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John McMahon Collection of Russian Cinderellas

An extraordinary assembly of Russian Cinderella stamps from the distinguished John McMahon Collection.

April 28 - 30, 2026

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Russian Cinderellas: Non-Military Charity

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Russian Cinderellas: Advertisement and Exhibitions

Apr 30, Thu

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Apr 30, Thu

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Russian Cinderellas: Military Charity

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Auction 52

Yevhen Vyrovyi Collection of Ukrainian Tridents

The remarkable and most complete Collection of Ukrainian Tridents assembled by the famous philatelist Yevhen Vyrovyi. The auction is being prepared. New lots are added each week.

May, 2026

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Ukrainian Tridents: Kiev

May, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents: Odessa, Kharkov, Yekaterinoslav, Poltava, Locals +

May, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents: Podolia +

May, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents: Postal History +

May, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents: Postmarks

May, 2026

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10k OSOAVIAKHIM – Society’s Charities, Soviet Russia Society Credit Revenue

Current bid:

$45

A Book about the Struggle for the Five-Year Plan, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

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$18

Electric Lighting of Christmas Trees, Advertisement, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

1918 In Favor of Cultural and Educational Goals. Education Day, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

5r Proletarians of all Countries, Unite. Odessa for Street Children, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

Save the Children, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$45

25k Helping Children is a Matter for Society, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$80

50k Baku Society "Children's Hospital", In Favor of Hospitals, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$18

10mil Azerbaijan to the Persian People, Help for Workers and Peasants, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$40

10k Baku Society "Children's Hospital", In Favor of Hospitals, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$16

Cultural and Educational Society, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$40

1922 To a Street Child, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$30

3k For Red Cross Week, In Favor of Hospitals, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$20

Emergency Medical Care Society in Yekaterinoslav, In Favor of Hospitals, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$55

50k in Gold, MODVF PROOF, Rare, Society’s Charities, Soviet Russia Society Credit Revenue

Current bid:

$95

Help the Jewish Victims of the War, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$45

25k People's Universities Society, Rostov-Nakhichevan, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$45

20k in Favor of Emergency Medical Assistance Societies in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine, In Favor of Hospitals, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$45

Emergency Medical Care Society in Yekaterinoslav, In Favor of Hospitals, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

1910 Art and Industrial Exhibition, Odessa, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$40

Finish off the Hunger, In Favor of Poor, Hunger, Unemployed, Handicapped, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

3r Proletarians of all Countries, Unite. Odessa for Street Children, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$40

50k The Central Children's Commission Thanks You for the Gift in Favor of Street Children, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$55

20k We Eliminate Begging with Workers' Expenses Through the M.T.D. Aid Program, In Favor of Poor, Hunger, Unemployed, Handicapped, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

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$35

2k Ukraine, To our Proletarian Students, Students Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

10k Gift to the Hungry, In Favor of Poor, Hunger, Unemployed, Handicapped, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$60

Down with Illiteracy, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

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$25

To the Agitation and Cultural Fund, Religion, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

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$45

Help the Children's Communist Organizations of the West, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$75

Everyone to Help Protect the Mother and Child, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$55

1910 Art and Industrial Exhibition, Odessa, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

3r Week of a Homeless and Sick Child, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

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$25

Everyone Join the Ranks of the Fighters for the Communist Upbringing of Children – Join the Ranks of the Society "Friend of Children", Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$18

10mil Azerbaijan to the Persian People, Help for Workers and Peasants, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$45

Collection of Unions or Societies Credit Revenues Membership Fees, Soviet Russia

Current bid:

$65

Help Poor Children, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$20

20k Baku Society "Children's Hospital", In Favor of Hospitals, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$16

1910 Art and Industrial Exhibition, Odessa, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$40

1913 October 18, Russian Memorial Church of Leipzig, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

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$9

1k in Favor of the Yalta Department of the All-Russian Guardianship for the Protection of Motherhood and Infancy, Children Relief, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

1918 7r Kharkov (Kharkiv) Type 3, Ukrainian Tridents, Ukraine, Strip, INVERTED Overprints, Coupon, 3-x handstamp, Signed by Vyrovyi

Current bid:

$475

Ukraine, to the National Fund of Ukraine Religion, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

1913 Anniversary Regional Agricultural Industrial Ethnographic Exhibition, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

10k To Help the Blind Keep up with the Sighted, In Favor of Poor, Hunger, Unemployed, Handicapped, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$18

Support it Until Harvest, In Favor of Poor, Hunger, Unemployed, Handicapped, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

1908 5-10k Architecture, Earthquake Relief, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

3k For Red Cross Week, In Favor of Hospitals, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$30

Georgia, Tiflis, A Woman Breastfeeds Her Baby, Children Relief, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$18

10k For the Construction of an Orthodox Church in Shanghai, Religion, Russian Empire Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$40

October 25th, Soviet Propaganda, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$20

1910 Yekaterinoslav Exhibition, Second Issue, Russian Empire

Current bid:

$55

Maternity and Infancy Protection Week. A Homeless and Sick Child, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$25

10k 8 May, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$30

1913 Anniversary Regional Agricultural Industrial Ethnographic Exhibition, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

1k for Literacy Education, Culture, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$18

1910 May 15 - October 1 Exhibition in Odessa, Exhibition, Russian Empire Cinderella

Current bid:

$60

10k Helping Children is a Matter for Society, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$65

Taking Care of Children is the Best Monument to Ilyich, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$35

1923 TSSR Maternity and Infancy Protection Week, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$50

Everything to Combat Child Homelessness, Children Relief, Soviet Russia Charity Cinderella

Current bid:

$20

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Apr 14 - 25, 2026

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

616

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7683

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7490

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sold

$4,750

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Feb 17 - 20, 2026

Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

323

bidders
participated

2436

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2426

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$550

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Dec 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

535

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7518

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7383

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sold

$2,300

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Nov 25 - 28, 2025

Germany and Worldwide Propaganda

201

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3105

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3097

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$1,100

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Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

468

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6114

lots
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5911

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$3,500

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Jun 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

5679

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$3,500

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May 26 - 31, 2025

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

3708

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$4,000

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Mar 24 - 29, 2025

Colonies and Third Reich Propaganda

3332

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3332

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$1,100

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Feb 3 - 14, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

6148

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$1,600

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Dec 10 - 13, 2024

Russian Postal History

3036

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1089

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$1,500

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

$1,600

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

$1,600

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

$9,000

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

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

$3,250

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

$1,500

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

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

$2,300

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

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

$1,500

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

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

$1,600

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

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

$3,000

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

$3,250

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

$1,400

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

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

$2,100

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

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

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

$2,100

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

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

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

$1,400

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

$1,900

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

$3,000

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

$2,000

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

$2,750

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

$1,900

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

$1,600

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 imperf., NH. Mentioned in ARTAR, p.140. Ex Artashes Taroumyan collection. No more than 2-3 stamps exist. Extremely Rare

$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

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

$1,400

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

$2,500

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

$2,300

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

$3,750

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

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

$4,250

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

$2,750

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

$1,500

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

$1,400

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

$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

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

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

$1,400

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

$1,800

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

$1,500

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

$1,500

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

$2,200

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

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

$3,250

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

$1,500

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

$3,750

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

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

$2,500

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

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

$4,000

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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