1923, worker 1k orange, litho printing, bottom left corner margin block of four, flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

400.00

1923, die proof of worker 5k in dark violet, litho printing, size 22.5x26.5mm (fitted for stamp size), full OG, LH, VF and extremely rare, the similar proof is shown in Standard Collection book "Drafts of Stamps. USSR",page 7, an issued stamp in lilac shade is added for comparison

1924, 1k-10k, five imperforated stamps of litho printing, used together with four other values and three Charity labels on reverse side of registered cover from Leningrad to Berlin, all appropriate markings, VF and a beautiful item

350.00

1924-25, peasant 9k orange red, printed on grayish paper, imperforated single with invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, very nice and fresh exemplar, full OG, LH, F/VF centering, N. Mandrovski certificate, C.v. $27,500
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1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, repaired perforation at the bottom right corner, two natural paper inclusions, expertly regummed, VF appearance, a collectible exemplar of this rare stamp, N. Mandrovski certificate
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1924-25, worker 20k light green, typo printing, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, nice looking item, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate stated "Presented stamp is genuine proof..."
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1924-25, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, omitted a dot after third "C" in "CCCP" and malformed "z" in "zolotom" varieties, full OG, NH, F/VF

100.00

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, imperforated bottom left corner margin single, printed on grayish paper, double impression, horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1924-25, soldier 3r black brown and green, type I, double impression, imperforated bottom sheet inscription margin single, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1924-25, worker 5r dark blue and gray brown, typo printing, perforation 13 1/2, horizontal pair imperforated (blind perforation) between stamps, postal cancellation, one short tip of perforation at the top, fresh quality, VF, A. Zverev certificate

500.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, three of them with sheet margins, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, perforated complete set of four, each one printed on thick paper, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated essay of rejected design for 40k in red brown, top sheet margin horizontal pair, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF

1925, Vladimir Lenin, 5r brown red and 10r indigo, imperforated complete set of two, in addition stamp of 5r with perforation 13 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1926, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing, bottom sheet margin imperforated single with "small head" variety, horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1925, soldier 10k blue, printed on creamy watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included

100.00

1925, soldier 3r dark brown and green, type II, perforation 12 1/2, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1926, address card for insured (420rub) parcel, sent from Moscow to Baku, franked altogether by 56 stamps on watermarked paper, including 1r x16, 2r x30, 3r x7 and etc., paid for postage 97.67rub, all appropriate markings, several folds and tears, still F/VF and very scarce postal history item
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300.00

1925, Academy of Sciences, 3k orange brown and 15k dark green, complete set in blocks of four, both with perforation L12 1/2, the last one is folded along perforation and it has tiny natural paper inclusion on one stamp, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1925, Academy of Sciences, 3k and 15k, perforated proofs, printed on thick paper without watermark, blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiples

1925, Decembrist Mutiny, 3k olive green, perforated stamps with vertical watermark "borders and rosettes" variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, expertized by W. Pohl

300.00

1926, worker 5r dark blue and gray brown, printed on improved paper, complete imperforated gutter sheet of 100 (10x5+10x5), control lines at the top, middle and at the bottom, printer's inscription reads-"Naborno-Blanoch. Mash. No 2", numerous plate varieties mentioned, minor marginal flaws, folded along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1926, Esperanto Congress, 7k green and red, 14k green and violet, complete set in top right corner sheet margin blocks of four, post office fresh, full OG, NH (LH on margins only), VF

150.00

1927, black surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown, a single with perforation 14 1/2x15, broken "8" variety, and horizontal pair on watermarked paper, perforation 12 1/2, left stamp with broken "o" in "kop" variety, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1927, strongly shifted to the left red surcharge 8k on A. Popov 7k blue, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison

75.00

1927, Dr. Zamenhof, Creator of Esperanto, 14k yellow green and brown, two blocks of four, printed on watermarked and unwatermarked paper, first one is slightly folded along vertical perforation, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k brown, bottom sheet margin vertical imperforated pair, a beautiful item in every respect, full OG, NH, VF

1927, the second definitive issue, worker 8k green, solid outer frame at the top right corner variety, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included

100.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k olive brown and 14k slate, complete set in corner margin blocks of four, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k olive brown and 14k slate, complete set of two, each with perforation 12 1/2x12x10 1/2x12, full OG, LH, mostly VF, a common set is included

250.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k olive brown, two exemplars, perforation 10 and 10 1/2 respectively, full OG, NH or VLH, mostly VF

300.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k olive brown, perforation 12 1/2x12x10 1/2x12, pin-point natural inclusion, invisible from the face, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1929-31, the third definitive issue, 1k-80k, complete set of 15, including Lenin 14k with perforation 10 1/2, full OG, NH, F/VF

100.00

1929-31, the third definitive issue, 1k-80k, 1r and 3r, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margins, 20k has one stamp with scratched gum, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, mostly VF
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300.00

1930, the third definitive issue, soldier 70k red on rose network, bottom sheet margin block of four, top right stamp with damaged middle frame at the right variety, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1930, Industrialization, 5k-28k, complete set in blocks of four, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1930, Industrialization, 28k black violet, a white dot between first and second "C" in "CCCP" variety (position 52), full OG, LH, VF
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75.00

1930, Volkhov Power Station, 3r yellow green and black brown, perforation L12 1/2, horizontal watermark "border and rosettes" variety, bottom right corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1930, Volkhov Power Station 3r yellow green and black brown, comb perforation, green color shift, appearing as double impression, negligible perforation toning, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1930, 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, 10k dark green and red, completely damaged printing plate with incomplete shading and broken demonstrators faces, full OG, previously hinged, VF, a common stamp is included
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150.00

1931, Moscow Telegraph Building, 1r dark blue, comb perforation, two top sheet margin blocks of four, vertical and horizontal watermark "borders and rosettes", post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1932, Maxim Gorki, 15k brown, horizontal imperforated pair, enlarged margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $400 as hinged singles

250.00

1932-33, 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k-35k, complete set in blocks of four, some with sheet margins, a few stamps with slightly cracked gum as always exists, full OG, NH, VF
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1933, Karl Marx, 3k-35k, complete set in blocks of four, 35k with top sheet margin, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF
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400.00

1933, Karl Marx, 3k green, horizontal position of watermark "borders and rosettes", full OG, NH, VF and scarce watermark variety

500.00

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, 15k brown black and 35k ultramarine, complete set in blocks of four, the last one with perforation 10 1/2, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1932-33, Moscow and Leningrad Philatelic Exhibitions, two complete sets of two, in addition stamp of 35k with perforation 10 1/2, fresh condition, full OG, VLH (appearing NH), VF, C.v. $517.50

200.00

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four, printed on thin cardboard, favor Exhibition cancel "-5.12.32" in red at the top right corner, slightly rounded corners and a hint of foxing as typical for this sheet, VF and very rare, especially in used condition, P. Buchsbayew certificate
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1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharges 30k on 15k and 70k on 35k, complete set in blocks of four, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,000++

1933, Ethnographic issue, trial color proof of 1k in gray blue, perforation 11 1/2, removed from a presentation card with a part of letter "P" (Project) at the bottom, VF and rare

1933, Vsevolod Volodarsky, 3k blue black, complete raster background of the portrait variety, full OG, NH, a common stamp is added

75.00

1933, Order of the Red Banner, 20k multicolored, printed on gray colored paper, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp on white paper is included

100.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 5k gray black, top sheet margin block of four, imperforated between stamps and at the top, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce multiple

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color perforated proof of 5k in carmine, perforation 13 3/4, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, fresh, gummed, VF

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, 5k-35k, complete set in blocks of four, 15k is on porous paper with design visible on gum side, minimal pin-point inclusions on two stamps, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF and scarce
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1934, Ivan Fedorov, 20k carmine rose and 40k indigo, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, first one is in absolutely perfect condition, the last one with dryish gum, still full OG, NH, VF
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500.00

1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, trial color proof of 5k in deep lilac, enlarged imperforated margins at the top and bottom, perforation 13 3/4 on sides only, printed on watermarked paper, full OG, hinged mostly on margin, VF and scarce

1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, trial color imperforated proof of 5k in lilac, printed on watermarked paper, fresh quality, full OG, previously hinged, VF

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $650

200.00

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, 3k-20k, complete set in blocks of four, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, trial color proof of 20k in black, perforation 10 3/4, pen stroke on the left margin, otherwise fresh, gummed, VF and scarce

1000.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k black and violet, three bottom sheet margin exemplars with watermark "1" on margin, two stamps with perforation 14 and one with perforation 11, CTO stamp has reversed watermark, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 10k violet black and black brown, perforation 1, block of six, (2x3), two top stamps with trimmed "ee" in "Kopeek" variety (position 63-64), full OG, NH, VF
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200.00

1935, Revolutionary Heroes, 2k, 4k and 40k, perforation 11, complete set in blocks of four, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1935, Revolutionary Heroes, 2k, 4k and 40k, perforation 14, all with vertical position of watermark, complete set in blocks of four, 40k is folded along vertical perforation, still fresh, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1935, Mikhail Frunze, 2k violet, perforation 14, horizontal position of watermark "borders and rosettes", block of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1935, Nikolai Bauman, 4k brown violet, perforation 14, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, neatly cancelled, VF

250.00

1935, Pioneers Helping Post, 1k-15k, complete set of six, perforation 14, full OG, NH, F/VF

100.00

1935, Pioneers Helping Post, two stamps of 2k, perforation 11 and 14, both are MNH, 3k with perforation 14 and 15k with perforation 11, two later ones are CTO with full OG, each one printed on "cotton" paper with ink went through to the back, fresh, VF
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100.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 3k slate blue, perforation 11, top sheet margin single with watermark "1" on margin, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away from the stamp), VF

500.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 10k gray blue, perforation 11, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF, C.v. $1,650

400.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k yellow brown, perforation L12 1/2, top sheet margin block of four, upper left stamp with "wall-eye" variety, centered to the bottom, full OG, NH, F/VF

100.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k, 20k and 40k, perforation L14, complete set of three, full OG, NH (40k) or previously hinged, VF

75.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-80k, all with comb perforation, printed on ordinary paper, complete set in corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 3k-50k, complete set in blocks of four, 3k, 10k, 40k and 50k are slightly folded along vertical perforation, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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750.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 5k brown red, bottom sheet margin single, wavy outer lines at sides variety, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 20k gray green, vertical imperforated pair, balanced four sides margins, absolutely perfect full OG, NH, VF and scarce

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, nice and choice unit, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair (trimmed from a pair imperforated between stamps and on the left), neat cancellation at the top, fresh, VF

100.00

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 40k rose lake, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, cancelled at the top left, fresh condition, VF

500.00

1937, Soviet Pavilion in Paris Exhibition, 5k, 20k and 50k, complete set in blocks of four, 20k is slightly folded along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937, farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, bottom right corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937, factory worker, 10k blue black, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, bottom sheet margin block of four, top left stamp has pin-point natural paper inclusion, tiny gum wrinkle at the bottom, full OG, NH, mostly VF

75.00

1937, factory worker 10k blue black, typo printing on paper without watermark, right sheet margin single, some gum creases, full OG, NH, VF appearance

150.00

1936, farm worker 20k green, printed on paper without watermark, four different plate varieties, full OG, NH or previously hinged, VF

100.00

1938, North Pole Flight, 10k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, 10k is slightly folded along horizontal perforation, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 80k black and dark red, large size stamp (33.5mm) with left sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1938, Papanin Polar Expedition, 10k-50k, complete set in blocks of four, excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1937-38, Coat of Arms of the Soviet Republics, complete set in blocks of four, most with sheet margins, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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750.00

1938, Child Welfare issue, 10k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, beautiful quality, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1938, View of Yalta, 5k brown, left sheet margin block of six (3x2), imperforated on the left, CTO with full OG, VF

400.00

1938, Balloons and Airplanes, 5k-1r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1938, Children Flying Airplane Model, 5k brown violet, left sheet margin single, neat top right corner cancel, fresh, VF

400.00

1938, Moscow Subway, 10k-50k, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of Youth Communist League, 40k brown lilac, broken cap variety (position 9), full OG, NH, F/VF

100.00

1939, Views of Moscow, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 20k, 40k, 80k and 1r are folded along perforation, in addition 1r has minor perf separation at the bottom, otherwise fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,000++
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400.00

1939, Non-Stop Flight to the Far East, 15k, 30k and 60k, complete set in blocks of four, 30k with a spectacular offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF
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300.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 20k with comb perforation, full OG, NH or VLH (two top stamps of 1r), VF
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300.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 15k red brown, perforation L12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, lower left stamp with malformed "z" in "Vsesouznaia" variety, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 20k indigo, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce

600.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 80k violet, perforation L12 1/2, raster horizontal diamonds, two corner margin blocks of four of distinctly different shades, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1939-47, 5k-60k, complete set of five, all with perforation L12 1/2, including aviator of offset printing, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1939, soldier 15k green and aviator 30k blue, typo printing, two blocks of four with nice offset of the design on gum side, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1939, soldier 15k dark green, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, right sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1939, aviator 30k blue, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, bottom sheet margin single with "round emblem on the left hand" and broken "P" in "CCCP" varieties (position 99 in a part of issue), full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1939, aviator 30k blue, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, bottom left corner margin block of four, both right stamps with nick on outer frame at the top varieties (positions 82, 92), full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1939, black surcharge 30k on farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, previously hinged, fine centering, C.v. $250

100.00

1939, Mikhail Lermontov, 15, 30k and 45k, complete set in blocks of four, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1939, Nikolai Chernyshevski, 15k, 30k and 60k, complete set in blocks of four, 15k with line perforation, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1939, ten complete issues, including Lenin, Agriculture Exhibition, Lermontov, Chernyshevski, Sanatoria and etc., the total is 43 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $608
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200.00

1940, Western Ukraine and Byelorussia, 10k-1r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, one stamp of 1r has tiny gum wrinkle, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1940, Ice-Breaker "Sedov", 15k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 1r is folded along vertical perforation, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1940, Ice-Breaker "Sedov", 1r dark ultra, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, fresh condition, full OG, LH, VF and rare

1940, Konstantin Timiryazev, 10k-60k, complete set in blocks of four, two top stamps of 15k are affected by slight gum wrinkle, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1940, Physical Culture Day, 15k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 60k has comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1940, Peter Tchaikovsky, 15k-60k, complete set in top right corner margin blocks of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1940, Peter Tchaikovsky, 50k rose lake, two blocks of four and horizontal pair, representing different printing varieties, neatly described on two stockcards, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, se-tenant sheet of 36, contains four different blocks of nine, right sheet margin missing, folded between stamps, minor adhesion on two stamps at lower right corner, otherwise a collectable quality item, full OG, NH, VF

1000.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, complete se-tenant sheet of 36, contains four different blocks of nine, folded once along horizontal perforation, natural paper inclusion on one stamp, otherwise full OG, NH, VF and scarce

1940, Perekop, 10k-1r, perforated complete set in blocks of four, most with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1940, Perekop, 30k dull brown and carmine, perforated single with carmine color omitted, unused, expertly regummed, VF and rare, a common stamp is added for comparison

750.00

1941, seven complete issues, including Industrialization, Zhukovski, Suvorov, "Be a Hero!" and etc., the total is 21 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $175

75.00

1941, Industrialization, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 10k, 20k and 50k with line perforation, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1941, Locomotives, 30k brown, small size with length of 33mm instead of 33.5mm, full OG, NH, F/VF, a common stamp is included

75.00

1941, Automobiles, two stamps of 60k in brown or pale brown, both with perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1941, Red Army and Navy Day, 5k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, all with line perforation, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1941, Alexander Suvorov, 15k carmine rose, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, LH on margin, VF

300.00

1941, Karelian-Finnish Republic, 30k rose, comb perforation 12 1/2x12 instead of L12 1/2, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1941, Karelian-Finish Republic, 45k dark bluish green, raster vertical diamonds, "smooth scroll" variety, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1941, Karelian-Finnish Republic, 45k dark bluish green, raster vertical diamonds, "smooth scroll" variety, block of four, very slightly folded along horizontal perforation, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1941, Vassily Surikov, 20k-2r, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $250

100.00

1941, Vassily Surikov, 20k-2r, complete set in blocks of four, three of them with sheet margin, excellent quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1941, Mikhail Lermontov, 15k blue green and 30k violet, both with perforation L12 1/2, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1941, Mikhail Lermontov, 15k blue green, comb perforation, block of four, fresh, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1941-42, Lenin Museum, 15k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, three of which with sheet margins, block of 30k has minute toned spot, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

400.00