1923-24, ten stamps, including complete unissued set without surcharges and surcharged issue, in addition bogus double surcharge 20k on 10r red, as well as three covers from Moscow to England, USA and Australia franked by these stamps, one of which (USA) is bearing philatelic exchange stamp on reverse, mainly full OG, F/VF
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100.00

1923, 1r-10r, complete set of four in bottom right corner margin blocks of four, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1923, 5r green, wide "5" variety, minor usual gum waves as always for stamps on thin paper, nice quality single, full original gum with 3mm natural gum loss at the bottom, very light trace of hinge, VF and extremely rare, only 50stamps were printed, Soviet Philatelic and Z. Mikulski hs on reverse, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $40,000

1924, black surcharge 10k on 5r green, wide "5" variety, nice and fresh, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $1,250

400.00

1924, inverted black surcharge 15k on 1r brown, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic, F. Kessler and other guarantee hs

500.00

1924, inverted black surcharge 20k on 10r red, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, LH, VF and very rare, several expert's hs on reverse, including Dr. Jemtschoujin, A. Brun, Champion and F. Kessler

1927, 10k dark blue and yellow brown, three values with major plate varieties, well above average centering, full OG, VLH or LH, mainly VF

200.00

September 28-30, 1927, 10k and 15k, complete set of two and 14k of Zamenhof issue uprated stationery envelope of 8k brown olive, sent by registered air mail from Moscow to Vienna, delivered by two connecting flights Moscow -Berlin and Berlin-Vienna, all appropriate markings and Vienna "30.IX..27" arrival ds, mostly VF

100.00

1930, five mint stamps, representing complete sets with perforation 12 1/2 and 10 1/2, as well as two Zeppelin Flight covers and one postcard, all are properly franked, bearing confirmation and arrival markings, stamps with full OG, mainly LH, all are VF
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200.00

1930, 40k ultra and 80k carmine, imperforated complete set of two, both stamps have balanced margins all around, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, L. Melnikov certificate

1930, 40k ultra, left sheet margin imperforated single, white dot after "40" at right (position 6), full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

600.00

Airship (Dirigible) Issues

1931-32, 330 mostly mint stamps in singles, pairs, blocks of four and multiples, starting with three complete imperforated sets of five, including stamps with line and comb perforations, 50k dark gray blue, error of color (VLH), nice range of 10k of various shades in blocks, engraved Airship over the Dnieper Dam with different perforation and more, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

1931, 10k-1r, imperforated complete set of five, sheet or corner sheet margin blocks of four, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1931, 10k-1r, imperforated and perforated complete sets of five used on two covers, first one air mail cover to Berlin, the other one cancelled on Philatelic Exhibition in 1932, sent locally in Moscow, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF

200.00

1931, 10k-1r, complete set of six in blocks of four, including 20k light red, all with comb perforation, block of 15k folded once along vertical perforation, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1931, Airship over Red Square, 20k light red, top left corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, lower left stamp with white vertical stroke at the bottom inscription (position 11), full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark brown, right sheet margin unfolded block of four, upper left stamp with a dot inside "o" at the top inscription (position 44), full OG (no gum on margin as often), NH, VF

150.00

1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of color, unfolded block of four, very light vertical gray line on the left stamps, nicely centered, full original slightly dryish gum, light traces of hinge marks, VF and scarce multiple

1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of color, used on registered flown cover from Leningrad to Italy in 1941 together with six other air post values, including Civil Aviation, complete set of five, appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, mostly F/VF

500.00

1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 10 1/2, very well centered with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and rare in sound condition

750.00

1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, perforation 14, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, left margin imperforated single, bright gum and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs on reverse

1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, four-side margins imperforated single, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs on reverse

1931, 39 mostly mint (two - used) stamps and three covers, including perforated complete set in blocks of four (mixed perforation), fantail of 30k (regummed),complete sets of imperforated and perforated singles and more, mainly full OG, NH (all blocks and most of stamps) or LH, F/VF
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2, 3, 4

750.00

1931, 30k-2r, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1931, 30k-2r, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, lower left stamp of 2r has pin-point natural inclusion, flawless quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF
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600.00

1932, First Flight postcard and cover from Franz Joseph Land to Arkhangelsk, franked by 50k carmine rose and 1r green (perforation 10 1/2) respectively, all appropriate markings; in addition complete set of three, including both perforation of 1r stamps (full OG, NH or LH), 50k expertly regummed, all are VF

200.00

1932, 50k carmine rose and 1r green, complete set of three, including both perforation on 1r stamps, unfolded blocks of four, perfect quality without usual wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1932, 50k carmine rose, perforation L10 1/2, minimal usual gum waves and violet stroke on third tip of perforation at the bottom, nice centering with intact perforation and bright full original gum, very light trace of hinge mark, VF and the most rare and valuable perforation variety of the Soviet Union

Stratostat "CCCP 1" Issue

1933, 22 mint stamps, including two complete sets of three (both 5k are expertly regummed), horizontal pair of 5k imperforated between stamps (shallow thin at top left), complete set in blocks of four (NH or LH), extra block of 20k (no gum) and one postcard, fresh quality unit, mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF
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1933, 5k- 20k, complete set of three in unfolded blocks of four, all with bottom full or partial margins, nice quality, full OG, NH or very light traces of hinge at top stamps, VF

750.00

1934, 30 mint stamps, including one block of four (20k - no watermark), representing one complete set on watermarked and three sets on paper without watermark, mainly full OG (some regummed), NH or LH, F/VF
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400.00

October 4-6, 1934, Pioneer Flight registered cover from Moscow to Istanbul, franked by 50k dark blue on watermarked paper along with three other adhesives, delivered by three connecting flights, Moscow-Berlin(4.10.), Berlin-Vienna (5.10.) and Vienna-Istanbul (6.10), all appropriate confirmation and arrival markings on front and reverse, arrived to Istanbul within three days, mostly VF and scarce cover

250.00

1934, 80k purple, a single with perforation 10x14x14x14, printed on watermarked paper, rough perforation at top as always on these errors, neat Moscow CTO with full OG, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate

1934, 10k green, horizontal pair printed on paper without watermark, imperforated between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF, C.v. $1,250

300.00

1934, 21 mint and used stamps, including complete set of three, two stamps of 5k with perforation 14 (NH or LH), set in blocks of four (CTO) and block of 5k (NH), full OG, NH or LH, mostly VF

200.00

1934, Ilya Usyskin, 5k brown violet, perforation 14, unfolded block of four with horizontal position of watermark, full OG, NH or LH (top right stamp), VF

300.00

1934, Andrey Vasenko, 10k brown, perforation 14, part of neat Kazan CTO, excellent centering and intact perforation, full OG, VF and rare, K. Filobok certificate

1934, 5k-30k, 11 mint stamps, representing all existed positions of watermark Borders and Rosettes, fresh condition, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH, F/VF

200.00

1934, 5k-30k, complete set of five, sheet margin blocks of four, 5k has 5-tip separation at the top, CTO with full OG, VF

150.00

1935, 1k-50k, 30 mint stamps, including 5k with autograph of Anatoly Lyapidevsky, representing nice range of watermark varieties of the issue, clean condition, mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF
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400.00

1935, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, full OG, LH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,032

350.00

1935, perforated trial color proofs of 1k-50k, complete set of ten in various colors, reduced size of stamps, most with perforation divides by scissors, no gum, VF and rare in complete set, especially in premium condition, each one signed by Z. Mikulski with his certificate for the set

1936, registered air mail cover from Leningrad to Leipzig, franked by seven values, including Levanevsky 10k dark brown, tied by Leningrad "14.7.36" ds, marked "Par Avion", Leipzig "15.7.36" arrival hs on reverse, mostly VF

100.00

1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 23 of 25- surcharge setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse

500.00

1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, broken "5" in "1935" variety (position 15), horizontal watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

500.00

1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, vertical pair printed on paper with horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, lower stamp has small "f" variety of surcharge (positions 4/9), full OG, NH, VF and rare in pair, especially with watermark variety, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, a single with small "f" variety printed on paper with horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, surcharge position 9 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse, L. Melnikov certificate

750.00

1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, three singles from positions 20, 23 and 6, the last one has small "f" variety, some flaws mentioned, first one is expertly regummed, second one with some perf irregularities at the bottom, the last one has perforation tips yellowing, still F/VF and high potential group

500.00

1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 2 (no leg of "r" in "Francisco"), used on registered Express Mail cover from Moscow to Berlin, tied by Moscow Post Office No.9 "19.9.35" ds, postmarked on arrival "21.9.35", VF so-called Rosenberg cover

1937, 70 mostly mint (two - used) stamps and three souvenir sheets, representing stamps on white and creamy paper, complete set of unfolded blocks of four (NH, but one stamp of 40k with tiny blue stain on the face), marginal 20k with watermark "1" and more, mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

750.00

1937, 1r black, brown and buff, left sheet margin (44mm) vertical imperforated pair, nice margins at three other sides, absolutely flawless quality item, no gum as produced, NH, VF and extremely rare

1937, 1r black and red brown, imperforated single from a souvenir sheet, used on registered cover from Moscow to Philadelphia together with 30k of Ethnographic set, tied by Moscow "11.1.38" ds, NYC transit of January 21and Philadelphia the same day arrival marking, mostly VF

100.00

1939, 17 mainly mint (two - used) stamps, representing three varieties of basic stamps, also stamp of 1r with double overprint (questionable), nice quality, full OG or expertly regummed, F/VF

100.00

1944, Pavel Fedoseyenko, 1r deep blue, raster square, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1949, Air Mail Routes, 50k-3r, complete set of eight, unfolded blocks of four, minor gum waves on 50k block, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1949, Airplane over Farm Scene, 60k gray brown on buff colored paper, left sheet margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, red overprint on definitive stamps of 1r and 2r, complete set in horizontal pairs, left stamp of each pair without dash variety of overprint, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, red overprint on definitive stamps of 1r and 2r, first one in block of four, the other one in horizontal pair, top right or right stamps have no dash variety, while top left or left stamps have wide space between "Sev." and "Polyus" varieties (length 15mm), full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, strongly shifted to the bottom red overprint (14.2 mm) on definitive stamp of 2r green and black, perforation L12 1/2, top sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce double variety

300.00

1956, Airplane over Arctic Camp at North Pole Station, 1r multicolored, yellow color omitted, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

190.00

September 19, 1928, registered cover franked by three values, tied by Moscow "17.9.28" postal marking, violet Dobrolet cachet on reverse, Irkutsk "22.9.28" arrival ds, then forwarded from Irkutsk to Moscow on November 9, 1928 with "22.11.28" Moscow backstamp, mostly VF and scarce round trip cover

300.00

September 30-October 3, 1933, 8th South America Flight registered cover to Paraguay, franked by a complete set of 8k surcharges on commemorative stamps (it was not in official postal circulation) and two other adhesives, tied by Flight "Leningrad-Berlin. 27.IX.33" marking, red Berlin connection and confirmation cachet, Asuncion arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF and very scarce item

400.00

1932, Postal Transports, 5k-80k, 19 mint stamps, including complete set in blocks of four (10k folded along vertical perforation), some small varieties, generally nice quality unit (minor gum waves mentioned), full OG, NH or LH, F/VF

400.00