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Russika: Russian Empire Postal History

The M. Kramarenko 'Russika' Collection of Imperial Russia
Auction 54
July, 2026
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1858 (17 Jul) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Riga to Liepaja franked with 10k, White spot near '10' in left lower corner, Dotted Numeral '38' Cancellation, Riga Postmark, Certificate
Russika
2 var $1,250
Current Bid:
$55
$100
12 bids
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1858 (12 Sep) Russian Empire, Russia, Letter without attachments from Odessa (Odesa) to Warsaw franked with 10k, Dotted Numeral '6' Cancellation, Odesa Postmark
Russika
2 $1,250
Current Bid:
$18
$100
8 bids
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1861 (27 Jan) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Saint Petersburg to Parnu (Estonia), with Dotted Numeral ‘1’ Cancellation, paper embossing on the back side, ink postal marking '27', franked with 10k
Russika
5 $275
Current Bid:
$12
$100
9 bids
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1864 (7 Jan) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Moscow to Orenburg, franked with 10k (1858 issue), with red wax seal on the reverse
Russika
5 $250
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1862 (4 Oct) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Saint Petersburg to Riga, franked with 20k (1858 issue) tied by dotted cancellation, with red Saint Petersburg cds on the front side and red wax seal 'Russian insurance company, 1897' on the reverse
Russika
6 $1,485
Current Bid:
$7
$100
5 bids
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1866 (8 Jun) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Riga to Paris (France), carried by railway mail car № 26, franked with 3k, 5k and 20k, with blue cds, red Franco transit postmark, red 'P.D.' (Paid to Destination) handstamp, crayon postal marks, blue oval sender's cachet 'G.W. Schröder & Co., Riga', Signed, Certificate
Russika
6, 12, 13 $1,650
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1866 (9 Mar) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Saint Petersburg to Alavus (Finland) via Vyborg, franked with 10k (1865 issue), with black boxed transit marking, red cds and blue merchant's oval handstamp 'Stoll & Schmidt, St. Petersburg'
Russika
14 $75
Current Bid:
$1
$100
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1870 (22 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Taganrog to Genoa (Italy) via Moscow, franked with 5k - SHIFTED Background, 30k, with red 'P.D.' (Paid to Destination) handstamp, blue oval commercial handstamp, blue Italian cds on the front side and red Moscow cds, red diamond-shaped postmark on reverse
Russika
16, 19, 19 Td $1,315
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1868 (1 Mar) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam (Netherlands), franked with 3k, 5k and 10k, with Red Franco exchange marking, blue merchant's oval handstamp 'C. F. Heissler, St. Petersburg' and crayon postal marks on both sides
Russika
18, 19, 20 $180
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1870 (17 Nov) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Petergof (known as Petrodvorets) to Augsburg (Germany), franked with 5k, 10k, with red franco exchange marking, red numeral crayon postal marking and wax seal on the reverse
Russika
19, 20 $115
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1870 (21 Nov) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Saint Petersburg to Helsingfors (Helsinki, Finland), franked with 10k - white spot under '0' of Denomination, with black boxed transit marking, black 'Steinkuhler & Co., Saint Petersburg' oval handstamp on front side and printed imprint of company on reverse
Russika
20, 20 k12 $125
Current Bid:
$1
$100
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1872 (26 Apr) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Odessa to Loano (Italy) via Berlin (Germany) and Milano (Italy), franked with a pair of 10k - thick 'Л' in 'ЛОТА' and BROKEN Frame in lower left corner, with black boxed 'P.D.' (Paid to Destination) and Franco handstamps, numeral crayon marking and black oval sender's cachet 'Andrea Smaich, Odessa', black wax seal on the reverse
Russika
26 $165
Current Bid:
$1
$100
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1872 (29 Dec) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Saint Petersburg to Marseille (France) via Paris (France), carried by railway mail car № 93, franked with 20k - wide denomination in lower right corner, with red 'P.D.' (Paid to Destination) and Franco handstamps, Paris blue cds, numeral crayon postal marks and blue commercial cachet
Russika
27 $600
Current Bid:
$1
$100
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1872 (7 Nov) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial double-weight cover from Narva to Saint Petersburg, franked with 1k, 3 x 3k, 10k - small '1' of denomination in lower right corner, with blue oval commercial 'Bolton & Co., Narva' cachet and red wax seal on reverse
Russika
17, 18, 26 $445
Current Bid:
$1
$100
2 bids
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1870 (28 Aug) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Parnu to Berlin (Germany) via Riga, franked with 1k, 3k - Background 'V' instead of '3' and 10k, with blue Franco transit marking and black wax seal on reverse
Russika
17, 18 Er, 20 $735
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1873 (9 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Moscow to Lyon via Paris, franked with 20k - Deformed '2' of Denomination in lowe right corner, with blue Paris transit cds, red 'P.D.' (Paid to Destination) handstamp, blue oval commercial cachet on front side and red diamond-shaped postmark on reverse
Russika
21 var $250
Current Bid:
$1
$100
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1872 (7 Nov) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Official Judicial Triple-Weight Cover from Orlov to Vyatka, franked with 5k and 30k, with red wax seal on reverse
Russika
19, 28 $1,465
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1874 (10 Mar) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover locally addressed in Moscow, with Dotted Numeral ‘2’ Cancellation, franked with 5k
Current Bid:
$6
$100
5 bids
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1875 (23 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, with Dotted Numeral ‘2’ Cancellations, franked with 2 x 5k
Current Bid:
$6
$100
5 bids
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1875 (13 Mar) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Saint Petersburg to Ghent (Belgium), with a round handstamp 'Paid', with gray-blue monogram on the flap, handstamped registration marking in circle with number '25' on the back side, franked with pair of 2 x 5k
Current Bid:
$12
$100
8 bids
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1874 (24 Jun) Russian Empire, Russia, Postcard from Rybinsk to Moscow, franked with 5k
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid
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1876 (23 Dec) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Mourning Cover from Pultusk via Warsaw to Paris (France), with handstamped registration marking, blue crayon postal marking, postmark 'Railway Mail Car № 27-28' on the back side, franked with 3 x 5k, 8k, Wax Seal
Russika
19, 30 $240
Current Bid:
$16
$100
10 bids
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1877 (4 Jul) Russian Empire, Russia, Postcard from Mitau (now Jelgava) to Riga, franked with 2 x 2k
Russika
29 $700
Current Bid:
$2
$100
2 bids
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1878 (26 Mar) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Riga to Bordeaux (France) via Erquelinnes (Belgium), franked with 2 x 2k - 2nd 2k with small '2' of denomination in upper right corner, and 2 x 8k, with blue transit cds and blue oval sender's cachet of 'F. Holm, Riga'
Russika
29, 29 k2, 30 $815
Current Bid:
$1
$100
1 bid