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Auction 58

Auction 59

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

A major auction showcasing exceptional rarities and distinguished collections. Nearly 9,570 lots of valuable stamps and postal history from around the world.

October 12 - 26, 2026

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Oct 12, Mon

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Worldwide Postal History

Oct 13, Tue

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Great Britain & British Commonwealth

Oct 14, Wed

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France & Colonies, Italy & Colonies, Poland, Judaica

Oct 15, Thu

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German States

Oct 16, Fri

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Germany 1871–1945

Oct 16, Fri

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Germany: Colonies, Offices Abroad, Plebiscite Areas & Territories

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Germany: WWII Occupations

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Concentration Camps & Forced Labor Camp Posts

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Germany after 1945: Local Posts & Occupation Zones

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Third Reich, Italy & Olympic Games Propaganda

Oct 19, Mon

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Russian Civil War: South Russia

Oct 20, Tue

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Russian Civil War: Revenues, Siberia, Caucasus

Oct 20, Tue

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Russian Empire, Wenden, Zemstvo, Cinderellas

Oct 21, Wed

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Russian Offices Abroad

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Russian Postal History

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RSFSR, Soviet Union, Tannu Tuva

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Ukraine: Underground Post

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Ukraine: Territories, DP Camps, Plast

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Yevhen Vyrovyi Tridents Collection

Oct 25, Sun

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Yevhen Vyrovyi Tridents Collection: Podolia

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Yevhen Vyrovyi Tridents Collection: Postal History

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Auction 59

French Area Proofs & Deluxe Sheets

A premier auction showcasing rare Trial Colors, Die Proofs, and Deluxe Sheets from France and the French Area. Scarce, desirable, and rarely offered.

November 9 - 13, 2026

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France Proofs & Deluxe Sheets: Special Issues

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France Proofs & Deluxe Sheets: Small Format Issues

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French Area Proofs & Deluxe Sheets, Part 1

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1941 Belgian Flemish Legion, Germany, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$65

1933 Third Reich, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$130

1922 Republic of Austria, Perforation 11.5, Complete Set

Current bid:

$85

1964 XVIII Olympic Games in Tokyo Green, Soviet Union, USSR, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$120

1917 (22 Jul) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial 'Alexandrovsky South Russian Plant of the Joint-Stock Company of the Bryansk Works' Registered Cover locally addressed in Ekaterinoslav, franked with Money Stamps 10k, 2x 15k, with Dark boxed and violet registration postmarks on front

Current bid:

$80

1926-27 Weimar Republic, Germany, Airmail, Complete Set

Current bid:

$120

1922 120germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, RSFSR, Russia, Type II, Airmail, Signed, Certificate

Current bid:

$65

1900 5m Samoa, German Colonies, Kaiser’s Yacht, Germany, Signed

Current bid:

$70

1928 Poland, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$30

1949 70th Anniversary of the Birth of Stalin, Soviet Union USSR, Souvenir Sheet, White Paper

Current bid:

$140

1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Airmail, Complete Set

Current bid:

$650

1918 Poland, Luboml, Ukraine, Tete-beche Blocks, Signed

Current bid:

$80

1943 5l Montenegro, German Occupation, Germany, Signed

Current bid:

$240

1932 Estonia, Complete Set, Marginal Blocks of Four, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$30

1949 25 Years Since the Death of V. I. Lenin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Souvenir Sheet, Type II

Current bid:

$190

1938 20th anniversary of the Red Army and Navy, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Thick Paper, Complete Set

Current bid:

$55

1922 600germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail, RSFSR, Russia, Margin, Certificate

Current bid:

$220

1855-63 1s Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, British Colonies

Current bid:

$55

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

Current bid:

$130

1930 Weimar Republic, Germany, Souvenir Sheet 'IPOSTA'

Current bid:

$45

1923 45m on 5m Estonia, Airmail, Imperforate

Current bid:

$95

1938 Estonia, Complete Set, Marginal Blocks of Four, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$40

1933 Latvia, Airmail, Complete Set, Signed

Current bid:

$80

1936 Estonia, Complete Set, Marginal Blocks of Four, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$70

1945 (27 Nov) 6Pf American and British Zones (Bizone), Allied Occupation, Germany, Postal Stationery Card, Printed Value Type CA on the Reply Card of an "Ostarbeiter" (Eastern Labor Worker) Postcard from Heidelberg to Suderode Germany, Rare

Current bid:

$85

1943 Belgian Flemish Legion, Germany, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$85

1935 10k Tannu Tuva, Russia, Corner Margins, MISSING Perforation Between Two Stamps

Current bid:

$110

1939 Estonia, Complete Set, Marginal Blocks of Four, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$80

1949 25 Years Since the Death of V. I. Lenin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Souvenir Sheet, Type I

Current bid:

$650

5f Woldenberg, Poland, POCZTA OB.OF.II C, WWII Camp Post, Rare Proof on Thick Paper

Current bid:

$70

1922 12germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, RSFSR, Russia, Type I, Airmail, Signed

Current bid:

$130

1913 Russian Empire, Russia, Romanovs, Complete Set

Current bid:

$120

1941 Otepaa, German Occupation of Estonia, Germany, Strongly Shifted Perforation

Current bid:

$85

1935 10k USSR Moscow - San-Francisco Flight Levanevskiy, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Raised Dot after 'Сев.' and Broken 'M' in 'МОСКВА', Airmail

Current bid:

$220

Russian Empire, Russia, Collection of Postal Stationery Covers

Current bid:

$75

1918-25 RSFSR, USSR, Russia, Forgeries

Current bid:

$90

1908 25k Russian Empire, Russia, Complete Sheet, Plate Number '3', Sheet Inscription 'Кред. Тип. 1908.', Watermark on Margin

Current bid:

$40

1922 24germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, RSFSR, Russia, Type III, Airmail, Signed

Current bid:

$110

1931 Weimar Republic, Germany, Airmail, Complete Set

Current bid:

$70

1908 10k Russian Empire, Russia, Complete Sheet, Plate Number '5'

Current bid:

$40

1923 Vladivostok, Far Eastern Republic (DVR), Civil War, Collection of Stamps, Forgeries

Current bid:

$75

1911-12 5pf German Empire, Germany, Se-tenant, Zusammendrucke

Current bid:

$45

1928 Weimar Republic, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$90

1912 5pf German Empire, Germany, Se-tenant, Zusammendrucke, Signed, 'Büdingen' Postmark

Current bid:

$80

1927 15pf Weimar Republic, Germany, Se-tenant, Zusammendrucke, Block

Current bid:

$80

1936-37 Estonia, Complete Set, Marginal Blocks of Four, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$55

1911 5pf German Empire, Germany, Se-tenant, Zusammendrucke

Current bid:

$85

1919-20 Russian Civil War, Batum, British Occupation, Tannu Tuva, Poland, Collection of Stamps

Current bid:

$85

1863 4k Wenden Bisect and 10k Russian Empire on piece, Mixed franking

Current bid:

$80

1856 10k Russian Finland

Current bid:

$85

1930 Complete Booklet with stamps of Weimar Republic, Germany, Excellent Condition

Current bid:

$85

1935-40 Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Forgeries

Current bid:

$120

1941 Otepaa, German Occupation of Estonia, Germany, Margin

Current bid:

$100

1860 10k Poland Number One, First Issue, Warsaw Сoncentric Сircles with '1' Postmark, Certificate

Current bid:

$40

1926 Weimar Republic, Germany, Complete Set, Margin, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$140

1964 1r 18th Olympic Games, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Souvenir Sheet, Slanted Top Ray of Star, Type II

Current bid:

$160

1913 7k Romanovs, Russian Empire, Russia, Complete Sheet, Plate Number '8', Brown Control Strip

Current bid:

$50

1941 Belgian Walloon Legion, Germany, Complete Set, Miniature Sheets, Sheet Inscriptions, Plate Numbers on the Backside

Current bid:

$85

1859 9s Hamburg, German States, Germany, Linear Cancellations, Certificate

Current bid:

$210

1941 French Legion, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$90

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Sep 22 - 27, 2026

George Werbizky Zemstvo Collection

104

bidders
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3006

lots
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2948

lots
sold

$3,000

highest
hammer price

Sep 1 - 5, 2026

Thematics, Space & Worldwide Varieties

257

bidders
participated

3882

lots
listed

3882

lots
sold

$475

highest
hammer price

Jul 29 - 30, 2026

Russian Picture Postcards, Covers & Bills of Exchange

82

bidders
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1057

lots
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1057

lots
sold

$850

highest
hammer price

Jul 21 - 23, 2026

The M. Kramarenko 'Russika' Collection of Imperial Russia

150

bidders
participated

1763

lots
listed

1763

lots
sold

$2,750

highest
hammer price

Jun 23 - Jul 4, 2026

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

561

bidders
participated

7003

lots
listed

7003

lots
sold

$7,000

highest
hammer price

May 26 - 29, 2026

The Yevhen Vyrovyi Collection of Ukrainian Tridents

76

bidders
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2091

lots
listed

1902

lots
sold

$1,100

highest
hammer price

Apr 28 - 30, 2026

John McMahon Collection of Russian Cinderellas

103

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1753

lots
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1753

lots
sold

$1,000

highest
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Apr 14 - 25, 2026

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

616

bidders
participated

7683

lots
listed

7520

lots
sold

$4,750

highest
hammer price

Feb 17 - 20, 2026

Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

323

bidders
participated

2436

lots
listed

2426

lots
sold

$550

highest
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Dec 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

535

bidders
participated

7518

lots
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7383

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$2,300

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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

1959 'VIII Mendeleev Congress in Moscow'. Unissued set of two due to postponing the Congress. Liapin Catalog #H71-72. MNH OG VF Cv 3000 euros. Mandrovskiy Certificates.

$1,600

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

$1,600

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

$1,600

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

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

$2,100

1912 20pf 'First Regensburg Airmail', German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp, Certificate

$1,700

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

$3,000

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

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

$4,250

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

$3,750

1909 15k In Favor of the Postman, Russian Empire, Russia, Margin, Signed, Proof, 'почтальона' with 'ь', Certificate

$1,700

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

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

$4,000

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

$2,200

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

$2,300

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

$2,000

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

$1,600

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

$1,900

1922 (15 Oct) 3k on 4k, 35k on 2k and 70k on 1k Priamur Rural Province (general Diterikhs), Far East Vladivostok, addressed to Mr. D. Scherbinin, Certificate of authenticity of secretary of the Consulate, with violet Consulate handstamp, Signature Rene Andre (Consul of France in Vladivostok) and Red Wax seal, сhecked at the French Consulate in Vladivostok

$1,900

1882 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia

$1,900

1922 (30 Jan) Chita, Vladivostok, Far Eastern Republic (DVR), Russia, Civil War, Registered Cover from Trading House in Vladivostok to Paris with Cyrillic registration label overlaid by a Latin-script registration label 'Vladivostok. Siberia. Asian Russia' and blue registration handstamp, mixed franking with THREE different issues: pair of 10k and 5k of Vladivostok, Far Eastern Republic (DVR) issue, and 4 x 1k, 2 x 3k, 5k, and overprinted 4k (1922 issue) of Chita, Far Eastern Republic (DVR) issue

$7,000

1912 German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp

$4,750

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

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

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

$1,800

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

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

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

$3,250

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

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

$2,750

1922 (2 Jul) Russia, Civil War, 2k Vladivostok, Far Eastern Republic (DVR), Romanovs Issue Registered Postal Stationery Wrapper from Vladivostok to Suresnes (France) via London with two Cyrillic registration labels overlaid by a Latin-script registration label 'Vladivostok. Siberia. Asian Russia', red London transit cds and violet private handstamp, additionally franked with 2x35k on 2k (total franking 72k)

$1,800

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

$3,750

1908-12 7k Russian Empire, Russia, Pair, Margins, Proof, 'Three Pearls', Blue Stamps, Without Lozenges Varnish Lines

$2,400

1958 'VIII Mendeleev Congress in Moscow'. Unissued set of two due to postponing the Congress. Liapin Catalog #H71-72. MNH OG VF Cv 3000 euros. Two Mandrovskiy Certificates.

$1,800

1958 'Ilya Chavchavadze, Georgian writer' Zverev Catalog #2073A Variety Line perforation 12.5 instead of Combined perforation 12.5x12 MNH OG VF Cv $5000 Kirghner Certificate Rare stamp

$1,900

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

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

$2,750

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

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

$1,600

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

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

$2,500

1914 10k Charity, Russian Empire, Russia, Proof, Imperforate, Watermark

$2,750

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

$3,000

1922 RSFSR 24 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail (Zv. C2, Type I, Signed, CV $350, MNH)

$1,600

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

$2,500

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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

$2,750

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

$3,250

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

$2,400

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

$3,250

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

$2,300

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

$1,900

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

1925 (Jul 22) Cover from TSETSERLIG MANDAL to Kalgan, Boxed cancellation in red, Freepost issue 1924 5 cents and two times 10 cents (25 cents total) as standard postage for foreign letters, Chinese postage due 'T' handstamp, Transit c.d.s. of Russian Post Office URGA 25.7.25, Arrival handstamp KALGAN 11.8.25

$2,000

1881 20k Saint-Petersburg Сity Public Telegraph, Russian Empire, Official Reprint, Block of Four, Margin, Certificate

$1,600

1921 10k Verkhneudinsk Provisional Zemstvo Government Postal Stationery Cover from Selenginsk to Zhigalovo, franked with 2x7r on Imperial stamps and 2x70k on RSFSR stamps (total franking 15r 50k), Russian Civil War

$3,500

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

$2,100

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

$9,000

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

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