Lots 914 - 921, Catalogue of Auction #74 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
914  

Imperial Russia, RSFSR and Soviet Union Mint Collection in a Green Stockbook

1858-1941, about 700 stamps and two souvenir sheets, starting with Imperial 10k and 20k with perforation 12 1/2, then 1k-5k of 1864, 2k-30k of 1875-79, Romanov Dynasty set, nice range of RSFSR issues, then Soviet Union the first definitive issue, nice commemorative sets (postage only), very nice quality material, with just a few flaws mentioned, full/large part of OG, F/VF, SC C.v. is over $10,000
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
(Ph)
2000.00
915  

Nice Collection in a Stockbook

1942-55, 900 mint stamps and 17 souvenir sheets, postage and air post with high level of completion, including souvenir sheets of Jubilee of Moscow (type I), Stalin Birthday, imperforated Lenin Mausoleum, practically all valuable sets from the period, fresh quality unit, full/large part of OG, mainly LH, F/VF or better, SC C.v. as hinged over $9,000
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
(Ph)
2000.00
916 **   

"New Rouble" Complete Collection

1961-69, 1300 mint stamps and 31 souvenir sheets (no Green Tokyo Olympics), included surcharged North Pole and Soviet Cosmonauts imperforated souvenir sheets, imperforated sets of 1961-64 as addition to perforated ones, perfect quality material, full OG, NH, mostly VF, approximate SC C.v. $1,000
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
(Ph)
300.00
917  

Outstanding Practically Complete Used Collection of All Periods in Large Beige Stockbook

1858-1959, over 2000 stamps, including some blocks of four and 9 souvenir sheets, representing Imperial, RSFSR and Soviet issues, postage, semi-postal and air post sets, starting with nice range of Imperial Arms types, then practically complete RSFSR material, beautiful gold definitive sets with 15k lemon yellow, all Soviet elusive sets of 1930?s, some inverted surcharges, imperforated stamps, perforation varieties are also presented, as addition includes used Green Tokyo Olympics sheet, occasional flaws possible, but very nice quality overall, postally used or CTO, F/VF, C.v. is $10,300 (#39 is a forgery Fournier and not counted)
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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, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
(Ph)
1500.00
918 **   860/1188

Clean Collection of War and Early Post-War Periods

1942-47, over three hundred mint stamps and three souvenir sheets, neatly arranged on stock pages, practically complete for the period, including some better items, especially 1r Coat of Arms of 1947 with a spot on second "C" in "CCCP" variety, we mention some defects on the "key" values, several occasionally included regummed stamps, vast majority is collectible quality material, mainly full OG, NH, F/VF
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
150.00
919 **   

Small Better Sets Assemblage

1930-59, Cavalry Army, Flight to Far East (expertly regummed), Western Territories, Suvorov and etc., 11 complete issues, the total is 30 stamps, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
920 */U   606/1382 var

Nice Group of Perforation Errors

1937-49, ten fantails (imperforated between stamp and margin), nine - neatly cancelled or CTO, one - mint, LH, in addition M. Kalinin of 1946, right sheet margin horizontal pair with double perforation at right (NH), flawless fresh quality unit, mostly VF, Current Standard C.v. is about $2,400
(Ph)
750.00
921 **   1420/595

Selection of Better Blocks

1949-51, Tadzhik, Uzbek, Turkmen Republics, Scherbakov, Aivazovsky, Agriculture and Vasnetsov, seven complete sets in unfolded blocks of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, Current Standard C.v. is about $1,000 as singles
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(Ph)
250.00

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