Lots 762 - 931, Catalogue of Auction #102 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
SOVIET UNION
 
POSTAGE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
762 **   246 var
1923, First Agriculture Exhibition, 1r brown and orange, perforation L13 1/2, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $237.50++
(Ph)
75.00
763 **   261-64
1924, definitive issue, 4k-40k, complete set of four, lithographed printing, stamps of 4k and 10k with usual centering, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $650
(Ph)
200.00
764 **   263 imp
1924, definitive issue, 30k violet, litho printing, top right corner sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, invalidating perforation across the design, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $250-$300
(Ph)
100.00
765 **/U   277/293
1924-25, definitive issue, 2k-5r, including stamp of 30k, set of 13 different values, with additional 1r no dot after third "C" in "CCCP" and 5r perforation 10 1/2, all are typo printing, "kop" values with perforation 14 1/2x15, full OG, NH or used (15k lemon yellow), mostly VF, all are guaranteed genuine, C.v. $1,518
(Ph)
500.00
766 **   276a/289a
1925, definitive issue, 1k-50k, set of 13 different stamps with additional shades of 2k, 5k and 14k, all are typo printing, perforation 12, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $537
(Ph)
150.00
767 **   279a
1925, definitive issue, worker 4 deep rose, a single of typo printing with harrow perforation 12, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $500
(Ph)
150.00
768 **   290a
1925, definitive issue, soldier 1r red and brown, a single of typo printing with harrow perforation 12, perfect centering and strong impression, full OG, NH, VF and rare in premium quality, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $2,750
(Ph)
1000.00
769 **   292 imp
1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 3r brown black and yellow green, typo printing, type I, vertical imperforate pair, two horizontal invalidating perforations through the design, full OG, NH, VF, these stamps were void because of inappropriate color, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
770    267 var
1924 (May 3), Lenin Mourning issue, 12k red and black, narrow frame, double (!) impression of red color, used on registered banking receipt from Moscow to Kamenka (Podolia Gub.), appropriate markings and arrival ds, minor card ageing, stamp is not affected, F/VF and very rare, Est. $300-$400
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(Ph)
150.00
771    271 var
1926, Lenin Mourning issue, 12k red and black, perforated stamp with wide frame, used together with peasant 2k green on cover from Moscow to Switzerland, indistinct receiver on the back, mostly VF and rare franking, Est. $200-$250
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(Ph)
100.00
772 **   294-97
1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, imperforate complete set of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $114
(Ph)
50.00
773 **   
1926, definitive issue, 7k-5r, imperforate complete set of eight printed on thickened white wove paper without watermark, full OG, NH, VF, Standard #0120-0127, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
75.00
774 **/*   302-03, b
1925, Lenin, 5r brick red and 10r indigo, two complete sets of two, perforation 13 1/2 and 10 1/2, watermark Borders and Rosettes, all with full OG, NH or VLH (10r perf 13 1/2), VF and guaranteed genuine, C.v. $690
(Ph)
200.00
775 **   302-03 imp
1925, Lenin, 5r brick red and 10r indigo, imperforate complete set in horizontal pairs, watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $150 as hinged singles
(Ph)
100.00
776 **   304-25
1925, definitive issue, 1k-5r, perforated complete set of 22, including both 10k stamps, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $511
(Ph)
150.00
777 **   309 var
1928, definitive issue, peasant 6k blue, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, vertical gutter block of eight (2x4), sheet margins at top and partial at bottom right, which confirms that this item came from a sheet of80(20x4), light fold along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, Est. $2,500-$3,000
(Ph)
1200.00
778 **   304-15, 317-25 imp
1926, definitive issue, 1k-5r, imperforate complete set of 20, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $250
(Ph)
150.00
779 **   349, a, 350, var
1927, black surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown, five stamps, including values on paper without watermark with perforation 14 1/2x15 and 12 plus two broken "8" varieties, in addition stamp with perf 12 on watermarked paper, all with full OG, NH, VF, Est. #300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
780 **   350a
1927, inverted black surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown, top sheet margin single printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH, C.v. $200
(Ph)
100.00
781 **   353-58
1927, red or black surcharge 8k on commemorative stamps of 7k denomination, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $164
(Ph)
50.00
782 **   359-65, 366-72, var
1927, black surcharge 8k on Postage Due stamps, 8k/1k - 8k/14k, four complete sets of seven, two - on paper without watermark, basic stamps - typo/litho, perforation 12 or 14 1/2x14, surcharges of type I and II; two - on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, typo printing, types I and II, nothing very expensive, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
75.00
783 **   379 var
1927, 10th Anniversary of October Revolution, Map, 14k blue and red, Sakhalin Island with no red color, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
784 **   382-400, var
1927-28, second definitive issue, 1k-80k, complete set of 31, including extra shades of 1k, 2k, 4k, 5k, 10k, 18k blue, 20k and 50k, two for each value, nice and fresh unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $484
(Ph)
100.00
785 **   411a, var
1929, Pioneers' Assembly, 10k brown, two singles with perforation 10 and 10 1/2, each one with full OG, NH, mostly VF, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
786 **   413-26, 436-37, 469
1929-31, third definitive issue, 1k-3r, complete set of 18, including 1k perforation 10 1/2, 1r and 3r on watermarked Lozenges and 1r on watermarked Borders and Rosettes papers, the last one with raster square, many with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $224
(Ph)
75.00
787 **   413-26, var
1929-31, third definitive issue, 1k-80k, complete set of 14 with extra shades for 1k (2) and perf 10 1/2 (no guarantee), 2k, 3k (2), 4k (2), 5k (1), 7k (1), 10k (1), 14k perf 10 3/4, 15 (1), 70k (1), the total is 28 stamps in blocks of four, many with sheet margins, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $956++
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(Ph)
250.00
788    438-40, B54-57
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, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
789 **   456-67, var
1931, third definitive issue, 1k-1r, imperforate complete set of nine plus extra shades of 1k, 2k and 3k, all with wide margins, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $725
(Ph)
200.00
790 **/*   242/469, B43/57
     Early Soviet Collection on Stockpages
1923-30, 142 mint stamps, representing postage, semi-postal and postage due stamps for the period, starting with perf and imperf sets of Agriculture Exhibition of 1923 and Lenin Mourning issue, including Lenin Mausoleum of 1925 imperf and two perf sets, one is on thick paper, nice range of two-three stamps issues, 10th Anniversaries of the Revolution and Red Army, 3rd definitive set and more, mostly full OG and NH (hinged stamps marked with *), F/VF, C.v. is well over $3,100
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
500.00
791 **   470a
1932, Maxim Gorky, 15k brown, horizontal imperforate pair, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450++
(Ph)
150.00
792 **   472-78, 479
1932-33, 15th Anniversary of October Revolution and MOPR (International Revolutionaries' Aid Association), 3k-35k and 50k, complete set of seven and a single, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $398
(Ph)
100.00
793 **   480-82, var
1933, Karl Marx, 3k, 10k and 35k, two complete sets of three, 10k with vertical or horizontal positions of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $290++
(Ph)
75.00
794 **   485-86, a
1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, 15k and 35k, two complete sets of two, including 35k with perf 12 1/2 and 10 1/2, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $254
(Ph)
75.00
795 **   487-88
1933, Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, red surcharges 30k/15k black brown and 70k/35k ultra, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $505
(Ph)
150.00
796 **   519-23
1933, Baku Commissars, 4k-40k, complete set of five, nice and fresh, full original slightly uneven gum as always exist, NH, VF, C.v. $440
(Ph)
150.00
797 **   529-30
1934, Ivan Fedorov, Founder of book printing in Russia, 20k carmine and 40k indigo, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $142.50
(Ph)
60.00
798 **   531-32
1934, Revolutionaries, Sverdlov 10k ultra and Nogin 15k red, complete set of two, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $480
(Ph)
150.00
799 **   536-39
1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, Chemist, 5k-20k, complete set of four, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $530
(Ph)
150.00
800 **   540-45
1934, 10th Anniversary of the death of Lenin, 1k-30k, complete set of six, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $764
(Ph)
200.00
801 **   551-54
1935, Moscow Subway, 5k-20k, complete set of five, nice unit in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $825
(Ph)
250.00
802 **   555-58
1935, Friedrich Engels, 5k-20k, complete set of four, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $266
(Ph)
75.00
803 **   559-68
1935, Moscow Spartacist Games, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, very fresh and choice unit, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $940
(Ph)
250.00
804 **   569-72
1935, Persian Arts, 5k-35k, complete set of four, nicely centered with strong colors, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $310
(Ph)
75.00
805 **   576a
1935, Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet Politician, 20k brown black, imperforate single with nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $2,100
(Ph)
600.00
806 **   577-79, a
1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k-20k, two complete sets of three, perforation 14 and 11, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $140
(Ph)
75.00
807 **/U   577, a
1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k olive black and violet, three bottom sheet margin singles, perforation 14 (NH and CTO) and perforation 11 (NH), each with "1" watermark on margin, cancelled stamp with reversed watermark, all with full OG and VF, suggested retail $150
(Ph)
75.00
808 **   580-82, a
1935, Revolutionaries, Frunze 2k purple, Bauman 4k brown lilac and Kirov 40k black brown, two complete sets of three, perforation 11 and 14, minor perf irregularities, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $272
(Ph)
75.00
809 **   581 imp
1935, Nikolai Bauman, Revolutionary, 4k brown lilac, vertical imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $300-$350
(Ph)
200.00
810 **   583-88, a
1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 1k-15k, two complete set of six with perforation 14 and 11, strong colors and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $263++
(Ph)
100.00
811 *   586 var
1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 5k rose lake, left sheet margin single with compound perforation 11x14, according to V. Ustinovsky this stamp is position 1 of 9- stamp block from pane of 60 (5x12) or 70 (5x14), full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare, N. Mandrovsky certificate, suggested retail $300-$400
(Ph)
150.00
812 **   586, var
1936, Pioneers Helping Post, 5k rose lake, perforation 14, vertical and horizontal pairs, bottom and right stamp respectively with "thin sickle" variety, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
813 **   590A-94A
1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-80k, two complete sets of five, comb perforation 12 1/4x11 3/4, printed on ordinary grayish or ordinary white paper, the last set has four stamps with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $200++
(Ph)
75.00
814 **   590B var
1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k yellow brown, horizontal pair with perforation 13 3/4x12 1/4, left stamp has no dot after "A" at top inscription, while right one with a dot inside "o" of "Pochta", perf reinforcement, full OG,NH, VF, suggested retail $80-$100
(Ph)
50.00
815 U   590 var
1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k yellow brown, three marginal singles, imperforate at the top (perf 13 3/4x12 1/4), at the bottom (perf 13 3/4), on the right (perf 11), neatly cancelled, fresh and VF, each error with N. Mandrovski certificate, suggested retail $300
(Ph)
150.00
816 **   596, var
1937, Alexander Pushkin, souvenir sheet of 10k and 50k yellow brown, five examples, including dark brown shade and two sheets without dot after "A" in top inscription and with dot inside "o" of "Pochta", full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $250++
(Ph)
75.00
817 **   603a var
1937, Architectural Projects, souvenir sheet of four stamps of 40k violet, three examples with different bottom text shifts (types I, II and III), in addition one sheet has space 65.5mm and two others - space 64.5mm between top and bottom inscription, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
(Ph)
75.00
818 P   
1937, Architectural Projects, Palace of the Soviets, engraved Goznak (Soviet State Printing Plant) not accepted essay in slate blue with no value indicated, printed on thickened paper, size 75x45mm (stamp design size 33x21mm), no gum as issued, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such die proofs were produced, Raritan Stamps guarantee, suggested retail is $20,000
(Ph)
7500.00
819 **   614
1937, definitive issue, factory worker 2k yellow green, complete sheet of 100 printed on paper without watermark, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,300, Standard #454, C.v. 140,000P
(Ph)
100.00
820 **   615A
1937, definitive issue, soldier 5k orange brown, unfolded block of four printed on paper without watermark, nice centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500++
(Ph)
150.00
821 **   616 var
1936, definitive issue, factory worker 10k blue black, size 15.8x23mm, left sheet margin block of four, comb perforation 12x12 1/2 strongly misplaced and damaged, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
822 **   616A
1937, definitive issue, worker 10k olive green, left sheet margin single printed on paper without watermark, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $260
(Ph)
75.00
823 **   617Ab
1937, definitive issue, peasant 20k green on bluish green network, imperforate single with enlarged margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $950
(Ph)
250.00
824 **   619b
1936, definitive issue, Lenin 40k indigo, imperforate single with ample to large margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $600
(Ph)
150.00
825 **   635a
1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 1r black and red, imperforate single with enlarged margins, especially on the right, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $1,900
(Ph)
750.00
826 **   687-92
1938, Moscow Subway, 10k-50k, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $155
(Ph)
60.00
827 **   706-12
1939, Moscow Views, 10k-1r, complete set of seven, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $255
(Ph)
75.00
828 **   713/738, var
1939-43, definitive stamps in blocks of four, starting with foundry-man in dark blue and blue, including shades of Coat of Arms (No.737-38), miner-soldier-aviator Peace and War issues, the total is 13 blocks, all with full OG,NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
829 *   713a
1939, definitive issue, foundry-man 15k blue, imperforate single with four side margins, full OG, previously hinged, VF, a common perf stamp in dark blue is added for comparison, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $2,000
(Ph)
750.00
830 *   718-20 imp
1939, Non-Stop Flight to Far East, 15k green, 30k brown violet and 60k red, imperforate complete set of three, no usual wrinkles or facial abrasion, full OG, light trace of hinge marks, VF and very rare, only 50 complete sets possible, each stamp with Sanabria guarantee hs, Raritan Stamps certificate, C.v. $6,300
(Ph)
2500.00
831 **   734 var
1939, definitive issue, miner 5k red, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
100.00
832 **   736 imp
1939, definitive issue, aviator 30k blue, typographic printing, horizontal imperforate pair, large balanced margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and rare, neat "JVB" (Yuri Belyuga) owner's hs, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $3,000-$4,000
(Ph)
1500.00
833 **   743a
1939, black surcharge 30k on definitive stamp of farm worker 4k claret, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $525
(Ph)
150.00
834 **   786, var
1940, Physical Culture GTO Program (Ready for Labor and Defense of the USSR), 50k dark violet blue, comb perforation 12 1/2x12, raster vertical diamonds, three-side margin block of 50 (10x5), stamp on position 23 with a spot on "0" in "50", representing several other printing varieties, folded once, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $412++, Standard #650A, C.v. 31,000P
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(Ph)
100.00
835 **   794-810
1940, All-Union Agriculture Exhibition, 10k-60k, complete set of 17, nice and choice set, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $220 .
(Ph)
75.00
836 **   470/816A
     Pre-World War II Neat Selection
1932-40, over 150 mint stamps, representing 31 complete issues, starting with Maxim Gorky of 1932, including Kalinin of 1935, 20th Red Army Anniversary, Arms of Soviet Republics, Child Welfare, Crimea and Caucasus Views all from 1938, definitive set of perf L12 1/2 and raster varieties, color Agriculture Exhibition issue and many more, fresh quality, full OG, apparently all are NH and F/VF, C.v. close to $3,000
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
750.00
837    
     World War II - Arctic Convoys
1944 (April 22), small size cover from Murmansk to US, delivered by American Convoy ship, franked by 17 commemorative and definitive stamps tied by Murmansk Post Office ds, bearing large Soviet circular censorship marking, opened and sealed by US censor tape, minor conveyance flaws, in addition stationery postcard 20k red uprated by five stamps cancelled with Murmansk "22.1.44" date stamp, both F/VF and scarce
(Ph)
100.00
838 **   817/59
1941 Year, complete set of 44 stamps, including extra Lermontov with comb perforation, "Be a Hero!" with Patch on Woman Coat variety, no expensive raster or perf varieties, clean lot with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,230++
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(Ph)
350.00
839 **   857/910
1942-43 Years, complete unit of 61 stamps, including varieties of V. Bering issue, spot on the first "C" on CCCP plus vertical raster (30k), 3rd Mast (1r) and joined "C" and "P" in CCCP (2r), fresh condition, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $949
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(Ph)
250.00
840 U   908 var
1943, The Tehran Conference, 3r indigo, red and blue, double impression of indigo color, right sheet margin block of four with central CTO reads: "Moscow. 8.1.44. Oktyabrskiy", full OG, VF and very rare unrecorded error, suggested retail $1,200-$1,500
(Ph)
600.00
841 **   911-59, C77-81
1944 Year, complete set of 66 stamps of postage and air post, including imperforates were issued and three Liberation of Leningrad souvenir sheets (all different types), full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $255
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(Ph)
100.00
842 **   960-1020
1945 Year, complete set of 82 stamps and Stalingrad souvenir sheet (misaligned), including imperforate Orders and both sets of Airplanes (kop values issued in 1946), full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $334
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
100.00
843 **   1021-86
1946 Year, complete set of 69 stamps and 4 souvenir sheets, including three sheets of 25th Anniversary of Soviet stamp (issued in 1947, expertly regummed), all others with full OG (Revolution sheet with minor disturbance), NH, mostly VF, C.v. $523
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2, 3, 4
(Ph)
150.00
844 **   1027 var
1946, Elections to the Supreme Soviet, 45k red brown, right sheet margin single, imperforate at right, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $500
(Ph)
250.00
845 **   1087-188
1947 Year, complete set of 123 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet, including Soviet Republic Arms, Jubilee of Moscow, imperforates of Reconstruction issue and 30th Anniversary of the Revolution (last one has no gum),others with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $487
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2, 3, 4, 5
(Ph)
150.00
846 **   1125 imp var
1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k black, carmine and light blue, imperforate single, size 41x27.5mm, carmine color significantly shifted to the top right, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
(Ph)
75.00
847 **   1189-317, C82
1948 Year, complete set of 132 stamps, including Shishkin, 5-Year Plan issue of 28 values, 3 sets of Sports (original printing and two re-issues with raster vertical or horizontal diamonds and square), Pioneers, Young Communists, Artillery Day and all other valuable items, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. is well over $1,900
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(Ph)
500.00
848 **   1201 var
1948, Vasily Surikov, Painter, 30k red brown, "1943" instead of "1948" at the top right corner variety, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $300
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(Ph)
200.00
849 **   1227-29 imp
1948, Alexander Ostrovsky, Playwright, 30k-1r, imperforate complete set of three, all with top sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $750
(Ph)
400.00
850 **   1237/83
1948, Five-Year Plan, seven complete issues, the total is 28 stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $662
(Ph)
150.00
851 **   1254 var
1948, Foot Race, 15k violet, first printing, raster horizontal diamonds, top sheet margin single imperforated between stamp and margin, full OG, NH (LH on margin far away of stamp), VF, suggested retail $250
(Ph)
100.00
852 **   1261-64
1948, Five-Year Plan, Transports, 30k-1r, complete set of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $290
(Ph)
75.00
853 **   1318-428, C83-90
1949 Year, complete set of 118 stamps and Pushkin souvenir sheet (no Stalin and Lenin Mausoleum sheets), including definitive set of #1343-47 and Air Routes issue, fresh condition, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. is about $1,400
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(Ph)
400.00
854 **   1325
1949, Stalin's 70th Birthday, souvenir sheet containing four multicolored stamps of 40k, size 177x222mm, printed on creamy paper, top right stamp with a stroke on the first "C" in "CCCP" variety, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $400
(Ph)
200.00
855 **   1327a
1949, Lenin Mausoleum, perforated souvenir sheet of four stamps of 1r black and red brown, size 178x132mm, nice condition with just minor waves, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500
(Ph)
250.00
856 **   1327a imp
1949, Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate souvenir sheet of four stamps of 1r black and red brown, size 175x132mm, beautiful item in every respect, practically flawless and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $1,500
(Ph)
750.00
857 **   1306, 1343-47, C82
1948-49, definitive issues in unfolded blocks of four, Coat of Arms 40k brownish red, 15k-50k, complete set of five (1949), all with approximate size 15x22mm of the first printing, in addition Airplane and Flag, 1r gray blue(1948), comb perforation, full OG, NH, VF and scarce group, suggested retail is $1,500
(Ph)
750.00
858 **   1419 var
1949, Wolf Hint, 2r violet, top right corner sheet margin single, raster square, imperforate at top, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, suggested retail $500
(Ph)
300.00
859 **   1429-536
1950 Year, complete set of 108 stamps, including Suvorov, Latvia, Antarctic Expedition, Skyscrapers and others, nice unit, mainly full OG (Iskra is expertly regummed), NH, mainly VF, C.v. is over $1,600
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2, 3, 4, 5
(Ph)
400.00
860 **   1537-611
1951 Year, complete set of 75 stamps, including Stockholm Conference, Scientists, 34th Anniversary of Revolution, Construction Sites of Communism, Czechoslovakia and many more, fresh quality overall, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,380
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(Ph)
400.00
861 **   1568-83
1951, Russian Scientists, 40k in various colors or white or colored paper, complete set of 16, all are from the first printing, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
862 **   1612/60
1952 Year, set of 50 stamps (no Kovalevsky), including extra Orders of 5r and 10r (re-issues), mostly full OG (Constitution set is expertly regummed), NH, mostly VF, C.v. $570
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(Ph)
100.00
863 **   1626 var
1952, Stalin Constitution, Provision of Pension, 40k red and brown on greenish paper, a breve omitted over "i" in "Stalinskoi" variety, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
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(Ph)
75.00
864 **   1661-87
1953 Year, complete set of 28 stamps, including Volga- Don Canal and both issues of Leningrad Views, mostly full OG (Komsomol 1r is regummed), NH, F/VF, C.v. $330
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(Ph)
75.00
865 **   1678 var
1953, 50th Anniversary of Communist Party, 40k multicolored, ghost double impression of magenta (inscriptions at top and bottom), full OG, NH, VF and scarce, only one sheet of 72 stamps with this error has been discovered, suggested retail $200
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(Ph)
100.00
866 **   1689-745
1954 Year, complete set of 58 stamps, including Stalin 40k brown with both perforations, Ukraine, Sports and Agriculture Exhibition issues, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $270
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(Ph)
75.00
867 **   1714 var
1954, Sports issue, Track, 40k multicolored, a single with double impression of black color, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
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(Ph)
75.00
868 **   1714 var
1954, Sports issue, Track, 40k multicolored, double impression of black color, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500
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(Ph)
250.00
869 **   1743-44 var
1954, 75th Anniversary of the Birth of Joseph Stalin, 40k lilac rose and 1r gray blue, complete set of two miniature sheets of 25 (issued in sheets of 50 stamps), nice and unfolded, slightly uneven full original gum as always exists, NH, VF and rare, all stamps of 1r with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, suggested retail $5,000
(Ph)
2500.00
870 **   1746-88, C91-96
1955 Year, complete set of 49 stamps, postage and air post, plus 9 souvenir sheets, including North Pole Station sheet and not including this sheet with red surcharge of 1962, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $323
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(Ph)
100.00
871 **   1789-904, C97
1956 Year, complete set of 121 stamps, including Agriculture Exhibition issue, both Aivazov stamps, Sports issue and all others, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $370
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
100.00
872 P   1889
1956, Generalissimo Count Alexander Suvorov, imperforate proof of frame and background for stamp of 1r in olive green, two horizontal pairs printed on wove paper without watermark and on watermarked paper, no gum as produced, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $2,000-$3,000
(Ph)
1000.00
873 P   1889
1956, Generalissimo Count Alexander Suvorov, imperforate proof of central design for stamp of 1r in red brown, horizontal pair printed on wove paper without watermark, no gum as produced, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $1,000-$1,500
(Ph)
500.00
874 **   1905-2027, var
1957 Year, complete set of 134 stamps and 3 souvenir sheets, including all existing imperforates with Youth Festival and 40th Anniversary of Revolution souvenir sheet with Broken Peasant's Hat variety, all with full OG,NH, mostly VF, C.v. $675++
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(Ph)
150.00
875 **   1902 var
1957, Vissarion Belinsky, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, guaranteed genuine, suggested retail $750
(Ph)
400.00
876 **   1902 var
1957, Vissarion Belinsky, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, top left corner sheet margin block of four, post office fresh quality item, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, only a few such blocks recorded, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $4,000-$5,000
(Ph)
2500.00
877 **   1913/40 imp
1957, Youth Festival, 10k-1r, imperforate complete set of five, the high value with top margin, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300
(Ph)
75.00
878 **   1946 var
1957, Henry Fielding, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12x12 1/2, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
(Ph)
75.00
879 **   1992-93
1957, Launching of the First Sputnik, 40k indigo on bluish paper and 40k bright blue, two complete sheets of 98 (14x7), folded once along vertical perforation, fresh, full OG, NH, VF
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(Ph)
100.00
880 **   2028-417, C98
1958-60 Years, complete unit of almost 400 stamps and 5 souvenir sheets, including all existing imperfs, fresh quality, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $615
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(Ph)
150.00
881 P   2030
1958, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, reduced format perforated (L12 1/2) proof of 60k in deep blue, gummed, VF and very rare, some Russian catalogs listed the same design proofs affixed over Goznak presentation cards, a common stamp is included for comparison, this lot was sold in our Auction #83 (September 2019) for $3,450 including Auction commission, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $3,000-$4,000
(Ph)
2500.00
882 P   2030
1958, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, reduced format perforated (L12 1/2) proof of 60k in brown, gummed, VF and very rare, some Russian catalogs listed the same design proofs affixed over Goznak presentation cards, a common stamp is shown for comparison, but not included, this lot was sold in our Auction #83 (September 2019) for $3,450 including Auction commission, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $3,000-$4,000
(Ph)
2500.00
883 **   2048 var
1958, Maxim Gorky, Writer, 40k multicolored, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, full OG with minor offset on reverse, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
(Ph)
75.00
884 **   2065 var
1958, Congress of International Democratic Women's Federation (F.D.I.F.), 60k ultra and black, double (ghost) impression of black color, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
150.00
885 **   2066 var
1958, Ilya Chavchavadze, Georgian writer, 40k brown black and blue, perforation L12 1/2 instead of comb 12 1/2x12, nice and fresh single, full OG, NH, mostly VF and rare, I. Kirzhner certificate, the similar stamp was sold in our Auction #91 for $2,400 plus appropriate commission (lot #427)
(Ph)
1500.00
886 **   2116-18 fn
1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k brown and buff, unissued stamp due to city name changed from Voroshilovgrad to Lugansk at that time, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $300
(Ph)
150.00
887 **   2185, var
1959, M.S. "Mikhail Kalinin" on line Leningrad-Le Havre, 60k blue green, red and yellow, bottom left corner sheet margin pair, left stamp imperforate at bottom due to foldover, full OG, NH, VF and probably unique perf error, suggested retail $300
(Ph)
150.00
888 **   2391 var
1960, Leo Tolstoy, 20k violet and brown, complete sheet of 25 (5x5), "tree without branches" variety on stamps from positions 1, 9, 15 and 21, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce in complete sheet, these error presents only in a small part of printing run, suggested retail $400
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(Ph)
200.00
889 P   
1960, Ussuri Tiger, multicolored test stamp with no value indicated, 4 sheet margin blocks of four (3 with corner margin) and left sheet margin block of four of brown color only, all with full OG, NH, VF, mounted on page from a Collection
(Ph)
200.00
890 **   2464 var
1961, Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight, 6k blue, violet and red, a single with label at the bottom, a dot after date "12-IV- 61" variety, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $100
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(Ph)
75.00
891 P   2493
1961, Vissarion Belinsky, die proof of engraved part of the design in black, fitted for stamp size, printed on stamp gummed paper, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
892 **   2926 fn var
1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, two souvenir sheets of 1r in red or green, the last one numbered with "024014" at bottom, each one has broken Star variety, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $200
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(Ph)
100.00
893 **   2930 var
1964, Conquest of Space, souvenir sheet of six stamps of 10k multicolored on ordinary paper, light blue color (text at right - "1964. Pochta USSR") with double impression, full OG, NH, VF and rare unrecorded error, a common sheet is included for comparison, Raritan Stamps guarantee, suggested retail $1,200
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(Ph)
600.00
894 **   3193 var
1966, Cosmonauts' Day, 10k multicolored, double impression of gold color variety, unfolded complete sheet of 30 (6x5), full OG, NH, VF and rare, especially in a complete sheet, suggested retail $1,500
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(Ph)
750.00
895 **   3711 var
1970, Philatelic Exhibition dedicated to 100th Anniversary of the birth of Lenin, two souvenir sheets of 20k red, black and gold, type I (parallel lines and thick text), separated and joined "00" variety, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $150
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(Ph)
100.00
896 P   4147
1973, "Girl with Fan" by A. Renoir, 50k multicolored, drawn water-color essay of a souvenir sheet by artist G. Komlev, size 70x100mm, mounted on thin card, VF and unique, this design had been used for stamp of20kdenomination issued in the set of Foreign Paintings of 1973, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $500-$600
(Ph)
250.00
897 **   4404 var
1975, Palekh Arts, 4k-20k, side margin se-tenant strip of five, imperforate on the left, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $250
(Ph)
150.00
898 **   4484 var
1976, Palekh Paintings, 14k multicolored, gold color (ornament and denomination) is inverted, bottom right corner sheet margin vertical pair, lower stamp has no value, full OG, NH, VF and very rare major error, only one sheet of 25 stamps has been discovered, Est. $4,000- $5,000
(Ph)
2000.00
899 **   4506 imp
1976, Caucasus Flowers, 2k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail is $400
(Ph)
200.00
900 **   4508 imp
1976, Caucasus Flowers, 4k multicolored, enlarged margins imperforate single, background is significantly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail is $200
(Ph)
100.00
901 **   4710 var
1978, Old Russian Arts, Pokrova-on-Nerl' Church, 10k multicolored, two varieties - design printed on ordinary paper without lacquered coating, the other one - double impression of black color, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, especially stamp without glazing, a common stamp is added for comparison, Est. $250-$300
(Ph)
150.00
902 **   4795 imp
1979, Flag and Soviet Emblem, 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, the rarest and most expensive modern imperf error, Est. $5,000-$6,000
(Ph)
2500.00
903 **   4808 imp
1980, Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games, Figure Skating, 6k orange, violet and light blue, top right corner sheet margin imperforate vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, suggested retail is $3,000
(Ph)
1500.00
904 **   4809 imp
1980, Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games, Ice Hockey, 10k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin imperforate vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee, suggested retail is $3,000
(Ph)
1500.00
905 **   5030 imp
1982, Portrait of M. I. Lopukhina by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 6k multicolored, horizontal imperforate pair, enlarged margins at left and at bottom, nice quality item, full OG, NH, VF and rare, suggested retail is $2,000
(Ph)
1000.00
906    5111 imp
1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, vertical imperforate pair, used on registered air mail stationery cover (32k) from Leningrad to NYC in 1983, uprated by six definitive stamps, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF and an interesting item, which was really went through the International mail, suggested retail $400
(Ph)
200.00
907 **   5118 imp
1983, Soviet Gliders, A-9, 2k multicolored, bottom sheet margin vertical imperforate pair, completely flawless item, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, suggested retail $1,500
(Ph)
750.00
908 **   5128 imp
1983, 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Soviet Composer A. V. Aleksandrov, 4k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail is $1,200
(Ph)
600.00
909 **   5141 imp
1983, Buryat Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, vertical imperforate pair with enlarged margins, especially at the top, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $800
(Ph)
400.00
910 **   5179 imp
1983, Kypu Lighthouse, 1k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, colored control lines at left margin, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $800
(Ph)
400.00
911 U   5184 var
1983, Paintings by J. Khrutski, 4k multicolored, dark blue frame and yellow brown inscription are shifted to the left, top right corner sheet margin block of four, CTO with full OG, VF, suggested retail $300
(Ph)
150.00
912 **   5187 imp
1983, Partisan Madonna by M.A. Savitsky, 20k multicolored, right sheet margin imperforate block of four, full OG, NH, VF and very rare multiple, suggested retail is $4,000
(Ph)
2000.00
913 **   5190 imp
1983, National Food Program, Wheat Production, 5k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, suggested retail is $1,500
(Ph)
750.00
914 **   5196 imp
1983, Academician Aleksandr Sidorenko, 4k multicolored, horizontal imperforated pair with nice balanced margins, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $800
(Ph)
400.00
915 **   5207 imp
1983, New Year 1984, 5k multicolored, vertical imperforate pair with enlarged margin at the top and on the right, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $800
(Ph)
400.00
916 **   5215 imp
1984, Women's European Speed Skating Championships, 5k multicolored, horizontal imperforate pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and rare, suggested retail $1,600
(Ph)
800.00
917 **   5216 imp
1984, 25th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution, 5k multicolored, top sheet margin vertical imperforate pair, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail is $600
(Ph)
300.00
918 **   5220 imp
1984, Soviet Tank "ISU-152", 10k multicolored, bottom sheet margin vertical imperforate pair, control line on the selvage, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $1,200
(Ph)
600.00
919 **   5224 imp
1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games, Ice-Hockey, 20k multicolored, vertical imperforate pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, rare and guaranteed genuine, suggested retail $1,200
(Ph)
600.00
920 **   5228 imp
1984, Moscow Zoo, Snow Leopard, 4k multicolored, left sheet margin imperforate pair, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare, suggested retail is $1,600
(Ph)
800.00
921 **   5561a-62a
1987, "St. Sebastian" by Titian and "Justice" by Albrecht Durer, 5k and 10k multicolored, two miniature sheets of eight (4x2), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $550, suggested retail $150
(Ph)
75.00
922 **   5713 imp
1988, Antarctic Expedition, 20k multicolored, top left corner sheet margin imperforate block of four, control colored line on the left edge, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and scarce positional piece, suggested retail $1,200
(Ph)
600.00
923 **   5756 imp
1989, Taras Shevchenko, 5k pale green, black and brown, top left corner sheet margin imperforate horizontal pair, printed on thick glossy paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF, suggested retail is $400
(Ph)
200.00
924 **   5771 imp
1989, Honey Bees, 5k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, excellent quality item, full OG, NH, VF and rare, suggested retail is $3,000
(Ph)
1500.00
925    5771 imp
1989 (May 18), Honeybee, 5k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair used on unaddressed FDC, flawless condition, VF and very rare, suggested retail $1,000
(Ph)
500.00
926 **   5795 imp
1989, Letter Writing Week, 5k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforate block of four, printed on thick glossy paper, control lights on selvages, no gum as issued, NH, VF and guaranteed genuine, suggested retail is $200
(Ph)
100.00
927 **   5802, 5806 imp
1989, Soviet Circus, 1k and 10k, two left sheet margin vertical imperforate pairs, one with control markings on the edge, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $200
(Ph)
100.00
928 **   5854/68 imp
1990, Capitals of the Soviet Republics, 5k multicolored, imperforate complete set of 13 (Riga and Yerevan do not exist imperf) in left sheet margin horizontal pairs, control signs on selvages, full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail $500
(Ph)
250.00
929 **   5854/68 imp
1990, Capitals of the Soviet Republics, 5k multicolored, imperforate set of 12 (Frunze, Riga and Yerevan do not exist imperf) mostly in sheet margin horizontal pairs Kishinev is a single), full OG, NH, VF, suggested retail is $250
(Ph)
100.00
930 **   5953, var
1990, New Year 1991, 5k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin block of six triangles, stamp design is completely transformed on the right due to breakdown of printing device, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular piece
(Ph)
100.00
931 **   6008 imp
1991, Cultural Heritage, 10k-30k, bottom sheet margin imperforate se-tenant strip of five, nice margins at all other sides, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, suggested retail $4,000
(Ph)
2000.00

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