1918, Sword Breaking Chain, 35k ultra, a single with stamp design additionally printed on gum side and misplaced, full OG, light trace of hinge mark, VF and scarce printing variety, Raritan Stamps opinion, Est. $200-$250

200.00

1922 (December 6), "Sword Breaking Chain" 35k ultramarine, horizontal imperforate pair, and 35k light blue (rare color variety), used together on cover from Moscow to Lithuania, tied by Moscow date stamps, upon arrival tied by Kaunas "11.12.22" marking, minor reversal soiling, still F/VF and extremely rare franking on philatelic cover, sent in 1922 out of appropriate postal rate, when using these stamps was prohibited, Est. $600-$700

600.00

1922, black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r, two stamps of typo (!) printing in violet or pale violet shade, both printed on ordinary paper, full OG, NH or LH, VF, a common stamp of litho printing is included, Est. $150-$200

150.00

1922-23, black typographic "Star" surcharge 40r on perforated 15k violet brown and blue, top sheet margin strip of four, stamp at left with large dots on both "P", second stamp with similar dot on "4" of surcharge, while broken second "S" of "RSFSR" on two other values, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $150-$200
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150.00

1922-23, black litho "Star" surcharge 5r on imperforate 20k blue and carmine, pane of 25 representing complete setting of the surcharge, full OG, NH, VF and probably unique multiple, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $3,000- $3,500

1922-23, black lithographed "Star" surcharge 20r on imperforate definitive stamp of 15k brown lilac and blue, position 10 of 25-stamp setting, either 15, 20, 65, or 70 from the complete sheet of 100, nice and fresh, full OG,LH, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $9,500, Est. $2,500-$3,000