1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 14½x15, printed on thin paper with numeral watermark ''2'' (strongly shifted to the left), neat postal cancellation, rounded top left corner, still fresh and collectible quality single, F/VF appearance, SC #3
Stamp Auction #72
By: Raritan Stamps Inc.
Raritan Stamps Inc. Stamp Auction #72
Raritan Stamps, Inc. - Live Bidding Auction #72, March 3-4, 2017.
This Sale contains 1338 lots of rare Stamps and Postal History of the World with emphasis of British Commonwealth, Asia, Eastern and Western Europe; comprehensive Russian area material, including property of 48 owners.
Among the highlights of this Sale:
- The One Man Collection of Russian Area Non-Postal Stamps (Part II);
- The Vadim N. Ustinovsky Collection of Imperial Russia;
- first class Russian and Soviet Union rarities, including Romanov Dynasty stamp of 2r in imperforated block of four, worker 8k brown olive with "small head" variety, famous "wide 5" variety on the first Soviet Airmail issue;
- Great range of Ukraine and Western Ukraine stamps;
- over one hundred Collections, Accumulations and Large Lots.
Auction will be held within two sections.
March 3, 2017, 10:00 AM Lots #1-568
March 4, 2017 10:00 AM Lots #569-1338
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Lot #654 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1858, 30k carmine and green, perforation 12½, printed on paper without watermark, nice stamp, full OG, VLH, F/VF centering, SC #7
Lot #655 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1863, City Post, 5k black and blue, retouch of the engraving in the central circle variety (position 46), appropriate Moscow red cancellation of 1863, fresh quality, VF and very scarce properly cancelled item, SC #CT2 Ka
Lot #656 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1865, 3k black and green, perforation 14½x15, printed on paper without watermark, nice condition, full OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #12
Lot #657 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1866, 1k black and yellow, printed on horizontally laid paper, vertical pair, bottom stamp with broken ''1'' at the lower right value tablet (position 98), full OG, NH, VF, Lobachevski #17Be
Lot #658 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1871, entire wrapper from Chisinau to Vienna, postage had been paid in cash, upon arrival to the Russian border franked by three stamps on horizontally laid paper and tied by black boxed ''Franco'' marking, several transits and arrival ds, wax seal removed, VF and scarce mailing
Lot #659 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1870, 1k, 3k with ''V'' error of background and 10k, three stamps on horizontally laid paper, used on entire wrapper from Moscow to Thuringia, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, vertical fold away from the stamps, F/VF
Lot #660 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1868, 3k black and green, two stamps on vertically laid paper, one with shifted groundwork, used on large part of an envelope together with 10k on paper without watermark, mostly VF, SC #24, var
Lot #661 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1866, 5k black and bluish gray, error color of background, printed on horizontally laid paper, large part of OG, VF, SC #19a
Lot #662 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1866, 20k blue and orange, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom sheet margin block of four, post office fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #21
Lot #663 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1866, 30k carmine and green, printed on horizontally laid paper, vertical pair, bottom stamp with ''butterfly'' on Crown variety (position 35), full OG, NH, VF and an attractive item, SC #22, var
Lot #664 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1879, 7k gray and rose, printed on horizontally laid paper, block of six (3x2), bottom right stamp with short scepter variety, full OG, NH or LH (top stamps), VF, SC #33, var
Lot #665 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1875, 10k brown and blue, printed on horizontally laid paper, top right corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH or previously hinged (top right stamp), VF, SC #31
Lot #666 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1875, 10k brown and blue, printed on horizontally laid paper, ribbed center variety, used on a piece together with 1k and 3k, cancelled Vereya, VF and scarce, ex-Mehrtens, Faberge
Lot #667 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1875, 20k blue and orange, printed on horizontally laid paper, complete pane of 25 (top right part of a sheet), representing seven stamps with crossed ''t'' and several other varieties, such as rounded or broken frame, ''nop'' instead of ''kop'', blue spot and etc., perfect quality item, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #32, Ka, var
Lot #668 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1884-88, 9th issue, 1k-70k, complete set of nine, including stamp of 2k yellow green, issued in 1888, absolutely perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #34-41, 45
Lot #669 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1884-88, 1k-70k, complete set of nine, top sheet margin blocks of four, including 2k yellow green, post office fresh and completely flawless unit, full OG, NH, VF and scarce matched set of multiples
Lot #670 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1884, 3.50r black and gray, 7r black and yellow, complete set of two, printed on vertically laid paper, the last one with tiny natural paper inclusion, fresh condition overall, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #42-43
Lot #671 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1884, 7r black and yellow, printed on vertically laid paper, excellent centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #43
Lot #672 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1890's, 3.50r black and gray, 7r black and yellow, imperforated forgeries Fournier neatly mounted on small pieces, printed on vertically laid paper, top right corner margin singles, handstamped ''Faux'', fresh, VF and nice reference lot
Lot #673 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1889, 10k dark blue, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom left corner sheet margin horizontal pair, control number ''3'' on bottom margin, full OG, NH (right stamp) or hinged, VF, SC #53
Lot #674 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1889-92, 12th issue, 1k-7r, complete set of nine, printed on horizontally laid paper, excellent quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, SC #57-65
Lot #675 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1889-92, 2k green, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom right corner margin block of four with control letter ''A'' on right margin, full OG, NH, VF, SC #58
Lot #676 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1889-92, 2k green, printed on horizontally laid paper, background is strongly shifted to the bottom left, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #58 var
Lot #677 - russia - imperial stamps and postal history
1889-92, 7k blue, printed on horizontally laid paper, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, control number ''1'' on left margin, full OG, NH, VF, SC #61
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