382nd Auction

PROVISIONAL BISECT: 1928, Exchange Fee Stamp 10 k. on 250 r. violet, diagonal bisect, tied by official exchange office cachet to reverse of registered envelope to Vienna, correct 28 kopek franking on obverse tied by cds. "MOSCOW -6 X 28", alongside larger departure cds. "MOSCOW -7 10 28", reverse arrival receiver cds. "WIEN 66 -9. X. 28". Very fine, a very rare usage probably due to the shortage of 5 kopek exchange stamp in October 1928 in Moscow, certificate Leupold (2021)

1857/1922, interesting unused and used group of stamps, better items like Mi.-Nr. 7 used, Mi.-Nr. 168 yII on thin paper unused, St Petersburg 1863 Local used with red cds., two repaired, mostly fine to very fine, many with certificates

1864/1950 (ca.) nice stock in 4 stockbooks with a lot of interesting material like Mi. Bl.11B, Levante Mi. 1y and z, some proofs, multiples, etc

1918/42, unmounted mint/unused and used collection neatly housed in one album, mostly unused in fresh condition, a few duplicates, fine to very fine

1866/1923, interesting group of over 20 covers, incl. Civil War, Russian Post in China, some rare items like Mi.-Nr. 18-19 and 21-23 Five-Colour franking to Paris (front only), 19xF error "V" instead of "3" (certificate Mandrovski), 137 and 138 on cover and postal receipt, 1923 Mixed Franking RSFSR and USSR with Reclame Vignette (faults) on registered envelope to New York, 1922 Inflation cover (certificate Leupold), etc.; mixed condition, an appealing specialist lot.

1863/1934, over 70 covers in one stockbook, with stampless, inflation and feldpost mail, destination Palestina, etc., mixed condition