The Igor Gorski Collection of R.S.F.S.R
February 20, 2014

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3046
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, horizontal pair, lower right sheet corner margin single, fold-over/double paper variety
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Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #3047
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, lower right sheet corner margin single, pre-print crease, variety diagonal part of design missing, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #1var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #3048
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, variety imperf. at top, sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #1Pb
Catalog Value $ 2,500
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #3049
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, imperforate top sheet corner margin block of eight, folded between stamps in the middle, stamps n.h., one with a natural translucency, v.f. This is the largest known unused imperforate multiple of the first Post-Revolutionary adhesive (Zverev $20,000 for two blocks of four)
Box **
Catalog #1Pa
Unsold
Lot #3050
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, imperforate block of nine, cancelled "Njandoma Olonetsk gov." 13 November 1918, cut close to slight in at bottom right, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski. This is the largest known used imperforate multiple of the first Post-Revolutionary adhesive
Box
Catalog #1Pa
Unsold
Lot #3051
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, two imperforate singles, each cut close at right, other margins sufficiently large, used in 1919 on registered cover, addressed locally in Petrograd (16 8 19), with arrival pmk on back, considerable cover cleaning and some repairs, still fine appearing example of imperforate 35k stamps on cover
Envelope
Catalog #1Pa
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #3052
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 35k blue, sheet of 100, also pane of 20, used in combination with Imperial 20k (1) and 25k (16), paying 46.20r on Parcel Card (value 4,000r) sent from Kovrov (Vladimir gov.) 15 December, 1919 to the Red Army, with appropriate postmarks, stamps folded, with occasional defects, nevertheless in remarkable state of preservation (considering the size), fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #3053
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 70k olive brown (rare), also 70k sepia, plus a variety double perforations at right, first one diagonal crease, otherwise fine-v.f.
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Catalog #2var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #3054
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 70k brown, lower left sheet corner margin single, impressive double paper/fold-over variety
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Catalog #2var
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #3055
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 70k brown, variety imperf. at top, hinged in margin, stamp n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #2Pb
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #3056
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 70k brown, imperforate right sheet margin block of four, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Goznak in margin. Only one sheet of 100 imperforate stamps were printed. This imperf. block is one of three known. An iconic Russian rarity (Zverev $120,000)
Box *
Catalog #2Pa
Unsold
Lot #3057
R.S.F.S.R. First Postage Stamps of the RSFSR
1918 70k brown, vertical strip of five, used in combination with Imperial 2x25k green & violet (one defective), all cancelled by crayon on 5k stationery postal card, registered from "Votkinskaya" (Vyatka gov.) to Petrograd, with 20 February 1920 departure docketing, faint Petrograd arrival pmk (just tying two stamps), fine and extraordinary usage on a registered postal card
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$1,800.00

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