1878 RUSSIAN EMPIRE City open letter (stationery#1) sent in Saint Petersburg locally. Imprinted stamp of 3kop. within the current rate for domestic postcards. Cancelled by “7th Dept” of SPb Central Post Office type. Card overprinted with text by order of Finnish Railways station SPb on reverse. Seldom.

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Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

Auction 48

December 16 - 27, 2025

United States , Black Mountain , NC

Our December auction presents a record 7,500 lots of rare stamps and outstanding postal history from around the world.

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The World & Rocket Mail

Lots 1 - 638

Abgeschlossen am Dec 16

United States

Lots 639 - 880

Abgeschlossen am Dec 16

Germany: German Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich

Lots 881 - 1521

Abgeschlossen am Dec 17

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post

Lots 1522 - 1834

Abgeschlossen am Dec 18

Germany after 1945: Local Post, Occupation Zones

Lots 1835 - 2408

Abgeschlossen am Dec 18

Carpatho-Ukraine

Lots 2409 - 2714

Abgeschlossen am Dec 19

Ukrainian Tridents

Lots 2715 - 3122

Abgeschlossen am Dec 19

Ukraine: People's Republic, West Ukraine, Underground Post, Unofficial Issues

Lots 3123 - 3587

Abgeschlossen am Dec 20

Displaced Persons Camps: Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Baltic States

Lots 3588 - 3803

Abgeschlossen am Dec 20

Russian Empire: Print Errors & Postal History

Lots 3804 - 4274

Abgeschlossen am Dec 21

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post

Lots 4275 - 4672

Abgeschlossen am Dec 21

Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Caucasus

Lots 4673 - 5241

Abgeschlossen am Dec 22

Russian Postal History & Mint Postcards

Lots 5242 - 5505

Abgeschlossen am Dec 22

Russian Offices Abroad

Lots 5506 - 5766

Abgeschlossen am Dec 23

RSFSR & Soviet Union: Rare Stamps, Chronology, Complete Sheets

Lots 5767 - 6073

Abgeschlossen am Dec 23

Russian Cinderellas: Charity Stamps

Lots 6074 - 6596

Abgeschlossen am Dec 26

Russian Postcards & Covers: Exhibition, Charity, Advertisement

Lots 6597 - 6802

Abgeschlossen am Dec 26

Russian Cinderellas: Exhibitions & Advertisement

Lots 6803 - 7093

Abgeschlossen am Dec 27

Russian Cinderellas & Revenues: Odessa and Other Issues

Lots 7094 - 7518

Abgeschlossen am Dec 27

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1916 FINLAND Commercial Censored cover of ordinary letter sent from Helsinki to Kristiania (Norway). Franked with 5 Imperial stamps of 2kop. In alignment to the current rate for ordinary letters abroad. Machine cancellation of Helsinki. Arrival postmark of Kristiania on reverse. Checked and sealed by Tornea censorship.

$80

1920 WHITE ARMY Commercial registered letter cover “BANUQE L’INDO-CHINE” sent internationally from Vladivostok to Bordeaux (France), correctly franked with two pairs of 1rub. Imperial stamps. Corresponds to current rate for international registered letter. Transit postmark of London on reverse and arrival postmark of Bordeaux. Signed Z. Mikulski.

$180

1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of commercial registered letter “Primorsky (near the Sea) Society of Agriculture” from Vladivostok sent internationally to Erfurt (Germany), franked with 20kop. “DVR” overprinted stamp. Corresponds to current rate for international registered letter (10kop+10kop.). Transit postmark of London and arrival postmark of Erfurt on reverse.

$120

1935 SOVIET UNION Registered letter sent from Novosibirsk to Wien (Austria). Franked with stamps for an amount of 20kop., in alignment to the current rate. Cancellation of Novosibirsk with “V” – sign of hidden censorship.

$50

1963 'Young Naturalists', Postal Stationery Postcard 3k published by Ministry of Communications of the USSR, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia

$9

1923 RSFSR An ordinary letter sent from Moscow to Palestine. Franked with stripes of 15kop. Imperial stamps overprinted 100rub. for an amount of 1000 rub. Cancellations of Moscow and destination.

$50

1922 RSFSR An ordinary letter sent from Kharkov to Berlin (Germany). Franked with 7500rub. RSFSR stamps cancelled Kharkov

$30

1923 SOVIET GEORGIA Cover of international registered letter sent from Tiflis to Berlin (Germany) Franked with six stamps of 40.000rub. violet overprint on 5000rub. type IV, four 20.000rub. on 500rub. type IV and two of 15.000rub. machine overprint on 2.000rub. Corresponds to the rate of 21.05.1923 for international registered letter. Seldom postmark of Tiflis Central City Post Office instead of registration label and international registration mark of “R”. Transit postmark of Moscow and arrival in Berlin.

$120

1923 SOVIET GEORGIA Cover of international registered letter sent from Sukhum to Berlin (Germany). Franked with a block of ten 20.000rub. violet overprint on 500rub. type II stamps. Within the valid rate for international registered letter. Transit postmark of Moscow and arrival in Berlin. Rare cancellation of Sukhum in Georgian, as well blue frame label of money transfer used as label registered letter.

$150

1925 SOVIET UNION Mint Imperial stationery card 3 kop. overprinted stamp overprinted with RSFSR Coat of arms and Hungarian stamp 45 fillers. On the reverse side shown a copy of the RSFSR stamp “Workers head” – writing is inverted. Postcard created as “Philately for children”. A wonderful addition to a collection of this period.

$80

1899 RUSSIAN EMPIRE An ordinary letter sent from Saint Petersburg to Berlin (Germany). Franked with stamps of 1kop., 2kop. and 7kop. align to the current rate for letters abroad. Cancelled by window #8 of the Central Post Office of Sankt Petersburg. Arrival postmark of Berlin on reverse.

$15

1885 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Cover of ordinary letter sent internationally from Odessa to Lausanne (Switzerland). Franked with a standard stamp of 7kop. in alignment with the current rate for ordinary letters. Scarce post “Berlin’s” cancellation type with postal horns. Transit postmark of Bern and arrival postmark of Lausanne on reverse.

$50

1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of ordinary letter from Vladivostok sent internationally to Helsinki (Finland). Franked with two stamps of 15kop. and a stamp of 10kop. of Far East Republic issue. Corresponds to current rate for registered international letter (20kop+20kop.). Double registered label (in Russian and English). Three transit postmarks of Petrograd and the arrival postmark of Helsinki on reverse.

$150

1916 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Stationery card sent from Tula govern to Wien (Austria). With marks of censorship (Russian and Austrian) sent from the address of Prisoner of war. Free of charge.

$30

1922 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of commercial registered letter from Pervaya Rechka (district of Vladivostok) sent internationally to Nurnberg (Germany). Franked with 40kop. (block of four of Priamur issue). Corresponds to current rate for international registered letter (20kop+20kop.). Transit postmark of London and arrival postmark of Pignitz (Germany) on reverse. Seldom cancellation type and registration label. Rare.

$280

1927 SOVIET UNION Registered letter sent from Moscow to Berlin, redirected to Breslau (Germany, currently Wroclaw, Poland). Franked with a block of four 4x7kop. Popov’s stamps. Cancellations of Moscow, Berlin railway station and Bad Warmbrunn.

$50

1883 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Stationery of ordinary letter sent from Orenburg to Saint Petersburg. Imprinted stamp of 7kop. within the current rate for domestic letters. Cancelled by “Berlin’s” type cachet of Orenburg. Wax seal and arrival postmark of Saint Petersburg on reverse

$50

1929 'Potrava' Postal Stationery Postcard 5k published of the Museum of the Revolution of the USSR, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia

$10

1943 'Neither to the Village, Nor to the Сity. Fritz Between Two Fires', Anti-German, Russia Soviet Union Propaganda, WWII Caricature Postcard

$12

1922 RSFSR Registered letter sent from Odessa to Berlin (Germany). Franked with a block of six 45rub. and a strip of 3 10rub. RSFSR stamps in total to 300rub. Corresponds to rate from 10.11.1922 for registered letters abroad. Cancellations of Odessa (one with hidden censorship triangles), Berlin.

$70

1922 RSFSR Mail on Temporary Government stationery sent from Petrograd to Berlin (Germany). Franked with RSFSR stamps for an amount of 210rub. which is considered as 2,10rub in alignment with the rate from 09.01.1922 for postcards abroad. Cancellations of Petrograd.

$65

1876 KINGDOM OF POLAND Early registered letter sent from Lodz to Dresden (Germany). Rare stamps combination of 1kop. + 2kop. +20kop. within the current rate, cancelled by “Berlin’s” type cachet of Lodz. Few transit postmarks and the arrival machine postmark of Dresden on reverse.

$170

1917 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Stationery card sent from Rogachev to Brisbane(?) Australia. Imprinted stamp of 3kop. and imperforated stamps of Temporary Government for 5kop. within the current rate. Censorship marks of Minsk Military District. Cancelled of Rogachev and arrival postmark of Brisbane. Returned because of “Insufficient address”. Sent to a rare destination right after the Revolution. Spectacular item.

$90

1887 RUSSIAN EMPIRE An ordinary letter in a stationery envelope sent from Saint Petersburg to Brussels (Belgium). Franked with imprinted stamp of 5kop. and 2kop. in addition. In alignment to the current rate for letters abroad. Cancelled by window #1 of the Central Post Office of Sankt Petersburg. Arrival postmark of Brussels on reverse.

$30