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1949 - 1967, unused / mint never hinged and cancelled, mixed led, collection, for long periods complete, with numerous good and sought-after issues like Michel no. 534 / 45, souvenir sheet 7 (used), 597 / 601, 608 / 15, 616 / 20, 634 / 45, 648 / 55 A (used), 648 / 55 B, souvenir sheet 8, 663 / 64, 683 / 88, 702 / 13 A ++ B, 726 / 35, 736 / 38 A ++ B, 741 / 43 A ++ B, 744 / 59, 795 / 809, souvenir sheet 9, 824 / 26 se-tenants, souvenir sheet 10, 827 / 31, 8...

1949 - 1967, unused / mint never hinged and cancelled, mixed led, collection, for long periods complete, with numerous good and sought-after issues like Michel no. 534 / 45, souvenir sheet 7 (used), 597 / 601, 608 / 15, 616 / 20, 634 / 45, 648 / 55 A (used), 648 / 55 B, souvenir sheet 8, 663 / 64, 683 / 88, 702 / 13 A ++ B, 726 / 35, 736 / 38 A ++ B, 741 / 43 A ++ B, 744 / 59, 795 / 809, souvenir sheet 9, 824 / 26 se-tenants, souvenir sheet 10, 827 / 31, 8...

People's Republic of China, 1981, Bronze Age Finds, Animals Figurines, Leopard 200 yuan (¼ oz), Dragon 200 yuan (¼ oz), Rhinoceros 400 yuan (½oz), Elephant 800y (1oz), complete set of four proof gold coins, AGW 3.000oz, each coin is in plastic capsule and housed in original box with COA No.115 of 200 sets supposedly realized by the People's Bank of China, a rarity (Est. $20,000-$22,000), KM 46-49

1961 . USSR. Earth - Venus. Solovyov 2256A, 2257A. A series of two blocks of four with fields: rocket, denominated 6 kop. + Diagram denomination 10 kop. Perforation lin. 12.5. Very few samples of stamps with lin. perforation were made as M. Milkin ordered. Lyapin certificates. Condition **. Extremely rare !! 1961 г. СССР. Земля - Венера. Соловьёв 2256А, 2257А. Серия из двух квартблоков с полями: ракета, номиналом 6 коп. + схема, номиналом 10 коп. Перфорац...

Russian Air Post Stamps and Covers, 1923, Fokker F.III, 5r green, wide "5" variety, insignificant gum bends as typical for a stamp on thin paper, fresh and nice single, full OG, LH, VF, a great worldwide air mail rarity, only 50 stamps were printed (25 on thin and 25 on ordinary paper), Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, Z. Mikulski certificate, Sc. #C4a

Imperial Russia, 1884, 3.50r black and gray, 7r black and yellow, complete set of two in three side margin horizontal strips of five (from top part of sheets), printed on vertically laid paper, completely flawless and post office fresh, no folds or separations, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiples, Raritan Stamps guarantee, this lot had been sold in our Auction #63 (lot #619) for $23,000 including buyer's premium, Sc. #39-40

PRC, 1962, Mei Lan-fang in the opera "Drunken Beauty", souvenir sheet of $3 multicolored, bold colors and extremely fresh, bright full original gum, NH, VF and rare in premium condition, original interleaf is included, C.v. $18,500, Sc. #628

Soviet Union, 1937, Palace of Soviets, 40k violet, souvenir sheet of four without text at the top and bottom, enlarged size 142x92mm, excellent condition, bright and fresh full original gum, apparently very lightly hinged (tiny place of uneven gum at the top), VF and extremely rare, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs. The souvenir sheet was sold for $15,000 plus appropriate fees in our Auction #83, the customer refused to pay and returned this item without app...

United States, 1979, CIA invert, $1 tan, brown, orange and yellow, brown engraved color inverted, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, 95 stamps (one of which was damaged) from a pane of 100 stamps was purchased at the McLean, VA Post Office by CIA official for use on mail from the agency and then after scandal came to the market, C.v. $17,000, Sc. #1610c

Zeppelin very rare PRINTING ERROR 1830 as pair on cover to Germany. Fine Helsinki 1930 cancellation and backstamped in Friedrichshafen. The normal 1930 stamp has corner fault but the 1830 stamp is perfect. Some light folds on cover as usual. Rare offer!

1932 г. СССР. Авиапочта. Полярный год. Зверев 300А. Марка. номинал 50 коп. Перф. лин 10,5. Оценка по Звереву 27500 $. Сертификат Мандровского Н. Ф. Состояние **.

Russian Air Post stamps, August 3, 1935, postcard of attempted Non-Stop Flight from Moscow to San Francisco via North Pole, franked by red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, stamp from position 16, tied by Moscow 3.8.35 date stamp, addressed to Soviet Consul General at San Francisco, all appropriate markings and September 21, 1935 receiver, VF and very scarce, Sc. #C68

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 1962, Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang, $3 multicolored, souvenir sheet in premium quality, strong colors and post office fresh, slightly yellowish full original gum, NH, VF and rare in premium condition, original interleaf is included, C.v. $18,500, Sc. #628

Soviet Union, 1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, imperforated horizontal pair with double impression, minor usual gum waves as always exists, perfect quality item, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, P. Buchsbayew certificate, Sc. #290 imp var

1932 г. СССР. Филателистическая выставка в Москве. Зверев 315 . Сувенирный блок. На картоне, без зубцов, с клеем. Размер 169:119 мм. С аукциона Cherrystone 7-8 сентабря 2011 г.Состояние **. Только незначительное количество блоков, около 25 шт., было выпущено с клеем, специально на экспорт! Сертификат Бушбаева. Блок в прекрасном состоянии. Редкий и популярный блок! 1932 USSR. Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow. Zverev 315. Gift box. Cardboard, without teeth, w...

2001 - 2018, mint never hinged inventory postal valid nominal, as well duplicate stockbooks with multiple particular stamps, pernament issue pairs, five and strip of ten and miniature sheet and so on, in addition stamp booklets and foil sheets; additional uncharged various cancelled values, booklet and pages, we calculated a nominal value from considerably more than 10.000.- Euro, in 3 large boxes

2001 - 2018, mint never hinged inventory postal valid nominal, as well duplicate stockbooks with multiple particular stamps, pernament issue pairs, five and strip of ten and miniature sheet and so on, in addition stamp booklets and foil sheets; additional uncharged various cancelled values, booklet and pages, we calculated a nominal value from considerably more than 10.000.- Euro, in 3 large boxes

Huge lot in 37 albums! Very many banknotes from old to new. Must be seen!

PRC, 1962, Mei Lan-fang in the opera "Drunken Beauty", souvenir sheet of $3 multicolored, appropriate size with sharp corners and flawless facial side, full original white gum with slight yellowish vertical stripes from a stockbook, NH, VF and scarce in nice condition, C.v. $18,500, Sc. #628

PRC - Valuable Collection of "C" and "S" Issues 1949-67, about 900 mostly mint stamps, mainly in complete issues, one souvenir sheet and one FDC, starting with early sets of reprints, one single set of Lu Hsun, pairs of Agrarian Reform and one set of singles Liberation of Tibet are originals, including several sets in blocks of four, high level of completion, representing better issues such as Gold Fishes, Chrysanthemums, first Cuba, Peonies and many other...

Soviet Union, STARTING COLLECTION OF RUSSIA, RSFSR AND SOVIET UNION ON COLOR ILLUSTRATED PAGES IN ALBUMS: 1857-1954, over 750 mint and used stamps plus four souvenir sheets, starting with used No.1 and mint (no gum) No.2, used No.4, mint No.5-7 and 10 (full OG), No.11 mint and used (1864), mint Romanov Dynasty No.88-104, not much special in RSFSR issues, except Rostov-on-Don set, highlights from Soviet Union issues included Malygin imperf set, Polar Year, ...

Estate of a former post office clerk in number inspection boxes, as well including ** collection Federal Republic of Germany 1949 - 2019 with posthorn set including photo expertize Schlegel BPP "perfect", Austria 1945 - 2019 with high face value part, both areas in addition to it yearbooks - in total well, very large part of current stamps, further included are German Demokratic Republik (East Germany) collections, various motif issues with among others ma...

World, extensive estate with many modern silver coins in numerous caskets and albums. Definitely visit exactly!. ALLE WELT, umfangreicher Nachlass mit vielen modernen Silbermünzen in zahlreichen Schatullen und Alben. Unbedingt genau besichtigen!

1849 - 1920, Baden - Wuerttemberg, unused and cancelled rich collection with a large number at good values.

1849 - 1920, Baden - Wuerttemberg, unused and cancelled rich collection with a large number at good values.

RSFSR Issues, 1922, soldier 100r orange, imperforated pane of 25 with error 70r on position 12, stamps of the bottom row have missing large part of the design, stamp on position 25 is missing completely, two inverted black handstamps "Zabrakovano" (Rejected), some creases and repaired tears on the right, nevertheless full OG, most NH, VF appearance of this extremely rare item, ex-V. Ustinovsky, Sc. #233, var

PRC - Collection of Culture Revolution and Several later issues 1967-73, over 120 mainly mint stamps, representing Thoughts of Mao (separated singles, one stamp missing), Mao Zedong Our Great Teacher, Mao Talks about Literature and Arts, Mao's Direction for Revolutionary Literature and Arts, Poems by Mao Zedong (23 stamps, 13 different) and several others, as well as some "N" series stamps, some gum defects mentioned, several stamps are expertly regummed, ...

RSFSR issues, 1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", imperforated die proof of unissued denomination of 1k in green, size 41x66mm, printed on thin card, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, ex-Faberge and I. Gorski, Sc. #149

GB - KG5 1911 1d sg327a error perf 14 vf mint (almost um), v rare RPS cert cat £18000 {a}

5 kop II greenish blue, cliche settings 2,3 x 2,3 mm, two pairs on rare letter to Sweden, very fine Helsingfors 1866, backstamped. Some average roulette faults and some reparation. (L. 3 IIk) Certificate: Schwenson (2020)

Interesting since about 30 years dormant estate, as well collections Federal Republic of Germany with ** posthorn set, Berlin with ** souvenir sheet 1, German Demokratic Republik (East Germany) mint never hinged and used with good first issues, German occupation 2 world war with Kotor 1 / 10, Montenegro 20 / 28, 29 / 35 **, Ljady 2 an and 2 b **, ** collection German Reich, cancelled collection German Reich, Saar, Croatia including souvenir sheet issues, a...

5 penni yellowish orange attractive TETE-BECHE GROUP OF NINE **/* great variety! (L. 13LBc) Certificate: Schwenson (2017)

1 Shilling Prussian-blue, eagle with coat of arms, on all sides with enormous margins and having bright colors outstanding quality, mint never hinged, unsigned, photo expertize Moeller BPP: "genuine and immaculate", Michel 3.750.- - in this kind a connoisseurs piece of the rare stamp for your highest requirements! From us was the scarce b-colour unused so far in the first place and before almost 20 years in one piece defective offered! A by Michel underval...

Imperial Russia, 1858, 30k carmine and green, perforation 14½x15, printed on very thick (0.13mm) paper with numeral watermark "3", excellent centering and perforation, unblemished colors, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very rare in such premium quality, C.v. $18,500, Sc. #4

Imperial Russia, 1919, 3.50r maroon and green, 7r green and pink, printed on paper with horizontal varnish lines, imperforated horizontal pairs, first one has bottom right corner sheet margin (corner bend far away from the stamps), beautiful quality unit, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, especially in pairs, Sc. #137d, 138c

Soviet Union, 1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 15k lemon yellow, perforation 14½x15, short one tip of perforation at the bottom right, excellent centering, no any typical inclusions, fresh and nice single, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF and rare stamp, C.v. $25,000, Sc. #287

Soviet Union, 1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, unfolded blocks of four, 10k (2-tip perf separation at the top), 15k and 20k with sheet margins, upper right stamp of 15k with white stroke at the top variety, excellent quality set, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiples, Sc. #551-54

Russian Air Post stamps, 1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of color, unfolded block of four in immaculate quality, very well centering, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple in nice condition, Sc. #C23a

Extensive estate in two boxes and a coin cases. Have been collected almost only silver coins from all over the world in numerous caskets as well a few small Gold medals. As well including a set at 5 Dollar silver coins "Pacific Wildlife" of the island state Palau, Lunar silver coins Australiens from 1999 as well a set at fan-shaped 10 Yuan Lunar silver coins China. Included are also numerous silver medals and Olympic Games silver coins as well as some coin...

1849 - 2019, Germany general collection, estate of an engaged collector in 34 printed form albums (mostly Schaubek), always used and unused / mint never hinged from Old German States to Federal Republic of Germany 2019 collected, here and there large gaps, however over and over again with better values and issues, as well among others DR with souvenir sheet 2, Saar with good people help, local issue with Meissen souvenir sheet, French zone complete, Saarla...

Oversea: 1844 - 1918 (approximate. ), unused and cancelled collection Africa, America, Asia and Australia with many good issues in two old Schaubeck albums, in addition a volume South America to approximate 1956 and a volume french colonies to approximate 1970, very interesting lot

1849 - 2019, Germany general collection, estate of an engaged collector in 34 printed form albums (mostly Schaubek), always used and unused / mint never hinged from Old German States to Federal Republic of Germany 2019 collected, here and there large gaps, however over and over again with better values and issues, as well among others DR with souvenir sheet 2, Saar with good people help, local issue with Meissen souvenir sheet, French zone complete, Saarla...

Oversea: 1844 - 1918 (approximate. ), unused and cancelled collection Africa, America, Asia and Australia with many good issues in two old Schaubeck albums, in addition a volume South America to approximate 1956 and a volume french colonies to approximate 1970, very interesting lot

PRC, 1950, Gate of Heavenly Peace, the second issue, $4000 blue, unissued stamp, great example in every respect, no gum as issued, NH, VF, C.v. $8,250, Sc. #23 fn

PRC, 1968, Directives of Chairman Mao, 8f multicolored, bottom right corner sheet margin horizontal se-tenant strip of five, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $7,000, Sc. #996a

RSFSR issues, 1921, First RSFSR Definitive issue, die proof of 1r in brown orange, size 103x131mm, printed on chalk-surfaced thin card, tiny inclusion at the bottom, nice and fresh condition, no gum as produced, VF and rare, ex-I. Gorski Collection, Sc. #177

RSFSR Issues, 1922-23, proof of litho ''Star'' surcharge 10r on 15k violet brown and blue, horizontal imperforated pair, slight gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, P. Buchsbayew and N. Mandrovski certificates, Sc. #224

Copenhagen printing stamp on cover to Sweden, very fine Stockholm 17.7.1875 and Från Finland cancellation, earliest known usage! Reverse two different Stockholm postmarks. One missing tooth, very rare! Ex Sundman. Certificate: Tuori (2003)

Germany: 1920 / 2000 (approximate. ) mint never hinged, unused and cancelled inventory, as well good issues like D. R. Michel numbers 456-58, 496-98, souvenir sheet 1, souvenir sheet 1 on cover, souvenir sheet 2, souvenir sheet 3 and so on, in addition to it various covers and cards with airmail and Zeppelin, in addition to it a little international, in the box. Photos of this collection. Deutschland: 1920/2000 (ca.) postfrischer, ungebrauchter und ges...

60 Pfg to 2 Mark "large indoor service", mint never hinged, each stamp photo expertize BPP: "mint never hinged, genuine perfect" (60 Pfg Erdwien, 1 Mark Dr. Oechser, 2 Mark Stoye), Michel 9.000.- - scarce issue with an edition from only 2.120 sets! Ex collection Nitaha

Canada, interesting and extensive collection of 5, 10, 15 and 20 Dollars commemorative coins made of silver the last 10 years to approximate 2018 / 2019 on numerous trays. Included are many complete sets with in part colored and with stones occupied special editions in frequently small edition. With also a 100 Dollar silver coin made of silver as well three colored 30 Dollars silver coins. Condition mostly PP and st. All coins in edition capsule, however w...

1884 - 1920, unused / mint never hinged and cancelled, double led collection with a large number at good values, as well China Michel no. 6 II gutter pair used expertized Dr. Lantelme, 7 II used with photo certificate Buehler, 27 II mint never hinged expertized Pfenniger, 38 / 47 mint never hinged, Morocco 33 A lower margin copy mint never hinged expertized Dr. Steuer VÖB, 44 mint never hinged, 58 used expertized Bothe BPP, Turkey 4 b used with attest Dr. ...

1949 - 1954, Michel-no. 111 - 196, 10 complete collections from stated period, all clean on stock cards, in perfect condition mint never hinged, including 10 sets Michel-no. 123 / 38 posthorn! Michel 38.550.-

1884 - 1920, unused / mint never hinged and cancelled, double led collection with a large number at good values, as well China Michel no. 6 II gutter pair used expertized Dr. Lantelme, 7 II used with photo certificate Buehler, 27 II mint never hinged expertized Pfenniger, 38 / 47 mint never hinged, Morocco 33 A lower margin copy mint never hinged expertized Dr. Steuer VÖB, 44 mint never hinged, 58 used expertized Bothe BPP, Turkey 4 b used with attest Dr. ...

1949 - 1954, Michel-no. 111 - 196, 10 complete collections from stated period, all clean on stock cards, in perfect condition mint never hinged, including 10 sets Michel-no. 123 / 38 posthorn! Michel 38.550.-

1948 г. СССР. Стандарт. Зверев 1243 тип IIIа. Рис. 14.8х21.8 мм. Вариант пары марок без перфорации. Сертификат Зверева. Состояние **, с клеем. Чрезвычайно редкая! Аналогичный экземпляр был продан на аукционе Raritan Stamps №75 за 6325 $! 1948 USSR. Standard. Zverev 1243 Type IIIa. Fig. 14.8h21.8 mm. Option pair of stamps without perforations. Certificate Zvereva. Status **, with glue. It is extremely rare! A similar copy was sold at Raritan Stamps №75 auct...

Russian Semi-Postal issues, 1922, Philately for the Children, inverted and placed diagonally black overprint on perforated 1k orange, overprint positions 18/13 of the first setting, full OG, VLH (mentioned as NH in the certificate), VF and extremely rare, reportedly only one pane of 25 received diagonal overprint, Soviet Philatelic guarantee, P. Buchsbayew certificate, Sc. #B24 var

PRC, 1962, Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang, 4f-50f, imperforated complete set of eight, four stamps with corner sheet margins, three have sheet margins, 30f - enlarged margins all around (tiny natural paper inclusion), nice quality, full OG (50f has even yellow gum), NH, VF, a beautiful unit, C.v. $6,500, Sc. #620-27 imp

1872 - 1945, mint never hinged and predominantly cancelled, multiple led collection, beginning with a grand breast shield part with among others Michel no. 1 used (4), 8 used (2) expertized BPP, 11 used with photo certificate Sommer BPP "excellent condition", 15 used (2) expertized Sommer BPP, 27 an used expertized Hennies BPP, 30 used (2) expertized BPP, also the smaller values multiple and with mostly very nice partly better cancellations, many values si...

Very clean and faultless mint never hinged collection of the German international post offices abroad and colonies with many good values. Included are including D. P. Turkey no. 27 I / IV, 24 II, German New Guinea 1-6 more then complete ( colours), German East Africa 1, 2, 4, 5, 6-10 more then complete ( colours), 22-29 ( colours), 39 ( 4 values), Cameroon 1-6 more then complete ( colours), Karolinen 2 I, 3 I, 4 I, Kiautschou 1 II, 1 IIb, 5-17, 22-24, the ...

Imperial Russia, 1858, 20k blue and orange, perforation 14½x15, printed on thick paper with numeral "2" watermark, intense colors, bright and fresh single, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare in such condition, C.v. $13,000, Sc. #3

Imperial Russia, TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1881, 20k black and brown, official reprint in complete sheet of 35 (7x5), vertical and horizontal folds between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, Raybaudi certificate, SC #TN1

Soviet Union, 1962, Alekper Sabir, 4k buff, dark brown and blue, recalled stamp inscribed at the top "Azerbajchanyn" instead of "Azerbaijan", top left corner sheet margin plate No. 81319 block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, Sc. #2616 fn

Russian Semi-Postal issues, 1922, Philately for the Children, black overprint on perforated 2k in strip of three, on a single of 5k and on imperforated pair of 1k, all are from the first printing (1k - positions 14/19), used on FD pre-printed envelope, sent in Moscow, tied by Day of Philately "19.VIII.1922" special marking, arrival ds on reverse, tiny soiling at the top right and previous mounts on the back, VF and rare, Sc. #B25, B26, B27

1998 г. Абхазия. Военные лётчики, абхазы, погибшие в годы Великой отечественной войны: В.К. Аргун, К. Х. Агрба.2. Основатель ансамбля "Нартоа" И. Е. Кортуа. 3. Стандарт. 3-й выпуск. Номинал 4,5 руб. Каталог 2004 г.: 272, 275 (MS51), 276 (MS52), 282. Неразрезанные пол-листа: 2 листа + 2 специальных листа по 16 марок. Без перфорации. Состояние **. Крайне редкие! 1998 Abkhazia. Military pilots, Abkhazians, who died during the Great Patriotic War: VK Argun, KH...

Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, 5s rose, printed on bluish paper, watermark Anchor, perfectly centered and extremely fresh with full OG, previously hinged, VF and very scarce, C.v. $18,750, SG #176, £12,500, expertized by Raybaudi and Sorani, D. Brandon certificate, Sc. #108a

Imperial Russia, 1919, 7r green and pink, printed on wove paper with horizontal varnish lines, bottom sheet margin block of four (vertical space between stamps is 1.3mm), full OG, NH or previously hinged (top stamps), VF and rare multiple, Sc. #138c

1 mark violet and 10 penni as well as 25 penni on rare second weight class insured cover, Kexholm 1883. 1 mark tear. Rarity!

40 penni very rare roulette II, very fine Kauhajoki postmark. (L. 65B)

People's Republic of China, 1987, Panda, 100 yuan, three gold coins of 1oz, fineness 0.999, two coins are brilliant uncirculated with mint marks ''S'' and ''Y'' and one – is a proof (marked ''P''), total AGW 3.000oz, each one is in a plastic capsule, housed in wooden box, no COA (Est. $5,000-$6,000), KM 166, var

Soviet Union, 1977-80, Moscow Olympic Games, 100 roubles, complete set of six gold proof coins, weight 17.28g x6 (0.900 gold), AGW 3oz, each coin is in plastic capsule, original box with COA for the set is included (Est. $4,750-$5,250), Y 151/86

1850 - 1916, unused / mint never hinged and predominantly cancelled collection from Baden to North German Postal District (without Bavaria) with a large number good cancelled values like Baden Michel no. 1 b with abridged certificate Stegmüller BPP, 16 expertized Buehler, Brunswick 2 expertized Lange BPP, 3 with abridged certificate Lange BPP, 7 a (4) expertized BPP, 10 A expertized Lange BPP, 12 Aa with abridged certificate Lange BPP, Bremen 9 an expertiz...

Canada, 1959, Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, 5c red and blue, text is inverted, nice centering and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $9,000, Unitrade C.v. C$16,000, Sc. #387a

Poland, 1865, folded letter from Warsaw to St. Petersburg, franked by 10k blue and carmine, tied by Head PO in Warsaw four concentric squares marking and forwarded to the PO at the Warsaw-Prague Train Station for dispatch to St. Petersburg train, all appropriate markings and St. Petersburg arrival ds, mostly VF, Z. Mikulski certificate, Sc. #1

Soviet Union, COLLECTION OF1958 Year close to 3000 mint stamps, including 595 blocks of four or larger and 11 souvenir sheets, one fantail and pair imperforated between, great amount of Rosa Luxemburg stamp and many more, full OG, vast majority is NH, F/VF, SC. v. is 1,100,000P, Sc. #2028/ 163

Imperial Russia, 1884, 3.50r black and gray, 7r black and yellow, complete set of two printed on vertically laid paper, each stamp with partial sheet margin - left or top respectively, absolutely perfect quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, 7r with tiny expert's hs on reverse, C.v. $5,300, Sc. #39-40

People's Republic of China, 2005, Year of the Rooster, Panda Lunar Prestige set of four bi-metallic coins in proof quality, 50 yuan, 100 yuan, 200 yuan and 500 yuan, total weight 103.52g, including 57.53g (0.999 gold – AGW 1.85oz) and 45.99g (0.999 silver – ASW 1.48oz), housed in premium wooden box with COA, only 1,000 sets were produced (Est. $5,000-$6,000), KM 1582/86, var

1875 . Russian Empire. Stamp 2 kopecks . Soloviev 24A. Zverev 29A. Based on Zverev $ 5500 .With vertical laid paper. Sign of sticker. Certificate Lyapin. Condition *. This sample is a rarity of Russian philately! 1875 г. Российская Империя. Марка 2 коп. Соловьев 24А. Зверев 29А. Оценка по Звереву 5500 $.С вертикальным верже. След наклейки. Сертификат Ляпина. Состояние *. Представленный экземпляр - большая редкость Российской филателии!

GB - KG5 1912 2½d indigo blue um sg373 RPS cert cat £4500 {e}

Sottunga mail stop cancellation on postal stationery card, dated 30.12.1897 to Turku. Small tear and ligt corner fold. Only two known! Very rare! Certificate: Ossa (2019)

1 / 2 Groschen small breast shield reddish orange, fresh colors, good embossed, well perforated, in perfect condition mint never hinged extremely fine copy, unsigned, photo expertize Brugger BPP: "they has complete original gum; they is mint never hinged. Mint never hinged 1/2 Gr. Stamps with small shield are very rare. Very good quality. ", in of our 1 168. Auction obtained we for a qualitatively similar copy 5.100.- plus percentage of bid price! A very r...

Armenia, COMPLETE ARMENIAN CHARACTER OVERPRINTS AND MONOGRAM SURCHARGES COLLECTION ON PAGES IN BROWN LEATHER ALBUM: 1919-20, 1330 mostly mint stamps, including 22 panes of 25, profusely described, "Z" overprints properly identified by three sizes, numerous overprint and surcharge varieties, such as inverted or double overprints (surcharges), corrected overprints, pairs with and without overprint, pairs with omitted overprint on one stamp and etc., some not...

Italian Colonies, SOMALIA - WELL COMPLETED COLLECTION, 1903-50, 430 mint stamps, starting with nice range of Lion and Elephant issues, including definitive set of 1932 (perforation 12), King Victor Emmanuel III semi-postal values, official stamp of No. CBO1 (even gum toning), valuable dues and parcel post items, nice condition overall, full OG, mainly LH, F/VF or better, expensive stamps are expertized, Sassone C.v. is about €38,000 as hinged

Soviet Union, 1926, Esperanto Congress, 7k blue green and red, 14k blue green and violet, complete set of two in horizontal gutter pairs, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, ex- the Matvil Collection, the lot had been sold in our Auction #76 for $6,900, including buyer’s premium, Sc. #347-48

Russian Local Issues of the Civil War period - Balance of a Consignment, 1920-22, 245 mint or used stamps, some in pairs or blocks, approximately 90 pieces are appearing all right (some of them expertized), representing 30 different districts from Armavir to Yakutsk, they are properly identified, about 10 are questionable and 145 remained stamps are obvious bogus or forgeries, minor flaws on used material should be expected, still F/VF and valuable group

2 1/2 Dollar imperial yacht, in perfect condition mint never hinged exception copy, certificate Dr. Hartung, Michel 5.000.-, ex collection Nitaha

Compact and valuable estate in 7 old illustrated albums, as well including Old German States with better values like Bavaria 1, Heligoland and so on, German Reich 1872 - 1945 from good breast shield stamps and so on, in addition to it then sporadic collected Germany after 1945, please check carefully! Kompakter und werthaltiger Nachlass in 7 alten Vordruckalben, dabei u. a. Altdeutschland mit besseren Werten wie Bayern 1, Helgoland etc., Deutsches Reich 1...

3 penny red so-called Saxony Dreier, small format stamp one late edition, having full margins and having bright colors extremely fine copy, tied by two ring cancel" (Leipzi) g . . . Jul 51", faultless condition, expertized Krueger, Opitz and Richter as well photo expertize Rismondo BPP (2013) : ". . . In perfect condition. "

1917 . Russian Empire. 24 release. Samples. Zverev p.91. Typographical overprint word "SAMPLE" on strips of five stamps in denominations: 2 cop cop 3, 4 kopecks 15 kopecks 20 kopecks 25 kopecks 50 kopecks to 70 kopecks . - 8 pcs. Values 15 kopecks. - 70 kopecks with overprint "Proof" are extremely rare. condition ** (no labels). An extremely rare collection. The outstanding quality. 1917 г. Российская Империя. 24 выпуск. Образцы. Зверев стр.91. Типографск...

1933 - 1945, mint never hinged in the number of a major listing complete collection in the Sieger illustrated album, Chicago travel (Michel -no. 496 - 498) expertized Schlegel BPP, Wagner set (Michel -no. 499 - 507) with photo certificate Dr. Oechsner BPP, 10 years German help in need (Bl. 2) with photo certificate A. Schlegel BPP, 529 / 39 x expertized Schlegel BPP, 562 / 64 expertized Schlegel A. BPP, Ostropa souvenir sheet (Bl. 3) with photo certificate...

GB - Victoria 1847 10d die 4 embossed, magnificent top marginal, clear die numbers, tiny gum thin otherwise superb mint cat £13000 {a}

GB - Victoria 1840 1d plate 8 HE vfu Wotton-under-edge MX, magnificent upright strike, four margins, one of the finest known Spec AS46ve RPS cert {b}

1920 - 1959, mint never hinged and cancelled, double led a little specialized collection, with numerous good and sought-after issues and special feature like Michel no. 14 a I W upper margin mint never hinged (Michel 1.400.-) with photo certificate Burger BPP, 14 a I used with photo certificate Burger BPP, 16 I W upper margin mint never hinged (Michel 1.000.-) expertized Burger BPP, 18 / 31 mint never hinged expertized Burger BPP with 2 photo certificates,...

Soviet Union - Very Well Completed Post-War Collection in a Blue Stockbook 1942-60, approximately 1550 mint stamps and 28 souvenir sheets, all are in complete issues, missing about 70 stamps representing 21 sets, including apparently complete Year sets of 1944-49 (no definitive issue, Stalin and Lenin Mausoleum sheets), 1952 and 1955, excellent quality unit, full OG, NH, F/VF or better, SC.v. 688,000P

Soviet Union - Collection on Album Pages 1941-70, about 3300 mint stamps, some in never hinged blocks of four and 75 souvenir sheets, including most valuable items for the period such as Jubilee of Moscow (type I), Stalin Birthday (white paper), perforated Lenin Mausoleum, Green Tokyo Olympics souvenir sheets, Skyscrapers, some scarce imperforates such as New Athon of 1947, Youth Festival and many others, 1962-65 material is in Soviet Illustrated album, fu...

1975 - 1985, mint never hinged collection, for long periods complete including stamp booklet and postal stationery, with a large number at sought-after issues like Michel no. 1265 / 80, souvenir sheet 11, souvenir sheet 12, souvenir sheet 13, souvenir sheet 14, souvenir sheet 15, souvenir sheet 16, souvenir sheet 19, souvenir sheet 20, souvenir sheet 21, 1565 / 80, souvenir sheet 22, 1594 "year of the Apes", souvenir sheet 23, souvenir sheet 24 and, allway...

1966 . USSR. Cosmonautics Day. Solovyov Volume 5, pp. 33, №3348. Block of four. Variety: no red colour and "open orbit," which occurs once in a sheet and is therefore unikat with the variety "color skip." 30 known stamps colour skip. Certificate Lyapin. Condition **. 1966 г. СССР. День Космонавтики. Соловьёв том 5, стр. 33, №3348. Квартблок. Разновидность: пропуск красной краски и "открытая орбита", которая встречается один раз в листе и поэтому является ...

GB Officials 1884 IR £1 brown sgO12s wmk orbs ovpt Specimen type 11 fresh mint, well centred cat £8500 {g}

GB - Victoria 1854 2d blue small crown p14 vf mint plate 4 LA sg23, v fresh, (almost um) cat £13000 {c}

1945 - 1949, mint never hinged specialized collection, especially the ribbon and net overprints with numerous expensive issues, as well Michel no. 36 / 51 I / II K expertized Schlegel BPP, 36 / 51 I / II DD expertized Schlegel BPP, 52 / 68 I expertized Schlegel BPP, 52 / 68 I DD with photo certificate Schlegel BPP, 52 / 68 I K expertized Schlegel, 52 / 68 II DD expertized Schlegel BPP, 52 / 68 II K expertized Schlegel BPP, I / IX I expertized Schlegel BPP,...