1905, Russo-Japanese War Charity issue, complete set of four, comb perforation (NH), 7k and 10k perforation 13 1/2 (VLH), 3k perforation 11 1/2 (NH), perfect quality with full OG, VF

100.00

1915, World War I Charity issue, 3+1k red and gray black, printed on white paper, perforation 13 1/2, "miniature" sheet of 50 (5x10), a common sheet has 100 stamps, folded along horizontal perforation, minor marginal separation possible, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1921, Volga Famine Relief issue, 41 stamps altogether, including 20 forgeries of various types, original stamps are on different paper with some printing varieties, mainly nice quality (two stamps creased), full or large part of OG, NH or previously hinged, VF, nice specialized lot
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2, 3, 4

200.00

1922, Famine Relief issue, double black (black over gray) surcharge "100p+100p" on 70k brown, block of four, showing in addition break of vertical perforation, bottom right stamp has insignificant gum crease, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple
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750.00

1922, Famine Relief issue, black surcharge 250r+250r on 35k ultra, eight stamps representing different varieties of basic stamp or surcharge, full OG, NH (4) or LH/hinged, F/VF

100.00

1922, Rostov-on-Don issue, complete set of four, nice and fresh, no gum as issued, NH, VF

100.00

1922, Rostov-on-Don issue, 2t green, four singles, representing different plate varieties, no gum as issued, NH, VF

100.00

1922, "For the Hungry", Truck, Train and Ship, three horizontal and three vertical gutter blocks of eight, one block is slightly folded along the gutter, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1922, Postal Truck, no value indicated in violet, bottom sheet margin single with "ghost" double impression, full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1922, For the Hungry, Train, (no value indicated) gray blue, three side margin vertical strip of five, a part of the design is missing due to pre-printing paper fold, folded between first and second stamp, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1922, For the Hungry, Train, (no value indicated) gray blue, two blocks of four on grayish and white paper, each one with "R.G.F.S.R." variety on the top left stamp, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1923, "Philately for the Labor", complete set of five, bronze surcharge of "1r+1r" on 10r is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF

750.00

1923, "Philately for the Labor", gold surcharge "1r+1r" on 10r brown and black, top left corner margin single, overinked surcharge, which appears double, full OG, NH (LH on margin), VF

300.00

1923, "Philately for the Labor", silver surcharge 4r+4r on 5000r violet, beautiful stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1924, Leningrad Flood issue, black surcharge 3k+10k on 100r orange on thin paper, two stamps, one of which has wide space (3mm) between second and third lines, the other one without serif on "L" varieties, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1924, Leningrad Flood issue, black surcharge 7k+20k on 200r brown, two complete vertical gutter sheets of 50 in pale brown and dark brown, minor mostly marginal flaws, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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400.00

1924, Leningrad Flood issue, black surcharge 20k+50k on 1000r carmine, printed on ordinary paper, complete vertical gutter sheet of 50, negligible edge wear far away from the stamps, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1924, Leningrad Flood issue, black surcharge 20k+50k on 1000r carmine, printed on chalk-surfaced paper, three stamps, representing different varieties of basic stamp or surcharge, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1929, Child Welfare, 10+2k olive brown and light brown, perforation 10 1/2, in addition two other semi-postals #B17 on watermarked "wavy lines" paper and #B56, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF

75.00

1991, Butterflies and Flowers, 20k+10k multicolored, imperforated souvenir sheet, full OG, NH, VF, a modern rarity, until now the only recorded imperforated variety of this issue