1912 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Cover of ordinary letter sent from Aleksandrovsky Poselok (rare cancellation) to Luga (St Petersburg govern). Franking of 7k (3x1k+2x2k) Empire stamps in accordance to current rate. Cancellations of both towns

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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

Closed on Dec 16

United States

Lots 639 - 880

Closed on Dec 16

Germany: German Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich

Lots 881 - 1521

Closed on Dec 17

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post

Lots 1522 - 1834

Closed on Dec 18

Germany after 1945: Local Post, Occupation Zones

Lots 1835 - 2408

Closed on Dec 18

Carpatho-Ukraine

Lots 2409 - 2714

Closed on Dec 19

Ukrainian Tridents

Lots 2715 - 3122

Closed on Dec 19

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

Lots 3123 - 3587

Closed on Dec 20

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

Lots 3588 - 3803

Closed on Dec 20

Russian Empire: Print Errors & Postal History

Lots 3804 - 4274

Closed on Dec 21

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post

Lots 4275 - 4672

Closed on Dec 21

Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Caucasus

Lots 4673 - 5241

Closed on Dec 22

Russian Postal History & Mint Postcards

Lots 5242 - 5505

Closed on Dec 22

Russian Offices Abroad

Lots 5506 - 5766

Closed on Dec 23

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

Lots 5767 - 6073

Closed on Dec 23

Russian Cinderellas: Charity Stamps

Lots 6074 - 6596

Closed on Dec 26

Russian Postcards & Covers: Exhibition, Charity, Advertisement

Lots 6597 - 6802

Closed on Dec 26

Russian Cinderellas: Exhibitions & Advertisement

Lots 6803 - 7093

Closed on Dec 27

Russian Cinderellas & Revenues: Odessa and Other Issues

Lots 7094 - 7518

Closed on Dec 27

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1916 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Philatelic postcard sent locally in Riga. Franked 5kop with imperforated stamps (3kop + 2x1kop). With a private overprint of the Fregean slam on Russian Empire Coat of Arms

$30

1912 RUSSIAN EMPIRE RAILWAY Stationery letter `Skretka` sent to Dresden (Germany) from TPO Bologoe-283-Polotsk. Franked stamps for amount of 10k (imprinted 7k and 3k) in align with current rate

$40

1906 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Commercial cover of registered letter sent from Nikol’sk-Ussuriysky to Baron Rothschild, San Francisco (USA). Franked 30k stamps of Russian Empire in align to current rate for registered overweight mail. Transit Postmarks of New York and arrival postmark of San Francisco

$90

1917 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Form of postal card for Russian military forces in France during WWI. Card in Russian prepared for free shipping by French Post

$20

1916 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Private view postcard of Vladivostok harbor sent from Vladivostok vokzal (railway station) to Riga. Franked for 3k stamp. Corresponds to current rate

$30

1881 RUSSIAN EMPIRE View postal card sent abroad from St. Petersburg to Flensburg (Germany). Franked 4k stamp aligns with rate for an international postcard. Cancellations of postal window #9 of Main Post Office St. Petersburg

$10

1917 RUSSIAN EMPIRE RAILWAY Answer stationery card sent to Croatia from TPO Volochisk vokzal (railway station). Franked by imprinted stamp of 3k Current rate of Temporary Government is 20k Probably considered as PoW mail and sent free

$50

1906 RUSSIAN EMPIRE General view postal card of Krasnoyarsk edited in Moscow by D.P. Efimov, photo Sherer, Nabgoltz and Co

$10

1912 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Ordinary letter sent from Kharkov vokzal (railway station) to Worcester (Mass., USA). Franked 10kop corresponds to the current tariff

$25

1917 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Postal card sent from Novosokolniki vokzal (railway station) to Nikol’sk Ussuriyskiy. Franked 3k imperforated stamp. Rate of Temporary Government was 5k for domestic postcards, therefore postage due applied as double price difference 4k (postmark of Nikol’sk Ussuriyskiy). Cancellations of both towns

$50

1905 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Cover of ordinary letter sent from Military unit during Russo-Japanese war to Pastor of Staro-Fennern (Lifland govern). Free franked as Military mail by proof of violet cachet. Transit Postmarks of Opochka, Pernov, arrival postmark of Staro-Fennern

$70

1910 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Irkutsk. City view postcard sent 05.05.1911 from Irkutsk railway station to Longqu (China). Franked with 4 kop stamp as the rate for a postcard abroad. Few transit postmarks, including purple Japanese. Interesting route as Eastern correspondence

$50

1917 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Cover of commercial registered letter sent from Vladivostok (telegraph office) to New York (USA). Franked 20 kop corresponds to the current tariff for registered letters. Violet censorship mark of Vladivostok censor and delivery postmarks on reverse

$30

1916 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Commercial cover of ordinary letter sent from Astrakhan’ to Isfahan (Persia). Franked 10k stamp in align to current rate. Open by Military Censorship in Tiflis (cachet on reverse) and sealed from top. Transit Postmarks of Tiflis and Teheran, arrival postmark of Isfahan

$210

1914 RUSSIAN EMPIRE Private registered letter sent from Vladivostok to Poltava. Franked for 3k stamp. Current rate for registered mail 20k, however no postage due. Arrival postmark of Poltava on reverse

$50

1900 WENDEN Cover of ordinary letter sent from Wenden to Riga. Franked 7kop of Imperial stamps, cancelled by cachet and 2 kop of local Wenden stamp handwritten cancellation. Rare as local Wenden stamps used

$110

1919 NORTHERN WEST ARMY Cover of registered letter franked with a block of four pair of Northern West Army overprinted stamps for 1.20 rub (4x10kop and 4x20kop) sent to Mitau, cancelled with Jelgawa postmark. Overprinted registration label

$140

Red Cross and Red Crescent Society of the USSR, Stampless free tariff cover from Vienna (Austria) to Moscow

$3

1955 25k 'Sad boy in the rain with an umbrella' Postal Stationery Postcard of the USSR Ministry of Communications, Soviet Union, Russia

$9

1930 'Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf', Postal Stationery Postcard 5k published by the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia

$10

1931 5k 'Don't be late with harvesting beets!' Advertising-Agitational Postcard of the USSR Ministry of Communications, Russia

$20

1919 NORTHERN WEST ARMY Postcard franked with a pair of 5kop (Northern Army stamps) sent to Mitau, cancelled with Jelgawa cachet

$85

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

1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of registered letter sent from Nikolsk Ussuriysky to Wien (Austria). Franked with stamps of 10kop. and 30kop. of Far East Republic issue. Corresponds to current rate for registered international letter (20kop+20kop.).

$120