1924, 4k-40k, complete set of four, litho printing, usual centering for 4k and 10k stamps, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $325

100.00

1924, soldier 40k slate gray, litho printing, left sheet margin imperforated single, design printed on both sides (on gum side - inverted), invalidating perforation, minor usual gum creases, full OG, NH, VF appearance

75.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, imperforated complete set in sheet or corner margin blocks of six (3x2), wide frame, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, imperforated complete set of four in pairs (wide frame) and perforated set of singles, full OG, NH, VF

120.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforated complete set of four, narrow frame, stamp of 3k with tiny marginal natural paper inclusion, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 6k and 12k, wide frame, vertical or horizontal right sheet margin pairs respectively, both with control inscription, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924-25, worker 4k carmine, typo printing, horizontal imperforated pair with double impression, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1924-25, worker 1k orange, typo printing, imperforated left sheet margin horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF and rare item from the Postal Archives, Raritan Stamps, Inc. guarantee (2005)

1500.00

1924, trial color proof of peasant 6k in black, typo printing on paper without watermark, perforation 14 1/2x15, block of four, top right stamp has tiny natural paper inclusion, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1925, worker 8k brown olive, typo printing, perforation 12, full OG, very light trace of hinge, mostly VF

300.00

1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, perforation 14 1/2x15, typo printing, Moscow postal cancellation, fresh quality, VF, C.v. $165

100.00

1924-25, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, perforation 14 ? x 15, omitted a dot after third "C" in "CCCP" and malformed "z" in "zolotom" varieties, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing on grayish paper, imperforated single with invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1924-25, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing on grayish paper, imperforated left sheet margin horizontal transition strip of three with missing large part of the design, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular multiple

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and pale green, typo printing, type I, perforation 13 1/2x10, nice quality, full OG, LH, VF

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and yellow green, typo printing, horizontal bottom sheet margin imperforated pair with double impression, invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-20k, ten mint perforated or imperforated stamps representing different printing varieties, in addition postally used 40k with partial offset on reverse, fresh, full/large part of OG, VF

200.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated plate proof of 7k in red brown, printed on thick security paper with text on reverse, no gum as produced, NH, VF

200.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 20k carmine, imperforated single with malformed "0" on the right value tablet variety, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, imperforated complete set of four used on local registered cover in Moscow, 1st All-Union Philatelic Exhibition "25.1.25" special cancellation, postmarked on arrival, some folds, still F/VF and scarce

150.00

1925, Vladimir Lenin, 5r and 10r, imperforated complete set of two, in addition 10r with perforation 10 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1925, soldier 3r dark brown and green, type I, printed on watermarked "border and rosettes" paper, imperforated vertical pair, completely flawless with nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and one of the rarest definitive stamp from the Soviet Union. A common imperforated stamp of 3r was printed by plate of type II, while plate of type I had been used only for perforated stamps. One of three known pairs, N. Mandrovski certificate
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1926, soldier 3r and worker 5r, two bottom sheet margin imperforated blocks of four printed on watermarked paper, in addition blocks of 2r and 5r printed on white improved paper (Mi #259/61 IE), full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1926, 7k-5r, imperforated complete set of eight, all with sheet margins, printed on white improved paper, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1926, peasant 30k violet, imperforated block of four on white improved paper, bottom left stamp with a loop over "o" in "zolotom" variety, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1927, inverted black surcharge (type II) 8k on 3k light blue, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2x12, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate

150.00

1927, inverted black surcharge (type II) 8k on 8k green, typo printing, full OG, LH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

150.00

1927, inverted black surcharge (type II) 8k on 10k dark blue, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate

200.00

1927, inverted black surcharge (type II) 8k on 14k brown, bottom left corner margin single, litho printing, perforation 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH (hinged on margin), VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, N. Mandrovski certificate

200.00

1927, inverted black surcharge (type II) 8k on 7k orange, typo printing on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

200.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, bottom sheet margin imperforated block of four, printed on thick (0.13mm) paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, Raritan Stamps guarantee (2005)

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, imperforated proof of 7k in myrtle (issued color), block of four printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 8k brown and black, three singles with different plate varieties, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 18k blue, top sheet margin single with control line on margin, imperforated at the top, neat cancellation, VF

150.00

1927-28, the second definitive issue, 1k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, 4k and 18k olive with minor separation at the top, 5k folded once along horizontal perforation, otherwise bright and fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1927, the second definitive issue, worker 10k brown, bottom margin horizontal imperforated pair, perfect and flawless item, full OG, NH, VF and rare, especially in pair

1927, the second definitive issue, worker 8k green, solid outer frame at the top right corner variety, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included
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100.00

1928, Esperanto registered cover from Bryansk to Leipzig, franked on reverse by two definitive stamps and Esperanto label in the middle, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF

150.00

1928, 10th Anniversary of the Red Army, 8k light brown, imperforated block of four, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare

1928-29, Vladimir Lenin, 3r-10r, complete set in blocks of four, perforation 10 1/2, watermark "lozenges", 5r and 10r with corner margins, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1928, Vladimir Lenin, 10r indigo, watermark "lozenges", right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, VLH, VF

500.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k olive brown and 14k slate, complete set in corner margin blocks of four, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1929, Pioneer's Assembly, 10k olive brown, perforation 10, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1929-31, the third definitive issue, 1k-1r, complete set of 15, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1929, factory worker 2k yellow green, two bottom right corner margin blocks of four printed on yellowish or white paper, lower left stamp of each block with broken worker's nose variety (position 99), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1930, soldier 70k red on rose network, bottom sheet margin block of four, top right stamp with narrow and damaged middle frame on the right variety, full OG, NH, VF
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75.00

1930, Volkhov Power Station, 3r yellow green and brown black, comb perforation, large green spot under "T" variety, postal cancellation, VF

100.00

1930, 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, 10k dark green and red, damaged printing plate with incomplete shading and broken demonstrators faces, full OG, previously hinged, VF, a common stamp is included
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100.00

1930, 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905, imperforated complete set of three, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1931-32, the third definitive issue, 1k-1r, imperforated complete set of nine, balanced to large margins all around, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $397

100.00

1931, peasant 3k light blue, top sheet margin imperforated block of six (3x2), upper right stamp with a dot after "kop" variety, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1931, Moscow Telegraph Building, 1r dark blue, two stamps with raster square or vertical diamonds, both with defected text at the bottom, full/large part of OG, NH or previously hinged, F/VF

100.00

1932, Maxim Gorki, 15k dark brown, bottom sheet margin imperforated block of four, nice condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1933, Karl Marx, 3k-35k, complete set in blocks of four, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1932-33, Moscow and Leningrad Philatelic Exhibitions, two complete sets of two, in addition stamp of 35k with perforation 10 1/2, fresh condition, full OG, VLH (appearing NH), VF, C.v. $517.50

150.00

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four printed on thin cardboard, size 163x116mm, nice condition without usual toning, no gum as issued, NH, VF

1933, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition postcard overprinted in blue with greetings from Leningrad Exhibition, bearing Moscow Exhibition complete set of two, tied by special date stamp "6.4.33", minor toning, mostly VF

100.00

1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharges 30k on 15k brown black and 70k on 35k ultramarine, blocks of four, perfect condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, each block with individual N. Mandrovski certificate

1933, Ethnographic issue, 1k-35k, complete set of 21, some with sheet margins, fresh quality, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $284

100.00

1933, Nenets 10k black brown, and Bashkir 30k brown lilac, two blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1933-34, Ethnographic issue and 10th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, two complete sets of 21 and 6 respectively, full OG or unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance

150.00

1933, Revolutionary Heroes, 1k-5k, complete set in right sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1933, Waclaw Worowski, 1k green, bottom left corner margin block of four, top right stamp with "fruits" on twig variety, full OG NH, VF
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100.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set of five, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $440

150.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set in sheet or corner sheet margin blocks of four, 35k with minimal gum toning, otherwise nice and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF
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1933, Baku Commissars, trial color perforated proof of 20k in black, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, nice quality, gummed, VF

750.00

1934, Ivan Fedorov, 20k carmine and 40k indigo, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, completely flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare

1934, Yakov Sverdlov, trial color perforated proof of 10k in olive green, nice quality, gummed, VF and scarce

1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, 5k-20k, complete set of four, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF, C.v. $300

75.00

1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, trial color imperforated proof of 15k in deep lilac, left sheet margin single, full OG, LH, VF and scarce

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of five, full OG, NH (3k and 10k) or LH, VF

100.00

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 1k-30k, two complete sets of five, including 5k and 10k in horizontal pairs, full OG, NH (one stamp in each pair) or LH, VF, C.v. $585 as hinged singles

200.00

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 3k indigo and black, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, neatly cancelled at the top, fresh, VF and scarce, C.v. $5,000

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 20k orange and ultra, horizontal pair, left stamp with a blue spot over group of workers variety, full OG, NH (variety) or LH, VF
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100.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set in blocks of four, unusually fresh and unfolded, nice quality in all respects, full OG, NH, VF and rare in this premium quality

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, Diving, 2k black and ultramarine, horizontal perforation is strongly misplaced, neat corner cancellation, VF and a spectacular item

75.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, Bicycling, 10k red and violet, wavy line in front of "CCCP" variety, neat corner cancellation, VF

150.00

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, trial color perforated proof of 10k in dark brown, perforation 10 1/2, perfect quality, gummed, VF

750.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 10k violet black and black brown, perforation 11, block of four, two bottom stamps with trimmed "ee" in "kopeek" variety (position 63-64), full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1936, International Chess Tournament, cover locally send in Moscow addressed to chess-master L.A. Tumanov, franked by four stamps, including pioneer-girl of 15k olive brown with "burnt cheek" variety, tied by special tournament "19.5.36" ds, postmarked on arrival, VF and scarce

200.00

1936, Nikolai Dobrolyubov, 10k rose lake, perforation 11, block of four, two bottom stamps with plate varieties, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k yellow brown, perforation 14x12 1/2, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, cancelled, VF

75.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k yellow brown, perforation 12 1/2x14, fresh and nice example of this scarce perforation variety, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 40k rose lake, perforation 11, right sheet margin block of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

1937, Alexander Pushkin, imperforated trial color proofs of 80k and 1r in deep claret, vertical se-tenant pair, printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, completely flawless, full OG, NH, VF and very rare

1937, Alexander Pushkin, trial color imperforated proof of 1r in bluish green, bottom left corner margin single printed on watermarked "borders and rosettes" paper, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 3k-50k, complete set in blocks of four, some with sheet margins, nice and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 30k gray black, perforation 11, block of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

600.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 40k violet, two pairs of souvenir sheets of four, first one with marginal text shifted to the top or bottom, the other one with text shifted to the left or right, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 50k brown, left sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce

500.00

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, neatly cancelled, VF

100.00

1937, farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, top left corner margin block of four, left stamps with rough (appearing double) outer frame variety, minimal gum waves, fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1936-37, factory worker 10k blue black, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, left sheet margin block of four with breaks of vertical and horizontal perforation, left stamps are imperforated at three sides, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item

500.00

1939, factory worker 30k claret, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, control line on margin, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

1936, Vladimir Lenin, 40k indigo blue, top sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, control line on margin, a part of Goznak Museum seal on reverse, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1938, First Trans-Polar Flight, 10k blue black and red, "broken flag" variety, block of four, slightly folded along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added
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250.00

1938, Second Trans-Polar Flight, 10k claret, top sheet margin single without frame on the right (position 2), full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included

150.00

1938, Papanin's Expedition, 50k ultramarine, block of four and a single of different shades, lower right stamp of block and single with a white spot on frame on the right variety, full OG, NH, VF
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150.00

1938, Child Welfare, 10k-80k, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, nice unfolded condition, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1938, View of Yalta, 5k brown, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, VLH, VF and very scarce

1938, Balloons and Airplanes, 5k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margins, slight gum waves on 40k, otherwise fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1938, Moscow Subway, 10k deep red violet, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

600.00

1939, Reconstruction of Moscow, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, tiny gum wrinkle on one stamp of 50k, block of 1r is slightly folded along vertical perforation, otherwise post office fresh and nice, full OG, NH, VF

750.00

1939, steel founder, 15k dark blue, bottom right corner margin block of 25, folded once along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1939, Non-Stop Flight to the Far East, 15k-60k, complete set in blocks of four, 30k and 60k with sheet margins, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1939-47, definitive issue, 5k-60k, complete set of five with perforation L12 1/2, including two stamps of 30k of typo and offset printings, stamp of 15k has minute toned spot, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1939, miner 5k red, horizontal imperforated pair, right stamp has slight gum wave without creasing, very fresh, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, one of three pairs are known

1939, aviator 30k blue, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, bottom left corner margin block of four, both right stamps with nick on outer frame at the top varieties (positions 82, 92), full OG, NH, VF
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100.00

1943, Coat of Arms, 60k brick red, horizontal imperforated pair, perfect flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF, a rarity, especially in pair, just a few imperforated varieties are recorded, N. Mandrovski certificate

1939, black surcharge 30k on 4k claret, two stamps printed on watermarked or unwatermarked paper, first one has full OG, NH, the last one unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance

100.00

1939, Soviet Sanatoria, 5k-80k, complete set in blocks of four, 30k is slightly folded along vertical perforation, block of 50k with slight usual gum waves, otherwise nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1940, Ice-Breaker "Sedov", 15k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, all with sheet margins, 30k with unusual ink smudge at the top, full OG, NH (15k, 30k and 50k are hinged on margin only), VF

200.00

1940, Ice-Breaker "Sedov", 1r dark ultra, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, fresh condition, full OG, LH, VF and scarce error

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 60k dark violet blue, perforation L12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, LH, VF

75.00

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 60k dark violet blue, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

600.00

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 80k bright ultramarine, bottom sheet margin example, imperforated at the bottom, full OG (slightly redistributed at the top), trace of hinge mark, F/VF centering

250.00

1940, Peter Tchaikovsky, 15k-60k, complete set blocks of four, 15k has slight gum wave at the top, nice quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, Pavilion of Uzbek Soviet Republic, 30k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated between stamps and on the left, full OG, NH, VF and rare

1941 Year, seven complete issues, the total is 21 stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $165

75.00

1941, Industrialization, 10k-1r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, 20k has perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1941, Vassily Surikov, 20k-2r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,000++

600.00