Specialized Russia; U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
January 8-10, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #450 RUSSIA Air Post 1922 registered cover (opened for display), with 45r green on front and block of 15x10r black & brown (Scott's No.212) on back, paying the total rate of 195r from Moscow, 15.11.1922 to Berlin, with 21.11.22 Charlottenberg and Berlin transit and arrival pmks. The cover bears a bilingual endorsement "Mit Lufpost", also boxed handstamp plus Moscow registration label, fine cover, ex-Liphshutz  | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #451 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 10k on 5r, 15k on 1r and 20k on 10r inverted surcharges, set of three, used, signed Romeko, Brun, with Mikulski certificates for first and last and Dr.E. Diena cert. for 15k on 1r, v.f. and rare O | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #452 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 10k on 5r green, wide "5" variety, full margins all around, h.r., v.f., signed Soviet Phil. Assn. * | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #453 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 10k on 5r green, wide "5" variety, full margins all around, barest trace of a hinge, signed Calves, Soviet Phil Assn., etc., * | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #454 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 15k on 1r, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, with 2001 Raritan guarantee * | Unsold |
 | Lot #455 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 15k on 1r, surcharge inverted, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, otherwise v.f., rare, pencil signed ** | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #456 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Airships, imperforate singles, n.h., v.f. set of two, signed Stolow and Goznak ** | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #457 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Zeppelin, imperf. set of two, margins all around, some gum missing from hinge removal, v.f., signed Soviet Phil. Assn. (Mi.390-391C) * Catalog Value € 3,000 | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #458 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 unissued artist's die essay (73:112mm) showing an "airplane over industry", inscribed "air mail", descriptive tablet at bottom blank, fine and unique E | Unsold |
 | Lot #459 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 unissued artist's die essay (65:120mm) in black on gray, fine and unique E | Unsold |
 | Lot #460 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 50k gray blue (color error), n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #461 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 50k gray blue (color error), block of four, n.h., bottom pair with naturally irregular gum, excellent color and centering, v.f.  ** | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #462 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 15k gray black, perf. 10 1/2, l.h., fine example of this rare perforation, with 2000 Raritan guarantee (Mi.406C) * Catalog Value € 1,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #463 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 15k gray black, imperforate sheet margin single, hinge remnant, couple of natural yellow inclusion spots on gum only, fresh and v.f., signed Stolow etc., with 1983 Mikulski certificate. A rare stamp, only 100 printed (Mi.406U) * | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #464 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 North Pole (polar bear), imperf. set of four, blocks of four, each with one stamp l.h., balance n.h., some natural paper inclusions, v.f. */** | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #465 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 North Pole, perforated set of four, blocks of 15, cancelled to order (n.h.), fine-v.f., Catalog Value $ 2,400 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #466 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 International Polar Year, 50k perf. 12, 1r perf. 10 1/2, four sets, n.h., the latter with natural cracked gum, v.f., ** Catalog Value $ 400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #467 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 International Polar Year, 50k perf. 12, 1r perf. 10 1/2, blocks of four, n.h., the latter with natural cracked gum, v.f., **Catalog Value $ 400 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #468 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 International Polar Year, set of two, perf.12, blocks of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #469 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 International Polar Year, 50k carmine rose, left margin single, perf. 10 1/2, lightly hinged (slightly dried) with few natural gum creases. A v.f. example of this scarce stamp, considered to be one of the major rarities of the former Soviet Union (Mi.410B) * | Price Realized $26,000.00 |
 | Lot #470 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Stratosphere Balloon, set of three, l.h., fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #471 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Stratosphere Balloon, 5k ultramarine, horizontal pair imperf. between, used as always, v.f. and scarce variety, with 2002 Raritan guarantee (Mi.453UMs) O | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #472 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Stratosphere Balloon, 5k blue, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f., extremely rare O | Unsold |
 | Lot #473 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Civil Aviation, complete set, horizontal watermarks, sheet margin imperforate singles, h.r., v.f., extremely rare * | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #474 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Civil Aviation, unwatermarked, complete set, blocks of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., 50k with disturbed gum, fine-v.f. and rare set of blocks */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #475 RUSSIA Air Post 1934-44 Stratosphere disaster, both issues in blocks of four, with additional set of singles from the first set, cancelled to order (n.h.), also 1944 Issue, 21 sets including four sets of blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. **O | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #476 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 5k lilac brown, vertical watermark, imperforate sheet margin single, l.h. at top, v.f., signed Sanabria * | Unsold |
 | Lot #477 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k brown, vertical watermark, imperforate sheet margin single, h.r., v.f., rare * | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #478 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, complete set, hinged, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog Value $ 375 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #479 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, complete set, n.h. (15k l.h.), few minor wrinkles or ink offsets, fine-v.f. (Mi.499-508) */** Catalog Value € 850 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #480 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, complete set in horizontal or vertical pairs, n.h., occasional natural gum glazing, gum creases or skips, one 30k with a tiny inclusion, few perf. separations, fine-v.f. (Mi.499-508) ** Catalog Value € 1,700 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #481 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, smaller size, cplt set of perforated trial color proofs (red), each affixed on a bristol card, adhesive staining as often, other small faults, otherwise mostly fine-v.f., rare (Mi.499-508) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #482 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, smaller size, cplt set of perforated trial color proofs (green), each affixed on a bristol card, with adhesive staining as often, other small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare (Mi.499-508) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #483 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, smaller size, cplt set of perforated trial color proofs (violet brown), each affixed on a bristol card, with adhesive staining as often, other small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare (Mi.499-508) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #484 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, smaller size, cplt set of perforated trial color proofs (ultramarine), each affixed on a bristol card, with adhesive staining as often, other small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare (Mi.499-508) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #485 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, 1k-50k, smaller size, cplt set of perforated trial color proofs (black), each affixed on a bristol card, with adhesive staining as often, other small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare (Mi.499-508) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #486 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco surcharge, n.h., but dried gum, slight overall toning and minor crease, otherwise fine, signed Goznak, * Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #487 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 San Francisco Surcharge, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Goznak ** | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #488 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 San Francisco Surcharge, small "F" variety, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak * | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #489 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 San Francisco Surcharge, small "f" variety, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak ** | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #490 RUSSIA Air Post 1949 60k Plane Over Farm, variety imperf. at left, h.r., few creases, otherwise v.f. and rare * | Unsold |
 | Lot #2434 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Watermarked set of five, used on registered cover from Moscow 28.5.40, addressed to Riga, filing creases, otherwise fine-v.f., without arrival pmk, scarce set on one cover | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #2435 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin, complete set, l.h. or n.h. (incl. 30k, 40k, 50k), fresh, v.f., */** Catalog Value $ 375 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2436 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco surcharge, used in 1935 on registered and flown cover from Moscow to Paris, faint departure and arrival pmks, small piece of backflap missing, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #2437 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 San Francisco surcharge, vertical pair with sheet margin at right, bottom stamp small "f", stamps n.h. (bottom margin h.r.), v.f., signed Goznak. A rare positional item ** | Price Realized $29,000.00 |
