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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

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.

April, 2026

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Poland, Displaced Persons Camp

April, 2026

Italy

April, 2026

China Manchurian Local Overprints

April, 2026

The World

April, 2026

Germany: Territories and Colonies

April, 2026

The Soviet Union

April, 2026

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post

April, 2026

Russia & Area Cinderellas and Revenues

April, 2026

Russian Offices Abroad

April, 2026

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post

April, 2026

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

April, 2026

Russian Empire

April, 2026

Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Caucasus

April, 2026

Third Reich Propaganda Stamps

April, 2026

Ukraine

April, 2026

RSFSR, Soviet Union, and Tannu Tuva Rare Stamps

April, 2026

Auction 51

John McMahon Collection of Russian Cinderellas

An extraordinary assembly of Russian Cinderella stamps from the distinguished John McMahon Collection.

April 28 - 30, 2026

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Russian Cinderellas: Military Charity

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Russian Cinderellas: Non-Military Charity

Apr 29, Wed

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Russian Cinderellas: Advertisement and Exhibitions

Apr 30, Thu

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Russian Cinderellas: Credit & Society Revenues

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Auction 52

Yevhen Vyrovyi Collection of Ukrainian Tridents

The remarkable and most complete Collection of Ukrainian Tridents assembled by the famous philatelist Yevhen Vyrovyi. The auction is being prepared. New lots are added each week.

April - May, 2026

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Ukrainian Tridents - Postmarks

April - May, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents

April - May, 2026

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General Government, Germany, Unissed, Complete Set

Current bid:

$95

1930 25pf Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp

Current bid:

$30

1934 Saar, Germany, Complete Set, Certificate

Current bid:

$35

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

Current bid:

$35

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

Current bid:

$16

1935 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Complete Set, Margins, Plate Numbers

Current bid:

$16

1931 Saar, Germany, Corner Margins, Sheet Inscriptions, Complete Set

Current bid:

$40

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

Current bid:

$14

1912 10pf German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp, Certificate

Current bid:

$130

1932 Saar, Germany, Complete Set, Margins, Certificate

Current bid:

$80

1933-41 Third Reich, Alsace, German Occupation, Germany, Collection of Propaganda and Fieldpost Postcards

Current bid:

$35

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

Current bid:

$30

1920 2pf Saar, Germany, Inverted Overprint, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$35

1920 80pf Saar, Germany, Margin, Plate Number '6', Vertically Divided Black Line, Certificate, Signed

Current bid:

$35

1941 10k Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Pair, DOUBLE Overprint, Margin, Certificate

Current bid:

$50

1941 French Legion, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$50

1930 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$25

1954-56 20pf German Democratic Republic, Germany, Official Stamp

Current bid:

$30

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

Current bid:

$65

1919 50k Crimea, Money-Stamps, Ukraine, Russian Civil War, Pair, Yellowish Wove Paper, Black Proof, Certificate

Current bid:

$45

1952 15th Anniversary of the Stalin Constitution, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$25

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

Current bid:

$25

1920 20.000r on 35pia on 3.50r Wrangel Issue in Turkey, Type 1, Russia, Civil War, Signed

Current bid:

$50

1912 10pf 'First Regensburg Airmail', German Empire, Germany, Semi-Official Airmail Stamp, Certificates

Current bid:

$160

1948 Saar, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$60

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

Current bid:

$35

1931 Hungary, Airmale, Complete Set

Current bid:

$20

1922 Nikolaevsk-on-Amur Priamur Provisional Government, Russia Civil War, Complete Set

Current bid:

$30

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

Current bid:

$55

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

Current bid:

$85

1930 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Signed

Current bid:

$25

1922 Lithuania

Current bid:

$40

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type II, Signed

Current bid:

$30

1935 (27 Jun) 'Ship Mail Route Konigsberg - Cranz - Rossitten', Third Reich, Germany, Souvenir Sheet 'OSTROPA', Marine Schiffspost, Special Cancellations

Current bid:

$95

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

Current bid:

$30

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

Current bid:

$55

1917 1r Russian Empire, Russia, Margins, Corner Margins, Right SHIFTED Center + SHIFTED DOUBLE Background, Complete Sheet

Current bid:

$130

1943 Theresienstadt Ghetto, Bohemia and Moravia, Germany, Parcel Admission Stamp, Certificate

Current bid:

$100

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

Current bid:

$30

1933 15th Anniversary of the 26 Baku Commissars' Execution, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$25

1922 South-East Help for the Hungry, RSFSR, Russia, Complete Set, Moscow Postmark

Current bid:

$16

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

Current bid:

$60

1934 Birth Centenary of Mendeleyev, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$25

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

Current bid:

$70

1937 Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$14

1947 Arms of Soviet Republics and USSR, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Margins, Complete Set

Current bid:

$16

1939 The 125th Anniversary of the Lermontov's Birthday, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, Complete Set

Current bid:

$18

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

Current bid:

$40

1865 1k Russian Empire, Russia, No Watermark, Perforation 14.5x15

Current bid:

$45

1921 10pf Danzig Gdansk, Germany, Strip, MISSING Perforation at the Bottom

Current bid:

$35

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

Current bid:

$50

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

Current bid:

$35

1920 50pf Saar, Germany, Signed, Certificate, DOUBLE Overprint

Current bid:

$35

1931 Saar, Germany, Complete Set

Current bid:

$80

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type III b, Signed

Current bid:

$30

1920 20.000r on 5r Wrangel Issue Type 1 on Romanovs, Russia, Civil War, Signed, Certificate

Current bid:

$50

1944 Japanese Occupation of North Borneo, Complete Set

Current bid:

$12

1922 Saar, Germany, Complete Set, Signed, IMPERFORATE

Current bid:

$35

1941 30k Telsiai, Lithuania, German Occupation, Germany, Type III b

Current bid:

$30

1943 Vlasov Legion ROA, Russian Liberation Army

Current bid:

$60

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Feb 17 - 20, 2026

Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

323

bidders
participated

2436

items
were listed

2426

items
were sold

$550

highest
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Dec 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

535

bidders
participated

7518

items
were listed

7383

items
were sold

$2,300

highest
hammer price

Nov 25 - 28, 2025

Germany and Worldwide Propaganda

201

bidders
participated

3105

items
were listed

3097

items
were sold

$1,100

highest
hammer price

Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

468

bidders
participated

6114

items
were listed

5911

items
were sold

$3,500

highest
hammer price

Jun 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #45

5679

items
were listed

5549

items
were sold

$3,500

highest
hammer price

May 26 - 31, 2025

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

3708

items
were listed

3598

items
were sold

$4,000

highest
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Mar 24 - 29, 2025

Colonies and Third Reich Propaganda

3332

items
were listed

3332

items
were sold

$1,100

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Feb 3 - 14, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #42

6148

items
were listed

5864

items
were sold

$1,600

highest
hammer price

Dec 10 - 13, 2024

Russian Postal History

3036

items
were listed

1089

items
were sold

$1,500

highest
hammer price

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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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

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

$1,500

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

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

$1,500

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

$2,200

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

$4,250

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

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

$3,250

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

$1,900

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

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

$2,400

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

$2,300

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

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

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

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

$2,750

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

$2,100

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

$4,000

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

$1,500

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

$1,400

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

$3,750

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

$2,750

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

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

$1,500

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

$2,000

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

$1,900

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

$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

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

$3,000

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

$1,400

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

$1,600

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

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

$1,400

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

$2,500

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

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

$1,800

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

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

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

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

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

$3,250

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

$2,750

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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

$1,500

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

$1,600

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

$1,600

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

$3,750

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

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

$1,500

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

$2,100

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

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

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

$3,000

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

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

$1,600

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