Russia "Received in Damaged Condition" cachets

RUSSIA - 1880-1940's POSTAL HISTORY HOARD A most impressive accumulation of covers and cards loose in a box. Can see 19th/early 20th century including several registered and some interesting Postal Stationery items; World War I including censored items and an Esperanto card; strong 1920's/30's including early 1920's Inflation covers; 1940's including Prisoner of War cards; etc. See scans for a flavour. (60 items)

RUSSIA - 1892 (12 Aug) env addressed locally with the datestamp of the Shatsk Local Post bearing 3k black / rose Shatsk Zemstvo stamp tied manuscript cancellation. Very fine.

RUSSIA - 1900s-95 USED COLLECTION ALL DIFFERENT COLLECTION housed in TWO spring back albums, mostly fine used, includes complete sets, good topicals with Space, Paintings, Sport etc. Generally clean & fine condition throughout (estimate 4500 stamps).

RUSSIA - 1919 WESTERN ARMY 1919 (Nov) surcharges on Russian stamps, a beautiful group of stamps very fine used tied to pieces in nice mixed- value groups of two or three, includes the 10k (3, incl pair), 50k, 70k (2), 90k, 1R, 4R, also the imperf 20k (2, both from different sheet corners). Lovely! (5 pieces bearing 11 stamps)

RUSSIA - 1922 3k red and 10k deep blue with "Philately - for the Children" overprint, SG 275 and 277, both very fine used on pieces with special First Day Stamp Day cancels of 19-VIII-1922. (2 stamps)

RUSSIA - 1922-23 20r on 70k orange-red and red-brown imperf with Surcharge Inverted variety, SG 298a, very fine mint.

RUSSIA - 1923 Charity 2R+2R on 250R (SG 317, Mi 213a) VFU on piece.

RUSSIA - 1923 Charity surcharges with 1r+1r on 10r in gold (5th Anniv), 2r+2r on 250r in bronze, plus 4r+4r on 5000r in bronze, SG 315, 317, and 318, these all fine used on pieces. (3 stamps)

RUSSIA - 1923-25 4k rosine "Worker" definitive, lithographed, perf 14 x 14½, very fine mint.

RUSSIA - 1924-5 15k yellow, "Peasant", perf 14x14½, SG 369, very fine used. Scarce stamp.

RUSSIA - 1935 1r on 10k sepia, Moscow to San Francisco via North Pole Flight, SG 706, very fine used.

RUSSIA - 1935 Chelyuskin Expedition complete set, SG 678/687, very fine used. (10 stamps)

RUSSIA - 1962 20th Anniv of Polar Drifting Station overprinted miniature sheet, SG MS2693a, superb never hinged mint.

GERMAN OCCUPATIONS - LJADY, OCCUPIED LENINGRAD 1941 60 (Kop) on 1pf grey- black Hitler Ostland stamp with black overprint, Michel 2a, very fine used tied to piece. Dr Rommerskirchen BPP certificate & expertised by him on reverse. Rare.

GERMAN OCCUPATIONS - LJADY, OCCUPIED LENINGRAD 1941 60 (Kop) on 1pf grey- black Hitler Ostland stamp with violet overprint, Michel 2b, never hinged mint, expertised Keiler (BPP).

GENERAL SECTION - WWII SURRENDER LEAFLETS FOR THE ITALIAN ARMY IN RUSSIA 1942 two different printed propaganda surrender leaflets written in Italian, illustrated with caricatures that ridicule Mussolini and Hitler and urge Italian soldiers to surrender, produced by the Russians and distributed between Italian soldiers fighting as allies of the Germans on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Fine condition, very attractive. (2 leaflets)

ITALY - WWII SURRENDER LEAFLETS FOR THE ITALIAN ARMY IN RUSSIA 1942-1943 interesting collection of various printed propaganda surrender leaflets mostly written in Italian (plus some written in Russian), produced by the Russians and distributed between Italian soldiers fighting as allies of the Germans on the Eastern Front during the Second World War, housed in three volumes with light duplication. The leaflets inform about Russian military successes and German & Italian losses, show 'a happy life' of Italian prisoners of war in Russian captivity, urge Italian soldiers & officers to surrender, ridicule Mussolini & Hitler etc. Some leaflets are illustrated, many are related to the Battle of Stalingrad where the majority of the Italian forces in Russia were destroyed. A few with small peripheral faults but generally good to fine condition, very attractive. (260+ leaflets)