341 / September 2010

Liberation of the working 5000 r. on unwatermarked salmon paper, unhinged mint, fine, signed Mikulski

Child support 1 k. perforated with inverted overprint, unused, fine, signed and certificate Mikulski

1 k. imperforated with inverted overprint with lower sheet margin, unused, fine, signed and certificate Mikulski

100000 r. on 250 r. with large pre-printing paper fold and another stamp with shifted surcharge, unused, fine, signed Mikulski

30, 40 and 200 k. with star overprint and additional franking, tied by cds. to properly franked cover to Borna, fine  

100 r. on 15 k., block of four from the lower right sheet corner with inverted overprint, two lower stamps unused, upper stamps unhinged mint, small scissor cut in between two stamps, fine

Power of revolution 25 r., proof in purple, imperforated block of four with left sheet margin, unhinged mint, fine

Red army 100 r. as block of ten with margins on three sides, pos. 72 with 70 r. instead of 100 r., tied by cds. to reverse of cover to Poland, cover with several faults

1923, Day of work 1 r., block of four from the upper left sheet corner with shifted overprint in gold, upper stamps lightly hinged, the bottom stamps unhinged mint, fine, signed Mikulski

Workers of the World Unite 4 r. with silver surcharge, used, fine, certificate Rossica

Worker 20 k. brown-lilac, horizontal strip of three with left sheet margin and red overprint "OBRASEZ", unhinged mint, fine, signed Mikulski

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS: 1922, Hunger aid in the southeast, 2000-6000 r. in pairs, without gum as issued, fine, rarely seen in multiples, signed Ebnet BPP

ARDATOV: 1909, 3 k. black on light carmine-red as complete sheet including six tête-bêche pairs, the sheet contains 3 different types, unhined mint, very few stamps issued - only 1000 printed and only very few complete sheets remained intact, besides a vertical bend und three hinge remainders in the outer sheetmargins in good condition (Schmidt - Nr. 31)

ARDATOV: 1909, 3 k. black on gray-yellow as complete sheet, the sheet contains 5 different types in each row, every fith stamp with totally diffrent corner ornament, fine, unhinged mint with hinge remainders in the outer sheetmargins (Schmidt - Nr. 41)

ARDATOV: 1909, 3 k. black on carmine-red as complete sheet including six tête-bêche pairs, the sheet contains 4 different types, few sheets remained intact, unhinged mint, besides a light bend und hinge remainders in the outer sheetmargins in good condition (Schmidt - Nr. 33)

ARDATOV: 1909, 3 k. black on gray-turquoise as complete sheet including six tête-bêche pairs, the sheet contains 2 different types,only 2000 stamps printed, fine, unhinged mint with hinge remainders in the outer sheetmargins (Schmidt - Nr. 35)

BOGORODSK: 1892, 5 k. blue imperforated tied by cds. to reverse of cover, rarely seen on cover, fine (Schmidt - Nr. 61I)

GADIACH: 3 k. yellow/rose horizontail pair tied by cds. with additional manuscript to reverse of registered cover, each stamp with tear, an attractive and scarce cover (Schmidt.-Nr. 38)

ORGIEV: 3 k. black on rose, two singles tied by blue six-pointed star cancel "16", cover folder at left otherwise fine (Schmidt.-Nr. 11)

SHATSK: 3 k. rose on black with upper sheet margin tied by manuscript to reverse of cover, fine (Schmidt.-Nr. 21)

VESSIEGONSK: 5 k. black on lilac tied by oval datestamp to registered cover, cover folded and some wrinkles and slightly unfresh (Schmidt.-Nr. 15)

POST FROM THE CIVIL WAR: NORTH-WEST ARMY: 1919,1-5 r. and 10 r. unhinged mint, fine, signed Mikulski

REPUBLIC OF THE FAR EAST: 1921, 1 k. orange pair and strip of five and 3 k. red block of six and single stamp tied by cds. "Vladivostok 24 1 23" to registered cover to Bombay, interesting pasted register label, with various transit marks, tear in cover through one stamp of block six, otherwise fine and scarce

20 k., vertical pair from the upper right sheet corner tied by "WLADIWOSTOCK 17.7.23" (cancel without code letter, just three triangles in the lower part) to reverse of registered cover (YMCA envelope) to Kaunas with arrival mark, scarce cover with secret censor mark

1923, Vladivostok surcharges 20 k. on 1 k. orange, unused, one perf at left missing, otherwise fine, signed Bloch and certificate Mikulski

20 k. on 15 k. brown lilac/blue, unhinged mint, signed Mikulski with certificate

20 k. on 50 k. brown-lilac/green with inverted surcharge, unused, only 25 stamps known with inverted surcharge, very fine, certificate Mikulski

PRIAMUR TERRITORY: 1921, 15 k. on 15, 35, 50 and 70 K., unused, 70 K. few short perfs otherwise fine, signed Mikulski

LOCAL ISSUES: CHARKOW: 1920, 20 k. blue/red, vertical strip of five, tied by cds. to parcel card, fine

KIEV: 1922, 7500 on 5 k. pale yellow brown/green, vertical strip of four, tied by cds. to large part of cover to Lithuania, fine

PETROWSK: 1920, 35 r on 35 k. with violet surcharge, block of 20 with upper and lower sheet margin, unhinged mint, few short perfs and few separated, otherwise fine

SERAFIMO-DIWJEJEWSKOJE: 1922, 100000 r. on 100 r. orange surcharged in red-violet respectively violet, each as block of 20 with sheet margin, two stamps of the red-violet surcharges with small paper adherence, few natural paper wrinkles and colour adherence on stamps, otherwise fine, scarce multiple

OFFICES ABROAD: OFFICES IN CHINA: 1899/1908, 5 k. brown violet as horizontal pair in combination with China 1898 Dragon 10 c. green, each tied by cds. to cover to England, there readdressed, transit and arrival mark on reverse, a fine and unusual combination

OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE: 1858, Russia 10 k. brown/light blue as horizontal strip of three, tied by blue cds. "CONSTANTINOPEL 24 MAP 1864" to cover, fine and scarce, signed Sorani

1900, 10 p. on 2 k. green tied by clear cds. "JAFFA 13 NOV 1913" to postcard to Siena, fine

RUSSIAN-JAPANESE WAR: 1904, "POLEVAYA POCHTOVAYA KONTORA 8 ARM. KORPCHSA " on red band cover, showing violett troup mark and arrival mark "EKATERINOS 14 1 05" on reverse, opened out for display and 2 vertical creases, still attractive and scarce