1923, First Agriculture Exhibition, 1r brown and orange, perforation L13 1/2, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1923, definitive issue, 1k-1r, litho printing, imperforate complete set of ten, all with sheet margins, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $240

75.00

1924 (January 19), COD parcel card from Moscow to Tiflis, upon arrival franked by 1 stamp of 5k and 39 stamps of 20k (gutter block of 35 and block of 4), all are imperforates of litho printing, appropriate markings, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1924, definitive issue, peasant 2k green, perforated and imperforate singles of typo printing, the last one with appropriate four-side margins, both with full OG (imperf stamp has tiny natural inclusion), NH, VF, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1926, "Syndicat de Cuir" (Leather Syndicate) label in red brown on deep orange colored paper with worker 14k gray blue, perforation 14 1/2x15, used on cover from Leningrad to Washington, DC, tied by Leningrad"7.1.26"ds, no arrival marking as always exists, light horizontal fold did not detract, F/VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 3r brown and green, type I, typo printing on paper without watermark, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, marginal fold far away from the stamp, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, especially marginal single in never hinged condition, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $4,000-$5,000

1925, definitive issue, Lenin 5r brown red and 10r indigo, imperforate complete set of two in horizontal pairs, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $150 as hinged singles

100.00

1925, definitive issue, 1k-5r, perforated complete set of 23, including both 10k and 2r with perforation 14 1/2x15, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $540

150.00

1925, definitive issue, soldier 3r dark brown and green, perforation 12 1/2, type II, printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, C.v. $800

150.00

1926, definitive issue, 1k-5r, imperforate complete set of 20, most with sheet margins, printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, VF, 3k and 6k with neat expert's hs, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1925, Academy of Sciences, 3k orange brown and 15k dark olive green, complete set of two, both perforated 13 1/4, housed on page from a Collection, full/large part of OG, VF

100.00

1925-36, Academy of Sciences, Popov, Decembrist Revolt, Revolution of 1905, Esperanto, Zamenhof and Pioneers Helping Post (perf 11), the total is 23 stamps, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $484

100.00

1925, 20th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, 3k olive green, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, complete sheet of 40 (8x5), fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1925, Esperanto Congress, 14k blue green and violet, horizontal pair with gutter between stamps, control markings on the gutter, unfolded and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Est. $4,000-$5,000

1927, black or red surcharges 8k on 3 definitive stamps of 7k brown and 6 commemorative stamps, all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $273.50

75.00

1927, black surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due stamp of 2k violet, basic stamp of typo printing on paper without watermark, perforation 12, left margin block of four, full OG, top stamps are hinged, bottom - NH, VF, Est. $200- $300

100.00

1927, black surcharge (type II) 8k on Postage Due stamp of 2k violet, basic stamp of typo printing on watermarked paper, right margin block of four, full OG, top stamps are hinged, bottom - NH, VF, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1927-28, 2nd definitive issue, 1k-80k, complete set of 15, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $253

75.00

1928-29, definitive issue, Lenin, 3r-10r, complete set of three, perforation 10 1/2, printed on watermarked Lozenges paper, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $253

75.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k brown and 14k slate gray, complete set in horizontal pairs, used on registered cover from Kharkov to England, blue crayon cross as always on registered mail, F/VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1931-32, 3rd definitive issue, 1k-1r, imperforate set in pairs or strips of three (no 10k value), full OG, NH (one stamp of 30k strip is LH), VF and scarce, C.v. $1,345++

500.00

1932-33, 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k- 35k, complete set of eight, including 10k with perf L12 1/2 (2mm horizontal stripe of gum skipped at bottom), full OG, NH, mostly VF, approximate C.v. $480

150.00

1933, Ethnographic issue, 1k-35k, complete set of 21, full/large part of OG, F/VF, C.v. $256

100.00

1935 (October 26), Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set of five, used on registered air mail cover from Moscow to Bulgaria, Moscow ds cancellations and all appropriate markings, Sofia "06.11.35" arrival hs, VF and scarce complete set franking, Est. $500-$600

250.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, 5k-35k, complete set of five, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $353

100.00

1934, Ivan Fedorov, Pioneer of Printing, 20k carmine and 40k slate gray, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $152

60.00

1934, Dmitry Mendeleyev, Famous Chemist, 5k-20k, complete set of four, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $530

150.00

1934, Dmitry Mendeleyev, Famous Chemist, 5k-20k, complete set of four, full OG, LH, mostly VF, C.v. $284

75.00

1934, Dmitry Mendeleyev, Famous Chemist, 5k-20k, complete set of four, blocks of four, CTO with full OG, mostly VF, C.v. $158++

75.00

1934, 10th Anniversary of the death of Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of six, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $765

250.00

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, full/large part of OG, VF, C.v. $547

150.00

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, full/large part of OG, VF, C.v. $547

150.00

1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, nice set in every respect, full OG, NH (5k and 15k) or very small spots of gum skip (counted as hinged), VF, C.v. $760

250.00

1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $407.50

120.00

1935, Moscow Subway, trial color imperforate proof of 10k in carmine rose, enlarged margins at three sides, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Est. $1,500-$2,000

750.00

1935, Friedrich Engels, 5k-20k, complete set of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $235

75.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, full/large part of OG, VF, C.v. $472

100.00

1936, Iranian Arts, two intact postcard booklets of serie I and II, each one containing 10 postcards picturing Iranian paintings in Tiflis Museum of Arts, printed by Goznak (Soviet State Printers) insignificant cover flaws, still VF and very rare in complete booklets, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-1r, complete of six with perforation L12 1/4, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $255

100.00

1937, Architectural Projects, Palace of the Soviets, engraved Goznak (Soviet State Printing Plant) not accepted essay in slate blue with no value indicated, printed on thickened paper, size 75x45mm (stamp design size 33x21mm), no gum as issued, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such items were produced, A. Zverev certificate, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $12,000- $15,000

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, complete sheet of 50 (10x5), folded once between 5th and 6th vertical rows, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300++

100.00

1937, definitive issue, factory worker 2k yellow green, complete sheet of 100 printed on paper without watermark, post office fresh quality, full OF NH, VF, C.v. $1,300

200.00

1937, definitive issue, farm worked 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full original gum with usual waves, NH, VF, C.v. $500++

100.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 10k-1r, complete set of eight, including 1r on thick and ordinary paper, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $152

75.00

1938, Papanin's Expedition, 50k blue, bottom sheet margin imperforate block of four, insignificant facial abrasion mentioned just for a record, tiny soiling on full OG, hinged on top stamps and margin, bottom pair is NH, mostly VF and very rare multiple, C.v. $14,200 as two pairs

1937-38, Arms of USSR and Soviet Republics, 20k and 40k, complete set of 12, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $237.50

75.00

1938, Children of the USSR and 20th Anniversary of Youth Communist League, two complete sets of seven and five respectively, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $286

100.00

1938, Moscow Subway, 10k-50k, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $155

60.00

1938, Sports issue, 5k-80k, complete set of eight, post office fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $292.50

100.00

1939-40 Years, set of 109 stamps (21 complete issues), less Moscow Reconstruction set and surcharge 4k/30k on unwatermarked paper, including both Agriculture Exhibition sets, Sanatoria and all 3-4 stamp issues, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. is over $1,450, Est. $600-$700

300.00

1939, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian Poet, 15k-60k, complete set of three, used on registered cover from Gulbene to Switzerland via Riga in 1948, uprated in Riga by 30k red (Sc. #1126) on reverse, postmarked on arrival, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

75.00

1939, definitive issue, miner 5k red, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

     Pre-World War II Selection
1933-39, 57 mint stamps and 1 souvenir sheet, the total is 12 complete issues, including Karl Marx, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, Baku Commissars (LH), Congress of Architects (set and s.s.),Moscow Subway of 1938, two air post sets and etc., mainly full OG (a few stamps seem to be expertly regummed), NH or LH/hinged, F/VF, C.v. $1,960, Est.$600 -$700

300.00

     Balance of a Consignment of Pre-World War II
Material 1923-41, 385 apparently mint stamps, including two complete sheets, 13 blocks of 4, 6 or 9 stamps, some better singles of definitive and commemorative stamps, small varieties and more, nice quality overall, a few stamps regummed, others with full OG, mainly NH, F/VF, C.v. is over $2,000, Est. $500-$600

250.00