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"CHEEFOO 20 IX (18)99” large cds (T&S Type 1, Gregorian calendar), superb strike on "KITAI” 10 k. horizontal pair with adjacent framed "R Tchéfou, Chine N°. 254” to registered envelope to Austria, re-addressed to Bohemia, reverse transit Russian cds "SHANGHAI 10 SEP. 1899” (T&S Type 2, Julian calendar), "HONG KONG SP 29 99” and arrival cds, endorsed on back flap "Imperial Russian Post Master”, very fine. A remarkable cover, probably the earliest registered mail from the Russian Post Office at the Treaty Port of Cheefoo (opened 1896) and an extremely scarce registration mark 

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1889, Russia Coat of Arms 1 kop. yellow-orange tied by cds. "OSCH FERGHANA OBL. 2 XI 19-02” to 3 kop. postal stationery card to Freiburg, transit "MOSCOW 11 XI 19-02” and arrival cds. "FREIBURG 27.11.02”, the card written in Kashgar (Sinkiang) and in all probability transmitted from the Russian Consular Post Office via Pamir to the border, very fine. An appealing and rare item, being one of the earliest outgoing Russian mail sent from Sinkiang 

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"PORT ARTHUR 266 KHARBIN v 3 10 (19)05”, superb strike on stampless envelope to Kiev, sent under the free frank status as the sender was a military personal, very fine and rare 

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KHARBIN PORT-ARTHUR railway line, superb strike of the postal wagon cds "POCHTOVYI WAGON N°265 5 X 1903” on postcard to Compiègne, France with Kitai 1 k. and 3 k. tied by cds "PEKIN 2 X 1903” with arrival cds, fine and scarce, signed Holcombe

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1899, Kitai 3 k. rose-red, two blocs of four and an horizontal pair, fresh colours, all neatly tied by cds "PEKIN 7 VI 1903” to reverse of registreed envelope to Soisy sous Montmorency, France, with regsitration white label on front, reverse travelling post office transit cds "POCHTOVYI WAGON N 260 2” (MANCHURIA-CHITA) and arrival cds. One adhesive with a few short perf, the envelope with some minor toning, still fine and attractive, very scarce

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1908/12, SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE cancellations on 19 stamps and pairs on piece, including margin stamps, fine lot

1881, reprint 20 k. with fake perforation. Opinion Mikulski

ORGHEEV: 1887, 3 k. rose-carmine, two singles neatly tied by bluish-green Star cds to envelope (petition to a court) to Orgheev with adjacent cds "ZEMSKAYA POCHTOV. KONT. 17 MAR. 88”, light central archival crease, fine and scarce (Schmidt-Nr. 18)

"SHAMKINA” (SHAMKINSKAYA, Shemkino volost), framed two-line Zemstvo postmark dated "11 AUG. 18(80)" on registered petition envelope to Simbirsk with 1 k. black/yellow and 20 k. blue/orange tied by cds "BUINSK 13 AUG. 1880”, reverse Imperial post despatch cds "BUINSK 14 (AUG 1880)” and arrival small cds "SIMBIRSK 15 AUG. 1880”, with endorsements "per. 28 k.” and ”petition given to the elder Piotr Bognyavlenski". The envelope with some minor toning and back partly excised, still fine and very rare, only a few covers known from the Buinsk Zemstvo

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1886/93, 3 k. green, two stamps Velsk province Vologda Zemstvo, plus one Kadnikof, clear cancelled, fine group

1884, Kadnikov 4 kop. grey postal stationery envelope (143 x 115 mm) and two color trial proofs light green and deep green, tiny border toned, otherwise fine

1863/1949, mostly mint never hinged collection with a few unused, including Berlin Consular Post, specialized with a few duplicates, multiples and varieties, from 1918 fairly advanced in the Michel main numbers, many better values and sets like Mi.-Nr. 38y ungebraucht (signiert Eisold BPP), 185IA mint never hinged (late printing of the first issue, certificate Mikulski), many better sets from the 1930s like 400Byb, 483-487 and 494-498 mint never hinged, 527 PFII "Small F” unused (signed SPA), Bl 11A-B mint never hinged (11B small corner crease), Bl 13 mint never hinged, etc., noted only a few dubious items. Except for the occasional fault overall in mostly very fine condition. A delightful assembly, neatly housed in one album

1912/41, mint never hinged accumulation of sheets and large multiples, a few unused, some better items throughout with strength in the later Imperial and early RSFSR printings, neatly housed in one album, a useful lot (ex Mi.-Nr. 64II-803)

1918/62 (ca.), group of  over 60 covers and cards, mostly before the 1930s, some interesting frankings and usages, mixed condition

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1931, air mail 50 c. – 10 l., tied to front and reverse of registered Letter 1937 to Stuttgart, with arrival mark

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1877/1988, extensive mint and unused collection, over long distances complete with also postage and parcel stamps, including Mi. 1-7, 12-22, 44, 145-62, 165-79, 184-207, etc., some signed or with certificate, nice condition overall.

1850s/1860s, with a few later, predominantly used collection of mostly classic issues, comprising Denmark, including a range of imperforate Royal Emblems from the 2rs. to 16s., useful selection of 1870/79 Numeral issues, Finland with 1856/8 5k blue and 10k rose used (but small flaws or repairs), 1866/74 selection of used rouletted Arms issues from the 5p to 40p with mostly intact teeth, uncommon as such, Norway with two 1855 4s. blue (one with removed cancel & regummed to appear unused), used Oscar I & Arms issues including used multiples, small selection of Sweden, etc, two certificates accompany, a few small faults, mostly fresh and fine or better.

1851/1920 (ca.), interesting holding in 3 stockbooks, unused and used, containing much better and interesting material as Michel Denmark 1(*), 2 (*) and used, Iceland 18-19, Finland 1-2, Norway 1 (11), Sweden 1, 3 (2), 4 (3), 5 and Värnamo, etc., etc.