Lots 1158 - 1167, Catalogue of Auction #96 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
SOVIET UNION
 
Collections and Large Lots
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1158 **/*   
     Large Collection in 4 Scott Specialty Albums
1902-98, over 7000 mint stamps, 300 miniature and souvenir sheets, starting with a few Imperial Russia errors, including RSFSR, Soviet Union and Modern Russian Federation material, postage and semi-postal issues, well completed from 1941, including many scarce and valuable items, nice quality with just minor occasional flaws, mainly full OG, NH, a few hinged items (Stalin sheet) noted, F/VF, C.v. is over $16,000, Est. $4,000-$5,000
(Ph)
2000.00
1159  
     Pre-World War II Collection in Schaubek Hingeless Illustrated Album
1923-41, about 700 mint stamps and 3 souvenir sheets, postage, semi-postal and air post issues, nice range of the definitive issues, many better items throughout, apparently complete from 1935, several most valuable sets from 1930's are offered as single lots, full/large part of OG, some NH, mainly LH or hinged, F/VF, C.v. is about $12,500, Est. $5,000-$6,000
(Ph)
2500.00
1160 **/*   857/2298, C77-97
     World War II and Post War Collection in Schaubek Hingeless Album
1941-60, over 1400 mint stamps and 29 souvenir sheets, apparently complete unit with several extras, such as imperfs of 1957-60, missing only Lenin Mausoleum imperforate souvenir sheet, full/large part of OG, NH some valued sets and sheets of the beginning (marked **) and most after 1953 or LH/hinged, F/VF, substantial C.v., Est. $4,000-$5,000
(Ph)
2000.00
1161 **   2295-6605
     Four Decades Complete Collection in 4 Illustrated Hingeless Albums
1960-2000, over 4,300 mint never hinged stamps and about 300 souvenir and miniature sheets, apparently all stamps are presented with many extras, imperforate Space sheet, North Pole sheet with red surcharge of 1962, Green Tokyo Olympics of 1964 and Lenin type I of 1970, souvenir sheets, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, mainly VF, C.v. is over $4,500, Est. $1,200-$1,500
(Ph)
600.00
1162 **   2558-3811, C100-08
     Complete Collection in Blue Stockbook
1962-70, about 1300 mint stamps and 38 souvenir sheets, including perf and imperf Cosmonauts sheets of 1r, Space Exploration on ordinary and lacquered paper, all imperfs from the period, minor duplication, nice and fresh unit, full OG, NH, mainly VF, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1163 **   237a/970 var
     RSFSR and Soviet Union Panes and Souvenir Sheets
1922-45, 8 items, including 70r instead of 100r in pane of 25, two unissued imperforate panes of 1r and 2r from 1923, Congress of Architects, 2 Liberation of Leningrad(types II and III) and 2 Victory at Stalingrad (thin and thick paper) souvenir sheets, full OG, NH (except one Stalingrad sheet - LH), VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1164 **   3207/6797
     Positional Pieces - Balance of a Collection
1966-2003, 55 large or miniature sheets, representing 33 sheets from Soviet Union, including Tchaikovsky Contest of 1966 representing different types of the text, Lenin of 1970andminiature sheets of Lake Placid Olympics (1980); 22 sheets from the Modern Russian Federation issues with 2 booklets, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1165 **   4609/5444a, B62-66
     Collection of Miniature Sheets
1977-86, 38 miniature sheets of 8, 16 or 20 (Olympic Games), arranged by Scott Cat., including New Year, Fauna, Flora, Space and etc., all are in complete issues, except two loose Olympic sheets, nice and fresh quality group, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $600-$700
(Ph)
300.00
1166 **   4609 var/ 5317a
     New Year Miniature Sheets
1978-85, 8 sheets of 16 (7) or 8, including Olympic Misha, all with full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
120.00
1167 */U   
     Balance of a Consignment in 4 Large Stockbooks
1865-1995, several thousand mint and used stamps, one stockbook is mainly used Imperial Russia with some RSFSR and Tannu Tuva, second one is mix of Russian Locals, Non-Postal stamps and etc. and two mainly Soviet Union from end of 1950's to 1990's, some varieties throughout, apparently nothing very expensive, occasional flaws possible, generally nice and high potential unit, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
250.00

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