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1922, black overprints on perforated 1k-10k, imperforated 1k, complete set of six in panes of 25, both 1k and 2k from the second printing, all other values from the first printing, the "key" value sheets are in perfect quality and NH,all others with full OG, but may have hinges on margins, strengthened perforation or some separations, still VF and extremely rare unit of complete settings, individual Z. Mikulski certificates for 1k sheets

1962, Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang, $3 multicolored, souvenir sheet in premium quality, beautiful colors and post office fresh, even yellowish original gum as almost always exists, NH, VF and scarce so nice, original interleaf is included, C.v. $15,000

1945, black or red surcharges on Hungarian definitive and Women issues, "10"/1f-"2.00"/1p, 37 stamps altogether, nice quality material, full OG, NH, F/VF, all properly expertized, three"key" values with G. von Steiden certificates, C.v. CZK530,000=US$23,500

1962, Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang, $3 multicolored, souvenir sheet, appropriate size and sharp corners, tiny natural paper inclusion at left invisible from the face, nice condition overall, full original gum slightly yellowing along stamp perforation, LH, VF and scarce, C.v. $15,000

AIR POST STAMPS: 1934, Airships, perforated trial color proofs of 5k in ultra, 10k in violet, 15k in red orange, 20k in brown and 30k in green, perforation 11, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, very fresh and nice, gummed, VF and very rare, especially in complete set, Sc. #C53-57

1992, Bicentennial of NYSE, 29c green, red and black, center (black engraved color) is inverted, flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF (PSE certificate, graded VF-80), C.v. $17,000,Sc. #2630c

1919, 3.50r maroon and green, 7r green and pink, printed on paper with horizontal varnish lines, imperforated horizontal pairs, excellent condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Sc. #137d, 138c

1958, definitive issue, Coat of Arms, 40k red, special issue by intaglio (raster) instead of offset printing, complete sheet of 50 (5x10), folded once along horizontal perforation, slightly dried full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare intact sheet, P. Buchsbayew certificate, Scott #1689 var

1919, black surcharge 50sh on Porto 50/42h brown, omitted ''Rep'' variety of surcharge (position 17), postally used, VF and extremely rare, one of two known examples of this variety (the other one is mint in the Dr. I. Kulczycky Collection), several experts' hs on reverse, Z. Mikulski certificate is mentioned that the stamp is unique, C.v. $9,000 for a stamp w/o variety, Mi #28, €22,500, Bulat #67 var

1945, 85 stamps, including surcharges on definitive, postage due, Kossuth, Horthy and revenue stamps, each value presents in one to seven different types (identified by G. von Steiden Cat.), including 18 stamps without "a" variety, apparently perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, a beautiful holding, C.v. CZK285,000=US$12,700 w/o a premium for types or G. von Steiden C.v. €30,700 including price for types

1959, Novodevichy Convent, die proof of unissued design with no value indicated in black, engraved design on white paper, size 47x57mm, slight traces of correcting paper removal at corners, still nice condition, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, only a few such proofs are in existence. Issue of the stamp had been blocked by Khrushchev as a religious propaganda, V. Liapine certificate

1962, Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang, 4f-50f, imperforated complete set of eight, ample to large margins all around, nice and fresh white original gum, LH, VF, C.v. $6,500

1942, handstamped black surcharge (type III, swastika 4mm) 1.50(r) on miner 5k red, full OG, VLH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such stamps were produced, several expert's signatures on reverse, W. Zirath certificate, C.v. €20,000

1941, black overprint (type I) "Pernau. 8.VII.1941" on farm worker 50k brown on yellow network, top sheet margin block four, overprint positions 7-8/17-18, full OG, NH, VF and very rare multiple, T. Loebbering certificate, C.v. €14,600 as singles

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, unfolded blocks of four, most except 5k and 10k with sheet margins, excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF

1961, definitive issue, 2k green, 3k violet, 4k red and 10r orange, horizontal imperforated pairs with enlarged to sheet margins, some usual gum creases, still fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare unit, P. Buchsbayew certificate

REMAINDER OF THE COLLECTION: 1873-1942, over 1,000 die, plate or trial color proofs, produced on thin cards or india paper, representing several dozens various commemorative and definitive issues, mounted on Collection pages and housed in three albums, we note a few dubious, probably privately produced ''proofs'', as well as occasional flaws possible, but absolutely fabulous assemblage overall, no gum as produced, VF

1967-68, 44 mint or CTO stamps, including Thoughts of Mao (both strips are unfolded, but with slightly tarnished gold - CTO), Mao Our Great Teacher (first issue of five is LH, second -CTO),Anniversaries of Communist Party and Peoples Republic (both LH), Mao's Poems (11 stamps total, 10 - different) and others, nice quality material, full OG, VF, C.v. is close to $6,000

1923, inverted silver surcharge "4r+4r" on 5000r violet, full OG, NH, VF and very rare stamp in flawless quality, expertized by Dr. Jemtschoujin, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $11,500

1943-59, 77 mint or postally used stamps, neatly arranged on stockpages, representing complete sets of No.75-82, 84-90, 91-103, 104-15 and several others, two stamps with gum crease, nice quality overall - no toning or hidden defects, full OG, NH or LH (marked ** or *), unused no gum or used, F/VF

1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", die proof of central design only in blue, printed on thick white paper, size 26x31mm, no gum as produced, NH, VF and according to P. Buchsbayew certificate "a rarity from R.S.F.S.R., unique", Sc. #149

1919, Second Vienna issue, 5s-3k, imperforated complete set of 12 in horizontal top sheet margin strips of five, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare matched unit, C.v. $3,000 as hinged singles,Bulat #111a-22a

about 300 mostly mint stamps (a dozen of CTO with full OG), highlights included Gold Fishes, Pigs, Chrysanthemums, Tibetan People, both Cuba sets, Peonies, Oil Industry, Power Station, Machinery and others, fresh quality material, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH, F/VF or better, C.v. $9,800

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set of five, unfolded blocks of four, all but 5k with sheet margins, excellent quality unit, full original usually uneven gum, NH, VF and scarce multiples

2008, Election of President Medvedev, 7r multicolored, uncut horizontal pair of 4-stamp miniature sheets, such sheetlet had been issued only for a Souvenir Booklet commemorating election, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such pairs survived, in Auction #79 we sold vertical pair of these sheets (lot #897) for $5,000, Sc. #7068 var

1918, 70k brown, four side enlarged margins imperforated single, nice and very fresh, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate, C.v. $16,500 for a pair

1968, Directives of Chairman Mao, 8f red, yellow and brown, former horizontal se-tenant strip of five separated between 3rd and 4th stamps, still fresh condition, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $2,375 as singles

1921-41, 650 mint stamps and two souvenir sheets, practically complete for the period, including No.456-67, 472-78, 487-88 (30k without dot), 489-509, 540-45, 546-50, 551-54, 559-68 and many more, minor gum flaws should be expected, nevertheless nice and useful unit, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, SC.v. 800,000P

1857-1918, 145 mostly mint stamps, starting with pen cancelled No.1 and dotted cancelled No.2, then very well completed, including No.5/10 (less 20k), 13-18 (3k OG, others regummed), 19-25, 26-30, 31-38 (full/part of OG), 39-40 (regummed), all others with full OG, fresh looking unit, F/VF, C.v. $16,300

1919, black surcharge 50sh on 50h dark green with added ''Y'' instead of ''U'' on position 21, used together with two other values of the set on local registered cover in Stryj, violet censorship marking, mostly VF, ex-Mikulski,Bulat #58 var

1951-75, over 1800 mint perforated and imperforated stamps (in South Vietnam some duplication with used ones), 19 souvenir sheets and 7 booklets (a couple with some oxidation), most value in North Vietnam material, including Mac Thi Boi and all other early sets (missing just a few surcharges), representing postage, official, military and Vietcong material, intact as received unit in perfect condition, full OG or no gum as produced, NH, VF, C.v. is about $8...

1922, imperforated proof of unissued denomination (design of 7500r) of 50,000r in blue violet, printed on watermarked vertical Diamonds paper, narrow margin at right, still full OG, NH, fine and rare item

1922-23, 332 mint perforated and imperforated stamps, representing litho and typo surcharges, the lot contains altogether 15 inverted and 4 double surcharges, litho surcharge 20r on imperforated 15k (No.224 genuine, but it has redistributed original gum with clear L. Melnikov certificate), all neatly arranged and identified on Lindner pages, immaculate quality unit, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF

1922, black overprints on perforated 1k-10k, imperforated 1k, complete set of six, blocks of four, both 1k from the second printing, the same positions 1-2/6-7 and completely flawless and NH; all others from the firstprinting, positions identified, some separations, full OG, NH or LH, VF, each block with individual N. Mandrovski certificate

1925, definitive issue, soldier 18k violet, imperforated single with nice margins all around, vertical varnish lines, perfect quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate, Sc. #316 imp

1934, Dmitry Mendeleyev, 5k-20k, complete set of four, blocks of four, 5k (slightly folded along horizontal perforation) and 10k with sheet margins, immaculate quality unit, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiples

1919, registered cover from Yaseniv Horishnyi to Stanyslaviv, registration marking posted in Kolomyia, franked by Emperor Karl I 20h bluish green in horizontal pair, tied by appropriate violet oval postmark, merchant four-line hs at the top left, light vertical fold did not affect the stamps, F/VF and rare, illustrated in the Bulat Cat., Sc. #168

1919, about 650 mostly mint perforated and imperforated (190) stamps, singles, pairs and multiples, strong in perforation errors - 14 fantails and 54 imperforated between stamps in pairs and strips, as well as numerous printing varieties - 16 stamps with omitted or doubled center, print on pasted paper, a lot of positional pieces - gutter pairs and blocks, control inscriptions and many more, all neatly described on exhibition style pages, a few occasional ...

1935, Friedrich Engels, 5k-20k, complete set of four, unfolded blocks of four, 10k with top sheet margin, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

1935, Iranian Arts, 5k-35k, complete set of four, unfolded sheet margin blocks of four, tiny marginal only separation on 35k block, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF

1873, 3k black on rose network, horizontal tete- beche pair with natural straight edge at the bottom and left, tiny abrasion at the top, fresh quality otherwise, full OG, hinged, VF

1923, silver surcharge (spaced date "1 923") "4r+4r" on 5000r violet, left sheet margin single from the position 6, full OG, NH, VF and rare, tiny expert's hs on reverse, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $3,750

1919, 146 mostly mint stamps, representing one stamp of Kolomyia and one Registration stamp, all others represent practically all Stanyslaviv sets, mainly not expensive material in singles, pairs, strips and blocks, some scarce surcharge position varieties, in addition two dubious covers, nice condition overall with just a few faulted stamps mentioned, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, vast majority properly expertized, guaranteed C.v. €6,600

450 mint stamps and two souvenir sheets, in the beginning - mainly reprints, practically complete from 1955 including all valuable sets, such as Army, Yellow River, Monument and Kuan Han-Ching souvenir sheets, Children's Day, Demonstration and 10th Anniversary of the Republic issues, nice condition, no gum as issued, most of valuable items are NH, VF, C.v. $4,355

1903, cover from Newchwang via Russian PO in Hinkou (Yingkou) to England, franked by Chinese Imperial Post stamps of 20c altogether and two 10k with red "Kitai" overprint, postmark reads: "Инкоу. Полев. Тел. От.Приам. Ок. 3.IV.1903." (Yinkou. Field Telegraph Office of Priamursky Region), handstamped "Via Siberia" and "England", Warsaw transit and Brighton "May.8.03" arrival ds, slight fold away from the stamps, still VF and very rare

1922, error black surcharge 1,0000r instead of 10,000r on 40r slate, bottom sheet margin vertical pair of large size stamps, small angle to the left, full OG with a spot of natural inflow at the top, NH, VF and very rare

1921, 2250r green, printed on thin paper, complete pane of four of different types, nice quality, original gum, which is partially skipped at bottom as always, NH, VF

CLASSIC COLLECTION: 1890-1901, 78 mint stamps, forming practically complete collection, including No.1-2, 11-19, 27-28, 29-30, 31, 33-47, 48, 49-63, 64, 65-79 and 80-85, all neatly arranged on hingeless pages, nice and fresh, no toning, creases or other hidden defects, full/part of OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF or better, C.v. is close to £6,900, SG #1/85

PRINTER'S CONTROL MARKINGS ON DEFINITIVE ISSUE: 1909, 10k light blue, complete sheet of 100 (25x4), control No.1 at lower left and text "Cred. Tip. 1909" at the bottom right, some perf separation between top left pane and gutter, still nice item, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Sc. #79a

1858, 30k carmine and green, perforation 14½x15, printed on thin paper with numeral "3" watermark, beautifully centered, unused, no gum, VF and scarce, expertized by H. Bloch, A. Diena certificate, Sc. #4

1922, 125 mostly mint stamps, singles, pairs and blocks, including eight stamps with inverted surcharges, two wide (7mm) space black surcharges, two red "R.S.F.S.R."surcharges, shade varieties and etc., all arranged on Lindner pages and neatly described, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, mostly VF

1923, definitive issue, peasant 50k brown, typo printing, nice enlarged margins imperforated single, bold color, full OG, VLH, VF and rare, C.v. $6,750, Sc. #275A

THE WORLD WAR I CHARITY ISSUES: BALANCE OF THE WORLD WAR I CHARITY ISSUES: 1914-17, 125 labels, representing issues of Arzamas, Kharkov, Kiev, Kislovodsk, Kishinev, Kremenchug, Oriol, Novgorod, Rostov, Revel and etc., Flags, Red Cross, "For Wounded Soldiers and Their Families" and other subjects. minor flaws should be expected, still nice and valuable unit, F/VF

1934-37, definitive issue, Lighthouse, Historical Places, Animals, Birds, 5c-25L, complete set of 17 (without stamp of 20L), perforation 14, nice and very fresh, full OG, NH, F/VF and scarce in premium quality, the high value withexpert's pencil signatures, Sassone #213-28, 230, €11,250

2011, 50th Anniversary of the Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight, souvenir booklet, dark blue cover with silver embossing of Russian Coat of Arms, contains vertical uncut gutter pair of souvenir sheet of 50k multicolored and commemorative FDC bearing single souvenir sheet, perfect quality, VF and rare item produced for presentation purposes

1921, 131 mint stamps, including singles, pairs and complete set in panes of 25, some printing varieties, all housed on Lindner pages, perfect condition, full OG, mainly NH, VF

1919, registered cover from Chortkiv to Stanyslaviv, franked by four Emperor Karl I stamps, tied by circular Ukrainian Post Office in Chortkiv marking, VF and very rare mailing from a small town,Sc. #169, 171

1919, strongly shifted to the top left black surcharge 6sh on Arms 6h orange, horizontal pair (positions 17-18), left stamp has no "Rep'' variety, postal cancellations, VF and very rare in pair, expertized by Dr. Berger and K. Korner, Z. Mikulski opinion, Mi #C28, €4,800, Bulat #70, a

1916, Washington, 5c carmine, perforation 10, vertical pair of errors in 2c block of 12, natural straight edge at the bottom, nice and appealing item with perfect centering, full OG, NH, VF/XF, PF certificate, C.v. $2,900,Sc. #467

1934, Naples Exposition, 75c brown and red orange, top sheet margin imperforated single with nice margins at other sides, very fresh, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away from the stamp), VF and very rare, only25 imperforated stamps were produced, Sanabria and F. Kessler guarantees on reverse, C.v. $3,000 as hinged, Sassone #A3a, €13,000

1923-27, 37 mostly used labels bearing definitive stamps, representing advertising of various State and private companies, merchandise, tobacco and etc., two labels with thins, a few with minor flaws, generally nice and highly completed unit (36 different of 40 issued), F/VF

1929, 3rd definitive issue, peasant 80k red brown on yellow network, horizontal gutter pair, vertical fold along the gutter, still fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare positional piece

1918, 144 mostly mint stamps and one cover, singles, pairs, strips and blocks, representing rare color shades of 35k, such as light blue in block of four and a single in gray ultra(both certified), imperforated singles and pair (some questionable), various misperf, plate varieties in blocks with normal stamps and many more, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF

1922, blue black litho surcharge 7500r on 250r violet, vertical gutter block of four printed on ordinary paper, folded between stamps, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few blocks of this stamp survived, gutter block is possibly unique, N. Mandrovski certificate

WESTERN UKRAINE: NICE STARTING COLLECTION ON PAGES: 1918-19, 81 mint or used stamps, representing L'viv, Kolomyia issues, registration stamps and various Stanislaviv issues, eight of that stamps identified as forgeries by our experts and marked "F", in addition collection contains 48 reference stamps, identified by owner, fresh quality unit, full OG or used, F/VF, most of the genuine stamps with expert's hs, legitimate C.v. €4,350, Mi. #I-IV, 1/89

1919, strongly shifted to the top black surcharge 6sh on Arms 6h orange, malformed ''U'' variety of surcharge (position 1), postally used, VF and rare, expertized by Dr. Berger and K. Korner, Z. Mikulski opinion,Bulat #70 var

1937-40, Sultan Ismail, 1c-$5, complete set of 15, fresh and white full OG, NH, mostly VF, SG #40/54, £1,600 as hinged,Sc. #29-43

1945, Fiscal stamp, black surcharge (type Ia) "10.00" on 4p ultramarine and pale blue, full OG, LH, VF and very rare, only 12 stamps of all types of surcharge were printed, G. von Steiden certificate

1904, Russo-Japanese War Postal Charity issue, 3k-10k, seven horizontal strips of eight stamps, each one overprinted "Obrazets", four strips with large (7.2mm) letters and three with small (6.7mm) letters, various perforation, no usual separations, just one strip reinforced in the middle, nice condition, full OG, NH (approximately a half stamps) or LH/hinged, VF and scarce assemblage

1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, small "ф" variety of surcharge (position 7 of 25-stamp setting), nice and choice stamp, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate, C.v. $2,250

1918, 71 mostly mint stamps, arranged on seven pages from a Collection, representing issues of Barashi, Berezno, Chernihiv Types 1 and 2,Hanebne, each stamp is bearing NKVT (Ministry of International Trade) handstamp in red, fresh condition, F/VF and very difficult group to assemble together

1922, inverted red overprints on 2k green, 4k carmine and 10k dark blue, each one in block of six (3x2), middle stamp of top row with curved strokes of "22" (position 24 of not inverted 25 -stamp setting), fresh quality, large part of OG, hinged, VF and extremely rare multiples, Z. Mikulski certificates, C.v. $4,500++

1926, Esperanto Congress, 14k bluish green and violet, red typo overprint "Obrazets" at the bottom, perfect quality single, full OG, LH, VF and the only known example of that specimen until now, ex-V. Ustinovsky. According to his notes this overprint was produced by order of Genrikh Yagoda, Chief of Soviet Security and Intelligence Agency (NKVD), who was a prominent philatelist, Sc. #348

1933, Order of the Red Banner, 20k multicolored, trial printing with perforation 9½, nicely centered with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, Sc. #518

2002, Year of the Horse, 34c multicolored, self-adhesive stamp, right sheet margin horizontal strip of three with die cutting omitted vertically, originated from a pane with plate No.B11111 with empty space from another strip at the bottom, backing paper is intact, fresh, VF and very rare, PF certificate for a block of six, C.v. $5,000, Sc. #3559a

1945, Szechenyi issue, black surcharge "40"/10f - "2.00"/40f, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, each stamp expertized by J. Bulat, C.v. CZK67,100

1941, carmine or black surcharges on East Africa definitive stamps 10c/5c- 10L/5L, complete set of nine, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. €5,000

1882-1940, 426 items, including 20 stationery pieces, about 20 picture postcards, representing a dozen items from Imperial Period and German Occupation, some Jewish theme,TPO markings, postage due, money letter, several complete sets franking and many more, occasional conveyance flaws possible, generally nice and interesting holding for a specialist or retailer, F/VF

2008, 450th Anniversary of the City of Astrakhan, perforated proof with unissued denomination of 8r and perforation L12 1/4, right sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF and rare, a common stamp was issued with value of 9rand comb perforation 11 3/4

1918, 350 mostly mint stamps (46 - used), representing 49 different types of overprint from 1a to 16d, including some valuable stamps, such as No.1549, 1995 and 2006, which are listed, but not priced in the Cat., numerous stamps with C.v. over $100 and many more, premium quality unit, full OG or used, F/VF, most valuable stamps properly expertized, C.v. is over $7,000

1921, trial black surcharge 250r+250r on 70k brown in horizontal strip of five, red overprint "Obrazets" (Specimen), folded between stamps (no separations), full OG, NH (one stamp is hinged), VF and very rare, surcharges 250r+250r were not used for stamps of 70k

1923, inverted bronze surcharge "1r+1r" on 10r brown and black, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, several experts' hs on reverse, C.v. $2,000

OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE: 1889, black surcharge 1¼pi on 25pf yellow orange, partial bottom margin and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, especially in sound condition, M. Jaeschke-Lantelme certificate, C.v. €3,800, Mi. #9a

COLLECTION OF THE LOCAL ISSUES ON ALBUM PAGES: 1920-22, about 200 mint and used stamps, singles, strips and blocks, representing Kharkov, Kiev, Kustanai, Minsk, Sebezh, Smolensk, Tulchin, Venev, Volsk, Vyatka, Yakutsk and etc., most powerful are Rogachev, Semenov and Spassk, the total is 29 various districts, some stamps are questionable or definitely forged, but generally nice unit with many properly expertized items, full OG or used, F/VF

VALUABLE COLLECTION IN TWO SCOTT SPECIALTY ALBUMS: 1877-1982, over 5000 mostly mint stamps, 16 miniature or souvenir sheets and 89 FDC, representing postage, semi-postal, air post, due and parcel post issues, starting with range of Numerals and Arms (lacking very expensive stamps), then practically complete from the beginning of 20th Century issues, many sets presented in singles and blocks, minor flaws should be expected on early stuff, then generally nic...

1919, black surcharge 5hr on 5k blue, position 11, large ''U'' variety of surcharge, perfect quality single, full OG, very light trace of hinge (appears NH), VF, expertized by H. Bloch, J. Bulat, Dr. Landre and others, C.v. $1,500,Bulat #105 var

1964, Glorious Crimson, $2 multicolored, souvenir sheet, no gum as produced, LH, VF, C.v. $2,500

1951, Birds, 5c-50a, complete set of 24, sheet margin imprint blocks of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,008++

1958, definitive issue, die proof of steel worker 60k in black, printed on white paper, size 29x55mm, no gum as produced, VF and rare, V. Liapine certificate

1926, definitive issue, 1k-5r, imperforated complete set of 20, printed on watermarked paper, corner sheet margin blocks of four, slight usual gum waves, fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

2005, Christmas and New Year of 2006, (5r) multicolored, complete miniature sheet of nine, dark blue text and denomination omitted on each stamp, full OG, NH, VF and rare, a common sheet is added for comparison

1925, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, perforation 12, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, I. Kirzhner certificate, C.v. $2,000, Sc. #283a

WRANGEL'S ARMY ISSUES: 1921, blue surcharge 20,000r on Romanov Dynasty 5r dark brown, excellent quality single, full OG, NH, VF, A. Sredinski (a dealer who formed the best ever Collection of Wrangel's Army issues) guarantee hs, C.v. $950 as hinged, Sc. #261A

1919, inverted black surcharge 15sh on Emperor Franz Josef 15h rose red, a single from position 12 of not inverted setting, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, expertized by Dr. Berger and K. Korner, Z. Mikulski opinion, C.v. $650,Bulat #74b

1919, black surcharge 5hr on 5k blue, position 11, large ''U'' variety of surcharge, fresh condition, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF, several experts' hs on reverse, Z. Mikulski certificate,Bulat #105 var

1917, Washington, 3c light violet, type I, bottom sheet margin vertical pair imperforated horizontally, excellent color and large margins, full OG, top stamp is LH, bottom - NH, fine as always exists and scarce error, only 25 pairs recorded, C.v. $2,100, Sc. #501c

GROUP OF OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCES: 1847-48, five entire letters, send from local districts, Yerevan Consistory or Aleksandropol' Police, bearing appropriate wax seals, addressed to Yerevan Uezd Court, City Police or volost Karaklis, usual folds, VF condition of these very scarce and rarely offered items, individual description is enclosed

1975, ''Templation'' by Durer, two sunken die proofs for the souvenir sheet of central design with text at the bottom in dark blue on white paper or on paper with gray coating, approximate size 108-120x85-88mm, design engraver Tkachenko, official representative signature, one with Goznak violet seal on reverse, each one mounted on white glossy presentation card, full OG, VF and extremely rare items from the Postal Archives, Sc. #2254

1945, Revenue stamps, black surcharges "40"/10h red, "40"/20h blue and "60"/50h green, complete set of three, each stamp with "г" instead of "т" in "Закарпатська" variety (position 6), full OG, NH, VF and rare, only 20 complete sets possible, all expertized by J. Bulat, C.v. CZK105,000=US$4,650

1945, War Relief Fund issue, "20"/1+1f - "1.40"/70+8f, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp expertized by G. von Steiden or J. Bulat, C.v. CZK60,900