Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 608
Russia 1840-1994, a superb mint, used and on cover collection in thirteen albums and a stockbook contained in two cartons, including 1840 to 1875 selection of twenty-three stampless entire letters with a range of markings, 1858 imperf. 10k. (2), 1858 perf. 12 1/2 20k. orange and blue on envelope from St. Petersburg, 20k., 30k. (2), 1863 St. Petersburg local 5k. with red cancellation, 1864-65 5k. essay, 1866-75 1k. (2), 3k. (2) and 10k. (2) on envelope from Odessa to Lyon, 3k., 5k. and 10k. on envelope to Zurich, 3k. error of background, 5k. and 20k. on envelope from St. Petersburg to Paris, 10k. with vertically laid paper 30k. on 1873 entire from Moscow to Lyon, 1884 no thunderbolts 3r. 50 used, 7r. part original gum, 1889-92 with thunderbolts 1r. horizontal pair imperf. between, 3r. 50 and 7r. part original gum, 1906 5r. and 10r. both part original gum and used, 1912-18 10r. part original gum and used, imperf. single used, 1913 Romanov set, 1914 War Charity 1k. (3 on front, 4 on reverse) on registered envelope to Switzerland, 1k. and 3k. on envelope to England, 1915 currency stamps 10k. with 20k. pair on envelope, 1921 Volga Relief, 1922 Rostov-on-Don Famine set, 1922 inflationary frankings, 1922 Air Consular Fee 12Mk. on 2r. 25 (3), 24Mk. on 3r. (2), 120Mk. on 2r. 25 (3), 600Mk. on 3r., 1922 Philately for the Children perf. set, 1922 Air 45r. (2), 1922-23 imperf. 5r. on 20k. pair, 1922 Soldier 70r. orange-red error of colour in sheet of 100r., 1923 Philately for the Workers Gold surcharge 1r. + 1r. on 10r. (2), 2r. + 2r. on 250r. pelure paper, 4r. + 4r. on 5000r. (bronze), 1923 Workers 3r. to 20r. imperf. set, 1923-25 perf. 14 x 14 1/2 15k. (used, signed Mikulski), perf. 13 1/2 5r., 1924-25 Postage Due 12k. on 70k. surcharge inverted, 1929-32 1r. imperf., 1930 Zeppelin set (5), 1931 Zeppelin North Pole imperf. and perf. sets, 1932 Express letter set, 1932 Exhibition set, 1933 Exhibition sets (part original gum and used), 1933 Ethnographical issue, 1933 Stratosphere part original gum and used, 1933 Baku Commissars, 1934 Air watermarked set, 1934 Stratosphere disaster set original gum and used, 1934 Airships, 1935 Anti War, 1935 Chelyuskin rescue, 1935 Games, 1935 Moscow-Sanfrancisco flight 1r. on 10k., 1937 Air Force miniature sheet, 1941 Mobilisation 30k. mint and used, 1941 National Defence 30k. used, 1945 Stalingrad miniature sheet (2), 1947 Postal Services miniature sheets, 1947 Moscow miniature sheet (2), 1949 Lenin miniature sheet, 1949 Puskhin miniature sheet, 1949 Air, 1949 Stalin miniature sheet, 1950 Moscow Building plan, 1950 "Iskra", a superb range of the later issues with a large degree of completeness, many both mint and used, better miniature sheets (including 1964 Games 1r. olive-green background), imperforates, Civil War issues Siberia 1919 perf. 14 x 14 1/2 "35" on 2k. and "70" on 1k. vertical pairs with surcharge inverted, South Russia Don Territory 10r. on commercial registered cover, Russian Post Offices in the Turkish empire 1895 10k. postal stationery letter card used to Germany, etc., chiefly fine. A Marvellous lot. Buyer to collect. Estimate £ 30,000-35,000
Sold for
£29,000
