Auction #94 WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY

2006, Animals and Birds of Sahka (Yakutia) Republic, 3r- 7r, imperforated complete set of five in top sheet margin blocks of four (5r has top left corner margin), full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500

2007, Order of St. George, 10r multicolored, imperforated complete sheet of eight with label in the middle, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce, Est. $500-$600

2007, WWF, Far Eastern Stork, Snow Leopard and Bison, 5r, 6r and 7r, imperforated complete set of three in left sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400

2008, 450th Anniversary of the City of Astrakhan, two left sheet margin imperforated multicolored proofs of 8r (unissued denomination due to rate increase) and 9r, each one printed on chromaline card, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare, Est. $1,000-$1,500

2008, 15th Anniversary of Federation Council and State Duma of Russian Federation, 10r x2 multicolored, complete set of two in bottom sheet margin singles, each one with trial perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Est. $1,000-$1,500

1921, Volga Famine Relief issue, 2250r in various colors, including green on ordinary and thin paper, red on ordinary, thin and chalk-surfaced paper, brown on ordinary paper and blue without watermark and watermarked wavy lines paper, all with full OG (green with partially gum missing as always on bottom part of a sheet), NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

1922, Philately for the Children, black overprint on 2k green and 3k red, both from the first printing with ''wide d'' in ''detyam'' variety (position 2), full OG, previously hinged or NH respectively, VF, Est. $75-$100

1923, Philately for the Labor, bronze, gold or silver surcharges 1r+1r/10r - 4r+4r/5000r, complete set of six, including both 2r+2r/250r values, full/large part of OG, NH (2r+2r/250r on thin paper), VLH (silver surcharge, mentioned in certificate as NH), LH/hinged, VF, L. Hovest certificate for the ''key'' value, C.v. $1,630, Est. $800-$1,000

1924 (December 4), Leningrad Flood issue, 3k+10k - 20k +50k, complete set of five used on registered postcard, sent from 1st All-Union Philatelic Exhibition, addressed to Paris, all appropriate markings and arrival of ds, VF, Est. $150-$200

1931, Airships, 10k-1r, imperforated complete set of five, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $390, Est. $150-$200

1934, Civil Aviation, 5k-80k, complete set of five, printed on paper without watermark, nice and flawless, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $530, Est. $250-$300

1934, The Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three used on registered philatelic exchange cover from Moscow to USA, tied by Moscow ''21.10.34'' date stamp, exchange tax stamp 5k/70k is on reverse and cancelled by 8-line official cachet, NYC ''11. 1.1934'' transit and Columbus, OH ''Nov.2.1934'' arrival markings, minor wear on reverse and discoloration on front, still F/VF and extremely rare franking by complete set, Est...