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1918/60, group of 12 mint never hinged full sheets, some better values with 1918 Chain Breaker Mi.-Nr. 149-150, 1938 Polar Expedition Mi.-Nr. 587, 1951 Ziolkowskij Mi.-Nr. 1577 (Cv- 4,000 €), etc., a few sheets folded in half, mostly in very fine condition

1860/1930, 25 covers & telegrams mainly from east Russia,including registered and sealed mail from Foreign Office, Express, air mails including "Mit Lufzpost befördert Königsberg (Pr.)1.”, some different.

1920/56, attractive group of 40 covers and cards, many interesting frankings and scarcer usages throughout, noted RSFSR early mail sent abroad in May 1920 upon reopening of the international connections, Mi.-Nr. 162 single franking on card (certificate Dr Leupold), 1941 Lermontov Mi.-Nr. 820A incl. two covers, scarce 1943 Turgeniev Mi.-Nr. 883 on cover to Buryat, 1943 registered cover from Leningrad Blockade franked with commemoratives (certificate Hovest), Soviet Armenia 1924 rare registered telegram from Novo-Bayazet, 1956 Aivasov Mi.-Nr. 1871 with additional franking on registered cover, and more; except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition. A scarce assembly

"BLAGOVESHCHENSK-NIKOLAEVSK 18 7 12 a” (type 2, large format), very fine strike on 3 k. to postcard to St Petersburg, fine and scarce ship mail on the river Amur

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"GEORGIYEVSK” undated straightline (Dobin-Nr. 48.1.02), fair strike to reverse of folded entire without correspondance to Tambov, the letter disinfected with rastel marks during the early 19th century cholera pandemic in the Caucasus, very fine and scarce

"MURAVIEVSKI LAGER 20 VI 1907” CAMP MURAVIEV on postal money transfer order for the sum of 262 roubles and 15 kopek with the camp label alongside, reverse arrival "KOVNO 21 VI 1907”, 5 k. couple of short perfs. of no importance, very fine and very rare, one of only a few postal money order from this temporary post and telegraph office which was opened during Summer only

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"PARAKHODA. OBSCH. R.V.A.P. z 19 4 09” (STEAMSHIP OF EAST ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY), fine strike on 2 k. (2) to postcard to Shanghai, China with arrival cds "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 6 5 09” and Chinese PO "SHANGHAI 6 MAY”, very fine and attractive. A very scarce combination

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"VILNA TEMP(ERORY) P. O. V LAGER 16 May 1892” VILNA MILITARY CAMP special cds. on 20 k. registered postal stationery envelope to Roma with reverse arrival cds. "ROMA 6 -92”, minor imperfections no detracting, still fine. Extremely rare and the earliest date of usage recorded for this camp

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St. Petersburg City Post: 1848/68, envelope 5(+1) k. blue, size 135x105, used in Moscow locally with arrival mark and manuscript arrival note of October 11, 1858. Very fine and rare. Certificate Mikulski (2007)  

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St. Petersburg City Post: 1848/68, envelope 5(+1) k. blue, size 121x88, used locally with clear city post arrival mark of 23.12.1858. Very fine and scarce.  

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1798, folded entire with full contents from St Petersburg to Providence, Rhodes Island, endorsed on the flap "Forwarded by Claes Grill, London”, carried privately by ship with American dispatch clamshell "New York OCT” and manuscript "Sh 38” ship rating, very fine. A very scarce transatlantic mail with Russian origin, from the known Benson & Ives correspondance 

1825, folded entire with full contents from St Petersburg to Boston, reverse two-line frame "Forwarded by Y(our). O(bedient). S(ervan).ts / Maury Latham &Co. LIVERPOOL”, on front red transit cds "NEW YORK” and matching straightline "SHIP”, manuscript "20½” ship rating at upper right corner, small tear on the back, still fine. Scarce

"FIELDPOST OFFICE P.B. 55 23 MY 19” cds, fine strike on small soldier´s envelope to England, vertical fold and flap rebacked, still fine. A scarce mail from the British forces during their intervention in Northern Russia

1919, Handstamp 3-75 kopek and 5-35 kopek, tied by cds. "JELGAWA -11 10 19" to blank cover, reverse with manuscript "guaranteed to be genuine..." and signed by the Postmaster, signed Hofmann BPP

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1919, Handstamp on 10 kopeks blue, tied by cds. "MITAVA 19 10 19” to piece, fine and scarce, certificate Wassmann (2001)

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1919, Sun Design 20 and 35 kopek, with additional franking, tied by cds "JELGAWA 11 10 19" to registered local cover, cover slightly discolored, otherwise fine

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1919, Sun Design and Liberation of Riga 35 kopek each, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 22 10 19” to local registered cover, reverse with manuscript "guaranteed to be genuine..." and signed by the Postmaster, fine

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1919, Sun design 3-5 kopek, with additional franking, including un-overprinted 25 kopek, all tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 10 19" to local registered cover, fine

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