Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 748
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:284 Symbol: Russia, Captivating Complete Collection, 1852-1916, beautifully presented and clearly annotated on quadrille pages in a Scott brown binder; begins with two pre-stamp envelopes (used) plus a stampless folded letter sheet from Mariupol to Genoa, and continues with an apparently complete collection of Tsarist issues, mint or used, with many additionally present on-cover; note several varieties, including #20d ("V" background rather than "3", mint single plus used on cover, with 2013 Basel certificate), 10k Coat-of-Arms with inverted background (#60a, two covers), laid paper varieties, etc.; postal history includes local, domestic and foreign usages, postal stationery, a picture post card or two, etc., the collection culminating in a lovely holding of positional multiples, plus part- and full-panes, Very Fine overall, a truly lovely collection; see it all online to judge for yourself. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000 (Image) Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:285 Symbol: Russia, Extensive and Valuable Offices and States Collection, 1880-1920, all on fully identified and priced #102 cards neatly arranged on stockpages in a Safe binder; singles, pairs, strips, blocks, gutter pairs and blocks, they're all here, mint and/or used, with a wealth of cancel types and locales—and even more when it comes to varieties; note Offices in China and the Turkish Empire, plus States including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Siberia, South Russia and Tannu Tuva; overprints inverted and doubled, background color inverted, offsets, imperforate and part-perf varieties, even a few sheets; approximately retail value of $14,500, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, a world of fun; imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image) Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:286 Symbol: Russia, Impressive Postal History Collection, 238 items in total, all neatly presented on two-pocket pages in a binder, spanning the Tsarist and Soviet era to the late 1950s/early 1960s; several attractive stampless covers or folded letter sheets start the collection, with strong Coat-of-Arms issue usages including solo, multiple and mixed frankings; good postal stationery, picture post cards including from the Caucasus, propaganda and advertising covers (several Intourist "Visit the USSR" covers), a 2k Wenden tied on cover by manuscript cancel; WWI censor, an uncommon "Young Men's Christian/Association/in Russia/Harbin, Manchuria" corner card cover franked by perforated 14k and 15k plus imperforate 1R Coat-of-Arms issues, all tied by Cyrillic Manchuria cancels; loads of Registered usages, domestic and international destinations, a "Unified Russia" imperforate set on cover, and much more—some rather uncommon, Very Fine on the whole, an interesting lot; see it all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image) Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:287 Symbol: Russia, Collection of Coat-of-Arms Issue Full Sheets, fresh and largely sound holding of 45 different sheets housed in an oversized Paramount mint sheet album; one Semi-Postal at the end, otherwise all Imperial Coat-of-Arms values, some duplicated but showing distinct color varieties; note various marginal inscriptions; paper, watermark and varnish varieties; different plate combinations; even a group of imperforate sheets; a few with separations but surprisingly solid for their age, Very Fine, a great lot for the dealer or specialized collector alike. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image) Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
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Lot No:288 Symbol:o/
View a video of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,200-1,500 (Image) Suggested Bid $1,200-1,500
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:289 Symbol: Russia, Wide-ranging and Useful Dealers Stock, held in five stockbooks or albums, plus glassines; some Tsarist Coat-of-Arms issues, but majority of holding unsurprisingly from the Soviet era; material neatly arranged in catalogue order, with some identified; note partial or full sheets (some mint from both eras, some Soviet CTO), loads of singles with strong duplication, a stockbook of souvenir sheets (most mint/never hinged) also duplicated, a clamshell-cased Lindner hingeless album for 1950-56 decently filled, a set of Mystic Stamp Company post-Soviet Russia pages (most still in their original shrink wrapping), plus glassines of identified mint in blocks; a worthy lot for the bourse or online dealer, Very Fine overall. Shipping charges apply - weight 25.6 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image) Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:290 Symbol: Russia, Specialized Philatelic Exchange Issue Collection, neatly presented and annotated on quadrille pages in a springback binder; comprises single stamps mint and used, ten covers illustrating usages, plus blocks and part-sheets; the collector separates and notes issues by perforation and overprint types, and had an eye for varieties, with numerous lettering, frame and other printers' gaffes noted; exceptionally clean throughout, and a wonderful look at this fascinating episode of Soviet philately, Very Fine, well worth review online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image) Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:291 Symbol: Russian Offices in China, Gold Medal Harbin Issue Collection, 1920, a superior Gold Medal Collection from the Vadim Ustinovsky holdings comprised of 188 mint and 24 used surcharged stamps all housed with descriptions on quadrille pages and containing a plethora of varieties in full panes plus inverts, double surcharges, multiple rare cancellations such as Manchuria and Station Ekho; excellent quality throughout with full o.g. and nicely cancelled used; a certain enhancement to any collection of Russian Offices or quick online sales from these hard-to-find issues, Very Fine overall, be sure to see images online. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image) Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:292 Symbol: Russian Offices in China, Imperial Stamps Used in the Russian Offices in China, 1899-1921, a totally unique Gold Medal Collection from Vadim Ustinovsky, comprising 95 used stamps in singles, pairs, blocks plus one complete sheet with six labels and very scarce postal history pieces; cancellations include Harbin-Mukden, Vladivostok-Shanghai, Steamship Hurbin-Pristan, Kalgan border, Manchurian border and much more; we also note the very rare CER stations Kuanchendzy and Handackhetze markings; a few flaws as to be expected, but generally sound, generally Fine to Very Fine, see our online images to fully appreciate; one that cannot be duplicated. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image) Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:293 Symbol: Russian Offices in China, Ex-Gold Medal Collection, 1917-20, a simply wonderful collection of almost 200 mint and used stamps from the superb Gold Medal Collections of Vadim Ustinovsky; contains Russian China Offices from the Fourth Issue, deeply specialized including double and inverted overprints, various scarce cancellations including Bukhedu, Hailar, Yaomyn and more, all presented and well-described in style on quadrille pages; superior condition, mint generally full o.g. with clean used, Fine to Very Fine, online images will allow you to fully appreciate this holding. View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image) Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:294 Symbol: Russian Offices in China, Gold Medal Collection, 1899-1904, a small but certainly powerful collection from the Gold Medal Vadim Ustinovsky Collections, beginning with a pre-philatelic cover from Kashgar to Tientsin followed by a splendid showing of neatly displayed 60 mint and used stamps including singles, pairs, blocks, imperforates, perfin "Obrazets", superior cancellations, etc., all mounted in style on quadrille pages, mostly Very Fine, be sure to see images online. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image) Suggested Bid $750-1,000
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