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Auction 54

Auction 55

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

Worldwide philately with strong sections of Germany, Russia, Poland, Austria, Mongolia, Ukraine, and Siberia & Far East.

June 23 - July 4, 2026

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The Soviet Union

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Russia & Area: Cinderellas and Revenues

Jul 4, Sat

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Ukraine & Displaced Persons Camps

Jul 4, Sat

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The World & Catapult Mail

Closed on Jun 23

Austria, China, Mongolia, Poland

Closed on Jun 24

Germany 1871-1945 & German States

Closed on Jun 25

Germany: Colonies, Danzig, Memel, Saar & Plebiscites

Closed on Jun 25

Germany: Sudetenland, Legions, Concentration Camps & Propaganda

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Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations

Closed on Jun 26

Germany after 1945: Local Posts & Occupation Zones

Closed on Jun 27

Third Reich Propaganda Postcards

Closed on Jun 27

Russian Empire, Wenden & Zemstvo

Closed on Jun 30

Russian Offices Abroad

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Russian Civil War

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Russian Civil War: Far East & Siberia

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Auction 54

The M. Kramarenko 'Russika' Collection of Imperial Russia

The Legendary M. Kramarenko Collection of Imperial Russian Stamps, Varieties & Postal Stationery that became the foundation of the renowned Russika catalogue.

July 21 - 23, 2026

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Russika: Mint Varieties, Printing Errors & Proofs

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Russika: Mint Postal Stationery

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Russika: Used Varieties & Print Errors

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Russika: Russian Empire Postal History

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Russika: Used Postal Stationery

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Auction 55

Russian Picture Postcards, Covers & Bills of Exchange

An extensive collection of Russian picture postcards featuring Floods, Revolution, Views of Moscow, Charity, Advertising and Exhibition Postcards, Soviet Propaganda, and Bills of Exchange

July 29 - 30, 2026

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Russian Picture Postcards & Bills of Exchange

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The Soviet Union Military & Civil Propaganda

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

Current bid:

$210

1941 25th Anniversary of the Death of Surikov, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$45

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

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$70

1904 7k Charity Issue, Russian Empire, Russia, SPECIMEN, Strip

Current bid:

$85

1931 Second Issue of the USSR Third Definitive Set of the Postage Stamps, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Imperforate, Watermark, Complete Set

Current bid:

$140

1932 The First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition, Soviet Union, USSR, Perforation 10.75. Margin

Current bid:

$60

1941 5th Anniversary of the Central Museum of V. I. Lenin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$35

1932 The 10th Anniversary of International Help for Working Association 'МОПР', Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Perforation 12.25, Complete Set

Current bid:

$50

1904 10k Charity Issue, Russian Empire, Russia, SPECIMEN, Strip

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$75

1925 The First Anniversary of Lenin's Death, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Perforation 13.5, Complete Set

Current bid:

$25

1934 The 10th Anniversary of Soviet Civil Aviation, Soviet Union, USSR, without Watermark, Complete Set

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$85

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

Current bid:

$240

1933 Peoples of the USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Complete Set

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$110

1889 5k Russian Empire, Russia, Imperforate Proof on Paper with text, Lilac

Current bid:

$95

1857-58 30k Russian Empire, Russia, Watermark 3, Perforation 14.5x15, Dotted Numeral Cancellation, Certificate

Current bid:

$120

1920 Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukraine, Unissued, Complete Set, Imperforate, Blocks of Four

Current bid:

$140

1949 70th Anniversary of the Birth of I. Stalin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Brownish Yellow Paper, First Letter in the 'USSR' with a Vertical Stroke, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$110

1906 5r Russian Empire, Russia, Vertical Watermark, Perforation 11.5

Current bid:

$20

1930 The Visit of Airship 'Graf Zeppelin' (ЛЦ-127) in Moskow, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Perforation 10.75, Complete Set

Current bid:

$70

1949 100th Anniversary of 'Red Sormovo Works', Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$40

1938 Crimea and Caucasus, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$150

1927 The Eleventh Issue of The USSR's Gold Currency Definitive Set', Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$65

1922 12 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail, RSFSR, Russia, Type II, Signed

Current bid:

$85

1925 Centenary of Decembrists Revolt, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Perforation 13.5, Complete Set

Current bid:

$40

1904 7k Charity Issue, Russian Empire, Russia, SPECIMEN, Strip

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$100

1950 Moscow Skyscrapers, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$150

1904 3k Charity Issue, Russian Empire, Russia, SPECIMEN, Strip

Current bid:

$95

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

Current bid:

$190

1922 120 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail, RSFSR, Russia, Type I, Signed

Current bid:

$110

1948 Five - Year Plan in Four Years, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$60

1915 3k Charity, Russian Empire, Russia, Pair, Margin, MISSING Perforation Between Stamps

Current bid:

$90

1931 Graf Zeppelin and Icebreaker 'Malygin', Soviet Union, USSR, Perforation 12.25, Complete Set

Current bid:

$45

1933 Peoples of the USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Complete Set

Current bid:

$95

1904 3k Charity Issue, Russian Empire, Russia, SPECIMEN, Strip

Current bid:

$95

1908-12 7k Russian Empire, Russia, Margin, Control Strip, Imperforate

Current bid:

$60

1864 3k Russian Empire, Russia, No Watermark, Perforation 12.25x12.5

Current bid:

$60

1945 Carpatho-Ukraine, Second Issue

Current bid:

$160

1933 The All-Union Philatelic Exhibition in Leningrad, Soviet Union, USSR, Watermark, Complete Set

Current bid:

$160

1923 4r+4r on 5000r Philately for Workers, RSFSR, Russia, Ordinary Paper, Silver Print, Certificate

Current bid:

$400

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

Current bid:

$50

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

Current bid:

$200

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

Current bid:

$65

1857-58 10k Russian Empire on piece, Russia, Watermark 1, Imperforate, Berdychiv Pre-stamp Postmark

Current bid:

$95

1857-58 20k Russian Empire, Russia, Perforation 14.5x15, Trial Color Proof

Current bid:

$110

1914 3k Charity, Russian Empire, Russia, Imperforate, Certificate

Current bid:

$190

1924 5r Airmail, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Part Sheet, Margins

Current bid:

$180

1889 2k Russian Empire, Russia, Proof on Paper with text, Imperforate pair, Double Print

Current bid:

$170

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

Current bid:

$120

1950 1r 33rd Anniversary of the October Revolution, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$45

1922 600 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail, RSFSR, Russia, Type I, Signed

Current bid:

$200

1858 (17 Jul) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Riga to Liepaja franked with 10k (1857-58 issue), White spot near '10' in left lower corner, Dotted Numeral '38' Cancellation, Riga Postmark, Certificate

Current bid:

$75

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

Current bid:

$95

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

Current bid:

$450

1904 5k Charity Issue, Russian Empire, Russia, SPECIMEN, Strip

Current bid:

$100

1857-58 10k Russian Empire, Russia, Watermark 1, Type II, Imperforate, Haisyn Pre-stamp Postmark, Certificate

Current bid:

$110

1875 8k Russian Empire, Russia, Thick Paper Proof without Watermark, Rare

Current bid:

$110

1949 70th Anniversary of the Birth of I. Stalin, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Brownish Yellow Paper, First Letter in the 'USSR' with a Vertical Stroke, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$85

1933 (22 Sep) USSR - Third Reich - USA, Rare Interwar Aerophilately, Airmail Registered Catapult 'Treaty Fligh' Cover from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) to Bronxville (New York) via Berlin by Ocean Liner 'Bremen' Catapult Flight with Schiller Definitives, Violet registration handstamp and Violet special on-board handstamp of catapult flight franked with 6pf Gutter Pair, 6pf with SHIFTED Perforation and 12pf Tete-beche and 10k, 18k, 20k and 30k Soviet Union stamps

Current bid:

$170

1935 1r on 10k USSR Moscow - San-Francisco Flight Levanevskiy, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Raised Dot after 'Сев.' and no Leg of 'Р' in 'Сан-Франциско', Airmail, Signed, Certificate

Current bid:

$600

1884 7r Russian Empire, Russia, Vertical Watermark, Perforation 13.25, Signed

Current bid:

$110

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John McMahon Collection of Russian Cinderellas

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

$2,300

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

$3,750

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

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

$1,600

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

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

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

$2,750

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

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

$3,750

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

$2,200

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

$2,750

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

$1,600

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

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

$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

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

$1,500

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

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

$1,500

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

$1,500

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

$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

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

$2,400

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

$1,500

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

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

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

$1,900

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

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

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

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

$1,600

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

$3,250

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

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

$3,000

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

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

1912 German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp

$4,750

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

$1,800

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

$1,600

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

$2,000

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

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

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

$1,700

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

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

$3,250

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

$2,750

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

$2,500

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

$1,500

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

$4,000

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

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

$2,500

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

$2,100

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

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

$4,250

1944 Inselpost Rarity Postcard, Reich Military Mail, Fieldpost, Feldpost, Germany, Certificate

$3,250

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

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

$9,000

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