"216…C. D. Flavitzky. La Princesse Tarakanoff noyée dans sa prison. Galerie…" real photo postcard of a striking painting depicting the supposed 1777 death in a prison flood of Yelizaveta Alekseyevna, pretender to the Russian throne; Edit. Dubrowitz, unused, slight oxidation. The name given in the caption is derogatory & she did die in prison, but of tuberculosis some 2 years earlier. $15.00 parm*

"LES MAITRES DE L'AVIATION / 297  Le Comte de LAMBERT, Russe, d'origine française, élève de Wilbur Wright, remporte des succès à Bétheny et à Port-Aviation. Le 18 octobre 1909, il se place à ka tête des grands aviateurs par le raid audacieux Juvisy-Tour-Eiffel-Juvisy constituant un trajet de 48 kilom., qu'il  accomplit en 49'39"2/5, à une hauteur moyenne de 450m au-dessus du sol.--ND Phot." unused carte postale, a little toning along 2 back edges. Good close-ups of this Russian aviator are hard to find. $15.00 a(p)r NEW / NEU / NY

"3058. A. C. [caption in Cyrillic...]" black & white postcard showing a group of Russian fox hunters with their dogs & their catch waiting a countryside stop for a train, mailed 1917 with 5 kopek stamp, message & addressing in Cyrillic, paper browning with age, mild corner & edge wear, lightly toned front. $7.00 hr*

"316. DEBRET. Napoléon à Tilsitt donne la Croix de la Légion d'Honneur à un / Soldat de l'Armée russe qui lui est désigné comme le plus brave. / Napoleon in Tilsitt giving the Cross of the Legion of Honor to the / bravest Russian soldier." also captioned in 4 other languages, unused carte postale printed in Paris, minor wear at 3 corners. Then in East Prussia, Tilsit is now in Russia. $3.25 nmapr

 
"4K1AFM" shortwave (10.1 MHz QSL card from an Antarctic Expedition to Russian Novolazarevskaya Station (Станция Новолазаревская) used October 1991 by operator Mikhail Fokin. Separated from the coast of Queen Maud Land by the Lazarev Ice Shelf. Maximum population of the base is 70. Two tiny spots of wear on the top edge & a tiny corner crease, penguin in front design. Front shown left. $4.50 ar. Same, but for a November 1991 contact, trivial upper corner wear, otherwise excellent condition. Back shown right. $5.00 ar

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"4K1D" QSL card for Novolazarevskaya Base, penguin drawing on front, form not filled in, penned X over all the front, back has lengthy handwritten message inviting the recipient to join the Friendship Worldwide Radio Club, giving costs & mailing address in Israel. Paper clip indent at top, top corner crease. $4.00 ar

"4K2PGO" colorful Heyss Island (Остров Хейса, in Franz Joseph Land) QSL card from the USSR Geophysical Observatory there, used July 1991, excellent condition. We have also seen this island spelled Heiss when referring to the Krenkel hydrometeorological station there. $5.00 amr&. Same but used August 1991, excellent condition. $5.00 amr

"84.  ... / IGOR GRABAR. Märzschnee in Russland /  KUNSTVERLAG OLGA DIAKOW & Co., BERLIN W 62" also captioned in Cyrillic, showing a woman bearing pails in the Russian snow, unused, corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 a(g)rw

"88  NOS AÉROPLANES. -- Le Comte de Lambert sur Wright. -- LL." showing the Russian aviator piloting a biplane in France; unused carte postale, 4 tiny nicks in the sky color near the right front edge, good edges. $10.00 a(p)r NEW / NEU / NY

"8. TERIJOKI." with a panoramic view of the Kurortny District town, real photo postcard with glossy finish, mailed 1938 with Finnish stamps to New York City, upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor. Terijoki is the Swedish & Finnish name for Zelenogorsk. $4.75 r

"Amu Darya, the ancients Oxus / forms for 680 miles Afghan-Russian border" river in mountainous terrain, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 at Bulger Pennsylvania. $2.50 ar

[Balalaika player] depicted in colorful art on a Russian postcard mailed 1912 to Barton Wisconsin, 2 corners creased (1 is small), N. Y. & CHI. RPO transit cancel JUN 2 1912 well struck on front, message in Russian. $3.00 mr-r

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"BELLINGSHAUSEN / 4K1F" shortwave (10 MHZ) QSL card used at the Russian Antarctic Base in 1994 by Ukrainian operator Yuri Chernikov. Penguin & simple map for location (South Shetland Islands, claimed by the UK as part of British Antarctic Territory & by Chile) on front, inconspicuous internal crease from the left front edge. $5.00 abr

Captioned in Cyrillic, postcard with art signed in Cyrillic showing woman in short skirt with cape, unused Russian Red Cross, edge wear, tiny speckles of toning on back, album adherences on back. $12.50 rr**

"CCCP. Mockba. ... / ua3-10610" Moscow Russia QSL card with color illustration of a subway there, used 1951, one corner with minor paper separation, two other corners with minor wear. $2.50 sr

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"CI8CW" QSL viewcard showing the ICOM radio equipment provided to the skiers in a joint Russian/Canadian expedition from Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago to Cape Colombia on Ellesmere Island which was successful. The March 10 1988 date is early, so their log book indicates they were heading towards Sredniy Island. Most unusual. $5.00 aers

Continental size Russian postal card mailed from Leningrad in 1928 on a scientific exchange of aphid specimens between the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences & Dr. C. R. Cutright at the Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station in Wooster Ohio. Dr. Cutright was a published expert on apple aphids & subterranean aphids. Brownish paper as issued, on bottom corner with noticeable wear, small upper corner crease. The message is in good English. $6.00 iagro-ri*

"CORIETZ, RUSSIAN GUN-BOAT, & A TRANSPORT" with side view of her mostly submerged, also captioned in 2 oriental languages, unused carte postale, very light toning both sides due to album contact, good edges. The aged ship (often spelled Korietz) was sunk near the beginning of the Russo-Japanese on February 9 1904 off the coast of what is now Inchon Korea. $10.00 ks(m)rj

"[Cyrillic caption] 1941." art depicting a quartet of young women accompanied by a stringed instrument, sepia-tone real photo circa 1915 postcard, a little oxidation consistent with age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 mr

"EK3ARP" Tula / Тула White Russian DX-pedition QSL card used 1988 by operator Sergey, trivial wear to one upper corner, otherwise fresh. $1.75 r

"EM4AAW" continental Volgograd QSL card used 1989 by operator Nick, small bottom corner crease. $1.50 r

"EN3A" Memorial Radio Station 'VICTORY-45' shortwave (14 MHz) QSL card with Russian flag design, used 1990, excellent condition. $1.50 r

"EO50PQ" continental Arkhangelsk / Архангельск shortwave (14 MHz) QSL card used 1991 by operator Serge, call sign commemorating the 50th anniversary of victory in World War II incorporates the US, British & Russian flags into an attractive map design. $2.50 rm

"EZ9C" Zyryanka / Зырянка QSL card commemorating the life of someone who lived 1911 - 1986 & was awarded the medal shown, used 1986 by operator Vladimir (UA9CLP), 3 corners with small creases, edge wear noticeable at the upper right front. $3.00 r

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"Full Size Replica of a Section of the Mayakovsky / Station of the Moscow Subway, Exhibited in the / Pavilion of the U.S.S.R." also captioned in Cyrillic, sepia-tone post card mailed 1960 in Nebraska, small corner bend. Also captioned in Russian beneath the English. $4.75 sr

LEO TOLSTOY. "Graf Leo Tolstoi" seated with hands clasped, sepia-tone matte-finish real photo post card with undivided back, back paper browning with age, faint album impressions at corners, good edges. Nice! $15.00 afr*

ILAVIA. Continental color photo of its Ilyushin IL-18 (RA-75811) on the ground, good focus & contrast & composition. Rare. $5.00 ar

ILAVIA. Unused continental postcard showing its aircraft in flight overhead, copyrighted, near mint. $7.50 ar

Intact but fragile booklet of 10 sepia-tone postcards produced just after the Russian Revolution on brittle brownish paper, the second in a series showing the notables before & after that Revolution. The following are our best efforts at transliteration of the cover names: Bryeshkye-Bryeshkovskaya, Viera Fugnyer, Maria Spurudonova, Perovskaya, Prudipeva (Korda), Shmudt, Kalyayev, Krapotkin, Morozov & Bauman. We think this includes: Babushka (Grandmother of the Revolution), the Czarina, the Prince, revolutionaries, and Kropotkin (himself a prince). Originally priced at one ruble. A miracle it still exists this nicely--only chipping away of the paper on the back cover & two missing interleaves that are unimportant. The front & back covers are all we can show without destroying the integrity of the booklet. For close-ups of the Russian captioning on these covers please click the images. SOLD r(r)r

IRS AERO. Continental postcard showing its Ilyushin IL-18V (RA-75598) in 1997, from a limited edition of 500, near mint. $7.50 ar

JAIK. Unused postcard from a photo by S. Sergeev, showing its Antonov AN-26 (RA-26246) in flight, 2001 copyrighted, near mint. $7.50 a(p)r

"JW0C" shortwave (18 mc) Barentsburg Norway QSL card used 1992 by operator UB5MVJ. Attractive multicolor art on front for the first Russian amateur radio club station in the Spitsbergen Archipelago depicts a polar bear, small bottom corner crease, neat violet handstamp of the N7RO DX QSL Service. Map on the other side shows the location of this small (population about 500) coal mining settlement in relation to Longyearbyen, Sveagruwe, Belsund & Horsund. $5.00 nrmma

KARAT. Continental color postcard showing its Antonov An-24PB (RA-47264) about to land, writing on back supplies the airline name in English, otherwise excellent condition. The first of its type to fly for this airline, it saw regional service. $5.00 ar

"Kirgiz children's ballet performing in a Lenin- / grad festival of the arts..." sepia-tone postcard, unused, propaganda from the American Russian Institute. $7.00 (krd)r

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KUBAN AIRLINES. Unused regular-size color post card showing its Antonov AN-24RV (RA-47817) at Gelendzik Russia in September 2000, published in Switzerland, near mint. $7.50 ar

"KUNASHIR ISLAND" showing a waterfall at a wild mineral spring there, unused continental postcard published in the Czech Republic, Russian captioning on back, excellent condition except for trivial wear on one bottom corner. $1.25 w

"Lanterne de procession avec plaques en mica. Russie. XVII s. / ...Musée du Baron Stieglitz à St. Petersbourg" also captioned in 2 other languages, black & white, unused Russian Red Cross, numbered 55-87 on lightly toned back, soft corners. $15.00 rrm

"Left Wing of the Pavilion of the U.S.S.R. Showing / Bas Relief of Stalin and Statuary Group of / Heroes of Socialist Construction ..." also captions in Cyrillic, sepia tone post card with very late usage at Moscow Kansas, minor corner & edge wear. Inscription reads '...FOR THE U.S.S.R. / SOCIALISM IS / SOMETHING ALREADY / ACHIEVED AND WON.../ STALIN'. $3.50 rp

"...Leningrad / Decembrists' Square" also captioned in Cyrillic, continental postcard, fresh appearance, 2 stamps dated 1976 & 1982 put on back but not mailed. $1.25 r

"LE PETIT COMMUNISTE, 1990 / PHOTOGRAPH BY PIERRE ET GILLES" showing a young man in uniform bedecked with many medals framed by a wreath of red roses, unused continental post card from Fotofolio, fresh appearance. $1.50 r

LUKIAVIATRANS. Unused continental postcard showing its Antonov AN-2 (RA-40605) at Pskov in 2001, from a copyrighted limited edition of 300, near mint & colorful. $7.50 ar

"…M. Doboujinsky / …Types de / …St. Pétersbourg" rest of caption in Cyrillic, unused Russian Red Cross postcard, minor corner bends & wear. If you ever wondered why people collect Russian Red Cross cards, here is your answer! $25.00 (rra)

"... / Moscou.--Cathédrale de St. Basile-Blajennoy." shown in vertical format with the top line of the caption in Cyrillic, unused Tuck Oilette postcard No. 7675, back information in English & French, printed in England, minor wear at 3 corners. $4.50 rt

"MOSCOW  JET ALL THE WAY / SABINA BELGIAN World AIRLINES" unused airline-published (logo both sides) advertising postcard printed in the USA to publicize its Boeing intercontinental jets & Caravelle continental jets to all of Europe, Africa & the Middle East, very light toning on the back, tiny upper corner bend. $4.00 a(j)br

"Moscow. Red Square. / Lenin Mausoleum." captioned in 4 languages, showing a line of people waiting to enter, unused chrome post card, published 1967, near mint. $1.25 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / Annunciation Cathedral. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing its exterior, unused chrome postcard published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 rp

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / At the walls of the Arsenal. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 rp

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / A view of Ivan the Great Bell- / Tower / ..." captioned in 4 languages, unused chrome postcard published in 1967, tiny corner bump, otherwise excellent condition. $1.00 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / A view of Red Square and the / Kremlin wall. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / A view of Sobornaya Square. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, view from a high vantage point, chrome postcard, writing on back dates to 1967, otherwise excellent condition. $1.00 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / Building of the Council of Minis- / ters of the USSR. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing its exterior, unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / Conference Hall of the Supreme / Soviet of the USSR. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing the body in session, unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 rp

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / Hall of Facets. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing an elaborately decorated interior,  unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

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"Moscow. The Kremlin. / In the Hall of the Kremlin Palace / of Congresses. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, unused chrome postcard published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / Spring in Alexandrov Garden. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 rg

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / The King of Bells. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, unused chrome-era post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 rb

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / The King of Cannons. / Moscou. Kremlin. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing a crowd gathered around a huge cannon; unused chrome postcard published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

Moscow. The Kremlin. / The Kremlin Palace of Congres- / ses. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing its exterior, unused chrome post card published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / The Kremlin Towers. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing its exterior, unused chrome postcard published in 1967, near mint condition. $1.25 r

"Moscow. The Kremlin. / The State Armoury. / ..." captioned in 4 languages, showing its exterior, unused chrome post card, tiny corner bump, otherwise excellent condition. $1.00 r

"Münzenkarte und Handelsflagge. / ... Wert exclusive Courtage / Russland" unused Postkarte with deeply embossed images of 15 different coins circulating in Russia in 1904 (1/2 kopeke through the 10 gold rubel) & the Russian commercial flag; a few tiny spots from album toning, near mint condition. Interesting center table gives 7 different exchange rates for 5 of the coins, meant to help merchants with travelers. $22.50 nrf

"Musée / du Louvre // E. MEISSONIER, pinxit. / <<1814>>" showing Napoleon leading his troops in their successful Battle of Champaubert against the Prussians & Russians, unused post card from A. Noyer in Paris (their number 541 on back), minor wear at the top edge. $3.50 nhprma

"… / N. Fokine. / Soir / (Zlatooust)." rest of caption in Cyrillic, showing a winter scene painted in muted colors, unused Russian Red Cross, corner wear & rounding, tiny spot of toning in back message area, small handstamp in stamp areas probably stating original selling price. $14.00 rwa

"NORDLANDREISEN * HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE * NORTHERN CRUISES / KREML * MOSKAU / MOSCOW * THE KREMLIN / Printed in Germany" monochromatic dark green postcard mailed 1931, exceptionally informative pre-printed message from the ship Reliance as it arrived in New York City. Light cancel ink shows in the front sky & left front margin. Nice! $10.00 rs(o)

NADYM AIRLINES. Unused continental postcard showing its Ilyushin IL-18D (RA-7425) at Moscow Domodedovao in June 1999, limited edition of 500 published in the Czech Republic, tiny bend at one corner, otherwise excellent condition. $4.75 ar

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NORILSK AVIA ENT. Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-3T (2005), from a limited edition of 300 printed in Russia, copyrighted, heavy stock, vivid colors, near mint. $7.50 ar

OKAOIL. Continental postcard showing its Antonov AN-2 (RA-01041) parked, from a photo by D. Petrochenko, 2000 copyright, short stray pen mark on back, otherwise excellent condition. $5.00 ar

"P-150-C / AWARD // UA9XHT" Vorkuta / Воркута́ Komi Republic QSL contest card used 1989 by operator Ark, excellent condition. $2.00 r

POLARNAYA AVIACIA. Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-24V (CCCP-46211) at Bratislava in October 1986, published in Czechoslovakia, long shallow bend along top edge, minor wear to top corners. $5.00 ar

POLAR AVIATION. Unused continental black-and-white real photo postcard showing its Ilyushin IL-14 (CCCP 0419) taking off at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, writing on back identifies the aircraft, otherwise excellent condition. Rare. $7.50 ar

POLET AIR. Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-12 (RA-11325) at Sharjah, from a limited edition of 800 published in the Czech Republic, small corner crease. $4.50 asr

PSOKOVAVIA. Continental color photo of its Antonov AN-26 (RA-26142) on the ground, good composition & contrast, focus a bit fuzzy. Rare. $5.00 ar

"RED ACE / RUSSIAN HOCKEY STARS" complete pack of 36 color sports cards in original wrapper, from a limited edition set of 25,000 with text in Russian & English. Players: Darius Kasparajtis, Alexei Zhamnov, Dmitri Khristich, Andrei Trefilov, Vitali Prokhorov, Dmitri Filimonov, Valeri Zelepukin, Alexei Kovalev, Dmitri Kvartalnov, Igor Korolev, Nikolai Borschevcki, Igor Boldin, Artur Irbe, Viacheslav Butsayev, Boris Mironov, Sergei Autin, Alexander Kharlamov, Viacheslav Kozlov, Mikail Shtalenkov, Roman Oksyuta, Sandis Ozolinsh, Dmitri Mironov, Sergei Brylin, Vladimir Grachev, Dmitri Starostenko, Andrei Nazarov, Alexei Yashin, Vladimir Malakhov, Ravil Jakubov, Sergei Klimovich, Artur Oktjabrev, Lev Berdichevski, Ian Kaminisk, Andrei Kovalenko & Dmitri Yushkevich-- several of whom went on to NHL careers. Action shots with biographical details on back. Size is 3.5"x2.5" each. $50.00 s(h)r!

"Romanoff-Caviar / THE EPICURE'S KEENEST DELIGHT / Russian Caviar-Company / By special appointment / to European Courts / NEW YORK / 170 Chambers Street. / Hamburg Astrachan London / Berlin Vienna  Paris / AGENCY FOR / ROMANOFF-CAVIAR / The world's most famous Table delicacy / The Boehmke Company, Cleveland / W. P. Owsianikow: Bojarian lady" signed art on a postcard with the quoted advertising on back, mailed at Astrachan with a 2-kopek stamp to Mr. A. E. Jenkins in Cleveland Ohio, a little cancel ink on front, minor edge wear. Cancel is indistinct for the date, but mentions of the Boehmke Company can be found in the trade literature from 1910 - 1918. Astrachan is seen with a more modern spelling Astrakhan, in the Volga delta of the Caspian sea--prime caviar country. It is landlocked there so it would have been dependent on rail travel to reach the European offices mentioned on back. That fixes the time more precisely as pre-World War I, because rail traffic on the continent was disrupted throughout that war. The Boyars were an upper-crust Russian class that dealt with a tsar or two in their days; this lady's finery is a testament to her wealth. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either.  rfao(c)

"RUSSIA--Camels are used as draft animals to operate American Harvesting Machines on the Steppes of the Caucasus." postcard showing a machine drawn by 2 camels, unusual subject matter, 1910 copyright notice. $5.00 aa(c)r

RUSSIAN AIRLINES. Unused regular-size post card showing its Ilyushin IL-14 (CCP-01146) on the ground at Myachikovo Russia in September 1992, published in Germany, near mint. $7.50 ar

RUSSIAN AIRLINES. Unused continental postcard showing its Ilyushin IL-18D on the ground at Moscow Vnukovo in April 1995, from a limited edition of 800, near mint. $7.50 ar

"RUSSIAN REFUGE CHILDREN, SKTARI" in Albania or Turkey?, unused Azo real photo post card (triangles up & down), sepia-tone postcard, toned back. $7.50 ar

"... RUSSIAN SOUWENIR(sic)" showing 2 girl dolls in traditional costumes, unused continental post card, ... indicates writing in Cyrillic, back dated 1968, upper corners creased & worn, faint small bottom corner crease. $1.50 drc

"RV4CT" Saratov / Саратов shortwave (10 MHz) QSL card with cartoon art used by operator Dmitriy V. Baryshnikov, excellent condition. $1.50 r

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"RW9WA" Ufa / Уфа́ / Өфө Bashkortostan shortwave (14 MHz) QSL card used 1989 by operator Andrey Korpachev, excellent condition. (2 available) $2.00 each or both for $3.75 r

SAKHA AVIA. Continental color photo of its Antonov AN-12 (RA-11884) on the ground, good composition & focus. Rare. $5.00 ar

"Sakhalin Island, Asia / AU0FDX" shortwave (28 MHz) QSL viewcard used 1990, continental size, scenic front with winter scene shown. $4.00 rw

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"SHIPWRECK OF POBIEDA AND BLOCKING VESSEL" also captioned ion Japanese, unused carte postale neatly removed from a booklet, printed in Japan (Kanda Tokyo), lightly toned back, upper corner crease mostly in the borders, minor edge wear. The Ship was damaged 21 April 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War during the Siege of Port Arthur, then in Manchuria. Sometimes the name of this Peresvet-class destroyer is transliterated Pobeda; it means Victory. Historic & very hard to find! $10.00 s(m)rm

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Issued 1962-1987, most with 4-kopek postage prepaid, colorful
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All continental size & in color, Three are postal cards cancelled-to-order 1977 - 1982 (example shown). Eight have 6- to 15-k stamps tied by fancy cancels. Would look great displayed together. $20.00 for all. s-r

SIAT. Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-26 aircraft (RA-49278) about to land, from a limited edition of 300, 2002 copyright, near mint. The type of airplane may be misidentified on the card; we believe it is an AN-24. $7.50 ar

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SIGI AIR CARGO COMPANY. Unused regular-size postcard showing its Antonov AN-12 aircraft (CCCP-11129) in the air in 1990, printed in Switzerland, near mint. Rare. $7.50 ar

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SP AIR. Unused continental post card showing its Ilyushin IL-18D (RA-75497) at Stuttgart in August 1994, published in the Czech Republic, near mint. $7.50 arw

SPECIAL CARGO AIRLINES. Unused continental postcard showing its Antonov AN-12 (RA-11321) on the ground, trivial wear at top edge, otherwise excellent condition. Rare. $7.50 ar

"Stenberg Bros. / Poster for film 'Springtime', 1927" color continental with writing on back, classic art for a Russian film. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (mpr)*#!^

"...St. Petersburg. St. Isaac's Cathedral" also captioned in Cyrillic, unused continental postcard, fresh appearance. $1.00 r

"...St. Petersburg, View at the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island" also captioned in Cyrillic, unused continental post card, fresh appearance. $1.00 r

"SW  HA ДHЪ-MAKCИMA ГOPbKOГO  11568" showing a young man playing his bayan (a Russian accordion) to entertain a young lady on a canal boat, unused real photo postcard with a slight curl, album marks at the corners, trivial corner wear. SW is the publisher. The view may recreate a moment in the wandering youth of Maxim Gorky--anyway, that is our best effort to interpret the caption. $15.00 mr

"…The Czar-Martyr Nicholas the III and the Royal Family, brutally killed / by bolsheviks in 1918" also captioned in Cyrillic, unused chrome postcard published by A. Yaremenko. $4.00

"THE PORTSMOUTH DRAMA / Pax Domini Vobiscum // THE CZAR THEODORE ROOSEVELT  THE MIKADO // WITTE  ROSEN KOMURA TAKAHIRA // U.S.S. Mayflower August 5 1905 // It is my earnest hope and prayer in the interest not only of these two great / Powers, but of all mankind, that a just and lasting peace may speedily be conducted between them." sepia-tone real photo post card mailed AUG 29 1905 at Ripley Ohio, stamp damaged, album toning, 4 tiny scrapes on front obscure nothing. This historic conference among those portrayed brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War later that year. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 jnrrh

TOM AVIA. Unused continental size color postcard showing its Antonov AN-2 (RA-40241 at Novosibirsk International Airport / Аэропóрт Толмачёво in June 2000, from a limited edition of 300, near mint. $7.50 a(p)ra

TRANS AERO-SAMARA. Unused continental size color post card showing its Antonov AN-12B (RA-11363) at Sharjah in February 1998, excellent condition. $5.00 a(p)rs

   
Two postcards showing Harbin (now in China) during the Russian administration (1898 - 1905): a Russian Orthodox church in black & white (shown left) & a street scene in sepia-tones including the large Churin & Matzuura stores. Both have captioning in Chinese & Cyrillic, but explanatory writing on back is penciled lightly in English. The divided backs of both are similar because they are from the same publisher, and in the same color--a pale red. Both say: 'CARTE POSTALE' at the top centers; 'Made in Japan' is vertically near the upper left edges; 'TRADE MARK' is separated by an eagle resting on a circle with letters inside at the lower left corner; 'Place Postage / Here' is at the top of the stamp boxes; 5 oriental characters are vertical near the right border. Both for $25.00 cr**

"UA0ALE" Turukhansk / Туруха́нск QSL card used 1988 by operator Georg, thin stock, good edges. $2.00 r

"UA0AZ" Krasnoyarsk / Красноярск QSL card with an inset showing the city's coat of arms used 1995 by operator Alexey G. Belyaev, excellent condition. $2.50 rh

"UA0KBL" Lavrentya Bay / Zaliv Lavrentiya / Залив Лаврентия QSL card with art (walrus & seal) suggesting its Arctic location, used 1988, attractive with good edges. $2.50 ra

"UA0KBX" Chukotka continental QSL card with attractive graphics, used 1990 by operator Gennady, excellent condition. $2.00 r

"UA0KCL" Pevek / Певек  (Magadanskaya Oblast) QSL card used 1988 by operator A. Yuri Lobatschev. The port of Pevek is above the Arctic Circle & is the northernmost town in Asia. $2.00 r

"UA0LFS" Vladivostok / Владивосток QSL card on thin stock used 1989 by operator Vlad Zhestkov, upper corners creased. $1.50 ra

"UA0MO" Vladivostok / Владивосток QSL card on brown paper used 1988 by operator Nick, good edges. $1.50 r

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"UA10IQ" continental Onega / Оне́га (Arkhangelsk Oblast) QSL card with art suggestive of the Arctic region, used 1990 by operator Yuri, scissor-cut top edge but not too wavy. $2.50 ra

"UA1-113-110" continental Archangel / Архáнгельск QSL viewcard with an autumnal forest scene on front, used 1988, trivial corner wear. $1.75 r. Similar, but 2 corners creased. $1.50 r NEW / NEU / NY

"UA1-120-277" continental Krasawino / Краса́вино QSL card with attractive artwork, used 1983, uneven scissors cut to the top, small bottom corner crease. $1.50 r

"UA1AJA" Chayko (near St.-Petersburg continental QSL card used 1992 by operator Andrey 'Andy' B. Ezhov, creased & bent along the top edge, tiny bottom corner crease. $1.50 r

"ua1bq" Leningrad QSL card used 1970, world map design with Soviet Union highlighted. $1.50 r

"UA1OT" Franz Josef Land (Arctic Ocean) QSL card used 1989 by operator Roman Bratchik, excellent condition. Bratchik is also a noted explorer of the Antarctic. $3.00 ar

"UA1QBL" continental Vologda / Вологда QSL postcard with of its Kremlin Square on the front side, used 1989 by operator Victor Kukushkin, minor wear at the bottom corners, bend near the top edge. $1.50 r

"UA1ZEE" colorful Shonguy / Шонгуй QSL card with polar star design on thin stock used 1992 by operator Ýohn, good edges. $2.50 r

'UA1ZEO" Murmansk / Му́рманск QSL card with coat of arms & attractive graphics, used 1986 by operator Konstantin N. Sazanov, excellent condition. $2.00 rh

"UA1ZFE" Murmansk / Му́рманск QSL card with attractive map background showing northern Russia, used 1988 by operator Serge Spiridonov, excellent condition. $2.00 rm

"UA1ZIW" Murmansk / Му́рманск QSL card used 1991 by operator Victor, a little ink smearing, tiny upper corner bend, minor wear to one bottom corner. $1.50 r

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"UA2·125·1096" Kaliningrad / Калининград QSL card with attractive graphics used 1989 by operator Alexey, 3 corners creased. $1.50 r

"UA2-125-1320" Kaliningrad / Калининград QSL postcard used 1991, scenic autumn view over one side, continental size. $2.00 r

"UA2AO" Kaliningrad shortwave (28 MHz) QSL card used 1991, good edges, fresh appearance. $2.75 r

"UA2FT" Polessk / Поле́сск QSL card used 1992 by operator Alexander Sizov, 2 small corner bends, overall fresh appearance. $1.50 r

"UA3-12754 / ... / Yuri Gagarin is a citizen of the USSR / having made the world's first manned / space flight on April 12, 1951." Kaluga Russia shortwave (14 mc) QSL card used 1970, space-related art & a small portrait of the astronaut. $3.00 sr

"UA3ABM" Moscow QSL card used 1992 by operator Nick Obyedkov, excellent condition. $1.50 r

"UA3AM" Moscow QSL card used 1948, sent to Detroit, 2 interesting Bureau markings on back. $2.00 r

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"UA3DMZ" Troitsk / Тро́ицк Chelyabinsk QSL card used 1990, hobby-related art, fresh appearance. $2.00 r

"UA3LAR" continental Vyazma / Вязьма QSL card used 1989, violet backstamp of the Diploma Interests Group Germany, tiny bottom corner crease. $1.50 r

"UA3XAV" continental QSL card used 1988 by operator Gennady 'Gene' Aleshaev, corners worn with small creases. $1.25 r

"UA4-156-113" Volgograd / Волгогра́д QSL card used 1991 by operator Eugene Sitnikov, excellent condition. $1.75 r

"UA4AQO" Volgograd / Волгогра́д QSL card with exceptionally attractive graphics, used 1988 by operator Serge Ignatenko, small bend to one corner, otherwise fresh. $1.75 r NEW / NEU / NY

"UA4PNF" continental Naberezhnye Chelny / Набережные Челны / Яр Чаллы QSL card with Kamas truck design used 1989 by operator Boris A. Rumyantsev, 3 corner creases (2 are long). $1.50 ra

"UA6IGD" near Elista (Republic of Kalmykia) QSL postcard used 1990, excellent condition. $2.50 r

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'ua6lu" Moscow QSL card used 1970, scenic view on front, long crease along upper edge, one corner bent, corner crease. $1.25 r

"UA9AO" continental Troitsk / Тро́ицк Chelyabinsk QSL card with art in green depicting local structures & referencing its founding in 1743, used 1991 by operator Mike J. Tsarev, 3 corners creased, the other corner with minor wear. $1.50 r

"UA9CGL" Sverdlovsk QSL card with peace dove & globe design, used 1989 by operator Vlad, good edges. $2.00 r

"UA9CM" Nizhny Tagil USSR QSL card on pebbled stock, used 1987 by operator Alexsej Riabchikov, excellent condition. $1.75 r

"UA9CVJ" Krasnoturinsk / Krasnoturyinsk / Краснотурьинск QSL card used 1988 by operator Valery. Unusual front pictures 3 Russian aviators in standing before an aircraft, commemorating a 50th anniversary of an event 18-20 June 1937, tiny upper corner bend. $4.75 r NEW / NEU / NY

"UA9FAR" continental Perm / Пермь QSL card used 1991 by operator Vlad (also AA7LN), excellent condition. $2.00 r

"UA9FHB" Perm / Пермь QSL card with quality multicolored art used 1988 by operator Alex, a few tiny spots of light toning near the back borders. $1.75 r

"UA9FLA" Perm / Пермь QSL card used 1988 by operator George, minor wear at 2 corners. $1.50 r

"UA9FMI" near-Perm QSL card with a rooftop view of the World Heritage Site Yaroslavl / Ярослáвль in color, used 1989 by operator Mike. $2.75 r

"UA9FZ" Perm / Пермь QSL card used 1986 by operator Igor, similar design both sides, good edges. $2.00 r NEW / NEU / NY

"UA9JH" continental Tyumen / Тюмень QSL card with multicolor art depicting the natural resources of the area such as oil & natural gas, used 1987 by operator Arkadiy Nizamov, small corner crease, other edge wear is minor. $1.75 ro

"UA9JH" continental Tyumen / Тюмень QSL card (different than the above) used 1999 by operator Arkadiy Nizamov, who is pictured on front with his equipment & awards, tiny corner crease, another corner with a tiny paper separation. $3.25 rg

"UA9JO" continental Antipaeta Russia QSL card with art depicting an Aeroflot  helicopter, used 1987 by operator Alex Borodulin, 2 very small creases at one bottom corner. $2.75 ra(p)

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"UA9KAT" Nadym / Нады́м QSL postcard with attractive graphics, used 1987, fairly fresh. $2.00 r

"UA9KCC" QSL postcard used 1989 by operator Yuri. $1.00 r

"UA9KEB" Labytnangi / Labitnangi / Лабытна́нги / лапыт нангк QSL card with technology symbols in a colorful design, used 1989 by operator Vale, good edges. $2.00. r

"UA9QBH" Shadrinsk / Шадринск QSL card with attractive hobby-related graphics, used 1989 by operator Vadim, long corner bend detectable from the back. $1.75 r

"UA9RE" Shadrinsk / Ша́дринск QSL card used 1986 by operator Mihail, tiny bottom corner crease, noticeable wear at the top edge & corners. $1.25 r

"UA9XJA" Vorkuta / Воркута́ club station QSL card used 1991 by operator Vitaly, very attractive, CSC award program explained on back in English. $2.50 r

"UA9YC" Biysk / Бийск (Altai Krai) QSL card with attractive globe design used 1989 by operator Vladimir Pakhorukov (ex UA9YAR), minor wear on one of the short edges. $1,75 r

"UB5-073-100" Moscow QSL postcard showing a farmer boy doll in a floppy hat, continental size, used 1970. $2.00

"UB5ZA" Moscow QSL post card showing 4 dolls in Russian national costumes, used 1972, wear at bottom 2 corners. $2.00 (dr)

"UC1LWN" Suzdal / Суздаль Russia QSL viewcard picturing the architecturally important Wooden Church of Saint Nicolas (built 1766 in Glotovo), tiny corner bump. $2.25 ra

"UdSSR. Leningrad. Metrostation. «Puschkinskaja" / ... / Vestibule of 'Pushkinskaya' Metro Station, / Leningrad. The U.S.S.R" also captioned in French & Russian, unused continental postcard on brownish paper, corner & edge wear. Russian subway stations are works of architectural art. Issued in 1958 in a printing of 25,000. $2.00 rs

"UF6-6033" continental Tbilisi / თბილისი shortwave (7 MC) QSL viewcard showing Red Square in Moscow, used 1961 by operator Viktor, 'VISIT THE USSR' airline advertising on the back, 2 tiny corner creases. Shown. $3.00 gr. Another with a horizontal-format view showing the Kremlin in Moscow, same year & operator, more corner & edge wear. $2.50 gr

"UF6CX" shortwave Yaroslavl / Ярославль Russia QSL viewcard with a panorama from the roof of the centrally located Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, a little wear along the upper edge includes a tiny corner crease. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site. $3.00 r

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UKVOZDUCHPUT. Continental card with 3 views in color on the front showing its Tupolev ANT-4 (CCCP 11291) cargo airplane & detailed information about it in Russian on the back, some neat writing on the back to add basic information in English. Hard to find! $7.50 a(p)r

UKVOZDUCHPUT. Continental card with 3 views in color on the front showing its Tupolev U-2 (CCCP 1866) training biplane & detailed information about it in Russian on the back, some neat writing on the back to add basic information in English. Hard to find! $7.50 a(p)r

Uncaptioned in English, unused Russian 60-let postal card with illustrations of various newspapers such as Pravda, one bent corner. $1.50 nr-r

URAL AVIALI. Unused continental post card from a photo credited to R. Roß, showing its Ilyushin IL-18 (RA-75497) parked, tiny upper corner bend, otherwise very fresh. $4.75 a(p)r

URAL AVIALI. Unused continental postcard printed in the Czech Republic, near mint. $7.50 a(p)r

"URAL / MOTO // UA0-154 - 1171" Irbit / Ирби́т QSL card with motorcycle racing design used 1988 by operator Alex, excellent condition. $3.00 mrr

"URSa 3-250" Moscow QSL card used 1948, sent to Ohio, color street scene over half the front, 2 corner creases, brownish paper. $2.50 r

"USSR baltic state steamship line -- Regular passenger / sailings -- Leningrad-London on turboelectric ship / 'Baltika" art on unused continental postcard, heavy creases detract, as is. The historic ship was once named Vyasheslav Molotov, prior to is 1957 - 1968 service from which this dates. The name of the owning company is more correctly the Baltic Shipping Company of Leningrad. $1.75 rs(o)

"US3·122·1754" continental Gorky / Nizhny Novgorod QSL card used 1988, noticeable corner wear, 3 tiny corner creases. $1.25 r

"Uv3cq" Moscow QSL card used 1972, small ink smear on front, small corner crease, one corner bent. $1.25 r

"UV6HX" Stavropol (Caucasus Zone 16) QSL card used 1988 by operator Mikl Petrov, small faint upper corner bend. $1.75 r

"UV9CC" Severouralsk / Североура́льск QSL card with attractive scenic line drawing used 1988 by operator Yuri A. Moskalenko, excellent condition. $2.00 r

"UW9TK" Orenburg QSL card used 1970, multicolor scenic art on front, corner crease, small corner crease, trivial edge wear. $1.50 r

"UZ0AB" continental Krasnoyarsk / Красноярск QSL card used 1989 by operator Alexey G. Belyaev, bottom corner with 2 small creases, noticeable edge wear & a pronounced curly to the paper. $1.00 r

"UZ0BWC" Arctica Cape Chelyuskin QSL card used 1988 by operator Oleg D. Fertov, artwork on front depicts the Arctic explorer Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel who was awarded 2 Orders of Lenin & many other honors. Good edges, very light back-to-front ink transfer from stacking does not detract. $5.00 rfa

"UZ3AYT" QSL card with attractive hobby-related art used 1988 by operator Serge, excellent condition. $2.00 r

"UZ9OWD" Novosibirsk / Новосибирск QSL card used 1988, excellent condition. $1.50 r

"Volga..." [caption transliterated] with a small boat & 2 men on shore nearby, black & white post card from booklet, unused, lightly toned back, 2 corners worn. $3.00 r

VOLGA-DNEPAR AIRLINES). Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-12 (CCCP-11746) parked at Düsseldorf in April 1992, near mint. $7.50 ar

VORONEZHAVIA. Unused continental postcard showing its Antonov AN-24 coming in over the trees at Moscow in 1998, short pen stroke on the back, otherwise excellent condition. $4.75 ar

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ZENIT. Continental color photo of its Antonov AN-12 (RA-11312) parked at Maastricht Aachen Airport in The Netherlands, good focus & composition. Rare. $5.00 arn

[Captioned entirely in Cyrillic] chrome post card showing round flying-saucer shaped building in Moscow lit attractive at night, where their circus performed, dated 1972 on back, unused, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.50 cr

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"762 - ESKIMOS OF ALASKA AND SIBERIA" a group of women onshore with a baby, kayak in the distance; unused divided back postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell, back paper browning evenly with age, minor corner rounding. $4.25 a(u)msi

"A place to find Comford(sic) Bathing beach / Siberia" with immersed bathers & bath house seen from a high vantage point, sepia-tone Azo real photo (triangles both ways) with slight oxidation, pencil writing on back will probably erase well, light toning both sides includes a small spot mostly in the upper front border. The edges are all straight but the postcard is imperfectly rectangular & the image is printed at a slight tilt to the borders. Obviously from the American Expeditionary Force there in World War I. $12.00 s

"Ch.-de-fer autour de Baïkal. / ... -- Station Baïkal" also captioned in Cyrillic, showing the railroad depot there; unused carte postale that is not as wide as it should be, trimmed but not by us. As is. $1.00 s

"Kazakh girl of Siberia" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965. Shown left. "Kazakh girl of Siberia" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1966. Shown right. $4.00 gets both. s

"Kazakhs in Siberia" showing a small group playing tubas, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1966 at Three Rivers Texas, minor corner & edge wear. $1.75 sk

NADYM AIRLINES (Russia). Unused continental post card showing its Ilyushin IL-18D (RA-74289) at Novosibirsk Siberia in June 2000, copyrighted limited edition of 300. Near mint. $7.50 as

"Siberia of old" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1966. Interesting! $2.00

"Siberia with flowers" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965. cancel ink on front $1.50

"Sourikow B. Jeux d'hiver en Siberie / No. 229" Wassili Sourikow painting of a man on horseback jumping a mound of snow, to the delight on onlookers; postcard with multilingual caption. Unused, but corners creased & rounded, as is. $3.75 sna

"UA0UF" continental Chita QSL card used 1988 by operator Vladimir (ex UA0UBC), long vertical crease, edge wear, 2 bent corners, as is. Map design shows the division of Eastern Siberia into various call signs.  $0.75 s

"UA9·158·457" Tomsk / Томск QSL card with attractive hobby-related graphics used 1988 by operator Vlad, good edges. $2.00 s

"UA9MAC" continental Omsk / Омск Siberia QSL card with attractive graphics used 1988 by operator Ven, tiny spot near callsign, otherwise very fresh. $1.50 s

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"UA9MCT" Omsk / Омск Siberia QSL card used 1987 by operator Anatoly, minor wear at one upper corner. $1.50 s

"UA9MU" Omsk / Омск Siberia QSL card used 1987 by operator Oleg V. Kushakov, 2 tiny corner bends, minor wear at the other corners. (2 available) $1.50 each, or both for $2.75 s

"UA9OFI" Novosibirsk / Новосибирск QSL card with peace & globe graphics used 1987 by operator Vlad, trivial wear at one corner, attractive overall. $1.75 s

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Airport" also captioned in Russian, unused continental post card issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.75 ba

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Baikal Hotel" also captioned in Russian, unused continental postcard issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.50 b

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "City Palace of Young Pioneers / and Schoolchildren" also captioned in Russian, unused continental post card issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.75 bc NEW / NEU / NY

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Komsomolskaya Square. / Monument to Fallen Buryat Soldiers / in the battles of the Great Patriotic War / Sculptor A. Timin, architect V. Belgaev" also captioned in Russian, unused continental postcard issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.75 bs

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Monument of V. I. Lenin in Soviets Square / Sculptors G. Neroda, Yu. Neroda, / architects A. Duskin, P. Zilberman" also captioned in Russian, unused continental post card issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.75 bs

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Monument of War and Labour Glory" also captioned in Russian, unused continental post card issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.50 b NEW / NEU / NY

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Monument to Fallen Fighters / for Communism / Architect A. Kotov" also captioned in Russian, unused continental postcard issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.75 ba

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "Pobeda Avenue" also captioned in Russian, unused continental postcard issued 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.50 b

ULAN-UDE (REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA). "The Great Merchants' Rows. / Architectural monument / of the early 19^th century / Architect A. Losev" also captioned in Russian, unused continental postcard issued in 1988, fresh appearance, good edges. $1.50 b NEW / NEU / NY

"UW9LA" Tyumen / Тюмень Siberia QSL card with quality cartoon art, used 1987 by operator Eugene Pimenov, excellent condition. $2.00 sa

"Vladivostok. No 10." street scene also captioned in Cyrillic, unused carte postale, light fingerprint toning on back, soft corners. $7.50 s

"With Kazakhs in Siberia" showing horses & their herdsman mounted on a camel, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1965 at Lyford Texas. $2.00 kr(s)h

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