1775 (20 Mar) FL to Beaune ("en Bourgogne"), with framed "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.02 = 8 points), endorsed "fco Wesel", red "Par Maseyck" handstamp alongside, scarce combination marking, ms charge "44" (kopecks) on back (Image)

Est.US$200

1781 (30 Sep) FL to Dresden, with straight line "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.01B = 8 points), endorsed "pr Barouth", ms charge markings on back, fine letter (Image)

Est.US$150

1785 (15 Aug) FL to Lyon, with bold "MOSCOV" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.02A = 7 points), endorsed "fco Wesel", ms "frW", "Maseyck" forwarding hs alongside, various charge markings, some overall ageing, fine (Image)

Est.US$100

1786 (3 Nov) FL to Dresden, with straight line "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.01B = 8 points), endorsed "pr Barouth", ms charge markings on back, fine letter (Image)

Est.US$150

1790 (4 Oct) FL to Hodimont, Belgium ("pres d'Aix la Chapelle"), with straight line "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.01B = 8 points), endorsed "frW" (franco Wesel), intact wax seal and charge markings, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1855 10k stationery entire envelope, indicia on backflap, canceled by pen, with bilingual "Jacobstadt 1855 Mar 27" (day filled in by hand) departure, sent to Riga, with framed "Polucheno" arrival, all markings on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1858 10k brown & blue, imperforate plate proof on thin, unwatermarked paper, margins all around, v.f., ex-Liphschutz and Bianchi collections (Image)

Est.US$500

1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, unused, large part original gum, h.r., fresh and fine, signed Diena, with 1958 Diena and 2015 Buchsbayew certificates. A rare and undercatalogued stamp in unused condition, cat. $14000 (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Cat. $14000, Est.US$7,500

1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" in oval of dots and used on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Riga, red 8 May, 1858 departure at bottom, with 10 May framed "Polucheno" arrival datestamp on back, fine (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.US$200

1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, perfectly centered example with large, even margins all around, neatly canceled "69" in rectangle of dots, fresh and v.f. A beautiful stamp (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, slightly rounded upper right corner, canceled "Vologda" 5 March 1871, very late usage of Russia No.4 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Est.US$500

1858 10k brown & blue, block of six, brilliant colors and bright, white gum, h.r. at top, two outer stamps at bottom n.h., fresh and beautiful block, ex-Mertens and Mikulski (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1858 10k brown & blue, block of six, h.r. at top, two stamps n.h. at bottom, some perf. separations at left, fine and very rare multiple, ex-Mikulski (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1863 5k black & blue, block of eight, three stamps n.h., others h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $307 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $307, Est.US$150

1865 10k brown & blue, tied by "St. Petersburg 23 Dec. 1864" pmk on FL to Helsingfors, additional departure pmk in red, boxed "ANK" arrival at top, v.f. A philatelic curiosity, used six months before the actual issue date of this stamp (June 1865) (Cat No. 15) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1866 1k-30k (horizontally laid paper), sheet margin blocks of four (3k, 5k, 10k and 30k sheet corner margin blocks), n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and beautiful set of blocks (catalogued as singles) cat. $3260 (Cat No. 19-25) (Image)

Cat. $3260, Est.US$1,800

1866-70 1k yellow orange & black, groundwork inverted, canceled "Mitawa", 1883 cds, well centered and unusually fresh, v.f., rare and undercatalogued error, with Mikulski certificate, ex-Ferrari (Lot 497) cat. $5500 (Cat No. 19d) (Image)

Cat. $5500, Est.US$5,000

1871 FL from Moscow to Paris, franked with 3k, 5k and 20k Arms (horizontally laid paper), tied by "Pochtowyj Wagon No.1-2" Mail car cancels, with St. Petersburg transit, red "Aus Russland Franco" and "P.D.", blue French entry and red crayon markings, fine cover, signed Bloch (Image)

Est.US$150

1872 (11 May) outer FL from St. Petersburg to Lyon, franked with 3x1k orange & black (horizontally laid paper), used in combination with 5k lilac & black and 20k blue & orange, both vertically laid paper, tied by departure pmks, with red "PD", blue French entry pmk, transit and arrival markings on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine combination franking (Image)

Est.US$500

1876 (24 June) registered cover from Moscow to Berlin, franked on back with 1k and two each 3k and 8k, with "von Auslande uber Bahnpost 18 Bromberg-Berlin" registry label and arrival pmk, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1878 (26 Jan) small cover franked with single 8k carmine & gray, vertically laid paper, used from Odessa to Marseille, with transit and arrival pmks, v.f., with Liapine certificate. A rare single franking usage abroad (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1889 5k carmine and green, perforated essay, unadopted octagonal design, v.f. and beautiful item, signed Mikulski (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1889 5k Prussian blue & lilac, perforated essay, unadopted octagonal design, v.f. and beautiful item, signed Mikulski (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1891 registered 5k stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 1k, 4k, 5k (2) and 10k Arms, paying 30k from St. Petersburg to Bucharest, additional departure and faint arrival pmks on back, minor toning, otherwise fine and attractive 5-color franking (Image)

Est.US$250

1909 Tsar Nicholas II, perforated Mouchon essay in gray black, value tablet and inscriptions blank at bottom, v.f., rare (Image)

Est.US$3,000