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Auction 57

Thematics, Space & Worldwide Varieties

A diverse selection of stamp varieties, imperforates, proofs, valuable worldwide stamps, and thematic material, including Space and other popular collecting topics.

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Worldwide Varieties, Sheets & Thematics, Part 1

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Auction 57

George Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection

Outstanding selection of rare Zemstvo stamps, postal history, and classic philatelic rarities, assembled over decades. The auction is currently being prepared, with new lots added weekly.

September, 2026

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Stamps, Part 1

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Stamps, Part 2

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Stamps, Part 3

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Revenues & Labels

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Postal Stationery

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Postal History

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Postmarks

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G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Postmarks, Part 2

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1931 Graf Zeppeline and Icebreaker 'Malygin', Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set, Imperforate

Current bid:

$75

1878 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Without Watermark, Type 3

Current bid:

$95

1933 Peoples of the USSR (Ethnograhic), Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Block of Four, Margin

Current bid:

$50

1935 Third Reich, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$80

1935 Third Reich, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$130

20f Woldenberg, Poland, POCZTA OB.OF.II C, WWII Camp Post, Signed, Proof

Current bid:

$40

1918 Polish I Corps in Russia, Poland, Revenue Stamps

Current bid:

$75

1894 20k Bogorodsk Zemstvo, Certificate, 'RRR' Rarity Only 5-8 Recorded

Current bid:

$130

1881 10k Alexandria Zemstvo, Imperforate, Type 1

Current bid:

$140

1934 The Airships of the USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$45

1878 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate Block 5x2, All 10 Types

Current bid:

$100

10f Woldenberg, Poland, POCZTA OB.OF.II C, WWII Camp Post, Signed, Proof

Current bid:

$55

1941 French Legion, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$65

1885 3k Volsk Zemstvo, WITHOUT Blue Circle in Bottom Left Corner

Current bid:

$200

1938 The Air Sport in the USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$45

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

Current bid:

$45

1922 25r RSFSR, Russia Airmail, Block of Four

Current bid:

$35

2024 Catalog 'Western Ukraine 1918 - 1919 A Specialized Philatelic Catalog' by Ingert Kuzych

Current bid:

$30

5f Woldenberg, Poland, POCZTA OB.OF.II C, WWII Camp Post, Signed, Proof

Current bid:

$40

1881 3k Atkarsk Zemstvo, Type 4, 'RR' Rarity Only 9-15 Recorded

Current bid:

$325

1948 Bayreuth, Ukraine, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Imperforate

Current bid:

$40

1949 25th Anniversary of the Death of V. Lenin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$240

1913 5k Bronnicy Zemstvo, Margin

Current bid:

$550

1892 3k Bezhetsk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Type 4

Current bid:

$60

1932 The First All - Union Philatelic Exhibition, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$40

1913 Romanovs, Russian Empire, Russia

Current bid:

$40

1905 2k Belebei Zemstvo, Imperforate Block 4x2, Rose

Current bid:

$16

1904 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate Block of Four, Types 2+3

Current bid:

$70

1889 3k on piece Gadyach Zemstvo, Imperforate, Pen cancel '28 Nov 1890' and Blue Circular Datestamp Cancellation

Current bid:

$30

1945 Dachau - Allach, Poland, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$50

2022 Catalog 'Hitler Empire Stamps, Forgeries & Fakes' by P. Clark Souers, Pleasanton, CA

Current bid:

$65

1890 10r Manuscript Surcharge on 1r Simbirsk Zemstvo, Manual Repricing, Revenue Fiscal Stamp, Rural Horse Fee, Unrecorded and Extremely Rare

Current bid:

$275

1878 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Certificate, 'R' Rarity, Only 24 Recorded

Current bid:

$600

1902 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Marginal Imperforate Block of Four, Types 4+5

Current bid:

$50

1939-45 Punkts General Government, Poland General Government Reward Stamp, Nazi Germany Revenue Stamp, Cinderella, Non-Postal Stamps

Current bid:

$70

1895 5k Kherson Zemstvo Postal Stationery Cover, 137 x 121 mm (cut off from the side), Paper 0.087-0.091 mm

Current bid:

$65

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

Current bid:

$50

1949 Munich, Ukrainian National Council, Ukraine, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Imperforate, Margin, Complete Set

Current bid:

$40

10f Woldenberg, Poland, POCZTA OB.OF.II C, WWII Camp Post, Signed, Proof

Current bid:

$40

1937 The Election, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$40

1893 3k Buzuluk Zemstvo, Imperforate 2 x Couche Block

Current bid:

$350

1946 Freimann (Munich), Poland, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$35

1869-71 3k Chern Zemstvo, Imperforate, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$100

10f Woldenberg, Poland, POCZTA OB.OF.II C, WWII Camp Post, Signed, Proof

Current bid:

$35

2018 Catalog 'Handbook and Catalog for Perfins of Imperial Russia and the Russian Post Offices Abroad' Second Edition by Dick Scheper

Current bid:

$45

1878 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate Block 3x4, Watermark, All 12 Types

Current bid:

$600

1904 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Marginal Imperforate Block of Four, Types 2+1

Current bid:

$60

1903 1k Kobelyaki Zemstvo, Imperforated, Violet Oval Datestamp Cancellation

Current bid:

$45

1938 The Children of the USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$30

1910 3k Ardatov Zemstvo, Marginal Imperforate Vertical Pair, Types 1+2

Current bid:

$130

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

Current bid:

$55

1881 3k Atkarsk Zemstvo, Type 4, Pen Cancellation, Certificate, 'RRR' Rarity Only 6 Recorded

Current bid:

$210

1897 4k Gryazovets Zemstvo, Type 1, INVERTED Center

Current bid:

$130

1917 10k on 3k Bugulma Zemstvo, SHIFTED Perforation, Certificate, 'RRR' Rarity, Only 6 Recorded

Current bid:

$325

1938 The 20th Anniversary of the Young Communist League (Komsomol), Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$20

1878 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate Block 5x2, All 10 Types

Current bid:

$120

1869-71 3k Chern Zemstvo, Imperforate, Certificate, Color Variety, 'RRR' Rarity, Only 6 Recorded

Current bid:

$90

1892 10k Bogorodsk Zemstvo, Complete Sheet 3x5

Current bid:

$450

1933 Third Reich, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$170

1944 Belgian Flemish Legion, Germany, Unissued Stamps, Complete Set

Current bid:

$65

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Russian Picture Postcards, Covers & Bills of Exchange

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$850

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Jul 21 - 23, 2026

The M. Kramarenko 'Russika' Collection of Imperial Russia

150

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1763

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1763

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$2,750

highest
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Jun 23 - Jul 4, 2026

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

561

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7003

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$7,000

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May 26 - 29, 2026

The Yevhen Vyrovyi Collection of Ukrainian Tridents

76

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2091

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$1,100

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Apr 28 - 30, 2026

John McMahon Collection of Russian Cinderellas

103

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1753

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1753

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$1,000

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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

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7683

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$4,750

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Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

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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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$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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469

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6114

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5916

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$3,500

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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 (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

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

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

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

$2,200

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

$3,750

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

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

$1,600

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

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

$1,600

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

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

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

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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

$1,500

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

$3,750

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

$2,750

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

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

$1,800

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

$1,500

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

$1,600

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

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

$1,500

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

$1,600

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

$2,100

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

$3,250

1882 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia

$1,900

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

$2,000

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

$9,000

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

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 (Zag. 57C, Zv. 53A, Sc. 292a, Typography, Perf 10, Buchsbayew certificate, Rare, CV $5,500)

$2,500

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

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

$4,250

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

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

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

$2,500

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

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

$1,600

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

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

$2,300

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

$1,500

1912 German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp

$4,750

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

$2,500

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

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

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

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

$4,000

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

$2,750

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

$1,700

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

$3,250

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

$1,900

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

$2,750

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

$2,100

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

$2,400

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

$3,000

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

$3,250

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