Lots 380 - 405, Catalogue of Auction #76 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
380 **   1134/259
1948 Year, complete set of 115 stamps (less definitive issues), all are from original printings, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. 104,000++ rub
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
600.00
381 **   1138 (2)
1948, 24th Anniversary of the death of Lenin, 30k violet, raster horizontal diamonds, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1197 var
(Ph)
100.00
382 P   1139
1948, 24th Anniversary of the death of Lenin, imperforated trial color proof of 60k in brown, mounted on thin card, fresh and VF, N. Mandrovski certificate, Scott #1198
(Ph)
400.00
383 **   1145 Ka
1948, Vassily Surikov, 30k red brown, bottom sheet margin single with "1943" instead of "1948" at the top right corner, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1201 var
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(Ph)
150.00
384 P   1145
1948, Vassily Surikov, two imperforated trial color proofs of 30k in dark blue or black, fresh quality, unused, no gum (removed from a presentation card), VF and scarce
(Ph)
750.00
385 **   1155 (2)
1948, Motorcycle Sport, 20k black blue, raster square, reprint of 1955, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1254A var
(Ph)
100.00
386 **   1168-70, var
1948, Aleksandr N. Ostrovsky, 30k-1r, two perforated complete set of three, one of which printed on thick (0.09- 0.1mm) paper, full OG, NH, mostly VF, Scott #1227-29, var
(Ph)
100.00
387 **   1168-70 Pa
1948, Aleksandr N. Ostrovsky, 30k-1r, imperforated complete set of three, all with side margins, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1227-29 imp
(Ph)
300.00
388 **   1173 Pa
1948, Vissarion Belinski, 60k violet, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away from the stamp), VF and rare, Scott #1226 var
(Ph)
500.00
389 **   1174-77
1948, Ivan Shishkin, 30k-1r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1230-33
(Ph)
100.00
390 **   1175 Pa
1948, Ivan Shishkin, 50k multicolored, right sheet margin example, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1231 var
(Ph)
300.00
391 **/*   1177 var
1948, Ivan Shishkin, 1r brown and indigo, two singles, one of which with dramatically shifted center, the other one with a spot on bottom inscription, full OG, NH or previously hinged, VF
(Ph)
100.00
392 **/*   1178, 1180 var
1948, 5-Year Plan in Four Years, 15k and 60k, trimmed "CCCP" or "Pochta" at the bottom inscription, full OG, NH or LH, VF, Scott #1234, 1236 var
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(Ph)
100.00
393 */U   1179 Pa, var
1948, 5-Year Plan in Four Years, 30k indigo and red, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom (possibly trimmed margin), in addition partly imperforated single due to foldover, both with full OG, VLH or CTO, mostly VF
(Ph)
150.00
394 **   1179 Pb
1948, 5-Year Plan in Four Years, 30k indigo and red, left sheet margin stamp, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1235 var
(Ph)
250.00
395 **   1179-80 var
1948, 5-Year Plan in Four Years, 30k and two stamps of 60k, each one with significantly shifted central design, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
396 *   1180 Pa
1948, 5-Year Plan in Four Years, 60k gray and red, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Scott #1236 var
(Ph)
150.00
397 **   1181 Pa, Ta
1948, 25th Anniversary of the Soviet Union, 30k indigo and red, two values, one of which has right sheet margin, imperforated on the right (slight offset on reverse), the other one with full offset of red color on the back, both with full OG, NH (tiny gum disturbance), VF
(Ph)
200.00
398 **   1182 Pa
1948, 25th Anniversary of the Soviet Union, 60k dark green and red, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH (tiny spot of gum loss in the middle), VF, Scott #1245 var
(Ph)
200.00
399 **   1183-210, 1184 (2)
1948, 5-Year Plan, complete set of 29 stamps of seven issues, including Agriculture 30k green with raster horizontal diamonds, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. 28,000 rub
(Ph)
150.00
400 **   1201-03
1948, 5-Year Plan for Heavy Machinery, 30k-60k, complete set of three in sheets of 110 (11x10), folded once along vertical perforation, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1272-74
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(Ph)
200.00
401 **   1221 (3)
1948, Soccer, 30k orange brown, raster vertical diamonds, reprint of 1956, bottom left corner margin block of four, bottom stamps have partial gum loss, otherwise full OG, NH, fine centering of this rare multiple, Scott #1255 var
(Ph)
800.00
402 U   1252 Pa
1948, Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, 2r violet brown, horizontal right sheet margin pair, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG (NH), VF, Scott #1341A var
(Ph)
150.00
403 **   1254-56
1948, 225th Anniversary of the City of Sverdlovsk, 30k-1r, imperforated complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1307-09 imp
(Ph)
100.00
404 **/U   1145/220 var

Group of Perforation Errors

1948, Surikov, Jubilee of Soviet Army, Track, four fantails (imperforated at one side), full OG, NH (Surikov) or neatly cancelled, VF
(Ph)
200.00
405 **/*   

Balance of 1948 Issues

1948, over 1100 mostly mint stamps in singles, pairs, strips and blocks, originals and reprints, starting with Leningrad and finishing with Sverdlovsk issues, all "key" sets are included, huge amount of paper, plate, raster and perforation varieties, fresh condition overall, mainly full OG, with approximately 80% of NH stamps, others are hinged or expertly regummed, F/VF, C.v. 671,000 rub=US $11,470
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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
(Ph)
2000.00

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