1941 Year, complete set of 70 stamps, including two blocks of four, representing several perforation and raster varieties, fresh quality, full OG, NH or LH (27), F/VF, SC.v.106,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

250.00

1941, Industrialization issue, 10k-60k, perforation L12 1/2, set of five in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, mostly VF

250.00

1941, Industrialization issue, Locomotives, 30k brown, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, right sheet margin horizontal gutter block of 24 (4x3+4x3), nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1942, Alisher Navoi, 1r violet, a single with gutter on the left, imperforated between stamp and gutter, minor perf irregularities at left, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1941, People's Militia, 30k deep blue, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300

100.00

1942-43 Years, complete set of 93 stamps (including Turgenev issue of 1944), several printing varieties are presented, full OG, NH or LH (2), F/VF, SC.v.82,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

200.00

1942, Aleksandr Chekalin, 30k black, the "key" value of the set, unfolded block of four, lower right stamp with a "o" in front of "30" on the value tablet, full OG, NH, VF
View enlarged fragment.

75.00

1943, 200th Anniversary of the Death of Vitus Bering, 30k-2r, complete set of four, corner sheet margin blocks of 40 (5x8), stamp of 60k has horizontal raster, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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2, 3, 4

100.00

1943, Tehran Conference, 30k black, red and dark blue, double impression of red color, rich colors and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF and very rare unrecorded error

500.00

1943, Tehran Conference, trial printing of 30k in black, red and dark blue with added gold color, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

250.00

1944 Year, 89 stamps and five souvenir sheets (five types of Leningrad souvenir sheets), several raster varieties, full OG, NH (one stamp is LH), F/VF, SC.v.52,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

150.00

1944, Civil War Hero, Sergey Lazo, 30k bright green, top sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, VLH, VF

150.00

1944, Liberation of Leningrad, 30k greenish black, souvenir sheet of four with double impression of marginal text (one is albino and significantly shifted to the top, bottom part is over the lower stamps), full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1945 Year, complete set of 123 stamps and one souvenir sheet, several raster, paper and printing varieties, full OG, NH (LH - 1), F/VF, SC.v.54,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

100.00

1945, 2nd Anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, 3r brown and orange red, souvenir sheet of four, orange red color significantly shifted to the bottom, full OG, NH, VF a common sheet is included

100.00

1945, Order of Victory, 3r brownish red, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

500.00

1945, Battle Scene, 30k blue black and orange, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1945, Soviet Bomber "Pe-8", 1r gray black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, neat corner cancellation, mostly VF

150.00

1945, 75th Anniversary of the birth of Lenin, 3r black brown, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, LH, mainly VF

100.00

1946 Year, complete set of 92 stamps and five souvenir sheets, including some raster and printing varieties (5- year reconstruction plan), nice quality, full OG (one s.s. is regummed), NH (2 - LH), F/VF, SC.v.92,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

300.00

1946, Stalin Victory Medal, (30k) orange brown, a single with missing bottom part of the design due to stamp being printed on pasted paper, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece

100.00

1946, Stalin Victory Medal, 30k orange brown, block of four, each stamp with shifted background, appearing as double impression, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece
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100.00

1946, Newspaper "Collectivist" of district Rovnoye (Saratov Oblast) sent to the Saratov Archive, franked by factory worker 10k dark blue in horizontal strip of three, representing Order of Joseph Stalin as the Minister of Armed Forces to commemorate the first anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, horizontal fold, mostly VF

150.00

1946, Soviet Elections, Coat of Arms, 60k gray green, top sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated at the top and between stamps, lightly cancelled, VF

150.00

1946, Promenade at Gogra, 30k dark slate green, raster horizontal diamonds, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1946, View of Moscow Kremlin, 45k dark green, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, neatly cancelled, VF

75.00

1946, Military Medals, 1r in various colors, engraved printing, complete set of eight, three-side margin blocks of 40 (8x5), slightly folded once along vertical perforation, occasional paper inclusion on one stamp, post office fresh quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

300.00

1947, 25th Anniversary of the Soviet Postage stamps, 15k black and dark red, souvenir sheet of four, bottom left stamp with Svalbard (Spitsbergen) annexed by Soviet Union (red spot over Barents Sea), full OG, VLH, VF and a spectacular item
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100.00

1946, 25th Anniversary of Soviet Postage stamps, 30k green and dark brown, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH (naturally missing gum on margin), VF

100.00

1947, Monetary Reform in the Soviet Union, violet boxed handstamp "Январь 1948 г." at the top margin of souvenir sheet, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, this or similar handstamps were posted on stamps and souvenir sheets in possessions of Post Offices during the reform to avoid misuses

150.00

1947, 29th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k deep orange, souvenir sheet of four, used on registered cover from Kiev to Moscow in 1957, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF

100.00

1946, 29th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k deep orange, imperforated top margin single from damaged printing plate with completely omitted text on Lenin Mausoleum, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, a common stamp is added for comparison

300.00

1947 Year, complete set of 162 stamps and two souvenir sheets, properly described original and later issues, full OG, NH (1 - LH), F/VF, SC.v.91,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

300.00

1947, 100th Anniversary of the Soviet Union Geographical Society, Nikolai Semenov-Tyan-Shanski, enlarged format unissued design photo-essay of 30k stamp, instead of it two stamps picturing F. Litke were issued in that set, no gum as produced, VF and very rare

300.00

1947, Arms of the Soviet Republics, 30k and 1r, complete set of 17, top sheet margin blocks of six (3x2), stamps of 1r in block of four and two singles, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 1r multicolored, a single with blank label at the top, imperforated between label and stamp, full OG, LH at upper right corner of the label far away from the stamp, VF

300.00

1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 2r and 3r, se-tenant pair with label in the middle originated from very rare sheet of 20, containing miniature sheets of 10 for each denomination, CTO with full OG, VF, ex-L.Shneidman

150.00

1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 2r multicolored, miniature sheet of ten (5x2), originated from a se-tenant sheet of 2r and 3r, full OG (uneven on two top stamps), NH, mostly VF

100.00

1947, Moscow - Volga Canal, 1r violet, raster vertical diamonds, a single with retouched bottom right corner variety, full OG, NH, VF
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75.00

1947, Kirov Sanatorium at Kislovodsk, 30k bright ultra, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, VLH, VF

150.00

1947, Restoration of National Economy Objects, 15k-1r, set of eight imperforated trial color proofs (color mainly close to issued stamps), differ by raster, size and etc., mounted on presentation card, size 151x226mm (folded horizontally between stamps), red overprinted text at the bottom reads: "Project. 4 July 1947", mostly VF and very rare

1947, Restoration of National Economy, Makeyevka Metallurgical Plant, two imperforated proofs of 1r in black violet and orange brown, probably removed from a presentation card, nice quality, VF and scarce

600.00

1947, 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 60k carmine and brown, perforated single with large spot in carmine at bottom left, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1948 Year, complete set of 180 stamps of original and reprints, which are properly described, nice quality unit, full OG, generally NH (five stamps - LH), F/VF, SC.v.148,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

600.00

1948, Lenin Mausoleum, 30k purple, raster horizontal diamonds, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1948, Vasily Surikov, complete set of two imperforated proofs of 30k in red brown and 60k in dark green, both are in issued colors, affixed over parts of presentation cards, VF and rare

750.00

1948, 30th Anniversary of the Red Army, 30k brown and 60k red brown, two sheet margin singles imperforated at margined side, neatly cancelled, VF

150.00

1948, Ivan Shishkin, 30k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, 50k and 60k with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1948, Industrial 5-Year Plan, 60k carmine and brown black, left sheet margin single with carmine color shifted to the top, imperforated at left, full OG, VLH, VF

200.00

1948, Aviation Day, red overprint on 30k violet and 1r ultra, complete set of two, three-side margin unfolded blocks of 40 (10x4), full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1948, Foot Race, 15k violet, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1948, Spasski Tower, 1r red, re-issue of 1954, right sheet margin block of four, bottom right stamp with "o" in front of "1" at the value tablet (position 60), full OG, NH, VF
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75.00

1949 Year, complete set of 218 stamps and three souvenir sheets (Stalin is LH, imperforated Lenin Mausoleum is regummed), detailed description of original and later issues, nice quality, generally full OG, NH (2-LH),F/VF, SC.v.305,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

1948-49, definitive issue, 15k-50k, complete set of six, including Arms 40k red, all are large size (original printings), full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four printed on white paper, size 175x222mm, slight gum wrinkle at the top, beautiful full original white gum, NH, VF and scarce in such condition

250.00

1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four printed on slightly creamy paper, size 177x225mm, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)

200.00

1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four printed on creamy paper, size 178x223mm, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)

150.00

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, souvenir sheet of four, size 177x132mm, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $600

300.00

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, souvenir sheet of four, size 177x132mm, cancelled to order by Leningrad date stamp with full OG (NH), VF (website photo)

100.00

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 173x128mm, type with "25" on the same level, full OG, previously hinged (tiny thin spot at left due to hinge removal), VF appearance

300.00

1949, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Pushkin, 25k-2r, complete set of five in unfolded blocks of four, three of which with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1949, Alexander Pushkin, 25k and 40k, souvenir sheet of four, completely flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $200

75.00

1949, Alexander Pushkin, 25k and 40k, souvenir sheet of four, 10 pieces, full original gum (small irregularities possible as often exists), NH, VF, C.v. $2,000 (website photo)
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400.00

1949, Red Sormovo Machine and Boat Works, 40k deep blue and 1r red brown, complete set of two in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1949, Aleksandr Radishchev, 40k bluish green and 1r gray, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1949, Vasily Chapayev, 40k brownish orange, right margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1949, Vasily Chapayev, 40k brownish orange, top sheet margin example imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1949, Sports, the second issue of the year, 20k-2r, complete set of five with raster horizontal diamonds, re- issue of 1956, stamp of 40k has very slight bend at the bottom left, otherwise nice and post office fresh unit, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1950 Year, complete set of 149 stamps (including Skyscrapers (NH), representing nice description of original and later issues, full OG, NH (3 - LH), F/VF, SC.v.126,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

750.00

1950, definitive issue, aviator 25k dark blue, typo printing, unfolded bottom right corner sheet margin block of four, control lines on the right selvage, post office fresh condition and exceptional centering, full original beautiful unimpaired gum, NH, VF and very rare in such quality, most of these blocks on stamp market have more or less altered gum

1950, Labor Day, 40k and 1r, complete set of two, three- side margin unfolded blocks of 50, full original but dry gum, especially on 40k, VF appearance (website photo)
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100.00

1950, 5th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 40k dark brown and red, inverted Hammer and Sickle watermark, neat corner cancellation, VF

250.00

1950, Alexander Suvorov, 40k-2r, complete set of five, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1950, Antarctic Expedition, 40k carmine and 1r purple, complete set of two, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1951 Year, complete set of 167 stamps, showing original printings and re-issues where exist, Scientists issue, representing original printing, first re-issue in blocks of four and second one - CTO, in addition includes Mendeleyev Congress overprint (LH), full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. 204,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

1951, Stockholm Peace Conference, 40k and 1r, complete set in unfolded sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1951, Russian Scientists, 40k in various colors, complete set of 16, all with corner sheet margins, representing original printing (large size stamps), full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1951, Russian Scientists, 40k in various colors, 64 complete sets of 16, re-issue of 1955, mainly in large blocks, three stamps are defected (2 - Krasheninnikov and 1 - Tsiolkovsky), nice quality unit otherwise, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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750.00

1951-65, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Mikhail Kalinin, the last one in horizontal pair, each item has wing due to strong shift of side perforation, full OG, NH or LH (Tsiolkovsky), VF

100.00

1951, 34th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 40k and 1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, 40k with bottom margin, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1951, 34th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 40k blue violet and red, two stamps with red color seriously misplaced, full OG, LH or hinged, VF

150.00

1951, Development of Communism, 20k-1r, complete set of five, unfolded sheet margin blocks of four, beautiful and well-preserved unit, full OG, NH, VF

1951, Development of Communism, Kakhovsky Hydroelectric Power Station, 20k multicolored, right sheet margin stamp, imperforated on the right, neat corner cancellation, VF

150.00

1951, Development of Communism, Stalingrad Power Station, 40k multicolored, red color significantly shifted to the bottom, full OG, LH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison

100.00

1951, Development of Communism, Turkmenian Canal, 60k multicolored, top margin (apparently trimmed) single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and rare perforation error

200.00

Collection of 1951 Year

1060 mostly mint stamps, including 165 blocks of four, representing all 24 issues of the Year, showing numerous plate varieties, Development of Communism (5 sets), Czechoslovakia (3 sets) and many more, fresh quality, in most cases full OG, NH (95%), F/VF, SC. v. is over 840,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

1952 Year, complete set of 166 stamps, including 20 blocks of four and both strips of Moscow Subway (folded), original and re-issues are neatly described, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF, SC.v.61,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

250.00

1952, Aleksandr Odoevsky, 40k gray black and red orange, two sheet margin singles, imperforated at right (mint NH) or at bottom (neatly cancelled), both are VF, the first one with Raritan Stamps guarantee

200.00

1952, Moscow Subway, 40k multicolored, two complete sheets of 20, original and reprint, each one containing five se-tenant strips of four values, first one is folded once along vertical perforation, the other one is unfolded, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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100.00

over 1000 mainly mint stamps, including 145 blocks of four and four complete sheets, representing all 27 issues of the Year, showing numerous plate varieties, 11 sets of Stalin's Constitution and others, nice condition, generally full OG, NH (just a few LH), F/VF, SC. v. is over 520,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38

800.00

1953 Year, complete set of 41 stamps, including original issues and reprints where exist, full OG, NH, F/VF, SC.v.32,500P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5

150.00

1953, Volga - Don Canal, 40k and 1r, complete set of six in unfolded sheets of 20, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6

200.00

1953, Volga - Don Canal, Lock No.9, 40k multicolored, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, neat corner cancellation, VF

150.00

1953, Views of Leningrad, 40k-1r, the first issue, 27 complete sets of four, unfolded three-side margin blocks of 27 or 36, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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2, 3, 4

100.00

360 mint stamps, including 62 blocks of four and two complete sheets, representing all 13 issues of the Year, one stamp imperforated at the top, excellent quality, mainly full OG, NH (95%), F/VF, SC. v. is over 218,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

400.00

1954 Year, complete set of 87 stamps (no Arms stamp of 40k), including Chkalov with comb perforation in block of four, several color varieties are properly mentioned, full OG, NH, F/VF, SC.v.63,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

250.00

1954-57, definitive issue, Coat of Arms, 40k red, two unfolded complete sheets of 100, 16 or 15 ribbons for Soviet Republics, one stamp of 1954 issue has tiny natural inclusion, perfect quality overall, full OG, NH,VF, Pevzner Cat. #1383.VIIIa and 1386n (website photo)
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150.00

1954, Valery Chkalov, 1r gray, violet blue and dark brown, perforation comb 12 1/2x12 instead of L12 1/2, bottom left corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1954, 30th Anniversary of the Death of Vladimir Lenin, 40k multicolored, 42 complete sets of five, including two complete sheets of large format stamps and three blocks of 42, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5

300.00

1954, Sports issue, Track, 40k multicolored, double impression of black color, folded once complete sheet of 60 (6x10), bend at the bottom margin, stamps are not affected, full OG, NH, VF
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1954, Soviet Agriculture Exhibition, 40k multicolored, se- tenant sheet of 25, containing 15 stamps of Livestock and 10 stamps of Farming Pavilions, nice and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

close to 600 mint stamps, including 66 blocks of four and five complete sheets of 25 (Sports - original issue), representing all 22 issues of the Year, starting with definitive Arms stamps, numerous plate varieties, scarce single strips of Agriculture Exhibition and many more, perfect quality, mainly full OG, generally NH, F/VF, SC. v. is over 173,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

300.00

1955 Year, complete set of 88 stamps and nine souvenir sheets, including University 40k with perforation L12 1/2 in block of four, se-tenant strips of Exhibition issue, Savitsky sheet with shifted top inscription, numerous shade varieties, full OG, NH (LH-4), F/VF,SC.v.54,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

250.00

1955, Soviet Agriculture Exhibition, 40k multicolored, three complete se-tenant sheets of 25 or 30 stamps each, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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100.00

630 mint stamps, including 110 blocks of four, two se-tenant sheets of 25 and 57 souvenir sheets, representing all 24 issues of the Year, numerous plate varieties, two pairs imperforated between stamps(gum defects), fresh quality, mainly full OG, generally NH, F/VF, SC. v. is over 340,000P (website photo)
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500.00

1956 Year, 176 stamps, including several blocks of four, numerous perforation and color shade varieties, full OG, NH (LH-2), F/VF, SC.v.86,000P (website photo)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

250.00

1956, Soviet Agriculture Exhibition, 1r multicolored, sheet of 30 containing five se-tenant strips of six different designs and se-tenant strip of seven (4+3), all are unfolded and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1956, Sports issue, Fencing, 40k multicolored, two stamps with perforation L12 1/2, printed on white or creamy paper, full OG, NH, VF, each one with N. Mandrovski certificate

75.00

1956, Builder's Day, 1r deep blue, comb perforation 12 x12 1/2 instead of L12 1/2, left margin single, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1956, Ilya Repin, 40k and 1r, 27 complete sets of two, stamp of 40k in complete unfolded sheet of 27 and 1r in two blocks of 6 and 21, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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100.00

1956, Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, 3r red brown and black, central vignette is strongly shifted to the bottom, horizontal strip of three, full OG, NH, VF, a common strip is included

100.00

over 1750 mint stamps, including 280 blocks of four and 11 large blocks (Perov and Builder's Day), representing printing and perforation varieties, among them Ivan Sechenov with perforation L121/2 expertly regummed (Mandrovski certificate), nice quality unit, mainly full OG, NH, VF, SC.v. is over 580,000P (website photo)
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750.00

1957 Year, complete set of 200 stamps, including Mikhail Glinka with perforation L12 1/2 in blocks of nine, and seven souvenir sheets, including five different types of Philatelic Exhibition issue, numerous perforation varieties, full OG, NH, F/VF, SC.v. $128,000P (website photo)
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300.00

1957, Youth Festival, 60k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, nicely centered, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee

150.00

1957, Lenin with a Soldier and Sailor, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, block of four, full OG (bottom left stamp with two tiny spots of gum skip), NH, VF

200.00

1957, Youth Festival, 20k multicolored, bottom sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, right stamp with "molosezhi" variety, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1957, Youth Festival, 25k green, violet and yellow, block of four, bottom left stamp with "bottle" variety, used on registered cover from Moscow to England (Barry's correspondence), blue crayon upon arrival, VF

100.00

1957, Youth Festival, 1r multicolored, perforation L12 1/2, top left corner sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1957, 3rd International Youth Games, Wrestling, 25k bright green and claret, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG (NH), VF

75.00

1957, 3rd International Youth Games, Javelin Thrower, 60k ultra and brown, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

400.00

1957, Moscow Hosts Youth Festival, View of Bolshoi Theater, top sheet margin imperforated proof of 1r in violet blue and black, no gum as produced, NH, VF, a copy of V. Liapine certificate for top left corner sheet margin pair

400.00

1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, RSFSR, 40k multicolored, top left corner margin block of eight (4x2), design absorbed through porous paper variety, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1957, Launching of the 1st Sputnik, black overprint on Konstantin Tsiolkovsky stamp of 40k brown and dark blue, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

about 2500 mint stamps, including 520 blocks of four or larger and 15 souvenir sheets, numerous plate varieties, imperforated stamps, including multiples of Youth Festival (just one 1r value), nice condition, full OG, generally NH, F/VF, SC. v. is over 520,000P (website photo)
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600.00

1958-59 Years, complete unit of 333 stamps and seven souvenir sheets (less Views set of 1959), including North Pole Station, three sheets of different types, numerous perforation and shades varieties, full OG, NH (LH-4 and 2- CTO), F/VF, SC.v.133,000P (website photo)
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250.00

1958, Rear Admiral Vsevolod Rudnev, 40k multicolored, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance of this rare perforation error

100.00

1958, Maxim Gorky, 40k multicolored, two sheet or corner margin singles with perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, printed on white or creamy paper, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1958, 13th Congress of the Young Communists League, 60k red on creamy paper, comb perforation 12 1/2x12 instead of L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1958, Civil Air Fleet, 20k-2r, imperforated complete set of seven, sheets of 80 (No.2086) or 100, neat condition, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)
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300.00

1958, IGY, Aurora Borealis, 40k blue and light yellow, left sheet margin single with perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, nice mint single with redistributed original gum, VF looking item, a common stamp is included

500.00

1958, IGY, Aurora Borealis, 40k blue and light yellow, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, block of four, top left stamp has tiny natural inclusion, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate
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1958, Observatory in Crimea, 40k brown and greenish blue, perforation L12 1/2, vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

400.00

1958, Zaporozhstal Foundry Works, 40k brown red and yellow, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate
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1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k brown and buff, unissued stamp due to change of city name to Lugansk, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1958, View of Riga, 40k brownish red, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1958, 40th Anniversary of the Youth Communist League, 10k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, flawless example in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and rare, V. Liapine certificate

1958, 40th Anniversary of the Youth Communist League, 60k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, Raritan Stamps guarantee

500.00

1958, Turbo-Propeller Airplane TU-114, 40k deep blue, black and red, a single with red color omitted, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, just a handful known, a common stamp is included

Collection of 1958 Year

close to 3000 mint stamps, including 595 blocks of four or larger and 11 souvenir sheets, one fantail and pair imperforated between, great amount of Rosa Luxemburg stamp and many more, full OG, vast majority is NH, F/VF, SC. v. is 1,100,000P (website photo)
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1959, Charles Darwin, 40k blue and brown, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, slight gum disturbance at the top right, nicely centered, excellent centering, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

600.00

1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red brown, brown and black, left sheet margin block of four, bottom right stamp with "Ch" under "K" variety, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1959, Frederic Joliot-Curie, 40k green and brown, two stamps on tan or pale beige paper with small frame of 20.7x31.4mm and small portrait, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp with large frame and large portrait is included

150.00

1959, 89th Anniversary of the birth of Lenin, (20k), trial print in black, central design without denomination and microprint at the top right, full OG, NH, VF, ex-V. Ustinovsky

150.00

1959, Helicopter 10k violet blue and maroon, Parachutist 60k blue and olive bistre, both with comb perforation 12 1/4 instead of L12 1/4, blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1958, definitive issue, miner 60k carmine on pink paper, engraved printing, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, printer's pinhole at the margin, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

about 1750 mint stamps, including 380 blocks of four or larger, one complete sheet and three souvenir sheets, numerous plate varieties, perfect quality, full OG, generally NH, F/VF, SC. v. is over 117,000P (website photo)
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200.00

1961, View of Ulan-Ude, 4k blue, top and bottom sheet margin vertical strip of five, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1960, Iris, perforated proof of 60k multicolored, reduced format stamp, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare, an issued stamp is enclosed for comparison

about 1400 mint stamps, including 280 blocks of four, five souvenir sheets with one Goznak specimen and two fantails, fresh quality, mainly full OG, NH, F/VF, SC. v. 168,000P (website photo)
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300.00

1961, Georgian National Costumes, 2k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 11 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

450.00

1966, definitive issue, Minin and Pozharsky Monument, 12k magenta, perforation 12x12 1/2, offset printing with background in lines and dots, complete sheet of 100, minimal gum bends mainly on margin, NH, VF, Pevzner Cat. #2517 I

200.00

1961, Andrey Rublev, 4k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, excellent centering, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee

500.00

1961, Fairy Tales, imperforated proofs of 1k in blue green and 3k in brown, engraved printing, two vertical pairs, the last one with right sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

200.00

1961, Soviet Ballet, 6k dark brown, bistre and violet, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, nice centering and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1962, 50th Anniversary of Newspaper "Pravda", Lenin Sculpture, Soldier and Sailor with background of "Pravda", 4k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee

500.00

1962, Alekper Sabir, 4k buff, dark brown and blue, recalled stamp inscribed at the top "Azerbajchanyn" instead of "Azerbaijan", top left corner sheet margin plate No. 81319 block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1962, Soviet Cosmonauts, souvenir sheet of 1r blue, black and silver, complete transition sheet of eight (2x4), perforation under central design is strongly shifted to the right and on top sheets touched vertical perforation, folded vertically, full OG, NH, VF and spectacular and unusual item

600.00

1962, 5th Anniversary of Launching of the "Sputnik 1", 10k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee

750.00

1962, 30th Soviet Chess Championships, 4k orange yellow and black, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee

1964, Tokyo Olympic souvenir sheet of 1r in green, red and bronze, numbered at the bottom with No.006844, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, souvenir sheet of 1r in green, red and gold, gymnast with eyebrow over the right eye (overink of gold) variety, numbered at the bottom with "033796", full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1964, Conquest of Space, 10k multicolored, souvenir sheet of six, printed on ordinary paper, light blue color printed twice (text on the right margin), full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded error, a common sheet is included

750.00

1964, Artist Sergey V. Ivanov, 4k black and brown, enlarged margins imperforated single, printed on fluorescent (UV) paper, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few imperforated stamps are known, a common stamp is included

1965, Dante Alighieri, 4k multicolored, "death mask" variety due to damage of printing device, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

300.00

1965, 20th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 1k red, black and gold, dates "1941-1945" are strongly shifted to the left, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison

150.00

1966, Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky International Contest, 4k-16k, five die proofs, including three different stage proofs of 6k values, nice quality, no gum as issued, VF, a common set is included

500.00

1966, definitive issue, Coat of Arms 4k red, offset printing on fluorescent paper, complete sheet of 100 with strongly misplaced perforation, in addition sheet of test stamps, full OG, NH, VF
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200.00

1966, Station Luna 9 Landing on the Moon, 10k+10k+10k, side margin horizontal se-tenant strip of three, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1967, 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

400.00

1967, "Alexander Nevsky" by P. D. Korin, 6k multicolored, side sheet margin horizontal strip of five, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1967, "Alexander Nevsky" by P. D. Korin, 6k multicolored, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1968, 50th Anniversary of the Youth Communists League, 6k multicolored, bottom margin single, imperforated at the bottom, CTO with full OG (NH), VF

150.00

1969, Book Illustrations by Ivan Bilibin, 20k and 50k, right sheet margin horizontal se-tenant pair, imperforated between stamps and on the right with double perforation at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1969, Book Illustrations by Ivan Bilibin, 4k-50k, perforated proof of horizontal se-tenant strip of five, perforation 10 3/4, inscription in red instead of black with date "1968" instead of "1969", unfolded, but with minor perf repair at the top of second stamp, fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee

1970-85, Rubens Painting and 800th Anniversary of the Tale of Prince Igor's Campaign, two stamps of 10k, first one on creamy instead of white paper, the other one has background in olive gray instead of yellow brown, both with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamps are included

100.00

1971, 2500th Anniversary of Feodosia, 10k multicolored, bottom right corner margin single with wing at right due to significant shift of vertical perforation, full OG, NH, VF and eye-catching stamp

75.00

1975, Paintings by F. Vasilyev, 4k multicolored, all offset colors omitted (central vignette), lacquered coating is intact on complete miniature sheet of seven with label at the top left, pre-printed First Day cancellation, full OG,NH, VF and extremely rare item

1976, 12th Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, souvenir sheet of 50k in dark blue, yellow and red, significantly overinked by dark blue color, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce

100.00

1976, 12th Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, proof of perforated souvenir sheet of 50k with main color in light blue instead of dark blue, printed on Goznak security paper, size 116x87 mm, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare

1976, Stockholm Appeal against Nuclear Weapons, perforated proof with text and outer line of the oval in red instead of gold, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, a common stamp is included

200.00

1976, Palekh Paintings, 14k multicolored, gold color (ornament and denomination) is inverted, bottom sheet margin block of four, two lower stamps without denomination, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare major error, one of two blocks possible, since the only sheet of 25 with inverted gold color had been discovered, copy of the N. Mandrovski certificate for the complete sheet
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1976, Flowers of the Caucasus, 2k, 3k and 4k, three sheet margin horizontal imperforated pairs, in addition 4k in left sheet margin imperforated block of four, blue and magenta colors only, minor right margin imperfection of 2kand tiny water stain on the left stamp of 4k, otherwise full OG, NH, VF and scarce group

750.00

1977, Marshal Leonid Govorov, 4k brown, left sheet margin block of four, top left stamp without "P" in "Pochta" variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce unrecorded error

75.00

1977, 60th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 2k, 3k and 4k, set of three water-color essays of not accepted design by artist Vladislav Koval, approximate stamp size 50x47mm, affixed over one piece, souvenir sheet of 50k,size 113x82mm and large sketch of 2k stamp on black background, size 140x140mm, all mounted on two pages from the Collection, with issued D. Shostakovich stamp in block of four and vignette commemorating 50th birthday of artist Koval, VF and rare
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600.00

1978, Pokrova-on-Nerl' Church, 10k multicolored, printed on ordinary paper without lacquered coating, top left corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, a common block is added for comparison

400.00

1979, Children's Drawings, 2k and 15k, two corner sheet margin imperforated singles, 2k with offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF
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200.00

1980, Helicopter Mi-10K, 15k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1980, Helicopter V-12, 32k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin imperforated stamp, full OG, NH, VF, scarce and gorgeous single

750.00

1980, Academician Alexander Nesmeyanov, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin single with olive brown color shifted to the right full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1981, Four-Masted Ship "Tovarisch", 4k multicolored, top right corner margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1982, Garibaldi, 6k multicolored, horizontal imperforated pair, beautiful margins all around, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1983, Glider "A-9", 2k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1983, Buriat Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1983, Kipu Lighthouse, 1k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin single, control lines at left edge, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1983, Partisan Madonna by M. Savitsky, 20k multicolored, enlarged top margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

500.00

1983, Academician Aleksandr Sidorenko, 4k multicolored, nice margins horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1983, New Year issue, 5k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice balanced margins, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1984, 25th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution, 5k black, red, blue and gold, top sheet margin vertical pair, control marking on margin, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1984, Soviet Tank ISU-152, 10k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, four-side margins, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1984, Winter Olympic Games, 20k multicolored, left sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine

300.00

1989, International Letter Writing Week, 5k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, printed on thick chalky paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine

100.00

1990, Poultry, 5k-15k, imperforated complete set of three in vertical pairs, 10k with right sheet margin, others with nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1990, New Year issue, 5k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin block of six triangles, stamp design is completely transformed on the right due to breakdown of printing device, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece

100.00

1991, Cultural Heritage, 10k-30k, water-color essay of horizontal se-tenant strip of five by artist G. Komlev, enlarged format on black background with simulated perforation, fresh, VF and probably unique

250.00