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Auction 50

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

The 50th Philatelic Auction will present an exceptional selection of highly specialized collections. New lots are added each week — check back regularly for the latest additions.

March - April, 2026

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Poland

March - April, 2026

Italy

March - April, 2026

The World

March - April, 2026

Germany: Territories and Colonies

March - April, 2026

The Soviet Union

March - April, 2026

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post

March - April, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents

March - April, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents - Postmarks

March - April, 2026

Russia & Area Cinderellas and Revenues

March - April, 2026

Russian Offices Abroad

March - April, 2026

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post

March - April, 2026

Germany 1871-1945: Chronology, Varieties, Semi-Official Airmails, Postal History

March - April, 2026

Russian Empire

March - April, 2026

Third Reich Propaganda Stamps

March - April, 2026

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1933 People of the USSR (Ethnographic), Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1917 1r Russian Empire, Russia, Margins, Corner Margins, Right SHIFTED Center + SHIFTED DOUBLE Background, Complete Sheet

Current bid:

$60

1933 Third Reich, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1935 Anti-War Propaganda, Soviet Union, USSR, Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1950 150th Anniversary of the Death of Field Marshal A. Suvorov, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1920 Joining of Upper Silesia, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$30

1933 Hungary, Airmale, Complete Set

Current bid:

$4

1941 5th Anniversary of the Central Museum of V. I. Lenin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$8

1919 40sk Lithuania SHIFTED Perforation

Current bid:

$10

1902 Russian Empire, Russia, Vertical Watermark

Current bid:

$5

1943 Croatia, NDH, Souvenir Sheet, 'S' on the Sign Next to the Front Door

Current bid:

$3

1920 Joining of Marienwerder, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$25

1913 Romanovs, Offices in Levant, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1937 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Souvenir Sheet, Commemorative Cancellation

Current bid:

$9

1918 Otwock Local Issue on piece, Poland

Current bid:

$9

1938 75gr Poland, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$14

1879 7k Russian Empire, Russia, Horizontal Watermark, Perforation 14.5x15, Gutter Block, Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1944 Japanese Occupation of North Borneo, Complete Set

Current bid:

$4

1913 Russian Empire, Russia, Romanovs

Current bid:

$6

1933 Latvia, Airmail, Complete Set

Current bid:

$14

1932 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$8

1899-1900 50c Alexandria, French Colonies

Current bid:

$4

1934 Lithuania, Complete Set

Current bid:

$14

1933 1zl Port Gdansk, Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Signed, Complete Set, Margin

Current bid:

$10

1950 Moscow Skyscrapers, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1918 15f Wloclawek Local Issue, Poland

Current bid:

$5

1937 Aviation of the USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Airmail, Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1929 25+25pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Signed

Current bid:

$14

1920 20pf Saar, Germany, Double Overprint, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$4

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type III b

Current bid:

$25

1920 East Upper Silesia, Czechoslovakia, Imperforate

Current bid:

$5

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type II, Signed

Current bid:

$20

1922 Joining of Upper Silesia, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$30

1922 Lithuania

Current bid:

$35

1945 Barletta - Trani, Polish II Corps in Italy, Poland, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Complete Set

Current bid:

$7

1987 Polar Bears, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$35

1945 Barletta - Trani, Polish II Corps in Italy, Poland, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$12

1950 130th Anniversary of the Discovery of Antarctida by Bellinsgausen and Lazarev Expedition, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1941 The 25th Anniversary of the Death of Surikov, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1937 Architecture of New Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1940 The All - Union Agriculture Fair in Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1921 30pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Imperforate, SHIFTED Center

Current bid:

$16

1988 XV Winter Olympic Games “Calgary 1988” (Canada), Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$8

1949 Airmail, The plane IL- 12, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1935 (27 Jun) 'Ship Mail Route Konigsberg - Cranz - Rossitten', Third Reich, Germany, Souvenir Sheet 'OSTROPA', Marine Schiffspost, Special Cancellations

Current bid:

$6

1925 Lenin's Death, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set, Imperforate

Current bid:

$6

1940 The 100th Anniversary of the Tchaikovsky's Birthday, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1932 The 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1937 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$6

1941 10k Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Pair, DOUBLE Overprint, Margin, Certificate

Current bid:

$30

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type III b, Signed

Current bid:

$18

1921 30pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Imperforate, Unpriced, Progressive Proof

Current bid:

$16

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type I, Signed

Current bid:

$18

1920 10pf Saar, Germany, Double Overprint, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$4

1863 5k City Post of SPB and Moscow, Russian Empire, Pair, Margin, Complete Set

Current bid:

$8

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type III b, Signed

Current bid:

$14

1951 Russian Scientists, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Margins, Mix of Types I and II, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1922 Saar, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$4

1920 15pf Saar, Germany, Margin, Violet Control Strip, Double Overprint, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$5

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type I, Certificate

Current bid:

$30

Auctions Results

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Dec 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

535

bidders
participated

7518

items
were listed

7383

items
were sold

$2,300

highest
hammer price

Feb 17 - 20, 2026

Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

323

bidders
participated

2436

items
were listed

2436

items
were sold

$550

highest
hammer price

Nov 25 - 28, 2025

Germany and Worldwide Propaganda

201

bidders
participated

3105

items
were listed

3097

items
were sold

$1,100

highest
hammer price

Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

468

bidders
participated

6114

items
were listed

5911

items
were sold

$3,500

highest
hammer price

Jun 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #45

5679

items
were listed

5549

items
were sold

$3,500

highest
hammer price

May 26 - 31, 2025

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

3708

items
were listed

3598

items
were sold

$4,000

highest
hammer price

Mar 24 - 29, 2025

Colonies and Third Reich Propaganda

3332

items
were listed

3332

items
were sold

$1,100

highest
hammer price

Feb 3 - 14, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #42

6148

items
were listed

5864

items
were sold

$1,600

highest
hammer price

Dec 10 - 13, 2024

Russian Postal History

3036

items
were listed

1089

items
were sold

$1,500

highest
hammer price

Nov 11 - 23, 2024

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #40

6172

items
were listed

6153

items
were sold

$3,000

highest
hammer price

Top Sales

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1931 (17 Nov) Urga (Ulan Bator), Republic of Mongolia, Local cover franked with imperf 10m with INVERTED overprint

$1,500

1922 RSFSR 1200 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail (Zv. C8, Type I, Signed, Certificate, CV $3,000)

$2,500

1938 'Odessa-Batum, Motorship Crimea Parohod' Steamship mail cover to Leningrad

$1,500

1919, 40gr on 2k Grodno Military Communications Courier Post, Germany Occupation WWI (Block of Four, Certificate)

$2,750

1945 Hela Submarine (U-Boot Hela), Military Mail Field Post Feldpost, Germany, Block of Four (Mi. 13 b, Corner Margin, Plate Numbers, Signed, CV $1,820+)

$1,800

1867 10k on 20k Saint-Petersburg Сity Public Telegraph, Russian Empire, Second Issue (Certificate, Rare)

$2,300

1905 (11 Apr) Urga, Mongolia cover addressed to Kalgan, China, franked with 7k (Date-stamp Type 4b)

$9,000

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

1924 3r Gold Definitive issue 'Gold Standard', Russia, USSR (Perf. 13.5:10:13.5:13.5, Sc. 292 var, Margin from the right side, Certificate, Rare)

$1,800

1924 1k Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union USSR (IMPERFORATE, Typo, Zv. 35b, Zag. 39Pa, Certificate, MNH)

$1,500

1863 (24 Apr) Russian Empire Cover with letter, franked with 10k Poland Kingdom First Issue (1860) (Warsaw Postmark '1', red Cancellation 'WARSZAWA 24/4', Certificate)

$3,500

1882 (19 Oct) Urga, Mongolia cover addressed to Pekin, China, franked with 7k (Date-stamp Type 3b, Date EARLIER than the earliest recorded date, Rare)

$1,700

1875-79 25pf German Empire, Germany (Mi. 35 a, CV $7,800, MNH)

$1,400

1866 5k Plate Proof in black and lavender prepared for the Paris Exhibition, Horizontal watermark, Russian Empire, Russia (Scott 22P, Proof, Certificate, Rare)

$1,600

1858 10 kop Russian Empire, Watermark ‘1’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 2, Zv. 2, CV $11,000)

$3,750

1891 (16 Sep) Eastern Correspondence Offices in Levant, Disinfected Cover from Constantinople to Moscow via Odessa franked with 10k (Kr. 50, Perf. 14.25 x 14.75) with handstamp 'Очищено в Одесском карантине', Only few known

$2,000

1911 Odessa, Card cancelled Odessa Exhibition to Moravia Austria. The Exhibition opened again during 1911, Extremely Rare Exhibition Postmark, Illustrated Postcard, Russian Empire

$2,000

1858 20 kop Russian Empire, Watermark ‘2’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 3, Zv. 3, CV $22,500)

$3,250

Lebedin Zemstvo 1894 (20 Aug) Сombination cover of a letter sent from the village of Istorop (Исторопъ) in the Lebedin district (Kharkov province) to Moscow (Certificate)

$6,000

First Essayan, erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub imperf., NH. Mentioned in ARTAR, p.140. Ex Artashes Taroumyan collection. No more than 2-3 stamps exist. Extremely Rare

$1,600

1922 RSFSR 1200 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp Airmail (Type III, CV $5400, MNH, Signed)

$1,600

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Final design complete die proof in dull red, printed on cardboard paper, with names of artist and engraver

$1,400

1860 10k Poland Kingdom First Issue, Russian Empire (Mi. 1, Postmark '325', CV $300)

$1,600

1924 3r Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Zv. 53E, Sc. 292 var, Typography, Perf 13.5x13.5x13.5x10, Buchsbayew and Diena certificates, Extremely Rare, CV $20,000, MNH)

$6,000

1925 Odessa, International Letter, 6 Advertising Stamps of Salve Cigarettes, the Kremlin, More Than $2,000 According to the Catalogue

$2,100

1898 3k Soroki Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #10, INVERTED Background + Shifted Red, Sheet, Rare, CV $24,000+)

$3,000

1897 Canada, Full Set (SG 121, 122, 125, 126, 128 - 133, 135 - 140, CV $7,800)

$1,500

1926-27 Weimar Republic, Germany, Blocks of Four (Mi. 385 - 397, 385 W OR - 388 W OR, 389 P OR, 390 W OR - 391 W OR, 392 P OR, 393 W OR, 394 P OR - 397 P OR, Sheet Inscriptions, Full Set, CV $7,500+, MNH)

$2,750

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in dark green, printed on cardboard paper, without names of artist and engraver

$1,400

1879 10k Kherson Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #5M, INVERTED Center, Canceled '24 May 1883', Canceled stamp NOT recorded, Ex Faberge, Certificate)

$2,000

1916 Germany Submarine Mail, Berlin German Insurance Bank, 'Lighthouse and Ship', Corner Margins (Full set, Watermark, Only 200 issued, Rare, MNH)

$4,250

1858 30 kop Russian Empire, Watermark ‘3’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 4, Zv. 4, CV $30,000)

$3,250

1878 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #11 [ RRRR ], Certificate, Ex Faberge and Ferrari, Only 32 known)

$1,500

1881 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #20I [ RR ], Imperforate, Certificate, Only 32 known, CV $2,500)

$2,200

1881 20k Saint-Petersburg Сity Public Telegraph, Russian Empire, First Issue, Pair (Reprint, Margin, Certificate)

$1,900

1880 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #17 [ RR ], Certificate, Only 23 mint stamps known, Ex Faberge and Ferrari, CV $2,000)

$1,800

1857 Russia Number One 10k (Sc. 1) brown & blue, cover from Fellini to Riga, dotted cancellation '395', RARE!

$2,500

1875-79 25pf German Empire, Germany (Mi. 35, Signed, CV $6,800, MNH)

$2,750

1946 Germany, Soviet zone, Reconstruction of German National Theater in Weimar, Sheet, Block (Michel 3 A XZ, Size 105 x 100mm, Rare, CV 20,000 EUR)

$2,200

1930 Airship 'Grov Zeppelin' in Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR (Zag. 0256, 0257, Imperforate, Full Set, Certificate, Signed, CV $13,500)

$1,500

First Essayan, a pair of erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub imperf., cancelled with Alexandropol ‘и’ (with mistake in the year), Ex Artashes Taroumyan

$1,400

1868 3k Melitopol Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #2, [ RR ], Only 10 Recorded, Certificate, CV $8,000)

$3,250

1915 1k, Iron Brigade Communications Committee, Odessa, Russin Empire Cinderella, Ukraine

$4,000

1924 3r Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Zag. 57C, Zv. 53A, Sc. 292a, Typography, Perf 10, Buchsbayew certificate, Rare, CV $5,500)

$2,500

1899 2k on 5k Lebedin Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #9 [ RR ], Certificate, Used, Only 20 known, CV $4,000)

$3,000

Mute Postmark of Ostrov of the Warsaw Province, Advertising Postcard, Pharmacy, Censorship Ostrov #1 (Ostrov, Levin #544.01)

$1,400

1874 6k Dukhovschina Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #5, COMPLETE Sheet, All 8 Types, Certificate, Rare, CV $20,000)

$2,300

1858 20 kop Russian Empire, Mint, Watermark ‘2’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 3, Zv. 3, CV $22,500)

$1,900

1858 30 kop Russian Empire, Mint, Watermark ‘3’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 4, Zv. 4, CV $30,000)

$2,100

1915-19 20pf German Empire, Germany, Pair (Mi. 87 II U, Imperforate, Signed, Canceled, Rare, CV $9,000)

$1,600

1858 30k Russian Empire, Watermark ‘3’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 4, Zv. 4, Certificate, CV $30,000)

$2,400

1972 Unissued 10k 100th Anniversary of L.V. Sobinov's Birth, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Full Set, Corner Margin, Unissued Stamp, Rare, Сertificate)

$1,500

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in dark grey blue, printed on cardboard paper, without names of artist and engraver

$1,400

1950 (May 2) Overseas Chinese Remittance & Letter Office envelope sent from Amoy to Rangoon, Burma

$1,500

1927 Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union USSR (Zv. #190 Ia, `ПОТЧОВАЯ` instead `ПОЧТОВАЯ`, Print Error, CV $7500, MNH)

$3,750

1913 3r Romanov Castle, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in slate, printed on cardboard paper

$1,400

1868-78 3k Demiansk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #1IS, Tete-beche, Rare, CV $1,500)

$1,400

1919, 40gr on 3k Grodno Military Communications Courier Post, Germany Occupation WWI (Block of Four, Certificate)

$2,750

First Essayan, erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub perf., cancelled Dilidjan. Ex Artashes Taroumyan collection. The picture of this stamp is shown in ARTAR, p.140. Extremely Rare

$1,600

1857 10k Russian Empire First Issue, Imperf (Sc. 1, Zv. 1, Watermark ‘1’, Signed)

$1,600

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