367th. Auction

1851, entire letter in Italian from Constantinople to Odessa with disinfection holes and slits, fair strike in black of the double ring KONSTANTINOPOL cancel of the Russian Consular Post, very scarce, fine  

1884, Numerals 1c. orange block of five and five further singles togehter with 10c. red/green tied by cds. "ROPIT KONSTANTINOPLE" to registered cover to Berlin, a fine and attractive cover

1884, 2k. green horizontal strip of five tied by cds. "ROPIT JAFFA" and New York arrival marks to reverse of cover to the USA, very unusual and despite being roughly opened at left very attractive

1900, 1 Pia. horizontal pair tied by cds. "AFON" to registered cover with seal of the Andreevskii Sikt to Tula, with Spravka and another note re-directing the letter back to Athos; appropriate despatch, arrival and return markings, fine

1904, Free frank cover from the Russian General Consulate in Soluni (Salonica) with two line cachet on front and readable fine red paper seal on reverse, addressed to Mont Athos with ROPIT AFON receiver cancel. Interesting example of consular mail outside of Greek or Turkish postal routes, some minor imperfections, otherwise fine  

BOGORODSK: 1894, 4 k. red, copy from the sheet corner, tied to reverse of cover 1894 from Germany with 1889/1900, 20 pf. tied by railway mark "BERLIN-GIRSCHAU 28.5.94"; German stamp tiny corner crease, otherwise a fine and scarce combination (Schmidt 86)

KOTELNICHUESKY: 1906, 5 k. blue tied by cds. "КОТЕЛЬНИЧ 6.5.15" together with three singles Russia Coat of arms 10k. with cds "КОТЕЛЬНИЧЪ -6.5.15" to reverse of double-weight registered cover to the Viatka court, a very rare mixed franking as this combination with 30k. is only possible during a short lived period of the tariff from 21st. September 194, less than 10 covers recorded, somewhat shortened at right, otherwise fine

KOZLOV: Numbered offical letter bearing on reverse the (broken) free-frank paper seal of the Kozlov District Police Authority addressed to the local Zemstvo administration, a rare and interesting document related to the activities of the Kozlov Zemstvo administration, certificate Terry Pge (2013)

KRASNYI: 1912, 3 k. multi-coloured, block of 12 from the upper sheet margin seperated by gutter and printed as tête-bêche, mint never hinged, some minor adherence and imperfections,  a rare and attractive item (Chuchin-Nr. 11)

OSA: 1893, 4k. reddish brown / light-brown bisected diagonnally to pay for the single local rate, tied by oval Zemstvo postmark to local cover, scarce, fine and attractive (Schmidt 7)

PETROZAVODSK: 1908, 2k. orange vertically bisected and used as 1k. stamp tied by cds. "ПЕТРОЗАВОДСКАЯ СЕМСКАЯ ПОЧТА 16.9.12" to local picture postcard posted at the secondary Zemstvo post office in Ivina with oval violet seal "ПЕТРОЗАВОДСК. ЗЕМСК. ПОЧТА c. ИВИНА  15 CEH. 1912" alongside, a very rare and attractive card being one of only five recorded bisects, detailed certificate Prof. Greis AIEP (Schmidt 9)

SHATSK: 1891, Coat of arms 3k. red imperforated horizontal pair with manuscript mark on reverse of registered cover with clear cds. "ШАЦКАЯ 16 MAPTA 1891" on front, one vertical fold, otherwise fine and rare, signed Faberge (and marked as "R") and Kirchner (Strebulaev # 20) Provenance: Farberge, Kirchner

SHATSK: 1898 , Coat of arms 3k. green  imperforated vertical pair tied by cds. "ШАЦКАЯ 20 1898" to reverse of registered cover, few minor imperfections, scarce Provenance: Farberge, Withy

USTJSSYSSOLSK: 1902, 2k. brownn for local delivery, on postcard from "MOSCOW 16.12.14" franked with Russia War Aid 3k. to a small village in the Ustjssyssolsk distrcit, rare and attractive mixed franking (Schmidt 42)

ZOLOTONOSHA: 1890, 2k. black&green/yellow tied by good strike of oval violett "ЗОЛОТОНОШСК. ЗЕМСК. СЕЛЬСКI ПОЧТЫ 17 JUL 90" to envelope sent from the church village Korobovka to the volost court in the capital district Zolotonosha (Schmidt 3)

1919, postfrische und ungebrauchte Partie, dabei Einheiten, dazu 7 Briefe und Karten

MONT ATHOS: 1877/1910 (ca.), dreibändige Ausstellungssammlung mit rd. 120 Briefen und Karten, dabei etwa 40 Geldbriefe, desweiteren rd. 20 Postscheine sowie eine nicht ganz kpl. frankierte Paketkarte von Mont Athos nach Jaffa; viel interessantes und seltenes Material, dabei u.a. auch 3 Mischfrankaturen mit Türkei, diverse Stempel, Nachportobelege, Vordruckumschläge, diverse Leitwege etc., ein in dieser Reichhaltigkeit sicherlich einmaliges Objekt

ACHTYRKA-ZOLOTON, vorwiegend ungebrauchte Sammlung mit über 270 Werten, leicht unterschiedliche Erhaltung

1905/16, interessante Partie mit 7 Belegen, dabei Karten an den Arzt des Zemstvo-Distrikts, Kriegsgefangenkorrespondenz mit rotem Cachet "All Russian Zemstvo Union for sick and wounded Soldiers Assistance", gute Erhaltung

1795/2010, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand mit vielen Briefen, Karten und Ganzsachen im Karton

1857/1960, gestempelte Sammlung mit u.a. Mi.-Nr. 1, 3, 5-7, 9-11, 18-23y, 24-26y, 38-39y, 214c, 527, 1527-34, Bl.3, 11A, 11B (Befund Wassmann), 13 etc., dazu Polen Mi.-Nr. 1 lose und auf Briefvorderseite sowie viele Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen

1857/1940, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung ab Mi.-Nr. 1 ohne Gummi (Federzug entfernt), außerdem Mi.-Nr. 185IA gestempelt sowie Mi.-Nr. 212-24a ungebraucht, meist gute Erhaltung

1858/1980 (ca.), postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung mit besseren Ausgaben, dazu etwas Gebiete; in 4 Alben

1875/1994, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Posten im kleinen Karton

1858/1960 (ca.), interessanter Posten Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen, dabei Reco, Luftpost, Bahnpost, viele Baltische Stempel etc.