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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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

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