U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 3-4, 2009

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Lot #1141
RUSSIA
1857-58 10k brown & blue imperf., also perforated 10k and 20k blue & orange, used, small faults, fine appearance,
O
Catalog #1-3
Catalog Value $ 1,900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1142
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, small scissor cuts in outer margin only, cancelled on piece, very fresh and fine stamp,
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $ 800
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1143
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, cancelled by pen and bearing a complete "Dorpat" postmark, margins all around, v.f.,
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1144
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, pen cancel, v.f.,
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $ 675
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1145
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, also perf. 12 1/2 10k (3), 20k and 30k unused, no gum, plus used 10k (6) and 20k, thick or thin papers, small plate varieties, faults, fine appearance,
*O
Catalog #2,8-10
Catalog Value $ 1,950
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1146
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue (separated by scissors), tied by boxed Cherson 11 July 1858 datestamp on outer FL to Odessa, fine and attractive usage in the Ukraine, signed Diena
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1147
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, well centered and cancelled "173" (Smyela) in dots, good color, minor corner perf. creases, otherwise fine, handstamped "GR", signed Calves,
O
Catalog #4
Catalog Value $ 2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1148
RUSSIA
1865 10k-30k perf. 14 1/2x15, complete set of six, 3k and 5k n.h., 10k unused, others l.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Diena etc., rare unused,
*
Catalog #12-18
Catalog Value $ 2,775
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1149
RUSSIA
1866 1k-30k, set of six pairs (3k and 5k vertical, others horizontal), n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #19-25
Unsold
Lot #1150
RUSSIA
1866-72 30k carmine & green, used in 1869 on FL from Moscow to France, red departure pmks on both sides, fine single 30k franking, with Lyon arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #30
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1151
RUSSIA
1884 7r black and orange, upper left sheet corner margin single, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., signed Sorani
**
Catalog #40
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1152
RUSSIA
1902 3k rose red, double impression, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #57b
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1153
RUSSIA
1905 War Bond picture postcards issued to collect funds to aid veterans of the Russo-Japanese War, selection of 14 different, single correspondence to Sarrono, Italy, franked with 4k or 6k, many censored, minor wear and tear, generally fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1154
RUSSIA
1909-12 15k blue, perforated and gummed proof on unwatermarked stamp paper, h.r., v.f.
P
Catalog #81P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1155
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Issue, 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f., rare,
**
Catalog #90b
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1156
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 3r dark violet, imperforate single, n.h., v.f., signed Bloch,
**
Catalog #103b
Catalog Value $ 775
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1157
RUSSIA
1915 10r carmine, lake, yellow & gray, groundwork inverted, horizontal pair, unused (regummed), fine-v.f., rare,
(*)
Catalog #109d
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Unsold
Lot #1158
RUSSIA
1915 10r carmine, variety, with significant perf. shift, v.f.
*
Catalog #109var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1159
RUSSIA
1917 definitives, 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #135
Unsold
Lot #1160
RUSSIA
1918 Chain breakers, 35k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, right stamp l.h., left n.h., v.f., signed Ebnet
*/**
Catalog #149var
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #1161
RUSSIA
1918 Chain breakers, 70k brown, block of four, variety with errant perforations at top, l.h. in margin only, stamps n.h., diagonal gum bends, fine
**
Catalog #150var
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1162
RUSSIA
1921 (21.10) registered cover (insured for 15,000r) franked with the first definitives (those were only available in Moscow, Petrograd and Kharkov) 1r orange, 2r red brown, 5r dull ultramarine, 20r blue pelure paper (2), 1000r carmine, used in combination with imperf. pair of Imperial 1r, paying the correct 1,050r rate (750r postage and 300r insurance, calculated at 2% of the value) from Kharkov to Rostov on Don, with virtually intact wax seals and arrival pmk on back, fine and important RSFSR postal history, stated to be one of only four such covers known
Envelope
Catalog #177-80,186
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #1163
RUSSIA
1921 100r (7), 200r (2), 250r (6), 300r (3), 500r (1), 1000r (4), selection of 23 different blocks of four, different shades and paper varieties including the chalky and pelure papers, horizontal and gutter blocks (including 250r on chalky paper) showing different spacing etc., few folded between stamps, n.h., mostly v.f., seldom offered ensemble
Box **
Catalog #181/186
Unsold
Lot #1164
RUSSIA
1921 200r (2), 250r (1) and 1,000r (2), five double impression errors, various shades, l.h. or n.h., v.f.
*/**
Catalog #182,183,186var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1165
RUSSIA
1921-22 200r light brown, double impression, plus 7500r on 250r, surcharge inverted and shifted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #182var, 201var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1166
RUSSIA
1921-22 250r violet, double impression, horizontal pair, double impression, creases and offsets on back, fine
**
Catalog #201var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1167
RUSSIA
1921 250r dull violet, pelure paper, right sheet margin single with pre-printed paper crease, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #183avar
Unsold
Lot #1168
RUSSIA
1921 definitives, 250r dull violet, pelure paper, triple impression, v.f., rare
*
Catalog #186c,var
Unsold
Lot #1169
RUSSIA
1921 40r violet, type II, imperf. trial color, unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #187P
Unsold
Lot #1170
RUSSIA
1922 5000r on 2r brown, inverted and double surcharges, v.f.
*
Catalog #192a,192b
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1171
RUSSIA
1922 5,000r black surcharge on 2r light brown, basic stamp double impression, h.r., creased, otherwise v.f., rare
*
Catalog #192var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1172
RUSSIA
1922 5,000r on 20r blue, regular and pelure paper, each with surcharge inverted, l.h. or n.h., v.f.
*/**
Catalog #194,194a,var
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1173
RUSSIA
1922 5,000r on 20r blue, block of four, split surcharge at upper left, result of a fold-over preprint crease, v.f. and interesting variety
Box */**
Catalog #194var
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1174
RUSSIA
1922 10,000r on 40r (type I), surcharge inverted, also another variety, with surcharge shifted, and virtually omitted (type II), v.f.
*
Catalog #195var,195a
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1175
RUSSIA
1922 5000r on 1r orange, red surcharge inverted, v.f.
*
Catalog #196a
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1176
RUSSIA
1922 5000r on 2r light brown, red surcharge, basic stamp with double impression, horizontal gutter pair, lightly hinged in gutter, stamps n.h., v.f. A rare variety
*
Catalog #197var
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1177
RUSSIA
1922 surcharged 10,000r on 40r (smaller size 37 1/2:23 1/2mm) with periods after P.C.F.C.P., h.r., v.f., signed Richter. A rare stamp
*
Catalog #200c
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1178
RUSSIA
1922 10,000r on 40r (type II), "P.C.F.C.P" with periods, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #200f
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1179
RUSSIA
1922 (8.5) registered cover from Odessa to Berlin, franked with the complete pane of 20x10,000r on 40r type II, with "P.C.F.C.P." (periods after the Cyrillic letters), also a vertical pair of same, used in combination with additional franking applied on both sides of the cover, including 20x7,500r, 5x200r, 5x300r, also Postal Fiscals stamps 3x10k, 2x25k, also 1,000r, 5,000r on 2r, 7,500r on 250r, all with appropriate pmks, with German arrival 23.5.22 on back, some filing creases, mostly between stamps, otherwise v.f. and spectacular franking, with no less than 22 (!) of the rare "P.C.F.C.P." varieties, one of the most significant showpieces from RSFSR, ex-prof. Vernik, signed Ebnet, BPP (two other letters known with comparable franking, all from Odessa)
Envelope
Catalog #200f
Price Realized
$47,500.00

Lot #1180
RUSSIA
1922 10,000r on 40r (type II), red surcharge on both sides, displaced on back, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #200var
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1181
RUSSIA
1922 5000r dark violet, proof on unwatermarked, gummed paper, n.h., faint vertical gum bend at bottom, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #202P
Unsold
Lot #1182
RUSSIA
1922 7,500r blue, double impression, one inverted, h.r.., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #205a
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1183
RUSSIA
1922 7,500r dark blue, double impression, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #205a
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1184
RUSSIA
1922 100,000r on 250r, left sheet margin horizontal pair, blind (albino) overprint variety on left stamp, n.h., pencil notation on reverse, v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #210var
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1185
RUSSIA
1922 100,000r on 250r, two inverted surcharges, one on pelure paper, v.f.
*
Catalog #210a,d
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1186
RUSSIA
1922 5th Anniversary of Anniversary, 10r brown & black, double impression, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #212var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1187
RUSSIA
1922 5th Anniversary of Anniversary, 25r violet & black, double impression, one inverted, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #213var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1188
RUSSIA
1922-23 star surcharges, 20r on 15k perf. block of 15, surcharges partially omitted at left, some creases and perf. separations, impressive multiple
Box **
Catalog #217var
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1189
RUSSIA
1922 star surcharges, 20r on 15k imperforate, position 80 (of the setting of 100), lightly hinged, v.f., with Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #224
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1190
RUSSIA
1922 unissued 3r blue on white paper, 3r on yellow paper, 25r brown, 25r violet, 25r purple, five imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1191
RUSSIA
1922 unissued 3r gray blue, imperf. block of four, also 25r purple and violet, two imperf. singles, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1192
RUSSIA
1922-23 100r red, imperf. pair showing adjoining stamps at top, double impression, overprinted "brak" (brakovany, meaning defective), v.f.
*
Catalog #233var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1193
RUSSIA
1922-23 20r brown violet, imperf. horizontal gutter strip of four, overprinted Obrazetz, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f.
S
Catalog #241cS
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1194
RUSSIA
1923 5r Tractor, imperf. single, background omitted, l.h., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #244var
Unsold
Lot #1195
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (lithographed), 30k violet, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, l.h., with invalidating perforations, v.f.
*
Catalog #263var
Unsold
Lot #1196
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (lithographed), 40k slate gray, imperf. upper left corner sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare without invalidating perforations
**
Catalog #264var
Price Realized
$18,000.00

Lot #1197
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (lithographed), 40k slate gray, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, l.h., with invalidating perforations, v.f.
*
Catalog #264var
Unsold
Lot #1198
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (lithographed), 40k slate gray, printed on gum side only, imperf. upper right corner sheet margin single, n.h., with usual gum creases, still v.f. and extremely rare (only a few exist without the invalidating perforations)
**
Catalog #264var
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #1199
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (lithographed), 40k slate gray, printed on both sides only, imperf. left sheet margin horizontal pair, with invalidating perforations, natural gum creases, v.f.
**
Catalog #264var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1200
RUSSIA
1924-25 definitives (typographed), 2k green, perforated pane of 25, with dramatic perf. shift and invalidating horizontal perforations, Goznak imprint at bottom, impressive item, n.h., fine
Box **
Catalog #277var
Unsold
Lot #1201
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2k green, imperforate, upper left sheet corner margin single, n.h., with faint traces of blind perfs on gum only, still a v.f. positional rarity
**
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1202
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2k green, imperf. vertical pair, double impression, one shifted variety, n.h., faint invalidating perforations, v.f.
**
Unsold
Lot #1203
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2k green, imperf. horizontal strip of three, with partial double impression and offset on reverse, n.h., v.f.
**
Unsold
Lot #1204
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2k green, right sheet margin block of four, double impression, with invalidating perforations through the bottom stamps only (not affecting top stamps), n.h., minor perf. separations, v.f. and striking variety
Box **
Catalog #277var
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1205
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3k red brown, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, printed on gum side variety, v.f.
**
Catalog #273var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1206
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 4k deep rose, imperf. and gummed trial color proof on pink paper, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #274P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1207
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 8k brown olive, imperforate sheet corner margin single with large margins all around, n.h., v.f. and rare, only a few copies exist
**
Catalog #283var
Price Realized
$12,500.00

Lot #1208
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 8k brown olive, imperforate with double impression, lower right sheet corner margin single, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., extremely rare
**
Catalog #283var
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #1209
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 8k brown olive, imperforate single, printed on gum side only, minor pre-print creases and slight marginal toning, otherwise fine and rare variety
**
Catalog #283var
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1210
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 10k dark blue, printed on chalk surface paper, which was actually used for the second definitive set, bottom sheet margin single, separated by razor as often, n.h., with pencil markings on back, fine and rare item, one of only a few known copies
**
Catalog #285a,var
Price Realized
$15,000.00

Lot #1211
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 20k green, imperforate upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., usual gum loss in upper margin only, natural inclusions and marginal creases, fine position rarity
**
Price Realized
$12,000.00

Lot #1212
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 20k olive green, imperforate single printed on gum only!, n.h., natural gum creases and tiny inclusions, fine. A key "Golden Standard" gem and a major rarity from the Soviet Union
**
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #1213
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 30k violet, printed on thin paper, imperforate upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #288Avar
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1214
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 50k red brown, imperf. proof on glazed card, upper right corner margin single, fresh and v.f., only 100 printed
P
Catalog #275AP
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1215
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 1r brown red, imperforate upper right sheet corner margin single, very lightly hinged, v.f. and rare positional piece
*
Catalog #290var
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #1216
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2r green and rose, printed on thin paper, imperforate single with large margins, n.h., v.f. thin paper, n.h., v.f. (Russian Specialized Catalogue #156I)
**
Catalog #291var
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1217
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2r green and rose, imperforate top sheet margin horizontal strip of five, double impression, one inverted, n.h., signed Diena etc., v.f. and spectacular item (rare without the usual invalidating perforations)
**
Catalog #291var
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1218
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 2r green and rose, printed on thin paper, imperf. horizontal pair, multi-print impression of the value tablet, one normal, others albino, n.h., fine and unusual item (rare without invalidating perforations)
**
Catalog #291var
Unsold
Lot #1219
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r black brown and green, perf. 10, n.h., irregular perforations as often, fine example of this difficult perf. variety
**
Catalog #292a
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1220
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r black brown and green, perforated 10, variety showing full offset on back, l.h., fine and most unusual item
*
Catalog #292avar
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #1221
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r black brown and green, perf. 13 1/2x10, l.h., fine and rare stamp
*
Catalog #292b
Unsold
Lot #1222
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r black brown and green, printed on thin paper, imperforated top sheet margin single, lightly hinged (mostly on margin), tiny red offsets on front, still v.f., with handstamped guarantee mark on back. A rarity, as most of the imperfs of this high value were invalidated either with annulling perforations or handstamps
*
Catalog #292var
Price Realized
$15,000.00

Lot #1223
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r black brown and green, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, double impression, with invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #292var
Unsold
Lot #1224
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r red brown, imperf. upper right sheet corner margin single, horizontal invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #292var
Unsold
Lot #1225
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 3r brown and green on rose background imperf. upper sheet corner margin single, horizontal invalidating perforations mostly at top, l.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #292var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1226
RUSSIA
1924 definitives, 5r dark blue & gray brown, perf. 10 1/2, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #293a
Unsold
Lot #1227
RUSSIA
1925 definitives (watermarked) 8k brown olive, "small head" variety, double impression, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski (a similar copy realized $5,175 in our March 2008 auction)
**
Catalog #311var
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #1228
RUSSIA
1925 definitives (watermarked) 8k brown olive, "small head" variety, upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and rare positional piece
**
Catalog #311var
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1229
RUSSIA
1925-27 definitives (watermarked), 1r pink and green, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, with invalidating perforations, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #321var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1230
RUSSIA
1925 Lomonosov, 3k red brown, imperf. sheet corner margin single, plate proof on "factory" paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #326P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1231
RUSSIA
1925 Popov, unissued 20k red brown, imperf. plate proof on cartridge paper, v.f.
E
Catalog #329E
Unsold
Lot #1232
RUSSIA
1926 definitives (thick paper), 8k magenta, yellow and carmine, three different imperforate and gummed trial color proofs, n.h., v.f. (Standard 0121P)
P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1233
RUSSIA
1925-27 definitives (paper with vertical cells) 8k brown olive, imperf. single, variety, design partially omitted at upper right, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #311var
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1234
RUSSIA
1926 Lenin, 1r-3r set of three blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #342-44
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1235
RUSSIA
1927 8k on 7k chocolate, surcharge shifted upwards variety, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #349var
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1236
RUSSIA
1927 8k on 7k chocolate, surcharge inverted, h.r., v.f., handstamp guarantee on reverse
*
Catalog #350a
Unsold
Lot #1237
RUSSIA
1927 Esperanto, 14k yellow and green, watermarked, strong offset on reverse, n.h., with invalidating perforations, v.f.
**
Catalog #373var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1238
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 8k Worker & Sailor, imperf. sheet margin block of six, with horizontal invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #378var
Unsold
Lot #1239
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k, 7k and 8k, imperf. sheet margin singles, plus 18k imperf. left sheet margin vertical pair, n.h. (7k hinged in margin and marginal tear well away from the design), with invalidating perforations, v.f.
**
Catalog #376-378,380var
Unsold
Lot #1240
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 18k blue, offset on reverse, corner margin single, n.h., with invalidating perforations, v.f.
**
Catalog #380var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1241
RUSSIA
1927-28 Definitives, 2k green, 5k brown, 10k light brown and 40k rose red, imperf, all with sheet margins, n.h., with invalidating perforations, 5k with natural gum creases, v.f. and rare
**
Catalog #383,386,391,396var
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1242
RUSSIA
1927-28 Definitives, 5k brown and 7k dark red, offsets on reverse, 7k in horizontal pair with ordinary stamp, n.h., with invalidating perforations, v.f.
**
Catalog #386,388var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1243
RUSSIA
1928 Soviet Army, 8k light brown, imperforate sheet margin pair, n.h., right stamp with a tiny pinhole, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #402a
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1244
RUSSIA
1932 Maxim Gorky, 15k brown, line perf. 11 1/4, partly overprinted in red "Proekt 20 September 1932" and mounted on gray presentation card, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1245
RUSSIA
1932 Maxim Gory, 15k brown, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., faint gum toning on reverse, otherwise v.f.
*
Catalog #470a
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1246
RUSSIA
1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, imperforate souvenir sheet of four with full original gum, lightly hinged, v.f. According to the official reports, 500 of these souvenir sheets were printed (out of which 25 received the special overprint). A very small number were gummed for export outside of the Soviet Union
Box *
Catalog #485-86
Price Realized
$25,000.00

Lot #1247
RUSSIA
1932-33 15th Anniversary of the Revolution, blocks of four, cplt set, n.h., folded between stamps, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #472-78
Unsold
Lot #1248
RUSSIA
1933 Peoples of the Soviet Union, 6k (Buryats), variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #494var
Unsold
Lot #1249
RUSSIA
1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k perf. 9 1/2, very fresh, h.r., v.f., rare
*
Catalog #519var
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #1250
RUSSIA
1934 Ten Years without Lenin, 1k, 5k, 10k, 20k and 30k perforated trial color proofs, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #1251
RUSSIA
1935 Tolstoy, 20k dark green and black, block of four, variety imperf. horizontally between, used, v.f. and rare
Box
Catalog #579a
Unsold
Lot #1252
RUSSIA
1935 4k (Bauman), imperf. single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #580var
Unsold
Lot #1253
RUSSIA
1937 Architecture of Moscow, 40k violet, imperf. left sheet margin block of six, top pair l.h., other four stamps never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles as always, fine-v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #599var
Price Realized
$12,000.00

Lot #1254
RUSSIA
1937 Architecture of Moscow, 40k violet, imperf. souvenir sheet of four, marginal inscriptions omitted, never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum paper inclusion, v.f., signed Mikulski etc. A rarity from the Soviet Union, especially in this exceptional quality
Box **
Catalog #603a,var
Unsold
Lot #1255
RUSSIA
1936 Dzerzhinsky, 20k Prussian green, variety imperf. at right, bottom margin single, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #607var
Unsold
Lot #1256
RUSSIA
1937 definitives (unwatermarked), 5k red brown, lower right sheet corner block of four, n.h., natural gum creases, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #615A
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1257
RUSSIA
1937 definitives, 40k indigo, perf. 10, right sheet margin block of four, n.h., folded between stamps, fine-v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #619
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1258
RUSSIA
1938 Sport, 30k Skier, variety imperf. at top, block of four, cancelled to order (with full original gum), v.f., rare
Box
Catalog #702var
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1259
RUSSIA
1939 definitives, 15k dark blue, imperf. sheet margin single, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #713a
Unsold
Lot #1260
RUSSIA
1940 Byelorussia, 30k myrtle green, variety imperf. at bottom, cancelled to order, gum creases, otherwise fine
O
Catalog #768var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1261
RUSSIA
1941 Troops on Skis, 5k dark violet, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #824var
Unsold
Lot #1262
RUSSIA
1941 Army & Navy, 1r Marshall's Star, comb. perf. 12 1/2x12, bottom sheet margin gutter block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #831
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1263
RUSSIA
1941 P.Navoi, 1r dark violet, horizontal gutter pair, left stamp additional variety, imperf. at left, l.h., v.f., extremely rare,
*
Catalog #858var
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1264
RUSSIA
1942 Capt. Gastello, 30k bluish black, variety imperf. at right, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #861var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1265
RUSSIA
1943 Maxim Gorki, 60k slate black, variety imperf. at left, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #896var
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1266
RUSSIA
1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k Schors, corner margin block of four, double vertical perforations between stamps, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #942var
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1267
RUSSIA
1944 Schors, 30k gray black, variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, faint creases, otherwise v.f.
O
Catalog #942var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1268
RUSSIA
1946 Fighter Planes, 15k henna brown, sheet margin block of four, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., natural gum crease through the varieties, otherwise fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #992Cvar
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1269
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Council Building, 30k blue color omitted, imperf. vertical pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1125var
Unsold
Lot #1270
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1158var
Unsold
Lot #1271
RUSSIA
1947 New Afion, 30k red brown, horizontal pair, variety imperf. vertically, n.h., right stamp with faint crease at top, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #1166var
Unsold
Lot #1272
RUSSIA
1947 New Afion, 30k red brown, block of four, variety imperf. horizontally, n.h., bottom right stamp with marginal crease, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1166var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1273
RUSSIA
1948 Surikov, 30k red brown, variety imperf. at top, small h.r. in margin, v.f.
*
Catalog #1201var
Unsold
Lot #1274
RUSSIA
1948 Transportation five year plan, set of four, 30k-60k two of each, single 1r, all in blocks of four, some with sheet margin, various shades and paper varieties, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1261-64
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1275
RUSSIA
1948 Komsomol, an assembly of 17 blocks of four, some with sheet margin, representing two complete sets, plus one missing only the 1r value, showing different printings, paper varieties and shades, n.h., v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #1289-94
Unsold
Lot #1276
RUSSIA
1950 Lenin at Razliv, 40k dark green and brown, variety imperf. at left, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1435var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1277
RUSSIA
1952 Skiers, 60k variety imperf. at top, cancelled to order, v.f.
O
Catalog #1618var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1278
RUSSIA
1952 Constitution, two sets of blocks of four, some with sheet margin, showing different shades, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #1624-27
Catalog Value $ 1,600
Unsold
Lot #1279
RUSSIA
1952 Odoyevski, 40k gray black and red orange, variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1648var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1280
RUSSIA
1954 Glinka, 40k claret and brown, variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1723var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1281
RUSSIA
1955 Lomonosov, 1r multicolor, line perf. 12 1/2, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 2007 Wassmann cert. (Standard 1747A, $3,000)
**
Catalog #1787var
Unsold
Lot #1282
RUSSIA
1956 Franko, 40k dark slate green, variety imperf. at top, used, natural pre-printing diagonal crease, faint toned spots on reverse, otherwise fine
O
Catalog #1896var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1283
RUSSIA
1958 Russian Industry, unissued 40k Voroshilovgrad, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1284
RUSSIA
1958 Tchaikovsky, 40k imperf. single on thick chalky paper, proof in issued colors, v.f.
P
Catalog #2044P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1285
RUSSIA
1958 Tchaikovsky, 40k Swan Lake Ballet, imperf. single on thick chalky paper, proof in issued colors, v.f.
P
Catalog #2045P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1286
RUSSIA
1958 Tchaikovsky, 40k Swan Lake Ballet, imperf. trial color proof in blue, v.f.
P
Catalog #2045P
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1287
RUSSIA
1960s Test stamp, Russian Dolls, horizontal pair, n.h., faint gum bend at upper left, v.f.
**
Unsold
Lot #1288
RUSSIA
1962 A. Sabir, inscribed "Azerbajanyn" in error, canceled on piece, v.f. and especially rare used, as most copies were withdrawn before release, with 2003 Wassman cert.
O
Catalog #2616var
Unsold
Lot #1289
RUSSIA
1965 Space, 20k silver foil, variety white background completely omitted, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #3023var
Price Realized
$475.00

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