U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Specialized Russia
September 16-18, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2395 RUSSIA Air Post 1923 5r deep green, yellow paper, type II unissued wide "5", right sheet margin single, l.h. with natural inclusion at lower left, slight overall gum toning and natural gum creases, still a v.f. stamp, only one sheet of 25 (!) issued, signed Goznak, Raybaudi (Standard $90,000) * Catalog #C4a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2396 RUSSIA Air Post 1923 5r deep green, white paper, type II unissued wide "5", never hinged and post office fresh, without the usual creases which plague this issue, signed Goznak, also Diena, Sorani etc., with Mikulski cert. A rarity, only one sheet of 25 printed (Standard $90,000 for hinged) ** Catalog #C4a | Price Realized $75,000.00 |
 | Lot #2397 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 surcharges, set of blocks of four, used on large registered, flown cover from Moscow (19.5) to Paris, with appropriate markings and arrival pmk, cover folded (not affecting stamps), with additional faults and some toning, otherwise fine and scarce   Catalog #C6-9 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2398 RUSSIA Air Post 1923 10k on 5r (wide "5") variety, unused without gum, v.f. (*) Catalog #C7a | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #2399 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 10k on 5r (wide "5") variety, sheet margin single, usual gum creases, l.h., small stain at upper right, otherwise v.f., signed Goznak, Champion, * Catalog #C7a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2400 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 10k on 5r (wide "5") variety, lightly hinged (if at all, possibly a natural gum skip), absolutely flat gum, without the usual gum creases, v.f., signed Sorani, Goznak (twice), Diena etc., with Mikulski cert. * Catalog #C7a | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #2401 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 10k on 5r green type II, basic stamp wide "5", used, v.f., signed Krug, Ebnet, rare O Catalog #C7a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2402 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 surcharges, 10k on 5r green, 15k on 1r brown, 20k on 10r carmine, three diff., each with surcharge inverted, l.h. (if at all), signed W.Pohl, Buchsbayew (with cert) etc., v.f., rare * Catalog #C7b,8a,9a | Price Realized $32,500.00 |
 | Lot #2403 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 15k on 1r brown, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin etc. (Standard $2,500) * Catalog #C8a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2404 RUSSIA Air Post 1927 (14.10) registered and flown cover from Moscow to Berlin (15.10), franked with 3x10k and 15k, fine-v.f., signed Ebnet Catalog #C10-11 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #2405 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Airships, set of two perf. blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #C12-13 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #2406 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Graf Zeppelin, imperf. singles, set of two, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, Ebnet etc. (Standard $5,100) * Catalog #C12b-13b | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #2407 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Graf Zeppelin ("five years in four"), 40k and 80k imperf. singles, l.h., post office fresh, v.f., with Sismondo cert. (Standard $5,100) * Catalog #C12b-13b | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #2408 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Graf Zeppelin ("five years in four"), 40k and 80k imperf. singles, n.h. with natural gum skips, one with a tiny adhesion, post office fresh, v.f., signed Goznak (Standard $10,500) ** Catalog #C12b-13b | Unsold |
 | Lot #2409 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 80k red, imperf. single, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #C13b | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #2410 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 80k red, interesting pre-print variety showing plate flaws along the entire design, v.f. * Catalog #C13var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2411 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 Airships, imperf. set of five, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (15.5) to Amsterdam, with Berlin (16.5) arrival Catalog #C15-19 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2412 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 50k gray blue (error), n.h., v.f. (Standard $1,100) ** Catalog #C23a | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #2413 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 50k gray blue (error), six copies, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Standard $3,300) * Catalog #C23a | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #2414 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 15k gray black, perf. 10 1/2, h.r., overall gum toning, usual centering, fine and rare stamp, less than 900 printed (Standard $1,275) * Catalog #C25a | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2415 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 15k gray, imperforate horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., signed Stolow, with Mandrovski cert. A rare pair, only 100 imperf. stamps printed (Standard $8,300+ for two singles) * Catalog #C25c | Unsold |
 | Lot #2416 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 North Pole, perf. set of four, used on flown cover from Moscow (15.2.39) to Switzerland, fine and unusual usage on a non-Zeppelin mail, signed Mikulski Catalog #C30-33 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2417 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 Polar Year, cover and card from Franz Josef Land to Archangelsk to Berlin, fine-v.f. Catalog #C34-35 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2418 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 Polar Year, set of two used on cover from Franz Josef Land to Archangelsk and to Moscow, v.f., with appropriate markings Catalog #C34-35 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2419 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 Polar Year, large die proof/essay in black, unaccepted design as the inscription at lower right reads: "Vozdushnaya Pochta CCCP" (instead of "CCCP Avio-Ekspresss", v.f., one of only two known E Catalog #C35P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2420 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Stratostat Balloon, set of three, plus additional 20k, used on flown cover from Moscow (4.6.34) to Germany, left 20k with minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #C37-39 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #2421 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Stratostat Balloon, 5k brown, imperf. trial color proof, watermarked and gummed paper, slight gum toning, otherwise v.f. P Catalog #C37P | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #2422 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Civil Aviation, watermarked set of five, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (15.10.34) to Berlin, fine-v.f., with arrival cds Catalog #C40-44 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2423 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Civil Aviation, watermarked issue, 80k violet, perforated 10:13 3/4:13 3/4:13 3/4, sheet margin at top, cancelled Moscow 25.3., v.f. O Catalog #C44var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2424 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 Civil Aviation, unwatermarked set of five, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (14.9.34) to Berlin, couple of minor cover stains, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival cds Catalog #C45-49 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2425 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 5k Usyskin, perforated 14, vertical position of the watermark, block of four with sheet margin at right, never hinged, tiny natural gum adhesions at bottom, v.f., extremely rare multiple, especially on vertically watermarked paper **Catalog #C50a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2426 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 5k Usyskin, variety imperf. at bottom, v.f., extremely rare O Catalog #C50var | Price Realized $21,000.00 |
 | Lot #2427 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k ultramarine (Vasenko) imperforate trial color proof on watermarked and gummed paper, natural gum creases, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski P Catalog #C51P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2428 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k red lilac (Vasenko) imperforate trial color proof on watermarked and gummed paper, with red inscriptions on back in Cyrillic letters indicating that this color should be on the 5k value, v.f. P Catalog #C51P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2429 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k gray black (Vasenko) imperforate trial color proof on watermarked and gummed paper, v.f. P Catalog #C51P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2430 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k brown (Vasenko), perf. 14, cancelled to order (Kazan) as always, natural gum creases, v.f., rare and undercatalogued stamp (Standard $6,800) O Catalog #C51a | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #2431 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k red brown (Vasenko), variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., creased and with fingerprint impression in margin only, still v.f., extremely rare * Catalog #C51var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2432 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 10k red brown (Vasenko), variety imperf. at left, h.r., v.f., extremely rare * Catalog #C51var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2433 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 20k ultramarine (Fedosenko), perf. 14, never hinged, v.f., with Mandrovski cert. A rarity (Standard $26,000) ** Catalog #C52a | Price Realized $37,500.00 |
 | Lot #2434 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 20k ultramarine (Fedosenko), perf. 14:14:14:10, never hinged, v.f., with Mandrovski cert. One of only five (!) known ** Catalog #C52var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2435 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Airships (Lenin etc), complete set of five, n.h., v.f. (Standard $1,500) ** Catalog #C53-57 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2436 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Airships, cplt set, n.h. and post office fresh, n.h., v.f. (Standard $1,500) ** Catalog #C53-57 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2437 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, complete set of perforated trial color proofs, each reduced size, card mounted, some toning and minor discolorations, otherwise fine-v.f., rare P Catalog #C58-67P | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #2438 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, cplt set, n.h. and post office fresh, n.h., v.f. (Standard $4,000) ** Catalog #C58-67 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #2439 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco Flight, 1r on 10k surcharge, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak etc. * Catalog #C68 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2440 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco Flight, 1r on 10k surcharge, h.r., v.f., signed Mikulski etc. * Catalog #C68 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2441 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak etc. (Standard $1,050) * Catalog #C68 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2442 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (31.8) to Herrn J.Rosenberg in Berlin, with arrival pmk (2.9), v.f. While this stamp was prepared for exclusive use on mail carried on the special Air Flight from Moscow to San Francisco through the North Pole (by Levanevsky on August 2), some were used on commercial mail to Germany. A rare cover Catalog #C68 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2443 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, used on registered and flown ppc (Sigismund Levanevsky) from Moscow, via San Francisco, back to Moscow, with bilingual "Special Air Flight Moscow-San Francisco through the North Pole" cachets, with New York and San Francisco transits, also Moscow 8.10.35 arrival pmks, card and stamp creased (covered with pen mark), otherwise v.f., signed Arthur Falk. Three Soviet fliers, Sigismund Levanevsky, George Baidukov and Victor Levchenko, took off from Schlovsky Military Airport near Moscow in the red-winged Soviet monoplane "O 25" at 6:30 A.M. on a 6,000 mile non-stop flight to San Francisco, via the North Pole. Flying over Siberia and 700 miles across the Arctic Ocean, the plane developed problems, and on radio instructions, the fliers returned to their base. An unusual card, making round trip from Moscow, via San Francisco and New York Catalog #C68 | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
 | Lot #2444 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco Flight surcharge, block of four, both bottom stamps small Cyrillic "f" in "San Francisco", hinged, slight toning, mostly at top otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski *Catalog #C68,68b | Price Realized $32,500.00 |
 | Lot #2445 RUSSIA Air Post 1937 Airplanes, 10k, 30k, 40k, 50k and 80k, five different imperforate singles, all with adequate margins, n.h., occasional slight creasing, v.f. and incredibly rare assemble, first four with Mandrovski certificates ** Catalog #C69a,71,72,73,74var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2446 RUSSIA Air Post 1939 Aviation Day overprints, complete set tied by 18.8.39 cds on registered cover to Leningrad, some toning, otherwise fine, with 20.8.39 arrival pmk Catalog #C76-76D | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #2447 RUSSIA Air Post 1949 60k red brown, variety imperf. at left, n.h., gum creases and wrinkles, otherwise v.f. ** Catalog #C84var | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2448 RUSSIA Air Post 1955 North Pole overprints, 1r and 2r vertical blocks of six, each with a missing dash variety, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #C95-96,var | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
