The Igor Gorski Collection of R.S.F.S.R
February 20, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3185 R.S.F.S.R. 10,000r on 40r (surcharged in red) 1922 10,000r on 40r (size 37.5mm), watermark points up, red surcharge inverted, left sheet corner margin block of 15, two stamps hinged at bottom, also hinged in margin, other stamps n.h., some natural adhesive toning at upper right, otherwise v.f., largest known multiple of inverted red surcharge 10,000r on 40r. A showpiece  */**Catalog #32ITa | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #3186 R.S.F.S.R. 10,000r on 40r (surcharged in red) 1922 10,000r on 40r, red surcharge, eight different varieties, one used, others hinged or n.h., including shorter "1", "RSFSR" missing, double surcharge, double surcharge, one diagonal, inverted surcharge, inverted and shifted surcharge, also "G" for "P", plus same variety (cut in at top), used on cover from Minsk (24 May 22) to Moscow (arriving on 27 May), all mounted on exhibition page, fine-v.f.  */**Catalog #32I,II var | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #3187 R.S.F.S.R. 10,000r on 40r (surcharged in red) 1922 10,000r on 40r (size 38.5mm), red surcharge inverted, used in combination with black 5,000r on 1r orange, on back of a somewhat defective cover from Peschank, via Moscow (11 May 22) to Philadelphia. On arrival in the United States, the cover was charged "19 cents" postage due in New York. A rarity, one of only two known covers with inverted red surcharge 10,000r on 40r (illustrated in R.S.F.S.R, Specialized Catalogue of Postage Stamps 1918-1923, Standart Collection, 1997) Catalog #32II Ta | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
