1914-16, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 3k dark blue, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (hinged on margins), VF

150.00

1882, 3k blue and brownish red, type 4, top perforation strongly shifted to the design, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, rank "R" in Chuchin Cat.

200.00

1868, 10k black, green and light blue, ample margins imperforated single, large part of OG, hinged, VF

75.00

1883, 5k orange red, used on a piece, large part of zemstvo "7.Oct.1988" date stamp, fresh, VF, rank "R", ex-Faberge

300.00

1894, 4k ultramarine blue, neatly cancelled on a piece, very fresh condition, VF and rare, a common stamp in gray blue shade (No.105) is included for comparison

300.00

1895, 20k violet blue, bottom sheet margin single, position 18 of a sheet 6x3, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

Chern

1869-71, 3k lilac gray, oily printing on very thick (0.17mm) paper, excellent quality example, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, Schmidt #5, rank "RRR"

1869-71, 3k black on wide quadrille paper (small thin) and 3k blue on narrow quadrille paper (perfect condition), both with full/large part of OG, VF

150.00

1871, 3k black, round-shaped stamp on yellow grayish paper, usually toned full OG, hinged, VF

75.00

1879, 3k black on blue paper, type 1, fresh single, part of OG, hinged, VF

200.00

1879, 6k black, two stamps printed on lilac and rose lilac paper, types 1 and 2 respectively, large part of OG, F/VF

350.00

1910-11, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 3k carmine rose, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (hinged on margins), VF

150.00

1906-08, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 1k brown, complete sheet of 25 with reduced margins, full OG, NH (hinged on top margin), VF (website photo)

150.00

1908, Coat of Arms, four trial color imperforated proofs of 2k in gold, rose red, green and blue, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF

100.00

1913-14, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 1k green, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (two marginal thins from hinge removal), VF

150.00

1913-14, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 3k carmine rose, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (marginal thins from hinge removal), VF (website photo)

150.00

1869, 3k black on thick dark red glazed paper, round-shaped stamp with rouletted perforation (one tip missing), large part of OG, F/VF

75.00

1910, 1k black, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, only 100 examples had been printed

100.00

1886, 3k rose red, vertical pair imperforated horizontally and vertically on the left, slight fold between stamps, full OG, NH or hinged (top stamp), VF and interesting perforation error

100.00

1883, stationery envelope 7k gray sent from zemstvo to Moscow, uprated by 3k black and gray brown, paid for rural delivery, tied by six-pointed star zemstvo marking, Kalarashskaya Postal Station ds, Moscow receiver on reverse, fresh and VF

400.00

1908-16, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 3k gray green, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (marginal thin from hinge removal), VF (website photo)

150.00

1901-16, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 20k gray, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH, VF

350.00

1909-13, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 2k dark blue, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (thins on margin from hinge removal), VF

150.00

1913, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 6k dark green, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (one hinge on margin), VF

150.00

1874-1914, 29 mint or used (9) stamps, including handstamp 5k in red, dark blue surcharge 3k on 5k violet and more, fresh quality overall, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is over $900 (website photo)

300.00

1882, 3k blue, well margined single imperforated vertically, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, ex- Faberge

100.00

1872, 5k lilac, left sheet margin single, full OG, but with owner's endorsement on reverse, VF, rank "R"

300.00

1911, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 2k brown, complete sheet of 25 with reduced margins, full OG, NH (marginal damage at the top right), VF (website photo)

150.00

1900's, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 6k gray green, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (one hinge on margin), VF, C.v. $625

400.00

1883-1915, 12 used stamps, scarce volost markings of Vasyanovskoye, Votcha and Zubovo from Kadnikov; Ust'nemskoye volost cancellation from Ustsysolsk and some others, mostly fresh, one stamp has rounded corner, no hidden defects, F/VF

150.00

1880, 3k red, rouletted perforation, fresh quality single with partial offset design on reverse, large part of OG, VF and very scarce, Schmidt #2, rank "R" by both Cats

500.00

1909, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 3k yellow green, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH (marginal thins from hinge removal), VF

150.00

1902-16, Coat of Arms, Common Design type, 10k carmine rose, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)

150.00

Zemstvo Collections and Lots
Classic Collection on Old-time Pages

1868-98, 575 mint or used stamps, 18 stationery envelopes and 10 non-postal values, such as medicine, carriage and all-purpose stamps, representing issues of almost 120 zemstvo districts, including many valuable stamps of over $100 retail value, condition is a little mixed, but mainly fresh, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is about $25,000 (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53

1880-1915, 20 mint stamps, representing 19 different districts from Belebey to Vetluga, nothing expensive, but clean and fresh, we note one stamp with tiny thin, full/part of OG, VF (website photo)

60.00

1893-1913, six values representing Borovichi, Cherdyn (Yurlinskoye volost), Irbit, Kherson (Privalnyanskoye volost), Solikamsk and Tikhvin, one stamp has faults, still fresh, VF and an interesting assemblage

100.00

1883-92, Dnieprovskiy Uezd (No.9), Glazov (No.8), Kologriv (No.1 -2), Kuznetsk (No.1), Luga (No.12), Pskov (No.9-11), Totma (No.5), Ustsysolsk (No. 7), the total is 84mostly mint stamps, neatly inscribed on stockcards, perfect quality material, full/part of OG or unused, no gum, mostly VF, C.v. is 1,050 for common stamps without varieties (website photo)
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2, 3, 4

300.00