345 / September 2011

1901, unfranked, registered money letter from "SAMOILOVKA" via Odessa to the monestry at Mount Athos, fine

"JEKATERINOSLAW EXHIBITION 17 9 10", two clear strikes on postal stationary 3 k. red with additional franking to Switzerland, fine, rare

 "KOSTROMA EXHIBITION 23 6 13", two strikes on franked picture card, few creases, otherwise fine

 "ODESSA EXHIBITION 17 6 11", two clear strikes on franked letter card to Batum with arrival mark, fine, scarce

 "OMSK EXHIBITION 13 7 11", two strikes on franked picture card, right upper corner of card missing, otherwise fine and scarce400

"RIGA EXPOSITION 19 VII 01" three very clear strikes on franked exhibition picture post card with matching vignette, one line of addressee erased, otherwise fine, rare

ARDATOV: 1884, 5 k. rose, two sheets of 20 containing 5 different types, perf. 13 and perf. 13¼:13, unused, perforation partly reinforced by hinges, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 9)

1894, 3 k. green and 5 k. rose, two singles and 1895 3 k. blue and 5 k. brown, a block of six and two strips of three, showing different types and 1898 3 k. blue in two different shades, unused, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 16-17, 18-19, 22)

BELOZERSK: 1919, 1 rbl. k. black on light olive-grey as miniature sheet 2x4 with 8 different types, 4 tête-bêche pairs and 2 gutter pairs, right half of sheet with full offset on reverse, unused, very fine (Chuchin-Nr. 112)

BOBROW: 1878, 3 k. on rose paper, with variety inverted "p" in "kop", unused, fine, scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 2)

BOGORODSKY: 5 k. carmine-red, tied by cds. to cover from Constantinople to Bogorodsk via Odessa, bearing Russian Levant 10 k. with cds. of Ropit, fine

GADIACH: 1888, 3 k. violett, two complete sheets of 10, originally forming a tête-bêche sheet, now seperated and reinforced by hinges, very attractive and scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 9, 9a)

GRJASOWETS: 1890, 4 k. pale-red,  tête-bêche, unhinged mint, folded in the middle, otherwise fine and scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 25)

4 k. yellow, tête-bêche, unhinged mint, folded in the middle, otherwise fine and scarce (Chuchin- Nr. 26)

4 k. brown-lilac, tête-bêche, unused, fine and scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 27)

 IRBIT: 1913, 1 k. orange, tête-bêche, unused, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 21)

1 k. orange, block of four, stamps arranged  chequered from the center block of the sheet, unused, fine and very scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 21)

2 k. red-brown, block of four, stamps arranged  chequered from the center block of the sheet, unused, fine and very scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 22)

KOZELETS: 1867, 3 k. bronze, unused mint, very fine, only 24 examples are recorded (Chuchin-Nr. 1) Provenance: Fabergé (Corinphila 1999)

3 k. bronze, unused mint, very fine, only 24 examples are recorded (Chuchin-Nr. 1) Provenance: Fabergé (Corinphila 1999)

KRASNYI: 1912, 3 k. multi-coloured, complete printing sheet of 72 stamps, containing 12 blocks of 2 x 3 stamps, with 30 horizontal or vertical gutter pairs and four center pieces, position 49 and 63 with distinctive plate flaws, several folds and some perfs separated, some staining, nevertheless a remarkable and most likely unique item (Chuchin-Nr. 11)

 3 k. multi-coloured, used, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 22)

3 k. multi-coloured, complete sheet of 49 stamps, perforation between 4th and 5th row shifted to the right, distinctive plate flaws on position 28 and 32, unused, some stamps unhinged mint, left margin is missing and 6th and 7th row perforation reinforced by hinges, otherwise a fine and rare item (Chuchin-Nr. 26)

 LAISCHEW: 1901, 3 k. red, used with pen cross, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 6)

LOCHWIZA: 1910, 15 k. red/blue, imperforated, unused without gum, small thin spot, otherwise fine (Chuchin-Nr. 38a)

NOLINSK: 1910, 2 k. yellow-green, vertical strip of three, unused mint, perforations reinforced by hinges, very fine and attractive (Chuchin-Nr. 9) Provenance: Fabergé (Corinphila 1999)

1915, 1 k. green, tête-bêche gutter pair, imperforated at left, unused, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 20)

OPOTSCHKA: 5 k., four imperforated proofs in blue, black and red on white paper and red and yellow paper, unused without gum, fine

OSTROW: 1884, 3 k. green, block of ten, showing three different types, unused, 4 stamps unhinged mint, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 5)

PEREJASLAW: 1913, 3 k. blue, horizontal pair, right stamp with error "5 k." instead of "3 k." in upper right corner, unused, fine, scarce (Chuchin-Nr. 24, 24a)

 PERESLAWL: 3 k. blue/red, imperforated, unused without gum, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 4a)

POLTAVA: 1911, "Zena 1 kop" in black on 3 k. blue, unused mint, very fine and scarce, only 175 copies printed, sign. Farbergé (Chuchin-Nr. 33) Provenance: Fabergé (Corinphila 1999)

"Zena 1 kop" in red on 3 k. green, unused mint, very fine and scarce, only 150 copies printed (Chuchin-Nr. 35a) Provenance: Fabergé (Corinphila 1999)

"Zena 1 kop" in red on 6 k. violet, unused mint, very fine and scarce, only 125 copies printed, sign. Farbergé (Chuchin-Nr. 36) Provenance: Fabergé (Corinphila 1999)

3 on 10 k. red-brown/green, imperforated with left sheet margin, unused, only 40 printed, fine (Chuchin-Nr. 62a)

1 k. green/black, imperforated, unused and 1 k. perforated used, fine (Chuchin-Nr.74, 74a)