345 / September 2011

animals 55 b. with heavily shifted print of the brown colour to the top, block of four from the lower right sheet corner, unhinged mint, somewhat creased in the margin only

1963, 'Luna 4' 1,75l.without red rocket, horizontal pair, unhinged mint (Mi. 800,-)

CANCELLATIONS: "BEKETU DEZ 22", blue double line clear on folded cover, very fine

"BOLGRAD MOLDOVA", "ISMAIL MOLDOVA" (both in blue) and "CAHUL MOLDOVA", each on postal receipt of 1859

"K.K. AGENZIE STAROSTIE FOKSCHANI", blue seal on reverse of entire letter 1859

"PLOESCI AP. 11", double line in red, very clear on entire letter 1862 to Bukarest with red arrival mark (without "Walachei") on reverse, small note with city and date fixed on front, otherwise very fine, signed Zoscsak

TAX STAMPS: 1932/38, 3 l. and 6 l. in imperforated blocks of 4 from the lower sheet margin, unhinged mint, fine (Mi. 960,- +)

TAX STAMPS FOR AVIATION FUND: 1932, 50 b.-2 l. in imperforated blocks of 4 from sheet corners, unhinged mint, fine and scarce

1857, narrow-tailed Eagle Essay 10 kop. + 1 kop. green/brown, cut square with fine fresh colour and nice embossing; extremely rare, certificate Mikulski   Provenance: Breitfuss (1911), Fabergé, Goss

10 k. brown/light-blue, fresh colour, close at bottom, otherwise wide margins with large sheet margin at left, tied by pen cross to cover sent on January 4th 1858 from Chern to Moscow with despatch- and arrival marks on reverse; a very rare and attractive cover from the 3rd. day of usage, one of the earliest known covers of Russia No. 1, signed Mikulski and Zagorsky certificate

1857, 10 k. light brown/blue, good margins, tied by pencil cross to folded letter to Pernau, scotch tape adhesions at upper left affecting the corner of the stamp, otherwise fine

10 k. light brown/blue, two singles, each fresh colour and good margins, tied by boxed cds. to folded cover, few aging spots otherwise fine and very scarce

1866, horizontally laid paper: 1-30 k., very fresh colours, blocks of four, 30 k. as block of six, unhinged mint, very fine and scarce

1889, horizontal laid paper: 7 r. black/yellow with additional franking, tied by cds. to parcel card, fine

vertical laid paper: 7 r. black/yellow, 6 stamps and 70 k. brown/orange-red in mixed franking with 1913 Romanow 50 k., tied by cds. "MOSCOW 8.3.17" to front and reverse of parcel card to Epila (Finland), few folds and tears, a scarce high value franking

3.50 r. black/yellow-grey and 5 k. red-brown tied by cds. to parcel card, 3.50 rbl. with damaged perforation at right, otherwise fine

3.50 r. black/yellow-grey and 10 k. blue tied by cds. "STAWROPOL 27 10 17" to registered parcel card to Sudilkov, folded in the middle, otherwise fine

7 rbl. black/yellow, 8 stamps and 1 r. brown/orange as horizontal pair, tied by cds. "PETROWSK 14 6 19" to front and reverse of registered money order, several faults and punch holes through stamps, a scarce high value franking

 1908, 7 k. light-blue, imperforated from the upper left sheet corner, unused, fine

20 k. blue/red, 40 stamps mostly in multiples tied by cds. "VOLOGDA 20 8 21" to front and reverse of money order, few folds and tears away from stamps

50 k. brown-lilac/green, 15 stamps mostly in multiples tied by cds. "WALK-BORISSOWKA 18 5 19" to front and reverse of money order, two filing holes, one affecting a stamp, also a horizontal fold, otherwise fine

1910, 5 r. blue/olive-green/light-blue, 20 stamps, some in multiples tied by cds. to reverse of cover, vertical fold through four stamps, otherwise fine

1913, Romanow 1 k. orange, strip of three and 1914, war aid 7 k. tied by cds. "PETROGARD 21 5 15" to reverse of cover, violett censor mark on front, fine

 1914, war aid 3 k. multi-coloured, horizontal strip of three with additional franking tied by cds. "UFA 3 11 14" to registered cover to France, with french censor marking, fine

1918, Saving stamps 1 k. red, irregular block of eight tied by cds. "OMSK 22 11 21" to money order to Pokrowsk with arrival mark, reduced in size at left and vertical fold, scarce

 1 k. red, 10 stamps and 5 k. green, three stamps and 10 k. brown tied by cds. "ODESSA 18.5.18" to front and reverse of cover, three stamps torn, otherwise fine, scarce

 5 k. green, two stamps tied by cds. to postal stationary 5 k. brown to Libau, with oval censor mark, fine

 10 k. tied by cds. to reverse of cover to Latvia with postage due mark of Riga on front, openend out for display, otherwise fine

 10 k. brown, block of four, tied by cds. "STARAJA RUSSA 5.11.21" to money order, few folds away from stamps, scarce

10 k. brown vertical pair with additional franking tied by cds. "KAIKSK-GOROD" to money order, vertical fold, otherwise fine, scarce

10 k. in mixed franking with 1908, 25 k. green/violet tied by illegible cds. to reverse of cover, roughly opened at left 

1 r. yellow-brown/red-orange, vertical strip of four with cds. "WJATKA 6 12 21" on reverse of cover, middle fold affecting one stamp, otherwise fine

 1 r. yellow-brown/red-orange as vertical strip of three with gutter at right with additional franking, with cds. "WJATKA 2 11 21" on cover to Rostov, a bit stained, few wrinkles and somewhat roughly 

100 r. blue/grey-brown/red, vertical strip of five tied by cds. "KANTEMIROVKA 29 12 21" to reverse of registered cover, fine 

Revenue stamp 5 k. tied by pencil cross to card with postage due mark on front, fine

5 k. multi-coloured as horizontal strip of four with additional franking tied by cds. "ODESA 20 8 18" to cover front, fine