Russian Postal History: Offices Abroad, Civil War, Letter Sheet of Empress Maria
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3487
Symbol: Mint
NO SERIES, Kazan Charity Advertising 7k Letter Sheet of Empress Maria, Mint (Date of issue unknown) Mint (Image)
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 740.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 740
Mongolia
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3431
Symbol: Used
1900 (May) Cover to MARION (USA) franked with Russia 10k tied by URGA datestamp Type 4 with backstamps of TROITSKOSAVSK, MOSKVA, and NEW YORK. Earliest recorded Russian Offices cover from Mongolia to a destination other than Russia or China Used (Image)
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3434
Symbol: Used
1903 Red band envelope to Peking bearing 14 kop. cancelled by 'Urga/Pochtov Kontora/1' Type 4 c.d.s. and additionally tied by arrival c.d.s. Used (Image)
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3436
Symbol: Used
1903 Red band cover franked on reverse with Russia 1889 4k & 1889-92 1k strip of three tied by URGA Type 4A datestamps Used (Image)
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3437
Symbol: Used
1903 (22 Nov) Red band cover from Urga to Peking via Troitskosavsk, bearing on the reverse 1889 issue 7 kop. cancelled with the Urga Type 4 datestamp in Violet. Violet Urga datestamps are rare. One of the earliest cover sent by Eastern Chinese Railway Used (Image)
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3448
Symbol: Used
1907 (Feb) Cover to Hull, England bearing 20k, cancelled by 'Urga/Pochtov. Kontora/1' c.d.s. (slanting day figure '13', Tchilingirian Type 4b var) very scarce routing Used (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3449
Symbol: Used
1907 (13 March) cover to Hull (England) franked with 10k (1902-05) tied by URGA Type 4 datestamp, with TROITSKOSAVSK VA BAIKOV transit and HULL arrival. Scarce destination and a rare routing. Use of this 10k stamp is very rare Used (Image)
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3472
Symbol: Used
1916 (6 Sept) Red band cover sent from Urga (Mongolia) to Peking (China) (24.09.1916). Cancellation and dispatch double-ring postmarks of the Russian post office in Urga, serial 'б', used in 1913-1917, and arrival double-ring postmark of the Russian post Used (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3474
Symbol: Used
1916 (7 Jun) Red band censored cover sent from Urga (Mongolia) to Peking via Vladivostok, franked with 10k tied by Urga Type 7 datestamps, red censor 'D.C. Vladivostok №9' cachet on the back, also Russian 'PEKIN' Type 7 and Chinese 'Peking' arrival datest Used (Image)
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 450
Offices in China
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3347
Symbol:
1903 (19 May) Registered Postcard from Beijing to Saint Petersburg, franked with 1k, 2k and 5k, Offices in China, Russia CV $850 (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3349
Symbol:
1904 RUSSIAN PO IN CHINA View postcard from Harbin sent to St. Petersburg (Russia). Franked on reverse Empire stamp of 3k. Cancelled with Harbin railway station post office postmark(Image)
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3350
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1904 CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY View postcard from Pogranichnaya station sent to St. Petersburg (Russia). Franked on reverse Empire stamp of 3k. Cancelled with Vladivostok-254-Kharbin TPO postmark(Image)
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Offices in Crete
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3344
Symbol:
1897-1898 RUSSIAN OCCUPATION OF CRETE Cover of ordinary letter sent locally from Rethimnon (occupied by Russian Expedition corps in 1898-1899). Franked 2x2m. black and 2m. rose(Image)
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Offices in Levant
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3357
Symbol:
1903? RUSSIAN LEVANT Commercial cover of private letter sent from Constantinople by ROPiT to Isfahan (Persia). Franked 10k of Russian Levant stamp within current rate(Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3367
Symbol:
1914 RUSSIAN LEVANT Commercial registered cover sent from ROPiT Constantinople to London (England). Franked by overprinted Levant stamps 2x20 para and Romanov series for 40 paras. One of latest letters before Post office closed due to WWI at the end of September 1914(Image)
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3368
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1914 RUSSIAN LEVANT Cover of registered private letter (Russian bookstore of M. Yaremji) sent from ROPiT Smirne to Vienna (Austrian-Hungarian Empire). Franked by a stamp of 2 piastres (overprinted on 20kop Imperial stamp). One of latest letters before the Post Office closed due to WWI at the end of September 1914(Image)
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3369
Symbol:
1915 RUSSIAN LEVANT. An ordinary letter to the ROPIT Agent in Port-Said, sent from Odessa, 19.10.1915. Mark of Odessa military censorship. Franked 10kop stamp within current rate. Port Said delivery postmark on reverse. ROPIT offices closed on 30.09.1914 in the Ottoman Empire due to WWI. RARE(Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3376
Symbol:
1900 RUSSIAN LEVANT Postal card form with prepaid answer of “Eastern Correspondence”. Double stationery of Russian Empire with imprinted 4k stamps, one surcharged 20 para(Image)
Opening US$ 20.00
Sold...US$ 20.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 20
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3377
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1912 RUSSIAN LEVANT Stationery form of “Eastern Correspondence”. Postal card of Russian Empire with imprinted 4k stamp surcharged 20 para(Image)
Opening US$ 15.00
Sold...US$ 15.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 15
RSFSR
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3403
Symbol:
1922 R.S.F.S.R. SVYATOSHINO LOCAL Fragment of envelope with RSFSR stamps 6x7.500 rub and 5.000 rub Overprints of 6x7.500 rub made on Imperial saving stamps of 5kop Cancellation of Kiev vokzal (railway station), one stamp not cancelled(Image)
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3407
Symbol:
1922 R.S.F.S.R. Postcard of A.R.A. sent from Odessa (Moscow) to New York (USA). Franked for 8,000 rub (7.500 rub and 2x250 rub RSFSR stamps)(Image)
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3410
Symbol:
1922 R.S.F.S.R. Cover of ordinary letter sent from Petrograd to Varna (Bulgaria). Franked for 30,000 rub (3x10,000 rub overprinted RSFSR stamps). Corresponds to the tariff of 01.04.1922 for international mail(Image)
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3415
Symbol:
1923 R.S.F.S.R. Cover of international registered mail sent from Moscow to Lodz (Poland). Franked of `golden standard` stamps for amount of 50k with `philatelic exchange` stamp. Warsaw transit postmark and arrival mark of Lodz on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3418
Symbol:
1923 R.S.F.S.R. Cover of international registered AIRMAIL sent from Saratov to Berlin (Germany). Single franking for 5.00r. `of gold` RSFSR stamp. One of the earliest airmail with tariff of 01.05.1923 for airmail is 5r. German postmark of airmail and arrival or reverse. Scarce(Image)
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Russian Civil War
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3334
Symbol:
1919 UKRAINIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC cover of an ordinary letter from Berdichev sent to Khazhin. Franked with 5 kop and 20 kop Imperial stamps overprinted with Ukrainian tridents. In accordance with the valid tariff(Image)
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3336
Symbol:
1919 UKRAINE MIXED FRANKING Cover of registered letter from Rybnitsa to Koryukovka (both Kharkov Province). Philatelically franked with Empire saving and postage stamps, 2 stamps with different trident overprints and Ukrainian People's Republic stamp – 40 shagiv on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3337
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1919 UKRAINE MIXED FRANKING Cover of registered letter from Koryukovka (Kharkov Province) sent locally. Philatelically franked with Empire saving stamp 10kop, 2 stamps with different trident overprints and Ukrainian People's Republic stamp – 20 shagiv on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 70.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3338
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1919 UKRAINE TRIDENT OVERPRINT Ordinary letter sent from Kamenets (Podolian Province). Franked with different Ukrainian trident overprints on Imperial 70kop and 15kop stamps on reverse. Arrival postmark of Kiev(Image)
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3339
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1919 UKRAINE TRIDENT OVERPRINT Telegraph money transfer form sent from Verbovtsy (Podolian Province). Rich franked with Ukrainian trident overprints on 11x50kop Imperial stamps on the address side. Cancellation of Verbovtsy(Image)
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3340
Symbol:
1919 UKRAINE TPO Overprinted Trident 10kop stamp on Imperial stationery postcard franked with tsarist stamps overprinted Odessa type II tridents. Sent from TPO #211 Rudnitsa-Olviopol to Semki station (Podolian Province). Scarce combination(Image)
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3341
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1919 UKRAINIAN PEOPLE REPUBLIC Postcard stationery from Bershad (Podolian province) sent to Berdichev. Postcard overprinted with 10kop Ukrainian trident in grey. Additionally, franked with 10 kop Imperial savings stamp. However, the savings stamp is not recognised for postage (zero marks from 3 sides). Postage due applied 40 kop to achieve a tariff. Scarce(Image)
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3342
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1919 WESTERN ARMY Registered cover of the Avalov-Bermondt Army addressed to Wien from Jelgawa. Philatelically franked with Western Army stamps for 83kop. Included 10kop stamp (most expensive in the series)(Image)
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Russian Civil War Covers
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3243
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1921 SIBERIA KOLCHAK ARMY Parcel address form Mikhaylovskoye (Irkutsk Province) sent to the Acting Army. Franked for 15 rub (5x3rub) stamps of Kolchak Omsk issue(Image)
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3244
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1918 FAR EAST Private American view postcard sent from Vladivostok vokzal (railway station) to Chicago (USA). Franked for 30k. (2x15k) imperforated Temporary Government stamps used during allied occupation. Corresponds to current rate. Apparently from Czech. Vladivostok censorship mark(Image)
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3245
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1918 FAR EAST Private letter of sent in Vladivostok locally. Colorful franking for 30k of Empire charity Russo-Japanese war, Romanov’s and imperforated Temporary Government stamps used during allied occupation. Corresponds to current rate(Image)
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3246
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1920 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to London (England), franked with stamps of 'DVR' for 30kop (3,50 rub Imperial stamp with Far Eastern Republic overprints 10kop and 20kop overprinted on 14kop) on reverse with wax seal. Corresponds to current tariff. Red arrival postmark of London(Image)
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3248
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1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Commercial cover of registered letter from Chita sent internationally to Blatnitsa (Chechoslovakia). Box type violet handstamp registration label. Franked on reverse with 20 kop (2x3 kop + 2x7 kop scarce rouletted). Corresponds to the current rate for registered letter. Transit postmark of Moscow(Image)
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3250
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1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to London (England), franked with 2 stamps of the Far Eastern Republic by 10kop (2x10kop) corresponding to the current rate. Transit postmark of Chiswick and delivery red postmark of London on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3251
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1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent internationally to Plzen (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia), franked with Imperial 20kop on 14kop and 'DVR' overprinted stamp. Corresponds to the current rate. Transit postmark of Shanghai on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3252
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1923 FAR EAST Private letter of Soviet time sent from Vladivostok to famous Russian collector of banknotes, Kardakoff in Berlin (Germany). Franked for 24k (including 2x1k and 2x2k overprints `of gold`) early Soviet stamps, overpaid. Sent right after 5 weeks of establishing Soviet power in the Far East(Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3253
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of commercial registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to New York (USA). Franked on reverse for 40kop (2x5kop+2x15kop). Pair of 5kop - imperforated Soviet overprinted stamps on RSFSR 10 rub issue. Corresponds to current rate for registered mail(Image)
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3254
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of ordinary letter from Vladivostok sent to Harbin, (China). Franked on reverse for 20kop (5kop+3x5kop - imperforated golden kopecks overprint on RSFSR stamps of 10 rub issue). Arrival postmark of Harbin and transit postmark of Taheiho. Corresponds to the current rate for standard mail(Image)
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3255
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to New York, (USA). Franked on reverse for 40kop (10kop+30kop) imperforated stamps of the Far Eastern Republic. Corresponds to current rate for registered mail(Image)
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3257
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to Shanghai (China), franked with stamps of Far Eastern Republic for 60kop in alignment with the current rate. Commercial print mark on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 95.00
Sold...US$ 95.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3258
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to Shanghai (China), franked with stamps of the Far Eastern Republic for 50kop (5x10kop) lower than the current rate. Commercial print mark on reverse(Image)
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3259
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Vladivostok sent to New York (USA). Franked on reverse for 40kop (2x20kop) of imperforated Far Eastern Republic stamps. Corresponds to current rate for registered mail(Image)
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3261
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of commercial registered letter from Vladivostok sent abroad to New York (USA). Franked on reverse for 40kop (8x5kop) imperforated Soviet overprinted stamps on the RSFSR issue. Corresponds to the current rate for registered mail(Image)
Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3262
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of regular letter from Vladivostok sent to New York (USA). Franked on reverse for 20kop (2x1kop+5x2kop+2x4kop). Stamps of 1kop and 2kop - imperforated Soviet overprint in golden kopecks on RSFSR issue. Corresponds to current rate for regular mail(Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3263
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter from Chita sent to Petrograd, franked with 6x70 rub RSFSR with Far Eastern Republic overprints 2kop of gold (Vladivostok issue) on the reverse. Corresponds to the current tariff. Red postmark of Petrograd on arrival(Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Oct-06-2025, 10:00:00 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 46
Lot No: 3264
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1923 FAR EAST Private letter of Soviet time sent from Vladivostok to Berlin (Germany). Franked for 20k (2x10k `of gold`) early Soviet stamps. In addition, 1k charity stamp of RSFSR fixed `All Russian Committee for assistance to (war) invalids Corresponds to current rate. Postmark of delivery of Berlin/Wilmersdorf. Sent by officer on a vessel at Vladivostok harbor. RARE(Image)
