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Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

Worldwide proofs, specimens, and varieties, alongside rare stamps and unique postal history treasures.

February 17 - 20, 2026

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Worldwide Postal History & Mint Items - Post-1945

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Worldwide Proofs & Specimens, Part 1

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Worldwide Rare Stamps & Varieties

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Worldwide Postal History & Mint Items - Pre-1945

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Auction 50

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

The 50th Philatelic Auction will present an exceptional selection of highly specialized collections. New lots are added each week — check back regularly for the latest additions.

March - April, 2026

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Poland

March - April, 2026

Italy

March - April, 2026

The World

March - April, 2026

Germany: Territories and Colonies

March - April, 2026

The Soviet Union

March - April, 2026

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post

March - April, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents

March - April, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents - Postmarks

March - April, 2026

Russia & Area Cinderellas and Revenues

March - April, 2026

Russian Offices Abroad

March - April, 2026

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post

March - April, 2026

Germany 1871-1945: Chronology, Varieties, Semi-Official Airmails, Postal History

March - April, 2026

Russian Empire

March - April, 2026

Third Reich Propaganda Stamps

March - April, 2026

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1964 (Feb. 20) Zanzibar Revolution: Registered First Day cover to London franked with 30g, 50c, $1.30, and $2.50 Handstamped 'Jamhuri 1964' Overprints tied by 'Reg. Zanzibar' postmarks with additional strike on reverse. Sent to USA with 'Lansdale Pa.' arrival bkstp (March 26)

Current bid:

$25

2002 (3 May) 'Europe: Circus' Yugoslavia, First Day Cover, FDC, Commemorative Postmark, franked with Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$6

1920 15pf Saar, Germany, Margin, Violet Control Strip, Double Overprint, Certificate, Signed

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$5

1920 20pf Saar, Germany, Double Overprint, Certificate, Signed

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$4

1955 (15 Sep) Netherlands, '2nd International Congress of Prestressed Concrete', Registered Cover from Amsterdam to Overveen franked with full set of 5c-25c Charity stamps 'Cancer Fight', Commemorative Postmarks

Current bid:

$16

1863 5k City Post of SPB and Moscow, Russian Empire, Pair, Margin, Complete Set

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$7

1918 15f Wloclawek Local Issue, Poland

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$5

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

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$6

1957 (13 Sep) Romania First Day Cover '500 years since Stephen the Great’s accession' from Madrid (Spain) franked with Cinderella 15с 'Against the annexation of Moldova' Postmark Imperforate, Undescribed in the Catalog

Current bid:

$5

1953 (April 23) Yugoslavia: Registered Remittance cover to Turkey franked with eight Workers issues - total franking 70 dinars - all tied by 'Beograd' postmarks. Yugoslav currency control tape tied on reverse by 'Pregladano' examiner's triangular handstamp in red. Turkish 'Istanbul' boxed transit backstamp (indistinct date) and 'Ankara' arrival backstamp (May 1)

Current bid:

$10

1920 Joining of Upper Silesia, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$30

1921 30pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Imperforate, SHIFTED Center

Current bid:

$16

1940 The 100th Anniversary of the Tchaikovsky's Birthday, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1922 Joining of Upper Silesia, Germany, Complete Set

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$30

1950 150th Anniversary of the Death of Field Marshal A. Suvorov, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1949 Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Postal Stationery Postcard from Rijeka Fiume (Yugoslavia, now Croatia) to Belgrade (Serbia) franked with 0.25l, 0.50l

Current bid:

$14

1920 10pf Saar, Germany, Double Overprint, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$4

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

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$6

2019 (20 Aug) Netherlands, Cover to Soest franked with 1€

Current bid:

$10

1932 The 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

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$6

1933 Latvia, Airmail, Complete Set

Current bid:

$14

1966 (25 Apr) Macau, China, Portuguese Сolony, Overseas Province, Cover from Macau (China) to Bruchhausen near Bestwig (Germany), with Official Inscriptions 'If Undeliverable, Do Not Return', 'Printed Matter', Mixed franking with Complete Set 6a, and 10a

Current bid:

$10

1955 (28 Jun) `International Olympic Stamp Exhibition`, San Marino, Airmail Postcard from San Marino to Paris (France), franked with 2l

Current bid:

$18

1933 1zl Port Gdansk, Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Signed, Complete Set, Margin

Current bid:

$10

1949 (3 Jun) Turkey, 5th European Freestyle Wrestling Championships, franked with FDC (First Day Cancellation)

Current bid:

$10

1937 Architecture of New Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1921 30pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Imperforate, Unpriced, Progressive Proof

Current bid:

$16

1929 25+25pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Signed

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$14

1922 Lithuania

Current bid:

$35

1932 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$8

1952 (10 Jul) 'Summer Olympic Games', Yugoslavia, First Day Cover used in Belgrade franked with Full Set of 5din-100din

Current bid:

$55

1987 Polar Bears, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$35

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type I, Certificate

Current bid:

$25

1954 (8 Aug) Turkey, '5th Anniversary of the Founding of the Council of Europe, 1949 - 1954', First Day Cover franked with First Day Cancellation FDC Complete Set 10k - 30k

Current bid:

$50

1976 (15 Jul) Paraguay Airmail, First Day Cover 'The 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck' from Asunción (Paraguay) to Paris (France), franked with block 25g, with black handstamp 'Admitted without visit Paris.'

Current bid:

$40

1920 Joining of Marienwerder, Germany, Complete Set

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$25

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

Current bid:

$5

1988 XV Winter Olympic Games “Calgary 1988” (Canada), Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$8

1919 40sk Lithuania SHIFTED Perforation

Current bid:

$10

1957 (10 Sep) Netherlands, '7th International Accountants Congress', Registered Cover from Amsterdam to Bloemendaal franked with full set of 4c-30c Red Cross stamps, Commemorative Postmarks

Current bid:

$10

1963 (23 Apr) Switzerland 'World Refugee Year', Postal Stationery Postcard, from United Nations (UN), Geneva (Switzerland) to Clarens, Baugy district. (Switzerland) franked with 5c, 10c, 20c

Current bid:

$6

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

Current bid:

$8

1937 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Souvenir Sheet, Commemorative Cancellation

Current bid:

$9

1945 Barletta - Trani, Polish II Corps in Italy, Poland, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$12

1953 (25 Jul) `Australian International Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club`, San Marino, Souvenir Postcard 'Davis Cup' from San Marino to Algiers (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria), 500-numbered issue № 012, franked with 2l

Current bid:

$10

1950 130th Anniversary of the Discovery of Antarctida by Bellinsgausen and Lazarev Expedition, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1961 (10 Sep) Romania First Day Cover 'Europa CEPT - Freedom for Eastern Europe!' from Madrid (Monaco) franked with 50c and 75c, Undescribed in the Catalog

Current bid:

$8

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

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$5

1949 Airmail, The plane IL- 12, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

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$5

1918 Otwock Local Issue on piece, Poland

Current bid:

$9

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

Current bid:

$6

1951 Russian Scientists, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Margins, Mix of Types I and II, Complete Set

Current bid:

$5

1943 Croatia, NDH, Souvenir Sheet, 'S' on the Sign Next to the Front Door

Current bid:

$3

1962 (6 Feb) 'Paraguayan Post - Always Ready', Paraguay, First Day Issue, Airmail Cover franked with Souvenir Sheet, Imperforate, Commemorative Postmarks

Current bid:

$14

1949 (3 Jun) Turkey, 5th European Freestyle Wrestling Championships, Cover from Galata (Turkey) to Galata (Turkey), franked with FDC (First Day Cancellation)

Current bid:

$10

1925 Lenin's Death, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set, Imperforate

Current bid:

$6

1879 7k Russian Empire, Russia, Horizontal Watermark, Perforation 14.5x15, Gutter Block, Complete Set

Current bid:

$6

1945 Barletta - Trani, Polish II Corps in Italy, Poland, DP Camp, Displaced Persons Camp, Complete Set

Current bid:

$7

1937 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$6

1953 (Feb. 2) Russia USSR Ukraine: Registered 40k Pilot envelope to Liege, Belgium uprated with 10k Factory 1953 Worker single, two 25k Pilot singles & 40k Novikov-Priboy single tied by 'Kiev' postmarks with Co registration cachets alongside

Current bid:

$7

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Rare Stamps and Postal History

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$2,300

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Germany and Worldwide Propaganda

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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

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6114

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5911

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$3,500

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Jun 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #45

5679

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5549

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$3,500

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May 26 - 31, 2025

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

3708

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3598

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$4,000

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Mar 24 - 29, 2025

Colonies and Third Reich Propaganda

3332

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3332

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$1,100

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Feb 3 - 14, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #42

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5864

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$1,600

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Dec 10 - 13, 2024

Russian Postal History

3036

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1089

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$1,500

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Nov 11 - 23, 2024

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #40

6172

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6153

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$3,000

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Oct 8 - 12, 2024

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

2809

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

$3,250

First Essayan, a pair of erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub imperf., cancelled with Alexandropol ‘и’ (with mistake in the year), Ex Artashes Taroumyan

$1,400

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

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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

$1,600

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

$1,500

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

$1,600

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

$1,900

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

$2,400

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

$9,000

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

$2,100

1972 Unissued 10k 100th Anniversary of L.V. Sobinov's Birth, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Full Set, Corner Margin, Unissued Stamp, Rare, Сertificate)

$1,500

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

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

$1,500

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 'Gold Standard', Russia, USSR (Perf. 13.5:10:13.5:13.5, Sc. 292 var, Margin from the right side, Certificate, Rare)

$1,800

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

$3,000

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

$2,200

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

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

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

$1,800

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

$2,500

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

$1,900

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

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

$1,500

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

$2,500

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

1913 3r Romanov Castle, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in slate, printed on cardboard paper

$1,400

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

$2,750

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

$2,300

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

$1,500

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

$1,500

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

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

$2,300

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

$1,600

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

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

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in dark grey blue, printed on cardboard paper, without names of artist and engraver

$1,400

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

$4,250

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

$1,500

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

$3,250

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Final design complete die proof in dull red, printed on cardboard paper, with names of artist and engraver

$1,400

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

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in dark green, printed on cardboard paper, without names of artist and engraver

$1,400

Mute Postmark of Ostrov of the Warsaw Province, Advertising Postcard, Pharmacy, Censorship Ostrov #1 (Ostrov, Levin #544.01)

$1,400

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

$2,000

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

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

$3,750

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

$1,500

1868-78 3k Demiansk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #1IS, Tete-beche, Rare, CV $1,500)

$1,400

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

$2,750

1875-79 25pf German Empire, Germany (Mi. 35 a, CV $7,800, MNH)

$1,400

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

$4,000

1919, 40gr on 2k 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

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

$3,250

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

$3,000

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

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

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