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7 kop. blue together with court revenue stamp 15 kop. tied by Vilna cds (Jun 4, 1914) on registered cover  to Gudogai Vilna Gubernia (Jun 5). For court documents only the registration fee of 7 kop. had to be paid and the postman received 15 kop.

10 kop. blue and 20 kop. blue & red lilac (vertical pair), tied by cds of Petrograd (April 23, 1919) to registered cover to Riga with arrival cds (April 26) on reverse. Period of postage free mailing with 50 kop. for the registration

1910/19, Arms definitives 1 rub. imperforated from lower right sheet margin, showing variety strongly shifted background, unhinged mint

1913, Romanov jubilee issue 35 kop. Paul I,  die proof of frame in brown on cardbord

50 kop. Elizabeth, die proof of frame in grey-green on cardbord

70 kop. Mikhail Fedorovich, die proof of frame in brown on cardbord

5 rouble Nicholas, die proof of central design in black, signed Prof. Winterstern

1914, War Charity 1 kop. - 10 kop., the complete set imperforated, unhinged mint in very fine condition, certificate Wassmann

1918, Postal saving stamp 100 rub. blue & brown, used as definitive stamp on money transfer card of July 13 1920 with large framed "OPLATSHEN" alongside

Chain Breaker 35 kop. blue, imperforated, unused

35 kop. blue in horizontal pair from the top sheet margin showing variety shifted perforation at top, unmounted mint

70 kop. brown, imperforated, unhinged mint, a rare stamp, signed Ebnet BPP.

70 kop. brown, imperforated with offset on the reverse, unused, signed Dr. Jem

1921, Liberation of the proletariat definitive series, offset essay of unissued 100 rouble value in olive-green, fine and scarce

Second RSFSR definitive issue 200 rub (2 pairs) and 1000 roubles (2) plus 1922 liberation of work definitive issue 7500 roubles (52) tied by Kharkov cds to a registered cover, sent Sep 26 1922 via New York to Molden USA. 392'800 roubles face value were used to pay the tariff of 40 roubles for a registered letter abroad. An attractive cover

250 rub., proof in black on glazed carton paper

250 rub. violet (43, single stamps and units), tied by cds of Moscow 5th Expeditiya to front and reverse of cover 12.2.1922 to Germany

1922, surcharg definitives 5000 rub. on 20 rub. blue (6, two with plate flaw "missing last dot") on front and reverse of registered cover (2 stamps on reverse uncancelled) from "OMSK 16.3.22" to Leipzig with Moscow censormark and arrival cds on reverse. Correct 30000 rouble tariff of March 1922 for registered mail abroad

1922 Philately for the Children 1 rub. to 10 rub., complete set of 6 values in blocks of four, all except the 5 roubles as marginal blocks; 1 and 2 rub. from second setting, unmounted mint, certificate Mikulski

1 rub. to 10 rub., all 6 values with inverted overprint, 3 to 10 rub. of the first prining, 1 rub. of the second printing, 3 rub. reprint issue, all unhinged mint, signatures Mikulski, Pohl, Jem, etc.

Star surcharges: 5 rub. on 20 kop. imperforated, unused

5 rub. on 20 kop. imperforated in block of four from centre of sheet with horizontal and vertical gutter pairs, unused, 2 stamps unmounted

Philately for labor 2 rub. with inverted copper overprint, unused

4 rub. with silver overprint, unused

XXX LOS ENTFÄLLT XXX 4 roubles with inverted silver overprint, unhinged mint, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate Ebnet BPP

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1848/64 St. Petersburg city post  envelope 5 kop. blue with imprint at upper right, three different formats, unused, 1848 envelope with some edge wear

1875, Arms definitives envelope 7 kop. grey with two examples 7 kop. grey & carmine on reverse, all tied by cds of Libava train station (Jan 28, 1884) and sent registered to Singapore with Napoli transit (Feb 16) and red Singapore arrival mark (March 14) on reverse. Horizontal fold away from stamps and cancels

1884, Arms definitive envelope 5 kop. brown with additional 2 kop. olive-green (pair) and 5 kop. brown-lilac, all tied with St. Petersburg cds (Jan 23, 1885), sent as registered cover to London (Feb 8). Sender was Friedrich Breitfuss, a famous collector of these days

Postcard 3 kop. with additional 7 kop. blue definitive, tied by Tula cds (Oct 17, 1884), sent registered to St. Petersburg (Oct 17) and returned, rare registered use at that time

1906, Essay for Reply Letter Card, undenominated, printed in blue entirely in Cyrillic, with the reply part smaller as an enclosure. A rare item

Postcard 3 kop. red with additional franking 1 kop. (3), sent 1909 to Gertrudenberg, Holland. Postcard shows private advertisement and was sold at a reduced price of 1 kop. instead of 3 kop.

1913, Romanov Jubilee issue 14 kop. stationery envelope with "Philately for the Children" overprint with additional franking of old and new rouble values from 1922/23, all tied by Moscow cds (July 30, 1923) as registered letter to Germany

CONSULAR AIRMAIL STAMPS: 1922, 1200 m. on 10 kop., type 2,unused, Soviet export sign

1200 m. on 2.25 rub., type 2, unused, tiny corner crease ar lower right, Soviet expertization signs

1200 m. on 2.25 rub., type 3, unmounted mint

1200 m. on 3 rub., type 1, unused, certificate Mikulski