Lots 1168 - 1311, Catalogue of Auction #89 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
SOVIET UNION POSTAGE STAMPS 1941-1990
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1168 **   817-22 var
1941, Industrialization issue, 10k-60k, complete set of six, perforation L12 1/2, 10k with raster horizontal diamonds, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1169 **   817/22 var
1941, Industrialization issue, 10k-60k, perforation L12 1/2, set of five (less 15k) in unfolded blocks of four, 10k with raster horizontal diamonds, full OG, NH, mostly VF
(Ph)
250.00
1170 **   824-31
1941, 23rd Anniversary of the Red Army and Navy, 5k-1r, complete set of eight, perforation L12 1/2, sheet margin gutter blocks of four, nice and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
600.00
1171 **   840 var
1941, Nikolai Zhukovski, 50k violet brown, a single printed on horizontally laid paper, a beautiful stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded variety, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
500.00
1172 **   841 var
1941, Karelian Finnish Republic, 30k rose, comb perforation 12x12 1/2 instead of L12 1/2, horizontal pair, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
300.00
1173 **   859
1941, People's Militia, 30k deep blue, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $300
(Ph)
100.00
1174 **   874 var
1942, Soviet War Plane Bombing Nazis Tank, 20k lilac, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded variety, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
400.00
1175 **   875 var
1943, Agriculture for the Front Line Forces, 30k lilac, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded variety, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
400.00
1176 **   894 var
1943, Great Patriotic War, Sniper, 60k chalky blue, raster vertical diamonds, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF and one of the most scarce raster varieties from the period
(Ph)
750.00
1177 **   908, var
1943, Tehran Conference, 3r indigo, red and blue, top right corner sheet margin transition block of 12 (2x6) with blue color strongly shifted to the right on direction from bottom to top, representing six normal stamps at bottom and six at top with shift of blue of various degree, which is about 2mm on top block of four, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece
(Ph)
250.00
1178    911
1944, 1st Anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, 30k brown and carmine in block of four used on cover from Stalingrad to Moscow on May 5, 1945 (three days before Victory in the War), censored, postmarked in Moscow, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1179 U   921 var
1944, Day of the United Nations, 60k black, red and blue, dramatic shift of blue color to the bottom left, block of four, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1180 **   944 var
1944, Civil War Heroes, Sergey Lazo, 30k bright green, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
1181 **   959 var
1944, Liberation of Leningrad, 30k greenish black, souvenir sheet of four with double impression of marginal text (one is albino and shifted to the top for about 10mm, resulting in bottom part is over the lower stamps), full OG,NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
150.00
1182 *   967 var
1945, Aleksandr Griboyedov, 60k gray brown, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, insignificant soiling at top right corner, nevertheless full OG, previously hinged, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1183 **   970 var
1945, 2nd Anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, 3r black brown and orange red, three souvenir sheets of four, one with text is exactly in the middle, but stamps shifted to the left for about 10mm, second one has text and stamps together shifted to the right for about 15mm, the last one has orange red color shifted to the left, all with full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1184 **   970 var
1945, 2nd Anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, 3r black brown and orange red, souvenir sheet of four, orange red color significantly shifted to the bottom, full OG, NH, VF a common sheet in MNH condition is included
(Ph)
100.00
1185 **   973 var
1945, Order of Victory, 3r bright brick red, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce
(Ph)
500.00
1186 **   975 var
1945, Battle Scene, 30k blue black and orange, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
1187 **   1022 var
1946, Stalin Victory Medal, (30k) orange brown, a single with missing bottom part of the design due to stamp being printed on pasted paper, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece
(Ph)
75.00
1188 **   1022 var
1946, Stalin Victory Medal, 30k orange brown, block of four, each stamp has blurry printing, appearing as double impression, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1189 **   1104-20
1947, Arms of the Soviet Republics, 30k in various colors and 1r dark brown, blue, gold and red, complete set of 17, unfolded blocks of four, some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1190 **   1125 fn
1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k brown black and red, gray blue color omitted variety, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs
(Ph)
100.00
1191 **   1140 var
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 60k red brown and brown black, bottom margin single with brown black color significantly (2mm) shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1192 **   1144 var
1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 2r multicolored, bottom margin single imperforated at base, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
1193 U   1153 var
1947, Moscow Subway, Electrozavodskaya Station, 30k brown black, variety - large retouching spot on the bench at bottom left, CTO with full OG, VF, such retouch of raster background is very rare, a common stamp is included
(Ph)
50.00
1194 *   1157 var
1947, Moscow Subway, Mayakovsky Station, 60k rose brown, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, LH, F/VF
(Ph)
250.00
1195 **   1169 var
1947, Voroshilov Sanatorium at Sochi, 30k dark brown violet, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
1196 **   1183-88
1947, 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k-2r, complete set of six, sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1197 **   1201 var
1948, Vasily Surikov, 30k red brown, bottom sheet margin single, "1943" instead of "1948" at top right (position 98 in a part of drawing), full OG, NH with tiny spot of gum missing at bottom, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1198 **   1228 var
1948, Aleksandr N. Ostrovsky, 60k brown, printed on thick (over 0.1mm) paper, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1199 U   1254 var
1948, Foot Race, 15k bright violet, top sheet margin single, imperforated at top, CTO with full OG (LH on margin only), VF
(Ph)
50.00
1200 **   1260 var
1948, definitive issue, Spasski Tower 1r brownish red, small "o" (printing bubble) in front of "1" in value tablet, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
50.00
1201 **   1272 var
1948, 5-Year Plan for Heavy Machinery, 30k violet, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
1202 **   1289-94
1948, Young Communists, 20k-2r, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $222.50
(Ph)
75.00
1203 **   1306, 1343-47
1948-49, definitive issue, Arms of 40k brownish red, 15k- 50k, complete set of six, all are large size stamps from the original printing, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1204 **   1311 var
1949, Hot Spring at Pyatigorsk, 40k bright lilac, raster horizontal diamonds, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1205 **   1325
1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four values, printed on creamy paper, size 175x223mm, tiny (5mm) spot of skipped gum, a beautiful item, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500
(Ph)
150.00
1206 (*)   1325
1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, 40k multicolored, souvenir sheet of four values, printed on white paper, size 173x218mm, clean and fresh unused item, expertly regummed, VF (website photo)
(Ph)
100.00
1207 **   1327a
1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, perforated souvenir sheet of four, size 176x130mm, type I with "25" raised relatively to "Let", trivial 2mm bend at bottom left corner, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $600
(Ph)
250.00
1208 (*)   1327a
1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, perforated souvenir sheet of four, size 175x127mm, type II with "25" on the same level with "Let", nicely looking unused sheet, expertly regummed, VF appearance (website photo)
(Ph)
150.00
1209 **   1327a imp
1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 175x130mm, type II with "25" on the same level with "Let", a beautiful item, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
1000.00
1210 (*)   1327a imp
1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 172x128mm, type II with "25" on the same level with "Let", fresh and nice unused sheet, expertly regummed, VF appearance
(Ph)
500.00
1211 **   1360a
1949, 150th Anniversary of the birth of Alexander Pushkin, 25k and 40k, souvenir sheet of four, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $200
(Ph)
60.00
1212 **   1366, var
1949, Trade Union Sanatorium at Kislovodsk, 40k violet, top sheet margin block of eight (2x4), imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
300.00
1213 **   1452 var
1950, Moscow Museums, Biological Museum, 40k multicolored, central design (all offset colors) is strongly shifted to the right, left sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF and eye-catching multiple
(Ph)
300.00
1214    1462-63
1950, 5th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 40k and 1r, complete set of two with extra 10k definitive stamp used on air mail cover from Kalinin (now Tver) to Germany, no backstamp as always exists on ordinary mail, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1215 **   1508 var
1950, Antarctic Expedition, 40k carmine, joined "4" and "0" at value tablet variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1216    1508-09
1950, Antarctic Expedition, 40k and 1r, complete set of two used on registered cover from Riga to Switzerland, tied by "21.2.51" date stamp, postmarked at Basel on 3.III.51, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1217 **   1583
1951, Pavel Yablochkov, 40k brownish black, raster horizontal diamonds from the re-issue of 1956, unfolded block of four, beautiful item in every respect, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
600.00
1218 *   1587 var
1951, Georgian Soviet Republic, 25k multicolored, orange color is strongly shifted to the top right, full OG, LH, VF
(Ph)
50.00
1219 *   1599 var
1951, Development of Communism, Stalingrad Power Station, 40k multicolored, red color significantly shifted to the bottom right (South East for 2mm), full OG, LH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison
(Ph)
50.00
1220 **   1616, var
1952, Vladimir Kovalevsky, Paleontologist, 40k brown black on yellow paper, left sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp has broken "4" at left, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
50.00
1221 **   1631 var
1952, Georgy Sedov, Arctic Explorer, 40k dark blue, dark brown and blue green, a colored spot on "Ya" variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
50.00
1222 **   1678-79
1953, 50th Anniversary of the Communist Party, 40k and 1r, complete set in infolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1223 **   1678 var
1953, 50th Anniversary of the Communist Party, 40k multicolored, text in brown red with double impression, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, especially in multiple, only one sheet of 72 stamps was found and later separated for singles with only three blocks of four survived, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
750.00
1224 **   1689 var
1957, definitive issue, Coat of Arms (15 ribbons) 40k rose red, double impression of the design, top sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included for comparison
(Ph)
300.00
1225 **   1714 var
1954, Sports issue, Track, 40k multicolored, double impression of black color, top sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, only 120 stamps recorded
(Ph)
75.00
1226 **   1714 var
1954, Sports issue, Track, 40k multicolored, double impression of black color, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, only two sheets of 60 were found with this error
(Ph)
300.00
1227 **   1735, var
1954, 37th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1r multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal strip of three, imperforated at left, full original gum with minor marginal disturbance, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1228 **   1747a, b, var
1955, Konstantin Savitsky, 40k multicolored, two souvenir sheets of four values with black and brown red inscription, each sheet has second line of text at top shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in complete set, common sheets are enclosed
(Ph)
300.00
1229    1767a
1959, North Pole Exploration, 1r multicolored, souvenir sheet of four, used on registered cover from North Pole Station No.8 to Moscow, tied by violet "27.9.59" ds, addressed to Semyon Blekhman, postmarked "15.10.59"on arrival, minor soiling, still VF
(Ph)
100.00
1230 *   1772a var
1955, Pavilion of Byelorussian Soviet Republic, 40k multicolored, two souvenir sheets of four, first one with broken Star on Flag at right, the other one with overinked denomination at the top right stamp, both with full OG, LH,VF (website photo)
(Ph)
100.00
1231 P   1889
1956, Generalissimo Count Alexander Suvorov, imperforated technological proof of 1r in olive green and red brown, horizontal pair printed on thickened ungummed paper, VF and extremely rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
1500.00
1232 P   1889
1956, Generalissimo Count Alexander Suvorov, imperforated technological proof of central vignette for stamp of 1r in red brown, horizontal pair printed on thickened ungummed paper, VF and very rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
1000.00
1233 P   1889
1956, Generalissimo Count Alexander Suvorov, imperforated technological proof of frame for stamp of 1r in olive green, two horizontal pairs printed on thickened paper or on watermarked paper, no gum as produced, VF and very rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
2000.00
1234 **   1913 var
1957, Youth Festival Emblem, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
1000.00
1235    1913-14, 1936-40
1957, Youth Festival, 10k-1r, complete set of seven used on two FDC, cancelled on Festival Closing Ceremony Day (August 11) by special green ds, sent in Moscow by registered mail, both with appropriate arrival markings, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1236 U   1916 var
1957, Gray Partridge, 10k multicolored, omitted green color variety, CTO with full OG, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1237 **   1925 var
1957, Vologda Lace Maker, 40k rose, yellow and brown, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, top sheet margin vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1238 **   1929, var
1958, Palekh Artists, 40k multicolored, bottom right corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, right stamps have enlarged format due to strong shift of vertical perforation between stamps and margin, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1239 **   1937, var
1957, Youth Festival, 20k multicolored, complete sheet of 72 (12x6), representing "Molosezhi" variety on positions 66 and 72, a dot in "CCCP" - position 37 and a dot on "2" - position 50, folded once vertically between 6thand 7th rows, fresh and nice, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
1240 **/*   1940 var
1957, Youth Festival, 1r multicolored, two values with perf comb 12x12 1/2 and L12 1/2, both with "3semirny" variety, full OG, NH or LH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1241 **   1967 var
1957, 3rd International Youth Games, Javelin Thrower, 60k ultra and brown, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce
(Ph)
300.00
1242 (*)   1967 var
1957, 3rd International Youth Games, Javelin Thrower, 60k ultra and brown, vertical bottom sheet margin strip of three, imperforated between second and third stamps and at the bottom, nicely looking item, unused, expertly regummed, VF and very scarce perforation error
(Ph)
200.00
1243 **   1971 var
1957, Melbourne Olympic Games, Boxing, 40k rose lilac and black, double impression of rose lilac frame and blurry center due to printing plate defect, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular unrecorded error
(Ph)
100.00
1244 B   1979a
1957, International Philatelic Exhibition, 40k blue, souvenir sheet of two used on Prestigious Booklet (Saint Basil's Cathedral inside) as FDC on August 11 (Day of Festival closing), tied by blue black special cancellation, arrival ds on reverse, VF and a spectacular item
(Ph)
100.00
1245    1981-82
1957 (August 8), Defense of Peace, 40k and 1r, complete set of two, used on illustrated registered FDC, tied by special Moscow Festival date stamp in bluish green, arrival postmark on reverse, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1246 **   1995 var
1957, Sikhote Alin Meteor, 40k multicolored, single comb perforation 12 1/2x12 instead of double L12 1/2, bottom left corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
1247 **   2000-02 var
1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, two of 40k and 60k, complete set of three, perforation L12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1248 **   2002a var
1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 40k x2 and 60k multicolored, souvenir sheet of three, white spot over peasant's head on the middle stamp variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
50.00
1249    2021, 2032-35
1957, six stamps commemorating launching of the First Sputnik, including overprint on Tsiolkovsky stamp, used on registered cover from Moscow (18.6.58) to NYC, arrival "June.24.1958" marking is on reverse, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1250 P   2044-45
1958, Peter I. Tchaikovsky and Scene of the Swan Lake, se-tenant pair of imperforated plate proofs of 40k multicolored, printed on thick glossy ungummed paper, very light bend between stamps, NH, VF and extremely rare, especially in se-tenant pair
(Ph)
1200.00
1251 **   2048 var
1958, Maxim Gorky, 40k multicolored, horizontal pair with perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1252 **   2065 var
1958, Congress of International Democratic Women's Federation (F.D.I.F.), 60k ultra and black, text in black is printed twice, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1253 **   2066 var
1958, Ilya Chachavadze, 40k dark blue and brownish black, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, this perforation variety is not listed in Specialized Cat., we did have it once and it was sold for $5,000 plus appropriate fees
(Ph)
1500.00
1254 **   2089-91
1958, International Geophysical Year, 40k in various colors, complete set of three in horizontal pairs, two with sheet margins, all have comb perforation 12x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1255 **   2089 var
1958, IGY, Aurora Borealis, 40k blue and light yellow, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, block of four, top left stamp has tiny natural inclusion, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, just one or two other blocks exist, N. Mandrovski certificate
(Ph)
7500.00
1256 **   2093, var
1958, International Astronomical Union, 60k light blue, violet and yellow, unfolded block of four, lower left stamp with "UAU" variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
1257 **   2118 var
1958, "Uralmash", Ural Machine Works, 40k blue, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1258 **   SC #2161fn
1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k brown and buff, unissued stamp due to change of city name from Voroshilovgrad to Lugansk at that time, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
1259 **   2139 var
1958, 40th Anniversary of the Youth Communist League, 60k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee
(Ph)
300.00
1260 **   2170 var
1959, Victory of Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r orange brown, dark brown and black, three stamps with overprint shifted to the left, to the bottom left and partially doubled, to the right, all with full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
1261 *   2170 var
1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red brown, brown and black, a single with "Ch" under "K" variety, full OG, previously hinged, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1262 **   2369, var
1960, Philatelic Exhibition in Riccone, red overprint on Diving 40k multicolored, complete sheet of 20, third vertical row with shifted lines of overprint, full OG, NH, VF, SC.v. 14,000P
(Ph)
75.00
1263 **   2407 var
1960, 15th Anniversary of the Liberation of North Korea, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate
(Ph)
300.00
1264 P   2413
1960, Flowers, Iris, perforated proof in reduced format of 60k multicolored (issued color), excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, an issued stamp is enclosed for comparison
(Ph)
2500.00
1265 **   2461, var
1961, African Conference Against Colonialism, 6k light blue, purple and orange, complete sheet of 20, double paper variety at bottom right corner, full OG, NH, VF and very unusual item
(Ph)
100.00
1266 **   2462 var
1961, University of Friendship named in memory of Patrice Lumumba, red overprint on 40k lilac brown, first "1" of "1961" under first "m" of "Lumumba" variety, full OG, NH, VF and significantly scarcer then similar shift onBasketball stamp, a common stamp with "1" under "u" is included
(Ph)
250.00
1267 **   3030 var
1965, 20th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 1k red, black and gold, dates "1941-1945" are strongly shifted to the left, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison
(Ph)
150.00
1268 **   3117 var
1965, Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula, 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin single with black color printed double, which is most visible at left inscription, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1269 **   3193 var
1965, Cosmonauts' Day, 10k multicolored, yellow undercoating (ink under gold color) shifted to the top for 6mm, full OG, NH, VF and really scarce, since we had never seen such significant shift
(Ph)
75.00
1270 **   3195 var
1966, Communication Satellite "Molnia", 10k multicolored with gold color completely missing, full OG, NH, VF and scarce unrecorded variety, a common stamp is added for comparison
(Ph)
100.00
1271 **   3276a var
1966, Space Station "Luna 9" on the Moon, side margins horizontal strip of three 10k stamps, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1272 **   3666a var
1969, Paintings by Ivan Bilibin, 4k-50k, side margin horizontal se-tenant strip of five, imperforated between 20k and 50k, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1273 **   3722 var
1970, Centenary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, 2k gray, olive brown and gold, sheet of eight plus 16 labels (no selvages), gold color is strongly shifted to the top left, four stamps at the bottom row have no denomination, full OG, NH, VF, spectacular and rare error
(Ph)
1000.00
1274 **   4404a var
1975, Palekh Arts, 4k-20k, complete sheet of 20, containing four horizontal se-tenant strips of five stamps, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple
(Ph)
750.00
1275 **   4484 var
1976, Palekh Paintings, 14k multicolored, gold color (ornament and denomination) is inverted, bottom right corner sheet margin vertical pair, lower stamp without denomination, full OG, NH, VF and very rare major error, only four other such se-tenant pairs possible, because the only sheet of 25 stamps had been discovered, a copy of N. Mandrovski certificate for a complete sheet of 25
(Ph)
2000.00
1276 **   4710 var
1978, Old Russian Arts, Pokrova-on-Nerl' Church, 10k multicolored, printed on ordinary paper without lacquered coating, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, an issued stamp is added for comparison
(Ph)
100.00
1277 **   4711, var
1978, Old Russian Arts, Icon "St. George Slaying the Dragon", bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp has no "CCCP. 1978" at bottom variety, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1278 **   4759 var
1979, COMECON, 16k multicolored, re-called stamp without Arms (red spot) on Bulgarian Flag, complete sheet of 36 (6x6), perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only a handful sheets survived
(Ph)
3500.00
1279 **   4759 var
1979, COMECON, 16k multicolored, three unsuccessful attempts to correct Bulgarian Flag after stamp without Arms were printed - red spot 10mm higher, 1mm to top right or 1mm to bottom left, all are in complete sheets of36 (6x6), nice and scarce assemblage, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
1000.00
1280 **   4772 imp
1979, Children's Drawings, 2k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair with a part of label at right, offset of the design on reverse, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
200.00
1281 **   4773 imp
1979, Children's Drawings, 3k multicolored, imperforated single with label at right, offset of the design on reverse, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce positional item
(Ph)
400.00
1282 **   4775 imp
1979, Children's Drawings, 15k multicolored, bottom sheet margin single with label at right, no gum as produced, NH, VF and a nice positional item
(Ph)
250.00
1283 **   4787 var
1979, "Girl in a Train" ("V Lyudi") by K. Kostandi, 3k multicolored stamp with label at left, vertical pair with gold color omitted on stamps and labels, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included
(Ph)
200.00
1284 **   4795 imp
1979, Flag and Soviet Emblem, 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare
(Ph)
2000.00
1285    4858 imp
1980, Jean A. D. Ingres, 32k multicolored, left sheet margin imperforated single used on registered illustrated FD cover, tied by "29.VII.80" special postmark, Moscow Main PO ds is alongside, arrival marking of August 30 is on reverse, VF and very rare
(Ph)
300.00
1286 **   4867 var
1980, Intercosmos Space Program "USSR-Cuba", 32k multicolored, top sheet margin horizontal pair completely misperforated, full OG, NH, VF and an unusual error
(Ph)
75.00
1287 **   5024, 5026 var
1982, Blueberry 6k and Cornel 15k, two stamps with yellow lacquered coating, full OG, NH, VF, common stamps with white coating are added for comparison
(Ph)
100.00
1288 **   5115 imp
1983, Feodor Tolstoy, Painter, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforated single with nice margins at other sides, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
250.00
1289    5115 imp
1983, Feodor Tolstoy, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforated single used together with definitive stamp of 6k on registered FDC in Moscow, tied by "5.1.83" Moscow Pochtamt ds, arrival marking is on reverse, VF and scarce
(Ph)
200.00
1290 **   5116 imp
1983, 65th Anniversary of Soviet Armed Forces, 4k multicolored, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
400.00
1291 **   5118 imp
1983, Glider A-9, 2k multicolored, bottom margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce
(Ph)
600.00
1292 **   5135 var
1983, Cosmonauts' Day, souvenir sheet of 50k multicolored, "extra comet" variety exactly above denomination, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece
(Ph)
75.00
1293 **   5140 imp
1983, Rostov-on-Don, 4k multicolored, horizontal imperforated pair with a part of sheet margin at left, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
500.00
1294 **   5141 imp
1983, Buryat Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
400.00
1295 **   5179 imp
1983, Kipu Lighthouse, 1k multicolored, horizontal imperforated pair, enlarged margins at four sides, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
500.00
1296 U   5184 var
1983, Portrait of the Artist's Wife with Fruits and Flowers by J. Khrutsky, 4k multicolored, horizontal pair vertical perforation and all offset colors are shifted to the right, CTO with full OG, VF and a spectacular item
(Ph)
100.00
1297 **   5187 imp
1983, Partisan Madonna by M.A. Savitsky, 20k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF and rare
(Ph)
800.00
1298 **   5196 imp
1983, Academician Aleksandr Sidorenko, 4k multicolored, nice margins horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
500.00
1299 **   5197 imp
1983, Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, 5k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
350.00
1300    5197 imp
1983, Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, 5k multicolored, bottom sheet margin perforated and imperforated singles used on registered cover from Leningrad to Germany in 1985, uprated by horizontal strip of seven definitive stamps of 10k on reverse, no German backstamp as often, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1301 **   5207 imp
1983, New Year issue, 5k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice balanced margins, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
500.00
1302 **   5216 imp
1984, 25th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution, 5k black, red, blue and gold, top sheet margin vertical pair, control marking on margin, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
300.00
1303 **   5220 imp
1984, Soviet Tank ISU-152, 10k multicolored, four-side margins vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
500.00
1304 **   5224 imp
1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games, Ice-Hockey, 20k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, guaranteed genuine
(Ph)
750.00
1305 **   5338 var
1985, Spanish Paintings in Hermitage Museum, 45k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin plate No. 632213 block of three with label, black (engraved) color is printed twice (text on label and plate No.), full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
1306 **   5713 imp
1988, Antarctic Expedition, 20k multicolored, top sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
350.00
1307 **   5802-06 imp
1989, Soviet Circus, 1k-10k, imperforated complete set of five in horizontal sheet margin pairs, excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare in complete set
(Ph)
3000.00
1308 **   5854/68 imp
1990, Capitals of the Soviet Republics, 5k multicolored, imperforated complete set of 13 (Riga and Yerevan were not issued imperforated) in horizontal pairs, some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
300.00
1309 **   5906-08 imp
1990, Duck Conservation, 5k-20k, imperforated complete set of three in bottom sheet margin vertical pairs, control lights at selvage, full OG, NH, VF.
(Ph)
150.00
1310 **   5909-11 imp
1990, Poultry, 5k-15k, imperforated complete set of three in vertical bottom sheet margin pairs, two with control lights on selvage, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
1311 **   5954, 5958 imp
1990, Marine Life, Jellyfish and Dolphin, 4k and 20k, two right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pairs, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
350.00

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