The Sante Fe Collection
December 7-8, 2011

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #732
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 1k brown orange, top sheet corner margin block of 10, top strip of five variety albino vertical perforations, some h.r., fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #88var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #733
RUSSIA
1915 Money Stamps, 10k and 15k imperf. singles, the former with horizontal invalidating perforations, v.f.
*
Catalog #105a,106a
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #734
RUSSIA
1915 10r carmine lake, yellow and gray, vertical lozenges of varnish, complete sheet of 50, variety imperf. at right, yellow background dramatically shifted and displaced diagonally, with inverted "V" actually printed on two stamps at bottom, also showing full watermark at right (partially ungummed), folded between stamps and some perf. separations, n.h., fine-v.f. An interesting and probably unique
Box **
Catalog #109var
Unsold
Lot #735
RUSSIA
1917 1r brown and red, horizontal pair, variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #87var
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #736
RUSSIA
1922 Star Surcharges, 40r on 200r on 15k imperf. single, h.r., thin, fine appearance, signed Goznak, rare stamp
*
Unsold
Lot #737
RUSSIA
1923 4r brown, imperf. sheetlet of 25, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #239a
Catalog Value $625
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #738
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (lithographed), 40k slate gray imperforate sheet corner margin single, printed on gum only (this variety is more commonly found printed on both sides), natural gum creases and abrasions, extremely rare (Standart 38var)
**
Catalog #264var
Unsold
Lot #739
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 50k brown, imperforate horizontal sheet margin pair, double impression, n.h., v.f., rare, especially in such exceptional quality (Standart 26Ta)
**
Catalog #275Avar
Catalog Value €6,000
Unsold
Lot #740
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 4k deep rose, lower left sheet corner margin pane of 25, double impression, partly shifted to top, ten bottom stamps with red control stripe and part of the 2nd Moscow Factory imprint printed over, partial margin at right, n.h., v.f. and spectacular specialist item, probably unique
Box **
Catalog #279var
Unsold
Lot #741
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 8k olive brown, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, double impression, n.h., v.f., very rare (Standart 46Pa,var)
**
Catalog #283var
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #742
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 30k violet, imperforate sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., rare, catalogue value for hinged (Standart 52Pa)
**
Catalog #288Avar
Catalog Value €1,250
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #743
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 2r, 3r and 5r imperforate sheet margin blocks of four, double impression, each with invalidating horizontal perforations, marginal imperfections, stamps n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #291,292,293var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #744
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 2r rose and green, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., multiple blind impressions visible on gum, fine and rare imperf. (Standart 056Pa)
**
Catalog #291var
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #745
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed) 2r green and rose, imperforate sheetlet of 25, double impression, with horizontal invalidating perforations through the stamps, n.h., some discoloration at bottom right, v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #291var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #746
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typographed), 3r brown and green, vertical bottom sheet margin strip of three, double or invalidating horizontal perforations, n.h., interesting item
**
Catalog #292var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #747
RUSSIA
1925 Definitives (watermarked), 5k lilac, top sheet margin pane of 25, double perforations between stamps, diagonally invalidated, but missing the bottom row, n.h., fine
Box **
Catalog #308var
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #748
RUSSIA
1925 Definitives (watermarked), 18k violet, bottom sheet margin pane of 25, fold-over with part of design missing and printed on back, horizontal invalidating perfs, n.h., fine
Box **
Catalog #316var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #749
RUSSIA
1925 Definitives (watermarked), 2r green and rose, full offset on gum, bottom sheet margin gutter pane of 50, with complete imprint, horizontal invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #323var
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #750
RUSSIA
1926 Definitives (Lithographed), 8k olive, small head, double perforations at top (escape from invalidation), n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #Standart 119
Catalog Value €3,700
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #751
RUSSIA
1926 Definitives (Lithographed), 8k olive, small head, double perforations at top (escape from invalidation), n.h., fine,
**
Catalog #Standart 119
Catalog Value €3,700
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #752
RUSSIA
1926 Definitives (Lithographed), 8k olive, small head, top sheet margin gutter pane of 50, invalidating perforations (see two previous lots) sometimes double, intact "4" control number at top, n.h., fine and probably unique
Box **
Catalog #Standart 119
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #753
RUSSIA
1927 Esperanto, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, n.h., natural gum irregularity, v.f. (Standart 184Pa)
**
Catalog #374var
Catalog Value €1,250
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #754
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, 5k brown, bottom sheet margin block of four, imperf. between stamps, also at bottom, invalidating vertical perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #376var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #755
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, 7k myrtle green, bottom sheet margin vertical imperf. pair, invalidating vertical perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #377var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #756
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, 8k Worker and Sailor, imperforate lower right sheet corner margin block of nine, with full imprint, invalidating horizontal perforations, marginal tears, stamps n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #378var
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #757
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, 18k blue, vertical fold-over pair, part of design on back, vertical invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #380var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #758
RUSSIA
1927 10th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, 18k blue, block of eight with spectacular fold-over, vertical invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #380var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #759
RUSSIA
1927 Definitives, 2k apple green, imperforate horizontal pair, double impressions, one inverted, n.h., v.f. and impressive variety, without the usual invalidating perforations, rare thus (Standart 188Pa,var)
**
Catalog #383var
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #760
RUSSIA
1927 Definitives, 4k bright blue, upper left sheet corner margin block of eight, folded-over with part of the printing on back, invalidating horizontal perforations, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #385var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #761
RUSSIA
1929 Definitives (watermarked), 80k yellow brown, horizontal gutter block of four, n.h., some perf. reinforcements and other minor flaws, scarce (Standart 240var)
Box **
Catalog #426
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #762
RUSSIA
1930 20k bluish black, unissued value and design, photo proof mounted on presentation card with simulated perforations, v.f., signed by the artist
E
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #763
RUSSIA
1930 20k black brown, unissued value and design, photo proof mounted on presentation card with simulated perforations, v.f., signed by the artist
E
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #764
RUSSIA
1931 25th Anniversary of 1905 Revolution, imperf. blocks of four, bottom stamps n.h., v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #452-454
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #765
RUSSIA
1933 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., occasional natural gum creases, v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #472-78
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #766
RUSSIA
1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued (full original size 169:119), some adhesive and overall toning, mostly on back, shark corner and without any usual creases, fine (Standart Block 01)
Box (*)
Catalog #485-86
Catalog Value €20,000
Unsold
Lot #767
RUSSIA
1932 First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition - Moscow, special presentation souvenir sheet of four (169:118), with central red 5.12.1932 "All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition, Moscow", first day of exhibition postmark, remarkably fresh and free of the usual toning, minor corner crease at upper right, v.f. Only 500 souv. sheets were issued on carton paper, most were handed out to important dignitaries and subsequently discarded or destroyed (being used as tickets to the exhibition and ripped on entrance). This is the only known used souvenir sheet with red First Day of Issue postmark applied to the stamps (there are others known cancelled by favor in margin), with Mikulski cert. ("dieser sonderblock, ohne frankaturwert, gestempelt, kommt sehr selten vor. Mit dieser Ersttag-Abstermplung ist er wahrscheinlich ein UNIKAT"). Since this souvenir sheet was printed for presentation and not postal purposes, the application of the central postmark indicates that it could have been valid for postage. This unique sheet is pric
Box
Catalog #485-86
Unsold
Lot #768
RUSSIA
1932 All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, souvenir sheet of four on thick card (size 166:116), with the two line overprint "Lutchemu Udarniku" (To the best shock worker - All Russian Philatelic Society), unused without gum as issued, expertly repaired (mostly around three of the four corners). Nevertheless a very fine appearing example of this Soviet Philatelic rarity, only 25 (!) printed; most of the existing souvenir sheets are in poor condition (Standart Block 01var)
Box (*)
Catalog #485-86var
Catalog Value €100,000
Price Realized
$130,000.00

Lot #769
RUSSIA
1933 Baku Commissars, selection of perforated trial color proofs on watermarked stamp paper, with or without gum, 4k gray, 5k red brown, 20k green, 20k red, 20k gray, 35k red brown, 35k red, 40k green, total of eight, occasional abrasions or gum disturbances, mostly v.f., rare
P
Catalog #519-523P
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #770
RUSSIA
1934 Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate singles, 5k brown (small h.r.) and 10k blue (n.h.), each with the Museum handstamp, v.f. (Standart 360Pa-361Pa)
*/**
Catalog #524a,525a
Catalog Value €1,620
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #771
RUSSIA
1934 Fedorov, imperforate singles set of two, h.r., one with the Museum handstamp, v.f. (Standart 365Pa-366Pa)
*
Catalog #529a-530a
Catalog Value €1,240
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #772
RUSSIA
1934 Mendeleev, selection of five different imperforate and gummed trial color proofs on watermarked stamp paper, with 5k green, 5k lilac, 5k olive green, 15k carmine red, 15k olive, h.r., fresh and v.f., scarce
P
Catalog #536,538P
Price Realized
$14,000.00

Lot #773
RUSSIA
1935 Moscow Subway, 15k carmine, variety imperf. at right, n.h., fresh and v.f., rare (Standart 404Pb)
**
Catalog #553var
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #774
RUSSIA
1935 Spartacist Games, complete set n.h., fine-v.f. (Standart 406-15)
**
Catalog #559-68
Catalog Value €750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #775
RUSSIA
1935 Kalinin, 3k, 5k, 10k and 20k complete set of four trial color proofs in gray, line perf. 11 (scissor separated in cases) unused without gum, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #573-576P
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #776
RUSSIA
1935 Kirov, 40k gray brown, perf. 14, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f. (Standart 434A Pa)
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Catalog #582a,var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #777
RUSSIA
1936 Pioneers (perf. 11), 2k variety imperf. at top, also 10k horizontal pair imperf. between, used, fine-v.f. (Standart 436.439var)
O
Catalog #584a,587a,var
Catalog Value €1,280
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #778
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 40k and 50k green, imperforate and gummed vertical se-tenant pair, n.h., v.f., extremely rare se-tenant trial color
**
Catalog #592-593P
Unsold
Lot #779
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 80k and 1r lake, imperforate and gummed vertical se-tenant pair, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f., extremely rare se-tenant trial color
**
Catalog #594-595P
Unsold
Lot #780
RUSSIA
1937 Architecture of Moscow, 5k brown red, imperf. single, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #598var
Catalog Value $500
Unsold
Lot #781
RUSSIA
1938 Second Trans-Polar Flight Moscow to San Jacinto, set of three upper right sheet corner margin blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #640-642
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #782
RUSSIA
1938 Second Trans-Polar Flight Moscow to San Jacinto, original photograph of the three fliers, autographed by each (Andrei Yumashev, Mikhail Gromov and Sergei Danilin), with Shirley Temple (held by Gromov), v.f., rare (The journey, via the North Pole, covered 11,500 kilometers (7,100 mi) and ended in a dairy pasture outside of San Jacinto, California after the fliers encountered fog conditions in San Diego and as far inland as March Air Force base in Riverside. The landing site is marked by California State Historical Landmark Number 989. The crew, flew for 62 hours and 17 minutes between 12 and 14 July 1937. Upon their arrival in California, the Soviet aviators became instant darlings of the American press and at one point traded autographs with Shirley Temple during their tour of Hollywood)
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #783
RUSSIA
1939 surcharged 30 kop on 4k lilac, block of 12, n.h., v.f. (Standart 589)
Box **
Catalog #743
Catalog Value €540
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #784
RUSSIA
1940 Tchaikovsky, 30k dark blue, variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f. (Standart 655Pb)
O
Catalog #791var
Catalog Value €500
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #785
RUSSIA
1941 5k violet, variety imperf. at right, used, fine (Standart 694Pa)
O
Catalog #824var
Catalog Value €400
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #786
RUSSIA
1943 Gorky, 60k black blue, variety imperf. at left, used, v.f. (Standart 767Pb)
O
Catalog #896var
Catalog Value €350
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #787
RUSSIA
1945 60k dark green, variety imperf. at top, n.h., fine (Standart 882Pa)
**
Catalog #981var
Catalog Value €450
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #788
RUSSIA
1945 Bombers, complete set (as issued) of nine, mostly sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #993/1001
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #789
RUSSIA
1945 Engels, 60k dark green, variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., small toned spot at right, otherwise v.f. (Standart 917Pb)
*
Catalog #1014var
Catalog Value €500
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #790
RUSSIA
1946 Medals, 60k varieties imperf. at bottom and another at right, used, fine (Standart 929,30var)
O
Catalog #1023,1024var
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #791
RUSSIA
1946 Gorky, 60k green, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f. (Standart 962Pc)
O
Catalog #1048var
Catalog Value €450
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #792
RUSSIA
1946 Sverdlov Theater Square, 20k red brown, horizontal strip of three, imperf. between and at left, h.r., small thin spots, scarce (Standart 983Pa)
*
Catalog #1062var
Catalog Value €2,200
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #793
RUSSIA
1946 45k and 1r, varieties imperf. at right or at top, used, fine-v.f. (Standart 984Pa,987Pa)
O
Catalog #1063,1066var
Catalog Value €1,250
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #794
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow, 5k variety imperf. at bottom, cancelled to order (n.h.), v.f. (Standart 1073Pa)
O
Catalog #1132var
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #795
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow, 5k vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., v.f. (Standart 1073var)
*
Catalog #1132var
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #796
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow, 60k variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., v.f. (Standart 1082Pa)
*
Catalog #1140var
Catalog Value €550
Unsold
Lot #797
RUSSIA
1948 Surikov, 30k variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1145Pa)
**
Catalog #1201var
Catalog Value €300
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #798
RUSSIA
1948 Red Army, 30k variety imperf. at bottom, horizontal pair, used, v.f. (Standart 1150Pa)
O
Catalog #1205var
Catalog Value €400
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #799
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, 10k Sailor, imperf. trial color proof in green (instead of violet), horizontal raster, v.f., rare (Standart 1159P)
P
Catalog #1215P
Unsold
Lot #800
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, unissued 20k Miner, imperforate plate proof in gray black (issued design was 5k), horizontal raster, v.f., rare (Standart 1162P)
P
Catalog #1217P
Unsold
Lot #801
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, unissued 30k Scientist, imperforate plate proof in red brown (issued design was 45k), horizontal raster, v.f., rare (Standart 1162P)
P
Catalog #1218P
Unsold
Lot #802
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, unissued 45k Collective Farmer, imperforate plate proof in red brown (issued design was 20k), horizontal raster, v.f., rare (Standart 1163P)
P
Catalog #1219P
Unsold
Lot #803
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, 50k Kremlin, imperf. trial color proof in green (instead of blue), horizontal raster, v.f., rare (Standart 1164P)
P
Catalog #1220P
Unsold
Lot #804
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, unissued 60k Arms and Flag of the Soviet Union, imperforate plate proof in gray brown (issued design was 30k), horizontal raster, v.f., rare (Standart 1165P)
P
Catalog #1221P
Unsold
Lot #805
RUSSIA
1948 Definitives, 20k variety imperf. at bottom (n.h.), 50k variety imperf. at left (used), fine-v.f. (Standart 1161Pa,1164Pa)
**O
Catalog #1217,1220var
Catalog Value €1,450
Unsold
Lot #806
RUSSIA
1948 25th Anniversary of the USSR, 60k variety imperf. at left, n.h. but with a natural gum skip, v.f. (Standart 1182Pa)
*O
Catalog #1244ar
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #807
RUSSIA
1948 Sport, 30k red brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1221var)
**O
Catalog #1255var
Catalog Value €2,200
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #808
RUSSIA
1948 Sport, 30k red brown, also 45k black brown, each imperf. at top, used, fine-v.f. (Standart 1221Pa,1222Pa)
OO
Catalog #1255,1256var
Catalog Value €2,000
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #809
RUSSIA
1949 2r violet, horizontal raster, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Standart 1376var)
Box **
Catalog #1416var
Catalog Value €1,200
Unsold
Lot #810
RUSSIA
1952 Novikov-Priboy, 40k variety imperf. at top, disturbed gum, h.r., v.f. (Standart 1597Pa)
*
Catalog #1628var
Catalog Value €1,200
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #811
RUSSIA
1953 Tolstoy, 1r brown, variety imperf. at left, n.h., fine. (Standart 1641Pa)
**
Catalog #1673var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #812
RUSSIA
1958 Space Observatory, 40k vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Standart 2105var)
**
Catalog #2092var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #813
RUSSIA
1964 Tokyo Olympics souvenir sheet in green, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2921-26
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #814
RUSSIA
1965 Lenin, variety imperf. at left, used, v.f. (Standart 3100var)
O
Catalog #3024var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #815
RUSSIA
1968 Definitives, 50k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Standart 3554Pa)
**
Catalog #3480var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #816
RUSSIA
1976 Aviation, 12k variety with yellow color partly showing at bottom (n.h.) also 16k orange omitted (used), v.f.
**O
Catalog #4502,4504var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #817
RUSSIA
1976 Definitives, 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k, 12k, five blocks of four with double horizontal and vertical perforations, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #4596/4602var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #818
RUSSIA
1976 Definitives, 4k variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f
**
Catalog #4599var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #819
RUSSIA
1990 Capitals, imperforate blocks of four, 12 different (missing Frunze; Riga and Erevan do not exist imperf.), n.h., v.f. (Standart 6102-10,6112/16Pa)
Box **
Catalog #5854/5868var
Catalog Value €1,640
Price Realized
$750.00

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