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