1923, 1k-1r, imperforated complete set of ten, litho printing, full OG, NH or LH (3k stamp), VF

75.00

1924, cover from Leningrad to Berlin, franked by four values, peasant 6k blue is affixed over State Department Store advertising label, undelivered and returned to sender within three days after posting due to insufficient franking, some tear and wear, still fine and an interesting item

200.00

1924, five definitive stamps, used together with two "Aid for War Invalids" multicolored charity labels on reverse of cover from Leningrad to Berlin, re-directed to another PO in Berlin, postmarked on arrival, mostly VF

200.00

1924, peasant 30k violet, litho printing, misplaced offset of the stamp design on gum side, full OG, LH, VF

75.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, two imperforated (medium and wide frames) and one perforated sets of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, imperforated complete set in top left corner margin blocks of six, wide frame, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k red and black, wide frame, imperforated block of six, top right stamp with pin on the tie variety, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1924, cover from Leningrad to Berlin, franked by three imperforated values of Lenin Mourning issue, one of which is affixed over Petrodezhda (Petrograd Clothes) advertising label, in addition bearing three different charity labels, all on reverse, two due markings, re-directed to another PO in Berlin, arrival ds, small conveyance flaws, still F/VF

250.00

1924-25, soldier 3k brownish red, bottom sheet margin imperforated strip of five with vertical gutter, double impression, invalidating perforation across the design, vertical fold along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924-25, worker 4k carmine, typo printing, side margin imperforated strip of five with double impression, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1924-25, peasant 2k green, typo printing, bottom sheet margin imperforated block of four with double impression, offset of the stamp design on reverse, diagonal invalidating perforation lines, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924-25, worker 20k dark green, typo printing, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, completely flawless, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few pairs are known

1924-25, 1k, 5k and 14k, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, fresh condition, full OG, LH, F/VF centering

150.00

1924-25, peasant, perforated (14 1/2x15) trial color proof of 6k in black, typo printing, block of four, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, perforation 14 1/2x15, typo printing on paper without watermark, a gorgeous copy, full OG, LH, VF and rare in sound condition, Z. Mikulski certificate, C.v. $27,500

1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, postal cancellation, VF

100.00

1924-25, peasant 50k brown, perforation 14 1/2x15, typo printing, top left corner margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH (hinged on margin only), F/VF centering

300.00

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing on grayish paper, imperforated left sheet margin horizontal transition strip of three with missing large part of the design, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular multiple

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing on grayish paper, double impression of rose color (one inverted), imperforated horizontal strip of three, tight margins at the top and bottom, full OG, NH and fine item

150.00

1925, 1k-1r, perforation 12, typo printing, complete set of 16, including all the "key" values, full OG, NH (1k, 2k, 3k, 4k, 10k, 15k and 20k), all others are LH or hinged, mostly VF and scarce assembly

1925, worker 4k carmine rose, typo printing, perforation 12, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1925, worker 8k dark olive brown, perforation 12, typo printing, left sheet margin block of four, very fresh and perfectly centered, full OG, NH or previously hinged (top left stamp), VF and rare multiple

1925, soldier 10k dark blue, perforation 12, trial printing on thin chalk-surfaced paper, slight perforation irregularities on the right, fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, reportedly only 25 stamps were produced for presentation purposes

1925, soldier 1r red and brown, perforation 12, postal cancellation, F/VF centering, expertized by Prof. Winterstern, C.v. $750

150.00

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and green, type I, perforation 13 1/2x10, nice exemplar in every respect, full OG, LH, VF and scarce

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and green, type I, compound perforation 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 10, beautiful exemplar in every respect, full OG, LH, VF and very rare

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and green, type I, horizontal imperforated pair, right stamp has small natural paper inclusion, vertical and horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1924, soldier, imperforated proof of 3r in brown and red, top sheet margin copy with invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated complete set of four, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1925, Vladimir Lenin, 10r indigo, perforation L10 1/2, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, bottom left corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1925, Vladimir Lenin, imperforated complete set of two, 10r with bottom sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1925-27, 1k-5r, perforated complete set of 22, including both 10k stamps, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, NH, mostly VF

150.00

1925, peasant, imperforated proof of 2k in black, top sheet margin copy, printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1926, worker 8k olive, litho printing, "small head" variety, vertical gutter block of 50 stamps, contains two complete panes of 25 (top half of a sheet) with invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

1926, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing on watermarked "borders and rosettes paper", imperforated exemplar, in addition perforated single and block of four with "small head" and cover from Moscow to Kislovodsk franked by the same variety on reverse, all stamps with invalidating perforation, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see cover

250.00

1925-27, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, harrow perforation 12, left margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1928, worker 2r green and rose, horizontal position of watermark, top left corner margin copy, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1925-27, soldier 3r brown and green, type I, typo printing on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perforation 12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1926, 1k-5r, imperforated complete set of 20, mostly margin copies, watermark "borders and rosettes", full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1925, Russian Academy of Sciences, complete set of two perforated proofs, printed on thick paper without watermark, full OG, hinged or unused (3k), no gum, VF

100.00

1925, 20th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, imperforated and perforated complete sets of three, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1925, 20th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, 7k brown, perforation L13 1/2, horizontal position of watermark, full OG, very light trace of hinge, appears NH, VF

100.00

1926, 7k-5r, imperforated complete set of eight in vertical (30k) or horizontal pairs, appropriate margins, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1926, worker, complete set of five imperforated trial color proofs of 8k, typo printing of all existing colors on white wove paper, sheet margin copies, full OG, NH, VF and eye-catching assembly

1926, Vladimir Lenin, 1r-3r, complete set of three, perforation 10 1/2, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1926, Vladimir Lenin, 2r black violet, perforation L10 1/2, printed on watermarked "border and rosettes" paper, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1926, Vladimir Lenin, 3r dark green, perforation L10 1/2, printed on watermarked "border and rosettes" paper, bottom right corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

350.00

1927, surcharge 8k on definitive and commemorative stamps, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, mostly VF

100.00

1927, triple (!), two albino, surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown, in addition stamp with strongly shifted surcharge, both with perforation 14 1/2, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due 1k red, typo printing, full OG, LH, VF

150.00

1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due 2k violet, typo printing, large part of OG, previously hinged VF

100.00

1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due 3k light blue, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

100.00

1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due 8k green, typo printing, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

100.00

1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due 10k dark blue, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2, right sheet margin exemplar, full OG, NH, VF, Romeko guarantee hs

150.00

1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due 14k brown, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1927, Creator of Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof, 14k green and brown, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, bottom sheet margin imperforated exemplar with inverted brown color, vertical invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1927, Creation of Esperanto, 14k bright green and brown, imperforated copy with balanced margins all around, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k carmine, top sheet margin copy, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, very scarce perforation error

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, vertical imperforated pair, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, top stamp has trace of hinge, bottom one is NH, VF and scarce

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 18k blue, top sheet margin exemplar, imperforated at the top, neat cancellation, F/VF centering

250.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, handpainted full color essay by artist M. Ruzheinikov, showing worker with Red Flag, Lenin Mausoleum and four-language text, size 63x80mm, produced on a cardboard, fresh and fine condition, VF and unique

500.00

1927-28, Second Definitive issue, Lenin, 18k olive green and 18k dark blue, two blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1928-29, Vladimir Lenin, 5r and 10r, perforation L10 1/2, printed on watermarked "lozenges" paper, two blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1929-31, Third Definitive issue, 1k-3r, complete set of 17, including both 1r values, full OG, NH, F/VF

150.00

1930, 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, perforated complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1930, 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, 10k green and red, imperforated copy with light print of red color, full OG, LH, VF

75.00

1932, stationery postcard 5k brown, sent from Khortitsa to Berlin, uprated by bisect of 10k dark green and red, minor conveyance flaws, still VF and scarce commercial card

300.00

1931-32, Third Definitive issue, 1k-1r, imperforated complete set of nine, some with sheet margins, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $352

100.00

1933, Karl Marx, complete set in blocks of four, 3k and 35k with sheet margins, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, complete set of two, both with perforation 12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $200

100.00

1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, surcharged issue, complete set of two, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $380

150.00

1933, Ethnographic issue, complete set of 21, full OG, mostly LH, F/VF, C.v. $247

150.00

1933, Ethnographic issue, Turkmen, 15k rose carmine, left sheet margin stamp, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away from the stamp), VF

750.00

1933, Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red and yellow, trial perforation 9 1/2, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare in pair, N. Mandrovski certificate

1933, Baku Commissars, complete set of five, uneven as always exists full original gum, LH, VF, C.v. $198

75.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k brown, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, light CTO cancellation, full OG, VF

800.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 5k gray black, left sheet margin exemplar, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

1933, Baku Commissars, 5k gray black, top left corner margin horizontal strip of three, imperforated vertically on the left and between stamps, CTO cancellation, slight gum waves on margin only, full OG, VF and rare perforation error

1933, Baku Commissars, 20k violet, bottom left corner margin stamp, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF

1000.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 35k ultra, top left corner margin copy, imperforated at the top, slight ink offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF and very rare perforation error

1933, Baku Commissars, 40k carmine, top left corner margin copy, imperforated on the left, CTO with full OG, VF

750.00

1933, Baku Commissars, complete set of five trial color proofs, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, 4k in carmine, 5k - ultra, 20k - carmine, 35k - gray black and 40k - dark brown, perforation 14 or imperforated at one or two sides, each one with crayon cancellation as often, removed from a presentation card, fresh, VF and scarce assembly

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color proof of 35k in dark brown, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perforation 14, gummed, fresh, VF

1000.00

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color proof of 40k in gray black, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perforation 14, gummed, nice condition, VF

1000.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, complete set of five, full OG, LH or previously hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $150

75.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, 35k dark brown, bottom sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the bottom, tiny natural paper inclusion on the left, fresh quality, full OG, LH, VF and scarce

1934, Ivan Fedorov, 20k carmine, right sheet margin imperforated horizontal pair, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF

500.00

1934, Sverdlov and Nogin, complete set of two, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $275

250.00

1934, Sverdlov and Nogin, complete set of two, very well centered, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1934, Sverdlov and Nogin, four trial color proofs, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perforation 14, including a complete set in gray olive and two proofs of 15k in violet and black brown, perfect condition, probably removed from a presentation card, gummed, VF and extremely rare assembly

1934, First Decade without Lenin, complete set of six, fresh condition, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance

150.00

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, complete set of five, premium centering, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $515

200.00

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, complete set of five trial color proofs, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perforation 10 1/2 (trimmed on the right of 35k), 5k in ultra, 10k - carmine, 15k and 20k in brown and 35k - green, stamps of 20k and 35k have transposed design, removed from a presentation card with gum remaining, fresh and nice, VF and rare

1935, Moscow Subway, complete set of four, full OG, LH, mostly VF, C.v. $460

200.00

1935, Moscow Subway, 15k carmine, right sheet margin exemplar, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

1935, Moscow Subway, imperforated trial color proof of 15k in gray green, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perfect quality, full OG, LH, VF and scarce

1935, Friedrich Engels, complete set of four, stamp of 10k has tiny natural paper inclusion, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, complete set of ten, stamps of 1k and 15k with slight toning, otherwise post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see 1k and 15k with backside

250.00

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, trial color proof of 3k in blue black, perforation 10 1/2, gummed, perfect quality, VF and scarce

1000.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k olive black and violet, perforation 11, bottom right corner margin exemplar, imperforated on the right, in addition watermark "1" at the bottom margin, light corner cancellation VF

250.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 20k dark green and light brown, perforation 11, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, neat cancellation, VF

150.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 20k dark green and black brown, perforation 11, left sheet margin copy, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away from the stamp), VF

200.00

1935, Sergey Kirov, 40k brownish black, perforation 14, bottom sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the bottom, neat CTO, full OG, VF

400.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 2k brownish red, perforation 14, vertical pair printed on porous "cotton" paper with design visible on gum side, imperforated between stamps, full OG, VLH, VF

750.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 5k rose lake, perforation 14, top sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the top, in addition watermark "1" on margin, CTO with full OG, VF

200.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 3k gray blue, perforation 11, top right corner margin stamp, imperforated at the top, in addition watermark "1" on margin, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, complete set of six, some with sheet margins, perforation 14x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, complete set of five, printed on ordinary paper, comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, imperforated trial color proof of 20k in light blue, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, gummed, nice condition, VF

1000.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, imperforated trial color proofs of 80k and 1r in claret, vertical se-tenant pair, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, completely flawless, full OG, NH, VF and very rare

1937, Architectural Projects, 3k brownish violet, right sheet margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH or hinged (top stamp), VF

500.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 5k brown red, top left corner margin imperforated stamp, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular exemplar

300.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 15k gray black, top sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the top, light corner cancellation, VF and scarce

1000.00

1938, farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, block of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1937, soldier 5k orange brown and peasant 20k green, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, NH (5k) or VLH, F/VF

150.00

1937, peasant 20k green on paper with gray blue network, printed on paper without watermark, right sheet margin horizontal pair, beautiful freak due to foldover, full OG, NH or hinged, VF and scarce

300.00

1937, Vladimir Lenin 40k indigo blue, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, slight horizontal crease, still fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF appearance

250.00

1939, Vladimir Lenin, 3r-10r, printed on paper without watermark, complete set in bottom left corner margin horizontal strips of five, 3r with interesting control inscription on margin, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see enlarged fragment

100.00

1938, North Pole, First and Second Trans-Atlantic Flights and Papanin Expedition, four complete issues, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $335

200.00

1938, North Pole Flight, 40k and 80k, imperforated complete set of two in horizontal pairs, nice quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, E. Kessler guarantee hs

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, complete set of seven, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 80k gray black and red, printed on ordinary paper, large size stamp 33.5x23.5mm, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1938, Child Welfare, complete set of seven, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $150

75.00

1938, Balloons and Airplanes, complete set of nine, full OG, NH, mostly VF centering, C.v. $250

150.00

1938, Moscow Subway, 10k deep lilac, top sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF

1000.00

1938, Youth Communist League, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $175

100.00

1938, Youth Communists, 80k dark blue, broken aviator's eye-glasses variety (position 44), full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1938, Sports issue, complete set of eight, mainly margin copies, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $350

150.00

1938, Sports issue, Skier, 30k brown violet, top sheet margin copy, imperforated at the top, neatly cancelled, VF

600.00

1939, Moscow Reconstruction, complete set of seven, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $150

100.00

1939, Soviet Pavilion on NY World's Fair, 50k blue and orange brown, small size 32.5x21.5mm, block of four, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1939, Soviet Pavilion on NY World's Fair, imperforated complete set in corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

60.00

1939, miner 5k red, perforation 12 1/2, top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1939, miner 5k red, horizontal imperforated pair, right stamp has slight gum crease, nevertheless very fresh, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only three pairs and a few singles are known to exist

1939, aviator 30k blue, typo printing, comb perforation, left sheet margin stamp, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, F/VF centering

200.00

1943, Coat of Arms, 60k brick red, horizontal imperforated pair, perfect flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF, a rarity, especially in pair, N. Mandrovski certificate

1939, Coat of Arms, 60k carmine, two blocks of four, raster horizontal or vertical diamonds respectively, the latter one with perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, F/VF

150.00

1940, Ice-Breaker Sedov, Mayakovsky, Sports, Tchaikovsky and Perekop, five complete issues, the total is 24 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $345

150.00

1940, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, block of 20k with some separation at the bottom, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $400 as singles

300.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Fair, 30k multicolored, complete se-tenant sheet of 40 (5x8), contains two blocks of 20 stamps representing Georgian and Turkmen Pavilions, unfolded and post office fresh, full OG, NH(LH on margins only), VF and scarce

1940, All-Union Agriculture Fair, 30k multicolored, complete se-tenant sheet of 36 (6x6), contains four blocks of nine stamps representing Azerbaijan, Armenian, Tadzhik and Kirghizian Pavilions, nice and unfolded, full OG, NH (LH on margins only), VF and scarce

1940, All-Union Agriculture Fair, 30k multicolored, complete se-tenant sheet of 36 (6x6), contains four blocks of nine stamps representing Uzbek, Central Regions, Leningrad and North-Eastern Regions and Byelorussian Pavilions, unfolded and fresh, full OG, NH (LH on margins only), VF and scarce

1940, All-Union Agriculture Fair, 30k multicolored, complete se-tenant sheet of 36 (6x6), contains three blocks of 12 stamps representing Armenian, Kirghizian and Tadzhik Pavilions, very fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH (LH on margins only), VF and very rare

Lots #797-800 are offered as One Lot with starting bid equal to total amount of hammer prices received for these lots plus 10%

 

1941, Industrialization, Zhukovski, Suvorov, Lermontov and etc., seven complete issues, the total is 22 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $265

120.00

1941, Industrialization, complete set of seven, all with comb perforation, full OG, NH, mostly VF

75.00

1941-42, Lenin Museum, complete set of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $225

100.00