1902 (9 Sep) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Cover from Sulmierzyce (Piotrkow Governorate) to Pajeczno, via Novoradomsk (now Radomsko), with red registration label, handwritten ink mark '29', franked with 14k (1889 issue)

Russia & Soviet Union / Russian Empire (1857-1917)

Catalog: Russika 66

Catalog value: $100

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The M. Kramarenko 'Russika' Collection of Imperial Russia

Auction 54

July 21 - 23, 2026

United States , Black Mountain , NC

The Legendary M. Kramarenko Collection of Imperial Russian Stamps, Varieties & Postal Stationery that became the foundation of the renowned Russika catalogue.

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Russika: Mint Varieties, Printing Errors & Proofs

Lots 1 - 619

Closed on Jul 21

Russika: Mint Postal Stationery

Lots 620 - 1140

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Russika: Used Varieties & Print Errors

Lots 1141 - 1456

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Russika: Russian Empire Postal History

Lots 1457 - 1585

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Russika: Used Postal Stationery

Lots 1586 - 1763

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1906 (28 Jul) Russian Empire, Russia, Postal Money Order (Transfer) for 246kr from Warsaw to Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire, with '16367' registration number handstamps, and violet name handstamp, franked with 1r, three verification punches

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1916 (15 Nov) Russian Empire, Russia, Locally Addressed Registered Cover in Zvenyhorodka, with red registration label, franked with 10x1k EXCESS Ink metallic brown-orange color, (10k total)

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1917 (1 Sep) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Closed Insured Letter for 500r from Arkhangelsk to Yekaterinoslav, with blue registration label, green crayon postal markings, franked with imperforate strip of 3 x 4k, pair of 2 x 3.50r, 1k, 5k, Wax Seals, Corner Margins

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1913 (7 Jun) 25k Russian Empire, Russia, Postal Stationery Telegraph Money Order (Transfer) insured for 50r from Lomza (Poland) to Yessentuki (Russia), with blue registration label, with orange crayon postal marking, with '734' handstamped registration number, additionally franked with 15k and 1r Romanovs (1r 40k total), one small verification punch

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1891 (18 Sep) Russian Empire, Russia, Locally Addressed Cover in Saint Petersburg, franked with bisect of 2k cancelled by a round black St. Petersburg Local Post numeral postmark '9', Signed

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1907 (18 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Parcel Receipt Card from Saint Petersburg to Hanko (Finland), redirected to Eckero (Finland) via Vyborg, with registration label, with blue crayon postal marking, franked with 10k INVERTED Background and 35k (45k total), three small verification punches

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1900 (16 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Cover from Moscow to Bruxelles (Belgium) with red registration label, with round registration handstamp, with round incoming registration number '446' handstamp, and with blue crayon postal marking, franked with 1r (1889 issue)

$55

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 (1858 issue)

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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

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1915 (19 Jun) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Censored Cover from Bryansk to the Danish Red Cross, Russian Section in Copenhagen (Denmark), via Petrograd, with red registration label, vertical printed text 'Through the editorial staff of the magazine 'Zarya', Moscow', blue crayon postal markings, violet rectangular handstamp '№ 65', Censorship Wax Seal 'Petrograd Military Censorship', franked with pairs of 2 x 3k, Romanovs 2 x 7k

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1915 (11 Feb) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Censored Cover from Petrograd to Zurich (Switzerland), with red registration label, red round stamp of the '1st expedition of the Main Post Office of St. Petersburg', violet handstamp 'Military Censor', Censorship Wax Seal 'Petrograd Military Censorship', franked with Complete Set of 1k-10k

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1870 (22 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Taganrog to Genoa (Italy) via Moscow, franked with 5k (1866 issue) - SHIFTED Background, 30k (1865 issue), 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

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1916 (2 Apr) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Judicial Correspondence Cover from Kherson to Bogushevka returned to Kamianets-Podilskyi Court, with red registration label, with Official Violet Handstamps of the District Court, mixed franking with 10k and 15k In Favor of the Postman (25k total)

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1905 (7 Oct) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Cover from Moscow to Remagen (Germany) via Bonn (Germany), with red registration label, and with violet and black registration handstamps, franked with 3k, 5k, 7k, and 10k (25k total)

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1922 Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Cover from Kharkiv to Vienna (Austria), franked at the 115-ruble rate, franked with 22 x 5r and 5r Imperforate, SHIFTED Center, Wax Seal, Pink crayon numeral postal marking

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1908 (19 Oct) Russian Empire, Russia, Parcel Receipt Card insured for 5r from Saint Petersburg to Station Seduva (Kovno Governorate), village Paldishki, with blue registration label, blue registration handstamp, franked with 7 x 5k, 1r

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1858 (12 Sep) Russian Empire, Russia, Letter without attachments from Odessa (Odesa) to Warsaw franked with 10k (1857-58 issue), Dotted Numeral '6' Cancellation, Boxed two-line Odessa Postmark, Red cds on Reverse side

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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 (1875 issue) - 2nd 2k with small '2' of denomination in upper right corner, and 2 x 8k (1875 issue), with blue transit cds and blue oval sender's cachet of 'F. Holm, Riga'

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1917 (16 May) Russian Empire, Russia, 'For the benefit of the community of St. Eugenia', Red Cross, Postcard from Kharkiv to Moscow, franked with 3k

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1913 (12 Dec) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Moscow to Mulhouse (Germany, now France), franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k, 7k, and 10k Romanovs (30k total)

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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 (1868-75 issue) - 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

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1913 (25 Jan) Russian Empire, Russia, Cover from Odesa (Odessa) to Milan (Italy), franked with Romanovs 10k, first days of circulation of the anniversary issue

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1911 (12 May) Russian Empire, Russia, Registered Judicial Correspondence Cover from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Chernivtsi returned to Kamianets-Podilskyi with document of non-delivery, with red registration label, with blue crayon postal marking, with Official Violet Handstamps of the District Court, mixed franking with 7k and 15k In Favor of the Postman (22k total), Certificate

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