1932, International Polar Year, 50k carmine, perforation 12, and 1r green, perforation 10½, complete set of two, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $225, Est. $100-$120 (Image)

1937, Aviation Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four stamps of 1r black, brown and buff, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450, Est. $200-$250 (Image)

1955, definitive issue, Airplane over the Globe, 2r deep blue, right sheet margin single imperforate vertically with strong perforation shift, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece, Est. $150-$180 (Image)

Balance of a Consignment. 1857, about two dozens mostly mint stamps (3 used - No.1-2 and 40), including perf 12 - 1k, 10k and 30k, perf 14½x15, no watermark - 1k; then 1k-30k on horizontally laid paper, proof of 7k and stamp of 20k from 1875-79 issue, flawless money stamp of 1k in block of four and several other nice varieties, early stamps are regummed or heavily hinged (used 7r is flawless and signed), generally F/VF and high potential group, Est. $600-$700 (Image)

Small Selection. 1906-17, 5r blue, green and pale blue on vertically laid paper, surcharged duo and set of imperforate ''rouble'' values, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $271, Est. $100-$120 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 14½x15, printed on thin paper with numeral watermark ''2'' shifted to the left, ''38'' inside circular dotted cancellation (Riga), fresh colors and intact perforation, VF, C.v. $1,700, Est. $600-$700 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1872 (December 21 - Julian Calendar), vertical pair of 1k and 10k on horizontally laid paper, 3k and 20k - on vertically laid paper, five stamps met altogether 35k postal rate and used on cover from Vinnytsia to Kamenets, addressed to Podolia Gub. Court, arrival ds of December 25 is on reverse, F/VF and very rare franking, Est. $500-$600 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1891, registered pre-printed cover from the Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Odessa to Chernowitz (then Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), franked by five stamps printed on horizontally lad paper, postmarked on arrival, complete Ministry wax seal on the back, filing fold, still F/VF, Est. $200-$250 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1906, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, perforation 13½, bottom right corner sheet margin single printed on vertically laid paper, imperforate at bottom, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, Est. $800-$1,000 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1908, two plate proofs of 10k in blue or light blue, perforation 14½x15, printed on wove paper without varnish lines, each stamp with 3 instead of 2 lines of inner oval and with top ribbon curls different from issued stamp, both with no gum as produced, VF and rare, Est. $1,500-$1,800 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1913, Romanov Dynasty issue, 1k-5r, complete set of 17, full OG, NH, mostly VF and scarce in sound condition, C.v. $661, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

Stamps and Postal History. 1915, Money stamps, Alexander I, imperforate 20k olive green with double impression, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

Stationery Advertising Letter-Sheets. 1898, 7k blue, unused letter-sheet of series 1, printed in St. Petersburg, containing 32 various advertisements inside and on reverse, usual folds, fresh and VF, Est. $600-$700 (Image)

1922, black downwards (inverted) surcharge 7500(r) on Saving stamp of 5k green on buff network, printed on paper with watermark Horizontal Diamonds, block of four (upper right stamp has rounded corner) and horizontal pair, both are placed on a piece along with RSFSR stamp of 5000r/2r, clear Kiev cancellation, VF and rare, guaranteed genuine, C.v. $2,880 as singles, Est. $600-$700 (Image)

Other New Republics. FANCY COLLECTION OF MAINLY BOGUS ISSUES: 1992-95, 19 complete sheets, 560 various strips and blocks and over 1100 single stamps, all arranged on pages and representing Russian Republics, such as Chuvashia, Jewish, Karelia, Kalmykia, Tatarstan and others; Georgia, including Abkhazia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Pridnestrovian Republic, 37 regions of Ukraine and more, F/VF, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

Other New Republics. POSTAL HISTORY UNIT: 1992-94, over 100 items, including 57 franked by various local stamps, representing 10 of St. Petersburg and region with 6 covers bearing genuine inverted provisional surcharges of 1992, 4 of separatist Chechnya, over 35 franked by various Ukrainian locals, as well as some bogus items from Kamchatka, Tannu Tuva, Abkhazia and several others, nice quality unit housed in special cover album, VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Russian Federation. 1999, (Ostankino TV Tower), 30k in black only, printed on granite paper with microprint, block of four with central design is omitted (dark green color), full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, reportedly only two sheets of 100 were discovered, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

IMPERIAL FISCAL STAMPS - KISHINEV (CHISINAU): 1883, Judicial stamps, 10k green and 20k carmine, complete set of two, manuscript cancellations, fresh, VF and scarce, Barefoot #1-2, Est. $150-$180 (Image)

FOR MAILMAN: 1918, ''According to the agreement between the sender and the recipient, the postman who delivered this letter is paid by the recipient 10 kopecks'', 10k black on colored paper, set of four different, no gum as issued, NH or LH, VF, Est. $200-$250 (Image)

WHITE ARMY CHARITY LABELS DURING THE TAMAN UPRISING: 1918, In Favor of the Kuban Cossack Separate Troops of the Taman Stanitsa, black text on flag, 10k and 20k, set of two printed on white wove paper, fresh and VF, Est. $100-$120 (Image)

1865, R.O.P.iT., (2k) brown and blue, enlarged margins example, ''785'' inside truncated triangle dotted cancellation (Russian Office in Alexandria), eye-catching single, VF, C.v. $750, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

1924-25, surcharges on ''Sword Breaking Chain'', violet surcharge 1k on 100r, three stamps, one with inverted surcharge (Soviet guarantee hs), Numerals on paper without watermark and on watermarked paper, all perf 12, the total is 26 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250 (Image)

1922, registered cover from Nizhny Novgorod to Riga, postal charges paid in cash, reversal endorsement reads: ''Postage in the amount of 30,000rub collected'', postmarked on arrival, VF and scarce, Est. $200-$250 (Image)

1921-23, 16 mint stamps, including 250r in block of four with pre-printed fold, proof of 40r in gray in block of four, seven inverted surcharges - blue black 7500r on 250r on chalk-surfaced paper in block of four and three ''Star'' inverts, fresh quality unit, full OG or no gum as produced, mostly NH, VF, Est. $300-$350 (Image)

1905-27, Russo-Japanese and World War I Charity issues, Leningrad Flood issue, Child Welfare sets including unissued Pioneer on watermarked and not watermarked paper, the total is 7 issues, all with full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250 (Image)