345 / September 2011

5 k. multi-coloured, as horizontal pair and 15 k. multi-coloured, tied by cds. "KORETS 27 7 18" to small cover, openend out for display, scarce

20 k. multi-coloured as block of four with two tête-bêches and saving stamp 5 k. green, three horizontal pairs tied by cds. "ODESSA 20 8 18" to cover front, fine

October revolution 35 k. blue with additional franking, tied by cds. "PETROGRAD 12.APR.19" to registered cover to Moscow with arrival mark, fine

70 k. brown, two singles with additional franking tied by cds. to large part of a page of postal receiptbook, lower two receipts with faults, otherwise fine, very interesting

1921, Liberation of work 100 r. yellow, 250 r. violet and 1000 r. red each as horizontal pair, tied by cds. to registered cover to Hamborn with registered label "Vom Ausland über...", reduced in size at bottom, otherwise fine

 100 r. yellow, horizontal strip of three and 1000 r. red two singles, tied by cds. to front and reverse of money order, vertical fold not affecting stamps otherwise fine

250 r. violet on thin paper, block of 40, including 5 horizontal gutter pairs, affixed to reverse of cover from "ALUSHTA 21 4 22", few faults as to be expected

250 r. violet block of 20 and 1922, 7500 r. light-blue block of six with cds. on cover, block of 20 originally folded around the cover

1000 r. red, vertical pair with swedish cds. "DALSKOG 4 4 1922" on special post card for the Russian Food Remittance Department to Dalskog in Sweden, sent from Odessa via London, there franked with 1912, George V 1 p. red, fine and interesting item

 1000 r. red, seven stamps tied by cds. to reverse of cover, front with postage due mark "1000" on front, fine

1000 r. red, horizontal pair and two blocks of four tied by cds. to front and reverse of registered cover, with registered label "Vom Ausland über...", scarce combination

1000 r. red, 10 stamps tied by cds. "KIEV 3 2 22" to reverse of registered cover with registered label "Vom Ausland über..." on front, slightly reduced in size at right, otherwise fine

1000 r. red, 50 stamps, some in multiples, tied by cds. to reverse cover, small faults as to be expected, an interesting mass franking

October revolution 100 r. orange and 250 r. violet, good margins all around, tied by cds. to cover to Moscow, few stained spots, otherwise fine

 100-1000 r. with additional franking, tied by cds. to registered cover to Berlin with arrival mark, few stains, otherwise fine

1000 r. red with cds. "ROSTOV DON 19 12 21" on registered money order, vertical fold away from stamp otherwise fine, scarce 

1000 r. red with additional franking tied by cds. "MOSCOW 8.12.21" to card to Eberswalde, 1000 r. slightly touched at top, otherwise fine

 1922, 10000 r. on 40 r blue-grey, block of four from upper sheet margin tied by cds. "MOSCOW 22.4.22" to registered cover, fine

7500 r. on 250 r. dark-violett, block of 20 tied by cds. to reverse of registered cover to Chernovvitz, there franked with seven 1920 taxstamps 60 b. black, openend out for display and some fox spots and other faults, still an interesting item

7500 r. on 250 r. dark-violett, block of 50, including 5 gutter pairs, and a horizontal pair and 1921 October revolution 1000 r. red as block of ten with cds. "CHARIKOV 6 6 22" , attached to reverse of registered cover to New York, some faults as to be expected on such a large franking, very interesting cover

 100000 r. on 250 r. violett, horizontal pair and vertical strip of three tied by cds. "MOSCOW 3 11 22" to reverse of registered cover, fine

Hunger aid, train and ship each as vertical pair with additional franking tied by cds. "MOCSOW 7 3 23" to reverse of cover, on front one unused stamp, slight toning otherwise fine, scarce 

October revolution 45 r. black/prussian blue, vertical strip of three and a single stamp with additional franking tied by cds. to reverse of cover to Baku with arrival mark

Airmail 45 r. with additional franking tied by cds. "BALTA 15 12 22" to registered cover to Povenets, rare, signed Mikulski

Red Army 100 r., block of 25 and a horizontal pair tied by cds. "ARCHANGEL 21 6 23" to front and reverse of registered cover to Stockholm, fine

1923, Red Army, 10 k. green-grey, single stamp and block of 10 with additional franking tied by cds. "RYBINSN 31 8 23" to reverse of registered express cover, slightly soiled and some imperfections

POSTAL STATIONERY:  Envelope: 1863, 20 k. blue, unused, very fine and rare

1881, unissued 7 k. on 20 k. blue, unused, signed with pencil, fine

1882, Essay of wrapper: 1 k. orange, unused, very fine and scarce

ditto, 2 k. green, unused, very fine and scarce

 1896, Money order 15 k. blue with narrow detachable coupon, unused, fine

 15 k. blue with narrow detachable coupon, unused, small tear and bottom, otherwise fine

MISCELLEANOUS ITEMS: 1881, unfranked money letter to the monestry at Mount Athos for 42 rb. via Odessa, fine  

 1881, unfranked money letter to the monestry at Mount Athos for 35 rb. via Odessa, fine

 1900, unfranked money letter to the monestry at Mount Athos, via Odessa, with straight line "Schtschutschje" on front, fine

  1900, unfranked money letter to the monestry at Mount Athos, via Mocow and Odessa, fine