1923 (August 16), 1st Agriculture and Handicraft Industry Exhibition, 1r-7r, imperforated complete set of four used three days before the official date of issue (August 19) on registered cover in Moscow, backstamped, F/VF

100.00

1923, definitive issue, soldier 3k brownish red, litho printing, Leningrad provisional perforation 14 1/2x15, usual centering, full OG, NH and scarce, these issue properly described in the A. Pevzner Monograph, A. Farberov certificate

100.00

1923 (November 14), large size cover from Odessa to Berlin, bearing mixed franking of 19 Control stamps 50k- 10r and horizontal pair of Soviet definitive stamp of soldier 10k dark blue, litho printing, minor wearing, F/VF, weight of the cover is difficult to identify, therefore here is no full assurance in the legitimacy of such franking, still very unusual item

150.00

1924, definitive issue, 4k, 10k, 30k and 40k, complete set of four, litho printing, corner sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, usual centering of 10k block, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiples, C.v. $2,600 as singles

1924, 3k-20k, 29 mostly mint stamps (one - used, Lenin looks like Pushkin), including complete set with narrow frame (3k - expertly regummed), imperforated sets with medium and wide frame, perforated set with medium frame, 12k with wide frame in horizontal strip of four, some plate varieties and more, nice quality material housed on two Lindner hingeless pages, generally full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo)
View Part 2.

400.00

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 12k red and black, perforated stamp with wide frame, unfolded left margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1924-25, definitive issue, 1k-5r, set of 12 values, typo printing on paper without watermark, perforation 14 1/2x15 or 13 1/2 for 3r and 5r, full OG, NH (all "rub" values) or LH, F/VF

200.00

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 2k green, imperforated single with enlarged margins at top and at right, strong color and reversal embossing, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 2k green, typo printing, horizontal imperforated pair with double impression (no invalidating perforation), partial offset on reverse, trimmed margins at top left and bottom right away from the stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF

200.00

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 5k violet, typo printing, perforation 14 1/2x15, three singles of distinctly different shades (from pale to deep violet), full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, C.v. $480

150.00

1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 7k red brown, printed on thinned grayish paper, complete imperforated pane of 25 stamps with a part of printer's marking at foot, numerous folds and wrinkles, still a collectible piece, full OG, F/VF appearance, A. Zverev certificate,

500.00

1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, perforation 12, excellent centering with strong colors, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. $2,000

500.00

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 2r green and rose, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair printed on thinned grayish paper, left stamp with blue and red ink soiling, multiple albino impressions visible on reverse, full OG, NH, F/VF, A. Zverev certificate

750.00

1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 3r dark brown and green, type I, perforation 13 1/2x10, block of four with horizontal invalidating perforation and red ink splashes, full OG, NH, VF

500.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforated proof of 7k in brown, printed on thick paper with security text and partial design offset on reverse, no gum as produced, NH, VF

200.00

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 20k carmine lake, printed on thick paper, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, a red dot over Mausoleum, full OG, VLH, VF and very scarce stamp representing three varieties

150.00

1925 (January 24), definitive stamps of 3k and 4k with perforation 12 and Lenin Mausoleum 7k blue, used on nice pre-printed registered cover from Voronezh to Moscow, postmarked on arrival on January 26, F/VF

100.00

1925, definitive issue, Vladimir Lenin, 5r brownish red ad 10r indigo, imperforated complete set of two in top right corner sheet margin blocks of four, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1926, definitive issue, soldier 3k brownish red and 30k violet, two bottom right corner sheet margin gutter strips of six printed on paper with watermark Borders and Rosettes, each one with printer's control inscription, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1928, definitive issue, soldier 3k brownish red, horizontal watermark Borders and Rosettes, unfolded block of four, perfect quality, NH, VF

300.00

1926, definitive issue, worker 8k brown olive, litho printing (large head), unfolded block of four with interpanneau at bottom, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1925, definitive issue, worker 2r green and rose, perforation 12, top sheet margin block of four with gutter at left (light fold between stamps and gutter), full OG, NH, VF, guaranteed genuine, C.v. $500++

200.00

1925, definitive issue, soldier 3r dark brown and green, printed on watermarked paper, type I, perforation 12 1/2, fresh single, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, A. Farberov certificate, C.v. $800

250.00

1926 (September 18), definitive issue, 1k-14k, imperforated set of 11 on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, used on flown registered cover from Moscow to Paris, all appropriate markings and Paris "22.9.26" arrival ds, F/VF, these stamps had never been in normal postal circulation, ex-I. Maslowski

200.00

1933 (June 3), seven imperforated stamps (litho 1k and 5k, typo 3k and 4k, watermarked 7k, 15k and 40k) used on flown registered cover from Moscow to Freiberg via Berlin and Dresden, all appropriate markings and Freiberg"5.6.33" arrival ds, mostly VF and scarce franking of three different issues

200.00

1925, Russian Academy of Sciences, perforated proof of 3k in orange brown, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom (very slight blind perforation is visible on reverse), full OG, NH, VF and rare

750.00

1926, definitive issue, 7k-5r, imperforated complete set of eight on improved quality paper, blocks of four, some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1925, definitive issue, soldier 40k slate gray, bottom right corner sheet margin gutter strip of six, printed on improved quality paper, control printer's inscription at the bottom, minor usual gum waves, one stamp has tiny translucent spot, still full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1926, Esperanto Congress, 7k blue green and red, 14k blue green and violet, complete set of two in horizontal gutter pairs, post office fresh and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, ex-the Matvil Collection, the lot had been sold in our Auction #76 for $6,900, including buyer's premium

1927, 88 mostly mint stamps (15 - used), including 45 values of litho or typo printing on paper without watermark, types I and II, perforation 12 or 14 1/2x14, most valuable is litho 14k of type II (unused, no gum); and 43 typo stamps on watermarked paper, perforation 12 types I and II, fresh quality unit, mainly full OG or used, F/VF (website photo)
View Part 2.

200.00

1927, black surcharge 8k on Postage Due stamps of 1k- 14k, set of eight cross-gutter blocks of four on paper without watermark, including litho 3k, all with perforation 12 except 7k and 10k, each one has surcharge type I, but both blocks of 3k, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1927, black surcharge (type I) on Postage Due stamp of 7k yellow, printed on watermarked paper, postal horns partially painted over at top and bottom right, a part of perfin "Obrazets", slight yellow ink soiling at upper right, perforation separated by scissors, fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, ex-V. Ustinovsky

150.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k brown, bottom sheet margin block of four with missing horizontal perforation at the bottom and between stamps and several lines of vertical perforation, three of which through the design, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp with expert's sign

150.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 7k myrtle green, perforation 11 1/2, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, imperforated left sheet margin proof of 7k in myrtle green (issued color), printed on paper with watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs on reverse, C.v. $1,000 as hinged

600.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 3k-28k, seven ordinary, registered or Special Delivery covers with enclosures, each one franked by individual block of four from the set, sent from Moscow to Switzerland during December of 1927, representing a part of philatelist's family correspondences, some with appropriate receiving ds, some not, but obviously all went through the mail, mainly VF and very scarce group
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2, 3, 4

300.00

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 14k blue and red, Map of the Soviet Union without red color on Sakhalin Island, used on cover from Moscow to Czechoslovakia in 1928, no backstamp as always exists, VF and scarce franking, N. Mandrovski certificate

150.00

1927, 40th Anniversary of Esperanto, pre-printed envelope, representing portrait of Dr. Zamenhof and non-postal stamp of World Esperanto Congress in Gothenburg, sent from Sestroretsk(Leningrad Obl.) to Hamburg, franked by definitive stamp of 2k in horizontal pair, flap is missing, still fine and a scarce mailing

100.00

1929, third definitive issue, black-and-white imperforated photo proofs of worker 1k, worker-soldier-peasant 15k and factory worker 30k, strong and clear images then for issued stamps, fresh condition and nice margins all around, no gum as produced, VF and scarce

200.00

1930, State Bank form, bearing altogether 19 stamps of the first and second definitive issues, total value is 1r of the stamps placed over, mounted on page from a Collection with copied cover of that form, mostly F/VF

150.00

1930, Educational Exhibition issue, 10k olive green, two singles with text varieties at right - "Z" instead of "V" and broken second "v" in "Vystavka" varieties, first one unused, regummed, the other one with full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1930, Educational Exhibition Issue, 10k olive green, nine mint stamps, including unfolded block of four and five singles, one of which with vertical position of watermark, full OG, NH (block and variety) or LH, F/VF

100.00

1930, Revolution of 1905, 3k-10k, perforated complete set of three in unfolded blocks of four, tiny natural inclusion on lower right stamp of 10k, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1930, two color postcards (MS "Europa") sent by registered mail from Leningrad to Hamburg, each one franked by perforated complete set of the Revolution of 1905 on address part and Child Welfare set of two of 1929or 1930 respectively on picture side, appropriate markings one with Hamburg arrival ds, VF
View Part 2.

100.00

1931-32, third definitive issue, worker 10k olive green and Telegraph building 1r dark blue, two imperforated singles with nice balanced margins, watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $405

150.00

1931, definitive issue, Moscow Telegraph Building, 1r dark blue, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1932, cover from Stalinabad (now Dushanbe) to Tashkent, "franked" by Agriculture Co-op stamp of 25k blue, oval Tashkent Postage Due with endorsement "30", arrival ds, F/VF and very scarce, ex-V. Ustinovsky

150.00

1931-32, two covers franked by Agriculture Co-op stamps of 10k green, first franked by one stamp sent from Chikhichevo (Pskov Gub.) to Moscow (no backstamp), the other one franked by two stamps, sent from Khodjent to Tashkent, bearing oval due marking, minor flaws, still F/VF (website photo)

200.00

1932, 10th Anniversary of the International Revolutionaries' Aid Association (MOPR), 50k deep red, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, F/VF centering

100.00

1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, 15k brown black and 35k ultra, souvenir sheet of four values, printed on yellowish cardboard, size 168x119mm, we mention slightly rounded corners and minimal paper wave at left, well above average quality item, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare, only 500 such sheets were produced, many of those were destroyed

1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharges 30k on 15k black brown and 70k on 35k ultra, complete set of two, full OG, NH or LH (70k/35k), VF, owner's hs on reverse

100.00

1933, Nenets on a Reindeer, 10k black brown, bottom sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1933, Revolutionary Heroes, 1k-5k, 25 mint stamps, including 1k in block of six, 3k in block of nine (vertical watermark - very scarce multiple) and 5k in block of four, nice quality, full OG, NH (all blocks) or LH/hinged, F/VF
View Part 2.

300.00

1933, Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red and yellow, last two colors radically shifted to the bottom, yellow one for 2mm, red one for 1mm, full original uneven gum, LH, mostly VF and very unusual item

75.00

1933, Order of the Red Banner, 20k gray black, red and yellow, seven mint stamps, including top sheet margin unfolded block of four and stamp with black instead of gray black background, both items are NH, full OG, mostly VF

100.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set of five, usual full original uneven gum, NH, VF, stamps of 4k and 5k with expert's hs on reverse, C.v. $440

150.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set of five, fresh quality, full original, but uneven gum, NH, VF, C.v. $440 (website photo)

150.00

1933, Baku Commissars Awaiting Execution, 20k purple, right sheet margin imperforated vertical pair, neat Moscow cancellation, fresh, VF and scarce in pair

300.00

1933, Baku Commissars, 20k purple, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, used in 1948 together with two other values on registered cover from Moscow to England (J. Barry's correspondences), appropriate markings and blue crayon cross upon arrival, mostly VF and rare variety on cover

500.00

1934, Lenin Mausoleum, 20k green, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1934, Ivan Fedorov, 20k carmine (pin-point natural inclusion) and 40k gray blue, complete set of two, First Decade without Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of six, all with full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $702

300.00

1934, Dmitry Mendeleyev, 20k ultramarine, unfolded block of four, design shown on reverse due to porous paper, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1934, First Decade without Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of six, perfect quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $750

250.00

1934, Lenin as a Student, 3k black and indigo, bottom right corner sheet margin horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG (tiny black ink soiling at left), NH, VF and the rarest perforation error of the Soviet Union, this pair is not mentioned in mint condition in any Specialized Catalog, Scott C.v. for used is $5,000

1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, nicely centered with strong colors, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,075

300.00

1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $825

300.00

1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $825

300.00

1935, Friedrich Engels and Persian Arts, 5k-20k and 5k- 35k, two complete sets of four, first one is unused, expertly regummed, the other one with full OG, mainly LH, both are practically VF, C.v. $282.50 as hinged (website photo)

100.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $940

300.00

1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, Hurdling, 35k ultra and black brown, one of two "key" values of the set with offset and absorbed ink through porous paper (both varieties together), full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item

150.00

1935, Iranian Arts, 5k-35k, 11mint stamps and one cover, representing two complete sets and horizontal position of watermark on 10k, 15k and 35k, full OG, mainly LH, F/VF
View Part 2.

150.00

1935, 3rd Congress of Archaeology and Iranian Arts, 35k brown, used on registered cover in Leningrad, tied by special Congress postmark, several date stamps on reverse, light fold is mentioned for accuracy only, VF and very scarce

150.00

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, 3k-20k, complete set in blocks of four, 3k and 10k have reinforced horizontal perforation, 5k and 20k are unfolded, full OG, NH (lower stamps of 20k have uneven gum), VF appearance

75.00

1935, Mikhail Kalinin, 20k brown black, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all around, post office quality, full OG (left stamp has slight gum wrinkle), NH, VF

1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k perforation 11 and 14, 10k perforation 14 and 20k perforation 11, four sheet or corner sheet margin blocks of four, watermark "1" on selvage of each block, full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1936, cover on gray blue paper sent from the Moscow Oblast Congress of Soviets to Moscow, marked "C'ezdovskoye" and manuscript "postage paid", two Congress postmarks "23.11.36" in green on front and"21.11.36" in black on reverse, arrival ds, VF

100.00

1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 3k slate blue, perforation 11, unfolded block of four printed on "cotton" paper (design partially shown on reverse), full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1936, Nikolai Dobrolyubov, 10k rose lake, perforation 14, top sheet margin unfolded block of four, watermark "1" on margin, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 40k rose lake, perforation L13 3/4, top sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair, C.v. $330++

200.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 50k blue, perforation L12 1/4, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1937, Alexander Pushkin, 50k blue, comb perforation 12 1/4x11 3/4, missing dot after "A" at top inscription variety, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 5k brown red, top left corner sheet margin imperforated single, flawless in every respect, full OG, NH, VF and beautiful positional stamp, C.v. $500++

200.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 15k black, nicely margined imperforated example, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse, Raritan Stamps certificate, C.v. $1,650

500.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 15k black, four-side margin imperforated single, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse, C.v. $1,050

250.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 40k violet, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF

50.00

1937, Architectural Projects, 40k violet, souvenir sheet of four without text at the top and bottom, size 120x92mm, pin-point translucent natural inclusion at the bottom margin, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, expertized by Z. Mikulski

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, C.v. $9,400
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1937, Architectural Projects, 10k, 15k and 30k, used on addressed FDC from Congress of Soviet Architects, sent by registered mail in Moscow, tied by Congress "16.6.37" date stamp, postmarked on arrival, VF and scarce early FDC

100.00

1937, Felix Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, printed on ordinary paper, nicely centered with intact perforation, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee

750.00

1938, Shota Rustaveli, 20k deep green, two unfolded blocks of four, printed on white or creamy paper, the last one with margins at top and left, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937, definitive issue, 1k-50k, complete set of seven, printed on paper without watermark, stamp of 10k has minor soiling at top, full OG, NH, mainly VF

200.00

1937, definitive issue, farm worker 4k claret, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500++

100.00

1937, definitive issue, soldier 5k orange brown, unfolded block of four, unusually well centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500++

200.00

1951, definitive issue, factory worker 10k black, original printing with size 15.5x23mm, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, LH, VF

100.00

1951, definitive issue, factory worker 10k dark gray, original printing with size 15.5x23mm, left sheet margin single with perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, full OG, LH, F/VF and extremely rare, this stamp with line perforation is not mentioned in any Russian Specialized Cat., ex-V. Ustinovsky

750.00

1939, definitive issue, farm worker 20k dull green, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, even a single stamp with this perforation is a rarity, only a handful of blocks survived, D. Wassmann certificate

1937, definitive issue, peasant 20k green on blue green network, enlarged margins imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, C. Ebnet guarantee hs, C.v. $950

400.00

1939, definitive issue, factory worker 30k claret, bottom sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $600

200.00

1939-40, definitive issue, Vladimir Lenin, 3r dark green, top sheet margin single imperforated at top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce

750.00

1938, North Pole Flight, 80k carmine, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $480 as singles

200.00

1938, North Pole Flight, 80k dark red and carmine, double impression of the flag variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, only one sheet of 50 stamps was recorded, C.v. $3,000

200.00

1938, Papanin's Expedition, 10k violet brown, printed on thick paper of 0.09-0.1mm instead of 0.07mm for common stamp (included), full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1937-38, Coat of Arms of the CCCP and Soviet Republics, 20k in various colors and 40k brown red, complete set of 12, several with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $240

100.00

1938, Child Welfare, 10k-80k, complete set of seven, unfolded blocks of four, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse

400.00

1939, Reconstruction of Moscow, View of Gorky Street, 10k brown with orange network, printed on ordinary instead of chalk-surfaced paper, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce, A. Farberov certificate

900.00

1939, Agriculture Exhibition, 10k rose, comb perforation, "helicopter" close to the left cow's horn variety, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular plate error
View enlarged fragment.

150.00

1939, definitive issue, miner 5k red, soldier 15k green and aviator 30k blue, all are typo printing, perforation L12 /12, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1947, definitive issue, soldier 15k gray green, offset printing, comb perforation, left sheet margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, LH on margin only (stamp is NH), VF

200.00

1939, definitive issue, aviator 30k blue, comb perforation, right sheet margin unfolded block of four with two blank (vertical control line) labels at right, full OG, NH, VF

75.00

1939, definitive issue, aviator 30k blue, typo printing, perforation L12 1/2, bottom sheet margin unfolded block of four, vertical stroke through frame and shading at the top of upper left stamp, dented frame at right of upper right stamp (positions 85-86), full OG, NH, VF
View enlarged fragment.

100.00

1939, definitive issue, black surcharge 30k on farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, nicely centered with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $250

100.00

1940, Liberation of the People of Western Byelorussia and Western Ukraine, 10k-1r, complete set of five, unfolded blocks of four (50k has two-tip separation at left), usual uneven full original gum, NH, VF, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse

150.00

1940, Arctic Voyage of Ice-Breaker "Georgy Sedov", 15k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of six, 30k has perf separation on the first vertical row between stamps, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $420++

150.00

1940, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 15k deep red and 30k red brown, comb perforation 11 3/4x12 1/4, full OG, NH and fine singles, C.v. $172.50

75.00

1940, All-Union Agriculture Fair, 30k multicolored, two se- tenant blocks of four (both expertly regummed), two vertical (one regummed) and two horizontal se-tenant pairs, three pairs with full OG, NH, VF looking unit

200.00

1941, Industrialization issue, 15k, 20k and 60k in pairs and air post single of 40k used on registered flown cover from Moscow to Switzerland, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF

100.00

1941, Nikolai Zhukovski, 50k brown violet, printed on horizontally laid paper, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce unrecorded variety

500.00

1941, Vasily Surikov, 20k-2r, complete set of five, unfolded blocks of four, perfect condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,000 as singles

500.00