Lots 887 - 1068, Catalogue of Auction #65, Raritan Stamps, Inc

Lots 887 - 1068, Catalogue of Auction #65 Raritan Stamps, Inc

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
887	**	857-58	1942, Alisher Navoi, complete set of two, stamp of 30k has comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300	(Ph)	100.00
888	**	859	1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, top margin single, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300	(Ph)	200.00
889	**	859	1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, bottom sheet margin block of four, perfect quality and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	1200.00
890	**	867/94	1942-43, Great Patriotic War, three complete sets by Scott Cat., the total 16 stamps, some with sheet margins, 30k (No.875) with gum wave, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $175	(Ph)	100.00
891	*	871 var	1942, Defence of Leningrad, 60k blue black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, LH, VF	(Ph)	350.00
892	**	877 var	1943, Anti-Aircraft Battery, 45k blue, bottom sheet margin exemplar, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
893	U	904 var	1943, Karl Marx, 60k slate blue, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, neatly cancelled, VF and scarce unrecorded perforation error	(Ph)	500.00
894	**	907 var	1943, Tehran Conference, 30k black, red and blue, left sheet margin exemplar, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
895	**	909-10	1943, Ivan Turgenev, complete set of two horizontal pairs, right stamp of 30k has tiny gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $250++	(Ph)	100.00
896	*/	921-22 var	1944, United Nations, complete set of two from trial printing, each stamp with added gold variety, full OG, NH (3r) or LH, VF and scarce Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	500.00
897	**	932 var	1944, 20th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 30k slate black, bottom right corner margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	400.00
898	**	933 var	1944, 20th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 45k gray black, right sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	400.00
899	**	959 var	1944, Liberation of Leningrad, 30k slate gray, souvenir sheet of four, text at the bottom with dropped letters variety, full OG, NH, VF and very rare unrecorded error	(Ph)	2000.00
900	**	970 var	1945, Victory at Stalingrad, 3r red and dark brown, souvenir sheet of four, red color is shifted to the top, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
901	**	973 var	1945, Order of Victory, 3r brownish red, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce	(Ph)	1000.00
902	**	975 var	1945, Battle Scene, 30k blue black and orange, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	400.00
903	**	986A var	1945, Motherhood Medal, 1r black brown on green network, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	750.00
904	**	996 var	1945, Soviet Pursuit Plane, 1r deep brown, shift of raster background, which is appearing as double impression of the design, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	150.00
905	*	1006 var	1945, 75th Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin, 3r black brown, bottom sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, LH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
906	*	1008 var	1945, Field-Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, 60k brown, right sheet margin exemplar, imperforated on the right, full OG, LH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
907	**	1038 var	1946, Order of the Red Worker's Banner, 60k brown violet on olive green network, which is strongly shifted to the top, resulting in control line is at the bottom of stamp, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	150.00
908	**	1075 var	1946, Harvesting of Grain, 5k olive brown, bottom sheet margin exemplar, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
909	**	1076 var	1946, Petroleum Industry, 10k dark green, raster vertical diamonds, top sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
910	**	1080, var	1946, 25th Anniversary of Soviet Postage Stamps, 15k black and dark red, block of four, top right stamp without territory of Western Ukraine on Soviet Union map, full OG, NH, VF and an interesting error Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	250.00
911	**	1080a	1947, 25th Anniversary of Soviet Postage Stamps, 15k black and dark red, souvenir sheet of four, double impression of the top and bottom text variety, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	1000.00
912	**	1087 var	1947, Aleksandr Karpinsky, 30k dark green, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	200.00
913	*	1091 var	1947, 23rd Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 30k slate blue, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF	(Ph)	250.00
914	**	1092 var	1947, 23rd Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 30k dark green, left sheet margin stamp, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
915	**	1104-20	1947, Coat of Arms of the Soviet Republics, complete set in blocks of four, some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	150.00
916	**	1104-20	1947, Coat of Arms of the Soviet Republics, complete set in blocks of four, blocks of Karelian Finnish and Estonian Republics with pin-point toned spots, fresh quality overall, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	100.00
917	**	1108, var	1947, Coat of Arms of the Estonian Soviet Republic, 30k violet black, left sheet margin block of four, both left stamps with re-engraved background at the top (vertical diamonds instead of horizontal diamonds), full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	500.00
918	**	1129 var	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, red overprint is strongly shifted to the top, upper sheet margin vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF and a gorgeous item	(Ph)	200.00
919	U	1133 var	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 10k red brown and gray black, bottom right corner margin exemplar with nice perforation freak due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
920	**	1140, 1142, 1144 var	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 60k, 1r (violet) and 2r, three values with legitimate double perforation at the top or bottom, stamps of 2r has tiny gum wrinkle, full OG, NH (two stamps are LH on margins only), VF	(Ph)	150.00
921	**	1142 var	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 1r dark violet, top sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce	(Ph)	1000.00
922	**	1144	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 2r multicolored, pane of ten (5x2), full original slightly uneven gum as always exists, NH, VF	(Ph)	400.00
923	*	1145a	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 3r multicolored, souvenir sheet of four, type I, original printing, full OG, LH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
924	**	1145-46	1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 3r and 5r, complete se-tenant sheet of 25 (3r x5+5r x20), post office fresh condition, usual slightly uneven full original gum, NH, VF	(Ph)	500.00
925	/()	1155, 1158 var	1947, Moscow Subway, 45k yellow brown and 60k yellow green, two top margin singles, imperforated at the top, full OG, LH on margin (45k) or unused, no gum, mostly VF	(Ph)	250.00
926	**	1172-82	1947, Reconstruction issue, complete set in blocks of four, some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	150.00
927	P	1179	1947, Rostov-on-Don Agriculture Machine Plant, two imperforated trial color proofs of 60k in brown red and dark blue, fresh condition, no gum, VF and scarce	(Ph)	1000.00
928	**	1189/317, C82	1948 Year, complete set of 132 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,894 Click the numbers below to see additional pages: 2, 3, 4	(Ph)	1000.00
929	**	1197 var	1948, 24th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 30k lilac, raster horizontal diamonds, original printing, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
930	**	1217 var	1948, farm worker 20k brown, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
931	**	1254A var	1948, Motorcyclist, 20k slate black, raster square, reprint of 1955, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
932	U	1259 var	1948, Day of Tankmen, 1r rose, horizontal pair, imperforated between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF and rare	(Ph)	1500.00
933	**	1289-94	1948, Youth Communist League, complete set in blocks of four, all with sheet margins, except 1r value, post office fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $900++	(Ph)	500.00
934	**	1318/428, C83-90	1949 Year, complete set of 116 stamps (less #1343-47, no souvenir sheets), full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,351 Click the numbers below to see additional pages: 2, 3	(Ph)	750.00
935	**	1325	1949, Birthday of J. Stalin, 40 multicolored, souvenir sheet of four, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $400	(Ph)	200.00
936	U	1325	1949, Birthday of J. Stalin, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four, favor Leningrad cancellation, full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
937	P	1327	1949, Lenin Mausoleum, proof of 2r in red and dark blue, stamp design is affixed on thin card, perforated 12 1/2, presumably made for presentation of perforated stamp to the Ministry of the Post officials, fresh condition, no gum as produced, VF, one of two recorded exemplars of such proof, a common stamp is added for comparison	(Ph)	1500.00
938	**	1327a	1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r red and brown black, perforated souvenir sheet of four, approximate size 175x130mm (at the bottom - 180mm), tiny natural paper inclusion at the top, excellent condition overall, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
939	*	1327a	1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r red and brown black, perforated souvenir sheet of four, size 180x132mm, full OG, LH, VF	(Ph)	200.00
940	**	1333	1949, 31st Anniversary of the Soviet Army, 40k rose carmine, right sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
941	**	1360a	1949, Alexander Pushkin, souvenir sheet of four, nice and fresh, usual uneven full original gum, NH, VF, C.v. $200	(Ph)	100.00
942	**	1380 var	1949, Soccer, 40k green, raster vertical diamonds, reprint of 1956, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
943	**	1382 var	1949, Parachutist, 1r carmine rose, raster vertical diamonds, reprint of 1956, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
944	**	1402 var	1949, Maly Theater, 1r deep brown, top right corner margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce	(Ph)	750.00
945	**	1410	1949, Constitution Day, 40k carmine, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
946	**	1416 var	1949, Gymnast, 40k orange red, raster horizontal diamonds, reprint of 1956, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
947	**	1418 var	1949, Weight-lifter, 1r red, original printing, right sheet margin stamp, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	250.00
948	**	1429-536	1950 Year, complete set of 100 stamps (no #1518-25), full OG, NH ("Iskra" 1r has some gum disturbance), mostly VF, C.v. $1,535 Click the numbers below to see additional pages: 2, 3, 4	(Ph)	750.00
949	**	Mi 1333 II, 1335 II	1950, Aviator 25k blue, Coat of Arms 40k red, complete set of two, typo printing, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	1500.00
950	*	1437 var	1950, Lenin Museum in Gorki, 1r multicolored, horizontal pair, imperforated between stamps, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF	(Ph)	500.00
951	**	1445 var	1950, Pioneer Pavlik Morozov, 40k black brown and red, top sheet margin exemplar, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	500.00
952	**	1460-61, var	1950, Aleksandr Scherbakov, two complete sets in blocks of four, appearing as originals and reprints, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see the backside	(Ph)	200.00
953	**	1474-76	1950, Azerbaijan Soviet Republic, complete set in bottom left corner margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
954	U	1487 var	1950, Moscow Subway, 1r black on pink paper, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, neatly cancelled, F/VF	(Ph)	100.00
955	**	1496 var	1950, Latvian Soviet Republic, 2r black brown, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
956	**	1536	1950, Decembrist Mutiny, 1r black brown on yellow paper, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
957	**	1539-40	1951, Kyrgyz Soviet Republic, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
958	**	1550-51	1951, Stockholm Peace Conference, complete set in blocks of four, block of 40k slightly folded along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF,	(Ph)	250.00
959	**	1566-67	1951, Felix Dzerzhinsky, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
960	**	1568-83	1951, Russian Scientists, complete set of 16, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
961	**	1568-83	1951, Russian Scientists, complete set in blocks of four, all are from original printings, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	500.00
962	**	1568-83	1951, Russian Scientists, complete set in blocks of four, all are reprints of 1955, post office fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	200.00
963	**	1606, var	1951, Czechoslovak Republic, 25k brownish red on yellow paper, top right corner margin block of four, bottom right stamp with "a white spot in the third "C" in "CCCP" variety (position 20), full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	100.00
964	**	1612-60	1952 Year, complete set of 49 stamps, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $569++ Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	300.00
965	U	1637 var	1952, Nikolai Ogarev, 40k deep green, block of four, imperforated horizontally between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF and rare, this variety exists only in used condition	(Ph)	2500.00
966	**	1659a, var	1952, Moscow Subway, two complete sheets of five se-tenant strips of four values, original and reprint, first one is slightly folded along vertical perforation, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Sheet 2	(Ph)	300.00
967	**	1661, var	1953, 29th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 40k multicolored, two right sheet margin blocks of four, original and reprint, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
968	**	1673	1953, Leo Tolstoy, 1r brown, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
969	**	1680-87	1953, Views of Leningrad, first and second issues, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $364++ Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	300.00
970	**	1693 var	1954, Valery Chkalov, 1r gray, blue and dark brown, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, complete sheet of 40 (10x4), full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	750.00
971	**	1699 var	1954, Joseph Stalin, 40k brown, perforation L12 1/2, two blocks of four, one of which with distinct background, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
972	**	1708 var	1954, 300th Anniversary of the Union of Russia and Ukraine, 1r multicolored, right sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated on the right, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare, unrecorded perforation error	(Ph)	1500.00
973	**	1733 var	1954, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, 1r multicolored, additional "ghost" impression of frame variety, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	100.00
974	**	1735, var	1954, 37th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1r multicolored, red color is significantly shifted to the top, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common block is added for comparison	(Ph)	100.00
975	**	1737 var	1954, University of Kazan, 60k claret, bottom sheet margin stamp, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	250.00
976	**	1743-44 var	1954, Joseph Stalin, complete set of two miniature sheets of 25 (5x5), folded once along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF and rare, commonly issued sheets are bearing 50 stamps Click here to see sheet 2, Click here to see backside of sheet 1, Click here to see backside of sheet 2	(Ph)	3000.00
977	**	1743 var	1954, Joseph Stalin, 40k rose brown, top sheet margin vertical strip of three, imperforated between first and second stamps, full OG, NH, VF and rare	(Ph)	2000.00
978	U	1744 var	1954, Joseph Stalin, 1r dark gray blue, left sheet margin horizontal strip of four, imperforated on the left, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	500.00
979	U	1751 var	1955, Palace of Culture in Warsaw, 1r gray and red, gray color is strongly shifted to the bottom, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	200.00
980	**	1754 var	1955, 85th Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin, 1r multicolored, red color (frame and denomination) is printed twice, full OG, NH, VF and scarce	(Ph)	500.00
981	**	1767a fn	1962, North Pole Station, souvenir sheet of four with red surcharge, type II, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	60.00
982	**	1789-904, C97	1956 Year, complete set of 118 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $351 Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	150.00
983	U	1792 var	1956, Academician Aleksey Krylov, 40k gray, brown and black, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12x12 1/2, top sheet margin block of four, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	150.00
984	**	1832 var	1956, Sergey Kirov, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, premium exemplar with nice four-side margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	2000.00
985	**	1840-53	1956, All-Union Spartacist Games at Moscow, complete set in bottom left corner margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see Part 2	(Ph)	75.00
986	*	1846 var	1956, Spartacist Games, Soccer, 40k yellow green, brown and dark brown, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, LH, VF and very rare, unrecorded perforation variety, a common stamp is added for comparison	(Ph)	1500.00
987	**	1860a	1956, Mukhamed Aivazov, 40k yellow green, three-line inscription, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
988	**	1913/40 imp	1957, Youth Festival, imperforated complete set of five, mostly marginal singles, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $320	(Ph)	100.00
989	**	1916 var	1957, Gray Partridge, 10k multicolored, green color omitted variety, top left corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	1000.00
990	*	1937 imp var	1957, Youth Festival, 20k multicolored, imperforated single with "Molosezhi" variety, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce	(Ph)	200.00
991	**	1940 var	1957, Youth Festival, 1r multicolored, perforation L12 1/2, top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	250.00
992		1944 var	1957, 250th Anniversary of Leningrad, red overprint partially doubled on 1r brown black on greenish paper, used on stationery envelope of 40k red, together with another stamp from the set, tied by Leningrad Jubilee cancellation, VF and scarce Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	150.00
993	**	1946 var	1957, Henry Fielding, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2, top left corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
994	**	1978 var	1957, View of Bolshoi Theater, 1r violet blue and black, left sheet margin imperforated single, no gum as issued, NH, VF	(Ph)	500.00
995	**	1979a, var	1957, International Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, 40k blue, three souvenir sheets of two, all different types of marginal inscription, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
996	**	1995, var	1957, Sikhote Alin Meteor, 40k multicolored, double line perforation, top right corner margin block of four, bottom left stamp with broken "i" in "Padenie" variety (position 23), full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	100.00
997	**	1995, 2048 var	1957-58, Sikhote Alin Meteor, 40k, horizontal pair with comb perforation (slightly uneven gum), and Maxim Gorki, 40k, right sheet margin single with line perforation, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	200.00
998	**	2003 var	1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 40k multicolored, blue color is significantly shifted to the right, top sheet margin vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF, a common pair is added for comparison	(Ph)	100.00
999	**	2021	1957, First "Sputnik", black overprint on K. Tsiolkovski stamp of 40k blue and brown, block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1000	**	2030 imp	1958, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, 60k gray violet, red and black, horizontal imperforated pair, printed on thick paper without gum, perfect quality, NH, VF	(Ph)	1500.00
1001	**	2047 var	1958, Rear Admiral Vladimir Rudnev, 40k multicolored, top sheet margin horizontal strip of three, imperforated between second and third stamps, full OG, NH, VF and rare	(Ph)	2000.00
1002	**	2050 var	1958, 13th Congress of Youth Communist League, 60k rose carmine, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, instead of L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	300.00
1003	**	2050 var	1958, 13th Congress of Youth Communist League, 60k rose carmine, comb perforation 12 1/2x12 instead of L12 1/2, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple	(Ph)	2500.00
1004	**	Mi XIX-AXIX	1958, VIII Mendeleev Congress, dark blue overprint on Butlerov (1951) and red overprint on Mendeleev (1957) stamps, unissued complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, L. Melnikov certificates for each stamp	(Ph)	2000.00
1005	*	2117 var	1958, Zaporozhstal Foundry Works, 40k brown red and yellow, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12x12 1/2, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	1200.00
1006	**	Mi XX	1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k dark brown and buff, unissued stamp due to political reasons, block of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	3000.00
1007	**	2166 var	1959, Charles Darwin, 40k blue and brown, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, left sheet margin exemplar, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	1500.00
1008	**	2170 var	1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r dark brown, black and red brown, top sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated at the top, slight gum wrinkle, still full OG, NH, VF and rare	(Ph)	1500.00
1009	**	2175-76, var	1959, Aleksandr Griboedov and Alexei Ostrovski, two horizontal gutter blocks of eight (2x4), both with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	200.00
1010	**	Mi XIX-AXIX	1959, VIII Mendeleev Congress, black overprint on Butlerov (1951) and red overprint on Mendeleev (1957) stamps, unissued complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, L. Melnikov certificates for each stamp	(Ph)	3000.00
1011	**	2288 var	1958, steel worker 60k carmine, engraved printing, top sheet margin exemplar, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	200.00
1012	U	2339 var	1961, View of Nalchik, 4k dark violet, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, neat corner cancellation, VF and scarce	(Ph)	600.00
1013	**	2340 var	1961, View of Ulan-Ude, 4k dark gray blue, top and bottom margin vertical strip of five, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	600.00
1014	**	2416 var	1960, Lithuanian Costumes, 10k multicolored, printed on ordinary paper (chalk covering is on gum side), top left corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	600.00
1015	**	2443 var	1961, Coat of Arms and Flag, 4k red, bottom right corner margin block of four, nice perforation error due to foldover, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
1016	**	2453 var	1961, Andrey Rublev, 4k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	1200.00
1017	**	2456 var	1961, Launching of the Venus Space Probe, 6k dark blue and orange red, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 11 1/2, block of four, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	7500.00
1018	**	2485 var	1961, Vladimir Lenin, 50k orange brown and rose, top left corner margin horizontal strip of five with a part of control markings due to foldover, right stamp in addition with "kog" variety, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
1019	U	2548 var	1962, Russian Ballet, 2k multicolored, bottom left corner margin single, a spectacular perforation freak due to several foldovers, neatly cancelled, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1020	**	2617 var	1962, Anti-Cancer Congress, 6k blue, black and red, perforation L12 1/2, instead of comb 12 1/2, block of four, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	7500.00
1021	**	2631A var	1962, Soviet Cosmonauts, 1r blue, black and silver, top sheet margin perforated souvenir sheet, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and rare	(Ph)	1500.00
1022	**	2631A var	1962, Soviet Cosmonauts, 1r blue, black and silver, right sheet margin perforated souvenir sheet, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF and scarce	(Ph)	1200.00
1023	*/	2836 var	1963, View of Dushanbe, 4k gray blue, top left corner margin vertical pair, top stamp is partly imperforated due to foldover, full OG, NH or LH (on top margin and bottom stamp), VF	(Ph)	150.00
1024	U	2900 var	1964, 20th Anniversary of Liberation of Poland in the World War II, 6k ocher, red and pale brown, top right corner margin exemplar, a spectacular perforation freak due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1025	**	2926 fn	1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, souvenir sheet of 1r in green, red and gold, numbered at the bottom with "000675", which is scarce, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
1026	**	3022-23, var	1965, Cosmonauts' Day, complete set of two, printed on aluminum foil, top left corner sheet margin blocks of four, upper stamps of both blocks are elongated due to shift of horizontal perforation at the top, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
1027	**	3031 var	1965, 20th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 2k multicolored, printed on ordinary paper (chalk covering is on gum side), complete sheet of 20 (4x5), full OG, NH, VF, a common sheet is added for comparison Click here to see sheet 2	(Ph)	2000.00
1028	P	3058	1965, Feodor Chaliapin, imperforated proof in black and brown, printed on a fabric, no value indicated, vertical overprint "Obrazets" (Specimen), no gum as produced, VF	(Ph)	200.00
1029	U	3074 var	1965, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, 4k black and red, bottom left corner margin single, perforation freak due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1030	**	3093 var	1965, Democratic Women's Federation, 6k bluish green and orange brown, enlarged design, unissued stamp with inscription "Vsemirnoi" instead of "Mezhdunarodnoi", full OG, NH, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	5000.00
1031	U	3116 var	1965, Mikhail Kalinin, 4k claret and red, bottom right marginal single, break of perforation at the bottom due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1032	**	3209 var	1966, Tchaikovsky Contest, 16k red, blue gray and black, printed on ordinary paper (chalk covering is on gum side), top left corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	600.00
1033	U	3291 var	1966, Treasures from the Hermitage, 6k black on gray colored paper, top right corner margin exemplar, partly imperforated due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1034	U	3293 var	1966, Treasures from the Hermitage, 12k black on emerald colored paper, bottom right corner margin exemplar, nice perforation freak due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1035	**	3424 var	1967, Portrait of Alexander Nevski, 6k multicolored, side sheet margin horizontal strip of five, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	300.00
1036	**	3543 var	1968, Space System "Orbita", souvenir sheet of three stamps and three labels, printed on creamy paper, full OG, NH, VF, a common sheet is included	(Ph)	100.00
1037	**	3660 var	1969, 52nd Anniversary of the October Revolution, 50k red, gold and pink, souvenir sheet of one, enlarged format of 106x70mm instead of 99x61mm, full OG, NH, VF, a common sheet is added for comparison	(Ph)	100.00
1038	**	3665-66 var	1969, Paintings by Ivan Bilibin, 20k and 50k, right sheet margin horizontal se-tenant pair, imperforated vertically between stamps and on the right, in addition double perforation at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare perforation errors	(Ph)	750.00
1039	**	3679 var	1969, History of Aviation and Aeronautics, 16k multicolored, dark blue green color substantially omitted, full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded error, a common stamp is added for comparison	(Ph)	1000.00
1040	**	3711 var	1970, Lenin Philatelic Exhibition, souvenir sheet of one, type I, thick text at the bottom and parallel embossed lines, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1041	U	3811 var	1970, International Cooperative Alliance, 12k yellow green and red, bottom left corner margin stamp, partly imperforated due to foldover, CTO with full OG, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1042	**	4071 var	1973, Lunokhod on the Moon, 6k multicolored, top right corner margin block of three, printed on pasted up paper, full OG, NH, VF and very rare error for this period Click here to see another view of the block	(Ph)	250.00
1043	**	4109 var	1973, Lenin at Young Communists Congress, 50k multicolored, souvenir sheet of one, printed on creamy paper, full OG, NH, VF, a common sheet on white paper is added for comparison	(Ph)	100.00
1044	**	4484 var	1976, Palekh Paintings, 14k multicolored, gold color (ornament and denomination) is inverted, full OG, NH, VF and rare major error, only one sheet of 25 stamps has been discovered	(Ph)	750.00
1045	**	4502 var	1976, History of Aviation, 12k multicolored, two stamps with orange yellow color shifted to the left or right, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison	(Ph)	100.00
1046	**	4506 imp	1976, Caucasus Flowers, 2k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	400.00
1047	**	4508 imp	1976, Caucasus Flowers, 4k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	750.00
1048	**	4598 var	1977, Sculpture "Worker and Collective Farmer", 3k brick red, complete sheet of 100 with misplaced perforation, which in addition doubled on the right, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	1000.00
1049	**	4683 var	1978, Sea Elephant, 10k multicolored, black color is printed twice, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	200.00
1050	**	4705 var	1978, Soviet Constitution, 30k multicolored, souvenir sheet of one, curved hammer variety, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1051	**	4759 var	1979, 30th Anniversary of COMECON, 16k multicolored, no Arms on Bulgarian Flag, re-called stamp, bottom sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate	(Ph)	100.00
1052	**	4759 var	1979, 30th Anniversary of COMECON, 16k multicolored, complete sheet of 36 with strong shift of vertical perforation, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	600.00
1053	**	4792	1979, Olympic Misha, New Year of 1980, 4k multicolored, miniature sheet of 16 with illustrated margins, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	100.00
1054	**	4981 imp	1981, Four-Masted Ship "Tovarisch", 4k multicolored, top right corner margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	400.00
1055	U	5016 imp	1982, Equestrian Sports, 4k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, this imperforated variety exists cancelled to order only, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	1200.00
1056	**	5038, var	1982, Moscow Kremlin, 45k brown, horizontal pair, right stamps has "a white spot over denomination" variety, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	75.00
1057	**	5134a, 5315a var	1983-84, Paintings from Hermitage, 50k multicolored, two souvenir sheets of two with label, each one printed on fluorescent paper, full OG, NH, VF, common sheets are included	(Ph)	100.00
1058	**	5135 var	1983, Cosmonauts' Day, 50k multicolored, souvenir sheet of one, broken Soviet emblem at the top right, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	100.00
1059	**	5140 imp	1983, View of Rostov-on-Don, 4k multicolored, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	750.00
1060	**	5141 imp	1983, Buriat Autonomous Soviet Republic, 4k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	1000.00
1061	**	5179 imp	1983, Lighthouse at Kypu, 1k multicolored, right sheet margin imperforated single, tiny natural gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	250.00
1062	**	5220 imp	1984, Soviet Tank, 10k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF	(Ph)	1500.00
1063	**	5509 var	1986, Mikhail Lomonosov, 5k violet brown, complete sheet of 25 with double vertical perforation and partially triple horizontal perforation on the left, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	200.00
1064	**	5592, var	1987, 70th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k multicolored, top left corner margin block of four, upper left stamp showing Lenin with "Red Dickey" variety, full OG, NH, VF Click here to see enlarged fragment	(Ph)	100.00
1065	P	5939, var	1990, Boris Pasternak, two uncut panes, each one is containing two epreuves de luxe souvenir sheets of 15k in black, printed on white or creamy paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF	(Ph)	150.00
1066		Mi U565 var	1990, stationery envelope 5k blue with double printing of the stamp, illustration, ZIP Code box and etc. (one inverted), fresh, unused, VF Click here to see the backside	(Ph)	100.00
1067	**	6012 var	1991, Airship "Albatross", 1k multicolored, light impression of magenta color, bottom left corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, block of common stamps is added for comparison	(Ph)	150.00
1068	P		1991, 74th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k multicolored, perforation 12, unissued stamp due to breakup of the Soviet Union, affixed over embossed Goznak card, VF and extremely rare	(Ph)	5000.00

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