386th Auction

1922, Worker 100r. red imperforated, two strips of five tied by cds. “WOLOTSCHISK TRAINSTATION 10.6.23” to reverse of cover to Warsaw, vertical fold, affecting adhesives, otherwise fine, scarce

2004, 100th birthday of Walerij Tschkalow and 70th birthday of Juri Gagarin 3 r. each as imperforated Proof miniature sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine

2004, 50 years Cosmodromes Baikonur 2,50-6 r. as imperforated Proof miniature sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine

2005, 100 years of the Russian submarine fleet 2-8 r. as imperforated Proof miniature sheet set on cardboard paper without gum, fine

2005, Animals of the Far East 8 r. as imperforated souvenir sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine

2005, Post from Father Frost 5 r. as imperforated souvenir sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine

2006, 100th birthday of Oleg Antanow 5.60 r. as imperforated souvenir sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine

2006, 100 years of the Russian submarine fleet 3-7 r. as imperforated Proof miniature sheet set on cardboard paper without gum, fine

1878, Russo-Turkish war, "POLEVOE POCHTTOVOE OTDELENIE 26 MAR 1867", clear strike on lettersheet with reverse side paper seal of the 45th Infantry Battalion. Very fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP (2016) 

1899, Empress Maria advertising postal stationery lettersheet 7 k. blue, Issue # 67 (dated 26 March 1899), used with additional franking with “S. PETERBURG 23 VII 1899” and provisional red label alongside, sent to Hungaria with reverse arrival cds. “VERBO”, minor tear at top and light vertical bend, still fine and most unusual usage with the provisional label

1899, Empress Maria advertising postal stationery lettersheet 5 k. light lilac, Serie # 5, used with additional franking on reverse with “MOSCOW TELEGRAPH 8 MAY 1900” and alongside registration label, sent to Apolda, Germany, reverse arrival mark, very fine and scarce usage

“FRAUENBURG” cds in blue, fair strike on 1868 10 k. brown/blue to envelope to Moscow, blue dispatch cds repeated on reverse with arrival cds “MOSCOW 15 JUNE 1872”, very fine

1863, Coat of Arms 5 k. black/blue together with Russia 1866 1 k. black/yellow horizontal pair, fresh colours, tied by cds “S. PETERBURG 1 AOUT 1881” to 7 k. on 10 k. brown postal stationery envelope to London, reverse departure repeated and arrival faint oval mark “REGISTERED …”, the franking paying the correct 14 kopek rate (tariff of 20 March 1879). The envelope roughly opened, slight peripheral toning and back flap missing, otherwise very fine. A very scarce usage, from the famous Breitfuss correspondence, certificate Citerne BPP (2025)

1919, OKCA 5 k., printed on creamy paper with text on reverse, wihtout gum, possibly a printer´s trial, very fine and unusual

1921, 10 k. blue/red/black and two single stamps 15 k. red tied by cds. “BLAGOVESCENSK 20.2.23” reverse on registered commercial cover to Hamburg with arrival mark. The cover with transportation creased, otherwise fine

“SHANGHAI POST OFFICE 15 I 1900” large cds (T&S type 1), two fine strikes on “KITAI” 1 k., 2 k., 7 k. and 10 k. to reverse of registered envelope to Germany with transit cds “HONG KONG” and arrival cds “HAGEN 17. 2. 00”, repeated on front with red registration label in English language “I(mperial).R(ussian).P(ost).O(ffice) / Shanghai, China. N°4 R”, trace of one adhesive taken off probably before sending (as the franking pays the correct rate), very fine. A rare use of the registration label and attractive early mail from the Russian Post Office at Treaty Port of Shanghai

“CHEEFOO 20 IX (18)99” large cds (T&S Type 1, Gregorian calendar), superb strike on “KITAI” 10 k. horizontal pair with adjacent framed “R Tchéfou, Chine N°. 254” to registered envelope to Austria, re-addressed to Bohemia, reverse transit Russian cds “SHANGHAI 10 SEP. 1899” (T&S Type 2, Julian calendar), “HONG KONG SP 29 99” and arrival cds, endorsed on back flap “Imperial Russian Post Master”, very fine. A remarkable cover, probably the earliest registered mail from the Russian Post Office at the Treaty Port of Cheefoo (opened 1896) and an extremely scarce registration mark 

1889, Russia Coat of Arms 1 kop. yellow-orange tied by cds. “OSCH FERGHANA OBL. 2 XI 19-02” to 3 kop. postal stationery card to Freiburg, transit “MOSCOW 11 XI 19-02” and arrival cds. “FREIBURG 27.11.02”, the card written in Kashgar (Sinkiang) and in all probability transmitted from the Russian Consular Post Office via Pamir to the border, very fine. An appealing and rare item, being one of the earliest outgoing Russian mail sent from Sinkiang 

1865, 10 pa. brown/blue, fresh colour and good margins all around, 1845, Sperati forgery, fine, signed A. Diena and certificate Mikulski (1998)

1872, 5 kop. blue on horizontally laid paper and 1879 1 kop. black on orange on vertically laid paper, tied by light ALEKSANDRETA c.d.s. (Tchilinghirian fig. 200) in violet, an information strike alongside. On reverse Turkey Duloz 1 pi. yellow and Due 2 pi. brown misperforated at foot paying the journey to Aleppo, tied by all Latin "ALEP TURQUIE" c.d.s. in black. A fine combination cover

Provenienz: Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000)

1882 (May 6), 7k. carmine & green, tied by framed oval "R.O.P.I.T. / BURGAS" datestamp in blue (Tchilinghirian = fig. 729) to cover to Constantinople, reverse with next-day "R.O.P.i.T. / CONSTANTINOPLE" arrival datestamp, a remarkably fresh cover of great rarity, very fine

Provenance: CIHANGIR (121. Corinphila Auktion, 2000)

Lipschutz (Harmers SA, 1994)

Hitzler (Private Treaty)

1900, 1 k.- 10 k., complete set including 2 k. pair and 1 k. strip of three, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds “R.O.P.I.T. KONSTANTINOPOL 29 DEC. 00” with adjacent red framed register handstamp “R Konstantinopol N°”  to envelope to Germany with reverse transit Odessa and arival cds. One 2 k. adhesive has a trivial corner bend of no importance, very fine and scarce

ORGHEEV: 1887, 3 k. rose-carmine, two singles neatly tied by bluish-green Star cds to envelope (petition to a court) to Orgheev with adjacent cds “ZEMSKAYA POCHTOV. KONT. 17 MAR. 88”, light central archival crease, fine and scarce (Schmidt-Nr. 18)

1925, Soviet Worker 8 k. with small bottom sheet margin, the February 1926 lithographic printing with “Small Head” (Type II), fresh colours, unused, extremely fine. A rare stamp 

1931, Airship 50 k. blackish-blue shade, horizontal watermark paper, fresh colours, unused, very fine

1935, Moscow-San Francisco Flight 10 k., fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed SPA and Ebnet BPP

1958, Mendeleev Congress unissued 40 k. Butlerov with the special congress blue overprint, mint never hinged, very fine. A very scarce stamp

1961, Gagarin 6 k. special sheetlet composition of ten, with all positions showing the additional dot after “1961”, mint never hinged, the sheetlet folded once vertically betwwen the second and third row, a couple of minor wrinkles and one adhesive with minor bend, otherwise very fine. A modern Soviet Union rarity

1978, Anniversary of New Constitution 30 k. miniature sheetlet with hammer Type II, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce

1931, air mail 50 c. – 10 l., tied to front and reverse of registered Letter 1937 to Stuttgart, with arrival mark

1852, Isabella 12 c. lilac, block of four, good colour and ample to good margins, neatly cancelled. Very fine. Signed Drahn and certificate Comex (1980)

1852, Isabella 12 c. lilac, block of four, good colour and nice even margins, neatly cancelled. Very fine. Signed Roig and certificate Comex (1994)

1854, coat-of-arms 1 r. pale blue, fresh colour, wide even margins and lightly cancelled, very fine. A very rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Baschwitz BPP (2025) (Edifil-no. 34A)

1856, wm. crossed lines, 1 r. greenish blue, block of four, fresh colour and good margins, neatly cancelled by Daimiel c.d.s. Very fine and scarce.

1862, Isabella 19 c. rose, horizontal pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by Ginzo de Limia c.d.s. Very fine. Signed Alberto Diena

1865, Isabella 19 c. brown/rose, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by c.d.s. Very fine. Certificate CEM (2013)