Lots 798 - 805, Catalogue of Auction #82 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
798 */U   382-400, 413/68

Soviet Union Collections and Collective Lots

The Second and Third Definitive Issues - Balance of the Vadim Ustinovsky Collection

1927-32, over 400 mint or used stamps and 21 postal history items, nice range of different plate varieties, cover from Aleksandrovsk on Sakhalin, imperforated set of the third issue, "Tulinovka", some scarce cancellations and more, minor flaws should be expected on used material and postal history items, fresh quality unit on original Ustinovsky's pages, F/VF
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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
(Ph)
500.00
799 **   

Group of Better Items in Multiples

1937-41, Lenin of 1939, Dzerzhinsky, Saltykov-Schedrin, Chekhov, Zhukovski, Karelian Finnish Republic, the total is six sets in blocks of four (two slightly folded along perforation) and 10souvenir sheets - Pushkin (4), Architecture (4) and Aviation (2), nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, Standard C.v. 210,000P=US$3,230
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2, 3, 4, 5
(Ph)
500.00
800  

Practically Complete Collection of the Post-World War II Issues

1941-80, about 4000 mint stamps and 104 souvenir sheets housed in two Scott Albums, starting with Lenin Museum, Be a Hero!, People's Militia issues, apparently complete for the period (missing altogether 10-15 not important stamps) with many extras, such as various imperforated stamps, Lenin s.s. of 1970 (type I) and many more, nice quality unit, full OG, mainly LH (souvenir sheets from 1962 are NH), VF, SC. v. 400,000P=US$6,150
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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
(Ph)
1500.00
801 **   

Positional Pieces Practically Complete Collection of 1961-91

, about 3800 mint stamps and 190 souvenir sheets, all stamps with corner (absolute majority) or sheet margins, no exceptions, missing only Tokyo Olympics souvenir sheets, perfect quality collection in two stockbooks, full OG, NH (all stamps hinged on margins), VF and very unusual unit (not all scans are provided)
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
(Ph)
400.00
802    

First Day Covers and Special Cancellations - Collection

1961-91, 280 covers or postcards, bearing various commemorative or first day markings, including set on aluminum foil of 1961, Space sheets of 1962, Green Tokyo souvenir sheet, three covers with Lenin Exhibition (type I) and many others, in addition about 200 pieces bearing different postal markings from the period, nice and clean collection, mainly VF
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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
(Ph)
400.00
803 **/U   

Collection Balance of Multiples

1933-51, 57 mint or used items, representing blocks of four or six, and two irregular blocks of 37 (Ethnographic 9k and 14k), mint included - 1st and 2nd Sports of 1949,Albania, Kirov Machine Works and Stratosphere Disaster of 1944 (toned and not counted in value), otherwise fresh quality unit, full OG or used, F/VF, Standard C.v. is about 100,000P
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
250.00
804 **   1836/3816, var

Group of Errors

1956-71, seven errors in pairs or in blocks of four with common stamps, including "Broken Balcony", "Rudchev", "Falling-Down Leaves", "Four-Star Epaulet", "LSSR" and etc., neatly described on a stockpage, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF
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(Ph)
100.00
805  5723/34, 5984-87

Proofs and Essays of the 13th Definitive issue by the Artist Vladislav Koval

1988-91, 1k-1r, 12 imperforated artist's proofs, including two single dies (one is large of 7k), two (1r and 20k) and eight (1k x4, 35k x4) dies on two pieces, in addition enlarged format water-color essay of 7k in indigo, size 99x120mm, as well as issued stamps, stationery items and etc. with artist's signs and facsimile, all arranged on four exhibition style pages, VF and extremely rare unit
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
750.00

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