S. Shtern Collection of Soviet Union
October 29-30, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | 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  ***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.  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 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
