Lots 242 - 251, Catalogue of Auction #91, Raritan Stamps, Inc

First Definitive Issue on Watermarked Paper

1925, definitive issue, 1k-5r, complete set of 22 with perforation 12, extra 8k, 1r and 2r with perforation 14½x15 (no guarantee for 8k and 1r), printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, many with sheet margins, nice and clean set with full OG, NH, mainly VF, Est. $200-$250

1925-26, definitive issue, worker - four values of 1k, 5k, 8k and 20k, re-issue from plates where shading of the worker's shoulder doesn't touch the left frame, full OG, NH or LH (1k), VF and scarce group, Est. $200-$250

1928, definitive issue, 3k, 6k, 9k, 30k, 1r and 2r, complete set of six with horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, most with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in complete set, Est. $800-$1,000

1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, "small head" variety, nicely centered with intact perforation, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $2,000-$2,500

1926, definitive issue, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing with harrow perforation 12x12¼, "small head" variety without invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, fine centering of this very rare item, a common 8k litho stamp is included for comparison, Est. $1,500-$2,000

1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, "small head" variety with double impression, premium centering, full OG, barest trace of hinging, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $1,500-$1,800

1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, perforated and imperforated singles with "small head" variety, each one with invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, both with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, Est. $200-$300

1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, balanced margins imperforated single, full OG, NH, F/VF and rare, Soviet Philatelic hs and Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $2,500-$3,000

1925, definitive issue, imperforated proof of soldier 18k in violet (issued color), right sheet margin horizontal pair with vertical varnish lines, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $4,000-$5,000

1925, definitive issue, soldier 3r brown and green, two stamps on watermarked paper with perforation 12½, types I and II, nicely centered, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $950, Est. $400-$500

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
242	**	304-25, var	1925, definitive issue, 1k-5r, complete set of 22 with perforation 12, extra 8k, 1r and 2r with perforation 14½x15 (no guarantee for 8k and 1r), printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, many with sheet margins, nice and clean set with full OG, NH, mainly VF, Est. $200-$250	(Ph)	150.00
243	*/	304, 308, 311, 317 var	1925-26, definitive issue, worker - four values of 1k, 5k, 8k and 20k, re-issue from plates where shading of the worker's shoulder doesn't touch the left frame, full OG, NH or LH (1k), VF and scarce group, Est. $200-$250	(Ph)	150.00
244	**	306/23 var	1928, definitive issue, 3k, 6k, 9k, 30k, 1r and 2r, complete set of six with horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, most with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in complete set, Est. $800-$1,000	(Ph)	500.00
245	*	311 var	1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, "small head" variety, nicely centered with intact perforation, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $2,000-$2,500	(Ph)	1500.00
246	**	311 var	1926, definitive issue, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing with harrow perforation 12x12¼, "small head" variety without invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, fine centering of this very rare item, a common 8k litho stamp is included for comparison, Est. $1,500-$2,000	(Ph)	1200.00
247	*	311 var	1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, "small head" variety with double impression, premium centering, full OG, barest trace of hinging, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $1,500-$1,800	(Ph)	1200.00
248	**	311 var	1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, perforated and imperforated singles with "small head" variety, each one with invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, both with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, Est. $200-$300	(Ph)	150.00
249	**	311 imp var	1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing, balanced margins imperforated single, full OG, NH, F/VF and rare, Soviet Philatelic hs and Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $2,500-$3,000	(Ph)	1500.00
250	P	316	1925, definitive issue, imperforated proof of soldier 18k in violet (issued color), right sheet margin horizontal pair with vertical varnish lines, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $4,000-$5,000	(Ph)	3000.00
251	*	324a, var	1925, definitive issue, soldier 3r brown and green, two stamps on watermarked paper with perforation 12½, types I and II, nicely centered, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $950, Est. $400-$500	(Ph)	250.00