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7098

1871, from Moscow to Geneva, Switzerland, three-color franking with 10 kopek blue and brown, 5 kopek black on lilac and 3 kopek black on green definitive issues of Russia, all showing imperial eagle design, cancelled with MOSKVA cds, red circular FRANCO 71 handstamp on front indicating full prepayment at origin, reverse bears two MOSKVA transit cds in black, red rhomboid MOSKVA handstamp, small black GENEVE 17 MAI 71 arrival cds, correctly franked for the foreign letter rate via direct Russian-Swiss mail route, excellent example of early post-Franco-Prussian War correspondence from Russia to Western Europe, VF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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7099

1898, 3 K red postal stationary from Russia with 1x5C postage due and 2x5C from 1882 issue from Switzerland, the stationary runs from KIEW/today Ukraine to Geneve - address crossed out and then redirected to London, cancelled KIEW and GENEVE, with 5/05 blue tax remarks, very interesting stationary with insufficient franking and then additional postage to London, scarce and exceptional item, VF-XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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7102

65I

1910, 3k, red, on postal card sent to TIFLIS, cancelled with double oval ship cancel from the Wolga fluvial line ASTRACHAN - NISHNI/23.6.1910, one more perfect strike alongside, arrival cancel TIFLIS, interesting and desirable, VF! Estimate 1.200€. (Mi. 65I) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1200

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7103

1916, 3k, red, on postal card from NISHNI-NOWGOROD sent to TAMBORG, cancelled with double oval ship cancel from the Wolga fluvial line ASTRACHAN - NISHNI/29.6.1916, one more perfect strike alongside, unclear arrival cancel, interesting and desirable, VF! Estimate 400€. (Mi. 47) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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7104

1920, From Yekaterinburg, cover franked with 3 kopeck red Imperial Arms definitive bearing black handstamped surcharge 1 ruble, tied by екатеринбург вокзалы 20.4.20 circular datestamp, address handwritten in Cyrillic, internal RSFSR mail during inflationary civil war period, use of surcharged tsarist issue due to shortages of new printings, historically relevant example of early Soviet-era internal communication, XF! Schätzpreis 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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7105

1909, 1+2+2+2+3 K, (5) inluding one pair, on letter from St. Petersburg to Schönenwerth, cancelled St. Petersburg 29.9.09, reverse with arrival Schönenwerd 15.X.09, fresh letter in perfect condition, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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7106

1917, CHEREPOVETS to VIENNA, POW correspondence card cancelled with black VOLOGDA 280 PETROGRAD 280 29 10 17, handstamped violet triangular ZENSUR ABTEILUNG WIEN, no franking per POW regulations, nice POW mail from Russia, historically notable route originating in CHEREPOVETS, under the administrative influence of the Russian Empire during the First World War, the card traveled via VOLOGDA and PETROGRAD (now Saint Petersburg), key hubs of the Russian postal and military censoring system in 1917, amid the upheaval of the October Revolution, the correspondence is consistent with the mail rights granted to Austro-Hungarian POWs detained in Russia, and reflects the reduced communication permissions under The Hague Conventions, the censor marking ZENSUR ABTEILUNG WIEN links the piece to the Austrian Central Censorship Office overseeing prisoner mail in Vienna, a process involving personnel such as Oberleutnant Dr. Alfred Hutterstrasser, known for organizing field censors for POW correspondence, the routing via VOLOGDA, a central node for POW redistribution and internment, including camps at Vologda and Kharovsk, underlines the logistical complexity of war correspondence in late Imperial Russia, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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7108

P122, 75 (4)

1913, from Kegel to Berlin Suedende, uprated Russian postal stationery card 7 kopecks with additional franking of four 3 kopeck red Nicholas II issues on reverse, tied by four clear KEGEL ESTL. 10 2 13 circular datestamps, boxed EINSCHREIBEN cachet, red and black registration label 282 Kegel, addressed to Hermann Meyer, Mariendorferstr. 27, arrival backstamp BERLIN-SUEDENDE 26 2 13 with time code 6 7 V indicating morning delivery between 6 and 7 am, clean and attractive registered usage from Russian Estonia to Germany shortly before World War I, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Mi. P122, 75 (4)) (Image)

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Estimate € 400

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7111

1928, from Moscow to Munich, registered airmail cover franked with (3) different Soviet definitives featuring bust of Lenin in green 1k, blue 4k and red 40k, tied by MOSCOW cds 9.10.28, red bilingual label PAR AVION, red registration label MOSCOU No. 138 and boxed german label MIT LUFTPOST BEFÖRDERT LUFTPOSTAMT BERLIN No. 2, addressed to Germany, reverse with transit and arrival cds BERLIN C 12.10.28 and MÜNCHEN 13.10.28, very scarce and attractive early Soviet international airmail usage, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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7112

1930, philatelistic express letter with mutiple stamps from different editions from Moskow to Düsseldorf, red Express label, reverse with arrival Düsseldorf 17.3.30, a stunning letter, VF-XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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7113

1932, from Moscow to Užice Yugoslavia, registered cover franked with five different stamps including 18 kopek red definitive, 14 kopek green definitive, 16 kopek blue Mayakovsky Memorial issue, and scarce vertical imperforate pair of the 10 kopek Worker and Farmer Soviet Constitution issue from the lower margin with large margins all around, tied by MOSKVA 23 2 31 CDS, red boxed registration label R MOSCOU No 45 at upper left, vertical RECOMMANDE handstamp, addressed in Cyrillic to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, this rare use of an imperforate variety on cover adds significant philatelic interest, sent during the First Five-Year Plan under Stalin, combining ideological themes and practical definitive franking, outbound Soviet registered mail to Yugoslavia is uncommon, especially with such marginal unissued material in postal use, close to large margins, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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7114

1933, from Moscow to Wien, registered cover franked with multi-colored mixed franking of commemorative and definitive stamps including 15k and 10k 1917–1932 Revolution Anniversary issues, 15k Maxim Gorky 1868–1936, 20k Zeppelin issue, 8k green standard issue, red boxed registry label MOSCOU Bureau de Poste No 472 at lower left, five strikes of circular MOSKVA 11 3 33 cancel, address written in Latin script, sent during Stalin’s early consolidation of power in the Soviet Union during the First Five-Year Plan, this cover reflects outward international correspondence during a time of strict ideological control and increasing isolation, the stamps commemorate key propaganda themes such as Soviet industrialization, revolutionary history and cultural figures, sent at a time when foreign contact was limited and state surveillance of communications was high, rare full franking with propagandistic iconography, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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7115

1933, from MOSCOW to HAVANA, Cuba, registered cover, dispatched during the period of increasing Soviet-Latin American diplomatic engagement, franked with vertical imperforate pair of 5 kopecks red soldier definitive, 15 kopecks green worker definitive, and 10 kopecks Zeppelin issue commemorating the 1930 Graf Zeppelin flight, all tied by MOSCOW 11 3 33 circular date cancels, boxed registration marking MOSCOU No. 605, address written in both Latin and Cyrillic script to Box 36 HAVANA, sender typed as Jng. V. Alexandrof, Kiev, a likely Soviet engineer or technician reflecting the USSR’s technical diaspora, with violet handstamp Reznitskaya 9 a 18, indicative of a Kyiv address near administrative or diplomatic offices, transit marking 8006 in black suggesting official handling or censorship routing, reverse bears additional 35 kopecks stamp, overprinted in red, affixed over partially visible censorship tape and signed Soviet inspection stamp, with centrally printed censorship details from the Soviet People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, confirming high-level monitoring of foreign correspondence during Stalin's tightening control in the pre-purge era, historically significant as one of the few known surviving postal links between the USSR and Cuba prior to the later Cold War alliance, this item predates formal Soviet-Cuban relations by over two decades, offering early philatelic evidence of contact between two future Cold War allies, mixed franking includes Soviet definitive worker and soldier types, Zeppelin airmail, and charity overprint, combining propaganda, technical celebration, and international aid motifs in one cover, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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7118

1949, from OUJGOROD to CHICAGO, airmail registered cover franked with 2 rubles and 30 kopeks, tied by OUJGOROD 3 1 49 circular date stamp, boxed registration label OUJGOROD No. 370, PAR AVION etiquette at top, arrival backstamps NEW YORK N.Y AIR MAIL FIELD dated JAN 19 1949 and CHICAGO ILL LINCOLN PARK STA. dated JAN 20 1949, Cold War era correspondence, clean cover with full postal routing and attractive mixed franking, ex Kugel, VF–XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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7124

10K

1876, 8 K on 10 K, carmine/green, INVERTED bluish black 8 opt, used blue cancel, very fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 1.000€. (Mi. 10K) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1000

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7215

1936, from KIEV to RISHON LE-ZIYYON, Palestine, registered cover, franked with 1 ruble blue Central Telegraph building and 30 kopeck black worker (total 1.30 rubles), tied by KIEV 31 12 36 circular date cancel, boxed registration handstamp KIEV 1 No. 708, circular Registered handstamp, reverse with arrival cancels RISHON LE TSIYYON 13 JA 37 and REGISTERED HAIFA 12 JA 37, scarce Soviet–Palestine destination, clear markings, excellent postal route documentation, historically significant usage from the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, a center of Soviet administrative authority and cultural life during the Stalinist period, dispatched during a time of heightened internal repression under NKVD operations, particularly the Great Purge which intensified in 1936, RISHON LE-ZIYYON, one of the earliest Zionist settlements in Ottoman and later British Mandate Palestine, founded in 1882, an important locus for the Jewish Yishuv and for Labor Zionist institutions, transit through HAIFA, British Mandate Palestine’s principal port and a major postal hub, reflects the efficient routing of Soviet outbound registered mail via Black Sea–Mediterranean channels, scarce example of Soviet correspondence to Palestine during a period of limited Soviet-Zionist interaction and strict emigration controls, particularly relevant against the backdrop of ideological conflict between international socialism and emerging Jewish nationalism, notable for its well-preserved philatelic elements including full franking, clean impressions of all postal markings, and unambiguous transit and arrival documentation, highly desirable for collectors focused on interwar postal history, Soviet foreign mail routes, or Jewish diaspora communications prior to WWII, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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7216

1949, from ODESSA to NEW YORK City, air mail 25 kopecks stationary card uprated with 2 ruble stamp, tied by ODESSA POSTA circular date stamp, boxed registration marking ODESSA No. 457, PAR AVION label at lower left, addressed in Cyrillic and Latin script to 137th Avenue, on reverse with violet double-circle cancellation NEW YORK N.Y COOPER STR dated SEP 7 1949 and NEW YORK N.Y AIR MAIL FIELD dated SEP 6 1949, reverse fully written in Yiddish, private correspondence during early Cold War period, rare Soviet–US communication, unusual franking combining postal stationery with commemorative issue, historically significant usage from the Soviet port city of Odessa, a major hub on the Black Sea with a strategic role throughout Russian and Soviet history, particularly during WWII and the subsequent ideological division of Europe, correspondence dated shortly after the Berlin Blockade and amidst the establishment of NATO, demonstrating limited yet ongoing postal exchange between the USSR and USA under strict censorship conditions, ODESSA POSTA marking reflects continued operation of Soviet civil postal services during heightened international tension, addressee in NEW YORK CITY possibly part of postwar Eastern European Jewish diaspora, card's reverse written in Yiddish evidences personal transatlantic ties in a time of restricted movement and communication, stamp combination notable for use of definitive postal stationery alongside high-denomination 2 ruble stamp commemorating Soviet achievements, reflecting philatelic and fiscal adaptations to meet registered airmail rates under Soviet postal regulations, a philatelic document of Cold War-era civilian contact, appealing for collectors interested in Judaica, Soviet postal history, and international relations, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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San Marino

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7126

1893, 5C, orange, on newspaper wrapper from SAN MARINO to ASHFIELD/England, cancelled SAN MARINO 1 MAR 1893, scarce, fresh, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 400€. (Scott 4) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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7127

1941, registered airmail cover from San Marino to Luzern/Swiss, additional franked with the Zeppelin stamp from 1933, arrival reverse, XF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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Sardinia

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5477

P10, 16

1859, from Volta to Milano, Sardinian issue 20 centesimi blue, tied by Austrian-style VOLTA 6/9 circular datestamp with barred grill, close to large margins, early usage after annexation of Lombardy showing transitional postal system where Sardinian stamps were cancelled by Austrian-format postmarks, attractive clean cover with elegant handwriting, scarce origin and usage, sign Colla, XF! Estimate 2.750€. (Sassone P10, 16) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 2750

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