francisco Flight surcharge. Pristine example, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. and attractive; with official Soviet handstamp. Scott No. C68  $1,250. $0 (Image)

Russia, Airmail, 1935, 1r on 10k Moscow-San Francisco Flight surcharge. Neatly cancelled on piece, Very Fine and choice; signed Bloch. Scott No. C68  $1,250. $0 (Image)

Russia, Airmail, 1935, 1r on 10k Moscow-San Francisco Flight surcharge, small "f". Pristine example, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. centering; with official Soviet handstamp. Scott No. C68b  $1,800. $0 (Image)

Russia, Collection, 1857-1955. Extensive mint and used collection housed in 7 Lighthouse hingeless albums and 2 additional albums, near complete for the period including #1 used (pen cancel) plus several duplicates, 1858-70 Coat of Arms issues *&o with numerous duplicates; later Eagle & Post Horns same; Romanov set mint (2) and duplicates *&o 1920's issues in abundance; 1930's issues typically with several mint & used sets of each, 1940's & 1950's same; all souvenir sheets missing only Lenin's Tomb 1949; Airpost including Zeppelins same; excellent showing of Offices in Turkish Empire including #1 mint with duplicates; earlies with some mixed condition, generally F-VF, careful evaluation strongly recommended to ascertain true value of this terrific accumulation. Estimate  $5,000 - 7,500. $0

Russia, Collection, 1870-1917. Neatly arranged in black acetate stockbook and pages, many hundreds of stamps, a trove for cancels and varieties, also some B-O-B and revenues, excellent for the specialist, please inspect. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

Russia, Collection, 1889-1992. Neatly mounted in Scott Specialty album and stockbook, much cancelled to order as usual but some nice mint sets from the 1930's, scattered mint onwards, worth more careful examination. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

Russia, Collection, 1956-90. Continuation of the first section of this splendid collection, this housed in 10 Lighthouse hingeless albums, stuffed with mint and used with duplication; appears complete for the period. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0

Russia, Collection. Useful collection mint and used from Tsarist issues onwards with 1858 types to 30kop with light oval cancel, higher values to 7 rbs, further definitives through to turn of the century onto the revolutionary period with lots of imperfs, useful later 1920s/early 1930s Zeppelins, etc., should be viewed. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0

Russia, Collection. Mostly used collection from 1864 onwards inc 20 and 30 kop, 1883 to 20 kop, 1889/1910 to 7rbs, next page with various Wenden and other back of the book as well as further imperf issues inc blocks of four, also Wrangels etc.; please inspect. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

Russia, Cover Collection, 1870-1940. Interesting group of 42 covers, about 1/2 are from a correspondence from Odessa to Loano, Italy, dating from the early 1870's, with some colorful frankings and variety postal markings; the balance are an eclectic lot including several 1917 Red Cross prisoner of war items, a few postal stationery, etc; condition varies but generally Fine to Very Fine, specialists please inspect. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Russia, Covers. Lot of 11 early items, good variety including newspapers made into envelopes, etc; interesting, please inspect. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0

Russia, Group. On stockpages in binder, including errors, souvenir sheets, etc.; inspect. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0

Russia, Sheet Accumulation, 1948-77. Holding of commemoratives and definitives, mint virtually all in complete sheet format with a total of 31 sheets, cataloging in 1999 at over 10,000 marks in Michel (about $7,000). Some of the values represent 'key' denominations of various series up to 2r, also airmails, se-tenants, etc. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

Russia, Varieties Accumulation. In stockbook, including various printing & perf shifts, perf varieties to be checked, etc.; inspect. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

Russian Post Offices Abroad, Collection, 1899-1921. Fairly comprehensive representation on Scott Specialty pages, with Offices in China and Turkish Empire, including mint and used, some duplication, cancellations, blocks of 4, etc; should be examined by the specialist; condition generally fine to very fine, owner's Scott catalog value $3,503. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0