1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, deep colors, tied by "9" in oval of dots on complete FL from Taurogen (23 Sep 1858) to Mitau, boxed departure datestamp and "Poluchenon" (received) markings on back, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f. and attractive Russia Number One on cover, signed Bloch
Estimate: $3000
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Lot #3258 - Russia
Lot #3259 - Russia
1858 10k brown & blue, seven used examples, various paper and shade varieties, different postmarks, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #3260 - Russia
1858 10k brown and blue, beautiful deep color, tied by "393" numeral in dots cancel on outer FL from Dorpat to Riga, with corresponding departure (29 Nov 1858) circular postmark and "Polucheno" arrival datestamp
Estimate: $250
Lot #3261 - Russia
1858 20k lilac & green, perforated proof on unwatermarked paper, unused without gum, v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #3262 - Russia
1864 1k essay with "Epreuve de Timbre" in central oval and "Proba" at bottom, imperforate pane of 104, bottom strip of eight defective, folded through additional eight, with some tears affecting another few pieces, leaving at least 80 stamps in sound condition, fine and extremely rare multiple
Estimate: $5000
Lot #3263 - Russia
1869 (22 Jan) outer FL from Taganrog, franked with 10k and 20k (unwatermarked), tied by cds and sent to Greece, taxed 45L on arrival in Corfu, with the addition of 5L (margins just in at right) and 40L (margins all around), departure, Petraeus transit and Kerkura arrival pmks, filing fold through 40L, otherwise fine and colorful letter from Russia to Greece
Estimate: $750
Lot #3264 - Russia
1884 3.50r and 7r Arms, Posthorns without Thunderbolts, vertically laid paper, fresh, v.f., the former signed Bloch,
Cat. Val. $ 2,000
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3265 - Russia
1884 3.50r black & gray (vertically laid paper), used, well centered, with perforations intact, tiny flaws (as often), fresh and fine stamp, signed Diena, etc.,
Cat. Val. $ 625
Estimate: $250
Lot #3266 - Russia
1904 1k dark blue, groundwork inverted, block of four, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 280
Estimate: $150
Lot #3267 - Russia
1906 5r blue green & pale blue, perf. 11 1/2, top sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 1,450
Estimate: $900
Lot #3268 - Russia
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 5r Nicholas II, complete sheet of 50, marginal tears and perf. separations, mostly intact, stamps n.h., post office fresh, v.f., without the usual buckling and wrinkles. A rare multiple
Estimate: $2000
Lot #3269 - Russia
1919 (5 Apr) registered cover from Moscow to Petrograd, paying 3r with five imperforate blocks of 4x10k dark blue, used in combination with pair of perforated 50k, fine and scarce usage, with arrival (8 April) pmk on back
Estimate: $500
Lot #3270 - Russia
1922 5000r on 1r orange, horizontal pair, left stamp without overprint, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #3271 - Russia
1923 (18 Oct) cover from Moscow to Munich, paying 45r (1923) plus 12k (gold), with 5r and 2x20r RSFSR, used in combination with 12x1k imperforate (gold) definitives. With the October 18 conversion value at 550r to 1r gold, the 45r (RSFSR) equal just over 8k (gold) for a total of 20k, which was the correct rate for the foreign letter rate, fine mixed RSFSR/Soviet definitives cover, with "Obmen 250r" red surcharge (variety displaced overprint...
Lot #3272 - Russia
1923 10r gray, imperforate sheetlet of 25, with intact inscription at bottom, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #3273 - Russia
1924 15k lemon, five used examples, various postmarks, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 825
Estimate: $400
Lot #3274 - Russia
1925 Definitives (watermarked), 4k black (two) invalidated perforated and gummed trial color proofs, also 8k olive (typographed), fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #3275 - Russia
1926 Lenin, 2r black violet, perf. 12 1/2, fresh color, h.r., fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #3276 - Russia
1926 (28 Oct) registered cover from Moscow to Sofia, franked with Esperanto Congress 7k horizontal gutter pair and single 14k, paying correct 28k foreign registered letter rate, with 25k on 7k Foreign Exchange tax stamp on back, contents value "1175" rubles indicated by pen, Sofia arrival (3 Nov) cds on back, fine, possibly unique example of the rare gutter pair on cover
Estimate: $5000
Lot #3277 - Russia
1927 8k on 3k (lithographed), 8k on 8k green (typographed), each with surcharge inverted, l.h., fine and scarce
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3278 - Russia
1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red & yellow, perf. 9 1/2, n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate,
Cat. Val. $ 8,000
Estimate: $2500
Lot #3279 - Russia
1938 Red Army, 80k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., fingerprints on gum, v.f. (Zagorsky 495Pb)
Estimate: $750
Lot #3280 - Russia
1946 Definitives (Lithographed), 30k Parachutist (referred to earlier as "Flyer"), imperforate sheet margin single, showing part of adjoining stamp at bottom, n.h., v.f., extremely rare imperforate variety from Soviet Union (Zagorsky 988var)
Estimate: $8000
Lot #3281 - Russia
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. souvenir sheet of four, cancelled to order with bi-lingual "Riga" cancel, n.h., with slight gum wrinkles and adhesions, v.f., rare,
Cat. Val. $ 3,000
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3282 - Russia
1958 Mendeleyev Congress, overprint on 40k Butlerov, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $750
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