Description
Est.$
1922, strongly shifted to the bottom (4mm) red Airplane overprint on 45r green and black, full OG, NH, VF a common stamp is included for comparison, Est. $100-$120
60.00
1923, "Fokker F111", 5r green with wide "5" variety, right sheet margin single on thinner paper, full OG, tiny hinge trace like a small spot of gum loss, apparently NH, VF and extremely rare stamp of only 25 examples possible, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v.$40,000, Est. $20,000- $25,000
15000.00
1924, black surcharge 10k on "Fokker 111" 5r green, complete pane of 25, representing different varieties of surcharge and basic stamps, including stamp on position 12 with narrow "0" variety of surcharge, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500
350.00
1924, black surcharge 10k on "Fokker F111" 5r green, wide "5" variety, fresh quality, full OG, barest trace of hinge mark, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantees, C.v. $1,250, Est. $750-$1,000
500.00
1924, strongly shifted to the bottom black surcharge 15k on 1r brown, top right corner sheet margin block of four, full OG with usual waves, NH, VF, a common stamp is included, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1927, First International Air Post Conference in the Hague, 10k dark blue and yellow brown, a white spot over "7" in "1927" variety at right (position 26), full OG, LH, F/VF centering, Est. $100-$140
75.00
1927, First International Air Post Conference in the Hague, 10k and 15k, complete set of two in horizontal pairs used on First Day Air Mail cover from Moscow to Paris, tied by "1.9.27" date stamp, Paris "5.9.27" arrival marking, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1930, Moscow Zeppelin Flight, 40k ultra and 80k carmine, imperforated complete set of two in horizontal pairs, perfect condition with large margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and rare in pairs, Soviet Philatelic guarantees, N. Mandrovski certificate for each pair, Est. $7,500-$9,000
6000.00
1931, Airship over Kremlin, 20k dark carmine, four-side margins imperforated single with vertical position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF and scarce watermark variety, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1931, Airship Constructions, 10k-1r, complete set of five, all with perforation L12½, full OG, NH, mainly VF, Est. $200-$250
150.00
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark brown, comb perforation 10½x12, right sheet margin single with double impression of the design, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only a handful of this rarity is known, this one is the best preserved example, Est. $3,000-$4,000
2500.00
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of color, nicely centered, full OG with tiny gum wrinkle, which is not really important, NH, VF, C.v. $900, Est. $400-$500
300.00
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of color on thinned (no more then 0.075mm) paper, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF (LH on selvage) and very scarce, Est. $500-$700
400.00
1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, perforated (10¾) trial color proof of 50k in dark brownish violet on paper with horizontal watermark Borders and Rosettes, removed from a presentation card with text "Project" at the bottom, VF and extremely rare item. Only 48 imperforated proofs in brownish violet color were produced, perforated proofs of this stamp were not known to specialists until now, V. Zagorsky certificate, Est. $9,000-$12,000
7500.00
1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, perforation 10½, nicely centered for this difficult stamp, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF, this stamp has been sold at Cherrystone Auction in May 2012,lot #2502, for $1,500 plus appropriate fees, Est. $1,200- $1,500
750.00
1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved printing, enlarged margin at top with nice margins at other sides, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very scarce stamp of only 100 printed, several expert's hs on reverse, Est. $2,000- $2,500
1500.00
1935, Special delivery registered cover from Kharkov to Mannheim, franked by five commemorative stamps, including Airship over the Dnieper Dam 15k gray, engraved stamp with perforation 14, which is very scarce, all appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, VF, Est. $300-$400
200.00
1932, International Polar Year, 50k carmine and 1r green, complete set of two, both with perforation L12½, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $315, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1932, International Polar Year, 50k carmine rose, perforation 10½, well centered with large margins all around with a part of sheet margin at right, full OG with slight wrinkles as always, LH, VF example of this Air Post and Soviet Union rarity, ex-Maslowski, this stamp has been sold by Cherrystone Auction in April 2017, lot #128 for $11,500, C.v. $30,000, Est. $10,000-$12,000
6000.00
1932 (8.28), Franz Josef Land - Arkhangelsk Prospective Flight postcard and cover addressed to Vienna and Moscow, franked by International Polar Year single stamp of 50k or by a complete set of 50k and 1r respectively, the flight did not take place due to technical difficulties, all correspondences went from Arkhangelsk, all appropriate marking presented, mostly VF, Est. $200- $250
150.00
1933, Stratostat "USSR 1", 5k-20k, complete set of three, blocks of four, 10k and 20k with bottom or top sheet margins, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee (2015), Est. $2,000-$2,500
1500.00
1933, Stratostat "USSR 1", imperforated trial color proof of 5k in light brown, horizontal position of watermark, nice margins around, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski, Est. $2,500-$3,500
1500.00
1933, Stratostat "USSR 1", 10k carmine and 20k violet, two horizontal pairs used on cover from Moscow to London in 1938, no backstamp as always exists with regular mail, mainly VF, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1935, Civil Aviation 5k, 20k, 80k, three stamps on paper without watermark, Chelyuskin Rescue 1k and 3k, as well as three stamps of Ethnographic set and K. Marx 3k green, the total is nine commemorative values used on cover from Moscow to Germany, marked "Par Avion" on reverse, mostly VF and a spectacular item, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, Ilya Usyskin, 5k brownish lilac, a single with perforation 14, vertical position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by Z. Mikulski, Est. $120-$150
75.00
1934, the Stratosphere Disaster, 5k, 10k and 20k, complete set of three used on registered philatelic exchange cover from Moscow to USA, tied by Moscow "21.10.34" date stamp, exchange tax stamp 5k/70k is on reverse and cancelled by 8-line official cachet, NYC "11. 1.1934" transit and Columbus, OH "Nov.2.1934" arrival markings, minor wear on reverse and discoloration on front, still F/VF and extremely rare franking by complete set, Est. $600-$750
500.00
1935, Chelyuskin Rescue, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, fresh colors and nice centering, full OG (25k with minor gum disturbance at top), NH, VF and scarce in never hinged condition, Est. $1,000-$1,300
800.00
1935, Chelyuskin Rescue, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in such state of preservation, Est. $1,500-$1,800
1000.00
1935, Mikhail Vodopyanov 25k indigo, one of two "key" values of the Chelyuskin Rescue set, used in 1938 on illustrated air mail registered cover from Pushkin (Leningrad Obl.) to Kaluga, together with two other commemorative stamps, appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, VF, Est. $250-$300
200.00
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, position 14 of 25-stamp setting, tiny natural paper inclusion at left, full OG, barest trace of hinge, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee and expert's pencil sign, Est. $900-$1,200
600.00
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, unfolded block of four, positions 17- 18/22-23 of 25-stamp setting, excellent quality item, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $6,000-$7,000
4000.00
1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, small "f" variety of surcharge, position 10 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, barest trace of hinge, looks NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse, C.v.$1,500, Est. $600-$750
450.00
1937, Aviation Exhibition, 20k black and gray green, broken "2" at left value tablet, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, scarce and unrecorded variety, Est. $200-$250
150.00
1937, Aviation Exhibition, 1r black, buff and red brown, souvenir sheet of four of appropriate size 165x90mm, practically flawless, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450, Est. $150- $200
100.00
1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, red overprint on 1r multicolored, horizontal pair, left stamp has no dash in front of Moscow variety, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200
100.00
1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, red overprint on 2r black and yellow green, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, unfolded block of four, bottom left stamp has no dash variety, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, Est. $2,750-$3,250
2000.00
1961, Helicopter over the Kremlin, black surcharge 6k on 60k ultramarine, horizontal pair, right stamp without "6" variety of surcharge (positions 19-20 of 80-stamp sheet), full OG, left stamp has somewhat gum foxing in places, right one (error) is completely all right, NH, VF and scarce error, which occurs in a small part of print run only, N. Mandrovski certificate, Est. $1,500-$1,800
1000.00