1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", 35k ultra, block of four, top right stamp with "meteorites" (several blue spots over hand) variety (position 10), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1920, "Symbols of the New World", Portrait of Karl Marx by E. Lancere, essay of unissued design for 2r in gray black, printed on thick paper, no gum as produced, VF

200.00

1920, "Symbols of the New World", Portraits of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin by E. Lancere, essays of unissued design for 5r in gray black, horizontal se-tenant pair, printed on thick paper, no gum as produced, VF

500.00

1920, "Symbols of the New World", Allegories by E. Lancere, essays of unissued design for 20r and 40r in gray black, horizontal se-tenant pair, printed on thick paper, no gum as produced, VF

600.00

1921, 1r orange, printed on ordinary paper, wide "1" variety, full OG, LH, VF, a common stamp is included

100.00

1921, four stamps of 20r, printed on ordinary paper, light blue, dark blue, pale ultra and ultra, color shade varieties, full/large part of OG, LH or previously hinged, VF

100.00

1921, 20r ultra, printed on thin paper, two panes of 25, distinctly different shades, full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1921, 100r-1000r, definitive issue, 25 horizontal gutter pairs or strips of four, representing numerous varieties of gutter sizes, some with folds along the gutter, full OG, mainly NH, VF and nice study
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250.00

1921-22, six stamps on ordinary paper, including black and red surcharges 5000r on 5r blue, each one has double (ghost) impression of the design, full OG, NH or LH/previously hinged, VF

200.00

1921, 250r violet, typo printing on ordinary paper, full offset of the design on gum side, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1921, double impression of 250r in dark violet over green, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair

800.00

1922, 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, two complete gutter sheets of 50 (25+25) and two blocks of ten, the total is 120 stamps, met appropriate postal rate of 30,000rub, used on registered cover from Nosovka(Chernigov Gub.) to Moscow, addressed to Polish Re-Evacuation Commission, postmarked on arrival, expected folds, still VF and very scarce
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300.00

1921, 1000r carmine, printed on ordinary paper, a part of the design is missing on the left due to defect of the printing plate variety, slight gum crease, full OG, previously hinged, VF appearance

75.00

1921, 1000r carmine, printed on thin paper, horizontal pair with inverted and shifted to the bottom offset on gum side, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item

100.00

1922, 250r violet and 1000r carmine paid registration fee of Red Army soldier's registered cover from Orel to Petrograd, revenue stamp of 10k is added and cancelled by violet military marking, arrival ds, mostly VF

100.00

1921, 4th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 250r violet, top sheet margin block of four, both top stamps with broken ornament at the top left of oval variety (positions 8, 9), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1921, 4th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1000r carmine, gutter block of eight (4x2), top right stamp with broken "ch" variety (position 28), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1922, black surcharge 10,000r on 40r slate, small size stamp, left sheet margin block of four, upper right stamp with open "0" variety of surcharge (position 12), full OG, NH, VF
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75.00

1922, red surcharge with periods after Russian letters 10,000r on 40r slate, basic stamp is large size, bottom left corner margin block of four, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1922, money order for 1,000,000rub from Penza to Kiev, franked by seven stamps of three different issues (first definitives, two later surcharges and two Famine Relief semi-postals), postmarked on arrival, archival damage on the left, otherwise VF

150.00

1922, four black and one blue black inverted diagonal surcharges 7500r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary, thin or chalk-surfaced paper, full OG, NH (2) or LH/hinged, VF

100.00

1922, 5000r pale violet and 7500r pale blue, two color varieties printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH or LH (7500r), VF, common stamps are included

100.00

1922, 10,000r light blue, printed on watermarked "diamonds" paper, letter "A" as a part of initial "Obrazets", full OG, LH, VF

200.00

1922, 7500r blue, printed on paper without watermark, vertical gutter strip of four, second stamp from the top with a dot under "B" in "RUB" variety (position 23), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1922, black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet, two stamps in violet and pale violet, both are typo printing on ordinary paper, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF

150.00

1922, inverted black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, full OG, VLH, VF

100.00

1922, mixed franking cover from Mozyr (Gomel Gub.) to Chicago, insufficiently franked by 17 stamps altogether, including five values with black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet on chalk-surfaced paper, marked"T" and "Due 12 cents", uprated by two Chicago pre-cancelled dues of 2c and 10c, all appropriate markings, mostly VF

100.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, two corner margin blocks of 5r and top sheet margin block of 25r, each one with background shift to the left or right variety, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r brown and black, block of eight (2x4), right stamp of the second row with two strokes on proletarian's backside variety (position 8), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r brown and black, block of ten (5x2), used on reverse of cover from Zhizdra (Kaluga Gub.) to Moscow, machine arrival ds, VF

100.00

1922-23, typo "Star" surcharge 5r on 20k blue and red, block of four, two left stamps with broken Star and "P" on the left variety, right stamps with gum bend, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1922-23, typo "Star" surcharge 30r on 50k brown violet and green, large part of OG, VF

150.00

1922-23, litho "Star" surcharge 5r on 20k blue and red, cross-gutter block of four, full OG, NH, VF

1922-23, litho "Star" surcharge 20r on 15k violet brown and blue, fresh and nice exemplar, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, expertized by S. Sismondo, L. Hovest certificate, C.v. $9,500
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1922-23, worker, essay of unissued denomination of 3r in dark blue, printed on white paper, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1922-23, soldier 100r orange red, two bottom left corner margin blocks of four, printed on white and grayish paper, lower right stamp of each block with joined "C" and "F" in "RSFSR" variety (position 92), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1922-23, worker 10r dark blue, perforation L13 1/2, bottom margin (gutter) vertical pair, imperforated between stamps and between bottom stamp and gutter, full OG, previously hinged, VF, expertized by Prof. Winterstern, a common vertical strip of three with gutter is added for comparison and measuring

500.00

1923, peasant 5r blue, printed on creamy paper, complete pane of 25 with control inscription at the bottom, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1923, 1r-20r, imperforated complete set of seven, nice margins, full OG, NH or VLH (10r and 20r), VF, C.v. $520 as hinged

150.00

1923, soldier, imperforated proof of 20r in violet black, block of four, full OG, NH or VLH (1), appears completely NH, VF

500.00

1918, 1k-10k, complete set of three, vertical "diamonds" watermark, in addition 1k and 10k with horizontal watermark, all are in vertical gutter blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1918-23, 161 mint stamps, including "Sword Breaking Chain", all definitive issues, later surcharges, semi-postal stamps, airplane overprint and four airpost officials (apparently with forged surcharges), nice condition, full/large part of OG, F/VF
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100.00