Lots 1869 - 1981, Catalogue of Auction #99 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
SOVIET UNION
 
Postage Stamps and Postal History
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1869    
     Unusual Postal Rate
1928 (March 5), State Bank postal meter marking POCHTA CCCP. 2k in red on entire wrapper to Germany, addressed to Dresdner Bank Office in Zittai, no backstamp as always on such items, VF and scarce, Est. $150-$200
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
75.00
1870 P   281
1924-25, definitive issue, perforated and imperforate proofs of peasant 6k in black or gray, full OG, NH or LH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1871 U   287
1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 15k lemon yellow, typo printing on paper without watermark, perforation 14 1/2x15, large part of Tiflis "7.8.25" cancellation, VF, C.v. $210
(Ph)
75.00
1872 *   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 recorded, expertized by Z. Mikulski, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
5000.00
1873 **   302-03 imp
1925, definitive issue, Lenin 5r brown red and 10r indigo, imperforate complete set of two in horizontal pairs, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $150 as hinged singles
(Ph)
100.00
1874 **   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 partial at bottom right, which confirms 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
1875 **   311 var
1925, definitive issue, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, "small head" variety, sheet margin perforated horizontal and imperforate vertical pairs, both with invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400- $500
(Ph)
200.00
1876 *   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. $200-$300
(Ph)
100.00
1877 **   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
1878 *   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
1879 S   375/81
1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k, 5k, 7k, 8k and 28k, set of five values, all with part of perfin "Obrazets" placed horizontally, each stamp has one or more sides of perforation trimmed by scissors as always on these specimens, full OG, LH, mostly VF and rare, all are guaranteed genuine, ex-Vadim Ustinovsky, Est. $500 -$600
(Ph)
250.00
1880 **   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)
75.00
1881 P   
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. $1,000-$1,500
(Ph)
500.00
1882 P   
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. $1,500-$2,000
(Ph)
750.00
1883 **   472-78
1932-33, 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k- 35k, complete set of eight, full OG with minor usual waves, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $331
(Ph)
100.00
1884 *   487-88
1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharges 30k/15k black brown and 70k/35k ultra, complete set of two, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. $325
(Ph)
75.00
1885 **   524-28
1934, Lenin Mausoleum, 5k-35k, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $363
(Ph)
100.00
1886 *   536-39
1934, Dmitry Mendeleyev, 5k-20k, complete set of four, full OG, LH, mostly VF, C.v. $284
(Ph)
75.00
1887 *   551-54
1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, perfect centering, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. $407
(Ph)
150.00
1888 *   559-68
1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or hinged, VF, C.v. $472
(Ph)
100.00
1889 U   610a
1938, Shota Rustaveli, 20k green, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, postal cancellation, in addition advertising label of All-Union Electrical Engineering Trust with 7k affixed over (small faults), both are looking VF, C.v. $375 for perf variety only
(Ph)
75.00
1890 **   616A
1937, definitive issue, worker 10k olive green, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, NH, fine centering, C.v. $260
(Ph)
75.00
1891 **   640 var
1938, 2nd Trans-Polar Flight, 10k claret, no frame variety, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1892 **   715 var
1939, Soviet Pavilion on NYC World Fair, 50k blue and bister brown, small size (length-32.5mm), top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included, Est. $100-$150
(Ph)
60.00
1893 **   647-58
1937-38, Arms of Soviet Union and Soviet Republics, complete set of 12, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $243
(Ph)
75.00
1894 **   698-705
1938, Sports issue, 5k-80k, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $292
(Ph)
75.00
1895 **   734-36 var
1939, definitive issue, miner 5k in pale or deep red, soldier 15k in gray green and aviator 30k blue, four stamps of typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, mostly VF
(Ph)
75.00
1896 **   786, var
1940, Physical Culture GTO Program (Ready for Labor and Defense of the USSR), 50k dark violet blue, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, raster vertical diamonds, three-side margin block of 50 (10x5), stamp on position 23with a spot on "0" in "50", representing several other printing varieties, folded once, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $412
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
100.00
1897 **   794-810
1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, 10k-60k, complete set of 17, including vertical and horizontal se-tenant pairs and two se-tenant blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular unit
(Ph)
200.00
1898 **   817-55
1941 Year, set of 40 values, missing "Be a Hero!" and "People's Militia", mainly full OG (Surikov 20k is expertly regummed), NH, F/VF, C.v. $738
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
200.00
1899 **   840 var
1941, Nikolai Zhukovski, 50k brownish lilac, printed on horizontally laid paper, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1900 **   842 var
1941, Karelian Finnish Republic, 45k dark green, "smooth scroll" variety (raster vertical diamonds), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1901 **   850-51, 850 var
1941, Mikhail Lermontov, 15k blue green and 30k deep violet, complete set of two and 15k with comb perf 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, F/VF
(Ph)
75.00
1902 **   859
1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, nice and fresh single, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300
(Ph)
100.00
1903 **   857/910
1942-43 Years, complete set of 58 stamps, including all Patriotic War, Navoi and Turgenev issues, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $924
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
250.00
1904 P   907
1943, Tehran Conference, trial printing of 30k in black, red and dark blue with added gold color, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1905 **   908, var
1943, Tehran Conference, 3r indigo, red and blue, top right corner sheet margin transition block of 12 (2x6), representing six normal stamps at bottom and six at top with shift of blue color in various degree, which is about2mm from normal on top block of four, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
200.00
1906 **   911-59, C77-81
1944 Year, set of 57 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet (no imperf Orders and Repin set), full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $223
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
75.00
1907 P   921-22
1944, Day of the United Nations, 60k and 3r, complete set of two of trial printing with added gold color, full OG, NH, VF and rare in complete set, Est. $600-$700
(Ph)
300.00
1908 U   921 var
1944, Day of the United Nations, 60k black, red and (blue), a single with red color significantly shifted to the top and blue color missing, CTO with full OG (LH), VF, a common stamp is included, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1909 **   954A var
1944, Ilya Repin, two perforated stamps of 60k in chalky blue or dark ultra, both with a stroke on "60" at left value tablet (position 20), plus imperforate top right corner sheet margin block of four with the same variety on lower right stamp, full OG (slight gum disturbance on blue single), NH, VF and interesting lot for a specialist, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1910 **   959 var
1944, Liberation of Leningrad, souvenir sheet of four stamps 30k slate gray, double impression (one albino, 10mm higher then main inscription) of the text at top and bottom, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500
View enlarged fragment of backside.
(Ph)
200.00
1911 **   960-1020
1945 Year, complete set of 81 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet, including both War Aircraft sets, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $335
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
(Ph)
100.00
1912 **   970 var
1945, 2nd Anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, 3r brown, orange red and black, souvenir sheet of four with stamps shifted to the right, at the same time text shifted to the left towards stamps for 5mm, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce item, a common LH sheet is enclosed for comparison, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1913 **   1021/100
1946 Year, set of 73 stamps, including Revolution imperf set in pairs and no souvenir sheets, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $237
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2, 3, 4, 5
(Ph)
75.00
1914 **   1053-54 var
1946, Caucasus Sanatoria, 30k dark slate green and 30k dark green, raster horizontal and vertical diamonds respectively, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1915 **   1087/188
1947 Year, set of 114 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet, including Arms of the Republics, Jubilee of Moscow, perf and imperf Reconstructions, no imperf set of Revolution, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $456
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
(Ph)
150.00
1916 **   1143/46
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, top and bottom margin vertical se-tenant strip including 2r, blank label, 1r, 3r and 5r, fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1917 **   1145a
1947, 800th Anniversary of Moscow, two souvenir sheets of four stamps 3r multicolored, types I and II, full OG (type I has minor usual disturbance, better then usually comes), NH, VF, Est. $200-$300
(Ph)
100.00
1918 **   1189/317
1948 Year, set of 120 stamps, including Shishkin, Komsomol an 34 other issues, missing Transport, Pioneers, Artillery Day, Coat of Arms and Airplane, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. is about $1,200
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
(Ph)
350.00
1919 **   1227 imp
1948, Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Playwright, 30k bright green, bottom sheet margin imperforate block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$300
(Ph)
100.00
1920 **   1253A-54A
1948, Sports, Slalom 15k dark blue and Motorcyclist 20k slate gray, 5 and 3 stamps respectively, three issues of 1948, 1955-56, raster vertical, horizontal diamonds or square, all with full OG, NH, VF and scarce assembly, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1921 **/*   1318/428
1949 Year, set of 91 stamps, Stalin's Birthday and Pushkin souvenir sheets, missing Lenin Mausoleum sheets, Definitive set, Agriculture, Air Routes issues and several others, full OG, NH or LH (Stalin sheet), mostly VF, C.v. $1,230
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
(Ph)
400.00
1922 **   1360a
1949, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Pushkin, 25k x2 and 40k x2, souvenir sheet of four values, full OG with usual gum clot at right, NH, VF, C.v. $200
(Ph)
60.00
1923 **   1377 var
1949, Sports, Kayak race, 25k blue green, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, corner margin single with raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1924 **   1419 var
1949, Sports, Wolf Hunting, 2r violet, top right corner margin single imperforate at top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
250.00
1925 **   1429/536
1950 Year, set of 83 stamps, representing 26 complete issues, missing Suvorov, Skyscrapers, Iskra and several others, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,030
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
350.00
1926 **   1518-25
1950, Moscow Skyscrapers, 1r in various colors on white or colored paper, complete set of eight, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $460
(Ph)
150.00
1927 **   1537-611
1951 Year, complete set of 77 stamps, including Development of Communism, Scientists, Czechoslovakia and all other important sets from the year, mainly full OG (three stamps are expertly regummed), NH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,390
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
500.00
1928 **   1612-60
1952 Year, complete set of 52 stamps, including Constitution, Orders and all other valuable items, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $570
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
150.00
1929 **   1619-21, 1622-23
1952, Nikolay Gogol and Sergo Ordzhonikidze, two issues in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $220++
(Ph)
75.00
1930 P   1654
1952, Order of Lenin, two imperforate plate proofs of 10r in deep rose or black, printed on wove paper, first one without watermark, another one - on watermarked paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF and scarce, Est. $1,000- $1,200
(Ph)
500.00
1931 **   1661-88
1953 Year, complete set of 28 stamps, including Volga- Don Canal and Leningrad Views, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $328
View Part 2.
(Ph)
75.00
1932 **   1678 var
1953, 50th Anniversary of the Communist Party, 40k multicolored, a single with double impression (ghost) of the text in brown red at top and bottom, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only one sheet of 72 stamps has been discovered, Est. $200-$300
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
100.00
1933 **   1689-745
1954 Year, complete set of 58 stamps, including 300th Anniversary of the Union of Ukraine and Russia, Sports issue and many more, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $278
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2, 3, 4, 5
(Ph)
75.00
1934 **   1689 var
1957, definitive issue, Coat of Arms (15 ribbons) 40k rose red, double impression of the design, top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included for comparison, Est. $500-$600
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
250.00
1935 **   1714 var
1954, Sports issue, Track, 40k multicolored, double impression of black color, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200
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(Ph)
75.00
1936 P   1744
1954, 75th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, imperforate plate proof of 1r in dark grayish blue, horizontal pair printed on wove paper without watermark, size 21.5x40.5 mm, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $1,000-$1,500
(Ph)
500.00
1937 **   1746/88, C93-96
1955 Year, set of 27 stamps and 7 souvenir sheets, missing Venetsianov souvenir sheet, Agriculture issue and several others, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $241
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
75.00
1938 ** W  1747a, b
1955, Konstantin A. Savitsky, 40k multicolored, complete set of two souvenir sheets of four stamps with black or red inscription, 5 sets, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $350
View Part 2.
(Ph)
75.00
1939 **   1789-904, C97
1956 Year, complete set of 119 stamps, including Sports, both Aivazov and all Paintings issues for the year, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $371.30
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(Ph)
120.00
1940 **   1823 var
1956, Red Cross issue, 40k multicolored, olive green color significantly shifted to the right, bottom right corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$300
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(Ph)
100.00
1941 **   1836, var
1956, Rostov Machinery Works, 40k multicolored, side margin block of 12 (6x2), stamps at the bottom row with "broken balcony", in addition second stamp from the left with "shrub" variety (position 38), full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
100.00
1942 **   1905-2027
1957 Year, complete set of 134 stamps and 3 souvenir sheets, including Youth Festival and other imperforates for the year, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $677
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(Ph)
200.00
1943 **   1913/40 imp
1957, Youth Festival, 10k-1r, imperforate complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $330
(Ph)
100.00
1944 **   1946 var
1957, Henry Fielding, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, right sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1945 **   1991 var
1957, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 40k light blue (instead of dark blue) and brown, color variety, bottom right corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, a common block is included
(Ph)
100.00
1946 **   2021 var
1957, First Sputnik, black two-line overprint on Tsiolkovsky stamp of 40k in blue instead of dark blue and brown, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included for comparison
(Ph)
75.00
1947 **   2028/417, C98
1958-60 Years, collection of over 400 stamps and 5 souvenir sheets, 7 stamps are missing, but with extra issues in imperf blocks of four, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $675
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
(Ph)
150.00
1948 P   2044-45
1958, Peter I. Tchaikovsky and Scene of the Swan Lake, se-tenant pair of imperforated plate proofs of 40k multicolored, printed on thick glossy ungummed paper, light bend between stamps, NH, VF and rare, especially in se-tenant pair, Est. $1,200-$1,500
(Ph)
600.00
1949 **   2048 var
1958, Maxim Gorky, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, right margin single, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
1950 **   2170, var
1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on Basketball stamp of 1r, top left corner sheet margin block of eight (2x4), upper right stamp (position 2) without a dot after "g", "Ch" under "k" on bottom right stamp(position32), full OG, NH, VF and scarce positional piece, Est. $600-$700
(Ph)
300.00
1951 **   2170 var
1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on Basketball stamp of 1r, a single with "Ch" under "k" and broken letters CCCP, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
200.00
1952 **   2171 var
1959, Frederic Joliot-Curie, two stamps of 40k green and black brown on tan or pale beige paper, each one has small frame of 20.7x31.4mm and small portrait varieties, full OG, NH, VF, common stamps with large frame(21.4x32.4mm) and large portrait on tan or beige paper are included, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1953 **/*   2440 var
1961, Harvesters on Combine and Sputnik Orbit, 2k green, horizontal strip of three, each value showing double impression due to paper breakage on time of printing, two tiny natural inclusions with no importance, perfect quality, full OG, NH or LH (center stamp), F/VF, absolutely spectacular and with high probability the only known multiple, ex-V. Ustinovsky, Est. $600-$700
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
300.00
1954 U   2441 var
1961, Space Rockets, 3k violet, offset printing, horizontal strip of three with large part of adjoining stamp at right, all with double impression, cancelled on a piece together with stamps of 2k green, VF and very rare, ex-V. Ustinovsky, Est. $400-$500
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
200.00
1955 **   3195 var
1966, Communication Satellite "Molnia", 10k multicolored with gold color completely missing, full OG, NH, VF and scarce unrecorded variety, a common stamp is added for comparison
(Ph)
75.00
1956 **   3308 var
1967, Newspaper "Izvestia", unissued stamp with black commemorative overprint "13.III.1967. The Newspaper was awarded the Order of Lenin", bottom margin single with pen inscription, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, a common stamp without overprint is included, Est. $600-$700
(Ph)
300.00
1957 **   3966 var
1972, Leonid Sobinov, Russian Opera Singer, 10k deep brown and buff, re-called stamp with error bottom inscription "National Artist of the USSR", excellent centering and extremely fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, a common stamp with text "National Artist of the Republic" is added, Est. $2,500-$3,000
(Ph)
1200.00
1958 **   4404a var
1975, Palekh Arts, 4k-20k, side margin se-tenant strip of five, imperforate on the left, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300- $400
(Ph)
150.00
1959 **   4476 imp
1976, 25th Communist Party Congress, Industry, 4k multicolored, left sheet margin imperforate single, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Est. $800-$1,000
(Ph)
400.00
1960 **   4477 imp
1976, 25th Communist Party Congress, Agriculture, 4k multicolored, right sheet margin imperforate single, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Est. $1,200-$1,500
(Ph)
600.00
1961 **   4506-08 imp, var
1976, Caucasus Flowers, 2k, 3k and 4k, imperforate set of three, in addition 3k black engraved color only and 4k in black, blue and magenta, all with side margins, full OG, NH, VF and rare group, Est. $1,500-$2,000
(Ph)
750.00
1962 ** W  4714
1978, New Year of 1979, Spasski Tower, 4k silver, blue and red, miniature sheet of 16 (4x4), 10 examples, each one is in a presentation folder, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300- $400
View the other booklets.
(Ph)
150.00
1963 P   4752
1979, International Year of the Child, pencil sketch of 4k stamp, not approved design by artist G. Komlev, size 103x150mm, made on thick paper, VF and unique, the similar stamp was issued with design provided by artist I. Suschenko, Est. $400-$500
(Ph)
200.00
1964 **   4759 var
1979, COMECON, 16k multicolored, recalled stamp without Arms (red spot) on Bulgarian Flag, as well as three unsuccessful attempts to correct the stamp - red spot 10mm higher, 1mm to top right or 0.5mm to bottom left, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular group, Est. $300- $400
(Ph)
150.00
1965 **   4856 imp
1980, Racing Cars, KHADI-133, 32k multicolored, top sheet margin vertical imperforate pair, enlarged margins at other sides, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Est. $1,500- $2,000
(Ph)
750.00
1966    4858 imp
1980, Jean A. D. Ingres, 32k multicolored, left sheet margin imperforate single used on registered illustrated FD cover, tied by "29.VII.80" special postmark, Moscow General Post Office ds is alongside, arrival marking is on reverse, VF and rare FDC, Est. $600-$800
(Ph)
300.00
1967 **   4933 imp
1981, Adzhar Soviet Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, four-side margins vertical imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $800-$1,000
(Ph)
400.00
1968 U   5016 imp
1982, Equestrian Sports, 4k multicolored, imperforate block of four, complete "16.02.82" date stamp, full OG (NH), VF and very scarce multiple, especially with complete cancel, this variety is known only CTO, Est. $2,000-$2,500
(Ph)
1000.00
1969 P   5017
1982, Equestrian Sports, 6k multicolored, water-color essay, size 125x90mm, signed by the artist N. Litvinov at the bottom, VF and unique, stamp of the same but mirrored design was issued with denomination 15k, Est. $800-$1,000
(Ph)
400.00
1970 **   5070 imp
1982, Intervision Gymnastics Contest, 15k multicolored, imperforate block of four, nice margins and flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, Est. $2,500- $3,000
(Ph)
1200.00
1971 **   5111 imp
1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, horizontal imperforate pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $1,600-$1,800
(Ph)
800.00
1972    5111 imp
1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, vertical imperforate pair, used on registered air mail stationery cover (32k) from Leningrad to NYC in 1983, uprated by six definitive stamps, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF and interesting item, which was really went through the International mail, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
250.00
1973    5115 imp
1983, Feodor Tolstoy, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforate single used together with definitive stamp of 6k on registered FDC in Moscow, tied by "5.1.83" Moscow General PO ds, arrival marking is on reverse, VF and scarce, Est. $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
1974 **   5140 imp
1983, Rostov-on-Don, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, printer's cross on the selvage, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $1,000-$1,200
(Ph)
500.00
1975 **   5190 imp
1983, National Food Program, Wheat Production, 5k multicolored, enlarged margins horizontal imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Est. $2,000-$2,500
(Ph)
1000.00
1976 **   5197 imp
1983, Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, 5k multicolored, imperforate block of four with horizontal gutter in the middle, excellent quality item, full OG, NH, VF and rare positional piece, Est. $4,000-$5,000
(Ph)
2000.00
1977 **   5338 var
1985, Spanish Paintings in Hermitage Museum, 45k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin plate No. 632213 block of three with label, double (ghost) impression of black (text on label and plate No.), full OG, NH, VF
View enlarged fragment.
(Ph)
75.00
1978 **   5561a-62a
1987, "St. Sebastian" by Titian and "Justice" by Albrecht Durer, 5k and 10k multicolored, two miniature sheets of eight (4x2), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $550
(Ph)
75.00
1979 **   5713 imp
1988, Antarctic Expedition, 20k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
250.00
1980 **   5909-11 imp
1990, Poultry, 5k-15k, imperforate complete set in bottom right corner margin imperforate blocks of four, two with control signs on lower margin, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
300.00
1981 **   6008a imp
1991, Cultural Heritage, 10k-30k, three-side sheet margin imperforate se-tenant strip of five (top part of a sheet), full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only a few such positional strips exist, Est. $4,000-$5,000
(Ph)
2000.00

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