350 / September 2012

1857, arms definitives imperforated: 10 kop. brown & blue with fine margins and clearly embossed eagle, cancelled by oval dotted numeral mark "6" of Odessa

10 kop. brown & blue with fine margins, cancelled by oval dotted numeral mark "9" of Taurogen and additional company mark

10 kop. brown & blue with four broad margins cancelled with handwritten date; damaged on the right side but  very scarce

10 kop. brown & blue with broad margins, cancelled with pen stroke, certificate Hovest BPP

10 kop. brown & blue with broad margins on three sides, cancelled with gentle pen stroke

10 kop. brown & blue with four broad margins, cancelled with solid pen stroke

10 kop. brown & blue with fine margins, tied by prephilatelic postmark of Vilna of May 10, 1858 (Dobin type 05.1.15) to  fragment, signed Diena, Calves, and Pfenninger

10 kop. brown & blue with fine to broad margins all around and part of the neighbouring left stamp, tied by rectangular dotted numeral mark "115" of Mariupol to outer letter sheet  to Odessa; part of reverse missing

10 kop. brown & blue from the lower sheet margin with fine to broad margins all around and part of the neighbouring right stamp, cancelled by pen stroke on folded entire letter from Sastamad, sent on February 17, 1858 to Pernov with arrival cds on reverse (Feb 19). Usual file folds, one affecting slightly the sheet margin of the stamp, this part of the stamp was detached and reglued. A clean cover with an attractive stamp

1858, arms definitives watermarked: Essay 20 kop. dark-green & violet, ,unused with large part gum and paper remnants, very scarce, certificate Mikulski

Essay 20 kop. dark-green & violet,  unused,  shortened tooth on the left, otherwise fine

10 kop.- 30 kop.,  postmarked with dotted numeral cancels of Riga ("38"), Ostrov ("378"), and Bobrov ("80"), 10 kop. and 20 kop. values with tiny faults

10 kop., tied by triangular dotted numeral "405" of Roop, Lifland, to outer letter sheet, sent to Volmar with prephilatelic mark "POST : ROOP 2 XII 1858" and three Polutsheno marks from Volmar (Dec 23) on the reverse

30 kop. with prephilatelic postmark of Berdyansk (Dobin type 1.02), perforation flat (cut by scissor)

1858 Arms definitives without watermark: 10 kop.- 30 kop. , unused without gum, 30 kop. with tiny corner fault

1864, Arms definitives perforated 12¼ : 12 ½: 1 kop.- 5 kop., unused, signed Dr. Jem

1 kop.- 5 kop., unused

1865 Arms definitives perforated 14½ : 15 without watermark: , 10 kop.- 30 kop., unused

1866, Arms definitives on horizontally laid paper: 1 kop.- 30 kop., unhinged mint, well centered with very fresh colours, the 10 and 20 kop. with slightly shifted center, all signed Mikulski.

1 kop.- 30 kop.,complete set of six values and 1875 Arms definitives 2 kop. black & rose in vertical gutter pairs, unhinged mint in superb quality with attractively embossed eagles.

1 kop.- 30 kop. , complete set of six values  in complete printing sheets of 100 stamps, unhinged mint in superb quality with well embossed eagles for the higher kopeck values.

5 kop. imperforated with background shifted to lower right, used, some thinning and corner crease, a rare stamp

30 kop. in complete printing sheet of 100 stamps, unhinged mint with few gum spotting

1884, Arms definitives without thunderbolts: 1 kop. - 70 kop., complete set, unmounted mint in fresh appearance

1 kop. and 2 kop. in stripes of five from the sheet margin, each stripe perforated "OBRAZETZ"

3 rub. and 7 rub. on vertically laid paper, unused, both stamps with nearly full gum, the 7 rub with pulled perforation, signed Eisold BPP

3.50 rub. and 7 rub. on vertically laid paper, both postmarked St. Petersburg, some staining, opinion Mikulski

1889, Arms definitives: 20 kop. blue & red with missing background and slightly shifted center, block of four from the the sheet margin, unhinged mint, signed Mikulski

1902 Arms definitives: 1 kop. orange, imperforated with additional slight shift of the background to the lower right, unhinged mint

7 kop. blue, imperforated with additional strong rightward shift of the background, full gum with slight hinge remnants, certificate Mikulski

7 kop. blue, postal forgery, unused

15 kop. lilac & blue (vertical pair) and 5 kop. lilac (horizontal pair), tied by cds of Primorsk-Akhtarskaya, Kuban oblast (Dec 5, 1917) to reverse of registered cover to Switzerland with Neuchatel arrival cds (March 15, 1918). Russian and French censorship stripes

3.50 Rub. black & grey, horizontally laid paper, in complete sheet of 25 stamps, unmounted mint with two hinge remnants at the margins, marginal perforation separated at one spot

1908, Arms definitives 3 kop. red imperforated (2) wih perforated 5 kop. brown perforated with variety shifted perforation (strip of three), 7 kop  (vertical pair) and 15 kop. lilac & blue, tied by cds's of Saratov (Oct 20, 1919) to registered cover, sent to Saraisk with arrival cds (Nov 3) on reverse. Period of postage free mailing with attractive combination to pay 50 kop. for the registration

7 kop. blue from the left sheet margin showing plate flaw "3 pearls", unused, central fold

7 kop. blue, imperforated, unused.