Lots 900 - 991, Catalogue of Auction #48 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
900 **   852-55
1941-42, Lenin Museum, complete set of four, including 45k with comb perforation, blocks of four, three of which with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
500.00
901 **   859
1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, top sheet margin copy, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $400
(Ph)
200.00
902  873 var
1942, Women Workers and Soldiers, 20k dark blue, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, neat cancellation, VF
(Ph)
100.00
903  878 var
1943, 25th Anniversary of October Revolution, 5k brown black, right sheet margin block of four, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
250.00
904  891 var
1943, Trench Mortar, 30k yellow brown, left sheet margin copy, imperforated on the left, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
150.00
905 **   897-98, var
1943, Military Orders, complete set of two, in addition enlarged stamp of 1r, size 21.5x39mm (a common stamp has size 21.5x38mm), blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
906  901 var
1943, 25th Anniversary of the Red Army, 60k bright yellow green, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, neatly cancelled, VF
(Ph)
100.00
907 **   911-59, C77-81
1944 Year, complete set of 66 stamps and one souvenir sheet, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $207
Click here to see Part 2
(Ph)
150.00
908  911 var
1944, Stalingrad Battle, 30k brown and carmine with added gold color (!), full OG, LH, VF and scarce stamp probably from a trial printing
(Ph)
300.00
909 **   923-26, imp var
1944, Military Orders, ten perforated or imperforated blocks of four and two imperforated pairs, each item presents different printing errors or varieties, neatly described on a stockpage, full OG, NH, mostly VF
Click here to see Part 2
(Ph)
200.00
910  925 imp var
1944, Military Order, 30k green on green network, in addition network is printed on gum side, top sheet margin copy, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare
(Ph)
300.00
911 **   931-37, 1002-06
1944-45, Lenin, two complete sets in blocks of four, the total is 12 blocks, full OG, NH, mostly VF
(Ph)
150.00
912 **   933 var
1944, Lenin, 45k slate and black, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
600.00
913  942 var
1944, N. Schors, 30k gray black, top sheet margin copy, imperforated at the top, neat cancellation, VF
(Ph)
100.00
914 **   952-56, var
1944, Ilya Repin, two complete sets of five of different issues, white and yellowish gum, all are in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
915 **   960-1020
1945 Year, complete set of 81 stamps and one souvenir sheet, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $260
Click here to see Part 2
(Ph)
150.00
916 **   976 var
1945, Soviet Tank and Soldiers, 30k black blue, left sheet margin copy, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
917 **   992, var
1945, blue overprint "Victory Day" on 3r brown red, horizontal strip of three, middle stamp with "man" instead of "maia" variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
918 **   992C var
1946, Military Airplane, 15k brown orange, raster vertical diamond, vertical pair with double horizontal perforation between stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF
(Ph)
150.00
919  992D
1946, Military Airplane, 15k bluish green, top sheet margin vertical pair, bottom stamp with double horizontal perforation, CTO with full OG, VF, expertized by Rosselevitch
(Ph)
100.00
920 **   996 var
1945, Military Airplane, 1r deep brown, top sheet margin block of six (3x2), double horizontal perforation between stamps and margin, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
921    992A/I
1946-47, four registered air mail covers nicely franked by Soviet Military Airplanes stamps in various combinations, including blocks of four, sent from Moscow to Czechoslovakia, all appropriate markings, VF
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(Ph)
150.00
922  1003 var
1945, Lenin, 50k brown black, bottom sheet margin imperforated copy, imperforated at the bottom between stamp and margin, full OG, LH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
923 **/*   1017 var
1945, Airplane Designers, 60k brown and green, two copies with shift of green color, first one - to the top, the other one - to the right, full OG, NH or LH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
924 **   1012/100
1946 Year, complete set of 71 stamps and three souvenir sheets, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $401
Click here to see Part 2
(Ph)
250.00
925 **   1021-25 var
1946, Great Victory, complete set in blocks of four, including block of 60k greenish black, bottom left stamp of which with retouched white spot on the left (position 91), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
926  1024 var
1946, Victory Medal, 60k brown orange, bottom sheet margin copy, imperforated at the bottom, lightly cancelled, F/VF
(Ph)
120.00
927  1031 var
1946, Victory Parade, 3r black and red, red color is significantly shifted to the left, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
75.00
928 **   1035 var
1946, Order of Honor, 50k blue on green network, perforation L12 1/2, bottom sheet margin block of six (2x3), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
929  1038 var
1946, Order of the Red Banner for Labor, 60k brown violet on olive green network, which is strongly shifted to the top, full OG, previously hinged, VF
(Ph)
100.00
930 **   1057-58, var
1946, Tanks on Red Square Parade, complete set in blocks of four, in addition bottom left corner margin 60k block of four with raster horizontal diamond, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
931  1063 var
1946, Moscow View, 45k dark green, left sheet margin copy, imperforated on the left, neat cancellation, VF, expertized Wassmann
(Ph)
150.00
932  1066 var
1946, Spasski Tower, 1r red brown, top sheet margin copy, imperforated at the top, slight cancellation, VF
(Ph)
150.00
933 **   1075-79, var
1946, National Economy, three complete sets of five, originals and reprints of 1955 and 1956, in addition stamp of 10k (original printing) with raster vertical diamond, full OG, NH, F/VF
(Ph)
100.00
934 **   1080-82, var
1946, 25th Anniversary of the Soviet stamps, two complete sets of different issues in blocks of four, stamps of 15k representing two or four Kuril Islands variety, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see enlarged fragment of 15k
(Ph)
200.00
935  1081 var
1946, 25th Anniversary of Soviet Postage Stamps, 30k dark green and brown, two copies with center strongly shifted to the left or to the top, lightly cancelled, VF
(Ph)
150.00
936 **   1083a var
1947, 29th Anniversary of October Revolution, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, appropriate size, type I (2mm space between stamps and Coat of Arms), in addition Coat of Arms is shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF, Mi Block 9 I
(Ph)
150.00
937 **   1083a
1947, 29th Anniversary of October Revolution, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, appropriate size, type II (6mm space between stamps and Coat of Arms), negligible soiling on the left, full OG, NH, VF, Mi Block 9 II
(Ph)
100.00
938 **   1087/188
1947 Year, complete set of 123 stamps and one souvenir sheet, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $428
Click here to see Part 2
(Ph)
300.00
939 **   1098, var
1947, Nikolai Zhukovski, 30k brown black, right sheet margin block of four, bottom right stamp with a spot on eye (so-called "leucoma") variety (position 40), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
940  1099 var
1947, Nikolai Zhukovski, 60k blue violet, right sheet margin copy, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
100.00
941 **   1100, var
1946, Stalin Prize Medal, 30k black brown, two left margin blocks of four, printed on thin and ordinary paper, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
942 **   1104-20 var
1947, Arms of the Soviet Republics, complete set of 17, including Arms of the USSR with joined "C" variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
943  1117 var
1947, Coat of Arms of Turkmen Republic, 30k grey violet, top sheet margin copy, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
100.00
944 **   1125, var
1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k multicolored, original printing, block of four, each stamp with very light rose color instead of red on Mossovet door variety, full OG, NH, VF, a common block of original printing added for comparison
(Ph)
150.00
945 **   1125 imp var
1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k multicolored, blue color is omitted, top sheet margin copy, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
946 **   1125 imp var
1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k multicolored, blue color is omitted, imperforated block of four, one stamp has insignificant gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
600.00
947 **/*   1129, 1131 var
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, overprinted issue, 50k and 1r, two stamps with strongly shifted overprints, full OG, NH or hinged, VF
(Ph)
100.00
948 **   1133, var
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 10k red brown and brown black, two stamps of original printing, one of which has large size (34x49mm), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
949 **   1143-46
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 1r-5r, three-side margin vertical strip of four with blank label, minor marginal soiling, slightly folded along perforation, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
950 **   1145a
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, original printing, minor usual gum imperfection, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see the back side
(Ph)
300.00
951 **   1161 var
1947, Spasski Tower, 60k dark red, horizontal pair imperforated vertically between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce
(Ph)
1000.00
952 **   1161 var
1947, Spasski Tower, 60k dark red, bottom left corner margin strip of three, imperforated vertically between stamps and on the left, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
1000.00
953 **   1189-317, C82
1948 Year, complete set of 132 stamps, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, F/VF
(Ph)
1250.00
954 **   1189 var
1948, Winter palace in Leningrad, 30k violet, large size 33x22mm, printed on thick paper, block of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
955  1190 var
1948, Peter I Monument in Leningrad, 50k dark slate green, bottom sheet margin copy, imperforated at the bottom, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
150.00
956  1197-99
1948, 24th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, set of five imperforated proofs, including unissued denomination of 1r in brown, one stamp of 30k with short margin at the bottom, nice and fresh assembly, removed from a presentation card, VF and extremely rare, some with tiny owner's hs on reverse
(Ph)
6000.00
957 **   1216 var
1948, aviator 15k deep blue, bottom sheet margin blocks of four, double perforation at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
958 **   1224-26
1948, Vissarion Belinski, complete set in corner margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
959 **   1227-29
1948, Aleksandr Ostrovsky, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
960 **   1227-29 imp
1948, Aleksandr Ostrovsky, imperforated complete set of three in horizontal pairs, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
1500.00
961 **   1230-33
1948, Ivan Shishkin, complete set in blocks of four, one stamp of 1r block with paper wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
962 **   1231 var
1948, Ivan Shishkin, 50k multicolored, double perforation on the right, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
963 **   1234 var
1948, Five-Year Plan, 15k carmine and red brown, truncated text "CCCP" at the bottom variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
964 **   1238 var
1948, Agriculture, 30k bright green, raster horizontal diamond, printed on thick paper, bottom left corner margin block of four, bottom stamps with slight gum waves without creasing, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
965 **   1253a-57
1948, Sports issue, complete set of six, original printing, blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
966  1256 var
1948, Motorboat Race, 45k brown black, top sheet margin copy, imperforated at the top, neatly cancelled, VF, Standard C.v. $1,330
(Ph)
250.00
967 **   1289-94, var
1948, Youth Communists, complete set in blocks of four, most with sheet margins, all are from original printings, in addition reprint of 20k in corner margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
750.00
968 **   1297-98
1948, 31st Anniversary of October Revolution, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
969 **   1304-05
1948, Vassily Stassov, complete set in corner margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
970 **   1307-09 imp
1948, Sverdlovsk, perforated and imperforated complete sets in blocks of four, all are from original printings, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
971 **   1310-17
1948, Views of Crimea and Caucasus, complete set of eight, original printings, blocks of four, two of which with minor ink offset on reverse, one stamp with tiny toned spot on tip perforation, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
972 **   1318-19
1949, 30th Anniversary of Byelorussian Republic, complete set in bottom sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
973 **   1320-22
1949, Mikhail Lomonosov, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
974 **   1320 var
1949, Mikhail Lomonosov, 40k red brown, printed on thick paper, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
975 **   1324 var
1949, Semyon Dezhnev, complete set of two, printed on thick paper, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
976 **   1325
1949, Stalin's Birthday, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, appropriate size, slightly dried full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see the back side
(Ph)
150.00
977 **   1325, var
1949, Stalin's Birthday, two imperforated souvenir sheets of four, slightly different paper (less or more cream), appropriate size, minor usual gum imperfections, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see Sheet 2
(Ph)
300.00
978  1306, 1343-47
1949, 15k-50k, regular issue, complete set of eight, all are from original printings, including shades of 20k and 25k, full or large part of OG, LH or hinged, F/VF
(Ph)
100.00
979 **   1360a
1949, Alexander Pushkin, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, practically perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $150
(Ph)
100.00
980 **   1366-75
1949, State Sanatoria, complete set in bottom sheet margin blocks of six (3x2), all are from original printings, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
981 **   1376-83
1949, Sports, the first issue, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
982 **   1388-89
1949, Aleksandr Radischev, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
983 **   1396 var
1949, Map of European Russia, 40k grayish green and black, grayish green color is significantly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
984 **   1415-19, var
1949, Sports, the second issue, two complete sets of five, originals and reprints (1955), in addition reprints (1956) of 20k and 50k with raster horizontal diamond, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
985 **   1429/536
1950 Year, complete of 100 stamps (less Skyscrapers #1518-25), full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $1,170
Click here to see Part 2
(Ph)
900.00
986 **   1458-59
1950, Labor Day, complete set in left sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
987 **   1481-87
1950, Moscow Subway, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $156++
(Ph)
75.00
988 **   1491-96
1950, Latvian Soviet Republic, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300++
(Ph)
200.00
989 **   1499, var
1950, Lithuanian Soviet Republic, 1r red, printed on thin paper, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison
(Ph)
100.00
990 **   1500 var
1950, Estonian Soviet Republic, 25k green, top left corner margin copy, extra spot on a road variety (position 1), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
991 **   1518-25
1950, Skyscrapers, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $460
(Ph)
250.00

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