1940, Polar Voyage of the Ice-Breaker "Georgy Sedov", 30k pale violet, comb perforation 12x12½, raster horizontal diamonds, bottom sheet margin block of four, full original gum but with offset of the design on gum side, NH, F/VF, Est. $250-$300

200.00

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 60k dark gray blue, a single with comb perforation 12½x12 instead of L12½, raster horizontal diamonds, full OG with tiny spot of foxing at bottom right, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400

200.00

1940, Peter Tchaikovsky, 30k blue, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at bottom, neat postal cancellation, VF, Soviet official hs on reverse, Est. $120-$150

75.00

1940, Peter Tchaikovsky, 60k red, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at bottom, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $250 -$300

150.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Fair, 30k multicolored, ten vertical or horizontal se-tenant pairs and one se-tenant block of four, fresh quality overall, but most with redistributed original gum, VF looking unit, Est. $350-$400

250.00

1941, Nikolay Y. Zhukovsky, Russian Scientist, 50k brown lilac, error stamp printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Est. $500-$600

300.00

1941, Karelian Finnish Republic, 30k carmine rose, comb perforation 12½x12 instead of L12½, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250

150.00

1941, Karelian Finnish Republic, 45k dark bluish green, "smooth scroll" variety, full OG, NH, F/VF, Est. $100-$130

75.00

1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, used on small size cover from Frunze (now Bishkek - Capital of Kyrgyzstan) to Moscow in 1942, censorship and arrival ds on reverse, F/VF, Est. $200-$250

150.00