341 / September 2010

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

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)