1941-42, Lenin Museum, 15k-1r, complete set of five, including two stamps of 45k with line and comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #715-18, 717A

100.00

1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #727

150.00

1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, bottom sheet margin block of four, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #727

1942-43 Years, complete set of 55 stamps, including Ivan Turgenev issue, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC. v. is over $600
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200.00

1944, Ivan Turgenev, 30k myrtle green and 60k dull violet, complete set in blocks of four, tiny gum wrinkle on one stamp of 30k, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #786-87

150.00

1944 Year, complete set of 66 stamps and one souvenir sheet, postage and air post, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC.v. is about $350
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120.00

1944, Defense of Stalingrad, trial printing of 30k brown and carmine with added gold color, full OG, LH, VF and rare, SC #792 var

300.00

1944, United Nations, 60k black red and (blue), which is completely omitted, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #810 Ta

100.00

1944, Liberation of Leningrad, 30k slate gray, three souvenir sheets of four, all different types of the top inscription, full OG, NH, VF, SC #Block 4 I, II, III

100.00

1945, 150th Anniversary of the birth of Alexander Griboedov, black-and-white photo proof of 30k, unaccepted design by artist I. Dubassov (only portrait of Griboedov had been used for issued stamp), no gum as produced, traces of hinges on reverse, fresh, VF and extremely rare, V. Liapine certificate
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500.00

1946, Soviet Pursuit Plane "Yak-3", 5k violet, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF and undervalued variety, SC #938(2)

100.00

1946, Soviet Pursuit Plane "IL-2", 15k brown red, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, partial gum loss mainly on margin as always exists, NH, VF, SC #941 Pb

150.00

1946, Soviet Pursuit Plane "PE-8", 1r gray black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #898 Pa

400.00

1945, Vladimir Lenin, 50k brown black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #908 Pa

150.00

1945, Mikhail Kutuzov, 60k orange brown, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF, SC #906 Pb

150.00

1945, Friedrich Engels, 60k dark bluish green, bottom sheet margin example, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #917 Pb

100.00

1946 Year, complete set of 71 stamps (60k Medal with perforation L12 1/2) , nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. is about $400
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120.00

1946, Mikhail Kalinin, 20k brown black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, neat corner cancellation, F/VF centering, SC #956 Pa

100.00

1946, Views of Moscow, Bolshoi Theater, 20k light brown, left sheet margin horizontal strip of three, imperforated vertically between stamps and on the left, full OG, NH, VF, SC #983 Pb

600.00

1947, 29th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k orange red, souvenir sheet of four, appropriate size 102x135mm, practically flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 9

100.00

1947 Year, complete set of 120 perforated and imperforated stamps (no souvenir sheet #1145a), all are from original printings, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC. v. is over $600
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200.00

1947, Aleksandr Karpinsky, 30k dark green, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1011 Pa

150.00

1947, Nikolai Zhukovski, 30k brownish black, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1013 Pa

100.00

1947, Coat of Arms of the Soviet Republics, complete set in blocks of four, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1022-38

100.00

1947, Coat of Arms of the Moldavian Soviet Republic, 30k dark violet brown, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, marginal fold away from the stamp, full original slightly dryish gum, LH, F/VF, SC #1030 Pa

100.00

1947, Coat of Arms of the Turkmen Republic, 30k gray black, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1035 Pa

75.00

1947, Coat of Arms of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic, 30k dark blue violet, left sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1023 Pa

150.00

1947, Arms of the Soviet Union, 1r multicolored, reprint of 1955, gold color strongly shifted to the right and a white spot between first two "C" in "CCCP" variety, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1947, Agave at Sukhumi Sanatorium, 30k dark green, original and reprint, both with raster horizontal diamonds, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1106(2), var

100.00

1947, Sanatorium " Abkhazia", 30k red brown, horizontal pair imperforated vertically, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, SC #1102 Pc

100.00

1948, Foot Race, 15k violet, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1220 Pa

75.00

1948, Motorboat Race, 45k brown black, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, neat bottom right corner cancellation, VF, SC #1222 Pa

200.00

1949, Stalin's Birthday, 40k multicolored, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 177x222mm, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 14 Vb

150.00

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brick red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 177x130mm, excellent quality item, practically without usual gum waves, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 11

1949, definitive issue, 15k-50k, complete set of five, original printings, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, SC #1293 I-97 I

150.00

1949, Sanatorium at Kislovodsk, 40k violet, reprint of 1956, top right corner sheet margin block of four, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1333 Pa

200.00

1949, Aleksandr Radischev, 40k blue green and 1r gray black, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1330-31

150.00

1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k and 50k, perforated complete set in blocks of four, reprints of 1955, stamps of 50k have indigo color (the Globe) significantly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1347 (2)-48(2) var

150.00

1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k and 50k, imperforated complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1345-46

100.00

1949, Wolf Hunters, 2r violet, raster horizontal diamonds, reprint of 1956, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1376(2)

250.00

1950 Year, complete set of 100 stamps (no Skyscrapers issue, Sc. #1518-25), full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC. v. is close to $1,500
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2, 3, 4

600.00

1950, Coat of Arms, 40k red, typo printing, block of four used on reverse of stationery envelope of 40k blue, sent by registered mail from Moscow to Krasnodar, all appropriate markings, some perforation soiling, mostly VF and extremely rare franking

1950, Peace Conference, 40k red on salmon paper, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1472 Pa

100.00

1950, Mikhail Frunze, 40k blue and 1r red brown, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1478-79

75.00

1950, Skyscrapers, complete set of eight, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1489-96

150.00

1950, Ivan Aivazovsky, 50k multicolored, reprint of 1955, yellow (offset) color strongly shifted to the top, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1498 var
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100.00

1950, 125th Anniversary of the Decembrist Revolt, 1r dark brown on yellow paper, right sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1504

75.00

1951, Kirov Machine Works, 40k brown on yellow paper, top sheet margin block of four, upper left stamp with a dot between first and second "C" in "CCCP" variety (position 1), full OG, NH, VF, SC #1524, Ka
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100.00

1951, Russian Scientists, complete set of 16, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC #1540-55(1)

100.00

1951, Aleksandr Butlerov, 40k orange red on bluish paper, raster horizontal diamonds, reprint of 1956, full OG, trace of hinge mark, VF, SC #1542(2)

400.00

1951, Pavel Yablochkov, 40k brown black, raster horizontal diamonds, reprint of 1956, top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, SC #1546(2)

750.00

1951, "Three Heroes" by artist Victor Vasnetsov, 1r multicolored, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, neat CTO with full OG, VF, SC #1563 Pa

100.00

1951, Development of Communism, 20k-1r, complete set of five, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1566-70

100.00

1952 Year, complete set of 48 stamps, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. is over $550
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200.00

1952, Nikolai Ogarev, 40k deep green, vertical pair imperforated horizontally between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce, this variety exists only in used condition, SC #1605 Pa

750.00

1953 Year, complete set of 28 stamps, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. $375

150.00

1953, Leo Tolstoy, 1r brown, left sheet margin single imperforated on the left, slight full original gum toning, NH, VF appearance, SC #1641Pa

250.00

1953, 35th Anniversary of the death of Vassily Andreev, famous folk musician, black-and-white photo proof of 40k, unissued due to the death of Joseph Stalin at that time, fresh quality, no gum as produced with traces of hinges, VF and extremely rare, V. Liapine certificate

500.00

1954 Year, complete set of 57 stamps, including set of Griboedov with perforation L12 1/2 and Chkalov with comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. $475
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150.00

1954, Valery Chkalov, 1r gray, violet blue and black brown, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1661A

100.00

1954, Foot Race, 40k brown orange, black and brown, double impression of black color, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1682 Ta

300.00

1955 Year, complete set of 49 stamps and 8 souvenir sheets (no North Pole s.s. issued in 1958), full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. $350
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2, 3, 4

150.00

1955, Konstantin Savitsky, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four with black text, size 150x110mm, completely misaligned (stamps and text turned counter clockwise), full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece

250.00

1958, North Pole Station, 1r multicolored, three souvenir sheets of four, all exiting types of perforation, in addition two sheets with plate varieties, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 29, var

100.00

1956 Year, complete set of 119 stamps, including both types of Aivazov, full OG, NH, mostly VF, Sc. v. over $600
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2, 3, 4

150.00

1956, Sergey Kirov, 40k red, buff and brown, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #1809A

1956, Rostov Machinery Works, 40k multicolored, side margin block of 12 (6x2), stamps at the bottom row with "broken balcony", in addition second stamp from the left with "shrub" variety (position 38), full OG, NH, VF, SC#1815 Ka, Kb
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150.00

1957 Year, complete set of 129 stamps and 3 souvenir sheets, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. $285
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2, 3, 4

100.00

1957, 23rd World Ice-Hockey Championships, 60k green, "two pucks" variety (retouch spots in front and inside of goal, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #1892 var
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150.00

1957, Youth Festival, 40k multicolored, top left corner margin block of four with nice perforation freak due to foldover, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1896, var

100.00

1957, Youth Festival, 10k-1r, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, bottom right stamp of 1r with "Esemirnoi" variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #1900-04, var
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600.00

1957, Youth Festival, 1r multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, top stamp with a spot between "o" and "ch" in "Pochta" variety, full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, proof of souvenir sheet, printed on thick chalk-surfaced paper without gray violet background (silhouettes of Leningrad), perfect quality, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, a common (CTO) sheet is included for comparison, SC Block 24 fn

1957, Henry Fielding, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, two sheet margin blocks of four, printed on pinkish or white paper, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1933A

150.00

1957, Olympic Games in Melbourne, Soccer, 40k multicolored, double (ghost) impression of black color, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1949 var

400.00

1957, First Sputnik, 40k indigo on light blue paper, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2000 Pb

600.00

1957, Centenary of Russian Postage Stamp, black-and- white photo proof of 40k, unaccepted design for political reasons by artist I. Dubassov, nice quality, no gum as produced with trace of hinge, VF and probably unique, V. Liapine certificate
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500.00

1958 Year, complete set of 151 perforated and imperforated stamps and 3 souvenir sheets, full OG, NH, VF, SC. v. $330
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2, 3, 4

100.00

1958, Industrial Exhibition, trial printing of 60k in light blue red and black, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp with gray violet background is included, SC #2021

300.00

1958, Industrial Exhibition, 60k gray violet, red and black, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, 2mm scissor's separation between stamps at the top, nice quality item, no gum as produced, NH, VF, SC #2021 Pa

1958, Peter Tchaikovsky's Contest, 1r lake and emerald, perforation L12 1/2, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, left stamp with tiny spot of gum loss, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate
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500.00

1958, Jan A. Komensky, 40k green, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2051 Pb

300.00

1958, Radio Day, 40k blue green and red, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2063A, N. Mandrovski certificate

1958, View of Frunze (now Bishkek), 40k dark blue gray, bottom margin block of four, two top stamps with opened pre-printing paper fold, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2152, var

100.00

1958, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, 40k multicolored, omitted yellow, brown and green colors, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and rare, a common block is included, copy of V. Zagorsky certificate, SC #2173 Ta

1958, Soviet Civil Aviation, Jet Liner TU 104, (40k) multicolored, black (top and bottom inscription) and red colors omitted, left sheet margin block of four, perfect quality item, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, only 100 stamps (one sheet) of this error were produced, with high probability that is the only block survived, SC #2099 Ta

1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r brown orange, brown and black, "Ch" under "k" variety, in addition block of four, top left stamp with a dot over "g" variety, full OG, first one is LH, block is NH,VF, SC #2193 Ka, I
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350.00

1958, steel worker 60k carmine, engraved printing on pinkish paper, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away from the stamp), VF, SC #2134 Pa

150.00

1961, Lenin Street at Ulan-Ude, 4k ultramarine, top and bottom sheet margin vertical strip of five, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2488 Pa

600.00

1960, Lithuanian Costumes, 10k multicolored, printed on ordinary paper (chalk-surfaced coating is on gum side), top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2422 Va

500.00

1961, Space Rockets, 3k dark violet, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, minor usual gum wrinkles as always exists, fresh condition otherwise, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

1961, Andrey Rublev, 4k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, fresh quality, unused, no gum, VF appearance, SC #2461A

300.00

1961, Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight, 6k blue, violet and red, a single with label at the bottom, a dot after "12-IV-1961" variety, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2469 Ka

75.00

1962, Conquerors of Space, 1r blue, black and silver, perforated souvenir sheet in complete sheet of 12 (3x4), folded twice along vertical perforation, one s.s. with gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC Block 34

200.00

1962, Conquerors of Space, 1r blue, black and silver, perforated souvenir sheet in complete "minisheet" of eight (2x4), unfolded and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 34

300.00

1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, 1r green, red and gold, souvenir sheet numbered at the bottom with "006329", full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1964, Mushrooms, 2k-12k, complete set of five in sheets of 25 with side labels, printed on lacquered paper, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #3036A-40A
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2, 3, 4, 5

200.00

1965, Cosmonauts' Day, 20k black, blue and red, printed on aluminum foil, spectacular blue offset on reverse, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #3098 var

300.00

1965, Cosmonauts' Day, 20k black, blue and red, printed on aluminum foil without embossed background, full OG, NH, VF, SC #3099 fn

300.00

1967, Victory in the Ice-Hockey Championships, black overprint "Vena-1967" on 10k multicolored, three side margin horizontal strip of four, two left stamps without overprint, while two right ones with misplaced overprint and additional overprints on margins, this error is caused by sideways feeding of sheet into printing device, folded between second and third stamps, full OG, NH (LH on margins only), VF and extremely rare, V. Liapine certificate stated that only three other such strips possible
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1967, 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF, SC #3458 Pe

500.00

1967, "Alexander Nevsky" by P. D. Korin, 6k multicolored, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #3498 Pc

150.00

1969, Paintings by Ivan Bilibin, 4k-50k, two fantails (4k and 50k) and two se-tenant pairs imperforated between stamps (4k and 10k, 20k and 50k) in addition right sheet margin imperforated se-tenant pair of 20k and 50k,probably trimmed horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF and valuable group

750.00

1970, Lenin Philatelic Exhibition, souvenir sheet of one, type I, thick text at the bottom and parallel embossed lines, full OG, NH, VF, SC Block 65 I

75.00

1974, Foreign Paintings, 16k multicolored, top right corner margin imperforated block of three with label, minimal gum waves mentioned for accuracy only, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, SC #4360 Pa

1979, Tomtit, 4k multicolored, dark brown (offset) color omitted, "blind tomtit" variety, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison

75.00

1979, Flag and Soviet Emblem, 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, SC #4951Pa

1980, Jean O. D. Ingres, 32k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5037 Pa

1200.00

1980, Oak, 4k multicolored, "i" without an accent in word "Obyknovennyi" variety, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1981, 60th Anniversary of the Moscow Electrotechnical Institute, 4k multicolored, left stamp with broken antenna variety, full OG, NH, VF
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75.00

1981, Four-Masted Ship "Tovarisch", 4k multicolored, top right corner margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5162Pa

250.00

1982, Portrait of M. Lopukhina by V. Borovikovski, 6k multicolored, horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5211 Pa

1982, Rhythmic Gymnastics, 15k multicolored, imperforated vertical gutter block of four, flawless quality item, full OG, NH, VF, a rarity, SC #5251 Pa

1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforated block of four, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5294 Pa

1983, Glider "A-9", 2k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5299 Pa

1000.00

1983, View of Rostov-on-Don, 4k multicolored, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5321 Pa

400.00

1983, Radio-Telegraphy Championships, 6k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, nice quality item, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #5356 Pa

1983, Kypu Lighthouse, 1k multicolored, bottom sheet margin imperforated block of four, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5361 Pa

1200.00

1983, Aleksandr Sidorenko, 4k multicolored, nicely margined horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5378 Pa

800.00

1983, New Year 1984, 5k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, large balanced margins, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5389 Pa

750.00

1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games, Speed Skating, 10k multicolored, right sheet margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5405 Pa

800.00

1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games, Ice-Hockey, 20k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, SC #5406 Pa

1000.00

1984, Snow Leopard, 4k multicolored, right sheet margin imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, SC #5410 Pa

1989, Honey Bee, 5k multicolored, top left corner margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, SC #6002 Pa

1000.00

1989, Kosta Khetagurov, 5k dark brown, left sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, SC #6045 Pa

500.00

1990, Ducks and Mallards, 5k-20k, imperforated complete set of three in bottom right corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #6155-57 Pa

200.00

1990, Poultry, 5k-15k, imperforated complete set of three in bottom right corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #6158-60 Pa

200.00

1991, Jellyfish and Dolphin, 4k and 20k, imperforated complete set of two in right sheet margin horizontal pairs (other values of the set do not exist imperforated), full OG, NH, VF, SC #6214, 6218 Pa

600.00