343 / März 2011

1884, essays in unadopted designs 3,50 r. blue/black and 7 r. yellow/black, imperforated on horizontally  laid paper with part of original gum and paper remainders on reverse Provenance: Fabergé

1889, 4 k. red and 20 k. blue/red on vertical laid paper, tied by cds. "RIGA 12.10.07" to reverse of insured letter for 10 rbl. to Leipzig, very fine and attractive

1889, 1 r. brown/orange on horizontally laid paper, imperforated block of 10 with wide sheet margins at left and right, overprinted "OBRASEZ"; folded vertically once, unhinged mint; a very rare multiple

1889, 1 kop. orange on vertically laid paper, imperforated horizontal strip of 5 from lower left sheet corner with large sheet margins and plate no. "1", perforated "OBRASEZ", unhinged mint, very fine and fresh

1908, 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

1910/19, 3.5 R. block of 11 with three empty fields, the lower row imperforated at bottom, unhinged mint, fine and interesting

Arms imperforated: 1 r. imperforated with shifted double impression of the frame and inverted background, unhinged mint, fine

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  

Perforation 13½:13¼ with horizontal losanges 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  

1 r. vertical strip of four with heavily shifted background an shifted center, lower stamp without center, wer stamp with small adherence otherwise unhinged mint, fine and attractive

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

1918, Saving stamp 25 r., vertical pair with additional franking, tied by cds. to cover, opened out for display, fine

Revenue stamps 5-15 k. and saving stamp 5 k. green tied by cds. "ODESSA 21 8 18" to 2 pieces, 5 k. with two blocks of four including both possible tête-bêche varities, fine

1921, hunger aid 2250 r. green as vertical pair, type I+II, with additional franking tied by cds. "MOSCOW -2.2.22" to properly franked registered cover to Praha with arrival mark, openend out for display, fine and scarce

1922, hunger aid 250 r. on 35 k. blue, three vertical pairs and 100 r. on 70 k. brown vertical pair with additional franking tied by cds. "MOSCOW  14.3.22" to registered cover to Basel, 250 r. on 35 k. blue with yellow-orange surcharge with overprint flaw "dot after +", reverse with censor mark, stained and roughly openend, scarce

1922, Child support 1 k. imperforated with left sheet margin, unhinged mint, position 6, fine

Hunger aid, airplane as vertical strip of four with gutter pair, airplane and car as vertical strip of ten with gutter pair and ship as block of four, unhinged mint, fine

1923, Day of work 1-4 r. and 2 r. on thin paper tied by cds. "MOCKBA 1.5.23" to First-Day registered cover, arrival mark on reverse, 1 r. with slightly shifted overprint, a fine and scarce cover, signed Hovest BPP

Worker 3 r. red imperforated with double print, one inverted, unhinged mint, fine

20 r., horizontal pair with upper sheet margin, unhinged mint, right stamp signed Dr. P. Jem, fine

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS: 1922, Hunger aid in the southeast, 2000r. rose and green in blocks of four, without gum as issued, fine, rarely seen in multiples

Local stamps: SMOLENSK: 7500 r. on 250 r., block of four with additional 2 k. green tied by cds. "MOZYR 22.7.22" to reverse of newspaper wrapper to Moscow, the wrapper war torn on opening, damaging two stamps of the block of four and the 2 k. green, despite faults an attractive and very scarce cover, signed with certificate Buchsbayew

Zemtsvo: 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. 29; Chuchin 25a)

3 k. black on gray-turquoise as complete sheet including six tête-bêche pairs, the sheet contains 3 different types,only 2000 stamps printed, three stamps slightly discolored, otherwise fine, unhinged mint with hinge remainders in the outer sheetmargins (Schmidt - Nr. 32; Chuchin 28a)

3 k. black on gray-yellow as complete sheet including six tête-bêche pairs, 2 different types in each row, fine, unused (Schmidt - Nr. 34, Chuchin 30a)

3 k. black on light gray-yellow as complete sheet including six tête-bêche pairs, 2 different types in each row, unused, vertical crease and small stain in the bottom center, otherwise fine (Schmidt - Nr. 36, Chuchin 32a)

BELOZERSK: 1919, 1 rbl. k. black on light olive-gray as miniature sheet 2x4 with 8 different types, 4 tête-bêche pairs and 2 gutter pairs, unhinged mint, very fine (Schmidt - Nr. 112)

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

POST IN CHINA: 1899/1908, horizontal laid paper: 1 and 3 k., tied by "CHIFU 30.XII.1901" (Tchilinghirian Fig. 503) to viewing card from Port Arthur to Shanghai with chinese "CHEFOO 30 DEC.01" and arrival mark of 2.1.02, fine

1884/90, 1 k. orange and 2 k. green, tied by blue cds. of Saloniki to opened out envelope, originally sent to Athen, where postage due stamps 1875/76, 5 l. and 40 l. were applied, the cover was re-adressed to Constantinople, franked with small Hermes Head 5 l. perforated in pair, in Constantinople again redirected with German post 20 pa. cancelled "CONSTANTINOPLE 1 10/10 98" to Tara-Zagora, Bulgaria, again charged with postage due 5 copies 1896, 5 st. orange and redirected again with 1892, 25 st. pale-blue to Salonik with arrival mark of the Turkish post, then passed to the Russian PO and here finally franked for the local delivery; a most unusual cover, certificate Holcombe

1901, "SHANGHAI 9.3.1901", clear Russian arrival mark (Tchilinghirian Fig. 493) and tax cancellation "T" on Japanese stationary picture card (Ascher-Nr. P21) to Shanghai, fine

1917, 7 DOLLARS on 7 r. black/yellow with surcharge inverted, unhinged mint; a rare and very fine stamp, sign. Mikulski with certificate

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

1924, Lenin 20 k. with thin border and font, used, fine, certificate Hovest BPP

power of revolution 7 k., block of 25 from the upper right sheet corner with majorly shifted perforation and printing fold in the third row, used, wrinkles as to be expected, fine

1924, Airmail 5 k. on 3 r. blue and 20 k. on 10 r. as vertical strip of three with additional franking tied by cds. "WORONESCH 15 6 26" to registered airmailcover to Berlin, openend out for display, fine