1858, 10k brown and blue, perforation 14½x15, thick paper with watermark numeral ''1'', bottom left ''0'' with thickening at right (looks like a keyhole), tied by experimental ''1'' inside three concentric circles dotted cancellation with extra dots in front and behind ''1'' (type 2, used from February to June of 1858), fresh and VF (Image)

1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 14½x15, printed on thin paper with watermark numeral ''2'', neat dotted cancellation, perfectly centered with intact perforation, VF, C.v. $1,700 (Image)

1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 14½x15, printed on thick paper with watermark numeral ''2'', large part of ''Nizhegor. Yarm'' (N. Novgorod Trade Fair) cancellation, minor perf irregularities at top, deep colors, VF and very rare pre-philatelic Yarmarka marking, especially on the early stamp (Image)

1860-70, 10k brown and blue, perforation 12½, group of 15 plus one stamp of 10k on horizontally laid paper, various circular (8), flat-sided hexagon (5), truncated triangle (1) and rectangular (2, including ''597'' – Nukha, Shemakha Prov.) dotted cancellations, some perf defects mentioned, still fine and interesting group (Image)

1866-70, 1k-30k, complete set of six printed on horizontally laid paper, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1866, 5k black and grayish blue, printed on horizontally laid paper, cancelled on a piece by Moscow oval marking ''2'' (rounded top and flat bottom) inside large dots, fresh and VF, ex-Mehrtens, Faberge, scarce so nice (Image)

1866, 30k carmine and green, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom sheet margin block of four, top right stamp with a spot over ''3'' in oval ''za 3 lota'', bottom right with broken line of the cloak at left, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1872, 20k blue and orange, printed on vertically laid paper, used on entire wrapper from Moscow to St. Petersburg, all appropriate markings and wax seal, VF and very scarce stamp on cover, ex-Faberge (Image)

1879, 7k gray and rose, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom margin block of four, upper left stamp has broken left posthorn variety, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $200 for stamps w/o variety (Image)

1902-05, 13th and 17th issues per Russian Specialized Catalogs, 1k-7r and 1k-7k, two complete sets of nine and five respectively on vertically laid paper, representing different backgrounds of 1k-7k stamps, most with sheet margins, nice condition, full OG, generally NH (top stamps of one block of 2k, 5k and 7k are LH), VF and very difficult assemblage (Image)

1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, printed on vertically laid paper, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $640++ (Image)

1908, perforated proof of 10k in light blue, block of four printed on ungummed paper with vertical varnish lines, significantly different design from issued stamps – inner oval has triple instead of double line at top, two curls at each side of the top ribbon ''Pochtovaya Marka'', side curls of the outer oval forming by one instead of two lines and etc., nice centering and very fresh, VF and extremely rare multiple, enclosed an issued stamp in pale blue to avoid misleading (Image)

1909, perforated proof of 15k in light blue, printed on paper with vertical varnish lines, perfect centering with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by W. Pohl (Image)

1913, Romanov Dynasty, Alexander III, imperforated proof of central vignette of 3k in carmine, size 29x62mm, printed on thick chalk surfaced thin card, no gum as produced, hinged, VF and scarce (Image)

1913, Romanov Dynasty, Nicholas II, imperforated die proof of central vignette of 10k in dark blue, size 48x63mm, printed on chalk-surfaced thin card, no gum as produced, VF and rare, ex-N. Epstein (Image)

1913, Romanov Dynasty, Alexander I, imperforated die proof of central vignette of 20k in olive green, size 38- 40x78mm, printed on chalk-surfaced thin card, no gum as produced, pencil initials at bottom, VF and scarce, ex- Norman Epstein (Image)

1915, Romanov Dynasty money stamp, Alexander I 20k olive green, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforated block of 24 (6x4) with double impression, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce multiple (Image)

1915-16, Romanov Dynasty money stamps, 20k olive green and 3k carmine rose, each one with offset of reversal text on the face variety, no gum as produced, NH, VF (Image)

1917, 2k-10r, imperforated set of 16 (less 1k and 20k, with additional 14k unissued in this set), each one with partial perfin ''Obrazets'', balanced to enlarged, full OG, apparently all are NH, F/VF and very rare stamps from the Postal Archives, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky (Image)

1917, 10r scarlet, yellow and gray, right sheet margin imperforated block of 12 (4x3), folded once between 3rd and 4th vertical rows, each stamp is different, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,200++ (Image)

1919, 3.50r maroon and green, 7r green and pink, two imperforated values in corner sheet margin blocks of four printed on paper with horizontal varnish lines, completely flawless quality pieces, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare set of blocks, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, this lot had been sold in our Auction #73 for $17,250 including Auction's commission, C.v. $24,400, Standard Cat. #R08-09, C.v. 2,100,000P=US$28,000 as singles (Image)

Collections. NEAT STARTING COLLECTION ON SCOTT ALBUM PAGES: 1858-1918, about 230 mostly mint stamps (17 used), starting with No.2 (used), 5 and 10 unused, mint 19-25 31-38, 41-45, 46-53, 55/70, 73-86 in gutter pairs, 88- 104, 119-35 and etc., some flaws mentioned, generally nice unit, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is about $4,000 (Image)

Collections. GROUP OF BETTER ITEMS: 1905-17, Russo-Japanese War Charity 3+1k-10+1k (OG, NH), Romanov Dynasty 1k-$5 (OG, hinged) and 22 money stamps, including 4 used values and some color shades, fresh and F/VF (Image)

Collections. MOSCOW CITY AND LOCAL DISPATCH OFFICES: 1858-83, 36 items, including nine postal stationery envelopes, representing four pieces with ''2'' inside circular dotted markings and 32 with number inside oval dotted cancellations, including No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, three not identified items, various franking and arrival handstamps, F/VF, Est. $900-$1,200 (Image)

Collections. COLLECTION OF MOSCOW CITY TELEGRAPH OFFICES: 1886-1917, 54 postal history items representing 24 different telegraph offices from No.2 to No.64, including 9 stationery envelopes, letter cards and wrappers, 8 receipts and 10 telegrams, minor conveyance flaws possible, still nice looking unit, F/VF, Est. $1,200-$1,500 (Image)