1923, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, imperforated 1r and 2r, each one with initials "Obrazets" in red at the top and bottom, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce

300.00

1924, definitive issue, peasant 30k violet, litho printing, horizontal imperforated pair with parts of neighbor stamps at top and bottom, double impression (one inverted), horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item

200.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforated complete set of four in horizontal pairs, wide frame, three with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1923, definitive issue, peasant 50k brown, typo printing, nice enlarged margins imperforated single, bold color, full OG, VLH, VF and rare, C.v. $6,750

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 2k green, typo printing, horizontal imperforated pair with double impression, partial printing on reverse, trimmed margins at top left and bottom right away from the stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF

300.00

1925, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, perforation 12, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, I. Kirzhner certificate, C.v. $2,000

500.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated proof of 7k in violet brown printed on thick Goznak paper with text on reverse, slight ironed fold and tiny natural inclusion, no gum as produced, NH, VF appearance

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, imperforated complete set of four used on local registered cover in Moscow, 1st All-Union Philatelic Exhibition "25.1.25" special cancellation, postmarked on arrival, light fold away from the stamps, F/VF

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 20k carmine lake, printed on thick paper, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, a red dot over Mausoleum, full OG, VLH, VF and very scarce stamp with triple variety, SC #74w var

200.00

1925, definitive issue, imperforated proof of peasant 2k in black, bottom margin horizontal pair printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1928, definitive issue, peasant 9k red, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, F/VF

100.00

1925, definitive issue, soldier 18k violet, imperforated single with nice margins all around, vertical varnish lines, perfect quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate
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1928, definitive issue, soldier 1r red and brown, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, VLH, F/VF

75.00

1925, Academy of Sciences, perforated proofs of 3k and 15k in issued colors, complete set of two, printed on thick paper without watermark, full OG, NH, VF, expert's hs on reverse of each stamp

150.00

1925, Academy of Sciences, imperforated plate proof of 3k in yellow brown, printed on thick paper with Goznak text on reverse, nice and completely flawless, no gum as produced, NH, VF

150.00

1925, Revolution of 1905, 7k brown, perforated single with broken plate variety (damaged text at the top left and raster background), minor gum waves, full OG, hinged, fine and scarce, ex-V. Ustinovsky
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75.00

1926, Esperanto Congress, 14k bluish green and violet, red typo overprint "Obrazets" at the bottom, perfect quality single, full OG, LH, VF and the only known example of that specimen until now, ex-V. Ustinovsky. According to his notes this overprint was produced by order of Genrikh Yagoda, Chief of Soviet Security and Intelligence Agency (NKVD), who was a prominent philatelist

1926, definitive issue on improved paper, worker complete set of five imperforated trial color proofs of 8k in yellow, blue, carmine, red lilac and green, sheet margin horizontal pairs, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce set

750.00

1927, 40th Anniversary of the Esperanto, illustrated cover from Moscow to Leipzig, insufficiently franked by black surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown (rate 14k), red "T" and boxed marking in German, mostly VF

100.00

1927, black surcharge (type I) 8k on Postage Due stamp of 10k dark blue, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2, full OG, LH and fine stamp

75.00

1927, Creator of Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof, 14k yellow green and brown, top sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH (hinged on margin away from the stamp), VF

400.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 8k brown and black, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair with a part of neighbor stamps at the top, horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1927, definitive issue, imperforated sheet margin singles of 2k green, and 5k brown, horizontal imperforated pair of 10k brown, horizontal invalidating perforation lines, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1928, 10th Anniversary of the Red Army, 8k-28k, complete set of four (all are NH), in addition 8k with "birthmark on soldier's face" and 28k with thick "C" varieties (both hinged), full OG, mostly VF

100.00

1928, definitive issue, Lenin 3r, 5r and 10r, complete set of three, perforation 10 1/2, watermark Lozenges, blocks of four, 3r is folded once along horizontal perforation, 5r and 10r with corner margins, nice quality, full OG, NH (5r has hinge on margin), VF

400.00

1929, registered COD cover for 287rub sent from Moscow to Leningrad, franked by three definitive stamps, including Lenin 3r dark green with perforation 10 1/2, arrival ds, archival pinholes at left, mainly VF and scarce franking

100.00

1931-32, definitive issue, 1k-1r, imperforated complete set of nine, balanced margins all around, full OG, stamps of 4k and 1r are NH (last one with insignificant gum wave) or LH/hinged, VF

100.00

1932-33, Maxim Gorki, 15k brown and 35k ultra, complete set of two and balanced margins imperforated single of 15k, in addition stamp of 35k with a bulge on "1" in "1892", full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1932, Maxim Gorki, 15k brown, imperforated single, used on registered cover from Leningrad to Belgium together with airship stamp of 20k red, boxed receiver on the back, mostly VF

150.00

1932-33, 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k- 35k, complete set of seven, unfolded blocks of four, practically perfect condition with just minimal gum waves on 3k and 30k blocks, full OG, NH, VF

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, 15k and 35k, two maximum cards, one of which is bearing complete set of two tied by black special ds, the other one with 15k only and cancelled by red marking, both are VF

150.00

1932, advertising envelope "Automotive Society Against Lack of Good Roads", franked by Moscow Exhibition stamp of 15k brown black in horizontal pair and sent from the Exhibition to Leningrad, postmarked on arrival, slight traces of previous mounting, still VF

100.00

1933, Order of the Red Banner, 20k multicolored, trial printing with perforation 9 1/2, nicely centered with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and scarce

1933, Baku Commissars, perforated trial color proof of 20k in brown, perforation 13 3/4, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, LH, VF, Z. Mikulski certificate

500.00

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color perforated proof of 40k in carmine, perforation 13 3/4, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, fresh quality, gummed, VF

500.00

1934, Sverdlov and Nogin, 10k ultra and 15k red, complete set of two, full OG, LH, F/VF, C.v. $227

75.00

1934, Revolutionary Heroes, Nogin, imperforated trial color proof of 15k in violet, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, nice condition, gummed, VF and rare

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, nicely centered, full OG, mainly LH, VF, C.v. $547

150.00

1935, 3rd Congress of Archaeology and Iranian Arts, 35k brown, used on registered cover in Leningrad, tied by special Congress postmark, several date stamps on reverse, light fold is mentioned for accuracy only, VF and very scarce

250.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, complete set of three (3k perforation 11), used together with Jubilee of Moscow overprinted set of four on registered cover from Moscow to England in 1947, London receiver is on reverse, light vertical foldaway from the stamps, F/VF

100.00

1935, Revolutionary Heroes, Nikolai Bauman, 4k lilac, vertical imperforated pair, bottom stamp with ironed fold, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF appearance

150.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 1k-15k, complete set of six in unfolded blocks of four, perforation 14, stamps of 3k and 15k are on "cotton" paper, full OG, NH (one stamp of 15k is LH), VF

750.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 2k, 3k and 10k, six unfolded blocks of four on "cotton" paper (design partially visible on reverse), two blocks have perforation 14, all others - 11, full OG, NH (one stamp of 2k is VLH), VF
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400.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 2k-10k, perforation 14 and 15k with perforation 11, top left corner sheet margin or bottom margin blocks of four, all have watermark "1" on margin, 15k has perf separation at right and two top stamps LH, all other are unfolded with full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1936, cover on gray blue paper sent from the Moscow Oblast Congress of Soviets to Moscow, marked "C'ezdovskoye" and manuscript "postage paid", two Congress postmarks "23.11.36" in green on front and "21.11.36" in black on reverse, arrival ds, VF

100.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 40k violet, souvenir sheet of four without text at the top and bottom, size 120x92mm, pin-point translucent natural inclusion at the bottom margin, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski, SC Block 3 Ta

1937, Architectural Projects, 40k violet, vertical imperforated strip of four, folded between first and second stamps, nice quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate
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1937, definitive issue, soldier 5k orange brown, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, NH and fine, C.v. $125

50.00

1937, definitive issue, worker 10k olive, printed on paper without watermark, uprated stationery card of 5k blue sent from Leningrad to Copenhagen, postmarked on arrival, mostly VF

100.00

1936, definitive issue, Lenin 40k indigo, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1938, North Pole Flight, 80k carmine, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $480 as singles

200.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 1r black and red, printed on thick paper, block of 40 with vertical gutter in the middle (2x10+2x10), folded once between gutter and stamps at right, nice and fresh item, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1938, Second Trans-Polar Flight, 10k-50k, complete set of three, in addition 50k stamp of large size 26.1x44mm, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1938, View of Crimea, 50k black, large halo over the Black Sea variety, because of printing plate defect, full OG, previously hinged, VF, a common stamp is included
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100.00

1947, definitive issue, soldier 15k gray green and aviator 30k gray blue, offset printing, two perforated stamps for each value in distinctly different shades and two left sheet margin singles imperforated on the left, full OG, NH(one common 15k with slight gum disturbed), mostly VF, SC #1055-56, Pa, Pb

300.00

1947, definitive issue, soldier 15k gray green, offset printing, horizontal pair used on letter card from Leningrad to Arkhangelsk (official request to the mental hospital), arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF

100.00

1939, definitive issue, Coat of Arms 60k rose carmine, perforation L12 1/2, two unfolded blocks of four, raster horizontal or vertical diamonds respectively, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1941, Industrialization, 10k-1r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, stamp of 20k has perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1943, Marshal Star, 3r blue green, complete sheet of 100 (10x10), folded once along horizontal perforation, minor separation mostly on margin, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,000++

200.00

1941, Nikolai Zhukovski, 50k brown violet, printed on horizontally laid paper, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce unrecorded variety

500.00