1858, Coat of Arms, 10k brown and blue, watermark numeral ''1'', pen cross cancelled; 20k blue and orange, watermark numeral ''2'', ''114'' inside rectangular dotted cancellation (Lugansk), both with intact perforation 14½x15, mostly VF, C.v. $1,875, Est. $700-$800
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1858, Coat of Arms, 20k blue and orange, perforation 12½, additional strokes inside ''20'' at the top left value tablet, neat postal cancellation, fresh and VF, Mandrovski #5Kb, Est. $150-$180
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1858, Coat of Arms, 30k carmine and green, intact harrow perforation 12¼x12½, fresh colors, large part of OG, mostly VF, C.v. $1,175, Est. $600-$750
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1867, 3k, 5k and 10k, three stamps with perforation 14½x15, printed on paper without watermark used on entire wrapper from Odessa to Amsterdam, partial delivery by TPO ''Breslau-Berlin'', postmarked on arrival, mostly VF and rare tri-color franking, Est. $400-$500
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1873 (February 7), a single of 5k and 20k in horizontal pair, three stamps printed on vertically(!) laid paper, used on cover from Vasilievskaya volost via Nolinsk to Vyatka, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, light filing fold, still VF and rare mailing, C.v. $1,120, Est. $500-$600
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1879, 7k gray and rose, printed on horizontally laid paper, block of six (3x2), bottom right stamp with short scepter variety, full OG, NH or LH (top stamps), VF, C.v. $210 for single common stamps, Est. $150-$200
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1881 (May 18), registered cover from Syzran (Simbirsk Gub.) to Simbirsk, franked by three stamps of 7k gray and rose on horizontally laid paper, met 14k postal rate and 7k for registration, wax seal and Simbirsk ''19. MAY.1881'' arrival ds, F/VF, Est. $200-$250
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1884, Post Horns without arrows, 3.50 black and gray, fresh strong colors and intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $1,200, Est. $1,000-$1,200
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1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, perforation 13½, bottom sheet margin single printed on vertically laid paper, imperforate at foot, full OG, NH, VF and rare in pristine condition, Est. $1,000-$1,200
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1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, perforation 11½, excellent quality item, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,450, Est. $1,000-$1,200
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1912-17, 15k brown lilac and blue, vertical varnish lines, bottom right corner margin block of nine, inverted offset of blue center on reverse, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item, Est. $300-$400
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1915, 10r orange red, yellow and gray, complete sheet of 25, intact margins with yellow ''V'' and control dots at four sides, full OG, NH, VF and rare in complete sheet, Est. $1,000-$1,200
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1917, 1k orange, vertical imperforate pair with double impression of the design, printed on vertical mesh wove paper with very light varnish bars, full OG, NH or VLH (top stamp), VF, Est. $200-$250
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Army Summer Camp Mailings. 1896 (September 3), official (free-frank) cover from Griazovets Office of the Military Chief (Vologda Gub.) to commander of 103rd Petrozavodsk Infantry Regiment located in Grodno Camp official paper seal and Grodno 6.IX.96'' ds on reverse VF and rare military camp i
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Field Post on Manoeuvres. 1902, stationery envelope 7k blue, bearing two different boxed three-line markings ''Field Post on Manoeuvres. Main Field Post Office'' on reverse in violet and very slight on front in red, posted from St. Petersburg to St. Michel (then Russian Finland), postmarked o
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Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. 1904 (August 22), free- frank PPC (view of Khabarovsk) from 9th Orenburg Cossack Cavalry Regiment, posted to the mail at TPO No.264 ''Harbin - Khabarovsk'', arrived to Orenburg on September 11, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250
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Russo-Japanese War of 1904-06. 1905 (March-April), free-frank postcard (view of Harbin) from the Manchurian Army (Commandant of Stage No.45) to Porkhov (Pskov Gub.), Harbin Railway Station postal marking and appropriate ''21.IV.1905'' arrival ds, mostly VF, Est. $150-$180
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Russo-Japanese War of 1904-07. 1905 (July 26), postcard from 26th East Siberian Mountain Battery to Omsk, endorsed ''From the Mobilized Military Unit'', which was located in Samara before going to the battle-front, arrival marking ''30.07.05'' is alongside, VF and very unusual military mailin
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1900 (June 9), official pre-printed free-frank cover sent from Kinel-Cherkassy Volost Administration of Buguruslan Uezd (Samara Gub.) to Vyatka District Court, placed to Volga steamship ''Astrakhan - Kazan'' on June11, upon arrival forwarded to Kama River steamship ''Nizhny - Perm'' (June 13), deliv
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1908 (December 18), postal stationery card 4k red, mailed from a vessel of R.V.A.P. (Russian Eastern Asian Steamship Company), addressed to Kobe, written in Japanese, tied with black oval letter ''d'' marking, Tsuruga transit and Kobe arrival ds, VF, Est. $300-$350
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1910 (August 26), PPC mailed from a steamship ''Blagoveschensk - Sretensk'', franked by 3k red, tied by oval steamship marking, Chernyaevo the same day ds and Blagoveschensk ''29.8.10'' receiver are alongside, mostly VF, Est. $300-$350
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1910 (October 1), cover mailed from the board of a steamship ''Blagoveschensk - Nikolayevsk'', addressed to Switzerland, franked by 10k light blue, tied with oval steamship ds, Neuchatel ''3.XI.10'' arrival marking on reverse, VF and scarce, S. Sismondo certificate, Est. $400-$500
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1910, postcard (view of Odessa Port) mailed from the board of a steamship of the Crimea-Caucasus Steamship Line, addressed to Kharkov, franked by 3k red, tied by blue boxed steamship ''20.6.10'' date stamp with overlapping of Odessa ''22.6.10'' machine cancellation, Kharkov arrival marking is alongs
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1912 (October 23), pre-printed cover mailed from the board of a steamship Baku-Enzeli, franked on reverse with 10k blue, appropriate oval date stamp, addressed to Isfahan, Tehran ''14.XI.12'' transit on the back and ''1-.XII.12'' arrival on front, F/VF, Est. $250-$300
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SOVIET PERIOD STEAMSHIP ITEM: 1931-32, advertising stationery card 5k red brown from Vladivostok to Riga, prepared to be sent by a steamship on line ''Vladivostok - Severnye Uezdy'' with appropriate ''Doplat. Par. Vladivost.-S.U.'' postage due marking applied (rate for postcard to Riga was 10k), how
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MOSCOW CENSORSHIP MARKINGS: 1915-16, ten items franked by World War Charity stamps (various perforation), each one bearing different censorship handstamp - small box, small and large oval ''D.C.'' (Allowed by Censor) and circular numbered markings - 26, 50, 56, 58, 59, 60 and 85, some in addition wi
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COLLECTION OF MOSCOW CITY TELEGRAPH OFFICES: 1886-1917, 54 postal history items representing 24 different telegraph offices from No.2 to No.64, including 9 stationery envelopes, letter cards and wrappers, 8 receipts and 10 telegrams, minor conveyance flaws possible, still nice looking unit, F/VF and
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COLLECTION OF ESPERANTO MAILINGS: 1908-14, ten postcards or covers, arranged on well-described pages, a half is addressed to foreign destinations, including USA (2), Uruguay, Switzerland and Turkey, all bearing labels or Esperanto handstamps, nice and fresh condition, all appropriate markings, mostl
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COLLECTION ON ILLUSTRATED PAGES: 1858-1917, 139 mostly mint stamps, starting with the 3rd issue with perforation 12½ (1k-20k unused, 30k - used), following by used set with perforation 14½x15 (No.12-18), continues with mint set of No.19-25 and 31-38, then sets on horizontally (No. 41-45, 46-54) and
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BALANCE OF A CONSIGNMENT: 1858-1921, about 100 mint stamps in singles, pairs and blocks, starting with 5k and 10k with perforation 12 and 10k with perforation 14½x15 without watermark, including 10k on vertically laid paper in pane of 25, then varieties of issues on wove paper plus singles and multi
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