sold

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, 3k-20k, complete set of four used on registered cover from Nagayevo (Far Eastern Region) to USA, tied by appropriate postal marking of 1937, no backstamp, VF

sold

1936, Nikolai Dobrolyubov, 10k rose lake, perforation 14, top sheet margin block of four, inverted watermark "1" on the edge, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-1r, complete set of six on chalk-surfaced paper, perforation 13 3/4x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1937, Architectural Projects, 3k-50k, complete set of eight, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450

sold

1937, Architectural Projects, 3k-50k, complete set of eight, unfolded mainly sheet margins blocks of four, nice condition without hidden defects, full OG, NH, VF
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sold

1937, Architectural Projects, 5k brownish red, imperforated single with nice margins at three sides (narrow at left), full OG, previously hinged, fine

sold

1937, Feliks Dzerzhinsky, 10k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, 10k is slightly folded along horizontal perforation, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, printed on ordinary paper, nicely centered, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF and scarce

sold

1937, definitive issue, farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, block of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1936-39, definitive issue, factory worker 10k blue black, miner 5k red, soldier 15k green and aviator 30k blue, set of four values with perforation L12 1/2, unfolded sheet margin blocks of four, some usual gum waves, especially on 30k, otherwise full OG, NH, VF

sold

1936, definitive issue, factory worker 10k dark blue, large blue spot near worker's head, full OG, LH, VF and an attractive printing flaw

85.00

1936, definitive issue, factory worker 10k dark blue, nice margins imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $725 as hinged

sold

1936, definitive issue, Lenin 40k indigo blue, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, tiny expert's hs on margin

sold

1939-40, definitive issue, Lenin, 3r green, 5r red and 10r indigo, complete set of three on paper without watermark, sheets of 40, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF
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N/A

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 10k-1r, complete set of seven, blocks of four, 10k, 30k and 1r with sheet margins, block of 20k with reinforced horizontal perforation, all others are unfolded and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 50k gray black and red, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG (LH), VF

N/A

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 1r black and red, printed on thick yellowish paper, unfolded vertical gutter block of four, post office fresh quality item, full OG (couple minute wrinkles as always), NH, VF

sold

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 1r black and red, printed on ordinary white paper, unfolded right part of a sheet (block of 50), stamp on position 30 with white spot in front of "1918" along with other plating varieties, full OG, NH, VF
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170.00

1938, First Trans-Atlantic Flight, 10k-50k, complete set of four, used on cover from Moscow to USA, tied by Moscow "26.5.38" ds, no arrival marking, VF

sold

sold

1938, View of Yalta, 5k brown, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, neatly cancelled, VF

115.00

sold

N/A

1939, Non-Stop Flight to the Far East, 15k-60k, complete set of three in vertical pairs, used together with View of Moscow 10k brown on large size registered cover from Moscow to USA, arrival ds on reverse, vertical fold away from the stamps, F/VF

sold

1939, Taras Shevchenko, 15k, 30k and 60k, complete set of three, unfolded blocks of four, 30k with top right corner sheet margin, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1939, specially produced Agriculture Exhibition envelope, sent by registered mail in Moscow, franked by two values, in addition bearing inside Exhibition Emblem stamp of 30k orange with perforation L12 1/2, all tied by special Venue date stamp "New Achievements in the Countryside", postmarked on arrival, flap opened for display, VF and a spectacular piece with very scarce cancellation

160.00

1939, definitive issue, black surcharge 30k on farm worker 4k claret, two unfolded blocks of four printed on watermarked and unwatermarked paper, first one with bottom right corner margin, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1939, Mikhail Lermontov, 30k dark green and black, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, hinged, VF

sold

1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, 30k multicolored, unfolded se-tenant block of 16, containing four different stamps in blocks of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, Kazakh and Karelian Finnish Pavilions, 30k multicolored, horizontal se-tenant pair with gutter in the middle, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

sold

1941, Industrialization, 10k-1r, complete set of seven, used on registered flown cover from Riga to Copenhagen, tied Riga "10.2.41" date stamp, German censorship marking, arrived to Copenhagen on 24.2.41, VF

sold

1941, Automobiles, 60k brown, perforation L12 1/2, unfolded block of four, bottom right stamp has very little toned spot at the bottom, otherwise full OG, NH, VF

N/A

1941, Alexander Suvorov, 15k carmine rose, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, LH, VF

sold

1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, unfolded top sheet margin block of six (2x3), minor offset on reverse, nice and fresh item, full OG, NH (hinged on margin), VF, C.v. $1,800++

sold

1942, War Heroes, 20k-2r, complete set of six, complete set of six, mostly marginal unfolded blocks of four, some gum waves as typical for side stamps of that period, full OG, NH, VF

sold