Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History, Philatelic Rarities of the World, Part 2

Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM UTC

Imperial Russia - Postal Stationery Items

Start price: $500

Buyer's premium:

EARLY STATIONERY ENVELOPES – COLLECTION IN COVER ALBUM: 1848-1909, 37 items, starting with City Post envelope of 5+1k red lilac, representing State Post envelopes of 20k blue of the 2nd issue (SK #5), 10k black of the 4th issue (#8 tiny flap tear), 10k, 20k and 30k of the 5th issue (#10-12), small sizes unissued envelopes of 20k (#21 var) and many more, occasional flaws possible, but generally nice and fresh unit, one cover is used, all others – unused, mostly VF, Russian Standard Cat. value is about $2,000