388th Auction

1857/1980 (ca.), unused and used holding in 2 big boxes, with some better items/sets, some without gum or grease hinges, also some modern covers

1858/1995, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, starting with Russia No. 2, from 1918 fairly advanced in the Michel main numbers, some better issues from the 1930s like Mi.-Nr. 505Y and 506Y unused, including souvenir sheets, bigger units, printing sheets, and some doubles, overall in good condition, in three havid boxes and 18 albums

1858/1994 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including Russian Levant, PO in China and Civil War areas, many duplicates, some better items throughout starting with Mi.-Nr. 1 pen cancelled, together with a large selection of Soviet miniatures sheets and complete sheets, slightly mixed condition in the early issues, later mostly in very good quality

1918/60, group of 12 mint never hinged full sheets, some better values with 1918 Chain Breaker Mi.-Nr. 149-150, 1938 Polar Expedition Mi.-Nr. 587, 1951 Ziolkowskij Mi.-Nr. 1577 (Cv- 4,000 €), etc., a few sheets folded in half, mostly in very fine condition

1949/2000, mint never hinged and mostly used collection, fairly advanced from 1975 on, a few better sets throughout with 1950 Moscow Building Mi.-Nr. 1527-1534 used, etc., except for the occasional fault overall in very good condition, neatly housed in 6 albums/stockbook

1860/1930, 25 covers & telegrams mainly from east Russia,including registered and sealed mail from Foreign Office, Express, air mails including “Mit Lufzpost befördert Königsberg (Pr.)1.”, some different.

1920/56, attractive group of 40 covers and cards, many interesting frankings and scarcer usages throughout, noted RSFSR early mail sent abroad in May 1920 upon reopening of the international connections, Mi.-Nr. 162 single franking on card (certificate Dr Leupold), 1941 Lermontov Mi.-Nr. 820A incl. two covers, scarce 1943 Turgeniev Mi.-Nr. 883 on cover to Buryat, 1943 registered cover from Leningrad Blockade franked with commemoratives (certificate Hovest), Soviet Armenia 1924 rare registered telegram from Novo-Bayazet, 1956 Aivasov Mi.-Nr. 1871 with additional franking on registered cover, and more; except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition. A scarce assembly