1858, Coat of Arms 10 k. brown/blue, Plate I, fair to large margins, just shaved at left, used with red circular cancel "DINABURG" (Dobin 1.09), tiny pen stroke on the oval, fine, rare coloured provisional postmark, certificate Leupold (2021)

10 k. brown/blue, Plate I, four good margins all around, used with triangular dotted cancel "335" from KIRGISHANSK, Perm government, fine, rare postal station cancellation

1857, Coat of Arms 10 k. brown/light blue, Plate II, very thin paper, an attractive horizontal pair, the right stamp with the rare plate flaw 'broken leg at base of P', close to very good margins, used with pen cancel removed and very slight surface rub, otherwise very fine. An extremely rare variety.

10 k. brown/blue, Plate II, fresh colours, good to large margins all around, tied by boxed cancel "REVEL 26 APRIL 1858" and additional pen stroke to an envelope to Finn in the area of Wisenberg (current Estonia), reverse arrival boxed "POLUCHENO 27 APRIL 1858" and intact wax seal; minor surface abrasion spot on the cover´s centre, still a very fine and attractive usage during the provisional cancellation period, sign. Pfenninger and certificate Leupold (2021)

20 k. Colour Proof in dark green/violet on watermarked paper, fresh colours, unused with large part original gum, very fine and very scarce

1858, 10 k. brown/blue, first printing on thicker paper, deep fresh colours, one tiny perf tip crease as often with this delicate issue, with special St Petersburg experimental cancel "1" (Baillie & Peel 2A1A), very fine and rare cancellation used only in February 1858

1858, Coat of Arms 10k. brown/blue, first priting on thicker paper, deep rich colours, watermark "1" shifted to the right, used with circular dotted "37" from REVAL, two insignificant perf creases and one short perf, still very fine and scarce variety

1858, 20 k. dark blue/yellow-orange, first printing on thick paper, fresh colours, well centered, used with oval dotted cancel "7" from RADZIWILOV, very fine, scarce border cancellation, sign. and certificate Mikulski (1983)

1858, 30 k. carmine-rose/dark yellow-green, first printing on thick paper, fresh intense colours, well centered and perforated, used with rectangular dotted cancel "434" from GZHATZK; one insignificant tip perf. crease at bottom, extremely fine, a rare stamp, sign. and certificate Mikulski (1983)

20 k. dark blue/yellow-orange, rich colours, used with circular dotted cancel "52" from TULA, one tiny perf tip crease, some remnants of original gum on back, fine and scarce, certificate Leupold (2021) 

20 k. dark blue/yellow-orange, fresh colours, well centered, used with circular dotted cancel "5" from VILNIUS, very fine

20 k. dark blue/yellow-orange, second printing on thinner paper, intense colours, used with circular dotted "1" from St PETERSBURG (Baillie & Peel Type 2A1B), a couple of tiny perf. creases, still fine and scarce, certificate Leupold (2021)

30 k. carmine-rose/yellowish-green, second printing on thinner paper, used with circular dotted "37" from REVEL, very fine, a rare stamp, sign. Richter and certificate Leupold (2021)

30 k. carmine-rose/yellowish-green, later printing on thinner paper, watermark "3" strongly shifted to the right, late use with cds. "1872", a couple of irregular perfs at top and one insignificant tone spot on reverse, fine and very rare 

1866, 30 k. carmine rose/yellow green and 1 k. black/yellow, both fresh intense colours, tied by cds. "YARANSK 19 DEC 1877" to registered envelope to a justice court in Vyatka, reverse arrival cds. "VYATKA 22 DEC. 1877", correct 2nd-step rate (16 kopek, plus registration 10 kopek + receipt 5 kopek); the 30 k. with one short perf., cover with some light aging, otherwise very fine and scarce

1902, 7 k. dark blue, postal forgery, perforated 11½ on wove paper, used with genuine post office cds., extremely fine, rare specialist item

PRIVATE PERFORATION: 1918, Arms 1 k. yellow-orange block of four, strip of three, pair and single, 5 k. carmine-brown vertical block of six, all with Private Rouletted Perforation, tied by cds. "PETROGRAD 1- 7. 18" together with 10 k. to reverse of a censored registered envelope to Lida, correctly franked at the 60 kopek tariff, with arrival receiver handstamp; cover with usual transportation traces, one vertical archival fold and slightly reduced at right, otherwise fine and very rare usage

1908, Coat of Arms 7 k. bright blue, essay showing three pearls in the bottom scroll, horizontal pair belted with sheet margins, on wove paper with varnish lines, fresh colours, no gum as issued, extremely fine, a rarity

1913, Romanov 5 r. brownish-black, neatly tied by cds. "TAGANROG 18 6 19" to a large registered commercial envelope to Rostov on Don, in combination with War Charity 10 k. and South Russia Don issue 25 k., reverse arrival cds. "ROSTOV ON DON 19 6. 19", cover with two minor tears and a couple of perf toned, otherwise fine. A rare combination franking and a late use of the 5 r Romanov, certificate Leupold (2021)

1921, Hunger Relief 2250 r. green on thin paper, fresh colours, left sheet margin, mint never hinged, extremely fine

1921, Hunger Relief 2250 r. dark green on thin paper, fresh colours, mint never hinged with the lower third of the adhesive ungummed due to production anomaly, extremely fine

1922, Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief 2000 r. green, tied by unclear cds. "11 22" on small fragment with Volga Hunger Relief 2250 r. green and Soviet Definitives, very fine, scarce late usage, signed Mikulski

FIRST DAY COVER: 1913, Romanov Postal Stationery envelope 7 k. brown, with superb cds. "S. PETERSBURG -2 1 13" to Libau, reverse arrival cds. "LIBAVA -4 1 13", very fine, a rare First Day usage of the Romanov Tercentenary issue

FISCAL STAMP USED AS POSTAGE: 1907, Revenue 5 k. red-brown, tied by cds. "SMOLENSK 1 12 12" to postcard to Grenoble, France, with alongside arrival cds. "GRENOBLE 16 12 12 ", some slight toning and a corner crease, still fine and rare usage, certificate Mandrovski (2012) (Standard-Nr. FM 18, Barefoot-Nr. 17)

CONSULAR STAMPS: 1913, Arms 2,25 r. blue/orange-red/green, fresh colours, complete sheet of 25, mint never hinged (some adherences in margins only), a few perf. separation and casual light creases, fine, most unusual (Barefoot-Nr. 11)