341 / September 2010

80 par., Sperati forgery, proof in black in block format, signed in the margin

80 par. vermilion, Sperati forgery, proof in block format, signed in the margin and on reverse BPA-signature

80 par. vermilion, Sperati forgery, signed in mauscript on reverse and photographic Sperati forgery in black, BPA-signature

80 par. vermilion, Sperati forgery, proof in block format, unsigned

1862, 30 par. blue, 2 large margined copies from the top sheet margin, used with blue oval "FRANCO GALATZ" on piece; horizontal crease through the top margin only, signed Heimbüchler BPP

1866, 20 par. on rose, thin paper, block of six with all transfer types, unused, partly never hinged

1871, Charles 15 bani red, all 8 transfer types, used, good condition

50 b. blue/red, Sperati forgery, BPA-signature

50 b. blue/red, Sperati forgery in block format, signed in the margin and on reverse BPA-signature

50 b. blue/red, Sperati forgery of the issued stamp, also photographic proofs of frame and centre and 4 different cancellations, all with BPA-signatures

1879, Bucarest printing 10 bani rose on yellow, tied by cds. "GALATI 16 JUN. 80" to printed matter to Switzerland with arrival mark, signed Heimbüchler BPP

1900, King Charles 25 b. blue, imperforated block of 25 from the upper left sheet corner with cpl. large watermark, unused without gum, 1 stamp tiny thin; very rare, signed Heimbüchler BPP

1857, 10 k. dark brown/blue, wide margins all around, used, small gum creases (Mi. 1.000,-)

1857, 10 k. dark brown/light blue, second plate, good margins all around and in fresh colour, tied by red cancel "DINABURG" to piece, stamp has been partly lifted, small corner crease at lower right, small part added to the piece at bottom, otherwise fine and very attractive, certificate Mikulski; Provenance: A. Fabergé

10 k. dark brown/light blue, second plate, good margins all around and in fresh colour, tied by boxed cancel to piece, fine, sign. Pfenninger

10 k. dark brown/light blue, second plate, good margins all around and in fresh colour, tied by pen cross to piece, fine

1858, with watermark: 10 k. on thin paper, tied by numeral cancel "1" to folded cover to Odessa, fine and very attractive, signed Mikulski with certificate

Without watermark: 30 k. with clear blue polish numeral cancel "13", fine, signed Eisold BPP with certificate

1884, 3.50 r., vertical laid paper, used, few short perfs, otherwise very fine, signed Mikulski

1908, 5 k. and 35 k. imperforated and 1918, saving stamp 1 k., block of four and single, tied by cds. "GOMEL 9 9 18" to registered cover, some tears and imperfections

10 and 25 K., tied by cds. "24.10.1917" - the day before the Octoberrevolution - to registered cover from the Petrograd department of the Peoples Bank of Moscow to the Russian-Asian bank in Gomel, arrival mark on reverse, fine

1917, Arms imperforated: 1 r., block of five with upper sheet margin, empty field with double V in between two upper stamps, with very striking oblique double printing of the burelage, unhinged mint, fine  

10 r. as block of three with additional blank field with double V, unhinged mint, fine, scarce

Perforation 13½:13¼ with horizontal losenges of varnish: 1 r. imperforated block of four from upper right sheet corner with center shifted to the upper left, unhinged mint, few wrinkles otherwise fine, in addition 1 r. imperfed proof with black instead of light brown burelage, hinged, few wrinkles and some gum disturbance  

3.50 r. and 7 r., each as complete sheet, 3.5 r. folded in the middle and split perforation, unhinged mint, otherwise fine

1915, War aid 3 k. red/grey with left sheet margin, imperforated at left, unhinged mint, fine

1918, Saving stamps 1-10 k. and October revolution 35 k., tied by cds. "MOCKBA 27 9.19" to registered cover with scarce registering machine mark, slightly soiled, one sideflap reattached, otherwise fine

1 k., horizontal strip of three, Revenue stamps 1 r. as imperforated horizontal pair and 3 r. perforated with additional franking, tied by cds. "PETROGRAD 1 6 21" to front and reverse of registered cover, opened out for display, 3 r. with corner fault

25 k. as block of five, tied by cds. to large cover fragment, in addition small cover properly franked with 5 r. (accounted for as 250 r.)

25 r., vertical pair with additional franking, tied by cds. to cover, opened out for display, fine

Revenue stamps 5-20 k., tied by cds. "ODESSA 21.8.18" to two pieces, 5 k. as block of four with two tête-bêche pairs, fine  

1921, Liberation of the working 250 r. as tête-bèche gutterpair with additional franking, tied by cds. "KATERINOSLAW 25.2.22" to registered cover to Leipzig with registered label "Vom Ausland über...", front and reverse reattached with hinges and few imperfections, scarce combination

1921, Hunger aid 2250 r. red with additional franking, tied by cds. to registered cover to Göteborg, opened out for display and some tears affecting stamps, an interesting item

1922, hunger aid 100 r. with black and red surcharge and 250 r., black surcharge, with additional franking, tied by cds. to registered cover to Dresden, hunger aid stamps are not often seen on cover  

5000 r. on 1 r. orange, horizontal pair and strip of four, tied by cds. "MOCKBA" to registered cover to France, fine

10000 r. on 40 r. grey-blue, horizontal pair with vertical shifted surcharge, "RSFSR" missing, unused, fine, signed Mikulski