376th Auction

MORSHANSK: 1889, 5k. multi-coloured tied by cds. to reverse of registered cover from Puchaevo in combination with Imperial Coat of arms 10k. blue, some folds not affecting the adhesives, an attractive entire

VESSIEGONSK: 1888, 2k. black on blue, used as postage due, tied by straight-line "НЕ ОПЛОЧЕНО" to postal notice, fine

ZOLOTONOSHA: 1912, 10k. carmine-red, complete sheet of 25, mint never hinged, hinges in the margin only, fine

ZIENKOV: 1898, 3k. bronze, complete sheet consisting of four tête-bêche pairs, unused with original gum, some perf seperation, especially at bottom row, otherwise fine and very attractive, ex Fabergé on his album page

SHATSK: 1889, 3k. red, each as complete sheet of 64 showing "18-89" variety in position 1, mostly mint never hinged, one stamp with large surface abrasion, three stamps with thins, otherwise fine (Soloviev# 19,19a) ex Stenshinsky on his album page

PSKOV: 1891, 1k. green and 10k. red, each as complete sheet of 80, unused/mint never hinged, some minor perf seperations, fine (Soloviev# 11-12) ex Stenshinsky

KADNIKOV: 1906, 1k. pale-brown, complete sheet of 25, mint never hinged, small thins in margin only, very fine (Soloviev# 19)

IRBIT: 1880, 4k. black on green, block of ten consisting of five tête-bêche pairs showing all types, unused without gum, crease in outer margin only, very fine and attractive (Soloviev# 4,4a)

BIELOZERSK: 1907, 2k. grey on rose tinted paper, colour trial, complete sheet of 35, without gum, fine ex Melikov and Fabergé

YELETS: 1885, 5k. blue on yellow, handstamped block pf 18 including 8 tête-bêche pairs, without gum, horizontal fold through center row and vertical fold affecting column five, two stamps small thins, a scarce and attractive multiple (Soloviev# 17,17a)

GRIAZOVETS: 1886, 3k. lilac, complete sheet of 48 showing 6 tête-bêche, full original gum, some adherence, few folds not affecting stamps, attractive sheet (Soloviev# 9)

BEZHETSK: 1893, 3k. black on rose, complete composite tête-bêche sheet of 22, upper row unused, the others mint never hinged, a fine and attractive sheet (Soloviev# 15,19)

BEZHETSK: 1886, 3k. black on green, block of 80 with varities including column 9 "crown with seven instead of four sections", with full original gum, some adherence, few folds mostly between stamps, and attractive multiple, fine (Soloviev# 7,7a)

BEZHETSK: 1885, 3k. black on rose, complete sheet of 24 showing three transfer blocks of eight types, full original gum, some adherence, tow horizontal folds between stamps, fine (Soloviev# 5)

1863, City Post 5 k. black/blue, left margin block of eight, bottom left stamp with broken "n" in "tsena" variety, reinforced perforation, two stamps mint never hinged, fine

PSKOV: 1910, Coat of arms 3-10k. composite block of 26, 3c.both rows in column 5-6 with variety imperforated between, without gum, fine (Soloviev# 41-44)

BIELOZERSK: 1887, 2k. lilac complete sheet of 30 showing both types (with and without dot after 2) and 6 tête-bêche pairs, full original gum with some adherence, vertical fold and hardly perceptible horizontal fold, otherwise a fine and attractive multiple (Soloviev# 34var)

1865, Steamer and Eagle 10 para brown/blue, fresh colour and wide margins all around, lightly used with blue crayon, fine

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre plate proof in black on white paper with vertical network, without gum, scarce, fine, sign. Prof. Winterstein, Pohl

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre plate proof in blue on white paper with vertical network, without gum, scarce, fine

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre, two singles in distinctively different shades from different printings, both with good margins all around, tied by blue cds. "COMPAGNIE RUSSE DE NAVIGATION SMIRNE 9.4" to envelope (reduced at right) to Tripoli, extremely fine and rare franking of the same value from two different printings, certificate Mikulski (1999) Provenance: Caspary                      The Agathon Fabergé Collection (Harmer's of Bond Street, 1940, lot 173)                      Corinphila 105th. Auction (1998)  

1865, Steamer and Eagle 2 piastre, three singles, mostly good margins, only one stamp touched at left, all tied by blue indistinct Smyrna cds. to folded lettersheet to Mersina, right stamp affected by vertical filing crease, a trifle stained, otherwise fine, an attractive and scarce cover, signed Alberto Diena and Holcombe with certificate (1993) Provenance:  The Agathon Fabergé Collection (Harmer's of Bond Street, 1940, lot 194)                       The Julius Steindler Collection "Shipping Companies stamps" (Robson Lowe 1972)

1863, 6k. light blue, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused without gum, very fine

Ganzsachen: 1895, double card 4 k. used from "CONSTANTINOPEL....97" without text via Odessa to Hattingen, Germany with arrival mark, fine

1923, Definitives lithographed 1k. -1r. imperforated, blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

1925, Workers 1 and 7k. and 30-40k. imperforated, tied by cds. "MOSCOW" to reverse of two covers, one regular one express, to Kostroma, one with 

1925, Workers lithographed 8k., two horizontal pairs tied by illegible cds. to cover via Recht to Kasvin with arrival mark, fine, signed Wassmann

1930, Anniversary of Revolution 10k. bisected as additional franking on postal stationery card 5k. to make up the correct 10k. rate, sent from Alexandrovsk Voksal to Berdyanask, the message written in German with an address line of Schonewiese village. This is a rare example of a bisect recorded by Andrew Cronin and is ex Robert Taylor collection with his notes, see also Post-Rider #43, page 57-58 where this is decribed as "key item", minor ageing

1937, Workers 30k., typographed, line perforation 12½, block of 9 resp 4 from the lower left resp upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

1937, Workers 30k., offsett printing, horizontal pair with left sheet margin, imperforated, mint never hinged, fine and scarce

1937, Workers 30k., offsett printing, line perforation 12½, block of four, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Wassmann BPP (2003)

60k. rotogravure, two marginal blocks of four, horizontal and vertical diamond shaped grid, mint never hinged, fine

1948, Craftsmen 25k. printed by typography, tied by cds. "LENINGRAD -30 11 51" to private postcard of a bookstore, a very rare stamp on cover, signed with certificate Mikulski

1948, Craftsmen 40k. printed by typography, tied by cds. "TULA 9 5 50" to court letter, a very rare stamp on cover, some ageing, otherwise fine, signed with certificate Mikulski

1964, Olympic Summergames souvenir sheet, on red resp. blue FDC with cds., fine  

1925, Numerals 2 and 10k. tied by cds. "LENINGRAD 13.VII.1925" to picture postcard, franked with Estonia Workers 10m., from "NAROOVA 10 VII 25", fine