S. Shtern Collection of Soviet Union
October 29-30, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | 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.  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.  **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 ***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 | 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, **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 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 | 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. 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 |
