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  • Lot# : 813 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 402B+404B
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    Vertragsstaaten: Russland 1931 (18. Juli): Eingeschriebene Postkarte nach Bern Schweiz, frankiert für Transport zum Eisbrecher 'Malygin' und weitere Fahrt mit Zeppelin über den Nordpol mit 1931 30 Kop. violett und 1 Rub. grau-schwarz, beide ungez., gest. mit "Brise-Glace Malyguin - Arctique 18 VII 31" mit nebenges. rosa "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Polarfgahrt 1931", violettem Einschreibestempel der Malyguin und Transitstp. Friedrichshafen sowie Ankunftsstp. Bern (31.VII.31) Sieger 120Aa.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 814 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 397+398+399CY
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    1931 (25. Mayi): Illustrierte Schichkin 5 Kop. Ganzsachenkarte per Einschreiben nach Lorch, frankeirt mit  ungez. Luftpostausg. 10 Kop. rötlich violett, 15 Kop. schieferblau und 20 Kop. rot, alle sauber entw. in Moskau mit Berlin Luftpost Transitstp. sowie Ankunftsstp. von Lorch (27. Mai). Selten.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1208 Russia

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    Pre-Philately. 1850: Outer letter sheet to Tulcha struck on reverse with framed Cyrillic language Disinfection cachet 'CLEANED: ISMAIL QUAR: / 24 SEPTEMBER 1850' with date in manuscript. There are no slits in the cover and it must be assumed that it was forwarded from the Lazaret itself to Tulcha. A rarity of both Russian and Romanian disinfected mail.
    Provenance: Collection Dr. Paul Hirsch.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1209 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    Issued Stamps. 1857: Group of three imperf. 10 kop brown and blue, one three margin example, other two examples with full margins, cancelled by boxed handstamp, dotted numeral  '9' (Tauroggen), respectively the third copy with pen cross plus dotted numeral cancellation. A fine group with two cert. Bühler (1982) Mi = EUR 2'500.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1210 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 1
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    1857: 10 kop. brown and blue, imperforate, Plate I in deep fresh shade, with large margins all round tied by boxed "Odessa" handstamp to small piece. Cert Mikulski (1993) Mi = EUR 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1211 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 4y
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    1858 (March): 30 kop. rose carmine and yellow green, wmk. 3 on thin paper, perf. 14½ x 15, a very fine used example cancelled by large part "Kronstadt" datestamp in black (3 July 1861). Rare and most attractive stamp. Cert. BPB (2003) Mi = EUR 3'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1212 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 20Pa+20Pb
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    1866: Two Proofs of the 5 kop. value in orange and green on horizontally laid paper, both stamps with part watermark EZGB, perf. 14½ : 15 and gummed, few minor perf. flaws  Mi = EUR 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1213 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18x+19x+20x
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    1874 (March 20): Entire letter from St. Petersburg to Neuchâtel, Switzerland franked by 1 k. black & yellow, 3 k. black & green and two 5 k. black & lilac all tied by St. Petersburg cds's in black. Reverse with St. Petersburg/Gorod VII datestamp in red and arrival cds (April 5). A fresh and fine entire.

    INFO: stamp at right in the corner with tear, sold as is Tel Quel
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 185 CHF

    Lot# : 1214 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 18+19+21
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    1866: 1 k. black & yellow, 3 k. black & green and 10 k. brown & blue, used on 1870 cover to Berlin, all tied by good strikes of circular 'BW' of the Warsaw-Bromberg Railway in black. Warsaw despatch cds in black (June 15) and 'Aus Russland über Eisenb. Post Bureau / Franco' datestamp in red alongside. An attractive and scarce cover. Signed Mikulski.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1215 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19+22
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    1866: 3 k. black & green in a vertical pair used with single 20 k. blue & orange used on 1866 cover to London tied by octagonal framed '1' numerals of Warsaw in black, one strike slightly smudged. 'Warsawa' despatch cds in red below (Dec 30) and 'Aus Russland über Eisenb. Post Bureau / Franco' datestamp in red alongside. London arrival cds also on front of a fine cover. Signed Mikulski.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 1216 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19+22+23
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    1866: 3 k. black & green (3), 20 k. orange & blue (6) and single 30 k. green & carmine all used on 1875 cover to Moscow carried at 159 kopek rate, neatly tied by ten 'Stavropol' datestamps in black. Reverse with Moscow arrival cds in black.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1217 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 20x+21x
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    1867: Cover from Kiev to Neuchâtel, Switzerland franked by 1866/75 5 k. black & lilac and horizontal pair of 10 k. brown & blue tied by Kiev datestamps (May 26) in black, with manuscript 'Franco 5' in red ink at top. Circular 'Franco' in black and 'Aus Russland über Eisenb. Port-Bur. XI' transit (June 12) in red at right. Reverse with array of transits incl. 'Pontarlier-Bern' TPo and 'Basel-Olten' TPO cds's. A very attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1218 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x+20x+22x
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    1871 (July 10/23): Entire letter from St. Petersburg to Montpellier, France franked by 1866/75 3k. black & green, 5 k. black & lilac and 20 k. blue & orange (note frame break at top of stamp) tied by St. Petersburg cds's and by Erquelines entry marking in blue. Reverse with Montpellier arrival (July 27). A fine example of the double rate.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1219 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x+20x
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    1875 (Oct 2/14): Entire letter from St. Petersburg to Montpellier, France franked by 1866/75 3 k. black & green and pair of 5 k. black & lilac tied by St. Petersburg cds's. Franked at single rate only and marked '2' at left and struck with AFFR. INSUFF in red. Charged '9' décimes due on delivery (Oct 19). A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1220 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 25Pa,25Pb,25Pc
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    1879: Three Proofs of the 7 kop. value in light brown & orange, light blue & red, and lilac & dark green on horizontally laid paper, perf. 14½ : 15 and gummed, few minor perf. flaws Mi = EUR 900.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1221 Russia

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    1895 (Nov 29): Arms 3 k. red postal stationery card sent registered to Munich, additionally franked with Arms 2 k. green and 3 k. red (3) all tied by St. Petersburg cds's with violet registration cachet alongside. Munich arrival in blue (Dec 13) above.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1222 Russia

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    1898 (Oct 1): German South West Africa 10 pf. red reply half of postal stationery card, sent back from St. Petersburg to Swakopmund with Arms 4 kop. red and truncated 7 k. blue paying the registration rate of 10 kopeks (the card was carried free of postage).  Violet registration cachet of despatch and Swakopmund arrival (Feb 15) at lower left. A most unusual usage and destination.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1223 Russia

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    1902 (Oct 3): Postcard sent registered to London franked by Arms 1 k. orange-yellow and 3 k. carmine (4 examples) all tied by 'Vladivostock' datestamps in black with 'Z' type registration label similarly tied. London arrival in red (Nov 8). A charming and rare usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1224 Russia

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    1912 (Jan 9): Postcard franked by Arms 3 kop. red tied by bold strike of ARDANUCH BATUM datestamp (code a) with repeated further strike at left and Ekaterinodar cds of arrival at left. An extremely rare usage - Ashford states earliest date of use as October 1913.

    Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 130 (October 2001), lot 3213.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1225 Russia

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    1914 (Aug. 18): Registered envelope from Kronstadt carried onboard of Russian Navy minelayer LADOGA, franked on reverse with 2 x 7 kop. blue sent via "St. Petersburg 19.8.14" and "Helsinki Helsingfors 9.IX.14" to "Lovisa 12.IX.14", showing on front violet ship mark and bearing bilingual censor label of Finland. Envelope opened for display.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1226 Russia

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    1917 (Feb 24): Postcard sent registered franked by Arms 3 k. red and 10 k. blue applied alongside registration label, all tied by KISLOVODSK STATION datestamps in black. Unusual and appealing card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1227 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 156
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    1922 (March 3): Inflation cover sent registered to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia franked on reverse with 69 (!) examples of the August 1921 100 r. orange on thin paper all tied by 'Jusovka / Ekat.' datestamps in black. Faults to the adhesives but a remarkable 6'900 rouble franking to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1228 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 157+159+180
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    1922 (May 4): Inflation cover sent registered from Moscow to Tallinn, Estonia franked by August 1921 200 r. brown imperforate pair, 300 r. green imperforate pair and 52 (!) examples of the March 1922 7'500 r. on 250 r. violet all tied by Moscow datestamps in black. Oval Railway TPO alongside. A fine and unusual 400'000 rouble commercial franking.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1229 Russia

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    1858/1962: Selection of better sets and values used/unused, including 1858 perf. 20 kop. blue and orange and 1864 set used, 1884 vert. laid 3.50 R. used and 7 R. unused, 1913 Romanov set unused, CCCP with 1932  and 1933 stamp exhibitions as well as 1935 'Tcheljuskin' airpost set or ovptd. 1 P. on 10 kop. Lewanewskij's issued for the attempted transpolar flight (diagonal crease). Despite minor defects, an attractive group of high catalogue value.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1230 Russia

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    1863/1921ca.: Collection hundreds stamps used/unused in an old album with many better issues from Imperial Russia, Russian Levant & China, Zemstvos, Civil War incl. Far East, Southern Russia, Czech legion, and Wrangel, in addition patriotic vignettes, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Batum, Georgia, Ukraine, Western Ukraine. Some fakes and bogus stamps do not distract from this interesting lot that will repay careful inspection.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1231 Russia

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    1905: Selection of six covers incl. 1905 "POLEVAYA POCHTOVAYA KONTOR 10. ARM" (red band cover, sign. Mikulski), 8th army cover and four army unit covers 1915-1916 incl. one from Helsinki to fieldpost kontora 46 franked orphans charity issue 1914 1 kop. (3) on a Bilibin charity postcard, specialist group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1232 Russia

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    1916: Lot 70 covers and postcards, all with censorship-related marks, labels and stripes, incl. registered mail, Field Post, some Finnish covers with Finnish stamps, many items to the Red Cross in Denmark.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1233 Russia

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    1850/80: Attractive correspondence mainly to Neuchâtel with 17 covers/entire letters incl. 1850 cover from St. Petersburg endorsed 'per Dampschiff' with 'Aus Russland' and 'O.P.' in black, array of stampless covers with plethora of markings and rates in manuscript, 1874 cover at 14 k. rate with three colour franking, 1879 cover with 1 k. and strip of three 2 k., lovely 1881 Printed Matter franking ex Warsaw with 2 k. black & red. Generally very fine, an appealing group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1234 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 14+3+4+7
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    North West Army, General Judenitsch 1919 (Aug 14): Registered cover franked by North West Army Aug 1919 10 r. red, orange-yellow & grey with margin also showing the overprint, the stamp with corner fault but rare on letter (signed Romeko); also a cover to Reval franked by Aug 1919 5 k. lilac brown (4), 10 k. deep blue and 20 k. red & blue all tied by blue oval cachets and a single 3 r. 50 k. imperforate (Mi. 11) off cover with P.F. certificate (1969)..
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1235 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 5A
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    Don Army 1918: Imperial Arms definitives 7 kop. blue perf., ovptd "50" (kop.), very rare, maybe unique full sheet of 100 stamps showing usual fold between upper and lower half, together with a substantiating block of 24 on reverse and ten on front of these stamps on large part of a Money Transfer Order from Velikoknasheskaya (Jan 26, 1919)  to Dobrovsky (Jan 28, 1919) in the Don Region. Well written up identifying plate positions between the two pieces. Dr. Ceresa in his book on civil war stamps states that large multiples do not exist. Remarkable pieces essential to a serious Civil War collection.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1236 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 8B
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    South Russian Army - General Denekin Govt. 1920: Romanov 7 k. brown postal stationery envelope sent registered with reverse franked by 1919 3 r. red brown & myrtle green imperforate in a block of four tied by 'Rostov on Don' datestamps in black (May 7). Slightest of inclusions on one stamp but a scarce and most appealing cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1237 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 2B + Russia 63+64
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    Denikin 1922 (June 26): Denikin stamp 10 kop. green imperf. in mixed franking with Imperial Arms definitives 2 kop. green perf. (13 in units, one fallen of) and 1 kop. orange perf. (pair), all together revaluated to 400'000 r., tied by Bakhmut P.O. cds's to reverse of registered cover via Warsaw to Berlin with arrival mark (July 3). Opened on three side but a fine Denikin use.

    Provenance: Seichter collection, with his notes.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1238 Russia

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    Wrangel Army 1920: Cover with large Official red wax seal on reverse 'Russia / Constantinople' franked by corner marginal pair of surcharged 'Russian Army Post' 1'000 r. on 7 k. pale blue and vertical pair of Trident overprinted 10'000 r. on 10 k. on 7 k. pale blue, each pair tied by bold strike of negative handstamp (reading the same as the red wax seal) and front (addresssed to Army HQ) with 'Russian Post / Gallipoli' cds (April 5) in blue of receipt. A fine and most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1263 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 826
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    1941 (Dec): Civil Defence, 30 k. blue, a fine mint block of four, marginal from top of sheet, full unmounted og. Rare thus SC = EUR 1'600+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1267 Russia

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    1919: British Occupation of Batum. Cover endorsed 'O.A.S.' (On Active Service) to England, written and countersigned by R.A.F. Flight Lieutenant Mead, struck with fine FIELD POST OFFICE / 80 datestamp (March 15) in black. Framed PASSED BY CENSOR / 88 in red at left and reverse with RAF crest on envelope and Wokingham arrival cds (April 9). A rare cover from the Allied Campaign aiding the Whites and the Greens against the Bolshevik Reds. Ex collection Bill Robertson.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF
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