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Auction 56

Auction 57

Thematics, Space & Varieties

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

August, 2026

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Space Postal History & Postcards

August, 2026

Worldwide Varieties, Sheets & Thematics, Part 1

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Worldwide Varieties, Sheets & Thematics, Part 2

August, 2026

Worldwide Varieties, Sheets & Thematics, Part 3

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Worldwide Thematic Postal History & Postcards

August, 2026

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

September, 2026

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

September, 2026

G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Postal Stationery

September, 2026

G. Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection - Postmarks

September, 2026

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1895 3k Vesyegonsk Zemstvo, Imperforate

Current bid:

$16

1905-06 1k + 4k on piece Gryazovets Zemstvo, Block of Four, Circular Datestamp Multiple Cancellations '18 Sep', Shifted perforations on top, Shifted Color

Current bid:

$16

1919 1r Amur Zemstvo, Type b

Current bid:

$7

1962 (Apr) Space Exploration, Soviet Union, Collection of Commemorative Covers and Postcard

Current bid:

$4

1868 5k Bronnitsy Zemstvo Postal Stationery Cover, 143 x 114 mm, Watermark Small Grid, Paper 0.082-0.085 mm, no glue on the flap, Unrecorded

Current bid:

$1

1895 4k Totma Zemstvo Postal Stationery Cover, 147 x 123 mm, Paper 0.050-0.052 mm. Postally used, Cancelled with a stroke of the pen, Illustration from the catalog, Extremely rare, Error in the denomination "четыри" instead of "четыре"

Current bid:

$7

1909 3k Ardatov Zemstvo, Imperforate, Type 3, RARE

Current bid:

$12

1870 10k Alexandria Zemstvo, Imperforate

Current bid:

$9

1876 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Certificate, Type 1, 'R' Rarity Only 16-25 Recorded

Current bid:

$35

1892 10k Bogorodsk Zemstvo, Complete Sheet 3x5

Current bid:

$110

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

Current bid:

$55

1880 5k Bogorodsk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Vertically Laid Paper, Pen Cancellation #RG2, Certificate

Current bid:

$25

1881 10k Alexandria Zemstvo, Imperforate, Type 1

Current bid:

$60

1874 10k Alexandria Zemstvo, Imperforate

Current bid:

$7

1876 2k Gdov Zemstvo, Type 2, Certificate, 'R' Rarity, Only 18 Recorded

Current bid:

$70

1909 3k Ardatov Zemstvo, Imperforate Tete-beche Complete Sheet 6x2

Current bid:

$8

1890 10k Simbirsk Zemstvo, Revenue Fiscal Stamp, Rural Horse Fee, Imperforate

Current bid:

$25

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

Current bid:

$30

1918 1r 50k Yelets Zemstvo, Revenue, Certificate, Notarial Office Handstamp, Rare

Current bid:

$35

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

Current bid:

$40

1876 2k Belozersk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Signed, Type 1, 'R' Rarity Only 16-25 Recorded

Current bid:

$25

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

Current bid:

$10

1873 4k Verkhnedneprovsk Zemstvo, Imperforate, Type 2

Current bid:

$10

1886 3k Borovichi Zemstvo, Tete-beche Pair, MISSING Horizontal Perforation, Signed - Ferrari Faberge

Current bid:

$10

1962 (Apr) Space Exploration, Soviet Union, Collection of Commemorative Covers and Postcards

Current bid:

$4

1886 3k Borovichi Zemstvo, Tete-beche Pair, SHIFTED Perforation, Signed

Current bid:

$14

1911 3k Ardatov Zemstvo, Complete Sheet 5x2, All 5 Types

Current bid:

$8

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

Current bid:

$70

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

Current bid:

$75

1890 1r Simbirsk Zemstvo, Revenue Fiscal Stamp, Rural Horse Fee

Current bid:

$35

1913 5k Bronnicy Zemstvo, Margin

Current bid:

$160

1883-1901 3k on piece Dankov Zemstvo, Postmark SHG1, Violet Circular Cancellation

Current bid:

$16

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

Current bid:

$7

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

Current bid:

$150

1869-71 3k Chern Zemstvo, Imperforate, Certificate, 'RR' Rarity, Only 9-15 Recorded

Current bid:

$45

1905 5k Belebei Zemstvo, INVERTED Background, Circular Datestamp, Certificate, Unpriced, Signed

Current bid:

$7

1897 5k Belebei Zemstvo, Imperforate Pair, Unrecorded Violet Cancellation, Unpriced, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$7

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

Current bid:

$60

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

Current bid:

$250

1895 10k Vesyegonsk Zemstvo, Imperforate

Current bid:

$25

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

Current bid:

$80

1969 Opening of the Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville Railway Line, Kingdom of Cambodia, Airmail, Imperforate Varieties Blocks of Four

Current bid:

$1

1891 3k Rzhev Zemstvo Postal Stationery Cover, 147 x 115 mm, Watermark Small Grid, Paper 0.070-0.071 mm, Postally used, Canceled by Rzhev Zemstvo council postmark on 25 May 1893, Extremely rare, Unrecorded

Current bid:

$5

1871 5k Vasil Zemstvo, Imperforate

Current bid:

$18

1963 (Jun) The First Woman in Space, V. Tereshkova, the ‘Vostok’ 5 flight by V.F. Bykovsky, Soviet Union, Space Exploration, Group of Commemorative Covers

Current bid:

$4

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

Current bid:

$50

1879 5k Yelisavetgrad Zemstvo, Imperforate, Circular Datestamp Cancellation '10 Apr 1880'

Current bid:

$12

1893 10k Verkhoturie Zemstvo, Bright Blue

Current bid:

$14

1911 5k Valki Zemstvo, Marginal Tete-beche Block of Four

Current bid:

$60

1902 3k on piece Velsk Zemstvo, Horizontal Pair, Postmark SHG1, Violet Circular Datestamp Cancellation

Current bid:

$8

1886 3k Borovichi Zemstvo, Marginal Tete-beche Pair, SHIFTED Perforation

Current bid:

$12

1962 (Apr) Space Exploration, Soviet Union, Collection of Commemorative Covers and Postcard

Current bid:

$4

1891 3k Rzhev Zemstvo Postal Stationery Cover, 150 x 116 mm, Paper 0.110-0.113 mm, Postally used, Canceled by Rzhev Zemstvo council pormark, on 4 December 1893, Extremely rare

Current bid:

$5

1893 3k Buzuluk Zemstvo, Imperforate Couche Block of Four

Current bid:

$70

1880 2k Irbit Zemstvo, Postmark SHGV1, Imperforate, Circular Datestamp Cancellation

Current bid:

$16

1883 10k Alexandria Zemstvo

Current bid:

$7

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

Current bid:

$7

1962 (Nov - Dec) Space Exploration, Soviet Union, Collection of Commemorative Covers and Postcard

Current bid:

$4

1885-99 2k Yelisavetgrad Zemstvo, Circular Datestamp Cancellations

Current bid:

$9

1890 1k Simbirsk Zemstvo, Revenue Fiscal Stamp, Rural Horse Fee, SHIFTED Background

Current bid:

$12

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Jul 29 - 30, 2026

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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$2,750

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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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1902

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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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Apr 14 - 25, 2026

Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

616

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7683

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7489

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$4,750

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Feb 17 - 20, 2026

Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

323

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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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Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

469

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6114

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5916

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$3,500

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

$1,500

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

$2,750

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

$2,400

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

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

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

$1,500

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

$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

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

$3,000

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

$9,000

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

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

$1,600

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

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

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

$3,250

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

$2,000

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

$4,250

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

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

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

$1,600

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

$3,250

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

$1,800

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

$3,250

1912 German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp

$4,750

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

$1,700

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

$3,750

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

$2,750

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

$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

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

$1,900

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

$1,500

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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

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

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

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

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

$2,750

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

$3,750

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

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

$3,000

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

$1,600

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

$2,300

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

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

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

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

$1,900

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

$2,300

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

$2,200

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

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

1882 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia

$1,900

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

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

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

$4,000

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

$1,600

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

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

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

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