Lots 1174 - 1182, Catalogue of Auction #94 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
RUSSIA
 
Collections and Large Lots
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1174 **   75/85, 120, 128
     Complete Sheets - Selection
1912-17, 21 complete sheets of 100, including perforated - 3k x2 (control No.3), 4k (control No.2), 14k (control No.1), 15k (control No.2), 20k (control No.4) and 50k (control No.5), imperforated - 2k x11(control No.3)1, 35k (no control No.), Russian Levant 10pa/2k (control No.1) and 1pi/10k (control No.1), neatly arranged in Large Sheet File, occasional separation and minor marginal flaws possible, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $250-$300
(Ph)
150.00
1175 **/*   
     Balance of a Consignment
1870-1917, one St. Petersburg city cover and 41 stamps, including 7 blocks of Romanov Dynasty and varieties of the later issues, block of 3.50r with perf 12 1/2, pale pink, overinked green and pink over green on 7r, two proofs of 1r, background shifts on imperf 3.50r and 5r (pair) and more, fresh quality unit, F/VF, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
100.00
1176    
     Postal History Collection of "1 kop" Franking
(this rate had been introduced in 1872 for locally sent wrappers containing printed matters, invitations, greetings, congratulatory letters and postcards)

1880-1915, about one hundred postal history items on written up pages, all franked by stamps of 1k orange of different issues, representing several St. Petersburg and Moscow correspondences, but mainly material from Riga, Revel and other cities and towns of Russian Baltics, individually saleable for $50-$75 in average, minor conveyance flaws noted, generally fresh collectible condition, F/VF, Est. $2,000-$2,500
(Ph)
1000.00
1177    
     Postal History Collection of "2 kop" Franking
(this rate had been introduced in 1875 for International and Inland correspondences contained printed matters and business papers)

1894-1914, 41 postal history items, mostly foreign destinations originated from Moscow, several from St. Petersburg, Riga, Revel and etc., some usual conveyance flaws mentioned, otherwise fresh and nice lot, F/VF, Est. $900-$1,200 (website photo)
(Ph)
500.00
1178    
     Collection of Moscow City Telegraph Offices
1886-1917, 54 postal history items representing 24 different telegraph offices from No.2 to No.64, including 9 stationery envelopes, letter cards and wrappers, 8 receipts and 10telegrams, minor conveyance flaws possible, still nice looking unit, F/VF, ex-G. Combs, Est. $1,200-$1,500 (website photo)
(Ph)
750.00
1179    
     Unusual ways of acceptance and delivery of Correspondences
1901-15, seven items neatly arranged and described on exhibition pages, each one representing different types of mail acceptance, such as "Accepted by Wending Machine", "Accepted by Private Book", "Accepted by Private Agency", two different forwarding markings and etc., some conveyance flaws possible on two items, still F/VF and rarely offered material, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
250.00
1180    
     Collection of Esperanto Mailings
1908-14, ten postcards or covers, arranged on well-described pages, apparently a half of foreign destinations, including USA (2),Uruguay, Switzerland and Turkey, all bearing labels or Esperanto handstamps, nice and fresh condition, all appropriate markings, mostly VF, Est.$400-$500
(Ph)
250.00
1181    
     St. Petersburg Numbered Trains - Postal History Group
1889-98, five postal stationery cards of 3k red, sent from St. Petersburg to Tsarskoye Selo (3), Oranienbaum or Kronstadt, each one bearing red circular TPO hs from "1Poezd (Train)" to "4 Poezd" and all appropriate markings, neatly arranged on three album pages, mostly VF, Est. $200-$300
(Ph)
150.00
1182    
     Moscow Unnumbered TPO Postal History Items
1914-15, five items, including postcard "Moscow - Sergievo" (10.VI.1914), postcard "Moscow - Golitsino" (12.VII.1914), cover "Moscow -Ramenskoye" (7.6.15), postcard"Ramenskoye - Moscow" (10.7.15) and postcard "Moscow - Klin" in connection to Military Hospital Train No.31, all are F/VF, Est. $350-$400
(Ph)
200.00

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