359 / März 2015

1866, 3 k. black/green and 20 k. blue/orange tied by cds. to registered cover to Lyskowo, there undeliverable and returned, fine and attractive

1867, cash paid mourning wrapper with red boxed "s.l.b./o.g.l." of St. Petersburg Main Post Office, on reverse clear red cds. "St. Petersburg 14 APR. 1867", scarce

1889, 10 k., tied by "TIFLIS 229 DZHULFA 1 12 07" to reverse of commercial  letter with contents from Erivan, a rare railway cancellation with additional strike on the front of the cover

1910, 5 rbl. as complete sheet of 50, position 13 with different type, edges with some tears and separations, otherwise fine

1913 Ordinary letter to St Petersburg with clear strikes of the scarce cancellation of PARATSKII ZAVOD KAZ

1915, Alexander I., propaganda forgery with different text on the reverse "bankruptcy of Russian currency", rare, with normal stamp for comparison, fine

 1916, 1 k. and 2 k. Currency Stamps in complete sheets of 100, no gum as issued, the 1 kop appears unfolded, the 2 kop lighlty folded through the middle, a scarce pair of sheets

1922, October Revolution 10 p. vertical pair and two singles and 27 p. single and 25 p. as block of six with additional franking tied by cds. to registered cover to Höchst, the block of six pasted over a block of six Hunger aid, because these stamps were only valid for domestic usage, fine and scarce

Surcharges: 5r on 20k imperforated with lithographed surcharge,block of 25 from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, a rare multiple, certificate  Kirzhner (Zagorskiy #081A)

1923, Philately for Labor 4 r. with silvert overprint, with variety "1  923 instead of 1923", position 6, unused, tiny thin spot, otherwise fine, certificate Kirzhner

3 rub. with very rare perforation 13½:10:13½:13½, unused with original gum, very fine (Nr. 53D)

SAKHALIN ISLAND: 1914, registered cover with adhesives (some with faults) on reverse from "ALEXANDROVSK SAHALIN 27 1 14" to Berlin, front and reverse with different r-labels, some imperfections but scarce mail from the Pacific Ocean Island

SERVICE: 1922, Consular airmail stamps 1200 M. on 2,25 r., unused, very fine and fresh, several signatures incl. Mikulski

POST IN EASTERN ASIA: 1908, 3 k. (2) and 20 k. tied to front and reverse of registered cover from Harbin to Prague, routed via St Peterburg (transit cancellation on reverse), a domestic Registration label has been used to provide the registry number "179", with the International R-label without number applied over it 

1884/94, 2 k. tied by pen stroke to envelope additionally franked with Imperial Post 7 k. tied by Wenden cds. to cover to the castle of Karkus; cover fold not affecting the stamps

Priamur 1922, 1 k. on 2 k., 4 k. and 35 k. on 2 k. tied to reverse of registered envelope from Vladivostock to Stockholm with 2 different register labels, cover folds not affecting the stamps

1923, airmail issue 20 k. on 50 k., unused o.g., some creasing, a scarce stamp, sign. Mikulski with opinion (Mi. 1.200,-)

1910/18, "KITAI" overprint, 10 k. blue tied by cds. "PEKING 18 2 16" to parcel receipt to Kashgar,with arrival mark "31.3.16", issued to the addressee on "4.4.16", on the same day the receipt was sent back to Peking with arrival mark "3.5.16", tiny tears at top, otherwise very fine and extremely rare

1913, Romanow 1 pia. on 10 k. blue and horizontal pair 20 pa. on 4 k. carmine tied by cds. "CONSTANTINOPLE...." to registered cover to Metz, Germany with arrival mark, fine

1929, Workers 5 k. with additional franking on two covers with pre-printed senders address "XV th. INTERNATIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL CONGRESS LENINGRAD-MOSCOW" to Danzig and from there redirected to Usedome, fine

1935, Spartakiade 1 k.-40 k. with handstamp "SPECIMEN" fixed on sheet-part

METER STAMP: 2 k. on fragment with adjacent cds. "MOSCOW 10.3.28", scarce and very early strike

1850, Isabella II 12 cs. lilac, good even margins and centrally cancelled, very fine, signed Dr. Oertel

12 cs. violet, clear at lower right, otherwise wide margins, cancelled by black spider, a scarce shade, fine, signed Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 2a)

5 r. red, full to mostly wide margins, neatly cancelled, fine, sign. Pfenninger

6 r. blue, nice deep colour, clear to mostly wide margins, used, fine, certificate Comex

10 r. green, clear to good margins, used with black spider, leaving the face free, fine, certificate Comex

12 c. grey, good margins and lightly cancelled, very fine, sign. Baschwitz (Edifil 7b)

1851, 12 c. dark lilac and 5 r. rose, both with good to wide margins and neatly cancelled, very fine, each certificate Comex (Edifil 7c, 9)

6 r. blue, good margins and lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate Graus

6 r. intense blue, large margins, used, very fine, certificate Comex (Edifil 10a)

10 r. green, large margins and nice central spider cancel, very fine, certificate Comex

10 r. dark green, good to wide margins and neatly cancelled, very fine, certificate Comex (Edifil 11a)

1852, 12 c. lilac, dark lilac and greyish-lilac, all with mostly wide margins (greyish-lilac clear at top left), used, fine, 2 copies sign. Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 13, 13a, 13b)

2 r. pale-vermilion, good margins all around, central grid-cancel, fine, certificate Comex

5 r. green and yellowish-green, used, very fine, each certificate Graus (Edififl 15, 15b)