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