1924, Lenin Mourning issue, two stationery PPC of 3k red, picture side in gray violet or in black, unused, mostly VF

150.00

1923, First Agriculture Exhibition, 1r brown and orange, perforation 13 1/2, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, LH on margin only, VF, authenticity of this item is guaranteed, SC #5A Pa

150.00

1923, First Agriculture Exhibition, 1r brown and orange, perforation 13 1/2, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, LH, VF, authenticity of this item is guaranteed, ex-K. Vassilyev, SC #5A Pb

150.00

1923, First Agriculture Exhibition, 7r carmine and rose, perforation 13 1/2, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, LH, VF, authenticity of this item is guaranteed, SC #8A var

250.00

1924, peasant 30k violet, litho printing, balanced margins imperforated single, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #37 Pa

100.00

1924, soldier 40k slate gray, litho printing, side margin block of ten (5x2), perfin "Obrazets" with two invalidating perforation lines at the top and bottom, minor separation between stamps and right margin, full OG, NH, VF, SC #38

200.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, wide frame, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #27B-30B

200.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforated complete set of four with narrow frame, full OG, very light trace of hinge on top margins only, VF, V. Liapine certificate, SC #27-30

500.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k black and red, narrow frame variety, block of four, oval date stamp "Moscow. Oktyabr'sky Vokzal", mostly VF, SC #27

250.00

1924-26, Vladimir Lenin, 14 stamps of Mourning issue, imperforated 5r and 10r, and 1r-3r, complete set of three, perforation 10 1/2, full OG, NH or previously hinged (the last ones), mostly VF, SC #27-34, 0100-01, 128-30

150.00

1923, worker 4k carmine, typo printing, three-side sheet margin horizontal imperforated strip of five, spectacular double impression and nice offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #24 Ta

500.00

1924-25, worker 1k orange, typo printing, imperforated left sheet margin horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", nice quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce item from the Postal Archives, an imperforated stamp had never been officially issued

1924-25, peasant 2k green, typo printing, three side margin horizontal imperforated strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", minimal usual gum waves, full OG, NH, VF, SC #040 Pa

500.00

1924-25, peasant 2k green, typo printing, top sheet margin imperforated single with large part of adjoined stamp on the left, double impression, full OG, NH, VF and an attractive piece, SC #040 Pa var

300.00

1924-25, peasant 2k green, typo printing, imperforated block of eight (4x2) with double impression, diagonal blind invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

300.00

1924-25, peasant 2k green, typo printing, imperforated pane of 25 with marginal control inscription, double impression on the left part of pane, forming pairs with and without double impression, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

750.00

1924-25, worker 4k carmine, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair with control inscription, lower perforation is misplaced due to pre- printing paper fold, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item

200.00

1924-25, peasant 6k blue, typo printing, harrow perforation 14 1/2x15, bottom left corner sheet margin block of nine, five stamps with double impression, including marginal control line printed twice, full OG, NH or hinged (one stamp - not error), VF and extremely rare, this block had been sold at Robert Siegel Sale on January 9, 1965, lot #958

1924-25, peasant, imperforated proof of 6k in gray, typo printing, top left corner sheet margin block of six (3x2), full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, postally used, VF, SC #50

75.00

1924-25, worker 20k light green, typo printing, imperforated bottom sheet margin single on grayish paper, nice condition, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, SC #051 Pa

1924-25, worker 20k green, typo printing, side margin horizontal imperforated strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare item from the Postal Archives

1924-25, worker 20k green, typo printing, imperforated block of four, horizontal invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #051 Pa

200.00

1924-25, peasant 30k violet, typo printing, harrow perforation 14 1/2x15, side margin horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF, SC #52

300.00

1924-25, soldier 40k slate gray, typo printing, harrow perforation 14 1/2x15, side margin horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF, SC #53

300.00

1924-25, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, harrow perforation 14 1/2x15, three side margin horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF, SC #55

150.00

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing on thinned grayish paper, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, inverted mirrored impression of rose color on the face (facial offset), fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #056 Pa var

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, top right corner sheet margin example, printed on thin grayish paper, rose color misplaced to the right, minor marginal thin from hinge removal, full OG, VF, SC #056 Pa var

400.00

1925, worker 4k deep rose, typo printing, perforation 12x12 1/2, nicely centered, full OG, very light trace of hinge, appears NH, VF, SC #42A

250.00

1925, worker 8k brown olive, typo printing, perforation 12x12 1/2, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF, SC #46A

500.00

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and pale green, typo printing, type I, perforation 13 1/2x10, fresh condition, full OG, LH, F/VF centering, neat owner's hs on reverse, SC #57A

800.00

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and green, typo printing, type I, horizontal imperforated pair with double impression, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #057 Pa var

100.00

1924-25, worker 5r dark blue and brown, typo printing perforation L13 1/2, bottom sheet margin horizontal strip of three, perfin "Obrazets" and invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #58

100.00

1924-25, worker 5r dark blue and brown, typo printing, horizontal imperforated pair with double impression, traces of red ink and invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #058 Pa var

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 14k dark green, top margin imperforated single printed on thick paper, full original cracked gum as always exists, NH, VF and scarce, SC #69 var

200.00

1925, Vladimir Lenin, 5r brick red, perforation 12 1/2, horizontal strip of four, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF and very rare, each stamp with Z. Mikulski guarantee hs and his certificate (1979), SC #98A

750.00

1925, Vladimir Lenin, 10r indigo, perforation 13 1/2, horizontal strip of four with perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF and scarce, each stamp with Z. Mikulski guarantee hs, SC #99

750.00

1925, Vladimir Lenin, 5r brick red and 10r indigo, bottom sheet margin imperforated blocks of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #0100-01

300.00

1925, peasant, imperforated proof of 2k in gray, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, SC #77

100.00

1925, worker 5k lilac, perforated stamp printed on watermarked paper, horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF, SC #80

150.00

1926, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, "small head" variety, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #119

75.00

1926, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing with double impression of "small head" variety, nicely centered example, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, expertized by Z. Mikulski, SC #119 Ta

1926, soldier 18k violet, typo printing on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, right margin horizontal imperforated pair with vertical varnish lines, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, some specialists considered this item as a proof of issued perforated stamp, SC #89 Pa

1925, peasant 50k brown, perforated stamp printed on watermarked paper, horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", perforation tips cut by scissors at three sides, full OG, NH, VF, SC #93

100.00

1925, worker 2r green and rose, harrow perforation 12, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, complete pane of 25 with marginal control inscription and offset of the design on gum side, invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #95 var

500.00

1925, Academy of Sciences, perforated proof of 3k in orange brown, printed on thick paper without watermark, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, usual fold between stamp and margin, full OG, NH, VF and rare

1925, Centenary of the Decembrist Mutiny, imperforated essay of unaccepted design of 7k in brown with text at the top "Vy Zhertvou Pali v Bor'be Rokovoi" (You were victims in the fatal fight), mounted on gray cardboard, size 128x101mm, red overprint "Project. December 5, 1926", nice quality, VF and probably unique item in this color

1926, worker, complete set of five imperforated trial color proofs of 8k in yellow, green, carmine, blue and red lilac, printed on white improved paper, all are sheet margin examples, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp expertized by Z. Mikulski

500.00

1926, Vladimir Lenin, 1r-3r, complete set of three, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, 1r with vertical position of watermark, full OG, NH, VF, SC #128w, 129-30

100.00

1926, Vladimir Lenin, 2r black violet, perforation L12 1/2, top left corner sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and a gorgeous piece, SC #129A

300.00

1926, Vladimir Lenin, 1r dark brown and 2r black violet, two imperforated stamps printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, nice enlarged margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #128-29 Pa

1927, black surcharge 8k on worker 7k brown, perforation 12 1/2, cross-gutter block of four printed on paper without watermark, top left stamp with broken left leg of "P" in surcharge variety, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF,SC #181A, var

100.00

1927, inverted black surcharge (type II) 8k on 14k brown, bottom left corner margin single, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2x12, pin-hole on the right, full OG, NH (hinged on margin), VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate

75.00

1927-30, four registered covers, two from Moscow to Germany and two from Leningrad to USA, franked by various surcharges 8k on postage due stamps in pairs and blocks of four, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF
Click here to see Part 2

250.00

1927, Dr. Ludwik Zamenhof, 14k bright green and brown, perforation L10, right sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, SC #184B

200.00

1927, Dr. Ludwik Zamenhof, 14k bright green and dark brown, left sheet margin imperforated single, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #184 Pa

500.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, imperforated proof of 7k in myrtle green, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #204P

750.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 8k brown and black, horizontal imperforated pair, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, SC #205 Pa

150.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Map of the Soviet Union without red color on Sakhalin Island, 14k blue and red, used on cover from Moscow to Paris, slight fold away from the stamp, no arrival ds, otherwise VF, SC #206 Ka
Click here to see enlarged fragment

200.00

1928-29, Vladimir Lenin, 3r dark green, top right corner margin imperforated single printed on watermarked "lozenges" paper, excellent quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #221 Pa

1928-29, Vladimir Lenin, 10r indigo, printed on watermarked "lozenges" paper, perforation 10 1/2, right sheet margin example with control marking, imperforated on the right, full OG, VLH, appears NH, VF and scarce, SC #223 Pc

500.00

1929, Pioneers' Assembly, 10k olive brown, perforation 10 1/2, nice margins, full OG, LH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

100.00

1930, Saving Bank, perforated 12 essay of unaccepted design of 10k in olive green, the text reads: "Beregi vremia, pol'zuisia beznalichnymi raschetami!" (Take care of time, use non-cash payments), mounted on gray card, size 78x103mm, red overprint "Project. November 27, 1930", fresh, VF and extremely rare

1930, First Cavalry Army, complete set in blocks of four, used on separate registered covers from Moscow to Germany, blocks of 2k and 5k with some additional franking, each cover with Ka-Be advertising label and arrival ds on reverse, VF and an attractive group
Click here to see the backside of a cover

500.00

1930, Educational Exhibition, 10k olive green, horizontal watermark, right sheet margin block of six, full OG, NH, VF, SC #255

75.00

1930, 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, 10k dark green and red, perforated single with nice offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF, SC #265 Tb

75.00

1932-33, 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k- 35k, complete set of seven, practically without usual gum creases, full OG, NH, F/VF, SC #302-08

150.00

1933, V. Volodarsky, 3k blue black, vertical position of watermark "borders and rosettes", full OG, NH, VF and scarce

100.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k brown, top margin (somewhat trimmed) single, imperforated at the top, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #345 Pa

200.00

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color perforated proof of 5k in indigo, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, gummed, VF, SC #346

750.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 20k purple, bottom left corner sheet margin single with perforation 14x14x10x14, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium quality, especially with margin on appropriate side, SC #347B

750.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 20k purple, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, corner cancellation, VF, SC #347 Pc

300.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 40k carmine, left sheet margin example, imperforated on the left, neat CTO, full OG, VF, SC #349 Pc

400.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, 5k-35k, complete set of five, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, SC #360-64

150.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated trial color proof of 5k in myrtle green, nice quality, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very scarce

1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, 5k-20k, complete set of four, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #369-72

200.00

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, full OG, LH, VF, SC #387-91

150.00

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, stamp of 10k with nice offset on reverse, full OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #387-91
Click here to see the backside of 10k stamp

150.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, nice and very fresh unit, full OG, NH, VF, SC #406-15

400.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set in blocks of four, unusually fresh and unfolded, nice quality in all respects, full OG, NH, VF and rare in this premium quality, SC #406-15

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, 3k-20k, complete set in blocks of four, 3k with top sheet margin, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #425-28

150.00

1935-37, Kalinin, Revolutionaries, Tolstoy, Dobrolyubov and Dzerzhinsky, five complete issues, the total is 19 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF

150.00

1936-40, Nikolai Dobrolyubov, Shota Rustaveli, Coat of Arms, Western Ukraine and Byelorussia, four complete issues in blocks of four, the last one with some gum imperfections (1r in pair and two singles), others are very fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC C.v. is over $470

100.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-1r, complete set of six, all with perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC #445- 50 CSP

100.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-80k, complete set in top sheet margin blocks of four, printed on ordinary paper, all with comb perforation 12 1/2x12, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #445-49

300.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k orange brown, perforation 14x12 1/2, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, neat corner cancellation, VF, S. Sismondo certificate, SC #445 CSP A var

75.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, imperforated trial color proof of 80k in brown violet, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce

750.00

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, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k orange brown, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, neat corner cancellations, fresh, VF, SC #469 Pg

100.00

1937, farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, block of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #455

150.00

1936, factory worker 10k blue black, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF, SC #441 Pa

150.00

1936, factory worker 10k blue black, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, vertical perforation shifted to the top, neat corner cancellation

100.00

1936, factory worker 10k blue black, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, left sheet margin block of four with breaks of vertical and horizontal perforation resulting in left stamps imperforated at three sides, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item

500.00

1936, factory worker 10k dark blue, horizontal imperforated pair with gutter and control line in the middle, slight fold along the gutter as always exists, perfect quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such gutter pairs are recorded, each stamp with J. Stolow guarantee hs, SC #441 Pa

1937, worker 10k olive, printed on paper without watermark, block of four, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #457

1000.00

1937, worker 10k olive, printed on paper without watermark, top sheet margin horizontal strip of eight stamps, seven of which have partly missing design and imperforated due to foldover, some soiling, one stamp is thinned, full OG, NH, F/VF and definitely unique error, SC #457 var

1000.00

1938, stationery postcard 5k blue, uprated by three stamps of worker 10k olive on paper without watermark, sent from Leningrad to Copenhagen, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF

100.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 10k-1r, complete set of seven, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC #490-96

75.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 20k gray black and red, enlarged format due to shift of top perforation, light corner cancellation, VF, SC #491 var

75.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 1r black and red, printed on thick creamy paper, top sheet margin block of eight with vertical gutter in the middle, folded between right stamps and gutter, full OG, NH, VF, SC #496 Rd

150.00

1938, First Trans-Atlantic Flight, 10k-50k, complete set of four, the high value is enlarged format due to shift of bottom perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #497-500

75.00

1938, Second Trans-Polar Flight, 10k claret, horizontal imperforated pair with nice margins all around, partial gum skip on the right stamp, full OG, NH, VF, SC #501 Pa

1938, Second Trans-Polar Flight, 20k gray black, horizontal imperforated pair with enlarged margins at three sides and clear at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #502 Pa

750.00

1938, Views of Crimea and Caucasus, 5k-1r, complete set of 12, perfect condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, SC #526-37

150.00

1938, Youth Communist League, 20k-80k, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, SC #553-57

75.00

1939, Moscow Reconstruction, Moskvoretski Bridge, 50k rose lake, printed on ordinary instead of chalk-surfaced paper, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #570 Va

1939, Soviet Agriculture Exhibition, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, some with sheet margins, 10k and 60k with comb perforation, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #591-600

200.00

1939, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, 30k orange, raster horizontal diamonds, perforation L12 1/2, full OG, LH, VF, SC #595 var

200.00

1939, definitive issue, 5k-30k, complete set of three, typo printing, and Coat of Arms 60k carmine, raster vertical diamonds, all with perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, SC #578A, 606A-08A

75.00

1947, soldier 15k gray green and aviator 30k gray blue, both are offset printing, comb perforation 12x12?, left sheet margin singles, each one imperforated on the left, postal cancellations, mostly VF, SC #1055 Pa, 1056 Pb

150.00

1939, aviator 30k deep blue, typo printing, right sheet margin block of four with full offset of the design on gum side, full OG, NH, VF and an attractive item, SC #608 var

100.00

1939, Mikhail Lermontov, 30k dark green and black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, light corner cancellation, VF, SC #622 Pc

200.00

1939, Nikolai Chernyshevski, 15k-50k, complete set in blocks of four, 15k has perforation L12 1/2, 30k with raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF, SC #624-26 var

100.00

1940, Chekhov, Western Ukraine and Byelorussia, Sports, Tchaikovsky and Perekop, five complete issues, the total is 25 stamps, full OG, NH, VF

120.00

1940, Ice-Breaker "Georgy Sedov", 15k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 1r is slightly folded along vertical perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #636-39

100.00

1940, Ice-Breaker "Georgy Sedov", 1r dark ultra, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, fresh condition, full OG, LH, VF and scarce error, SC #639 Pd

800.00

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 15k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, 15k with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, SC #640-43

100.00

1940, Konstantin Timiryazev, 15k violet, small size stamp 33.5x22.5mm, full OG, NH, VF, D. Wassmann certificate, SC #645 II

75.00

1940, Konstantin Timiryazev, 15k violet, small size stamp 33.5x22.5mm, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, picture offset on reverse, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #645 II Ta

300.00

1940, Peter Tchaikovsky, 30k dark blue, bottom left corner sheet margin example with control lines on edges, imperforated at the bottom, neat cancellation, VF, SC #655 Pb

100.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, 10k-60k, complete set of 17, fresh condition, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC #658 -74

100.00

1941, Industrialization, Suvorov, Kirghiz Republic, Zhukovski, Karelia, Kremlin, Lermontov and "Be a Hero", eight complete issues, the total is 23 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF

100.00

1941, Locomotives, 30k dark brown, comb perforation, vertical pair with gutter in the middle, minor perf separation on the right between top stamp and gutter, full OG, NH, VF, SC #690Gp

75.00

1941, Alexander Suvorov, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, including two blocks of 10k in different shades, full OG, NH, VF, SC #709-12

100.00

1941, Nikolai Zhukovski, 50k violet brown, printed on horizontally laid paper, a beautiful stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce

500.00