Live Bidding Auction #85

1857, the fourth issue of 1855, stationery envelope 10k+1k black, size 137x107mm, printed on thinned paper, incoming to Wenden from St. Petersburg, two line black "Received in Wenden. December 14", another marking is on front, slight traces of previous mounts, still F/VF

1919, inverted black overprint "Sev. Zap. Armia" on imperforated 3k carmine rose, enlarged margins single, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, two experts’ hs on reverse

1919, "OKSA", 5k-50k, complete set of five in gutter tete-beche sheets of 200 (100+100), sheet of 50k printed on thin paper, all others – on ordinary paper, occasional marginal flaws, folded along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF, all guaranteed genuine, C.v. $600 w/o a premium for 50 gutter tete-beche pairs

1903 (October 2), PPC (view of Chinese Temple in Peking), sent from Russian PO in Peking to France, franked by two blue diagonal overprints "Kitai" on 1k and 3k of the first issue, delivered by TPO "Port Arthur-Harbin No.266" with nice "5.X.1903" marking and French arrival are alongside, fresh and VF, expertized by P. Holcombe, ex-M. Liphschutz

1912 (June 7), large size registered cover from Russian PO in Shanghai to Nagasaki (9.6.) with forwarding to Kobe (11.6.), franked by 15 stamps of 1k-15k overprinted "Kitai" in black or blue, including not recorded inverted blue overprint on 4k carmine, all appropriate markings, minor soiling, still F/VF and unique franking, expertized by A. Rosselevitch, related documents and photo are enclosed

1899-1920, 48 mint stamps, including most Offices in China issues, 1k-7k on horizontally laid paper, 4k-7r on vertically laid paper, 1k- 1r on wove paper with vertical varnish lines, surcharges in "cent" and "dollars", four stamps of the Harbin issue, full OG, mainly LH, F/VF, C.v. is about $400

1865, (10pa) brown and blue, tied by blue dotted cancellation with "780" inside (Smyrna), nice margins all around, fresh and VF, Z. Mikulski certificate, C.v. $750

1892 (December 14), cover from Russian PO in Smyrna to Isfahan (Persia), franked by 10r red and green, delivered via Russian PO at Constantinople (December, 18), Odessa (December 19), Tiflis (December 23), negligible Isfahan arrival, mostly F/VF

1904, red diagonal surcharge 1pi on 10k dark blue, printed on vertically laid paper, used on reverse of pre- printed cover from Trebizond (now Trabzon), mailed on February 26 to Constantinople, Russian PO "2.Mar.04" arrival ds, mostly VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski

1909, overprint "Smyrne", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $133

1913, Romanov Dynasty, black or red surcharges 5pa/1k – 50pi/5r, complete of 15, premium centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and scarce undervalued set

1921, red surcharges 10,000r and 20,000r on 3.50r and 7r on vertically laid paper, complete set of four, three of which with additional surcharges on bottom margins, full OG, mainly LH, VF, C.v. $1,000