S. Shtern Collection of Soviet Union
October 29-30, 2008

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Lot #


Unsold
Lot #1
RUSSIA used on the day of the Revolution
1917 (25.10) registered cover from Moscow to Petrograd, franked with a combination of Imperial stamps paying 36k (just 1k over the required 35k rate), small defects and backflap missing, otherwise fine-v.f. A significant historical item used on the day of the Great October Revolution (25th October), without arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$10,500.00

Lot #2
RUSSIA
1917 (21.10) registered cover from Yekaterinoslav to Moscow, franked on back with a combination of Imperial stamps paying proper rate of 35k, some stains, otherwise fine, with 24.10.17 (eve of the October Revolution) arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #3
RUSSIA
1918-22 Imperial stamps used in RSFSR, selection of nine covers and cards, variety of frankings and rates including diagonal half of 10r used locally in Odessa (4.4.21), also a few unused stamps, all with significant shifts of center, fine-v.f.
Envelope **
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #4
RUSSIA
1918 (19.7) locally addressed cover (opened for display, one of the side-flaps missing) franked with Imperial 1k imperf., Romanov Issue adhesives and 2x1k semi-postals, paying a total of 30k, with a Moscow Postage Due oval handstamp and "40" initial charge cancelled. As this is late usage of the imperial stamps, the franking could have been unrecognized and charged postage due in error, interesting item
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #5
RUSSIA
1918 (20.2) registered cover from Vladivostok to Petrograd, franked on both sides with Imperial semi-postals incl. 2 each 1k, 3k and 10k, also 7, paying the appropriate 35k rate. Some overall toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with 10.3.18 arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #6
RUSSIA
1918 (23.2) registered cover from Petrograd to United States, franked with 3k, 10k, 15k and 20k, plus 1k and 2k surcharges, all "money stamps", paying 51k (rate was 50k), with New York and Omaha (Nebraska) arrival pmks, opened by Russian and U.S. censors, with appropriate tapes on both sides, filing creases and cover faults, otherwise fine, late usage of the currency stamps to a foreign destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #7
RUSSIA
1919 1r orange and black, selection of imperf. varieties incl. double center, double impression, inverted center, center omitted, double impression with center inverted, also shifts, defective frame etc., v.f.
Box ***
Catalog #PB 4var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #8
RUSSIA
1919 1r orange and black, three imperf. horizontal pairs, all proofs on gummed paper, two with black background, one shifted, another with green background, v.f.
P
Catalog #PB 7P
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #9
RUSSIA
1919 3.50r lilac and green, imperf. bottom right corner margin horizontal pair, n.h., fresh and v.f.,
**
Catalog #PB08
Catalog Value $ 5,830
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #10
RUSSIA
1919 7r green and pink, imperf. right margin horizontal pair, n.h., fresh and v.f.,
**
Catalog #PB09
Catalog Value $ 4,580
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #11
RSFSR Essays of unissued designs
1917 10+5k dull blue, unissued design showing hand with sword, die essay on wove paper, v.f., extremely rare
E
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #12
RSFSR Essays of unissued designs
1917 5r double-headed Eagle, large die essay in blue (90mm:120mm) on white chalky paper, inscribed "Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood", some faint hinge stains on reverse, v.f. and rare early RSFSR essay
E
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #13
RSFSR Essays of unissued designs
1918 the legendary Nathan Altman imperforate sheetlet of 12, including 50k, 1r, 2r, 3, 4r, 5r, 10r, 20r, 30r, 40r, plus two with non-denominated values, four different designs including "Plough", "Hammer and Anvil", "Stalks and Sickle" and "Industrial Landscape", all in black, signed and dated "not accepted 21/8" in reverse by A. Musatov (People's Post Commissar), some adhesions and paper defects (having been removed from a gray presentation card) on back, little ageing, otherwise fine and extremely rare RSFSR essay, one of only 3 (!) known, ex-Liphschutz collection
Box E
Price Realized
$50,000.00

Lot #14
RSFSR Essays of unissued designs
1918 unaccepted designs (probably prepared in 1920), two perforated 5r essays in violet and olive green, background contains star with sickle and hammer, "Pochta-Mapka" and RSFSR fully spelled out, unused, some toning, otherwise fine and rare
E
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #15
RSFSR Essays of unissued designs
1918 unaccepted designs (probably prepared in 1920) two perforated 20r essays in carmine and black, star with sickle and hammer in background, RSFSR fully spelled out, some toning, otherwise fine and rare
E
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #16
RSFSR Essays of unissued designs
1920 unaccepted designs, sheetlet (165mm:102mm) containing 100r Lunacharsky (Education Commissar) and 100r Soviet Star with sickle & hammer, both in yellow and violet, affixed on back of advertising card, two archival punches at left, some minor overall ageing, fine and extremely rare bicolor essay
E
Price Realized
$17,000.00

Lot #17
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 20k olive green, unissued value and color, perforated and gummed sheetlet with vertical lozenges, fresh and v.f.
E
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #18
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k and 70k sheets of 100, folded between stamps, with various plate flaws noted and identified, also an additional selection of plate flaws of the 70k value, all written up on pages, fine-v.f. and useful study group
Box ***
Catalog #1-2
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #19
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue and 70k red brown, used in combination with Imperial stamps incl. imperf. 1k (5), 15k (6), 20k (6), perf. 10k, 15k, 50k, plus Postal Savings stamps 1k (5), paying the proper 4r rate on both sides of a registered cover (opened for display) from Rybinsk 10.11.19 to Cherepovets, with 14.11.19 arrival pmk, cover with some paper strengthening and closed tears, fine and remarkable combination
Envelope
Catalog #1-2
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #20
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, five distinct color shades, including two heavily over-inked, partially covering engraver's initials, another without lozenges, also a misperforated variety, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #21
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k gray blue, vertical pair with displaced horizontal perforations, shifted to bottom right, fine
*
Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #22
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, horizontal pair, with full offset on reverse, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #23
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, imperf. single, large margins all around, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
**
Catalog #1var
Catalog Value $ 1,060
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #24
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, imperf. right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
**
Catalog #1var
Catalog Value $ 1,050
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #25
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, imperforate vertical pair, with displaced horizontal perforations shifted upwards, top stamp l.h., v.f. A striking and rare variety
*
Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #26
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, used in combination with Imperial 20k on registered cover used locally in Petrograd 14.11.18, with Azov-Don Commercial Bank handstamp and private registration handstamp, also on reverse "received registered", as well as 15.11.18 arrival pmks. An additional label (leaving a residue) removed at left, which could have shed additional light as to the reason for overpayment (55k instead of 40k), possibly attributed to the private delivery service used by commercial establishments (banks in particular) at that time
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #27
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, used on revalued Ukrainian postal card, registered from Kiev, 12.8.19 to Moscow, with 18.8.19 arrival pmk, v.f., signed Mikulski
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #28
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 35k dark blue, used on a registered card from Riga 26.2.19 to Moscow, with 3.3.19 arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #29
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 70k red brown, irregular block of five used together with Imperial 50k Arms (correct 4r intercity rate) on back of a small registered letter from Orenburg, 20.11.19 to Moscow, with 12.12.19 arrival cds, fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #30
RSFSR 1918 Chainbreakers Issue
1918 70k red brown, single franking on back of a local Petrograd 16.4.19 cover, with National Bank of the Russian Republic handstamp and private arrival datestamp of 17 April, 1919, stamp defective, cover opened on both sides, rare item, probably used by private delivery service used by commercial establishments (banks in particular) at that time
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #31
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 100r olive green, 100r slate blue, unaccepted designs, two sheet margin imperf. essays on thin and thick card, each with inscription "Workers of the world unite", fine-v.f. This design was allegedly rejected because of resemblance to the Christ Figure
E
Catalog #NP26
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #32
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 2,000r red, unissued design, imperf. essay on ungummed yellowish paper, full margins all around, minor and natural paper creases, v.f., with 1998 Mandrovsky cert. Only 50 were printed, few known to exist
E
Catalog #NP27
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #33
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 (11.8.21) large registered cover from Moscow to Bryansk franked with blocks of four of 1r orange, 2r red brown, 5r blue, 40r gray green, plus a single 20r ultramarine (pelure paper), paying 212r, with 20.8.21 arrival pmk on back, some aging and cover flaws, otherwise fine and remarkable cover, franked with the first definitive set of RSFSR. These stamps were issued on August 10th and were in circulation until 14 August. A great rarity, with Mandrovsky cert.
Envelope
Catalog #3-7
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #34
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 selection of various used 21.12.21 on registered cover (actually imperf. sheet of 50x1r Arms folded and used as an envelope, with address applied on the sheet margin portion) from Kharkov to Baku, with additional Imperial franking on back, some wear and tear, incredibly rare usage of postage stamps as entire, with 9.1.22 arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #3-7, 9-12
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #35
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 2r brown, double impression, top sheet margin single, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #4var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #36
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 5r black, imperf. left sheet margin proof on gummed paper (l.h.), v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #5P
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #37
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 20r blue, double impression, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, v.f.,
**
Catalog #6Ta
Catalog Value $ 330
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #38
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 20r blue, variety with spectacular pre-print paper fold, v.f., unusual
*
Catalog #6var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #39
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 100r orange, double impression, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #8Ta
Catalog Value $ 270
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #40
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 200r brown, 200r olive brown on pelure paper, each with double impression, l.h., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #9var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #41
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 200r red brown, triple impression, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, v.f., rare
**
Catalog #9var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #42
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 250r black, imperf. right corner sheet margin proof on gummed paper (l.h.), v.f., signed Mikulski
P
Catalog #10P
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #43
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 250r double impression, violet and green, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f.,
**
Catalog #10Tb
Catalog Value $ 800
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #44
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 300r green, double impression, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #11var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #45
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 1,000r red, double impression, one inverted, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #13var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #46
RSFSR 1921 First Definitives
1921 1,000r red, chalky paper, double impression, one inverted, n.h., creases, otherwise v.f., rare
**
Catalog #13var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #47
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250+2,250r set of three gutter sheetlets of eight, also 2250r blue regular block of ten, n.h., folded in gutter or between stamps, some natural gum skips mostly in margins, 2250r blue with natural gum loss affecting bottom stamps, still fine-v.f. and rare
Box **
Catalog #18-21
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #48
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250+2,250r three different used with additional franking including subsequent issue surcharges and definitives, affixed on both sides of a registered cover (paying a total of 30,200r) from Rostov (1.3.22) to Petrograd, with 7.3.22 arrival pmks, some commercial wear and tear, fine cover
Envelope
Catalog #18-20
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #49
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250r brown, double impression, further variety natural diagonal pre-print paper crease, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #18Ta
Catalog Value $ 415
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #50
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250r green, pelure paper, two copies, one slightly toned, also 2,250r red, pelure paper and chalky paper, two of each, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #19-20bl,20bx
Catalog Value $ 890
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #51
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250r deep red, also 2,250r green, used with additional franking including subsequent issue surcharges, definitives and Russian Imperial stamps, affixed on both sides of a registered cover from Petrograd (18.5.22) to Schlisselburg Gun Powder Factory, with 19.5.22 arrival pmks, some commercial wear and tear, fine and late usage
Envelope
Catalog #19,20
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #52
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250r deep red, also 2,250r green, used locally in Moscow (23.6.22) with additional franking on picture ppc, with oval "Postage Due" handstamp initially applied, but cancelled, as the franking of 20,500r was sufficient and additional fees were due
Envelope
Catalog #19,20
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #53
RSFSR 1921 Volga Famine Relief
1921 2,250r deep red, used with additional franking including subsequent issue surcharges, definitives (1000r faulty), Russian Imperial stamps and postal fiscals, affixed on both sides of a registered money (200r) letter (paying a total of 23,075r) from Moscow (2.6.22) to Novocherkassk, with 7.6.22 arrival pmks, some commercial wear and tear, wax seal removed, fine cover
Envelope
Catalog #20
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #54
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 surcharges, complete set of six tied by Moscow cancels on locally addressed cover, some faint cover toning, fine-v.f.
Envelope **
Catalog #22-27
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #55
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 complete set of six inverted surcharges, two l.h., balance n.h., fine-v.f., seldom offered together
***
Catalog #22-27Ta
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #56
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 100p+100p on 70k, block of four, top left stamp with "100p+p100" variety, h.r., v.f., rare in blocks
Box *
Catalog #23Ka
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #57
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 100p+100p on 70k, black surcharge doubled and shifted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #23var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #58
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 250p+250p on 35k, black and orange surcharges shifted, horizontal pairs, n.h., also red surcharge shifted, single, h.r., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #25-27var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #59
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 250p+250p on 35k, black surcharge inverted and partially printed on folded over selvage, h.r., v.f. and striking variety
*
Catalog #25Ta
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #60
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 250p+250p on 35k, black surcharge inverted, showing additional vertical line before second "250p" variety, n.h., tiny toned spot on gum, v.f., signed Goznak
**
Catalog #25Ta
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #61
RSFSR 1922 Volga Famine Relief
1922 250p+250p on 35k, double surcharge in red and orange variety, n.h., v.f., very rare,
**
Catalog #27Tr
Catalog Value $ 3,750
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #62
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 10,000r on 40r type II., with periods after P.C.F.C.P., two copies, one with carmine surcharge, n.h., the former unused (regummed), fine-v.f.,
**(*)
Catalog #33II,33IIA
Catalog Value $ 675
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #63
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 10,000r on 40r slate (type II), red surcharge shifted to bottom, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #33IITa
Catalog Value $ 190
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #64
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 5,000r on 2r olive brown, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #35a
Catalog Value $ 190
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #65
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 5,000r on 20r blue, regular and pelure paper varieties, each with black surcharge inverted, l.h., the latter slightly trimmed, otherwise v.f.,
*
Catalog #37Ta,37BPTa
Catalog Value $ 290
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #66
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 5,000r on 20r blue, black surcharge double (one diagonal) variety, vertical pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #37var
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #67
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 10,000r on 40r slate (type I), black surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #38ITa
Catalog Value $ 230
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #68
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 1,0000r (instead of 10,000r) in black on 40r (type I), l.h., v.f., signed Goznak. A rare stamp
*
Catalog #39IIvar
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #69
RSFSR 1922 Surcharges
1922 1,0000r (instead of 10,000r) in black on 40r slate, shift of surcharge resulting in incomplete "p." at bottom, h.r., creases, otherwise v.f., signed Goznak
*
Catalog #39IIvar
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #70
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 5,000r violet, imperf. bottom sheet margin proof on unwatermarked paper, n.h., natural inclusion, v.f.
P
Catalog #40P
Catalog Value $ 625
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #71
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 5,000r blue, imperf. trial color proof on watermarked paper, l.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #40P
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #72
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r blue, double impression, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #41ITa
Catalog Value $ 205
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #73
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r blue, horizontal watermark, gutter tete-beche block of four with sheet margin, never hinged and post office fresh, folded twice (vertically) in gutter, just touching two stamps in margin, otherwise v.f. These stamps were printed in large gutter panes and cut along the gutters by the postmasters. They were not sold in philatelic shops and only a handful of tete-beche pairs survive. This is believed to be the only known gutter tete-beche block of four. A fabulous rarity from RSFSR
Box **
Catalog #41var
Price Realized
$130,000.00

Lot #74
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 registered cover from Archangelsk (4.422) to Moscow (actually a turned and re-used envelope), franked with 7,500r blue and 22,500r violet, some cover defects and toning, otherwise fine, with 9.4.22 arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #41,44
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #75
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 10,000r blue, imperf. proof on gummed, unwatermarked paper, l.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #43P
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #76
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r on 250r violet, inverted surcharges (six, including one in blue, two on pelure paper), also horizontal surcharge (five, one on pelure paper), mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
***
Catalog #45-47,var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #77
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r on 250r violet, two horizontal pairs, one only partially surcharged on reverse with single "7500" reading down, another without surcharge at left and partially displaced on back, due to a pre-print crease, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #45var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #78
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r on 250r violet, four singles, three different paper varieties, each with black surcharge inverted, plus another on wove paper, double surcharge, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #45var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #79
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r on 250r violet, double surcharge, one displaced horizontally, complete pane of 25, n.h., v.f., spectacular
Box **
Catalog #45var
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #80
RSFSR 1922 Definitives
1922 7,500r on 250r violet, single and gutter block of six, paying 52,500r on back of cover from Imkumsk 5.5.22 to Moscow, with 10.5. 22 arrival, cover reduced at top, initial "postage due" handstamp cancelled, fine
Box Envelope
Catalog #45var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #81
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 1k-10k, complete set of six, 1k imperf n.h., others l.h., fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #48-53
Catalog Value $ 1,990
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #82
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 overprint reading upwards, complete set of six, 5k and 10k l.h., balance n.h., v.f., signed Goznak etc.,
***
Catalog #48-53var
Catalog Value $ 11,660
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #83
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 1k orange, imperf. single, first printing, variety overprinted on reverse only, n.h., natural vertical paper crease, otherwise v.f., only one sheet of 25 printed, with 2005 Mandrovsky cert.
**
Catalog #48var
Price Realized
$15,000.00

Lot #84
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 1k orange, imperf. top margin single, variety overprint shifted and showing date above "RSFSR", n.h., v.f. and rare as most likely only one sheet was so printed, signed Goznak
**
Catalog #48var
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #85
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 Philately For Children, perforated set of five (1k with a significant shift of the overprint) tied by First Day Cancels on overprinted Imperial 14k postal stationery entire, used locally in Moscow, faint cover stains at lower right, still v.f., signed Romeko
Envelope
Catalog #49-53
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #86
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 1k orange (perf.) and 2k green, each without "-" between "8" and "22", also 5k with narrow "8" variety, n.h., v.f., first one signed Goznak
**
Catalog #49-51var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #87
RSFSR 1922 Philately for the Children
1922 1k orange, major error overprint inverted and struck diagonally, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare variety, only a few known to exist, ex-Liphschutz, illustrated in "Pochtowyje Marki CCCP" (page 49)
**
Catalog #49var
Price Realized
$21,000.00

Lot #88
RSFSR 1922 100,000r on 250r
1922 100,000r on 250r violet, selection of eight stamps and cover, with different paper varieties, inverted surcharge (chalky paper), cover with two pairs used from Vologda (26.12.22) to Moscow, fine-v.f.
Envelope *
Catalog #54
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #89
RSFSR 1922 Famine Relief
1922 25r (20+5) Ship, plate proof in sky blue, on thick cartridge paper, minor spots on face, otherwise v.f., rare
P
Catalog #55P
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #90
RSFSR 1922 Famine Relief
1922 25r ship, horizontal gutter pair, also a block of four with a significant pre-print paper fold, plus 25r train, vertical block of six, one stamp with "PGFCP" instead of "PCFCP" plate flaw, also vertical gutter pair, little toning, otherwise v.f.
Box *
Catalog #55var,56Ka
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #91
RSFSR 1922 Famine Relief
1922 25r (20+5) Airplane and 25r (20+5) Postal Truck, used on back of commercial cover, paying proper 40r rate from Moscow 14.12.22 to Kiev, v.f., with 16.12.22 arrival cds, fine
Envelope
Catalog #57,58
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #92
RSFSR 1922 Famine Relief
1922 25r (20+5) Airplane and 25r (20+5) Ship, used in combination with 10r definitive, paying 50r rate on a political ppc from Petrograd 17.2.23 to Moscow, some staining at tear at right, fine appearance, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #57,58
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #93
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 large handpainted sketch (116:114mm) on card, with simulated perforations and "Breaking the Chains", various colors, by artist Spiridonov, v.f., possibly unique
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Price Realized
$10,500.00

Lot #94
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 5r with yellow groundwork shifted, another with full offset on back, also 10r without black groundwork, another variety with black dot after "10", plus 45 with full black offset on back, some creases, mostly fine
***
Catalog #59,60var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #95
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 5r yellow and black, double impression of the black groundwork, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #59TA
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #96
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 10r-45r used with additional franking (paying 6.07r instead of 6r) on postal card from Kiev 12.5.23 to Hamburg, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #60-63
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #97
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 10r brown and black, double impression, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #60var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #98
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 10r brown and black, double impression, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #60TA
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #99
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 10r black & brown, background shifted, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #60var
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #100
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 25r black & violet, variety with background shifted, also another with background inverted, the latter h.r., v.f., rare
***
Catalog #61var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #101
RSFSR 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution
1922 45r blue and black, thin paper, top right margin block of four, n.h., few creases, otherwise v.f., catalogue value for singles,
Box **
Catalog #63BP
Catalog Value $ 1,100
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #102
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 10r on 15k brown and violet blue, imperf. top margin single, l.h., v.f. unissued value, with 2004 Mandrovsky cert. This is by far the rarest item of this complicated issue
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Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #103
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 balance of the collection on seven pages, with perf. & imperf. panes of 25, different inverted, double or missing surcharges, one proof on card, also blocks of four and larger, pairs, gutter blocks, plus four covers, some reference items, mostly fine-v.f.
Box Envelope *
Catalog #65/86
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #104
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 5r on 20k, surcharge inverted, both Typographed and Lithographed, l.h., also 5r on 20k Typo, horizontal pair with background double and shifted, n.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #65Ta,74Ta
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #105
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 40r on 15k and 200r on 15k (Typographed), each with double impression, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Goznak
*
Catalog #68-69TB
Catalog Value $ 270
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #106
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 20r on 15k, surcharge inverted, corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #75var
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #107
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 40r on 15k, Lithographed, left margin vertical strip of three, with design omitted from the top stamp and partially omitted from the middle stamp, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety
**
Catalog #78var
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #108
RSFSR 1922 Star Surcharges
1922 20r on 15k brown and violet blue, imperf. single, bottom sheet margin single, position 44, very lightly hinged, v.f., signed Mikulski, with a photocopy of his certificate,
*
Catalog #81
Catalog Value $ 12,500
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #109
RSFSR 1922-23 Definitives - Workers and Soldiers Issue
1922 3r worker, imperf. proof in blue, left sheet margin block of four, also corner margin single on cream paper, all n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #87P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #110
RSFSR 1922-23 Definitives - Workers and Soldiers Issue
1922 3r Worker, 3r blue. imperf. right sheet margin pane of 25, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #87P
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #111
RSFSR 1922-23 Definitives - Workers and Soldiers Issue
1922 25r Red Army Soldier, three imperf. proofs in brown, purple and dark red, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #88P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #112
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 selection of bronze and gold overprints, including 1r+1r on 10r surcharged in bronze, two surcharged in gold, also 2r+2r on 250r pelure paper (2), l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #95-98
Catalog Value $ 800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #113
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 selection of four different, also three additional copies, including pelure paper, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #96-98
Catalog Value $ 1,375
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #114
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 1r+1r red surcharge, proof on cream paper (tiny thin away from the design), also 1p+1p red surcharge on 10r, l.h., v.f., the latter signed Goznak
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Catalog #95P
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #115
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 1r+1r on 10r, gold surcharge, 2r+2r on 250r and 4r+4r on 5000r, bronze surcharges, all on devalued 4k postal card registered locally in Moscow, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #96-98
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #116
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 1r+1r on 10r, gold surcharge, 2r+2r on 250r (2) and 4r+4r on 5000r, bronze surcharges, all on registered cover used locally in Moscow, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #96-98
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #117
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 1r+1r on 10r, gold surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #96ITa
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #118
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 4r+4r bronze surcharge on 5,000r, spaced "1 923" variety, used in combination with 1p+1p on 10r gold surcharge and 2p+2p on 250r bronze surcharge, on locally addressed First Day Cover (May 1), with arrival (May 2) on reverse, v.f. and rare example of this variety on cover, with 2003 Mandrovsky cert.
Envelope
Catalog #96-97,98Ka
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #119
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 Philately for Labor, 2r+2r on 250r pelure paper, gold surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #97bPTa
Catalog Value $ 375
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #120
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 Philately for Labor, 4r+4r on 5000r, bronze surcharge, left margin vertical pair, bottom stamp with space between "1" and "9" variety, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #98Ka
Catalog Value $ 1,165
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #121
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 Philately for Labor, 4r+4r on 5000r, proof of the surcharge in red, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #99P
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #122
RSFSR 1923 Philately for Labor
1923 Philately for Labor, 4r+4r on 5000r, silver surcharge, left margin se-tenant vertical pair, bottom stamp spaced "1 923", l.h., v.f. and rare se-tenant pair, with Buchsbayew cert. (catalogue value for singles),
*
Catalog #99,99Ka
Catalog Value $ 5,625
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #123
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 5r blue, 10r gray green and 20r lilac, each with double impression 10r l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f.
***
Catalog #102-104Ta
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #124
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 20r Red Army Soldier, two perforated proofs, one gray, another dark violet, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #104P
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #125
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 20r Red Army Soldier, two perforated and gummed trial color proofs in black and in violet, n.h., one creased, otherwise fine-v.f.
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Catalog #104P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #126
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 20r Red Army Soldier, two imperf. proofs, one dark violet (sheet margin single), other red violet, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #113P,0113
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #127
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 3r red, imperf. bottom right corner margin single, double impression, one inverted, h.r., v.f. and rare unlisted variety
*
Catalog #109var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #128
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 3r carmine, imperf. single, printed on both sides, v.f., extremely rare
*
Catalog #109var
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #129
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 4r brown, imperf. bottom margin horizontal pair, double impression, additionally shifted downwards, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #110var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #130
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 20r lilac, imperf. left sheet margin horizontal strip of three, overprinted "Obrazets" in red, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f.
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Catalog #0113S
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #131
RSFSR 1923 Definitives
1923 20r lilac, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, with part inscription, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #0113
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #132
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r green (1), 6,000r (vertical pair) and 2,000r rose, vertical se-tenant, gutter/couche strip of four, apparently representing the 6th-9th rows of the plate, also vertical se-tenant/couche pair of 2,000r rose and 4,000r rose, from the 11th and 12th rows. The configuration of these stamps confirms that all four stamps were printed together (rows 1-2 12x4,000r rose; rows 3-5 9x2,000r rose; rows 6-7 14x6,000r green, rows 8-13 9x2,000r green). There are folds between the stamps which are all unused, without gum as issued. This is a sensational highlight of the RSFSR collection, quite possibly unique
(*)
Catalog #CB1-4
Price Realized
$170,000.00

Lot #133
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r green, double impression, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #CB1Ta
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #134
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r dark green, double impression, unused without gum as issued, faint corner crease, otherwise v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #CB1Ta
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #135
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r green, double impression, printed on back of the cigarette company paper, v.f. and striking
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Catalog #CB1Tb
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #136
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r green, used with additional franking (totaling 28,850r, but top 2x1,000r trimmed off) on coverback, all cancelled by 4.11.22 pmks, fine-v.f., with partial Baku arrival pmk, signed Mikulski
Catalog #CB1
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #137
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r rose, triple impression, unused without gum as issued, some slight green offsets, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #CB2Tb
Catalog Value $ 580
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #138
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 2,000r rose, used with additional 6k franking (made up of Imperial 3x2k green) on back of a registered cover from Novocherkassk 27.4.22 to Germany (addressed to the Dr. Brender of the Central Help Committee), with Moscow 2.5.22 transit and Berlin 9.5.22 arrival pmks, some minor edge toning and cover wear, fine and rare commercial usage
Envelope
Catalog #CB2
Price Realized
$12,500.00

Lot #139
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 4,000r rose (triangle), triple impression, unused without gum as issued, vertical crease, otherwise fine,
(*)
Catalog #CB3Tb
Catalog Value $ 580
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #140
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 6,000r green, triple impression, bottom margin single, unused without gum as issued, v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #CB4Tb
Catalog Value $ 580
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #141
RSFSR Rostov-on-Don Hunger Relief - Special Issue
1922 6,000r green, triple impression, on cigarette paper, without gum as issued, v.f.,
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Catalog #CB4Tb
Catalog Value $ 580
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #142
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 12r on 2.25r, types I, II and III, first and last n.h., type II l.h., v.f., signed Goznak
***
Catalog #CB5
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #143
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 12r on 2.25k, seven stamps including type I (3), type II (2), type III and type IV, mostly l.h., two with sheet margin, some creases, generally fine-v.f., signed Goznak, etc.,
*
Catalog #CB5
Catalog Value $ 1,300
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #144
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 24r on 3r, type I and type II, two of each, n.h., fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #CB6
Catalog Value $ 825
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #145
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 24r on 3r, types I, II and III, each with sheet margin, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #CB6
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #146
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 24 Germ "Marok" instead of "marki" on 3r, type IV, never hinged, fresh and v.f. example of this premier rarity, double signed Goznak etc., ex-Vasilieff collection. Only one sheet of 25 was printed (compare this to 1,200m on 50k of which two sheets were issued); very few examples are known to exist, only two (!) of type IV are possible (catalogue value is for hinged)
**
Catalog #CB6Ka
Catalog Value $ 43,750
Price Realized
$120,000.00

Lot #147
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 120r on 2.25k, types I-IV, two with reduced selvage including upper right sheet corner margin (type III pos. 5), mostly l.h., fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #CB7
Catalog Value $ 1,475
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #148
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 120r on 2.25r, four including type I (2), type III (slight crease) and type IV, mostly l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB7
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #149
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 600r on 3r, five, incl. types I, II (two, one toned), III and IV, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Goznak, etc.,
***
Catalog #CB8
Catalog Value $ 2,290
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #150
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 600r on 3r, type I, l.h., few short perfs, otherwise fine,
*
Catalog #CB8
Catalog Value $ 415
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #151
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 600r on 3r, type I, top sheet margin single, few perf. separations, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak
**
Catalog #CB8
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #152
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 600r on 3r, type III, pos. 25, reduced lower right sheet corner margins, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB8
Catalog Value $ 640
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #153
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 600r on 3r, type II, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #CB8
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #154
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 1200r on 10k, type I, l.h., overall gum toning, otherwise fine, signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #CB9
Catalog Value $ 1,040
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #155
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 1200r on 10k, type I, l.h., natural gum inclusions, v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB9
Catalog Value $ 1,040
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #156
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 1200r on 10k, type III, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #CB9
Catalog Value $ 1,560
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #157
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 1200r on 10k, type III, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB9
Catalog Value $ 1,560
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #158
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 1200r on 2.25k, type I (overall gum toning) and type II (slight diagonal crease), fine-v.f., the former signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #CB11
Catalog Value $ 4,150
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #159
RSFSR CONSULAR AIR POST
1922 1200r on 3r, type I, small h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB12
Catalog Value $ 3,750
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #160
RSFSR Local Issues - Nizhny Novgorod
1922 100.000r on 250r pelure paper, left margin imperf. single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #MH2
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #161
RSFSR Local Issues - Serafimo-Diwjejewskoj
1922 100,000r on 100r, two different, red and violet surcharges, each with sheet margin, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #MH3,3a
Catalog Value $ 730
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #162
RSFSR Local Issues - Smolensk
1922 7,500r on 250r, thin and ordinary paper, both used, thin paper with small faults, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #MH1,1BL
Catalog Value $ 290
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #163
RSFSR Local Issues - Smolensk
1922 handstamped 7,500r on 250r block of four (cut in at bottom right), used together with Imperial 2k green (paying 2,000, thus the proper 50,000r rate), on back of a newspaper wrapper (addressed to "Izvestia"), sent from Mozyr 22.7.22 to Moscow, with 28.7.22 arrival pmk. The wrapper was torn on opening, damaging two stamps of the block plus the 2k, still fine appearance and unusual usage
Envelope
Catalog #MH1
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #164
RSFSR POSTAL SAVINGS STAMPS
1918 also Control Stamps and Revenues, balance of the collection with seven covers, cards or letters, various frankings and usages, also 13 used singles incl. two imperf., also inverted background varieties etc., all written up on pages, some faults to be expected, interesting lot
Envelope
Catalog #FM 1-3,9-14
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #165
RSFSR POSTAL SAVINGS STAMPS
1918 1k-10k, also Control Stamps, 1r-100r, used on back of a registered cover (opened for display, paying 2,250r instead of 1,100r) used locally in Verny (today Almaty in Kazakhstan) 12.12.21, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #FM 1-3,9-14
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #166
RSFSR POSTAL SAVINGS STAMPS
1918 large registered cover used locally in Verny 18.10.18 (present day Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan), franked with 1k-100r postal fiscals, including blocks of 8x3r green and 8x5r, paying a total of 513.07r, cover partly opened for display, various defects, hugely impressive cover
Envelope
Catalog #FM 1-3, 7-14
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #167
RSFSR POSTAL SAVINGS STAMPS
1918 1k (5), 5k (2) and 10k used on 10k Imperial stationery entire (proper 35k rate) from Tikhonova Pustin (5.7.18) to Aleksin (Tulsk District), v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #FM 1-3
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #168
RSFSR POSTAL SAVINGS STAMPS
1918 1k (five), used on registered cover (paying the proper 1,250r rate) from Petrograd (5.12.21) to Moscow, with 8.1.22 arrival. From 15.8.21 until 15.9.22, the postal savings stamps were valued at 250r apiece
Envelope
Catalog #FM 1
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #169
RSFSR OFFICIALS - Postal Fiscals
1918 5k, 20k and 75k, paying the proper 1r rate on back of a home-made cover, registered in Verny (today Almaty in Kazakhstan) 19.9.18, side flaps opened, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #FM 15,18,20
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #170
RSFSR PRIVATE POST
1918 German-Baltic Committee in Petrograd, 1r Private Post, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #CP 1
Catalog Value $ 250
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #171
RSFSR UKRAINIAN CCP
1923 Shevchenko, imperf. singles with large margins all around, tied by Kharkov 1923 cds on coverback, with arrival pmks indicating the original cover was sent to China, v.f., unusual destination
Catalog #YK5-8
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #172
RSFSR UKRAINIAN CCP
1923 Shevchenko, 20+20k watermarked, margin top sheet imperf. single, l.h., expertly repaired corner, v.f. appearance, rare,
*
Catalog #YK10T
Catalog Value $ 1,875
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #173
RSFSR Local Issues - Kiev
1922 surcharges on Postal Savings Stamps 7500r (2) and 15,000r (inverted), used on registered cover paying the correct 30,000r intercity rate from Kiev 15.3.22 to Baku, fine-v.f., with 28.3.22 arrival pmk on back, signed Mikulski, with photocopy of his certificate. The 15,000r on 10k used on cover is very rare
Envelope
Catalog #MH1,3a
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #174
RSFSR Local Issues - Kiev
1922 surcharges, 7500r and 8,000r inverted, also 7,500r upright and diagonal inverted, h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #MH1,a,2a,4Tb
Catalog Value $ 225
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #175
RSFSR COLLECTION OF POSTAL RATES IN RSFSR
1917-23 Specialized award-winning collection (8-frame exhibit), 224 covers or cards, written up on 128 pages. After the October Revolution, postal rates were changed 23 (!) times until 1923 when the "gold" standard went into effect. Until then, Imperial and RSFSR stamps were used, as well as stationery entires and postal cards, postal savings and revenue stamps, officials and whatever else could be found. This collection includes a virtually complete representation of postal rates during the 23 different periods, covering rates for postal cards and letters, both ordinary and registered, as well as airmail and international tariffs. A fascinating look into the controlled turmoil of the post-Revolutionary Russia
Envelope
Price Realized
$85,000.00

Lot #176
SOVIET UNION 1923 Issues
1923 All Russian Exhibition, 5k Tractor, background omitted, l.h., slight overall toning, v.f., rare
*
Catalog #3var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #177
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923 Definitives 1k-1r imperf. (mostly Lithographed), selection of 10 vertical or horizontal pairs, also 1,3k and 20k singles, all with part imprints of "Goznak", some without gum or minor faults, mostly fine-v.f.
(*)*
Catalog #13/25
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #178
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923 Definitives (Lithographed) 1k-1r selection of 11 mostly different, all privately perf. 14:14 1/2 (two diff. shades of 1k orange, pair of 5k lilac), also 3k, 4k and 1r (used) perf. 12, fine-v.f., scarce
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Catalog #13/22var
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #179
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923 Definitives (Lithographed) 1r carmine & brown, imperf. horizontal strip of five, overprinted "Obrazets" in dark blue letters, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #22S
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #180
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923 Definitives (typographed) 4k carmine, imperf. and gummed proof on red tinted paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #24P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #181
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923 Definitives (typographed) 50k brown, unused with large margins all around, hinge removed and brushed over, v.f. example of this rare stamp, pencil signed,
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value $ 6,250
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #182
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923 Definitives (typographed) 50k brown, imperf. horizontal pair, double impression, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #26var
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #183
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1923-29 Postal advertising labels, collection of 40, all with additional definitive franking, including 12 covers, also some varieties, minor duplication, occasional flaws, generally fine-v.f., some very scarce. These labels were sold through the post offices from 1923-1927
Envelope O
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #184
SOVIET UNION 1923-24 Definitives
1924 cover from Moscow to Baku, franked on back with 2x3k red brown, used in combination with 2x100r on 1k orange (help orphans), fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #185
SOVIET UNION 1924 Lenin Mourning Issue
1924 Lenin Mourning Issue, large imperf. essay (38mm:50mm), unadapted design, without denomination or "CCCP", diagonal crease, otherwise v.f.
E
Catalog #27E
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #186
SOVIET UNION 1924 Lenin Mourning Issue
1924 Lenin Mourning Issue, 3k-20k, "Narrow Frame", imperf. set of four, 3k with sheet margin at left, 6k l.h., balance n.h., fresh and v.f.,
***
Catalog #27-30
Catalog Value $ 2,900
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #187
SOVIET UNION 1924 Lenin Mourning Issue
1924 Lenin Mourning Issue, 3k-20k, "Narrow Frame", imperf. set of four, blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., v.f. A very rare set of blocks
Box ***
Catalog #27-30
Price Realized
$18,000.00

Lot #188
SOVIET UNION 1924 Lenin Mourning Issue
1924 Lenin Mourning Issue, imperf. set of four, tied by 25.1.25 All Russian Philatelic Exhibition pmks on locally used cover, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #27-30b
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #189
SOVIET UNION 1924 Lenin Mourning Issue
1924 Lenin, 6k perforated, two singles with shifted perforations, both with annulling perforations, also imperf. pair with center omitted, n.h., fine-v.f. group
**
Catalog #32var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #190
SOVIET UNION 1924 Lenin Mourning Issue
1924 (10.3) home-made cover (actually Imperial military lettersheet, opened for display) franked with a privately made imitation of 6k Lenin Mourning Issue, tied by oval Petrograd pmk, addressed to a Red Army soldier in Leningrad, with 13.3. transit and 14.3.24 arrival pmks. An interesting postal history item, which passed unmolested through the post offices shortly after Lenin's death (Jan.21), without notice of attempted postal fraud (ironically, since the addressee was in the army, he had free-frank privileges and no stamp was necessary). Late usage of the "Petrograd" postmark, since the name change (Petrograd to Leningrad) went into effect on 26 January, 1924
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #191
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitive (Lithographed), 30k violet, pane of 25, "Obrazets" perforated double, three times, also with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #37S
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #192
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Lithographed), 30k violet, imperf. single, with horizontal annulling perforations, fine, very rare
*
Catalog #37var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #193
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Lithographed), 40k slate gray, pane of 25, each row with horizontal annulling perforations, also perforated "Obrazets" three times, double at top, fine-v.f.
Box S
Catalog #38S
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #194
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Lithographed), 40k slate gray, cream paper, right sheet margin pane of 15, each row with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., some perf. separations, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #38S
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #195
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Lithographed), 40k steel gray used on back of registered cover from Feodosia (24.11.24) to Switzerland, with Bern (1.12) arrival pmk, fine and scarce single franking
Envelope
Catalog #38
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #196
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 1k yellow orange, imperforate horizontal strip of five, perforated "Obrazets", n.h., v.f. The 1k value was not issued imperforate and exists only with the Obrazets perfs. A rare item
S
Catalog #39S
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #197
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 1k orange yellow, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #39
Catalog Value $ 320
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #198
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), perf. 12 1/2, 1k-1r complete set of 16, plus additional shades of 5k, 10-20k and 50k, mostly l.h., 4k with small marginal stain, otherwise fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #39A-55A
Catalog Value $ 3,500
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #199
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 2k green, imperforate block of six, double impression, with annulling horizontal perforations, n.h., v.f. and spectacular appearance
Box **
Catalog #040var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #200
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3k red brown, part gutter block of eight, double impression, with annulling horizontal perforations, n.h., but with paper reinforcement at right, v.f. and spectacular appearance
Box *
Catalog #41var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #201
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 6k black, perf. and gummed trial color proof, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #44P
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #202
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 6k gray black, perforated & gummed trial color proof, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #44P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #203
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 6k gray black, imperf. block of four, proof on gummed stamp paper, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #44P
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #204
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 6k blue, dark blue, imperforate, two different shades, the latter with overall toning, v.f.
*
Catalog #044
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #205
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 7k red brown, horizontal strip of five, perforated "Obrazets", n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #45S
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #206
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 7k red brown, horizontal gutter block of 20, perforated "Obrazets", top stamps also with horizontal annulling lines, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #45S
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #207
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 7k red brown, imperf. single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #45Pa
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #208
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 8k olive, horizontal top sheet margin strip of five, perforated "Obrazets", also with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #46S
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #209
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 15k Lemon ("Lemonka"), unused with full original gum, very lightly hinged, fresh color, fine example of this rare stamp (Scott's No.287)
*
Catalog #50
Catalog Value $ 26,000
Price Realized
$19,000.00

Lot #210
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 20k dark green, sheet margin imperf. single, n.h., v.f., rare stamp,
**
Catalog #051
Catalog Value $ 15,500
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #211
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 20k green, imperf. horizontal pair, horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., left stamp with natural inclusion, v.f.
**
Catalog #051var
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #212
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 20k green, imperf. block of four, double impression, with horizontal invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #051var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #213
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 30k violet, 40k gray green, n.h., v.f., rare and undervalued stamps,
**
Catalog #52,53
Catalog Value $ 1,900
Price Realized
$0.00

Lot #214
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 30k violet, horizontal sheet margin strip of five, perforated "Obrazets", with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #52S
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #215
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 1r horizontal sheet margin strip of five, perforated "Obrazets", with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #55S
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #216
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 1r, 2r (two), imperf. singles, first one brown color omitted, 2r double impression, another with additional strike of green color, all with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #055,56var
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #217
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 2r rose and green, horizontal cross-gutter block of 40, perforated "Obrazets" at top and bottom, also double in the third row (from top), all with horizontal annulling lines, n.h., v.f. and striking item
Box S
Catalog #56S
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #218
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 2r green & rose, two blocks of 10, distinct shades, one with red shifted and over inked, both with annulling perforations, n.h., some inclusions, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #56var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #219
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r type I, two imperf. singles, each a trial color proof on gummed paper, the latter with rose background, each with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #057P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #220
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r type I, imperf. horizontal pair, with horizontal and vertical annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #057var
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #221
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r type I, imperf. horizontal pair, strong offset on back, with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #057var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #222
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r type I, perf. 13 1/2:10, h.r., small thin and overall toning, fine appearance, signed Mikulski,
*
Catalog #57A
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #223
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r type I, perf. 10, n.h., small tear at top, fine appearance, extremely rare,
**
Catalog #57B
Catalog Value $ 16,500
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #224
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r perf. 10, used, v.f.,
O
Catalog #57B
Catalog Value $ 210
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #225
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 3r perf. 10, used, fine,
O
Catalog #57B
Catalog Value $ 210
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #226
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 5r horizontal strip of four, also sheet margin strip of three, perforated "Obrazets", also with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #58S
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #227
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 5r perf. 13 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #58
Catalog Value $ 510
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #228
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 5r perf. 10 1/2, types I and II, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #58A
Catalog Value $ 250
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #229
SOVIET UNION 1924 Definitives
1924 Definitives (Typographed), 5r brown, blue, imperf. sheet margin single, double impression, one inverted (!), horizontal invalidating perforations, also another imperf. single, with significant shift of background, part of the red "rejected" handstamp at right, both n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #058var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #230
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 3k+10k on 100r orange (chalky paper), surcharge inverted, l.h., little oxidized, otherwise v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #63Ta
Catalog Value $ 375
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #231
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 3k+10k on 100r orange (pelure paper), fold-over crease causing an interesting variety of the overprint at top, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #63var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #232
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 3k+10k on 100r orange (pelure paper), surcharge inverted, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, rare,
**
Catalog #63Ta
Catalog Value $ 1,600
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #233
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 3k+10k on 100r orange (pelure paper), vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #63var
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #234
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 7k+20k on 200r red brown, surcharge inverted, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, rare,
**
Catalog #64Ta
Catalog Value $ 2,150
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #235
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 14k+30k on 300r and 12k+40k on 500r, horizontal pairs, surcharges shifted to left or bottom, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #65,66var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #236
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 12k+40k on 500r blue, surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, rare,
**
Catalog #65Tb
Catalog Value $ 4,100
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #237
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 20k+50k on 1,000r carmine, block of four, upper right stamp "G" instead of "II" in "Proletariatu", n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #67bM
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #238
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster Issue, 20k+50k on 1,000r red, three different paper varieties including pelure, each with "G" instead of "II" in "Proletariatu", first one l.h., others n.h., v.f.,
***
Catalog #67var
Catalog Value $ 1,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #239
SOVIET UNION 1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster
1924 Leningrad Flood Disaster, 20k+50k on 1,000r carmine, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., some inclusions at top, otherwise v.f., rare
**
Catalog #67var
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #240
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. blocks of four, n.h., few gum skips or natural wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #68-71
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #241
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. set of four on postal card, additionally franked with 3k Lenin and 1k definitive, all tied by special "1st All Union Stamp Exhibition" cancels, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #68-71
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #242
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lenin Mausoleum, five imperf. proofs on thick cards, including 7k in blue, olive brown (2) and red brown, also 20k in carmine, all with margins all around, few minor paper wrinkles, still a v.f. group
P
Catalog #68P,70P
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #243
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lenin Mausoleum, 40k unissued design, imperf. essay on gummed, watermarked paper, in the issued color for this value, top sheet margin example, light creasing, n.h., v.f.
E
Catalog #71E
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #244
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Definitives (Watermarked), 4k perforated and gummed trial color proof in black, strong offset on back, v.f.
P
Catalog #79P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #245
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Definitives (Watermarked), 5k violet, re-engraved plate variety, pane of 20, with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #80var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #246
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (Watermarked), 8k olive, perf. 14:14 1/2, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #83 Ib
Catalog Value $ 875
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #247
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Definitive (Watermarked) 18k violet, imperf. right sheet margin single with lozenges, n.h., v.f. and rare,
**
Catalog #89
Catalog Value $ 4,250
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #248
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (Watermarked), 1r and 2r each, perf. 14:14 1/2, n.h., the former with natural inclusion at top, v.f.,
**
Catalog #94A,95A
Catalog Value $ 915
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #249
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Definitives (Watermarked), 1r perf. 14:14 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #94A
Catalog Value $ 875
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #250
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Definitives (Watermarked), 3r perf. 12 1/2, type I, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #96 IA
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #251
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lenin, 5r and 10r perf. 10 1/2, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #98-99B
Catalog Value $ 230
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #252
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lenin, 5r and 10r imperf. blocks of four, n.h., few natural paper inclusions, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #0100-101
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #253
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Lomonosov, set of two perforated and gummed proofs on thick, unwatermarked paper, also 3k brown, imperf. single on cartridge paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #102-103P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #254
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1925 Popov, 7k light blue (single), unissued 20k red brown (horizontal pair), imperf. proofs on cartridge paper, the latter creased, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #104P-105P
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #255
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 "Lenin Steering the Revolutionary Wheel", unaccepted 14k design in blue and red, perforated essay affixed to small card and partly tied by red "IIPOEKT" handstamp, v.f. and scarce
E
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #256
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 "Lenin Steering the Revolutionary Wheel", unaccepted 14k design in carmine, dark blue and red, perforated essay affixed to small card and partly tied by red "IIPOEKT" handstamp, v.f. and scarce
E
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #257
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 8k olive (lithographed), imperf. sheet margin single, interesting additional variety showing white dot over the "O" of "KOII" at bottom, n.h., v.f., very rare,
**
Catalog #118var
Catalog Value $ 10,400
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #258
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 8k olive (lithographed), sheet margin block of four, with annulling perforations, interesting fold-over variety at bottom left, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #118var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #259
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked) 8k olive (Lithographed), variety "small head", unused (regummed), fine and rare stamp
(*)
Catalog #119
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #260
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 8k olive (Lithographed), variety "small head", with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #119var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #261
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 8k olive (Lithographed), variety "small head", block of six, annulling perforations, n.h. and interesting multiple
Box **
Catalog #119var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #262
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (Typographed), 7k-5r imperf. set of eight, n.h., mostly with sheet margin, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #0120-127
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #263
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives, 8k green, blue, magenta, yellow and carmine, five different imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #0121P
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #264
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Lenin, 1r-3r set of three, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #128-30
Catalog Value $ 270
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #265
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Lenin, 1r-3r set of three, also additional stamps including "Lenin as Small Child" and others, used in 1944 on back of a registered and flown cover from Moscow to Tel Aviv, opened by censor, filing creases, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #128-30,153-60,224/50
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #266
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), imperf. set of 20, n.h. (14k l.h.), v.f.,
***
Catalog #0131-150
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #267
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 1k-14k imperf., 11 different used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (17.9) to Paris, with additional Moscow (18.9) and Paris 22.9.26 arrival pmks, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #0131-141
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #268
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 2k black, imperf. and gummed trial color proof, n.h., v.f., rare
P
Catalog #0132P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #269
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 1r black & rose, imperf. and gummed trial color proof, block of four, with horizontal annulling perforations, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #0142P
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #270
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 Esperanto Congress, 14k perf. 11 1/2, l.h., closed tear at top, fine appearance of this rarity,
*
Catalog #152A
Catalog Value $ 5,400
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #271
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1926 unissued "Lenin as small child", 20k blue, with and without watermark, used in 1944 on back of registered cover from Moscow to Tel Aviv, with very attractive franking comprising of 14 values surcharged "8kop" on postage dues, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #155,158
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #272
SOVIET UNION 1927 8kop surcharges on Postage Dues
1927 8 kop surcharges on postage dues (lithographed and unwatermarked), 10k and 14k surcharge type II inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, rare
*
Catalog #166II,167IIvar
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #273
SOVIET UNION 1927 8kop surcharges on Postage Dues
1927 8 kop surcharges on postage dues (typographed and unwatermarked), 1k, 2k, 8k each with surcharge type II inverted, 2k n.h., others l.h., v.f., rare
***
Catalog #168II,169IIvar,172IIvar
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #274
SOVIET UNION 1927 8kop surcharges on Postage Dues
1927 8 kop surcharges on postage dues (typographed and unwatermarked), 1k surcharge type II inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, catalogue value for hinged,
**
Catalog #168II
Catalog Value $ 1,450
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #275
SOVIET UNION 1927 8kop surcharges on Postage Dues
1927 8 kop surcharges on postage dues (typographed and unwatermarked), 2k surcharge type II inverted and shifted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #169II
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #276
SOVIET UNION 1927 8kop surcharges on Postage Dues
1927 8 kop surcharges on postage dues (typographed and watermarked), 1k and 7k surcharge type I inverted, two different, l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Goznak
***
Catalog #174I,177Ivar
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #277
SOVIET UNION 1927 8kop surcharges on Postage Dues
1927 8 kop surcharges on postage dues (typographed and watermarked), 1k surcharge type II inverted, rounded corner perf., otherwise fine, very rare stamp, signed Goznak
*
Catalog #174IIvar
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #278
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 8kop on 7k brown (unwatermarked), perf. 12, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, lower left stamp showing broken top of "8", n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #181
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #279
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 8kop on 7k brown (watermarked), perf. 12, surcharge inverted, n.h., overall toning, v.f., signed Goznak,
**
Catalog #182var
Catalog Value $ 250
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #280
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Esperanto, 14k perf. 10, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #184b
Catalog Value $ 250
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #281
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Esperanto, 14k imperf. block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., lower left stamp with faint stain, otherwise v.f. and rare block
Box ***
Catalog #184var
Price Realized
$21,000.00

Lot #282
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 2k imperf. left margin horizontal pair, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #188var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #283
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 2k imperf. block of four, showing dramatic shift of the design, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #188var
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #284
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 5k imperf. bottom margin horizontal pair, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #190var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #285
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 5k Peasant, variety imperf. at top, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #190var
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #286
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Defintitives, 8k forest green, block of six, with horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., fine
Box **
Catalog #192var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #287
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 10k Worker, miscut imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #193var
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #288
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 40k imperf. right sheet margin horizontal pair, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #198var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #289
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 40k carmine rose, imperf. block of four, double impression, one printed sideways, horizontal annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #198var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #290
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 50k imperf. single, part of adjoining stamp at top, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #199var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #291
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, 80k imperf. single, part of adjoining stamp at top, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #201var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #292
SOVIET UNION 1925-27 Issues
1927 Definitives, exploded 1r booklet, with panes of 4x2k green, 6x5k red brown and 6x10k brown (total face value 98k, sale price 1r), printed black on salmon covers, with postal rates and advertising on both sides, staple removed, 10k with minor thinning at top margin, otherwise fine-v.f., only a few booklets known to exist
Booklet
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #293
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, large die proof of the unaccepted 10k design with "October 10" ship and lighthouse, signed "October 10th" at bottom with photo essay alongside, both affixed to card, some faint marginal stains, still a v.f. and rare essay
E
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #294
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, three unconfirmed sketches submitted for competition, all on cards (128x72mm), including 1r and 2r "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff; both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another; plus "Triumphant Procession of Workers and Peasants" handpainted by artist K. Maximov, value tablets blank, v.f. and possibly unique
E
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #295
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, three different unaccepted designs, proposed sketches including 10k Train, 10k Factory and breaking chains of oppression, plus 15k Hammer & Sickle, all with simulated perforations, each on a different size card and affixed on a single sheet, with a corresponding photo essay alongside, all numbered in red crayon, values inserted by hand, mostly fine-v.f. These designs were rejected because they resembled the already existing propaganda posters, plus the proposed denominations did not conform to the postal rates. A striking group of essays, possibly unique
E
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #296
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, complete set of seven, used in 1928 on registered Express cover from Moscow to Berlin, fine-v.f., scarce on one cover
Envelope
Catalog #202-208
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #297
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 3k red, vertical perforations shifted variety, n.h., faint toned spot on gum, otherwise v.f. and spectacular shift
**
Catalog #202var
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #298
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 3k red, sheet margin single, variety imperf. at top, with part of adjoining design showing at bottom, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #202var
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #299
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, five diff. perf. varieties including 5k perf. 12 1/2, 5k perf. 12 1/2:10, also 7k perf. 11 1/2, plus 28k perf. 10 1/2 and 28k perf. 10:10 1/2, last one toned, others fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #203A,203b,204A,208A,b
Catalog Value $ 775
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #300
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 5k brown, imperf. right margin single, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #203var
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #301
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 5k brown, imperf. vertical pair, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #203var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #302
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 5k brown, imperf. single, margins all around, used in combination with 10k definitive on a defective window envelope, registered locally in Moscow (21.2.28), cover stains well away from the stamps, with arrival pmk, rare on cover
Envelope
Catalog #203var
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #303
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, imperf. left margin single, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #204var
Catalog Value $ 1,140
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #304
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, imperf. vertical pair on regular stamp paper, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #204var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #305
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 8k Worker and Sailor, center design shifted upwards variety, with annulling perforations, h.r., v.f. and spectacular shift
*
Catalog #205var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #306
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 8k misperforated right margin horizontal strip of three, with triple perforations between stamps and imperf at left, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety
**
Catalog #205var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #307
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 8k Worker and Sailor, imperf. right margin horizontal pair, showing brown band in margin, with annulling perforations, v.f.
**
Catalog #205var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #308
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 14k Map of the CCCP, red color shifted down variety, left margin block of four, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #206var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #309
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 18k blue, strong offset on reverse, corner margin single, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #207var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #310
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 18k blue, imperf. horizontal pair, showing parts of adjoining stamps at top, with annulling perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #207var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #311
SOVIET UNION 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution
1927 October Revolution, 28k imperf. trial color proof in black and dark red, on gummed paper, faint vertical gum crease, still v.f. and rare multi-color proof
P
Catalog #208P
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #312
SOVIET UNION 1927 Issues
1927 surcharged 8 kop on 7k brown (watermarked), upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #210
Catalog Value $ 300
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #313
SOVIET UNION 1927 Issues
1927 surcharged 8kop on 7k (Popov), horizontal pair, right stamp inverted "8", n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #211,211Ka
Catalog Value $ 275
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #314
SOVIET UNION 1927 Issues
1927 surcharged 8kop on 7k red brown, imperf. block of four used on small registered cover from Strelna 8.4.28 to USA, v.f., with arrival pmks. These stamps were not available for postage and their use on cover is quite rare
Envelope
Catalog #212
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #315
SOVIET UNION 1927 Issues
1927 surcharged 8kop on 7k red brown, imperf. block of four, used with additional franking on registered cover from Strelna (13.3.29) to USA, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #214
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #316
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1928 Definitives, Red Army Soldier, imperf. top sheet margin horizontal pair, natural gum bends, n.h., tiny spot in the upper margin, well away from the stamps, v.f.,
**
Catalog #217var
Catalog Value $ 5,100
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #317
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Semi-postals, five diff. perforation varieties, mostly h.r., one unused, fine-v.f.,
*(*)
Catalog #224-225b
Catalog Value $ 300
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #318
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Semi-Postals, 10k+2k red brown, perf. 10 1/2:10 1/2:12 1/2:10 1/2, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., rare compound perf.
**
Catalog #224var
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #319
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Semi-Postals, 20k+20k variety with perforations shifted at right, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #225Avar
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #320
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Pioneers, various perforations, selection of five incl. 10k perf. 10, 10 1/2, 12 1/2:12:10:12, also 14k perf. 12 1/2:12:10:12 (two copies, one l.h., another unused), fine-v.f.,
*(*)
Catalog #226A-227B
Catalog Value $ 1,200
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #321
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Pioneers, 10k brown, bottom margin vertical pair, bottom stamp comb-perf. 12 1/2:12:10 1/2:12, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #226r
Catalog Value $ 375
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #322
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Pioneers, 10k brown, variety imperf. at top and bottom, used on 1930 locally addressed Leningrad cover, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Catalog #226var
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #323
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Definitives, 1k orange yellow perf. 10 1/2, variety imperf. at right, hinged in margin, stamp n.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #228A,var
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #324
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Definitives, 5k stationery card, additionally franked with right half of 10k olive, paying the proper 10k rate from Sheloputino 26.6.31 to Leningrad, fine and rare usage, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #234var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #325
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Definitives, 20k blue green, unissued design essay on watermarked paper, perf. 10 1/2, with part of "IIpoekt" overprint at bottom, v.f., extremely rare
E
Catalog #236E
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #326
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Definitives, 14k Lenin, perf. 10 3/4, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #244A
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #327
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Industrial Production, two different artist drawings in black or brown, one showing map, another with airplane, value tablets blank, v.f., unique
E
Catalog #245E
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #328
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1929 Industry, 20k green, horizontal upper sheet margin pair, deformed "E" of "Bolshe" at right, also 28k variety "C.CCP" (white dot after the first "C"), v.f.
*
Catalog #247,248var
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #329
SOVIET UNION 1928-30 Issues
1930 Postal Box, 10k green, unissued design, large artist drawing with simulated perforations, directly on card (145mm:220mm), endorsed and dated in red "affirmed, use as a stamp, 25.VIII.1930" and signed by People's Post Commissariat A. Musatoff, also additional instructions and notations at bottom, v.f., unique
E
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #330
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1931 Definitives, 1k-1r imperf. set of nine, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #277-85
Catalog Value $ 900
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #331
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1931 Definitives, 1k-1r imprerf. set of nine, used in 1945 on registered cover from Moscow to Tel Aviv, v.f., with arrival pmk, rare albeit philatelic usage
Envelope
Catalog #277-85
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #332
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 "Workers For Avtodor", unissued 5k Boat, perforated essay in gray, affixed on card, with red "IIPOEKT" January 19, 1932 overprint, v.f. and rare
E
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #333
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 "Workers For Avtodor", unissued 30k Ski Mobile, perforated essay in green, affixed on gray card, with red "IIPOEKT" January 19, 1932 overprint, v.f. and rare
E
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #334
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Special Delivery, set of three, n.h., 5k with slight gum toning, otherwise v.f.,
**
Catalog #294-296
Catalog Value $ 375
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #335
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Special Delivery, set of three used with two additional franking on registered and flown card from Moscow (12.1.45) to Tel Aviv, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #294-96
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #336
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Special Delivery, 10k Express Truck, perforated (11 1/2) proof in green on small card, red "IIPOEKT 16 February 1932" handstamp, v.f. and extremely rare
P
Catalog #295P
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #337
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Special Delivery, 80k Locomotive, perforated (11 1/2) proof in brown on small card, red "IIPOEKT 5 March 1932" handstamp, v.f. and extremely rare
P
Catalog #296P
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #338
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Maxim Gorky, 15k and 35k, set of two, perforated Obrazets (Specimen), h.r., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #299-300S
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #339
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Maxim Gorky, 15k imperf. single, margins all around, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #299var
Catalog Value $ 165
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #340
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Maxim Gorky, 15k imperf. right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #299var
Catalog Value $ 310
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #341
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 Maxim Gorky, 15k imperf. single with wide margins all around, used on 1933 propaganda card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #299var
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #342
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 October Revolution, two different 20k photo essays in black resembling the 3k and 5k designs, fine-v.f.
E
Catalog #306E
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #343
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 MOIIP, large die essay in green, showing 20k and 50k values, designed by F. Federovsky and A. Plotnikov, v.f. and possibly unique
E
Catalog #309E
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #344
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 MOIIP, 50k perforated essay of unissued design, slight toning on reverse, otherwise fine
*
Catalog #309E
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #345
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, set of two, plus 35k perf. 10 1/2, 15k l.h., both 35k n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #310-311
Catalog Value $ 295
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #346
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, souvenir sheet of four on thick card (169x118mm), unused without gum as issued, faint toned spots on reverse, otherwise v.f. and in better condition than most. Only 500 printed (out of which 25 were overprinted), signed "Shtern",
Box (*)
Catalog #CB01
Catalog Value $ 33,000
Price Realized
$24,000.00

Lot #347
SOVIET UNION 1931-32 Issues
1932 All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, 15k and 35k, imperf. singles from the souvenir sheet, each with special red September 5, 1932 First Day of Exhibition cancels, v.f., undoubtedly unique
O
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #348
SOVIET UNION 1932 - the unique souvenr sheet of four
1932 All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, souvenir sheet of four on thick card, with the unique three line personalized overprint "To the best shock worker of the All Russian Philatelic Society - President of the Moscow Philatelic Organization E.M. Nurkas", unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed "Shtern". While 25 souvenir sheets were overprinted with the two line "To the best shock worker of the All Russian Philatelic Society", three were additionally personalized with a three line overprint. One was given to the notorious Genrikh Yagoda (head of the NKVD), and one each to the presidents of Moscow (Nurkas) and Leningrad Philatelic Organizations/Societies. The latter, as well as Yagoda were executed on Stalin's orders, with only Mr. Nurkas (and his souvenir sheet) surviving. During the purges, Mr. Nurkas was imprisoned and traded the sheet with another inmate, a physician who miraculously survived Stalin's Gulags and World War II. An important piece of history and perhaps the greatest rarity
Box (*)
Catalog #CB01var
Price Realized
$675,000.00

Lot #349
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Karl Marx, set of three, also additional franking including 4k Spartacist Games (football) and 80k North Pole, used in 1938 on registered cover from Moscow to Tel Aviv, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #312-14
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #350
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, set of two. also 30k on 1r, vertical pair, bottom stamp with period instead of comma after "Leningrad", l.h. or n.h., v.f.
***
Catalog #315-16,var
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #351
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Ethnic People of the Soviet Union, cplt set, n.h., few minor wrinkles or faint gum adhesions, fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #317-337
Catalog Value $ 1,100
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #352
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k horizontal pair, left stamp showing white point between the "CC" and "CP", also single copy with a spectacular shift of the red color, fine-v.f., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #344var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #353
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Baku Commissars, selection of nine trial color proofs on watermarked stamp paper incl. 4k black brown, 5k red, 20k green, 20k orange, 35k orange red, 35k green, 35k brown, 40k brown and 40k red, mostly without gum, few minor faults noted, v.f. and rare group of proofs
P
Catalog #345-349P
Price Realized
$25,000.00

Lot #354
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Baku Commissars, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #345-349
Catalog Value $ 635
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #355
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Baku Commissars, 5k variety imperf. at left, h.r., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #346var
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #356
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Baku Commissars, 5k gray black, variety "elongated" (56mm instead of 48mm) in height, "5kop" at top and bottom, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #346var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #357
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1933 Baku Commissars, 20k variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #347var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #358
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Lenin Mausoleum, 5k-35k, complete set of five, each stamp with part "Obrazets" perforations, h.r., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #360-364S
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #359
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Lenin Mausoleum, three perforated essays in brown, blue and green, each inscribed "Lenin Mausoleum" at top (instead of "1924-1934") value tablets blank, affixed on separate presentation cards and with red "Iipoekt 14 October 1933" handstamp, v.f. and rare group
E
Catalog #360P
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #360
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Lenin Mausoleum, 5k and 10k, imperf. singles, 10k with close but ample margins, l.h., faint owner's handstamp on reverse, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #360-361var
Catalog Value $ 2,080
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #361
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Fedorov, imperf. pairs, 20k vertical pair, one stamp hinged, the other n.h., 40k horizontal pair, l.h., v.f.,
***
Catalog #365-366var
Catalog Value $ 4,800
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #362
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Fedorov, 40k variety imperf. at right, h.r., v.f. and rare
*
Catalog #366var
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #363
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Nogin and Sverdlov, set of two, each with part "Obrazets" perforations, h.r., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #367-368S
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #364
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Nogin and Sverdlov, two sets of two, l.h. and n.h., fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #367-368
Catalog Value $ 825
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #365
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Sverdlov, 10k block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #367
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #366
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Mendeleyev, set of four, two sets, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #369-372
Catalog Value $ 415
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #367
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Mendeleyev, set of four on registered cover from Leningrad to Scotland, additionally franked with 2x5k and 15k, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #369-372
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #368
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Mendeleyev, 20k blue (issued color), imperforate block of four, proof on unwatermarked paper, minor wrinkles, v.f. and rare, if not unique multiple, signed "Shtern"
Box P
Catalog #372
Price Realized
$27,000.00

Lot #369
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Ten Years without Lenin, 1k-30k complete set of six, each with part Obrazets perforations, h.r., 20k with slight gum toning, fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #381-386S
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #370
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Ten Years without Lenin, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #381-86
Catalog Value $ 260
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #371
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Ten Years without Lenin, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #381-86
Catalog Value $ 260
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #372
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Ten Years without Lenin, complete sets in blocks of four, n.h., v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #381-86
Price Realized
$21,000.00

Lot #373
SOVIET UNION 1933-34 Issues
1934 Ten Years without Lenin, six different perforated trial color proofs on ungummed stamp paper with 1k brown, 10c green & blue, 20k (4 different) in brown, red, dark blue and in issued color, fine-v.f. and extremely scarce group
P
Catalog #381P,383P,385P
Price Realized
$15,000.00

Lot #374
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Anti-War, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #387-391
Catalog Value $ 425
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #375
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Anti-War, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #387-391
Catalog Value $ 425
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #376
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Anti War, set of five in blocks of four, n.h., 10k with slight blue ink offset affecting one stamp, fresh and v.f., scarce
Box **
Catalog #387-391
Price Realized
$29,000.00

Lot #377
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Anti War, complete set of five used on both sides of registered cover from Leningrad (7.6.35), to Scotland, fine-v.f. and rare complete set on cover
Envelope
Catalog #387-391
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #378
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Moscow Subway, set of four imperf. trial color proofs in different colors, large margins all around, v.f. and extremely scarce
P
Catalog #402-405P
Price Realized
$17,000.00

Lot #379
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Moscow Subway, set of four, very lightly hinged, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #402-405
Catalog Value $ 340
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #380
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Moscow Subway, set of four, 20k with sheet margin, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #402-405
Catalog Value $ 1,490
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #381
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Moscow Subway, set of four, used with additional franking on registered cover from Leningrad (7.6.35) to Scotland, v.f. and rare set on a single cover
Envelope
Catalog #402-405
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #382
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Moscow Subway, 15k carmine, variety imperf. at right, n.h., fresh and v.f., rare, signed "Shtern"
**
Catalog #404var
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #383
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #406-415
Catalog Value $ 1,275
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #384
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #406-415
Catalog Value $ 1,275
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #385
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Spartacist Games, three perforated proofs in smaller size format, unissued colors and inscribed "1934" instead of "CCCP", 1k black, 2k red and 10k brown, without gum, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #406-407P,411P
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #386
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Spartacist Games, 20k Ice Skaters, variety imperf. at right, cancelled to order, natural gum wrinkles, v.f., signed "Shtern"
O
Catalog #413var
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #387
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Spartacist Games, diagonal half of 20k, used as 10k for local Moscow delivery, with 16.11.35 departure and arrival pmks on back, franking not recognized and charged "30 kop" penalty postage due on arrival, v.f. and interesting item
Envelope
Catalog #413var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #388
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Spartacist Games, 40k used in combination with contemporary franking on 1936 registered cover from Moscow to Germany, with Sehnde arrival and 15k and 25k Foreign Exchange surcharges on back, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #415
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #389
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Persian Art, set of four, each handstamped "Specimen" and affixed to separate cards, v.f.
S
Catalog #421-424S
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #390
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Persian Art, set of four, used in 1944 on locally addressed, registered Leningrad cover, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #421-424
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #391
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Kalinin, 5k lilac and 10k green perf.11, two diff. trial color proofs, unused without gum, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #426P,427P
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #392
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Kalinin, 20k black, horizontal imperf. pair, n.h., margins all around, fresh and v.f.,
**
Catalog #428var
Catalog Value $ 5,415
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #393
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Tolstoy, 20k green and black, perf. 11, variety imperf. at right, l.h. with some gum missing, v.f.
*
Catalog #429Avar
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #394
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Tolstoy, 20k green and black, perf. 11, variety imperf. at left, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #429Avar
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #395
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Tolstoy, 3k perf. 11, two distinct shades, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #429Avar
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #396
SOVIET UNION 1935 Issues
1935 Revolutionary Heroes, 2k-40k, imperf. set of three, 2k and 4k with sheet margins, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #432-434var
Catalog Value $ 2,200
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #397
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers (Help the Post Office), 1k-15k set of six, used locally in Moscow 21.11.36 on cover bearing the special 4th Soviet Party Congress pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #435-440
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #398
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, perf. 14, 1k, 3k and 15k, top or bottom sheet margin singles, each with "1" watermark in margin, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #435,437,440A
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #399
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 1k yellow green, block of four, with partial offset printing in the right margin, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #435var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #400
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 2k perforated (perf. 14 1/2) proof in dark green, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #436P
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #401
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 2k vertical pair imperf. between, top stamp hinged, bottom stamp n.h., v.f. and rare
*
Catalog #436var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #402
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 2k vertical pair, bottom stamp variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #436var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #403
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 2k horizontal pair, right stamp variety imperf. at right, cancelled to order, v.f
O
Catalog #436var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #404
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 10k horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., creases, otherwise fine and rare
*
Catalog #439var
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #405
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Pioneers, 15k blue, perf.14, unaccepted original design of Pioneer Salute, l.h., v.f. This design was extremely controversial as it was deemed to resemble the Nazi Salute. Only a few examples exist
E
Catalog #440E
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #406
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Definitives, 10k gray blue, imperf. horizontal pair, unused without gum, v.f., rare,
(*)
Catalog #441var
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #407
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Lenin, 40k greenish blue, perforated 14, proof on watermarked and gummed paper, fine and very rare
P
Catalog #443P
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #408
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1936 Lenin, 40k imperf. left sheet margin block of four, one stamp hinged, balance n.h., some usual creases, v.f. and rare block
Box ***
Catalog #443var
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #409
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 registered, locally used cover franked with 30k (Ten Years without Lenin), bearing two strikes of "20 Years of the National Exhibition Leningrad" 7.11.37, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #410
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Pushkin, 40k lilac, sheet corner margin single, perf. 11, n.h., v.f., signed,
**
Catalog #447bm B
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #411
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937-41 Definitives (unwatermarked), 1k-50k set of seven, 1k, 2k, 5k and 10k hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged)
***
Catalog #453-459
Catalog Value $ 297
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #412
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937-41 Definitives (unwatermarked), 1k-50k set of seven, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #453-459
Catalog Value $ 1,060
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #413
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937-41 Definitives (unwatermarked), 4k lilac, imperf. bottom right corner margin single, unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #455var
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #414
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937-41 Definitives (unwatermarked) 20k Peasant, imperf. top sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #458var
Catalog Value $ 1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #415
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Moscow Architecture, 3k-50k, imperf. singles, complete except for 40k, all with margins all around, 50k with sheet margin at top, 3k and 50k n.h., some with natural gum creases, fine-v.f. and rare set,
***
Catalog #460-465,467var
Catalog Value $ 9,450
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #416
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Moscow Architecture, 3k brown violet, 10k dark brown and 15k black, imperforate, last one without gum, otherwise fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #460,462-463var
Catalog Value $ 3,200
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #417
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Moscow Architecture, 5k red, left margin imperf. single, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #461var
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #418
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperf. horizontal strip of three, full margins all around, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and rare in this condition,
**
Catalog #466var
Catalog Value $ 15,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #419
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperf. souvenir sheet of four, marginal inscriptions omitted, never hinged and post office fresh, v.f., a rarity from the Soviet Union, especially in such exceptional quality, ex-Morozov,
Box **
Catalog #Block 2
Catalog Value $ 27,500
Price Realized
$35,000.00

Lot #420
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, ordinary paper variety, l.h., v.f., signed "Shtern", rare,
*
Catalog #468ba
Catalog Value $ 1,450
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #421
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #469var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #422
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1937 Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, horizontal pair imperf. between and at left, used with additional franking on 1947 "J.Barry" cover from Moscow to England, cover tear at right, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski
Envelope
Catalog #469var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #423
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 registered and flown cover from Moscow to Prague, attractively franked with 12 diff. stamps, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #424
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 North Pole, complete set of four used on registered cacheted cover to Holland, with 18.3.38 arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #483-486
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #425
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 North Pole, 10k variety, background shifted to right, cancelled to order, small inclusion at left, fine
O
Catalog #483var
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #426
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 North Pole, 80k imperf. sheet margin single, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #486var
Catalog Value $ 255
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #427
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 Shota Rustaveli, 20k green, two copies, one on cream colored paper, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #487,487var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #428
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 Shota Rustaveli, 20k imperf. horizontal pair, full margins all around, heavy h.r., v.f., signed "Shtern"
*
Catalog #487
Catalog Value $ 7,500
Price Realized
$7,250.00

Lot #429
SOVIET UNION 1936-38 Issues
1938 Chapayev, 1r imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., few tiny gum offsets, v.f. and scarce, signed "Shtern"
**
Catalog #496
Catalog Value $ 6,650
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #430
SOVIET UNION 1938 Transpolar Flight
1938 First Transpolar Flight, cplt set of four tied by 22.4.38 pmks on cover from Moscow to England, small cover tear at top, otherwise v.f., with arrival cds
Envelope
Catalog #497-500
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #431
SOVIET UNION 1938 Transpolar Flight
1938 First Transpolar Flight, 10k blue black & red, also 10k brown violet & red, two different trial color proofs, ungummed and perf. 11, v.f., extremely scarce
P
Catalog #497P
Price Realized
$27,000.00

Lot #432
SOVIET UNION 1938 Transpolar Flight
1938 Second Transpolar Flight, 20k selection of five different trial color proofs on ungummed stamp paper, perf. 12, in violet, dark green, purple, black and red orange, each bearing "AHT-25" (Antonov 25) inscription on wing (not on issued stamp), v.f. and extremely rare group of proofs
P
Catalog #502P
Price Realized
$100,000.00

Lot #433
SOVIET UNION 1938 Transpolar Flight
1938 Second Transpolar Flight, 20k imperf. top right margin single, n.h., v.f., pencil signed,
**
Catalog #502var
Catalog Value $ 1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #434
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1938 Papanin, 50k imperf. bottom sheet margin single, l.h., natural gum creases, still v.f., signed Shtern,
*
Catalog #518var
Catalog Value $ 2,550
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #435
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Moscow Scenes, complete set, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #566-572
Catalog Value $ 380
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #436
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Moscow Library, 30k ordinary paper variety, n.h., v.f., signed "Shtern" (catalogue value for hinged)
**
Catalog #568var
Catalog Value $ 5,100
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #437
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Steel Worker, 15k imperf. single, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #576var
Catalog Value $ 3,400
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #438
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Factory Worker, 30k imperf. left sheet margin single, disturbed gum and heavy thin, otherwise fine,
*
Catalog #577
Catalog Value $ 1,060
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #439
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 World's Fair New York, 50k imperf., two distinct sizes (32 1/2x22mm and 33.6x22.6mm), n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #582II,III
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #440
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Definitives, surcharged 30k on 4k lilac (unwatermarked), n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #590
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #441
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Definitives, surcharged 30k on 4k lilac (unwatermarked), n.h., fine,
**
Catalog #590
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #442
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 All Union Agricultural Fair, 30k red orange, comb-perf. 12 1/4: 11 3/4, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #595A
Catalog Value $ 510
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #443
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 All Union Agricultural Fair, 50k red brown, variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #597var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #444
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Definitives, 15k green, line-perf. 12 1/4, block of four, n.h., two stamps with natural gum inclusions, fine-v.f.,
Box ***
Catalog #607A
Catalog Value $ 1,300
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #445
SOVIET UNION 1938-39 Issues
1939 Definitives (typographed), 30k Flier, line perf. 12 1/4, sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., one stamp with disturbed gum, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #608A
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #446
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1940 Sedov, 30k line perf. 12 1/2, h.r., fine,
*
Catalog #637A
Catalog Value $ 850
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #447
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1940 Mayakovsky, 80k ultramarine, variety with wide margin at left, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #643var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #448
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1940 Timiryasev, 15k variety imperf. at top, n.h. (hinged in margin), creases, otherwise v.f.
*
Catalog #645var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #449
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1940 Physical Culture Day, 1r comb perf. 11 3/4x12 1/4, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #652A
Catalog Value $ 850
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #450
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1940 Pavilions, vertical se-tenant strip of six, folded between stamps, two bottom stamps with black album page adhesions, few minor toned spots, otherwise n.h., fine-v.f.,
*

Catalog Value $ 510
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #451
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1941 Army and Navy, 5k and 10k, line perf. 12 1/2, plus horizontal gutter pairs of 30k and 50k comb perf. 12 1/2x12, 50k n.h. (one corner defective), others hinged, fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #694-5,698A,700A
Catalog Value $ 720
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #452
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1941 People's Militia, 30k blue, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #727
Catalog Value $ 630
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #453
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1941 People's Militia, 30k blue, top margin single with double perforations at top, n.h., v.f. and seldom seen variety,
**
Catalog #727var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #454
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1942 World War II, 20k Flaming Tank, variety imperf. at left, n.h., also 20k Women and Soldiers, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f.
**O
Catalog #738var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #455
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1943 October Revolution, 5k horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #748var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #456
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1943 Coat of arms, 60k horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #761var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #457
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1943 Maxim Gorky, 60k variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #767var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #458
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1943 Young Communist League, 30k variety imperf. at right, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #781var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #459
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1945 Popov, 30k variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #886var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #460
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1945 Lenin, 50k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #908var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #461
SOVIET UNION 1940-45 Issues
1945 Artillery Day, 30k variety imperf. at right, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #921var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #462
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Bombers, 15k variety imperf. at top, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #940var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #463
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Bombers, 15k variety imperf. at left, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #940var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #464
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Bombers, 20k variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #942var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #465
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Definitives (Lithographed) 30k Aviator, pre-print paper fold ("plis d'accordeon"), top margin single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #988var
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #466
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Definitives (Lithographed), 30k Aviator, variety on cream paper (apparently printed in Tashkent), upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., irregular perforations at bottom, otherwise v.f.,
**
Catalog #988var
Catalog Value $ 2,125
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #467
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Definitives (Lithographed), 30k Aviator, top sheet margin block of four, variety full offset on back, also part imperf. at top, n.h., fine-v.f., very rare
Box **
Catalog #988var
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #468
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1946 Coal, 15k variety imperf. at left, n.h. but with tiny gum adhesions, fine
**
Catalog #993var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #469
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Karpinsky, 30k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1011var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #470
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Latvian Arms, 30k variety imperf. at left, disturbed gum and small marginal faults, otherwise fine
*
Catalog #1031var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #471
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Moscow Council Building, 30k variety, blue omitted, imperf. single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1049var
Catalog Value $ 255
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #472
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Air Fleet, 30k top margin vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1053var
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #473
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Definitives, Aviator, 30k imperf. single, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #1056var
Catalog Value $ 1,050
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #474
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Definitives, Aviator, 30k imperf. horizontal pair, h.r., fine,
*
Catalog #1056var
Catalog Value $ 2,100
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #475
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Definitives, Aviator, 30k imperf. horizontal strip of three, with sheet margin at left, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1056var
Catalog Value $ 7,500
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #476
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Definitives, Aviator, 30k left margin vertical pair, imperf. at sides, top stamp also imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1056var
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #477
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Definitives, Aviator, 30k misperforated block of four, one stamp l.h., balance n.h., creases, fine
Box **
Catalog #1056var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #478
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Moscow Subway, 60k variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #1065var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #479
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 View of Kremlin, 60k variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #1082var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #480
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Moscow, two vertical se-tenant gutter strips of four, folded between stamps, minor flaws, fine-v.f.,
*

Catalog Value $ 1,190
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #481
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Moscow, 1r and 2r, vertical se-tenant pair, 1r imperf. at top, unused without gum, discolored, fine appearance
(*)
Catalog #1084,1086var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #482
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 New Afon, 30k right margin imperf. vertical pair, n.h., faint gum toning, otherwise v.f.,
**
Catalog #1102var
Catalog Value $ 750
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #483
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 New Afon, 30k vertical pair imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1102var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #484
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1947 Sochi, 30k variety imperf. at top, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1105var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #485
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Surikov, 30k horizontal pair, one showing "1943" instead of "1948" in upper right corner, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1145var
Catalog Value $ 425
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #486
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Surikov, 30k variety imperf. at top, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1145var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #487
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Chapayev, 60k variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #1148var
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #488
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Artillery, 30k variety imperf. at bottom, used, fine
O
Catalog #1150var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #489
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Ostrovsky, imperf. singles, complete set of three, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski,
**
Catalog #1168-1170
Catalog Value $ 1,915
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #490
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Sport, 15k variety imperf. at top, used, fine
O
Catalog #1220var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #491
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1948 Motorboat, 45k variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #1222var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #492
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Piatigorsk, 40k with raster horizontal diamonds, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1267gr
Catalog Value $ 340
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #493
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Lomonosov, 40k variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1270var
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #494
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, perf. (l.h.) and imperf. souvenir sheets ( with disturbed gum), fine-v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #Bl. 11-12
Catalog Value $ 1,700
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #495
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, unused (regummed), both fine-v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #Bl. 11-12
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #496
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, perf. souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #Bl. 12
Catalog Value $ 850
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #497
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. single from souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1274A
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #498
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Pushkin, set and souvenir sheet cancelled in a special commemorative folder, also three additional souvenir sheets, two l.h., one cancelled to order, fine-v.f.,
Box *O
Catalog #Bl. 13
Catalog Value $ 425
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #499
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Chapayev, 40k variety, imperf. at top, left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1342var
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #500
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 UPU, set of two, imperf. singles and vertical pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1345-1346
Catalog Value $ 306
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #501
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Map of European Russia, 40k error text omitted, n.h., picked out natural inclusion resulting in a faint thin spot, otherwise v.f., extremely rare major error. Most of the known examples are defective
**
Catalog #1353var
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #502
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1949 Definitives (Typographed) 25k Aviator and 40k Arms, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f.,
**
Catalog #1381-1382
Catalog Value $ 3,300
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #503
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Stalin souvenir sheet of four, two different, one on white paper, the other on cream paper, h.r., fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Bl. 14
Catalog Value $ 465
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #504
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Stalin souvenir sheet of four, two different, one on white paper, the other on cream paper, n.h., minor corner creases, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Bl. 14
Catalog Value $ 1,190
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #505
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Stalin souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Bl. 14
Catalog Value $ 750
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #506
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Stalin souvenir sheet of four (2), one on white paper, with some toning in margin, otherwise n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #Bl. 14
Catalog Value $ 1,160
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #507
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Turkmen, 50k variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1408var
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #508
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Skyscrapers, complete set of sheet margin singles, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #1489-1496
Catalog Value $ 535
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #509
SOVIET UNION 1946-50 Issues
1950 Decembrists Uprising, 40k brown red, unissued value and color, unused without gum (probably removed from a presentation card), v.f. and possibly unique (while the 1r stamp of this design was released as a single, many of the 1950s issues were issued in sets of two or more. We can assume that the 40r was prepared as a companion to the 1r, but never issued)
(*)
Catalog #1504P
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #510
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1951 Vasnetsov's "Three Heroes", 1r variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #1563var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #511
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1952 Speed skating, 40k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. and scarce
**
Catalog #1584var
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #512
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1952 Odoyevski, 40k variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1621var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #513
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1952 Moscow Subway, se-tenant sheet of twenty, containing five se-tenant strips of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1624-1627
Catalog Value $ 531
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #514
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1953 Volga-Don Canal, 40k variety imperf. at top, unused without gum, v.f., scarce
(*)
Catalog #1635var
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #515
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1954 Griboyedov set of two, comb perf. 12 1/2:12, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1658A-1659A
Catalog Value $ 155
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #516
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1954 Kazan University, 60k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1705var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #517
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1955 "Copernicus" by Jan Matejko, 1r sheetlet of 10 (2x5), n.h., slightly dried and disturbed gum in places with some fingerprints, also minor creases at bottom margin, otherwise v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, rare,
Box **
Catalog #1721
Catalog Value $ 25,000
Price Realized
$18,000.00

Lot #518
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1956 Krylov, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f., very rare
**
Catalog #1763A
Catalog Value $ 4,255
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #519
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1956 Antarctic Expedition, 40k variety ship's flag omitted, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1864var
Catalog Value $ 212
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #520
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 6th World Youth Festival, complete set of imperf. sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1900-1904
Catalog Value $ 275
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #521
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 6th World Youth Festival, complete set of imperf. horizontal pairs, 1r n.h., balance l.h., fine-v.f.
***
Catalog #1900-1904
Catalog Value $ 555
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #522
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 6th World Youth Festival, 20k variety "C" instead of "D" in "Molodezhy", imperf. lower right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1901var
Catalog Value $ 850
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #523
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 250th Anniversary of Leningrad, variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #1932var
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #524
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 Sport, 25k variety imperf. at right, n.h., minor gum disturbance, v.f.
**
Catalog #1941var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #525
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 Moscow Festival, 1r imperf. vertical pair, unused without gum as issued, v.f. and scarce multiple,
(*)
Catalog #1954
Catalog Value $ 8,500
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #526
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 Meteor, 40k comb perf. 12 1/2:12, top margin block of four, n.h., perfs. slightly blunted at bottom, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2002A
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #527
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 Meteor, 40k cross-gutter block of four, fold-over variety at bottom left stamp, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2002var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #528
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 Meteor, 40k block of six, single instead of double vertical perforations between stamps, used, v.f.
Box
Catalog #2002var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #529
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1957 Ermolova, 40k variety, missing "M.H. Ermolova" at right, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #2012var
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #530
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Union Industrial Exhibition, 60k imperf. left sheet margin single, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare,
(*)
Catalog #2021
Catalog Value $ 1,275
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #531
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Union Industrial Exhibition, 60k top margin imperf. vertical pair, unused (privately gummed for no reason, as the stamp was issued without gum), somewhat discolored and wrinkled, fine appearance, rare
(*)
Catalog #2021
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #532
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Chi Pai-shih (Chinese Painter), 40k line perf. 12 1/2, top margin block of four, n.h., v.f. and rare multiple,
Box **
Catalog #2024A
Catalog Value $ 680
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #533
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Rudnev, 40k double impression of the green color, right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. and rare variety,
**
Catalog #2043var
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #534
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Maxim Gorky, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #2044A
Catalog Value $ 320
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #535
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Spasski Tower, 60k comb perf. 12 1/2:12, two distinct shades, one with bottom sheet margin, n.h., v.f., rare,
**
Catalog #2046A
Catalog Value $ 1,020
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #536
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Spasski Tower, 60k comb perf. 12 1/2:12, with double perforations at left and bottom, n.h., v.f., possibly unique
**
Catalog #2046Avar
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #537
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Airliner and Globe, 20k variety with black shifted, appear doubled, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2098var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #538
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Airliner and Globe, 40k without inscriptions ( black and red omitted), n.h., v.f. and rare. Only one sheet of 100 was discovered in the Orenburg Post Office,
**
Catalog #2099var
Catalog Value $ 5,100
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #539
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Crimea Observatory, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, block of four, n.h., v.f., scarce in blocks,
Box **
Catalog #2105A
Catalog Value $ 255
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #540
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 International Astronomical Union, 60k "UAU" instead of "UAJ" variety, n.h., also same used, fine-v.f.,
**O
Catalog #2106KA
Catalog Value $ 375
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #541
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Lithuania, 40k unissued design (Vilnius ?), small die essay in gray black, v.f. and rare
E
Catalog #2148E
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #542
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Lithuania, 40k unissued design (Vilnius ?), small die essay in greenish black, v.f. and rare
E
Catalog #2148E
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #543
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Latvian PSR, view of Riga, variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2151var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #544
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Russian Industry, 40k Zaporoshstal Foundry, line perf. 12 1/2, some printing flaws affecting the design, n.h., v.f. and rare,
**
Catalog #2161A
Catalog Value $ 3,190
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #545
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Ordzhonikidze, 40k brown yellow omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2173var
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #546
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Russian Industry, 40k Voroshilovgrad, n.h., v.f. This stamp was never issued because on March 5, 1958, the city's name reverted to its original name of Lugansk,
**
Catalog #XX
Catalog Value $ 1,450
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #547
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1958 Mendeleyev Congress 40k set of two overprinted in red or dark blue, n.h., v.f. and rare. The stamps were never issued, as the Congress did not take place,
**

Catalog Value $ 5,106
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #548
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1959 40th Anniversary of the Soviet Circus, 60k red and blue, prepared but never issued (for political reasons), unused without gum, creases and stains at right (probably removed from a presentation card), very rare
(*)
Price Realized
$12,000.00

Lot #549
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1959 Definitives, 30k Soldier, unissued design, unused without gum as printed, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #550
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1959 Charles Darwin, 40k line perf. 12 1/2. small h.r., v.f., rare,
*
Catalog #2189A
Catalog Value $ 850
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #551
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1959 Definitives, 60k worker, variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2228var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #552
SOVIET UNION 1951-59 Issues
1959 Forest Animals, 40k Pine Martin, variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f., scarce
**
Catalog #2243var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #553
SOVIET UNION 1959 Unissued "Battle of Poltava"
1959 250th Anniversary of Battle of Poltava, 40k gray violet and red brown, top sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rare stamp, which was prepared but not issued for political reasons,
**

Catalog Value $ 25,000
Price Realized
$22,000.00

Lot #554
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1960s Tiger Test Stamp, selection of four different perforated blocks of four, n.h. (hinged in margin), fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #555
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1960s Test stamps, non-denominated Tiger, also Woman holding bread, both corner sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #556
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1960 Riga, 40k variety with flags shifted to the left, n.h., v.f. and striking
**
Catalog #2363var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #557
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1960 Flower, 60k unissued design in small size, n.h., v.f., only a few known to exist
**
Catalog #2414var
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #558
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1960 Uzbek Costumes, 60k line perf. 12 1/2, regular paper, n.h., v.f. Line-perf. issue was printed on chalky paper, only a few exist on regular paper (catalogue value is for chalky paper)
**
Catalog #2423Avar
Catalog Value $ 1,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #559
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Definitives, 3k Space Rockets, imperf. single, n.h., creased, otherwise v.f. and rare,
**
Catalog #2427var
Catalog Value $ 6,380
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #560
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Arms and Flag, 4k red, misperforated vertical pair, n.h. with small gum disturbance, slight perf. separations, fine
**
Catalog #2428var
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #561
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Workers Monument, 10k orange, misperforated single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2431var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #562
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Space Rockets, 3k gray violet, misperforated "L" block of four, n.h. (some gum disturbance in the margins well away from the stamps), fine and spectacular variety
**
Catalog #2434var
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #563
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Tagor, perforated and gummed proof of center in black, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #2478P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #564
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Lenin, 20k unissued design (similar to the one used for the 50k), n.h., faint natural gum crease, otherwise v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #2486E
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #565
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Belinski, imperf. and gummed proof of center in black , n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #2497P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #566
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Gliders, 4k line perf. 12 1/2, right margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. and rare,
**
Catalog #2501A
Catalog Value $ 2,550
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #567
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Anniversary of Soviet Stamps, 2k line perf. 12 1/2, l.h., v.f. and rare,
*
Catalog #2519A
Catalog Value $ 1,530
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #568
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1961 Lomonosov Statue, perforated and gummed proof of center, sheet margin and plate number at left, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #2553P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #569
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1962 First Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, 10k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #2585A
Catalog Value $ 1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #570
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1962 Tchaikovsky, unissued design, imperf. and gummed proof in black, v.f.
E
Catalog #2587E
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #571
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1962 Tchaikovsky, 4k black, blue and dark lilac, unissued design, disturbed gum (probably removed from a presentation card), faint thin, otherwise v.f. and rare
E
Catalog #2587E
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #572
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1962 Pravda, 4k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #2597A
Catalog Value $ 1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #573
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1962 Young Farmers, 4k line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #2668A
Catalog Value $ 1,900
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #574
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1963 Stanislavsky, 4k trial color proof in ultramarine (instead of green), n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #2717P
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #575
SOVIET UNION 1960-64 Issues
1963 4k Myaskovsky, double horizontal perforations variety, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #2801var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #576
SOVIET UNION 1964 Unissued "World Peace Cruise"
1964 World Cruise, intended for "Khrushchev's Visit to Sweden", 4k line perf. 12 1/2 and printed on special ungummed Goznak paper. As Khrushchev was removed from power, the stamp was withdrawn and never issued. Only a few copies of this legendary stamp exist. This rarity is certainly one of the highlights of the this collection
(*)
Price Realized
$25,000.00

Lot #577
SOVIET UNION 1964-65 Issues
1964 Lenin, artist die proof on card, with center design and year, v.f.
P
Catalog #2939P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #578
SOVIET UNION 1964-65 Issues
1964 Congress Palace, 1r artist signed die proof in unissued colors, on laid paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #3053P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #579
SOVIET UNION 1964-65 Issues
1964 Tokyo Olympics, two green souvenir sheets, types I and II, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #Bl. 36,36I
Catalog Value $ 890
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #580
SOVIET UNION 1965 Unissued "Carpatho-Ukraine" Reunification
1965 20th Anniversary of "Reunification of Carpatho-Ukraine and Ukraine", 4k line perf. 12 1/2 on special ungummed Goznak security paper, prepared but not issued for political reasons, v.f. Of the unissued stamps, this is by far the rarest, possibly unique in private hands
(*)
Price Realized
$26,000.00

Lot #581
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 20th Anniversary of WWII, 1k without "1945-1965" inscriptions, n.h., v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #3107var
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #582
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 Serov, two imperf. trial color proofs, in black and dark blue, each with value omitted, v.f.
P
Catalog #3131P
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #583
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 Democratic Women's Federation, 6k unissued variety inscribed "World" instead of "International", right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. and rare,
**
Catalog #3160var
Catalog Value $ 5,100
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #584
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 48th Anniversary of October Revolution, 4k Lenin, unissued design, unused without gum (probably removed from a presentation card), v.f. and rare
(*)
Catalog #3184E
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #585
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 Agricultural Center Centenary, 4k artist signed die proof on laid paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #3185P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #586
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 Kalinin, 4k black, trial color proof on card, faint creases, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #3188P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #587
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 Kalinin, 4k artist signed trial color die proof on laid paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #3188P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #588
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1965 Russian Subway Stations, five different artist die proofs of 6k including the unissued "Lenin Avenue", two reduced to stamp size, v.f. and scarce group
P
Catalog #3192-3195P
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #589
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Ernst Thalmann, 6k black, artist's trial color proof, v.f.
P
Catalog #3259P
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #590
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 International Tchaikovsky Music Contest, 4k-16k artist signed die proofs in various colors, complete set of three, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #3277-3279P
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #591
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Wilhelm Pieck, 6k three artist die proofs, in blue, red and dark blue, v.f.
P
Catalog #3285P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #592
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Dr. Sun Yat-sen, 6k artist's trial color proof in blue green, v.f.
P
Catalog #3286P
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #593
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Shota Rustaveli, 3k artist die proof in black green, v.f.
P
Catalog #3308P
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #594
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Shota Rustaveli, 4k three artist die proofs in green, red brown and dark ultramarine, v.f.
P
Catalog #3309P
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #595
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Shota Rustaveli, 6k three artist trial color die proofs, two in black (one unfinished design), plus another in red brown, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #3310P
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #596
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Shota Rustaveli, 50k gray black, artist die proof of the stamp contained in the souvenir sheet, v.f.
P
Catalog #3311P
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #597
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Definitives, 4k red, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #3331var
Catalog Value $ 750
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #598
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1966 Definitives, 4k red, misperforated block of four, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety
Box **
Catalog #3331var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #599
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1967 Lenin in Soviet Sculpture, two perforated and gummed trial color proofs, 2k dark lilac and gray black (instead of green and orange), also 4k dark violet and lilac (instead of black and yellow), n.h., minor surface abrasions, otherwise v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #3388,3390P
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #600
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1967 50th Anniversary of the KGB, 4k horizontal pair, right stamp variety silver omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #3478var
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #601
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1967 Alexander Nevsky, 6k imperf. trial color proofs (4) including horizontal pair in black, singles in various colors, v.f.
P
Catalog #3498P
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #602
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1968 Young Communist League, 6k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #3578var
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #603
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1969 Russian Fairy Tales (Bilibin) 4k-50k unfolded se-tenant horizontal strip of five, numerals in red in red, inscribed "1968" instead of 1969, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #3738-3742P
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #604
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1969 Russian Fairy Tales (Bilibin), 4k-50k inscribed "1968" instead of "1969", unfolded se-tenant horizontal strip of five, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #3738-3742P
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #605
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1969 Russian Fairy Tales (Bilibin), 4k-50k two se-tenant strips of five, one imperf. at right, another imperf. between 4th and 5th stamps, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #3738-3742var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #606
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1969 Definitives, 4k red, horizontal coil strip of six, two outer stamps with serial numbers, plus the unissued block of four, n.h., v.f. This issue was only produced in horizontal coil strips and only two blocks of four are known. A great modern rarity
Box **
Catalog #3749P
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #607
SOVIET UNION 1965-70 Issues
1970 Ludwig von Beethoven, artist signed die proof in black, v.f.
P
Catalog #3873P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #608
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1972 Sobinov, 10k red brown with inscription at bottom "Narodnyj Artist CCCP", unaccepted in this form (the stamp was released with the revised "Narodnyj Artist Respubliki") n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #4049var
Catalog Value $ 5,100
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #609
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1973-82 Issues, selection of 16 different signed artist signed die proofs or essays, including UNESCO, Omsk Concert, Tallinn, Tartu, Tashkent, etc., fine-v.f and rare group
P
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #610
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Nametkin, 4k imperf. top left corner margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #4543var
Catalog Value $ 3,400
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #611
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Resistance Movement, 6k blue omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #4562var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #612
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Industry, 4k imperf. single, n.h., v.f. and rare,
**
Catalog #4568var
Catalog Value $ 3,800
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #613
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Flowers, 2k imperf. bottom left margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #4596var
Catalog Value $ 850
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #614
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Flowers, 3k imperf. left margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #4597var
Catalog Value $ 1,275
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #615
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Flowers, 4k imperf. top margin single, n.h., tiny tear in outer top margin well away from the stamp, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #4598var
Catalog Value $ 2,125
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #616
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Flowers, 4k imperf. bottom right corner single, further showing shift of the colors variety, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #4598var
Catalog Value $ 2,125
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #617
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1977-80 Moscow Olympics Issues, complete set of 40 mini-sheetlets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #4652/4994
Catalog Value $ 320
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #618
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1977-80 Moscow Olympics Issues, complete set of 40 min-sheetlets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #4652/4994
Catalog Value $ 320
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #619
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1976 Definitives, 3k red, misperforated right margin block of four, with double perforations at right and horizontally on right stamps, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #4681var
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #620
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1977-80 Moscow Olympics (Golden Cities), complete set of 30 mini-sheets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #4736/4986
Catalog Value $ 785
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #621
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1977-80 Moscow Olympics (Golden Cities), complete set of 30 mini-sheets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #4736/4986
Catalog Value $ 785
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #622
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1978 International Stamp Exhibition in Prague, two artist signed die proofs, one composite die proof showing three different stages, v.f.
P
Catalog #4816P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #623
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1978 New Constitution, 30k souvenir sheet, variety "blunt hammer" at upper left, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #Bl.135var
Catalog Value $ 638
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #624
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1979 International Year of the Child, 2k and 15k, imperf. vertical pairs, n.h., 2k with fingerprints on gum and 15k with natural inclusion, v.f.,
*
Catalog #4928,4931var
Catalog Value $ 3,800
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #625
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1979 International Year of the Child, 2k imperf. top margin single with part of the coupon at right, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #4928var
Catalog Value $ 635
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #626
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1980 Moscow Olympics, horizontal pair, 16k+6k horizontal pair, value and "IIochta CCCP" omitted, n.h., slight gum disturbances, v.f. and rare unlisted variety
**
Catalog #4993var
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #627
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1980 Moscow Olympics, 50k+25k souvenir sheet, serial number omitted, stamped "Pogasheno" in violet, usual faults, otherwise fine and rare, only a few known
P
Catalog #Bl. 147var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #628
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1980 Jean August Dominique Ingres, French painter, 32k imperforate left sheet margin single, n.h., minor gum wrinkles, otherwise v.f.,
**
Catalog #5037var
Catalog Value $ 4,680
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #629
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1981 60th Anniversary of Abkhazian Autonomous Soviet Republic, imperforate vertical pair, n.h., usual fingerprints on gum, v.f.,
**
Catalog #5096var
Catalog Value $ 4,255
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #630
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1981 Sailing Ship "Tovarishch", imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5162var
Catalog Value $ 3,700
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #631
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982 New Year, 4k two mini-sheets of 16, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5181
Catalog Value $ 320
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #632
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982 Nazym Khikmet, 4k imperforate bottom sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5193var
Catalog Value $ 2,950
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #633
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982 Telephone, 4k, two different varieties, one with gold text omitted, the other with gold text shifted upwards (50%), n.h., v.f., unlisted and very rare
**
Catalog #5249var
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #634
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982 Garibaldi, 6k imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5257var
Catalog Value $ 3,400
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #635
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982 Chess, 6k variety with white (instead of brown) border all around, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #5265var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #636
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982 Lighthouse, 6k imperf. corner sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5294var
Catalog Value $ 3,400
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #637
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1982-85 Paintings, complete set of 31 different mini-sheets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5280/5532
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #638
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1983 Fyodor Tolstoy, 4k imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5296var
Catalog Value $ 6,800
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #639
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1983 Glider, 2k imperf. single, n.h. with slight gum disturbance, v.f.,
**
Catalog #5299var
Catalog Value $ 3,750
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #640
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1983 Rostov-on-Don, 4k two different artist signed die proofs, v.f.
P
Catalog #5321P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #641
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1983 Rostov on Don, 4k imperforate sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5321var
Catalog Value $ 1,875
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #642
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1983 60th Anniversary of Buriat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, 4k imperf. sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5322var
Catalog Value $ 3,400
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #643
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1983 Lighthouse, 1k imperf. right margin single, usual gum wrinkles, v.f.,
**
Catalog #5361var
Catalog Value $ 2,100
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #644
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1984 25th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, 5k imperforate vertical pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5397var
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #645
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1984 World War II Tanks, 10k imperforate single, n.h., minor gum stains, otherwise v.f.,
**
Catalog #5403var
Catalog Value $ 2,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #646
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1984 World War II Tanks, 10k left sheet margin horizontal pair with perforations shifted, n.h., minor gum skips, v.f.
**
Catalog #5403var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #647
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1984 Winter Olympics, set of four minisheets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5404-5407
Catalog Value $ 275
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #648
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1984 Winter Olympics, 10k Speed Skating, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #5405var
Catalog Value $ 5,950
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #649
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1986 400th Anniversary of Kuibyshev, large die proof, v.f.
P
Catalog #5672P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #650
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1987 Polar Bears, set of four mini-sheets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5746-5749
Catalog Value $ 1,635
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #651
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1987 Hermitage Museum, two mini-sheets of eight, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5770-5771
Catalog Value $ 765
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #652
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1988 Winter Olympics (Calgary), set of five mini-sheets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5840-5844
Catalog Value $ 890
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #653
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1989 Circus, 1k, 4k and 10k imperforate sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #6036,38,40var
Catalog Value $ 2,130
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #654
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1989 October Revolution, 5k imperforate sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #6043var
Catalog Value $ 1,025
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #655
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1989 International Letter Writing, 5k imperforate sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #6043var
Catalog Value $ 1,025
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #656
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1990 Capitals of USSR's Union Republics, imperf. blocks of four, the complete set (as issued) of 13 including Frunze (Riga and Yerevan do not exist imperf.), n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #6102/6116var
Catalog Value $ 5,800
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #657
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1990 Ducks, imperf. blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #6155-57var
Catalog Value $ 2,300
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #658
SOVIET UNION 1971-90 Issues
1990 Poultry, imperf. blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #6158-60var
Catalog Value $ 2,300
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #659
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1922 45r Airplane, gutter sheet of 50 containing two panes of 25, position 45 showing the damaged propeller, n.h., v.f. and rare (catalogue value for singles)
Box **
Catalog #64,64var
Catalog Value $ 5,160
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #660
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1922 registered and flown cover from Moscow, 17.11.22 to Berlin, franked with single 45r green & black, used together with block of 15x100,000r on 250r (counted as 150r) on back, fine-v.f., with Charlottenburg 24.11.22 arrival on back
Envelope **
Catalog #64
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #661
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1924 10k on 5r, type II, wide "5", barest trace of a hinge, v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #60II
Catalog Value $ 2,080
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #662
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1927 10k deep blue and yellow brown, broken "7" in "1927", l.h., heavy gum toning, otherwise fine,
*
Catalog #185var
Catalog Value $ 415
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #663
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1928 (18.9) first flight cover from Moscow to Irkutsk, with Dobrolet cachet on back, fine-v.f., backstamped 22.9.28 on arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #664
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1930 Airships, imperf. set of two, 40k with some gum missing, 80k with sheet margin at bottom, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #256-257
Catalog Value $ 5,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #665
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 Airships, perf. and imperf. sets, l.h. (few n.h.), fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #266-275
Catalog Value $ 380
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #666
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 Airships, perf. and imperf. sets of five, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
***
Catalog #266-275
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #667
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 Airships, imperf. set of five, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow to Berlin
Envelope
Catalog #266-270
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #668
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 50k gray blue (color error), used together with additional franking on registered (window) envelope, flown from Moscow (24.8.35) to Switzerland, fine-v.f., rare usage, with arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #276
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #669
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 North Pole, perf. and imperf. sets, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #286-293
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #670
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 North Pole, line perf. 12 1/2 and comb-perf. 12:12 1/4 sets of four complete, mostly n.h., (30k and 35k l.h.), fine-v.f.,
***
Catalog #290-93,290A-93A
Catalog Value $ 1,300
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #671
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 Polar Flight to the Icebreaker Malyguin, franked with the complete perf. set of four, some usual cover toning, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce on one cover
Envelope
Catalog #290-293
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #672
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1931 (4.5) first flight ppc from Leningrad to Berlin, v.f., with transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #673
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1932 International Polar Year, 50k and 1r perf. 12 1/4, plus 1r perf. 10 1/2, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #297-298,298A
Catalog Value $ 240
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #674
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1932 International Polar Year, set of two used on flown, cacheted cover from Archangelsk to Moscow, small stain at upper right, otherwise v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #297-298
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #675
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1932 International Polar Year, 50k carmine rose, perf. 10 1/2, n.h., usual dried and slightly toned gum, with natural creases, v.f. One of the major rarities of the former Soviet Union,
**
Catalog #297A
Catalog Value $ 54,000
Price Realized
$26,000.00

Lot #676
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1932 15k gray black, perf. 10 1/2, exceptionally well centered for this difficult stamp, small h.r., fresh and v.f.,
*
Catalog #301B
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #677
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1932 15k gray black, perf. 10 1/2, l.h., fine example of this rare perforation,
*
Catalog #301B
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #678
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1933 15th Anniversary of the Air Force and Military, 3k-35k unaccepted designs, set of seven photo essays commemorating the Red Army, Navy and Air Force, each stamp showing two different designs - an episode from 1918 on the left and progress achieved by 1933 on the right, v.f. and rare set
E
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #679
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1933 15th Anniversary of the Red Army's Air Force (PKKA), original artist drawing (143x99mm) on card, with airplanes and dirigibles surrounded by laurels and stars, denominated 20k, also an additional large die essay (151x105mm) of the two central vignettes depicting Political Propagandists and Red Army soldier; those to be eventually used on a 35k value to be released alongside with 20k, both corrected with chinese ink and signed by the artists. In addition, there is a signature of a member of the People's Post Commissariat, dated and "no objection" noted to these proposed designs, v.f., unique.
E
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #680
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1933 Stratosphere Balloon, set of three, n.h., usual wrinkles, fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #341-343
Catalog Value $ 575
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #681
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1933 Stratosphere Balloon, set of three, each with sheet margin at right, n.h. (hinged in margin), 20k with faint gum skips, v.f.,
**
Catalog #341-343
Catalog Value $ 560
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #682
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1933 Stratostat Balloon, 5k single and pair used with additional franking on flown cover from Moscow 8.7.34 to Germany, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #341
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #683
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation, complete sets with and without watermark, n.h., few minor gum skips, fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #350-359
Catalog Value $ 1,700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #684
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation (unwatermarked), imperf. trial color proofs on ungummed stamp paper, vertical pairs, se-tenant bottom stamps without groundwork, the complete set of five in various colors incl. (5k green (top stamp with crayon mark), 10k violet, 20k blue, 50k orange and 80k blue black), fresh and v.f., extremely rare multiples
P
Catalog #350-354P
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #685
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation (unwatermarked), imperf. trial color proofs on ungummed stamp paper, the complete set of five in brown, some faint toning, v.f. and rare set
P
Catalog #350-354P
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #686
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation, 10k green, horizontal pair, imperf. between, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #351var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #687
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation (watermarked), imperf. trial color proofs on ungummed stamp paper, complete set of vertical pairs, se-tenant, bottom stamps without groundwork, various colors (5k red, 10k violet, 20k blue, 50k green and 80k blue black), fresh and v.f., extremely rare set of combination pairs
P
Catalog #355-359P
Price Realized
$22,000.00

Lot #688
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation (Watermarked), imperf. trial color proofs on gummed stamp paper, set of five, all in orange except 50k violet, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #355-359P
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #689
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation, watermarked set of five, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (10.6.34) to Vienna via Berlin, fine-v.f., with arrival cds
Envelope
Catalog #355-359
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #690
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Civil Aviation, 20k imperf. trial color proof in violet, large margins including sheet margin at left, watermarked and gummed paper, l.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #357P
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #691
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Stratosphere Disaster, 5k Usyskin, perf. 14, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #373A
Catalog Value $ 290
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #692
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Stratosphere Disaster, 10k ultramarine (Vasenko) imperforate trial color proof on watermarked and gummed paper, natural gum creases, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #374P
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #693
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Stratosphere Disaster, 10k brown, perf. 14, cancelled to order (as always), v.f., extremely rare, with Mandrovsky cert.,
O
Catalog #374A
Catalog Value $ 6,800
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #694
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Stratosphere Disaster, 10k red brown (Vasenko), variety imperf. at left, unused without gum, creased, otherwise fine and rare
(*)
Catalog #374var
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #695
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Airships, complete set of photo proofs in black, v.f.
P
Catalog #376-380P
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #696
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Airships, set of five, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #376-380
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #697
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Airships, set of five, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #376-380
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #698
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Airships, complete set on registered cover, tied by First Day "20.10.34" Moscow cancels and sent locally, staining away from the stamps, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #376-380
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #699
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1934 Airships, 10k red brown, 20k olive brown and 30k olive brown, trial color proofs, perf. 11, on watermarked, ungummed stamp paper, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #377P,379-380P
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #700
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, complete set of perforated trial color proofs in various colors, each reduced size, unused without gum, fresh and v.f., a rare set
P
Catalog #392-401P
Price Realized
$26,000.00

Lot #701
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, complete set, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #392-401
Catalog Value $ 12,500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #702
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, complete set, never hinged (except 5k green very lightly hinged), fresh, mostly v.f.,
***
Catalog #392-401
Catalog Value $ 3,950
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #703
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Chelyuskin Rescue, complete set on registered and flown cover from Moscow (9.2.35) to Lithuania, fine-v.f., with Kaunas arrival pmk on back, rare on one cover
Envelope
Catalog #392-401
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #704
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r surcharge, position 1, showing broken "P" variety, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #420
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #705
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r surcharge, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #420
Catalog Value $ 1,040
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #706
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Moscow-San Francisco,1r surcharge, variety with raised period after "CEB", n.h., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #420
Catalog Value $ 1,660
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #707
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (26.8.35) to J. Rosenberg in Berlin, with arrival on reverse, filing fold away from the stamp, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #420
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #708
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r surcharge, small "f" variety, n.h., natural corner gum bend, v.f., signed Goznak,
**
Catalog #420ka
Catalog Value $ 3,540
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #709
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1937 Airships, 80k "Maxim Gorky", sheet margin block of four, bottom stamp with small white dot over the letter "II", n.h., v.f. The original plate had the name of the plane "Maxim Gorky" removed, still partially showing at upper right
Box **
Catalog #478var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #710
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1937 imperf. souvenir sheet of four, used on registered cover from Moscow 26.1.38 to USA, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Bl. 3
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #711
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1939 Aviation Day, 1r brown, double overprint, used, v.f., rare
O
Catalog #605var
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #712
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1955 North Pole-Moscow overprints, 1r and 2r, horizontal pairs, each se-tenant with variety missing "-" before Moscow at right, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1755-56Kar
Catalog Value $ 1,450
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #713
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1955 North Pole-Moscow overprints, 2r perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1756A
Catalog Value $ 212
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #714
RUSSIA - AIR POST
1961 Helicopter, 6k surcharge, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, bottom right stamp without "6", other stamps types I and II, n.h. (hinged in margin), v.f. and rare block
Box **
Catalog #2564Ta
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #715
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1924 (20.10) home-made letter, sent complete unpaid from Muraty to Moscow where it was charged 14k postage due, adding 1k, 3k and 10k surcharges (probably penalty rate of double the 7k), fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #716
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1924 (15.3) cover used locally in Moscow, franked with a single 3k imperf. and charged 8k postage due, adding 3k and 5k surcharges (penalty rate of double the 4k which was underpaid), fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #717
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1924 surcharges on 35k and 70k (RSFSR), 1k (2), 3k, 8k, 12k (2), 14k, 32k and 40k inverted surcharges, nine stamps, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., rare
***
Catalog #D1/9var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #718
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1925 3k on 35k, 8k on 35k and 10k on 35k, plus 12k on 70k, all with surcharge double, h.r., 12k on 70k thin, balance fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #D2,4-6var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #719
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1924 Ukrainian postal card 10k on 5k, additionally franked with 2k green and sent from Voronezh (13.10.24) to Moscow where it was charged "8kop" postage due, adding 3k ands 5k surcharges, some card creasing, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #D2,3
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #720
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1925 8k on 35k and 14k on 35k, imperf. singles, margins all around, n.h., v.f., the latter signed Goznak,
**
Catalog #D4,7
Catalog Value $ 1,270
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #721
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1925 10k on 35k, horizontal pair, left stamp without surcharge, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #D5
Catalog Value $ 635
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #722
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1924 40k on 35k, vertical strip of four, surcharge applied diagonally and shifted, completely missing from the bottom stamp, paper adhesion on back, otherwise fine
*
Catalog #D9a,var
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #723
RUSSIA - POSTAGE DUES
1925 10k dark blue, perf. 14 1/2, block of four, central Kharkov 9.2.26 cds, v.f.
Box
Catalog #D15a
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #724
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1923 Foreign Exchange, 1k-10k surcharges, collection of 34 stamps, various types and perforations including the rare perf. 11 1/2 (1k on 1r), some varieties, also two covers, one flown from Moscow to Paris (1924), another registered from Vladivostok (10.10.25) to Austria, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope ***
Catalog #CB1-5, CB1A-5A,b
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #725
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1923 Foreign Exchange, 1k, 3k and 5k surcharges used on back of cover (opened from display) from Casablanca (29.7.24), franked with stamps of French Morocco, sent to Moscow, with the sum of 9k (gold) charged for letter taxed up to 1,500 francs, fine and spectacular cover
Envelope
Catalog #CB1-3
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #726
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1923 Foreign Exchange, 1k on 1r, perf. 12 1/2, surcharge type III, variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #CB1Avar
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #727
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1923 Foreign Exchange, 3r on 3k type I, perf. 11 1/2, n.h., some irregular perfs, fine and very rare stamp
**
Catalog #CB2b
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #728
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1923 Foreign Exchange, 3k on 3r (two), each perf. 13 1/2, surcharges type I and II inverted, n.h., one with irregular perfs, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #CB3var
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #729
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1923 Foreign Exchange, 5k on 5r, used in combination with regular franking (paying 50k) on back of a registered cover from Vladivostok (17.7.25) to France, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks. These stamps were officially withdrawn from circulation by the end of 1924 but continued in use
Envelope
Catalog #CB4
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #730
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1925 Foreign Exchange, 5k-1r surcharges, collection of 32 stamps including four inverted, also the rare 1r on 7k, plus various types and perforations, one surcharged in red, also some varieties, four covers with interesting franking, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope ***
Catalog #CB6-13
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #731
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1928-32 Foreign Exchange, 5k-1r surcharges, collection of 22 stamps including five inverted, plus the 10k/25k/300r, as well as various types, imperf. singles and pairs, few varieties, ten covers with interesting franking, one incoming from the Philippines, another from Mozambique etc., fine-v.f.
Envelope ***
Catalog #CB14-29
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #732
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1931 10k on 25k on 300r Foreign Exchange, sheet margin at bottom, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #CB19
Catalog Value $ 320
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #733
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1931 (27.12) registered cover from Moscow to Germany, franked with 2k, 3k and block of 4x10k on 5r Air Post, with 10k on 25k on 300r Foreign Exchange, sheet margin horizontal pair, tied by violet departure and Saarbrucken 31.12.31 arrival pmks on back, fine-v.f. The 10k handstamp was on sale for a very short period and very few covers exist. This pair on cover is stated to be the only one known
Envelope
Catalog #CB19
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #734
RUSSIA - OFFICIAL STAMPS
1932 Foreign Exchange, 3+5r and 10+5k horizontal se-tenant pairs, v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB20-21,26-27
Catalog Value $ 825
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #735
RUSSIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1923 unused and non-denominated postal card, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #736
RUSSIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1924 3k carmine, unused postal cards, two different, each with Lenin's portrait, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #737
RUSSIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1924 3r and 5r designs, superimposed on unused Romanov 4k postal cards, handstamped "5" and "10k" in violet, each with a different design (5r Air Post and 2r RSFSR Peasant) on back, only 5,000 prepared, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #738
RUSSIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1928 8k green, first "closed letter" ("sekretka"), unused and watermarked entire, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #739
RUSSIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1931 3k carmine, unused postal card, with bilingual Russian and Uzbek overprint, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #740
RUSSIA - POSTAL STATIONERY
1939 30k Flier postal card used 10.2.42 from blockaded Leningrad to Nizhniy Tagil, censored, fine and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #741
RUSSIA Russian Provisional Locals - Tambov
1931 handstamped 15k on 10k green, tied by Tambow 17.3.31 pmk on cover to Moscow, filing fold and some toning, otherwise fine, rare item,
Envelope
Catalog #MH1
Catalog Value 6,250
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #742
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA
1950s-90s two cartons with albums/stock books with thousands, mostly cplt sets and souv. sheets, many blocks of four, some errors and varieties, occasional proofs, postal stationery envelopes and much more, worth careful examination
Box **
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #743
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA
1970s-80s signatures of artists and engravers, collection of 400+ artist signed postal stationery entires, picture postcards, maximum cards, also occasional stamps, good variety from prominent stamp designers, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #744
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA
1971-1991 mini-sheetlets and souvenir sheet, collection of 150+, including Olympics, Tereshkova, Space, Birds, Paintings, etc., some duplication, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **

Catalog Value $ 3,650
Price Realized
$1,300.00

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