1857-58 20k blue & orange, used, very fine, rare, signed Calves (Image)

1858 Second Issue 10k tied to folded lettersheet by dotted 3-circle '1' of SPB, also boxed 30k....(.?) as well as alongside oval red S.PETERBURG ds, very fresh (Image)

1904 15k showing variety printed on gum side, in marginal pair, mint, very fine, scarce (Image)

1845-1917, Lot of of 130 documents from Pre-stamp to the end of the Empire period, frankings inland and abroad, parcel cards, etc., a fine lot (Image)

1856-2006, Mint & used collection of RUSSIA in two large boxes, incl. varieties, imperforate, etc., plus duplication

1857-1913, Ranges from 1857 10k (clear to large margins, pen cancelled), 1859 and 1864 set unused, some duplication (Image)

1858-1971 Collections from early issues through to modern with better sets, airs, some varieties, fairly complete 1950's including all the sheets

1858-79, Collection of 14 covers/stationery mounted on leaves and identified all with straight line cancels, fine group (Image)

1860-1991, Mint & used collection in album with useful values between 1920 & 1950 incl. 1949 Lenin Mausoleum min.sheet mnh, plus miscellaneous, etc.

1880-1917, Lot of ca125 covers and card from the Russian period showing a fine array of frankings and destinations (Image)

1880-1950, Most interesting group of 200+ covers in 6 albums incl. international correspondence, stationery, Red Cross, wrappers, Postcards, a nice selection of 29 registered covers, letter written by the Cronstadt Fortress Commandant, Inflation period, Censor, special cancellations, etc., from a Parisian estate

1880-1970, Hundreds of covers and cards with a good section of the 19th century Coat-of-Arms issues plus some later postal stationery envelopes

1892-1935, Collection of covers mounted on pages, starting with registered covers to France, 31 covers/cards with mute cancels from St Petersburg, imperforate stamps in 1926-32, etc., viewing recommended

1918-23, Soviet Republic issues: lot of 163 covers and cards in one stockbook showing a fascinating range of covers from this Inflationary period, many registered items and/or addressed abroad, mostly very fine (Image)

1919-1923, Most attractive collection on pages of CAUCASUS incl. Azerbaijan with surcharge and blocks of four, better ARMENIA with overprints, imperforate, blocks of four, Georgia incl. multiples, Batum, and other territories, see web (Image)

1922-1991, Most attractive collection on the Russian Airmails mounted on pages in 7 albums, displaying might & use stamps, blocks of four, covers, many Zeppelin covers, noted 1922 Consular mint stamps, 1935 San Francisco Flight, etc., showing a large array of material, superb, viewing recommended

1923-50, Soviet Union lot of 121 covers and cards, practically all commercially used, strength in airmail covers, also two "Malygin" covers, fine (Image)

1927-1949 Selection of better sets on2 A4 stockcards, mostly MNH, noted 1948 rare Ostrovskii set imperforate + New Years stamp 1970/71 strongly missperf.,used (Image)

1930-1948 SOVIET UNION & a few BOB: Duplication in small hand-made album & small folder stockbook, mostly mint hinged or MNH, also some covers & cards (Image)

1866 Folded lettersheets (2) dated inside Taganrog March 1866, via private steamer mail to Marseille, franked each 40C and forwarded to Malta, both arrival MALTA pmk at back, at front ship and Captain indication, scarce forwarder mail (Image)

Nizhni Novgorod: 1885 Envelope sent locally in Ardatov with 1878 5k red imperf. tied by blue ornamental Ardatov cds, two small stains at left, scarce, ex Faberge, cert. BPA (2000) (Image)