Lots 1054 - 1094, Catalogue of Auction #96 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
SOVIET UNION
 
Postage Stamps of 1924-1940
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1054  265-68 var
1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforate complete set of four with narrow frame, full OG, LH or hinged, VF and scarce, Est. $750-$1,000
(Ph)
500.00
1055    269 var
1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k red and black with wide frame, two single stamps, one has Pin on Tie variety, used together with worker 1k orange on postcard from Moscow to Berlin in 1926, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1056  281
1924, definitive issue, imperforate proof of peasant 6k in gray black, horizontal pair on wove (stamp) paper, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $100-$150
(Ph)
50.00
1057  292 var
1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 3r brown and green, typo printing on paper without watermark, type I, compound perforation 13 1/2 x13 1/2 x13 1/2 x10, nicely centered single, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very rare, only a few stamps recorded, expertized by Z. Mikulski, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $8,000-$10,000
(Ph)
5000.00
1058    298-301
1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, perforated set of four, used together with Sergey Kirov 40k black brown (perf 11) on registered air post cover from Moscow to Berlin in 1936, arrival ds, horizontal fold at bottom and flap broken, still fine item with late usage of the set, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1059 **   304-15, 317-25 imp
1926, definitive issue, 1k-5r, imperforate complete set of 20, printed on watermarked paper, some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1060 **   309 var
1928, definitive issue, peasant 6k blue, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, vertical gutter block of eight (2x4), sheet margins at top and bottom right, which confirmed that this item came from a sheet of 80 (20x4),full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, Est. $3,000-$3,500
(Ph)
1500.00
1061  349 var
1927, definitive issue, double (one albino - shifted to the top for 2mm) black surcharge 8k on worker 7k brown, perforation 14 1/2x15 on paper without watermark, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare, this error is not mentioned in Specialized catalogs, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1062 **   350a
1927, definitive issue, inverted black surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown, perforation 12, printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $200
(Ph)
100.00
1063 **   353-58
1927, surcharge "8 kop" on 7k commemorative stamps, complete set of six, unfolded blocks of 4, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $800-$1,000
(Ph)
500.00
1064 **   359-65 var
1927, black surcharge 8k on postage due stamps, 1k-14k, complete set of seven of typo printing with extra 8k/3k litho on paper without watermark, all type I except both 8k/3k, all perf 12 except 8k/7k and 8k/10k, horizontal gutter blocks of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $250-$300
(Ph)
150.00
1065 **   362 var
1927, black surcharge (type I) 8k on postage due stamp of 7k orange, litho printing, perforation 12, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare stamp, V. Liapine certificate, Est. $2,500-$3,000
(Ph)
1200.00
1066  364 var
1927, black surcharge (type I) 8k on postage due stamp of 10k dark blue, litho printing, perforation 12, large part of OG, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1067 **/*   367-68 var
1927, black surcharges (type II) 8k on postage due stamps of 2k and 3k printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH (3k) or LH, VF, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
200.00
1068 **   376a
1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, horizontal imperforate pair, housed on page from a Collection, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $5,000++, Est. $1,500-$2,000
(Ph)
1000.00
1069 **   435 var
1930, Educational Exhibition, 10k olive green, two blocks of four on creamy or white paper, last one with bottom sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
50.00
1070  
1932, Postage stamps competition "5-Year Plan in 4 Years", group of not approved black-and-white photo essays containing 3 singles and a poster presented ten different stamps, artist Stepan Yarovoy, all mounted on page from a Collection, mostly VF and very rare, the first 5-Year Plan was adopted in 1928 and completed in 4 years and three months, Est. $1,500-$2,000
(Ph)
750.00
1071  
1932, Postage stamps competition "5-Year Plan in 4 Years", group of 13 not approved black-and-white photo essays, including 11 imperforate and 2 perforated stamp size items, 4 mounted on one piece, apparently three different artists, mostly VF and extremely rare, Est. $2,000-$2,500
(Ph)
1000.00
1072 **   487 var
1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharge 30k on 15k black brown, no dot after "1933" variety (position 14 or 66), minor soiling on left margin, full OG slightly yellowing at bottom, NH, VF, Est. $100-$150
(Ph)
75.00
1073 **   514-16, 515 var
1933, Revolutionary Heroes, 1k-5k, complete set of three and stamp of 3k with vertical position of watermark, which is scarce, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, Est. $150- $200
(Ph)
75.00
1074 **/*   524-28, 569-72
1934-35, Lenin Mausoleum, 5k-35k, and Iranian Arts, 5k- 35k, two complete sets of 5 and 4, full original or re- distributed original gum, NH (1st set) or previously hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $523
(Ph)
150.00
1075 **   540-45
1934, First Decade without Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $765
(Ph)
250.00
1076 **   546-50
1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, slightly yellowing paper on 5k and 35k, fresh full original white gum, NH, VF, C.v. $1,075
(Ph)
300.00
1077  546-50
1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, nicely centered, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $547
(Ph)
100.00
1078    546-50
1935 (June 30), Anti-War Propaganda, 5k-35k, complete set of five used on registered cover from Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow to Sofia (private correspondence), appropriate labels, backstamped with Sofia "06.11.35"ds, VF and very rare franking, Est. $800-$1,000
(Ph)
500.00
1079  551-54
1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, pin- point natural inclusion on 5k, fresh quality, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $407
(Ph)
100.00
1080 **   559-68
1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $940
(Ph)
300.00
1081 **   566 var
1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, Skating, 20k black brown and ultra, joined letters "A" of "Pochta" and "C" of "CCCP", full OG with slight bend, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1082 **   585 var
1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 3k deep blue, perforation 14, unfolded block of four on porous (so-called "cotton") paper with design visible on gum side, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1083 **   596, var
1937, 100th Anniversary of the Death of Alexander Pushkin, souvenir sheet of 10k and 50k, 5 examples, one of which with a dot inside "Pochta" variety, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $250++
(Ph)
75.00
1084 **/U   596 var
1937, 100th Anniversary of the death of Alexander Pushkin, souvenir sheet of 10k and 50k, 8 examples - 3 mint and 5 used (various cancellations), included varieties of no dot after "A" and dot inside "Pochta", full OG or used, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1085 ** W  603a
1937, Architectural Congress, 40k violet, souvenir sheet of four stamps, 5 examples, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $275
(Ph)
50.00
1086 **   615
1937, definitive issue, farm worked 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, unfolded block of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500++
(Ph)
100.00
1087    622
1939, definitive issue, Lenin 10r indigo on paper without watermark (perf defect at left), used on registered Air Post Express cover from Moscow to England (J. Barry's correspondence) in 1947, blue crayon cross upon arrival, F/VF and scarce late usage, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1088 **   666-77
1938, Views of Crimea and Caucasus, 5k-1r, complete set of 12, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $402
(Ph)
100.00
1089 **   698-705
1938, Sports, 5k-80k, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $292.50
(Ph)
75.00
1090    718-20
1939, Non-Stop Flight to Far East, 15k, 30k and 60k, complete set of three on cover locally sent in Leningrad, backstamped, F/VF, Est. $100-$150
(Ph)
75.00
1091 **   734 var
1939, definitive issue, miner 5k red, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 11 3/4x12 1/4, unfolded block of six (2x3), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1092  735 var
1947, definitive issue, soldier 15k gray green, offset printing, left sheet margin single imperforate at left, full OG, trace of hinge, F/VF, Est. $200-$300
(Ph)
100.00
 
Pre-World War II Interesting Postal History Items
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1093    750, 769, 773
1940, (August 12), stationery cover 50k blue, sent by registered air mail from Moscow to Riga just 6 days after occupation of Latvia by Soviet Union, uprated by five stamps, return address is partly erased, still F/VF, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1094    616-17, 734-36
1941 (June 21), five definitive stamps on cover from Brest (then city on the border of Soviet Union and Germany - after annexation of Poland) to Germany, posted just one day before the beginning of the Great Patriotic War of1941-45, apparently did not leave Brest, however interesting and unusual item, especially referring to the Heroic Defense of the Brest Fortress in June-July of 1941, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00

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