2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 4

10 rubles 1854, Pick-A36, R-399. Fine-Very Fine.<p>A solid example of the type with only the expected folds and a couple of very light stains...

1 ruble 1855, Pick-A33, R-400. Very Good.<p>This note is typical of many of the other notes of this type in that it has some repair on the ba...

3 rubles 1855, Pick-A34, R-401. Fine-Very Fine.<p>A bright note with good color, but with tiny upper and lower right corner tears. No real p...

10 rubles, 1855, Pick-A36, R-403. Very Good.<p>Moderate back repairs and some edge roughness are found on this example, but it still shows re...

5 rubles 1855, Pick-A35, R-402. Fine.<p>A solid, damage-free example with light soiling on the back. A highly collectable note. Important n...

25 rubles 1855, Pick-A38, R-404. Fine.<p>This note has good color and is unrepaired, and a minor amount of roughness along the lower portion ...

1 ruble 1856, Pick-A33, R-407. About Fine.<p>A very respectable example of the type, with just a few small light stains on the back. No sign...

3 rubles 1856, Pick-A34, R-408. Very Good-Fine.<p>Typical of most of the notes from this section of the collection, this note has no serious ...

5 rubles 1856, Pick-A35, R-409. Very Fine.<p>Quite possibly the most attractive example of the type in the sale. It has excellent color and ...

10 rubles 1856, Pick-A36, R-410. Very Fine.<p>A nice note with good color and without repairs or stains. An altogether attractive example bu...

25 rubles 1856, Pick-A38, R-412. Fine.<p>A very exceptional note with eye appeal that is well beyond the technical grade. A genuinely attrac...

1 ruble 1857, Pick-A33, R-415. Very Good-Fine.<p>A very presentable example with no repairs, splits or tears. Some soil is visible on the ba...

3 rubles 1857, Pick-A34, R-416. Very Good.<p>A slightly lower grade example of this type, with some evidence of repair on the back and visibl...

5 rubles 1857, Pick-A35, R-417. Very Good-Fine.<p>Some small areas of repair and a couple of stains are visible on the front. A typical exam...

1 ruble 1858, Pick-A33, R-418. Good-Very Good.<p>Rather heavily repaired, with numerous edge nicks and holes along fold lines. Important not...

3 rubles 1858, Pick-A34, R-419. Good-Very Good.<p>A lower grade example of the type, this note has been rather heavily repaired and shows sta...

5 rubles 1858, Pick-A35, R-420. Very Good.<p>Moderate areas of repair and some age darkening are present, but this note would still constitut...

1 ruble 1859, Pick-A33, R-422. About Fine.<p>Another very respectable example of the type that does not quite reach the level of a number of ...

3 rubles 1859, Pick-A34, R-423. Fine-Very Fine.<p>One of the better examples of this type, the note is clean with good color and no defects s...

5 rubles 1859, Pick-A35, R-424. Good-Very Good.<p>A lower grade example of the type with rather heavy areas of repair and considerable staini...