1922, Consulate Post in Germany, red surcharge (type III) 120m on Consular stamp of 2.25r, position 15 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, expertized by Dr. Jemtschoujin, C.v. $195

75.00

1926 (June 2), Pioneer Flight registered cover from Moscow to Paris, franked by Lenin Mausoleum 7k-40k, complete perforated set of four, three-language boxed marking, backstamped in Paris on June 3, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1931 (May 25), postcard and cover franked by imperforate Airships issue of 10k, 15k and 20k (card), 50k and 1r (cover), sent by registered air mail from Moscow to Germany, Berlin Luftpostamt red marking, Berlin transit(5.26) and Lorch arrival (5.27) date stamps, both are VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1931 (May 15 and June 8), two Pioneer Flight covers to Germany and USA, franked by complete imperforate and perforated Airships sets, 10k-1r, appropriate markings, the last one with slight fold away from the stamps, mostly VF, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1931, Airship over the Kremlin, 20k deep carmine, top margin imperforate single with vertical position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, LH, VF and scarce watermark variety, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1931, Airship over the Kremlin, 20k pale red, comb perforation 12 1/4x12, horizontal pair with color permeating due to porous paper, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, two stamps of 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 10 1/2 (cancelled) and 14 (OG, previously hinged), both are VF, C.v. $153

60.00

1937 (June 3), Pioneer Flight registered cover from Bryansk to Czechoslovakia (Carpatho-Ukraine), franked by 7 stamps (two on reverse), including Construction of Airship 1r green and Airship over the Dnieper Dam engraved 15k gray in block of four, Mukachevo "8.6.37" arrival marking, VF and scarce franking and destination, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1931, Ice-Breaker "Malygin" and Graf Zeppelin, 30k-2r, perforated (L12 1/2) complete set of four used on registered air post cover from Moscow to Germany on March 7, 1933, Berlin Luftpostamt marking, transit and arrival ds on reverse, VF and scarce complete set franking, Est. $600-$700

300.00

1934, Civil Aviation, 5k-80k, complete set of five on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, large part of OG, VF, C.v. $500

150.00

1934, Civil Aviation, 5k-80k, complete set of five on paper without watermark, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. $400

100.00

1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three used on registered cover from Moscow to USA, tied by Moscow "21.10.34" date stamp, appropriately cancelled exchange tax stamp 5k/70k is on reverse, NYC "11.1.1934" transit and Columbus, OH "Nov.2.1934" arrival markings, minor wear on reverse and discoloration on front, still F/VF and extremely rare franking by the complete set, Est. $1,000-$1,200

500.00

1934-35, two real-photo postcards representing aviators Anatoly Alexeyev, one of the rescuers of the Umberto Nobile expedition (1928) and participant of the air expedition to the North Pole (1937); Vasily Molokov, one of the rescuers of the Chelyuskin Expedition (1934), both are Heroes of the Soviet Union, cards are unused and VF, printed in quantity 5,000-10,000 copies only, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, small "f" variety of surcharge (position 6), used on registered cover from Moscow to Vienna (February 19, 1937) together with Ethnographic stamp of20k gray, appropriate markings, no backstamp as always exists, VF and very scarce franking, Est. $800-$1,000

400.00

1951 (October 16), air mail large size registered pre- printed cover (banking correspondences) from Moscow to Stockholm, franked by four stamps, including horizontal pair of Airplane over Moscow 2r brownish red on bluish paper, all appropriate markings, mostly VF and scarce franking

75.00

1957 (February 6), North Pole Station-6 registered illustrated cover to Los Angeles, franked by "North Pole - Moscow" overprints on 1r and 2r, postmarked on arrival, VF

75.00

1959 (February 2), large size registered air mail cover from Moscow to Vienna, franked by North Pole Station souvenir sheet of four 1r multicolored, tied Moscow Post Office date stamp, Vienna "5.2.59" arrival marking, VF

75.00

1961, Helicopter over the Kremlin, black error surcharge without 6k on 60k ultramarine, positions 20 of 80-stamp sheet, full OG, NH, VF and scarce error, which occurs in a small part of print run only, guaranteed genuine, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $1,200-$1,500

750.00

1930 (September 10-11), Moscow Return Flight stationery card and cover, uprated/franked by Zeppelin stamps of 40k and 80k respectively along with other stamps, tied by special Zeppelin "10.IX.30" ds, two-line violet confirmation marking, each one with Friedrichshafen "11.9.30" receiver, mostly VF, Sieger #85Aa, Bb

100.00

1930 (September 10-11), Moscow Return Flight cover, addressed to Zurich, franked by 4 definitive stamps, including peasant 30k violet on watermarked paper in strip of three, tied by special Moscow date stamp, oval German confirmation cachet, Friedrichshafen drop ds on reverse, vertical fold away from the stamps, still F/VF and very scarce non-Zeppelin franking, Sieger #85D

100.00

1930 (September 10-11), Moscow Return Flight postcard, addressed to Germany, franked by peasant 50k brown, top margin imperforate single on watermarked paper, cancelled with Moscow PO No.40 date stamp (non-Zeppelin special ds), red oval German confirmation cachet, Friedrichshafen arrival marking, VF and rare franking by not officially issued definitive stamp along with non-Zeppelin cancellation, Sieger #85E, €350++

200.00

1933 (September 2-5), 6th SA Flight registered postcard to Colombia, mixed franking of Soviet and Colombian (on picture side) adhesives, delivered with several connected flights, including Leningrad-Berlin and SCADTA Barranquilla-Bogota, Berlin (26.8) and Friedrichshafen (2.9) connections, dark blue confirmation cachet and SCADTA green label, appropriate markings, mostly VF and rare itinerary, Sieger #229 var, Est. $600- $800

300.00