363 / September 2016

1908, Coat of arms 10k. blue vertically bisected with additional franking, tied by cds. to swedish reply card to Stockholm with transit- and censor mark alongside, an interesting commercial usage, little stained, otherwise fine, certificate Mikulski

1920, Chain Breaker 35 k. blue, imperforated horizontal pair, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski

1921, October Revolution 1000 r. with double print, the second printing being heavily shifted showing 4 partial impression of the stamp, fine

1921, Hunger aid 2250 r. printed on defnitive 250 r. violet, blue offset on reverse, unused, a fine and striking variety 

1922, Definitive 5000 on 1r. orange, with double black/red overprint, one with inverted black overprint plus a horizontal strip opf three with shifted overprint, unused, fine

5000 on 20r. blue as vertical pair with double overprint, the second being obliquely, with clear overprint offsett on reverse, mint never hinged, fine

1922, Hunger aid, each as gutter block of four, the first two values with horizontal the other two with vertical gutter pairs, mint never hinged, usual small gum creases, fine

1922, Soldier 25k. violet and red-lilac, imperforated proofs, unused, very fine

1923 Philately for Labor, 1r+1r on 10r, gold surcharge inverted, mint never hinged, fine and rare

BOOKLETS: 1913, Romanov booklet, St. Petersburg issue, containing 9 panes (3 of 1,3 and 7k), the last three panes some blunted perfs, slight staining, very rare complete booklet

MUTE CANCELLATION: "STAR" three strikes on registered postal stationery envelope 10k. with additional franking to Rylsk, fine

MACHINE REGISTRATION: "MOGILEV 369" on enevelope franked on reverse with vertical strip of two and single Romanov 7k. from "MOGILEV 18 9 14" to Lidingo in Sweden, reverse with several transit- and censor marks, folded at left, scarce

"ST PETERSBOURG 022" on local cover franked with Romanov 10k. from "ST PETERSBURG  NIKOL. TRAIN STATION 8 3 1913", roughly openend and tear in reverse flap, scarce

"ST PETERSBURG 660" on reverse of franked local envelope from "ST PETERSBURG 31 7 1913", slightly shortened at right and a little roughly opened, scarce

WHITE REGISTRATION LABELS USED IN 1899: "KASCHIRA 711" white label perforated on three sides on postal stationery envelope 20k. with cds. "KASCHIRA 10 FEB 1899" to Moscow with arrival mark, little stained, otherwise fine

"LODZ POST TEL KONT 376" white label perforated on three sides on enevelope franked on reverse with Coat of arms 14k. from "LODZ  VI 1899" to Helsingfors with arrival mark, fine

"LODZ POST TEL KONT 506" white label perforated on three sides on mourning enevelope franked on reverse with vertical pair Coat of arms 7k. from "LODZ 18 IV 1899" to Helsingfors with arrival mark, fine

"SIMA No 50" white label imperforated on enevelope franked on reverse with vertical strip of three and single Coat of arms 35k. and single 7k. from "SIMA 4 VIII 1899" to Ursowo, slightly shortened at left, folded, one stamp of strip of three with missing corner, scarce

"WARSAWA 4..." white label imperforated on enevelope franked with hoirzontal pair Coat of arms 10k. from "WARSAWA 23 X 1899" to Bern with arrival mark, fine

"WARSAWA 1..." white label imperforated on enevelope franked on reverse with vertical pair Coat of arms 7k. from "WARSAWA 9 VIII 1899" to Helsingfors with arrival mark, fine

SHIPMAIL: "РАРОХОДЪ БАТУМ-ОДЕССА ДОПЛАТИТЪ 5" on picture postcard with ship mail cancel "BATUM-ODESSA" to Tula with arrival mark, left side with abrahsion, a very scarce cancellation

CONSULAR AIR MAIL STAMPS: 1922, 1200 M. on 2,25 r., type IV, unused, two brown perf tips, otherwise very fine, signed and certificate Mandrovski

1922, Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief Issue 6000r., double print on front and reverse of cigarette paper "Cenatorskije", unused without gum, fine

2 k. gray-black/red/green as additional franking on a 4 k. Russian postal stationery card to Kleinhüningen/Switzerland, then forwarded to Bad Cleve, minimal foxing, otherwise without fault, very rare  

2 k. gray-black/red/green pen cancellation on letter within the Wenden District, good condition

1920, 3 k. on 35 k. and 7 k. on 15 k. perforated, tied by cds. "WLADIWOSTOK. 8.1.21" to cover to New York, fine

1920, 10 k. on 3,50 r. imperforated, tied by cds. "WLADIWOSTOK 6.2.21" to cover to New York with company received mark on front, very fine

1921, 10 k. blue, horizontal strip of 4 from the right upper sheet corner and vertical pair, tied by cds. "WLADIWOSTOK 19.7.22" to registered cover with two different registered labels via New York to Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, cover with tiny faults at margins, otherwise fine, rare

1905, 4 k. postal stationery card with additional franking 1 c. on 1 k. yellowish-orange imperforated tied by railroad mark "MANCHURIA No.1. 18.12.20" via Wladiwostok to New York, fine

Borovichy: 3 kop. red and Imperial 7 kop. blue tied by cds. "BOROVICHY 11.VI." to reverse to cover to Moskau with arrival mark, fine

1921, Victory of the proletariate 100r., unissued design, plate proofs in olive green on thin paper and slate on thick card, fine and scarce

1925, 1st anniversary of Lenin's death 7 k., three proofs in blue, reddish-brown und olive-brown, all on factory paper, the latter with horizontal the other with vertical inscription on reverse, fine

1925, Lenin 5-10r. each as block of four from the lower right sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

1925, Academy of Science 3-15k., each as proof without watermark, mint never hinged, fine

1925, Lomonosov 3k. brown, ungummed proof on factory paper, reverse with vertical inscription "..ВТОРАЯ МОСКОВСКАЯ ФАБРИА...", fine

1925, Lomonossov 15k. dark olive-green, as proof on paper without watermark, line perf 14½, unused, fine