Description
Est.$
1941-42, Lenin Museum, 15k-1r, complete set of four, 45k with comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #715-18
100.00
1941-42, Lenin Museum, 15k-1r, stamp of 45k with comb perforation, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #715-18
400.00
1941, "Be a Hero!", 30k carmine, block of four, nice and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF, SC #726
100.00
1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #727
150.00
1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, top sheet margin block of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #727
1000.00
1942, Sewing Equipment for Red Army Soldiers, 45k pale red, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #741 Pa
100.00
1943, 25th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k black brown, bottom sheet margin block of six (3x2), top of the stamp design partially printed on margin, CTO with full OG, VF and a spectacular piece
100.00
1943-44, Tehran Conference 3r and Day of the United Nations 60k, first one with double impression of red color, the other one with red color shifted and blue color omitted, both are CTO with full OG, VF, SC #785 Ta, 810 Ta
300.00
1944, 25th Anniversary of the Youth Communist League, trial printing of 30k brown and dark red with added gold color, CTO with full OG, VF and very scarce
300.00
1944, Day of the United Nations, 3r indigo, red and blue, red color is shifted to the top for 2mm, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp with different shade of red is included, SC #811 var
75.00
1944, Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1r black, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #812 Pa
250.00
1944, 20th Anniversary of the death of Lenin, 45k gray black, right sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF, SC #819 Pa
250.00
1945 Year, complete set of 81 stamps and one souvenir sheet, fresh quality, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC C.v. $500
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150.00
1945, Military Order of Ushakov, 1r blue on green network, block of four, imperforated horizontally between stamps and at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF and rare, this item is guaranteed genuine, SC #859 var
500.00
1945, Victory at Stalingrad, 3r brown and red, souvenir sheet of four with double impression of red color, some usual gum waves, full OG, previously hinged, VF appearance of this extremely rare sheet, SC Block 5 var
5000.00
1945, Victory at Stalingrad, 3r brown and red, two souvenir sheets of four, both with design and text shifted to the left or right, fresh condition, unused, no gum, VF appearance, SC Block 5 var
150.00
1945, "Greetings to Liberators!", 60k dark red on rose colored paper variety, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp on white paper is added, SC #877 var
100.00
1945, Order of Motherhood Glory, 30k brown on green network, coarse printing, resulting in word "Materinskaya" is unreadable, full OG, previously hinged, VF, a common stamp is included
100.00
1945, Academy of Sciences, 30k gray blue, left sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, SC #884 Pc
300.00
1946, Soviet Pursuit Plane "PE-8", 1r gray black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, top right corner cancellation, VF, SC #898 Pa
150.00
1946, Maxim Gorki, 60k dark green, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, beautiful item in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, SC #962 var
4000.00
1946, New Athon Sanatorium, 45k red brown, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, SC #960 Pc
150.00
1947, 25th Anniversary of Soviet postage stamps, 15k black and red, souvenir sheet of four, top right stamp without territory of Western Ukraine variety, full OG, NH,VF, SC Block 6 var
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200.00
1947, 29th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k dark orange, souvenir sheet of four, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 9 I
100.00
1947, Centenary of Russian Geographic Society, Nikolai Przhevalsky, black-and-white photo proof of 60k with colored strip of top inscription instead of white on issued stamp, in addition photo essay of unissued design for Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky stamp of 30k denomination, fresh condition, VF and scarce
300.00
1947, Coat of Arms of the USSR and Soviet Republics, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1022-38
100.00
1947, Arms of Byelorussian Republic, 30k olive green, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce, SC #1024 Pa
300.00
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 1r multicolored, single with perforated label at the top (gutter from se-tenant strip of four), imperforated between stamp and label, full OG, LH at the top of label, VF, SC #1084 Pa
400.00
1947, Aviation Day, 30k violet, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, LH, VF, SC #1053 Pa
100.00
1947, Makeevka Metallurgical Works, imperforated proof of 1r in carmine rose, nice margins all around, no gum (probably removed from a presentation card), VF and scarce
500.00
600.00
1948, Aleksandr Ostrovski, 30k-1r, imperforated complete set of three, balanced margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1168Pa-70Pa
300.00
1948, Ivan Shishkin, 30k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, two with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1174-77
150.00
1948, Foot Race, 15k violet, original printing, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1220 Pa
100.00
1948, 225th Anniversary of Sverdlovsk, 30k-1r, imperforated complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1254-56
100.00
600.00
1949, Soviet Sanatoria, complete set in unfolded blocks of six (3x2), some with sheet margins, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1332-41
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100.00
1949, Kayak Race, 25k blue green, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, reprint of 1956, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1319(2) A
200.00
1949, Parachuting, 1r carmine rose, raster vertical diamonds, reprint of 1956, block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, SC #1324(2)
500.00
1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, perforated and imperforated complete sets in blocks of four, both sets are original printings, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1345-46, 1347 (1)-48(1)
150.00
1949, Vassily Chapaev, 40k dark orange, original printing, top sheet margin example, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1342 Pa
100.00
1950, Antarctic Expedition, 40k carmine on light blue paper, joint "40" in value tablet variety, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1476 Ka
100.00
1950, Skyscrapers, 1r in various colors, complete set of eight, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1489-96, RES $150;
150.00
1950, Newspaper "Iskra", 40k and 1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, slight usual gum wrinkle on one stamp of each block, nice quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1500-01
400.00
1951 Year, complete set of 75 stamps, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1505-79, C.v. $1,725
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600.00
1951, Russian Scientists, complete set of 16, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1540-55
100.00
1951, Russian Scientists, raster horizontal diamonds (reprints of 1956), set of eight values (less Petr Kozlov) in bottom right corner sheet margin blocks of four, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1540(2)/52(2)
150.00
1951, Georgian Soviet Republic, 25k multicolored, orange color is strongly shifted to the top right, full OG, LH, VF, SC #1514 var
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75.00
1954, 300th Anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian Union, red overprint on 2r green, bottom sheet margin block of four, top right stamp with "Oossoedinenie" variety (position 37), full OG, NH, VF, SC #1668, var
100.00
1954, 37th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1r multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal strip of three, imperforated on the left, error stamp with slight gum imperfection, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1703 Pa
150.00
1954, Joseph Stalin, 40k rose brown, top sheet margin block of six (2x3), contains block of four imperforated horizontally between stamps, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, SC #1711 Pa
2000.00
1954, Joseph Stalin, 1r dark blue, left sheet margin horizontal strip of four, imperforated on the left, control cross on the margin, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1712 Pa
250.00
1955, 85th Anniversary of the birth of Lenin, 1r multicolored, double impression of red color (frame, denomination and inscription), full OG, LH, VF, SC #1723 Ta
250.00
1958, North Pole Station, 1r multicolored, souvenir sheet of four used on flown cover from North Pole Station No.8, addressed to Germany, appropriately cancelled by violet "5.9.59" ds, no backstamp, VF
150.00
1955, Soviet Agriculture Exhibition, Pavilion of Ukrainian Republic, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four with dramatic shift of horizontal perforation, in addition double (ghost) impression of the text, CTO with full OG, VF and an attractive item, SC Block 18 var
150.00
1956, Builders' Day, 1r blue, comb perforation 12 1/2x12 instead of L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1835A, a common top right corner margin single is included
100.00
1957, Vissarion Belinsky, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1883A
750.00
1957, Vitus Bering and Map, 40k multicolored, "lake" on Alaska (white spot on the map) variety, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item, SC #1880 var
75.00
1957, Gray Partridge, 10k multicolored, omitted green color variety, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1906 Ta
100.00
1957, Sable, 40k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, each stamp with "four eyes" variety (shift of black color), full OG, NH, VF, SC #1913 var
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300.00
1957, Bone Carver, 40k ultra, buff and gray, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, in addition a spot on gray background variety, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1917A var
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150.00
1957, Trade Union Congress, 40k gray blue, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, printed on white instead of light blue paper, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce, a stamp with line perforation on blue paper is included
250.00
1958, Industrial Exhibition, 60k gray violet, red and black, top sheet margin imperforated single, nice condition, no gum as produced, NH, VF, SC #2021 Pa
500.00
1958, Carlo Goldoni, 40k blue and dark gray, central design is significantly shifted to the top, tiny natural paper inclusion invisible from the face, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item, SC #2056 Ta
100.00
1958, Women's Federation Congress, 60k ultra and black, double impression of black color, top left corner sheet margin horizontal strip of three, right stamp with extra stroke in Arabic inscription variety (position 3), full OG, NH, VF, SC #2062 Ta, var
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100.00
1958, International Astronomical Congress, 60k blue, violet and yellow, horizontal pair, right stamp with "UAU" variety, full OG, LH, VF, SC #2106 Ka
300.00
1958, Zaporozhstal Foundry Works, 40k brown red and yellow, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12x12 1/2, very fresh condition, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #2161A
1200.00
1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k dark brown and buff, unissued stamp due to political reasons, bottom sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF
400.00
1958, Karl Rulye, 40k ultramarine and black, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #2179A
2000.00
100.00
1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red brown, brown and black, left sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp with "Ch" under "k" variety, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2193 I
500.00
1959, Frederic Joliot-Curie, 40k blue green and gray brown on beige paper, large head and small frame (20.7x31.5mm) variety, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2197 II
300.00
1959, 250th Anniversary of the Poltava Battle, 40k red brown and gray violet, right sheet margin single, perfect condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and rare, this stamp has never been issued due to political reasons
5000.00
1961, Patrice Lumumba University, red surcharge 4k on 40k red brown, top left stamp with "1" under "m" variety, in addition this block contains three different types of surcharge shifts, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2476 var
250.00
1962, Soviet Cosmonauts, 1r blue, black and silver, right sheet margin perforated souvenir sheet, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC Block 34 Pc
900.00
1962, 30th Soviet Chess Championships, 4k orange yellow and black, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, a stamp with comb perforation is added for comparison, Raritan Stamps guarantee, SC #2693A
1200.00
1965, War Hero I. Sivko, 4k lilac and black, top margin single imperforated at the top, upper edge seems to be trimmed, full OG, NH, VF a common stamp is added for comparison, SC #3065 var
100.00
1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, 1r green, red and gold, souvenir sheet numbered at the bottom with "008787", full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 36
100.00
1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, 1r green, red and gold, souvenir sheet numbered at the bottom "009783", full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 36
100.00
1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, 1r green, red and gold, lot of five souvenir sheets, each one numbered at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 36
500.00
1964, Conquest of Space, 10k multicolored, souvenir sheet of six, printed on ordinary paper, light blue (engraved) color printed twice (text on the right margin), full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded error, SC Block 38 var
1000.00
1964, Artist Sergey V. Ivanov, 4k black and brown, left sheet margin imperforated single, control marking on the edge, printed on fluorescent (UV) paper, tiny spot of scratched gum at the top right, mostly on margin, full OG,NH, VF and extremely rare item from the Postal Archives, SC #3045 imp
2500.00
1965, 95th Anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, 10k tan and indigo, vertical imperforated strip of three, printed on fluorescent (UV) paper, excellent quality, full OG, NH, VF and exceedingly rare item from the Postal Archives, SC #3100 imp
7500.00
1965, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Artist Pavel Fedotov, 16k red and blue, presentation sheet from the Postal Archives, representing five different papers used for producing the stamp, showing differ in color shades and position of bottom inscription vs central design, each variation in horizontal strip of three, affixed by the left margin and somewhere in the middle, one stamp creased, full OG, mainly VF and with high probability unique item
500.00
1966, Cosmonauts' Day, 10k multicolored, rose color omitted, right sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp with tiny spot of paper scratch at the lower right corner and margin, still full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only one sheet of 30 stamps were discovered
1800.00
1966, Coat of Arms and Soviet Emblem, 4k red, offset printing, block of four, nice perforation freak, leaving two left stamps partly imperforated, prospective folds, full OG, NH, VF and an attractive item, SC #3331 var
150.00
1966, Soviet Army Soldier, 10k olive green, offset printing, top sheet margin single with completely misplaced perforation, full OG, NH, VF
75.00
1966, Moon Station "Luna 9", 10k, three side margin horizontal se-tenant strip of three, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF, SC #3345-47 Pa
200.00
1969, Paintings by Ivan Bilibin, 4k-50k, two side sheet margin horizontal se-tenant strips of five, imperforated on the left (4k) or on the right (50k), full OG, NH, VF
300.00
1969, Ostankino Television Tower, 10k multicolored, gray undercoat printed over silver color and misplaced to the bottom, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common block is included, VF and an interesting variety, SC #3765 var
200.00
1972, Launching of "Vostok 2", 6k multicolored, miniature sheet of six without lacquered covering, full OG, NH, VF, a common miniature sheet is included for comparison, SC #4093 var
400.00
1974, Foreign Paintings in Russian Museums, 4k-20k, complete set of six perforated proofs affixed on embossed Goznak (State Printers) individual cards with protective sheets, perforation L12 1/4 instead of comb12x12 1/2 or 12 1/2x12, white frame around central design, also white instead of red denomination, nice quality item, VF and extremely rare
7000.00
1976, Palekh Paintings, 14k multicolored, major error with gold color (ornament and denomination) is inverted, full OG, NH, VF, only one sheet of 25 stamps has been discovered
750.00
1979, Children Drawings, 2k multicolored, bottom sheet margin single with label on the right, double impression of text, emblem and frame (blue, magenta and black engraved colors) variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce error, SC #4928 var
300.00
1979, New Year issue, Olympic Misha, 4k multicolored, miniature sheet of 16 with illustrated margins, full OG, NH, VF, presentation folder is included
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75.00
1982, Glider "Red Star", 6k multicolored, double impression of black (engraved) color (description and denomination), full OG, NH, VF, SC #5253 var
200.00
1983, Paintings by J. Khrutski, 4k multicolored, dark blue frame, yellow brown inscription are shifted to the left, top right corner sheet margin block of four, CTO with full OG, VF
300.00
1983, Food Program, 5k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5372 Pa
500.00
1987, WWF - Polar Bears, complete set in miniature sheets of eight, post office fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5746-49
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300.00
1987, Calgary Winter Olympic Games, 5k-30k, complete set in miniature sheets of eight, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5840-44
200.00
1988, North Pole Expedition of Ice-Breaker "Siberia", 20k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5934 Pa
500.00
1989, International Letter Writing Week, 5k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, printed on thick chalk-surfaced paper without gum, NH, VF, SC #6030 imp
100.00
1989, 72nd Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #6043 Pa
100.00
1989, Kosta Khetagurov, 5k dark reddish brown, top left corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #6045 Pa
1500.00
1991, Cultural Heritage, 10k-30k, three-side margin horizontal imperforated se-tenant strip of five (top part of a sheet), perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, SC #6260-64 imp
2500.00
200.00