Stationery Items
Practically Complete Advertising Postcards Collection

1926-34, 304 mostly unused (24 - used) postcards bearing various pre-printed advertisements, minimal duplication of only 8 pieces, 296different items promoted Postal Service, Banking, Agriculture and Industry, Airplanes and Dirigibles, Intourist and others topics, many scarce items throughout, VF and valuable unit
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1939, Specimen of COD (Cash on Delivery) both sides pre-printed envelope, wax seal and Main Post Office "10.4.39" date stamp with text "Gosshtampsviaz. Obrazets", VF and rare item from the Postal Archives

250.00

1965-72, Artist Anatoly Kalashnikov's projects of illustrated stationery envelopes, four items commemorating Ivan Goncharov and Mikhail Kalinin, the Ark of Bukhara and Arms of the City of Lviv, printed on glossy thin cardboard in various sizes, two signed by artist at the bottom, fresh condition (Goncharov with slight traces of previous mounts), VF and scarce group

200.00

1923, Petrograd definitive issue, worker 1k orange, litho printing, harrow perforation 14 1/2x15, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, flawless condition, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, SC #13 var

300.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 6k red and black, middle frame, perforated single with black color shifted to the top right, invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #32 var

75.00

1923, definitive issue, worker 4k carmine, typo printing, imperforated single with double impression, full OG, NH, VF, SC #24 Ta

100.00

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 1k orange, typo printing, side margin imperforated horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce item from the Postal Archives, imperforated stamps of 1khave never been officially issued, SC #39 imp

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 2k green, typo printing, side margin imperforated horizontal strip of five, perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF, SC #040 Pa

400.00

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 4k carmine, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, double impression, full OG, NH, VF, SC #42 var

100.00

1925, soldier 10k deep blue, trial typo printing on thin chalk-surfaced paper, perforation 12 with slight irregularities at right, fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 50k brown, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF centering, SC #54

75.00

1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, imperforated horizontal pair with double impression, minor usual gum waves as always exists, perfect quality item, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, SC #055 Pa var

1924-25, soldier 3r dark brown and pale green, typo printing, type I, perforation 13 1/2x10, fresh condition, full OG, LH, F/VF centering, neat owner's hs on reverse, SC #57A

600.00

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 5r dark blue and gray brown, perforation 13 1/2, horizontal strip of seven, two complete perfins "Obrazets", horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #58

150.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated proof of 7k in olive brown, printed on thick security Goznak paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, imperforated complete set of four, used on registered cover from 1st All-Union Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow to Saratov, tied by special Exhibition "26.1.25" postmark, arrival ds on reverse, VF

100.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 20k carmine lake, printed on thick paper, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, in a red dot over Mausoleum variety, full OG, LH, VF and very scarce stamp with triple variety, SC #74w

300.00

1925-26, definitive issue, worker 5r dark blue and gray brown, perforated and imperforated blocks of four printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, the last one with right sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF, SC #97, 0150

200.00

1926, definitive issue on improved white paper, 7k-5r, imperforated complete set of eight, most with sheet margins, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1926, definitive issue, worker, complete set of five imperforated trial color proofs of 8k in yellow, green, carmine, blue and red lilac, printed on white improved paper, sheet margin horizontal pairs, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce set

750.00

1926, definitive issue on improved paper, 2r rose and green and 5r dark blue and gray brown, two imperforated blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1926, definitive issue, Vladimir Lenin, 1r-3r, complete set of three, horizontal watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF, SC #128-30

100.00

1926, definitive stamp, Vladimir Lenin, 2r black violet, vertical watermark Borders and Rosettes, enlarged single due to shift of top perforation, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, SC #129 var

100.00

1927, black surcharge 8k on Postage Due stamps of 1k- 14k, complete set of seven, printed on watermarked paper, surcharge on 3k stamp with inverted "P" in "Pochtovaya" variety, which is very scarce, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #366-72

150.00

1927, handpainted essay of definitive stamp showing Red Army soldier of 5r black and bister, size 60x113mm, minor paper adhesion on reverse, fresh and VF, this essay had been submitted for postage stamp design competition dedicated to 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution

300.00

1927-28, Second definitive issue, 5k-80k, set of nine in blocks of four, including all the "key" values, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, SC #190/201

400.00

1929, Third definitive issue, peasant 80k yellow brown, left sheet margin single will missing most part of yellow background, paper adhesion at the bottom perforation, otherwise full OG, NH, VF appearance, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #240 Ta
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150.00

1929-30, Industrialization, 5k-28k, complete set in blocks of four, top left stamp of 20k with a spot on "и" variety, this block is folded once along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF, SC #245-47
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150.00

1929, Iron Furnace, 20k green, perforation L10 3/4 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, intact perforation and very fresh unused single, expertly regummed, VF appearance of this rare perforation variety, SC #247A

500.00

1930, Volkhov Power Station, 3r yellow green and dark brown, two singles with comb perforation 12x12 1/2, each one with large spots (green or brown) variety, full OG, NH or postally used, VF, SC #242 var

100.00

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four, printed on thin cardboard, favor Exhibition cancel "-5.12.32" in red at the top right, slightly rounded corners and a hint of foxing as typical for this sheet, VF and very rare, especially in used condition, P. Buchsbayew certificate
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1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharges 30k on 15k and 70k on 35k, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by L. Hovest, SC #315-16

200.00

1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, maximum card used for Moscow Exhibition, but with additional blue overprint "Leningrad. State Museum of Revolution" on front, franked by three values including red overprint 35k on 15kbrown black on reverse, tied by Exhibition postmark and sent by registered mail from Leningrad to Harbin, trace of hinge on front, sill VF

100.00

1933, Ethnographic issue, 1k-35k, complete set of 21, occasional gum wrinkles possible, nice and fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, F/VF and difficult set in sound condition, SC #317-37

350.00

1933, Ethnographic issue, Tajiks, trial color perforated (11 1/2) proof of 15k in brown, phototype printing, a part of "T" red overprint "Project", two translucent tips of perforation, fresh quality single removed from a presentation card and gummed, F/VF and scarce, SC #334

400.00

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color perforated proof of 5k in brown, perforation 13 3/4, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, gummed, fresh and VF, SC #346

750.00

1933, Baku Commissars, perforated trial color proof of 20k in brown, perforation 13 3/4, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, LH, VF, Z. Mikulski certificate, SC #347

750.00

1933, Baku Commissars, trial color perforated proof of 40k in red, perforation 13 3/4, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, fresh, gummed, VF, SC #349

750.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, perforated (11 1/2) proof of 20k in myrtle green (issued color), printed on the same paper which had been used for common stamps, but with narrow margins and numerous printing distinctions, most important is solid plate and value tablet instead of checkered value tablet of an issued stamp, perforation separated by scissors, gummed, mostly VF and very rare, SC #363

1934, Sverdlov and Nogin, 10k ultramarine and 15k red, complete set of two, nice centering, full OG, NH, VF, SC #367-68

200.00

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of six, 5k and 30k with tiny spots of skipped gum, fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, SC #381-86

200.00

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 20k orange and ultramarine, horizontal pair, left stamp with a blue spot on the flag at left, full OG, VLH, VF, SC #385, var
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100.00

1934, First Decade without Lenin, perforated (11) trial color proof of 20k in violet brown and blue, perforation separated by scissors, fresh, no gum, VF and scarce, SC #385

1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, each stamp with "Specimen" overprint, two types of overprint noted, fresh quality, full OG, LH, VF, SC #402-05

400.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, full OG, LH, VF, SC #406-15

100.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k greenish black and violet, perforation 11, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce, SC #429A Pb, C.v. 150,000P

750.00

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 20k green and black brown, perforation 11, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, neatly cancelled, VF, C.v. $1,100, SC #431A Pf

150.00

1935, Revolutionary Heroes, Mikhail Frunze and Nikolai Bauman, trial color perforated (13 1/4) proofs of 2k and 4k in brown black, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, text at the bottom thinner then on issued stamps, fresh, no gum, probably removed from presentation card, VF and very rare, ex-M. Liphschutz Collection, SC #432-33

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 2k brown red, perforation 11, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF, SC #436 Pd

100.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 3k dark blue, perforation 14, spectacular plate shift, appears as double impression, neat corner cancellation, fresh VF, a common stamp is added for comparison, SC #437A var
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75.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 5k rose lake, perforation 14, vertical pair, bottom stamp with "thin sickle" variety, full OG, NH, VF, SC #438A, var

100.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, perforated (13 3/4) trial color proof of 5k in dark blue, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare, SC #438

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, perforated (13 3/4) trial color proof of 10k in dark violet, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF and rare

1937, Architectural Projects, 40k violet, vertical imperforated strip of four, folded between first and second stamps, nice quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #466 Pa

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k-80k, complete set in corner sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #469-72

150.00

1938, Shota Rustaveli, 20k green, comb perforation 12 1/2x12 instead of L12 1/2, nice and fresh, full OG, LH, VF and rare in such quality, SC #487A

1936, definitive issue, factory worker 10k dark blue, horizontal imperforated pair with gutter and control line in the middle, folded along the gutter as always, nice quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, only a few such gutter pairs recorded, each stamp with J. Stolow guarantee hs, SC #441 Pa

1939, definitive issue, Vladimir Lenin, 10r indigo, printed on paper without watermark, side margin horizontal strip of eight, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF, SC #585 II, Pb

500.00

1938, North Pole Flight, 40k green and carmine and 80k carmine, imperforated complete set of two, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF, SC #485-86 Pa, C.v. 195,000P

600.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 10k-1r, complete set of seven, perfectly centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #490-96

75.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 50k gray black and red, right sheet margin single on thick paper, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG (LH), VF, SC #494 Pd

100.00

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 1r black and red, printed on ordinary white paper, unfolded right part of a sheet (block of 50), stamp on position 30 with white spot in front of "1918" along with other plating varieties, full OG, NH, VF, SC #496B, var, C.v. $100,000P
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150.00

1938, Papanin's Expedition, 50k blue, bottom sheet margin imperforated block of four, two top stamps with minor facial abrasion, nice quality multiple, full OG, NH (bottom stamps are completely all right) or LH (top stamps), VF and extremely rare multiple, SC #518 Pa, C.v. 1,288,000P as singles

1938, Views of Crimea and Caucasus, 5k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, excellent quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and difficult set of multiples, SC #526-37
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750.00

1938, View of Yalta, 5k brown, left sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, neatly cancelled, VF, SC #527 Pc

100.00

1938, Moscow Subway, 10k brown lilac, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, CTO with full OG (LH), VF, SC #547 Pd

100.00

1939, Moscow Reconstruction, 10k-1r, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, a few tiny specks on 10k and 80k blocks, nice and unfolded otherwise, full OG, NH, VF, SC #566-72

500.00

1939, Taras Shevchenko, complete set of three and Ukrainian stamp with portrait of Shevchenko, used on registered cover from Leningrad to Switzerland in 1941 (additional 40k franking is on reverse), postmarked on arrival, VF and interesting specialized item

100.00

1939, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, specially produced envelope sent by registered mail in Moscow, franked by two values and in addition bearing Agriculture Emblem stamp of 30k orange with perforation L12 1/2, appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF and a spectacular piece

100.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 50k red brown, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #597 Pc

100.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 1r blue, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, neat corner cancellation, fresh, VF and extremely rare perforation variety, which is known in used condition only, SC #600A var

1939, definitive issue, miner 5k red, right sheet margin block of four, top right stamp with "6" instead of "5" variety (white stroke on value tablet, position 60), full OG, NH, VF, SC #606, var
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100.00

1947, definitive issue, soldier 15k gray green, offset printing, bottom sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH or LH (top left stamp), VF, SC #1055, C.v. 120,000P

400.00

1939, definitive issue, aviator 30k blue, typo printing, block of four, complete offset of the design on gum side, full OG, NH, VF, SC #608 Ta

100.00

1946, definitive issue, aviator 30k blue, litho printing, very well centering, full OG, LH, VF, SC #988

300.00

1939, Mikhail Saltykov-Schedrin, 15k-60k, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, slight gum waves on 60k, fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SC #609-12

100.00

1939, Soviet Sanatoria, 5k-80k, complete set of eight used on registered pre-printed cover from Moscow to Cleveland, OH, tied by Moscow "23.11.39" date stamp (presumably the first day of issue), NYC and Cleveland receivers on the back, VF

100.00

1939, Mikhail Lermontov, 30k dark green and brown black, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, neatly cancelled, VF, SC #622 Pc

150.00

1940, Arctic Voyage of Ice-Breaker "Georgy Sedov", 30k violet, perforation L12 1/4 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, F/VF and very scarce, SC #637A

400.00

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 15k-80k, complete set of four, in addition stamp of 60k with perforation L12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC #640 -43, 642(2)

100.00

1941, Red Army and Navy, 20k, 30k and 1r, all with comb perforation, horizontal pairs with gutter in the middle, full OG, NH, VF, SC #697-98A, 701A

100.00