1861 10 (+1) kopecks dark grey stationery envelope Mi U7A, mint *, some toning, ex Fabergé (Image)

1887 Obratnayar Raspiska of Odessa Frontier Post Office sent from Kirsanov with paper seal of Kirsanov post office, some filing faults as visible but scarce item (Image)

1902 - 1908 collection of St. Petersburg cancellations on postal items, over 70 items in album (Image)

1913 very fine cover addressed to Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, sent from Norway to yacht Polar Star in Denmark (Image)

1916 scarce train cancellation Manchuria 261 Harbin, on a stationery card to Sweden to Plaski komitet, censorship strike (Image)

1917 correctly franked card written from Saratov 24 Ocotber 1917 (last day of provisional government), also a 1920 Saratov cover using an improvised R label and franked 10 roubles on reverse with revalued Arms stamps, this cover ex Robert Taylor (Image)

Eight old auction items, total of 14 postal items from 19th century to 1941, old starting prices over 200€ (Image)