1863/1941 Covers Assortment, 21 covers or cards plus a few pieces of mint postal stationery, note 1909 registered cover Riga to USA (open three sides); 1917 "Vladivostok 154 Khabarovsk" railway cancel, 1920 with Georgia franking, 1925 registered post card, 1928/29 postcards from Bank for Foreign Trade with revenues affixed (4), etc., very mixed condition, VG-VF (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 500

1881/1922 Covers Selection, 4 covers; 1881 Registered to USA with 1879 7k (2)tied by partially struck cds, "Vom Ausland ++ber/ Bahnpost 11/ Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau/ Eigeschrieben" registry label, backstamped Moscow, NY City and Brooklyn; 1917 Samara to Switzerland military related and sent unfranked (30mm edge tear bottom center); 1921 to Switzerland with Offices in Turkey franking (Scott 327 strip of four), 1922 Odessa to USA registered with large franking attached to the back including 1922 7500r on 250r block of 50 (faults), mixed condition, VG-VF (Image)

CV. 500

B24-28, 1922 1k-10k "Philately for Children" Overprints, tied on surcharged entire with printed "????????? ?????" (Philately For Children) by light strikes of Moscow cds, light backstamps,F-VF (Scott $515 as used singles) (Image)

CV. 80

B39-40, B40a, B41-42, 1923 "Philately's Contribution to Labor" Overprints, tied by Moscow 1.5.1923 cancels (only day stamps were valid), F-VF and attractive (Scott $950 as used singles) (Image)

CV. 200

SUBSTANTIAL RUSSIA COLLECTION. 1850s1970s. 1000s of mint and used in a well-filled Scott specialty album with occasional covers and postal stationery mixed in, highlights include early Tsarist issues to 30k perf 14-+ and perf 12-+ incl. 1864 1k mint, 1913 Pportraits mint, Army of the Northwest mint plus the 3r and 5r trial printings with red ovpts both NH and signed, the 1922 surcharges including the 10,000r on 40r black with surcharge double (NH, small natural gum skips, signed; #195d), the 1920s Workers types incl. 1925/27 5r top value in block of four iwith vertical pairs imperf betweeen (signed), followed by the 1927 8k surcharges on postage dues with inverted on watermarked 10k blue and 14k brown mint (both signed; #364a, #365a) and scarce unwatermarked 1k red, 3k blue and 14k brown all NH; leading on to better 1930s issues incl. Mendeleev NH, Spartacist Games complete used and mint (regum or NH), etc. extensive back of the book with semi-postals, airposts, Wenden, Post Offices in China incl. postal stationery, Post Offices in the Ottoman Empire from the 1863 #1 through steamship local ovpts, many Wrangel ovpts, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Batum, Georgia, Ukraine tridents, Czech legion post, Siberia, Mongolia, usual mixed condition with some dubious as usual, mostly F-VF, a highly recommended viewing, allow plenty of time.rn

CV. 5,000

RUSSIA ASSORTMENT. 3 stock books and a stack of counter pages representing the balance of a large Russian holding, a work in progress accumulation with considerable merit, especially for the Tsarist era for varieties and postmark studies; there are 1000s of stamps here pre-1917 including high value multiples, as well as dozens of 19th and early 20th century covers, some well researched, some not. An outstanding opportunity to work and break down for several dozens of potential individual lots.rn

CV. 750

RUSSIA SELECTION. hundreds of mint and used with the strength predominantly in pre-1920 issues in stock sheets, starting with an impressive page of the early Tsarist issues incl. #1 10k imperf pen-canceled, 1858/64 perf 12-+ issues complete used to 30k, 1865s complete used to 30k incl shades, further laid paper types to 30k values incl. vertically laid varieties of 1866/82 nearly complete used, etc, through to the Revolutionary period with 1917 imperf 10r NH wing margin single, 1922/23 Hammer and Sickle surcharges with unlisted inverted 30r on 50k imperf, etc. usual mixed condition with most F-VF

CV. 400

RUSSIA SPECIALIZED POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION. over 5,000 pieces ranging from about the 1950s/80s, extremely specialized with a wide variety of cachets, colors, watermarks, papers, etc, some used (mix of postal and commemorative cancels) but the vast majority mint, much topical interest including space, sports, country views, Olympics, and architecture, generally F-VF, a fascinating collection worth viewing. Four cartons.

CV. 250

SOVIET RUSSIA COVERS ASSORTMENT, 1940/64. 24 covers or cards and incl postal stationery, ppc, registered mail, airmail, military, etc. with variety of frankings and cancels, also note incoming from No Vietnam, mixed condition, VG-Fine

CV. 100

RUSSIA COVERS ASSORTMENT, 1890s/1920s. mostly Empire period covers (8), ppc (5), large fragment of registered censored mail and a small fragment with three stamps tied by 1900 Port Arthur cancels, useful array of different cancels and frankings, note attractive 1910 commercial registered cover to USA, etc., very mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 75

RUSSIA COVERS AND POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION. two volumes with 160 1958/63 cacheted FDC and philatelic covers incl postal stationery and with plenty of topical appeal, generally fresh and F-VF, view to appreciate

CV. 60