1864, 3 k. black/green, two singles, in combination with 1866 10k. brown/blue, fresh colors and good perforation, tied by cds. “ST. PETERBURG 28 JULY 1873” to folded lettersheet with adjacent straighline “AFF. INSUFF.” and Russian framed two-line “FRANKING UNDERPAID”, via “WIEN” and “TRIEST” to Athens, Greece, with arrival mark, fine and unusual underpaid mail via Triest

1917, Abdication of Tsar Nicholas, three blocks of eight, with "Izvestia" Proclamation overprints, unused, fine.

“PAQUEBOT ADEN 5.OCT.35”, clear strike on 20 k. on 14 k. deep blue carmine on maritime cover  to Aden with arrival postmark on reverse. Philatelic influenced, but an unusual ship cover, very fine

"ПОЧТОВЫЙ СБОРЬ УПЛОЧЕНЪ" black straight-line cancel with adjacent cds. "JELGAWA 3 11 19" on folded postcard to Riga, scarce

1914, two postal stationery envelope 10 k. with red overprint, cancelled "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 4.3.14" and the other ‘SHANGHAI 29.6.08’, both to Germany, endorsed ‘via Sibirien’ on top left, flaw at flap, one toned, otherwise fine pair.

1906, Offices in Turkey 10 pa. on 2 k. tied to ppc ‘Fortresse de Metelin’ by violet R.O.P.i.T./ Mytilene 9 febr 1906 cds., via R.O.P.i.T./Constantinople 10 feb 06 cds. to Beuthen Oberschlesien with arrival mark 26.2.06.   Very Fine

1908, Jericho picture postcard franked with Ottoman, French Levant, Port Said and Egypt adhesives cancelled Jaffa, Jerusalem, Alexandria and Port Said, used in combination with Russian Levant 20 Para on 4 kop. carmine, tied by violet datestamp "R.O.P.I.T  JAFFA", unaddressed but very attractive, fine four-country combination, with the rare Jaffa Ropit cancel.

1886/93, 3 k. green, three stamps Velsk province Vologda Zemstvo, plus one Kadnikof, clear cancelled, fine group

1927/34, Lenin 10th ann. 15 kop on thick paper and Definitives 1927 lithographic set of 7 stamps, all unwatermarked, both perforations, mint never hinged, very fine

1931, Polar Flight, Malyguin to Friedrichshafen, registered cover & postcard, former with 35 k. and 2 r. tied by ´BRISE-GLACE MALYGUIN/ ARCTIQUE´ 18.VII.31 special postmarks, red polar flight cachet and violet three-line ´Mit Eisbrecher Malygin und Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin ARCHANGELDSK-NORDPOL-FRIEDRICHSHAFEN´ guiding handstamp at left, violet registration handstamp, red ´Par avion´ etiquette on lower left corner, addressed...

1937, Air Mail set of 7 stamps, perf. 12½, mint never hinged, very fine