1917, St. George Defeated Dragon, essay of unissued design in orange brown, no value indicated on white paper, artist R. Zarins, size 51x67mm, full OG, LH, VF and very rare, ex-I. Gorski, this proof had been sold at Cherrystone Auction in 2014 for $8,000 plus appropriate commission

1917, Double-Headed Eagle, essay of unissued design of 5(k) in light green, artist S. Chekhonin, printed on chalky paper, size 121x150mm, marginal tears (up to 10mm) at the bottom with no importance, pencil sign on reverse, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, ex-I. Gorski Collection

1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", 70k brown, four-side margins imperforated single, strong color, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF and rare, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate

1920, "Symbols of the New World", Portraits of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin by E. Lancere, essays of unissued design for 2r in gray black, horizontal se-tenant pair, printed on thick paper, no gum as produced, VF

300.00

1921, "The Liberated Proletarian", unaccepted design imperforated essay of 100r in olive green, left sheet margin block of four, vertical fold between stamps, no gum as produced, NH, VF and scarce multiple

600.00

1921, 500r blue and 1000r carmine, two stamps with double impression printed on ordinary paper, both with full OG, NH (500r) or previously hinged, VF

150.00

1921, New Russia Triumphant, proof of 40r in gray violet, small size stamp (small angle of watermark - down), right margin block of four, no gum as produced, VF and rare multiple, SC #Pr(7 I)

750.00

1921, New Russia Triumphant, proof of 40r in gray violet, large size stamp (small angle of watermark to the right), block of four, full OG, NH or VLH (top stamps), VF, SC Pr (7 II)

400.00

1922, black over red (double) surcharge 5000r on 1r orange, nice margins, full OG, LH, VF, expert's hs on reverse, C.v. $800

300.00

1922, black surcharge 5000r on 2r light brown, vertical pair, upper stamp has missing part of the design due to foldover, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1922, inverted black surcharge 5000r on 2r light brown, nice and fresh single, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1922, two stamps with black or red inverted surcharges 5000r on 2r light brown, full OG, LH or previously hinged (first one with several expert's hs on reverse), VF

100.00

1922, two stamps with inverted black surcharge 10,000r on 40r slate, one of which has surcharge strongly shifted to the bottom, both basic stamps are small size, full OG, LH, VF, a common surcharged stamp of small size is included

100.00

1922, inverted red surcharge 10,000r on 40r slate, small size stamp, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $160

75.00

1922, double red surcharge 10,000r on 40r slate, small size stamp, full OG, LH, VF, tiny black hs on reverse

150.00

1922, double red surcharge (one placed vertically) 10,000r on 40r slate, small size stamp, full OG, LH, VF and scarce

250.00

1922, black diagonal surcharge 7500r on 250r violet, two singles, one with triple (one inverted) surcharge on ordinary paper (NH), another one with double surcharge on chalk-surfaced paper (LH), both with full OG, VF

100.00

1922, black diagonal surcharge (7500r) on (250r) violet, printed on chalk-surfaced paper, only negligible part of surcharge at top and 1/4 of the stamp design remained due to foldover, full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1922, blue black litho diagonal surcharge 7500r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, right sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1922, blue black litho diagonal surcharge (shifted to the bottom right) 7500r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, full OG, NH, VF, I. Kirzhner certificate

100.00

1922, blue black litho diagonal surcharge 7500r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, bottom margin block of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1922, shifted to the top right triple black or black brown diagonal surcharge (one inverted) 7500r on 250r violet, bottom left corner margin block of four printed on ordinary paper, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1922, inverted black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet, two stamps on ordinary or thin paper, in addition stamp with additional ghost impression of the design, full OG, LH, VF

150.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5r ocher and black, three stamps, one with double impression of black color and two with color shifts, full OG, NH (1) or LH, VF

150.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r brown and black, which is printed twice, left margin single, natural gum loss at side, otherwise full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r brown and black, printed on thin (0.05mm) paper, complete pane of 25, control line at the bottom margin, full OG, NH, VF, block of 24 on ordinary paper is included for comparison, C.v. $5,000 as hinged singles

500.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 25r violet and black, two stamps, one of which with black color is inverted, the other one is on creamy paper with black color shift, full OG, NH (invert) or LH, VF

250.00

1922-23, typo "Star" surcharge 30r on 50k red brown and green, horizontal gutter block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, a common stamp was issued with litho surcharge

300.00

1922-23, litho "Star" surcharge 5r on 20k dark blue and carmine, bottom sheet margin imperforated single with background shift and double (one albino) impression of center, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1922-23, litho "Star" surcharge 20r on 15k brown lilac and blue, well-margined imperforated single from position 9 of 25-stamp setting, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, previously hinged, VF, two hs on reverse, guaranteed genuine

1922-23, proof of litho "Star" surcharge 10r on 15k violet brown and blue, horizontal imperforated pair, slight gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, P. Buchsbayew and N. Mandrovski certificates

1922-23, triple litho "Star" surcharge 200r on 200r over 40r on 15k lilac brown and blue, bottom sheet margin single, full OG with minor surcharge ink soiling, VF and rare

200.00

1922, definitive issue, worker, two imperforated essays of 3r in blue, printed on white and cream paper, unissued denomination, this design had been used for 10r stamp, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1922, definitive issue, imperforated essay of worker 3r in blue, printed on cream paper, left sheet margin horizontal gutter block of four, light fold on margin and along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1922, soldier 100r orange, imperforated pane of 25 with error 70r on position 12, stamps of the bottom row have missing large part of the design, stamp on position 25 is missing completely, two inverted black handstamps "Zabrakovano" (Rejected), some creases and repaired tears on the right, nevertheless full OG, most NH, VF appearance of this extremely rare item, ex-V. Ustinovsky

1923, definitive issue, 1r-20r, imperforated complete set of seven, including unissued 1r and 2r values, large to sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1923, definitive issue, peasant 5r blue, imperforated single with open pre-printing paper fold (l'accordeon) variety, full OG, LH, VF, SC #0111 var

75.00

1923, definitive issue, soldier 20r lilac, imperforated block of four with enlarged margin at right, light fold along the margin away from the stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,000 as singles

500.00

1923, definitive issue, soldier, two perforated and two imperforated trial color proofs 20r in violet black or dark gray, full OG, NH or LH (perforated violet black), VF

100.00

1923, definitive issue, soldier 1r buff and peasant 2r green, two in issued imperforated values in cross-gutter sheets of 100 (25x4), folded along horizontal gutter, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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100.00

1918-23, 670 mainly mint stamps (8 - used), including numerous blocks of four or larger and complete panes, representing all issues for the period with postage, semi-postal (no Philately for Children and Labor) and air post, several fakes mentioned as such, nice quality unit, full OG, generally NH, F/VF or better, SC. v. 275,000P (website photo)
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500.00

1921-23, 34 mint stamps, including two tete-beche pairs, two inverted and two horizontal surcharges, two proofs, semi-postal and air post stamps, including genuine Rostov issue and red Airplane overprint on thin paper, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. 65,000P (website photo)
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200.00

1922, American Relief Administration postcard from Odessa to Pittsburgh, franked by five values, four of which are Saving stamps of 25k black on brown inverted (!) network, machine Odessa cancellation, fresh and VF, usually these items did not receive arrival ds

100.00

1918, General Revenues, 1r red on blue and red network, 2r brown on red, blue and brown network, two vertical imperforated tete-beche pairs (head to head), full OG, NH (minor disturbance at the top of 1r pair), F/VF

100.00

1918, General Revenues, 2r brown on red, blue and brown network, imperforated tete-beche (foot to foot) cross- gutter block of four, folded along vertical gutter, fresh and unused, no gum, VF

150.00

1918, "According to the agreement between the sender and the recipient, the postman who delivered this letter is paid by the recipient 10 kopecks", 10k black on colored paper, complete set of six, nice and flawless, no gum as issued, NH or LH, VF and scarce in complete set

500.00