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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3146
R.S.F.S.R. 1921 (December) Volga Flood - Charity Issue
1921 2,250r+2,250r brown, block of four printed se-tenant on sheet margin of 200r definitive (same color), block of 10, with additional parts of five stamps at top, separated by gutter, n.h., v.f. (This issue was prepared by the employees of the State Printing Office on their own time. The State authorities, for various reasons, refused to supply paper. The workers, printed these stamps, on their spare time, on the trimmings from older stamps, some even on top of these older stamps, subsequently divided and sold in sheetlets of four or eight). This is one of the largest known se-tenant multiples. A magnificent rarity (Zverev $45,000)
Box *
Catalog #18+9
Price Realized
$22,000.00

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