1858 Stampless entire from Moscow to Paris, paying the "11" kopeck rate with black handstamp and red boxed "Aus Russland" alongside, showing clear transit of Valenciennes in blue, departure and arrival bs, fine (Image)

1858 10k Brown & blue imperf. with partial boxed ds (Odessa?), just clear to good margins, paper adherence on reverse, fine, cert. Farberov (Zag. €1'400, Mi. €1'000) (Image)

10k brown and blue, close to good margins, neatly tied by pencross cancel, on 1858 folded entire from Mitau to St.Petersburg, very fine
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1858 20k Dark Blue & Orange unused (looks regummed), one short perf., fine and fresh (Zag. €1'200, Mi. €750) (Image)

A MAJOR MONGOLIAN RARITY ULYASUTAI: 1914 Envelope sent registered to Sweden, franked with Romanov 7k strip of three, paying the single foreign rate plus registration (overfranked by 1k), tied by Ulyasutai 7.8.14 (type 1, rated RRR) cds, with a Russian reg’n label (type not recorded by Hellrigl), with St. Petersburg and Stockholm bs, with two attractive way seal on reverse, a unique destination and an important (Image)

AN IMPORTANT ROMANOV USAGE URGA: 1913 Envelope sent registered to Sweden, franked with Romanov 25k vertical pair and Russia Arms 10k blue, paying the triple foreign rate plus registration, tied by Urga 6.2.13 type 6 cds, with a Russian reg’n label (type not recorded by Hellrigl) and a reg’n label in French (type 13, rated RR), reverse with St. Petersburg and Stockholm bs, top of back flap missing, also showing postal seal of the Mongolian horse post, this seal illustrating a horse plus two doors = horse post from door to door, with Russian Post from Russian post office in Urga. The postal routes for the Mongolian horse post were to Ulyasutai and also to the south, a very rare mixed transportation in Mongolia and to a rare destination, previously only two covers and a card known with two registration labels according to “The Postal History of Mongolia,” pg.7, by Hellrigl (Image)

AN IMPORTANT ROMANOV USAGE URGA: 1913 Envelope sent registered to Sweden, franked with Romanov 4k strip of four & single, 20k two singles, paying the triple foreign rate plus registration, tied by Urga 26.2.13 type 6 cds, with a Russian reg’n label (type not recorded by Hellrigl) and a reg’n label in French (type 13, rated RR), with St. Petersburg and Stockholm bs, plus enclosed letter and in addition showing on reverse postal seal of the Mongolian horse post, this seal illustrating a horse plus two doors = horse post from door to door, with Russian Post from Russian post office in Urga. The postal routes for the Mongolian horse post were to Ulyasutai and also to the south a very rare mixed transportation in Mongolia, previously only two covers and a card known with two registration labels according to “The Postal History of Mongolia,” pg.7, by Hellrigl (Image)

A RARE REGISTERED USAGE FROM URGA URGA: 1912 Envelope sent registered to Sweden, franked with Russia Arms 2k green (3), 3k rose, 4k red and 7k paying the single foreign rate plus registration, tied by Urga 29.7.12 type 6 cds, with a Russian reg’n label and a reg’n label in French (type 13, rated RR), reverse with St. Petersburg and Stockholm bs, also showing postal seal of the Mongolian horse post, this seal illustrating a horse plus two doors = horse post from door to door, with Russian Post from Russian post office in Urga. The postal routes for the Mongolian horse post were to Ulyasutai and also to the south, a very rare mixed transportation in Mongolia and to a rare destination, previously only two covers and a card known with two registration labels according to “The Postal History of Mongolia,” pg.7, by Hellrigl (Image)

1922 Consular Airmails mint group of 5 incl. type I 24M on 3R (2 examples), type II 120M on 2.25R mint nh, type II 600m on 3R, type III 600M on 3R, plus two forgeries, fine to very fine (Mi. €670+)

1926 Esperanto Congress complete set of two values, both in mint blocks of four, 14k with faults, scarce in blocks (Mi. 311A-312A, Standard 151-152, Liapin 223-224, Zverev & Gilmanov 153-154 €500) (Image)

1927 14k Esperanto IMPERFORATE on gummed paper without watermark in corner margin block of 4, left pair mint hinge remainder, right pair MNH - hinge remainder in margin only, a beautiful and rare block, signed ROMEKO (Image)

1933 Red Banner perf. 9 1/2 mint lh, well centred, very fine and scarce (Zag. €4'800, Mi. €2'000) (Image)

1933 In Memory of Murder of Communist Leaders, complete set of three values in mint blocks of 4, 5k light trace of hinge and a couple of light creases, else very fine, scarce in blocks (Mi. 450-452, Standard 338-340, Liapin 2010 398-400 €1'000, Zverev & Gilmanov 342-344 €500) (Image)

1934 Anniversary of Civil Aviation 10k green, without watermark, mint IMPERFORATE BETWEEN pair, fine and an important variety (Mi. 463ZUMs, Standard 351Pa €4'800, Liapin 411, Zverev & Gilmanov 355pe, €3'250 for hinged) (Image)

1934 Mendeleev complete mint set of four value, mint with some gum flaws, mixed to very fine (Mi. 476-479, Standard 369-372, €660, Liapin 429-432, Zverev & Gilmanov 373-376, €700)

1935 Levanevsky Moscow - San Francisco flight 1R mint small hinge trace, showing position 13 variety: no leg on Russian p of Francisco, signed twice Sov. Phil. Assoz., Standard € 1'100 (Image)

1935 Memorial Issue for Soviet Leaders 4k violet IMPERFORATE, unused no gum, fresh, very fine and scarce (Mi 540B, €300, Standard 433Pa, €240, Liapin 2010 493I, Zverev & Gilmanov 437b €300) (Image)

1935 Pioneers complete set in mint blocks of four, all but 5k (13 3/4) are perforation 11, 10k with surface adhesions, 5k with gum faults, 2k with crease, else fine and scarce (Mi. 542A-544A, 545C, 546A-547A, Standard 435-437, 438A, 439-440, Liapin 2010 495-497, 498A, 499-500, Zverev & Gilmanov 439-441, 442A, 443-444, € 2'900+) (Image)

1937 Architecture 3k, 5k, 20k to 50k, each in mint nh blocks of four, all but one with sheet margins or corner margins, 40k with gum flaw on one stamp, 3k with horiz. crease, fresh, very fine (Mi. 558A-59A, 562A-565A, Standard 460-461, 464-467, Liapin 511-512, 515-518, Zverev & Gilmanov 456-457, 460-463, €1'700+) (Image)

1946 Moscow Scenes 10k mint hr with variety imperofrate at foot, very fine (Zag. €470) (Image)

Zemstvos. BUGULMA (Samara Government): 1883 Envelope from Taschlow addressed to Bugulma, bearing bear 2 kop green cancelled by blue rural oval cancel, fine
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NIKOLSK (Vologda Government): 1907 (25.2) Envelope bearing on reverse 1897 2 kop multicoloured cancelled by violet boxed ds and Imperial 7 kop. cancelled by cds, fine
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SAPOJOK (Ryazan Government): 1888 Envelope to Saposhok bearing on reverse 5 kop, black and red cancelled by ink cross, fine
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SHADRINSK (Perm Government): 1908 (10.3) Envelope from village in the Shadrinsk district, bearing on reverse 1905 3 kop multicoloured cancelled by violet barred double circle and Imperial 7 kop. cancelled by cds, fine
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URZHUM (Viatka Government): 1914 Postal card bearing 2 kop. brown with Imperial 3 kop alongside, both tied cds cancels, fine
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