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1917/25, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with a few covers, including Control Exchange and Postage Dues, specialized with shades, plate flaws, overprint varieties, many multiples including large part sheets and panes, some with printer´s plate numbers, some better items with Mi.-Nr. 185A-B used, 214c unused, 165-168 unused in large multiples, etc., together with a fine group of covers, including a fine local postcard with mixed franking RSFSR and Soviet Union tied by cds "MOSCOW 12 10 23”, a few forgeries noted, some occasional faults to be expected, overall in very good and fresh condition, a few values signed Mikulski or Ebnet. A pleasant assembly, neatly mounted in one album

1918/27 (ca.), RSFSR and Soviet Travelling Post Offices and Railway Stations, collection of over 50 covers and cards, some better items with "1” PETROGRAD-MOSCOW 1921, "ROSTOV - 14 - MOSCOW” 1927, "ROSTOV - 20 - KHARKOV” 1923, "VYATKA - 34 - MOSCOW” 1925, "POLTAVA -KIYVSKAYA UKRAINA” 1928, "MOURMANSK - 36 - LENINMGRAD” 1930, "KRASNOYARKS - 188 - NIKOLAYEVSK” 1925, "KHABAROVSK - 285 - VLADIVOSTOK” 1925, "BAKHMACH - 309 - BIRZULA” 1927, etc., together with a group of used off and on pieces, many fine strikes. Mixed condition as to be expected, a most unusal assembly, neatly mounted on album pages in one binder

1921/40, unused and mostly never hinged lot, partly in part sheets and blocks

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1875/1950 (ca.), etwa 120 ungebrauchte und gebrauchte Ganzsachen, dabei gebrauchte Doppelkarten, Bild-Ganzsachen, Sowjetunion U57 und U60, etc.

1900/80 (ca.), einige tausend Briefe und Karten in 2 großen Kartons, dabei u.a. einige hundert Sonderbelege Österreich 40er/50er Jahre (dabei über fünfzig FDC Mi. 893)

1911/43 (ca.), interesting lot with 19 card and covers, many being registered and with nice frankings incl. imperial Russia up to one Ruble value, with e.g. Mi. souvenir sheet 10II MNH, 10I on registered airmail cover with receiving cds., further four ruble cover from "SEMIPALATINSK” (1919) to Denmark with very late arrival (1921), philatelic cover to Maury Athur, etc., good condition

1917/25, Russian Inflation Postal History, extensive specialized collection with over 320 covers and postcards, filled with an abundance of interesting items and unusual usages chronologically arranged within the postal tariff periods, many better items with plenty of material sent during the free post period with covers paid fully or partly in cash (3), 1920 mail from Vladivostok, some scarce 1923 RSFSR and Soviet Union mixed frankings (2) incl. the first Soviet Industry and Agriculture set complete with additional RSFSR definitives, some early international airmail from the Moscow-Berlin line (2) dated respectively July and August 1922, together with some massive frankings with parts sheets, parcel cards, etc., nice section of the 1918 Chain Breakers with complete sheets mint never hinged and several covers, Mi.-Nr. 151-152 with additional franking on later usages in 1922, 165-168 complete set with additional franking on registered envelope to Lithuania, 200x with additional franking, together with a few single stamps like Mi.-Nr. 214c used on piece (signed Mikulski). A most useful assembly neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibition leaves, in 10 albums

1919/34 (ca.) RSFSR and Soviet Union Travelling Post Offices and Railway Stations, large accumulation of over 250 covers and cards, plenty of Soviet lines, frankings and postmarks, many expertly described, a specialist´s treasure trove in mixed condition

1921/57 (ca.), accumulation of over 350 unused and used postal stationery cards and envelopes, some interesting frankings, together with a group of franked illustrated postcards, mostly fine, in four albums

"ST PETERSBURG CHANCELLERY POST. DIRECTOR 21.DEC.1902", very fine strike on reverse of an uprated British 1 d. postal stationery envelope from "PADDINGTON DE 31 02” to the "Minister of Foreign Affairs to His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias”, very fine, together with superb strike of the earlier type cds. "ST PETERSBURG CHANCELLERY DIRECTOR 15 FEV. 1889” on reverse of large part envelope, also a fair strike of the Special Office postmark of the MInistry of Forein Matters on large franked envelope (faulty), a scarce trio of mail from those special offices

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"ST PETERSBURG CHANCELLERY 28 DEC. 1877 *”, lovely strike on reverse of a small envelope from "FUERTH 5 1 (1877), sent unfranked to ”Alexander II Russia St Petersburg", no charge levelled upon receipt due to the royal nature of the recipient, very fine. A very scarce special office postmark, opinion Citerne BPP (2024)

"TABRIZ RUSS(IAN) CONSULATE 20 8 16 *”, two clear strikes tying a 20 kopek Romanov franking on a registered envelope to Iorev Lifland, Russia, departure cds. repeated on front alongside the scarce registered label from the consulate, censor marks and reverse arrival cds., back flap roughly opened as well as transportation traces, still fine and scarce

1858, St Petersburg local postal stationery envelope 5k. blue, size 114:75 mm with indicium struck on the upper right corner, used with framed three-line "CITY POST 1858 JULY 4 / 8 Hours” applied on reverse, extremely fine and rare, signed and certificate Mikulski (1989) 

1866, 1 k. black/yellow on horizontally laid paper, tied by cds. "ST PETERSBURG 30 JULY 1881” to registered postal stationery envelope 20 kopek blue to London used with a further cds. strike, alongside framed "ZAKAZNOE” and red oval "REGISTERED 15 AU 81 LONDON”, correct 21 kopek tariff, back flap missing, still fine and scarce

1889, Imperial Arms 10 kop. blue with additional franking 3 kop. rose carmine, tied by cds. "ST PETERSBURG 24 XII 98” to registered 7 kop. blue advertising postal stationery "Empress Maria” complete lettersheet sent to Berlin, signed inside by Breitfuss (one of the Fathers of Russian Philately) with a fascinating text regarding stamps, very fine and attractive. A delightful item

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1875/1919 (ca.), massive accumulation of covers and unused/used postal stationeries and cards, including Russian Levant and Areas, representing an ecclectic choice with strength in the postal stationeries, some better items with scarce 1875 20 kopek postal stationery envelope uprated with 1 kopek black/yellow cancelled "REVEL 11 MAI 1884” (Mi.-Nr. U24B), many interesting usages including from Karsk, some charity labels, reply cards and registration handstamps, St Petersburg numeral cancellations, a fine group of 1882 unused red cross envelopes, many postmarks clearly identified and classified by cities, also a part of with Polish cancellations, etc. Some occasional faults, overall in very good condition, in 8 albums and binders

1845/98 (ca.), wide-ranging collection with over 120 unused/used postal stationery cards and envelopes with a few duplicates, starting with a fine group of City Post of St Petersburg with better items Mi.-Nr. SU1II I, 5IIB, 5IID unused, followed by the 1848 Imperial issues with Mi.-Nr. U2(2), U3, U8(2), U9(2) unused, scarce U17B 20 kopek used "REVEL 11 NOV. 1877”, etc., together with some Toulon 1893 and Paris 1898 commemorative cards, also two used 1899 "Empress Maria” advertising stationery lettersheets (one incomplete). Some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, in one album