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RARITAN STAMPS, Inc. Auction #83 PO Box 425 September 13-14, 2019 Cranbury, NJ 08512-0425, USA Tel: 732.422.2124 Fax: 732.422.2125 E-mail: [email protected] Visit our website: www.raritanstamps.com BID SHEET Must be received before 6:00 PM (EDT), Thursday, September 12, 2019 A BUYER’S PREMIUM OF 15% WILL BE ADDED TO THE SELLING PRICES OF ALL LOTS AND BECOME A PART OF THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE Name Philatelic References Address APS# (or other Soc.) Tel:

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DESCRIPTIONS Catalogue numbers (#) and Catalogue values (C.v.) are taken from 2019 Scott Catalogue. In the cases when stamps or souvenir sheets are unlisted in Scott we are using Russian Standard Collection Catalogue (SC), catalogue value of Collections and Collective lots presented by the latest edition of that Catalogue, approximate exchange rate is $1=63.00₽. Other used catalogues are mentioned in the description. SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS ** − Never hinged, original gum Mi − Michel Catalogue * − Hinged, original gum C.v. − Catalogue value **/* − Never Hinged, Hinged OG − Original gum (*) − No gum, unused NH − Never hinged U − Used LH − Lightly hinged D − Document, Ephemera VLH − Very lightly hinged F − Forgery, Postal Forgery F/VF − Fine/Very Fine Centering L − Label, Semi-Official stamp VF − Very Fine Centering P − Proof, Essay XF − Extremely Fine Centering S − Specimen ds − Date stamp SB, B − Stamp, Postcard Booklet CTO − Cancelled to order W − Wholesale Lot FDC − First Day Cover − Block or large multiple Gub. − Gubernia  − Cover, wrapper, postcard Obl. − Oblast Est. − Estimate PPC − Picture Postcard fn − Footnote TPO − Traveling Post Office (Mail Car) AUCTION AGENTS Charles Cwiakala Frank Mandel Purser & Associates, LLC 1527 S. Fairview Ave PO Box 157 Jonathan Orenstein Park Ridge, IL 60068 USA New York, NY 10014 USA 240 Bronxville Road #B4, Phone/Fax: 847.823 8747 Phone: 212.675 0819 Bronxville, NY 10708, USA E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 212.336 6462 Phone: 857.928 5140 E-mail: [email protected]

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FIRST SECTION – AT 11:00 AM, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Lot Cat. # Description Est $ THE DR. JOHN H. AVTSIN COLLECTION OF SOVIET ADVERTISING LABELS OF 1923-29 For this listing we are using Catalog of ‘’Post Advertising Stamps and Labels’’ by A. Mramornov and V. Pantyukhin (1997) Moscow 1 L 1 1923-29, ''Autopromtorg'' (Automobile Industry and Trade), label in 75 black and red, soldier 7k brown is affixed over and neatly cancelled, fresh and VF 2 L  1 1925, ''Autopromtorg'' label in black and red with soldier 7k brown af- 200 fixed over, used on reverse of cover from Rybinsk to Leningrad, tied by Rybinsk ''10.7.25'' postal marking, machine arrival Leningrad ''13. VII.25'' ds, VF 3 L 2 1923-29, ''Vigonevy Trest'' (Spinning Mill Trust), multicolored unused 100 label, insignificant gum waves, mostly VF 4 L 2 1923-29, ''Vigonevy Trest'' (Spinning Mill Trust), multicolored label, un- 75 used, no gum, fresh and VF

5 L  2 1926, ''Vigonevy Trest'' (Spinning Mill Trust), multicolored label 1,500 in block of four, definitive stamps of soldier 7k brown are affixed over, used on reverse of registered pre-printed cover from Moscow to Stockholm, tied by Moscow ''8.3.26'' date stamp, no arrival postmark as often exists, mostly VF and probably unique multiple of scarce label on postal history item 6 L 3 1923-29, ''Shveiny Syndicat'' (All-Russian Syndicate of Clothing Indus- 100 try), label in black, red and green, peasant 6k blue is affixed over, unused, no gum, VF 7 L 3 1923-29, ''Shveiny Syndicat'' (All-Russian Syndicate of Clothing Indus- 75 try), top sheet margin label in black, red and green with double perforation on margin, peasant 6k blue is affixed over, neat postal cancellation, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 8 L 4 1923-29, ''Electro-Tekhnichesky Trest'' (All-Union Electrotechnical 150 Trust), label in black, red and yellow, horizontal pair, each one bearing soldier 7k brown, unused with full OG, right label has small thin, still F/VF and scarce in pair 9 L  4 1924, ''Electro-Tekhnichesky Trest'' label in black, red and yellow, hori- 200 zontal pair of soldier 7k brown is affixed over, used on reverse of registered cover from Yekaterinodar (now - Krasnodar) to Moscow, ''21.10.24'' Yeakaterinodar Train Station ds, Moscow ''24.10.24'' arrival marking, cover is slightly reduced at the bottom, still F/VF 10 L  4 1025. ''Electro-Tekhnichesky Trest'', label in black, red and yellow, bear- 200 ing three definitive stamps, used on reverse of cover from Lugansk to Moscow, tied by ''3.2.25'' postal marking, Moscow ''7.II.25'' arrival ds, VF 11 L  4 1926, ''Electro-Tekhnichesky Trest'', label in black, red and yellow, bear- 200 ing soldier 7k brown, used on reverse of cover from Sumy to Moscow, uprated by worker 1k orange, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, slight fold at right did not affect stamps, F/VF 12 L 2-4 1923-29, ''Vigonevy Trest'', ''Shveiny Syndicat'' and ''Electro-Tech- 100 nichesky Trest'', each one is bearing definitive stamp and neatly cancelled (one on a piece), fresh quality, mostly VF (website photo) 13 L 5 1923-29, ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' (State Supplies for Chemical Laborato- 75 ries), label in blue, red and yellow, unused with full OG, NH, VF 14 L 5 1923-29, ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' (State Supplies for Chemical Laborato- 75 ries), label in blue, red and yellow, unused with full OG, NH, VF 15 L  5 1925, ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' label in blue, red and yellow, stamp of sol- 150 dier 7k brown is affixed over, used on reverse of cover from Moscow (17.9.25) to Yalta, postmarked on arrival on September 20, 1925, mostly VF 16 L  5 1925, ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' label in blue, red and yellow, bearing sol- 200 dier 7k brown, used on reverse of cover from Moscow to Leningrad, tied by Moscow ''23.9.25'' postal marking, machine arrival ''24.IX.25'' ds, mostly VF 17 L  5 1925, ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' label in blue, red and yellow with soldier 7k 200 brown affixed over, used on front of postal receipt (delivery confirmation) from Baku to Leningrad, all appropriate markings, VF 18 L  5 1925, ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' label in blue, red and yellow bearing soldier 250 18k violet, used on reverse of official ''Goslaborsnabzhenie'' registered cover from Leningrad to Novocherkassk, tied by Leningrad ''29.10.25'' postal marking, delivered on ''2.11.25'', VF and an interesting item 19 L 6 1923-29, ''Gosmetr'' (Government Office for the Procurement and Sale of 75 Weights and Measures), label in black and deep orange, peasant 6k blue is affixed over, Kharkov postal cancellation, mostly VF 20 L 7 1923-29, ''Gosmetr'' (Government Office for the Procurement and Sale 100 of Weights and Measures), label in black and olive yellow, worker 4k carmine is affixed over, neat postal cancellation, mostly VF and scarce 21 L 8 1923-29, ''Gosselsyndicat'' (State Agricultural Syndicate - Cow and 75 Sheep), multicolored unused label, bearing soldier 7k brown, full OG, NH, VF 22 L  8 1931, ''Gosselsyndicat'' multicolored label with soldier 7k brown affixed 200 over, used on advertising envelope to Moscow, posted in the mail on TPO ''Minsk- Moscow No.42'', uprated by Revolution of 1905 3k red, Moscow arrival ds on reverse, VF 23 L 9 1923-29, ''Gosselsyndicat'' (State Agricultural Syndicate - Harvest), mul- 75 ticolored unused label, bearing soldier 7k brown, full OG, LH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 24 L  9 1927, ''Gosselsyndicat'' multicolored label with soldier 7k brown affixed 300 over, used on reverse of registered cover from Leningrad to Denmark, uprated by five different adhesives on front, tied by Leningrad ''10.1.27'' postal cancellation, Aalborg ''14.1.27'' arrival ds, mostly VF and rare foreign destination 25 L 11 1923-29, ''Gostorg'' (State Commercial Bureau), label in red and black 100 with text in Roman letters, worker 14k gray blue is affixed over, unused, full OG, apparently NH 26 L 5, 9, 11 1923-29, three labels promoted State Enterprises, ''Goslaborsna- 100 bzhenie'', ''Gosselsyndicat'' and ''Gostorg'', bearing different definitive stamps, postally used, mostly VF (website photo) 27 L 12 1923-29, ''Gostrest Tochnoi Mekhaniki'' (State Trust of Fine Mechanics), 75 right sheet margin label in black, red and yellow, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, unused, full OG, NH, VF 28 L 12 1923-29, ''Gostrest Tochnoi Mekhaniki'' (State Trust of Fine Mechanics), 50 top sheet margin label in black, red and yellow, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, neat Simferopol postal cancellation, VF 29 L  12 1925, ''Gostrest Tochnoi Mekhaniki'' label in black, red and yellow, with 200 soldier 7k brown is affixed over, used on reverse of cover from Tashkent to Novocherkassk, tied by Tashkent ''5.12.25'' postal marking, arrived on 14.12.25, mostly VF 30 L 13 1923-29, ''GUM'' (State Department Store - Building on Red Square), 75 imperforated at the top label in dark blue, red and yellow, bearing soldier 7k brown, unused, full OG, hinged, VF 31 L  13 1926, ''GUM'' label in dark blue, red and yellow, with soldier 7k brown 200 is affixed over, used on cover from Moscow to Sebezh, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, slightly reduced at left, still F/VF 32 L 14 1923-29, ''GUM'' (State Department Store - the Globe), unused label in 75 black, red and blue, peasant 6k blue is affixed over, full OG, previously hinged, VF 33 L  14 1926, ''GUM'' label in black, red and blue with worker 8k olive brown, 200 used on cover from Sverdlovsk to Moscow, tied by Sverdlovsk ''26.3.26'' date stamp, machine arrival ''28.3.26'' is on reverse, mostly VF 34 L  14 1928, ''GUM'' label in black, red and blue with worker from the 2nd de- 150 finitive issue of 10k brown, used on registered cover from Moscow to Dmitrov, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, cover reduced at left, still fine 35 L  14, 27 1929, ''GUM'' and ''Mospolygraph'', two different labels with definitive 300 stamps of peasant 6k blue affixed over, used on reverse of registered cover in Moscow, uprated by October Revolution stamp of 3k carmine, violet marking ''Removed from a Mailbox'', appropriately cancelled with arrival ds, mostly VF and scarce 36 L  15 1925, ''Donskaya Gosudarst. Tabachaya Fabrika'' (Don State Tobacco 300 Factory), label in black, red brown and olive yellow with worker 4k red affixed over, used on reverse of cover from Voronezh to Harbin (China), uprated by four definitive stamps on front, tied by Voronezh ''3.1.25'' postal marking, arrived to Harbin on ''16.1.25'', some conveyance faults, still fine and very rare destination 37 L 16 1923-29, ''Zhurnal Dlia Khozyaek'' (Magazine for Housewives), imperfo- 75 rated on the right label in black bearing soldier 7k brown, neat Odessa postal cancellation, fresh and VF 38 L  16 1925, ''Zhurnal Dlia Khozyaek'' label in black, bearing soldier 7k brown, 150 used on reverse of cover from Odessa to Leningrad, tied by Odessa ''07.01.25'' postal marking, delivered to Leningrad on 12.1.25, significant soiling by postal glue, still fine and scarce

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 39 L 17 1923-29, ''Syndicat de Cuir'' (Russian Leather Syndicate), bottom sheet 75 margin label in brown on deep orange colored paper, unused with full OG, NH, VF 40 L 17 1923-29, ''Syndicat de Cuir'' (Russian Leather Syndicate), two labels in 50 brown or red brown on yellow orange or deep orange colored paper, both with worker 14k gray blue affixed over, postal cancellations, VF (website photo) 41 L  17 1925, ''Syndicat de Cuir'' label in red brown on deep orange colored 200 paper with worker 14k gray blue, used on cover from Moscow to Ludse (Latvia), tied by Moscow ''11.1.25'' postal cancellation, arrival ''4.II.25'' ds on reverse, mostly VF 42 L  17 1925, two labels ''Syndicat de Cuir'' in red brown on deep orange colored 400 paper, each one bearing worker 14k gray blue, used on reverse of registered cover from Moscow to Hankow via Shanghai, tied by Moscow ''22.10.25'' date stamp, Shanghai ''7.11.25'' transit and Hankow arrival marking in Chinese, minor soiling, still F/VF and extremely rare 43 L  17 1926, ''Syndicat de Cuir'' label in red brown on deep orange colored pa- 400 per, bearing soldier 7k brown, used on registered cover from Vladivostok to Harbin, uprated by two imperforated stamps of Revolution of 1905, tied by Vladivostok ''29.4.26'' ds, Harbin ''4.5.26'' arrival marking, VF and scarce 44 L 18 1923-29, ''Krasny Proletariy'' (Printing Company ''Krasny Proletariy'') 100 unused label in black and red bearing worker 4k carmine, full OG, apparently NH, VF

45 L  18, 27 1923, two labels of different Printing Companies, ''Krasny Proletar- 1,000 iy'' and ''Mospolygraph'', each one bearing worker 4k carmine, used on reverse of registered cover from Moscow to New York, uprated by 11 RSFSR stamps 5r x1, 20r x10) and vertical pair of soldier 10k dark blue, tied by Moscow ''30.10.23'' ds, NYC arrival marking, minor paper waves and bottom left corner imperfection, still F/VF and extremely rare mixed franking mailing to foreign destination 46 L 19 var 1923-29, ''Krymconservtrest'' (Crimean Canning Trust), unused label in 100 dark blue, red and yellow, full offset of blue and yellow colors on reverse, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, usual rough perforation, no gum, VF 47 L 19 var 1923-29, ''Krymconservtrest'', two labels in dark blue, red and yellow, 100 each one with soldier 7k brown affixed over, first one with full blue and partial yellow offset on reverse, the other one has red offset, both are postally used, one with ironed fold, mostly VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 48 L  19 var 1925, ''Krymconservtrest'' label in dark blue, red and yellow, bearing 200 soldier 7k brown, misperforated vertically, used on reverse of cover from Orenburg to Irkutsk, tied by ''22.9.25'' postmark, arrived on 30.9.25, minor envelope waves, still VF

49 53 49 L 20 1923-29, ''Krymtabaktrest'' (Crimean Tobacco Trust), unused label in 100 dark blue, deep orange and magenta, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, full OG, NH, VF 50 L 20 var 1923-29, ''Krymtabaktrest'' top sheet margin label in dark blue, deep 100 orange and magenta, imperforated at the top, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, postally used, mainly VF 51 L  20 1924, ''Krymtabaktrest'' label in dark blue, deep orange and magenta 200 with soldier 7k brown, used on cover from Leningrad to Vitebsk, tied by ''11.12.24'' date stamp, arrived to Vitebsk on 13.12.24, mostly VF 52 L  20 var 1929, ''Krymtabaktrest'' label in dark blue, deep orange and magenta, 200 imperforated on the left and at the bottom, soldier 3k brownish red is affixed over, used on reverse of registered advertising cover in Moscow, uprated by two definitive stamps on front, tied by Moscow ''15.XI.29'' ds, another marking of ''16.XI.29'' is alongside, archival pinholes at right, still F/VF 53 L 21 1923-29, ''Moskovsky Mashinotrest'' (Moscow Machinery Trust) un- 750 used multicolored label, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, full OG, LH, VF and very rare 54 L 23-26 1923-29, ''Moskust'' (Joint-Stock Company Moscow Combined Group), 100 four different multicolored labels, each one bearing peasant 6k blue, postally used, mainly VF (website photo) 55 L  23 1924, ''Moskust - Kozhtovary'' (Moscow Combined Group - Leather 200 Goods) multicolored label with peasant 6k blue, used on reverse of registered cover from Borisoglebsk to Tambov, uprated by another 6k stamp, tied by 9.5.24'' ds, arrival ''11.5.24'' marking is alongside, F/VF 56 L  24 1924, ''Moskust - Krasny Kozhevnik'' multicolored label, peasant 6k blue 200 is affixed over, used on reverse of cover from Tambov to Moscow, tied by ''13.4.24'' postal marking, arrived to Moscow on 14.IV.24, small piece of white paper on front, still F/VF 57 L  24 1924, ''Moskust - Krasny Kozhevnik'' vertical pair of multicolored labels, 350 each with peasant 6k blue is affixed over, used on reverse of registered cover from Odessa to Moscow, tied by ''23.5.24'' date stamp, arrived to Moscow on May 26, minor labels soiling and some conveyance flaws, still F/VF and very scarce 58 L 26 1923-29, ''Moskust - Chugunno-Liteiny Zavod'' (Joint- Stock Company 75 Moscow Combined Group - Iron Foundry), multicolored label without definitive stamp, unused, no gum, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 59 L  26 1924, ''Moskust - Chugunno-Liteiny Zavod'' multicolored label with 200 peasant 6k blue is affixed over, used on home-made cover from Krasn- oufimsk to Yekaterinburg, tied by ''21.5.24'' postal marking, Yekaterin- burg ''23.5.24'' arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF 60 L  26 1926, ''Moskust - Chugunno-Liteiny Zavod'' multicolored label bearing 200 worker 8k olive brown, used on cover from Rostov-on-Don to Moscow, Rostov ''13.4.26'' postal marking, Moscow arrival ''16.4.26'' ds on reverse, mostly VF 61 L 27 1923-29, ''Mospolygraph'' (Moscow Printing Company) unused label in 100 lilac brown and gray green, no definitive stamp, full OG, LH, VF 62 L 27, var 1923-29, ''Mospolygraph'' two labels in lilac brown and gray green, one 75 has bottom left corner margin, the other one with gray green background shifted to the top, both bearing various definitive stamps, postally used, mainly VF (website photo) 63 L  27 1924, ''Mospolygraph'' label in lilac brown and gray green, bearing 200 worker 4k carmine, used on registered philatelic exchange cover from Moscow to Sweden, uprated by three definitive values and exchange tax stamp on reverse, tied by Moscow ''4.1.24'' postal marking, no Sweden arrival, mostly VF and scarce 64 L 28-30 1923-29, Tobacco Packs, ''Prombank'' and ''Richard Kablitz'', three mul- 100 ticolored labels, each one with different definitive stamps, all are postally used, mostly VF (website photo) 65 L  28 1925, Tobacco Packs multicolored label with soldier 7k brown affixed 200 over, used on reverse of small size envelope from Tiflis to Kaluga, tied by ''23.7.25'' date stamp, delivered to Kaluga on 29.7.25, mostly VF 66 L 29 1923-29, ''Prombank'' (Russian Commercial and Industrial Bank) un- 75 used label in black, red and yellow, no definitive stamp, full OG, NH, VF 67 L 29, 38, 40 1923-29, ''Prombank'' and ''Electrobank'', three multicolored labels, last 75 two with text in Russian or English, each one has definitive stamp affixed over, all postally used, mostly VF (website photo) 68 L  29 1923, ''Prombank'' label in black, red and yellow, bearing worker 5k 200 lilac, used on reverse of official pre-printed cover of Commercial and Industrial Bank (''Prombank''), sent in Moscow, tied by ''29.12.23'' date stamp, mostly VF 69 L  29 1923, ''Prombank'', horizontal strip of three labels in black, red and yel- 750 low, worker 1k x2 or soldier 3k are affixed over, used on reverse of official pre-printed Prombank cover, sent in Moscow, tied by ''3.11.23'' date stamp, delivered at the same day, mostly VF and very scarce 70 L  30 1926, ''Richard Kablitz'' (Manufactures of Domestic and Industrial 200 Equipment) multicolored label with soldier 18k violet is affixed over, used on reverse of registered cover from Baku to Taganrog, tied by Baku ''26.5.26'' ds, arrived on 29.5.26, VF 71 L  30 1926, ''Richard Kablitz'' multicolored label, stamp of soldier 18k violet 250 is affixed over, used on registered cover from a manor Sheshurino to Kholm uezd administration of Pskov Gub. via volost Tyapolovo, label is tied by Sheshurino ''6.11.26'' date stamp, Tyapolovo transit (8.11.) and registration marking, backstamped Kholm at November 9, light vertical fold, still F/VF and scarce rural PO mailing 72 L 31-32 1923-29, ''Sovtorgflot'' (Soviet Merchant Fleet), two unused labels in blue, 150 black and red from different issues, first one has no definitive stamp, the other one with minor perf irregularities at right, full OG, NH, VF 73 L 31, var 1923-29, ''Sovtorgflot'', unused label in blue, black and red, bottom sheet 200 margin horizontal pair from the first issue, imperforated at the bottom, in addition right stamp with data error ''20 .000'' instead of ''200.000'', no definitive stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce double error pair

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 74 L 31 var 1923-29, ''Sovtorgflot'', three marginal labels in black, blue and red, all 75 from the first issue, imperforated at the top, bottom or on the left, each one with definitive stamp affixed over, all are postally used (one - on a piece), mostly VF (website photo) 75 L  31 1926, ''Sovtorgflot'' label in black, blue and red with worker 20k green 250 is affixed over, used on reverse of registered cover from Vladivostok to Harbin (China), uprated by worker 4k carmine in vertical pair, tied by Vladivostok Train Station oval ''4.2.26'' date stamp, Harbin ''7.2.26'' arrival marking, damaged top right corner, still fine and scarce destination 76 L  31 1926, ''Sovtorgflot'' label in black, blue and red bearing worker 20k 200 green, used on reverse of registered cover from Vladivostok to Japan, uprated by worker 8k olive brown, three-line marking ''Removed from a Mail Box'', tied by Vladivostok ''5.5.26'' postal marking, no Japanese arrival date stamp, VF 77 L  31 1926, ''Sovtorgflot'' label in black, blue and red, worker 20k green is 250 affixed over, used on reverse of money letter from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Moscow together with two other definitive stamps, tied by Ust-Ka- menogorsk ''16.2.26'' ds, arrived to Moscow on February 25, wax seal, opened by razor at the bottom, F/VF 78 L  32 1926, ''Sovtorgflot'' label in black, blue and red, the second issue, worker 150 8k olive brown is affixed over, used on reverse of cover from Odessa to Moscow, tied by ''18.10.26'' postal marking, arrived to Moscow on 20.10.26, the label has broken top left corner, otherwise F/VF 79 L 32-33 1923-29, ''Sovtorgflot'' (2nd issue) and ''Soyuzflot'', two labels bearing de- 75 finitive stamps, postally used, first one with natural paper inclusion at the top left, still VF (website photo) 80 L 33 1923-29, ''Soyuzflot'' (Soviet Passenger Fleet) unused label in black and 100 carmine, no definitive stamp, full OG, NH, VF 81 L 33 1923-29, ''Soyuzflot'' (Soviet Passenger Fleet) unused label in black and 100 carmine, worker 14k gray blue on paper without watermark, perforation 14½x15 is affixed over, full OG, LH, VF 82 L 35 1923-29, ''Farfortrest'' (Porcelain Trust) multicolored label, no definitive 60 stamp, minor ink soiling and 2mm repaired tear at the bottom, no gum, VF appearance 83 L  35 1926, ''Farfortrest'' multicolored label with soldier 7k brown, used on re- 200 verse of cover from Likhoslavl to Sebezh, tied by ''14.1.26'' postal marking, Sebezh ''15.1.26'' arrival ds, VF 84 L 36 1923-29, ''Sharikopodshipnik'' (Plant ''Ball Bearing'') unused label in 75 black and carmine, the first printing, no definitive stamp, no gum, VF 85 L 36 1923-29, ''Sharikopodshipnik'' (Plant ''Ball Bearing'') top margin unused 100 label in black and carmine, the first printing, imperforated at the top, soldier 7k brown is affixed over, full OG, LH, VF 86 L  36 1927, ''Sharikopodshipnik'' label in black and carmine, the first print- 200 ing, definitive stamp of soldier 10k dark blue is affixed over, usedon registered cover from Ozery to Moscow, uprated by October Revolution stamp of 8k brown and black, tied by ''21.12.27'' postal marking, arrived to Moscow on 22.12.27, archival pinholes at left, still F/VF 87 L  37 1926, ''Sharikopodshipnik'' label in black and carmine, the second 200 printing, definitive stamp of worker 8k olive brown is affixed over, used on pre-printed cover from Tver to Moscow, tied by ''2.12.26'' ds, arrived to Moscow on 3.12.26, damaged at reverse and vertical fold away from the label, fine and rare postal history item 88 L 38 1923-29, ''Electrobank'' (Electrification Bank - Cyrillic letters) top right 100 corner margin unused multicolored label, no definitive stamp, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 89 L 39, var 1923-29, ''Electrobanque'' (Electrification Bank - Roman letters) two 75 multicolored labels, both with definitive stamp affixed over, one has top sheet margin and significant shift of red color to the bottom right, postally used, VF Kiev 90 L 41 1923-29, ''Luchshie Sorta Papiros'' (The Best Cigarettes), unused label 200 in red and blue, bearing soldier 3k brownish red, no gum, VF 91 L 42 1923-29, ''Ukrainskiy Farfor Trest'' (Ukrainian Porcelain Trust), unused 75 label in brown, yellow and rose, worker 8k olive brown is affixed over, no gum, VF 92 L 42 var 1923-29, ''Ukrainskiy Farfor Trest'' (Ukrainian Porcelain Trust), top 100 sheet margin label in brown, yellow and rose, imperforated at the top with red brown color absorbed through porous paper, no definitive stamp, unused, no gum, VF Petrograd (Leningrad) 93 L 43 1923-29, ''Gospromtsvetmet'' (State Industry of Non- Ferrous Metals), 60 multicolored label, bearing soldier 7k brown, postally used, mostly VF 94 L  43, 46 1925, registered cover from Somino (Cherepovets Gub.) to Moscow, 250 ''Gospromtsvetmet'' label with soldier 7k brown is on front and two labels of ''Tobacco Packs'' with 7k brown - on reverse, tied by ''28.III.25'' ds, Moscow ''1.4.25'' arrival marking, some tears did not affect labels, fine and very scarce 95 L 45 1923-29, ''Petrotabaktrest'' (Petrograd Tobacco Trust), unused label in 150 black, olive brown and red, bearing worker 5k lilac, full OG, hinged, VF 96 L 46 1923-29, ''Tobacco Packs'', unused label in red, blue and yellow, no de- 75 finitive stamp, in addition the same label postally used on a piece, first one with full OG with insignificant paper adhesion at the bottom left, VF 97 L  46 1925, ''Tobacco Packs'' label in red, blue and yellow, bearing worker 150 5k lilac and uprated by 2k green, used on reverse of pre-printed cover from Usmyn to Moscow, all appropriate markings, arrived to Moscow on 13.III.25, light vertical fold, mostly F/VF 98 L  46 1925, ''Tobacco Packs'', horizontal pair of labels in red, blue and yellow, 300 stamps of soldier 7k brown affixed over each label, used on registered cover from Station Yefimovskaya (then Cherepovets Gub.) to Moscow together with three other definitive stamps, tied by ''21.3.25'' with next day Moscow arrival marking is alongside, mainly VF 99 L  46 1927, ''Tobacco Packs'' label in red, blue and yellow, stamps of worker 150 8k and soldier 10k are affixed over, used on reverse of registered cover from Burnak to Tambov, appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF 100 L 47 1923-29, ''Petroodezhda'' (Petrograd Trust of the Clothing Industry), left 100 sheet margin unused label in black, brown orange and gray, stamp of worker 4k carmine is affixed over, full OG, hinged, VF 101 L 45-48 1923-29, five labels, including ''Petrotabaktrest'', ''Tobacco Packs'', 200 ''Petroodezhda'', ''Petrotekstil'' and ''Electropomosch'', all bearing various definitive stamps, postally used, mostly VF (website photo) 102 L  49 1926, ''Electropomosch'' (Construction of Thermal and Hydroelectric 200 Power Stations) label in black, gray and red, stamps of worker 14k and 4k affixed together, used on reverse of cover from Pushkinskie Gory (Pskov Gub.) to Leningrad, tied by ''20.7.26'' postal marking, arrived in Leningrad on 21.7.26, cover is slightly reduced at left, still F/VF Odessa 103 L 50 1923-29, ''Odesskiy Pischetrest'' (Odessa Food Trust), multicolored la- 60 bel, stamp of worker 8l olive brown is affixed over, postally used, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 104 L 51 1923-29, ''Tobacco Packs'', unused multicolored label in horizontal pair, 150 imperforated on the right, stamps of worker 5k lilac is affixed over, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair 105 L  51 1924, ''Tobacco Packs'' multicolored label, bearing soldier 7k brown, 200 used on cover from Odessa to Leningrad, tied by Odessa ''10.12.24'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival ''15.12.24'', mostly VF 106 L 50-51 1923-29, two multicolored labels - ''Pischetrest'' and ''Tobacco Packs'', 100 each one bearing a definitive stamp, postally used, mostly VF (website photo) Rostov-on-Don 107 L 52-53 1923-29, ''Dongostabfabrika'' (Don State Tobacco Factory), two labels 100 representing pictures of different tobacco packs, each one with definitive stamp affixed over, postally used, the last one with shallow thin spot, otherwise VF 108 L 53 1924, registered cover from Ganja (then Elisabethpol) to Tiflis, horizontal 500 pair of ''Dongostabfabrika'' labels on reverse, each one with peasant 6k blue affixed over, appropriate markings and arrival ds, cover was opened roughly and with some flaws, still F/VF and very rare pair on cover Samara 109 L 55 1923-29, ''Gosrybsyndicat'' (State Fishery Syndicate), label in black, 250 stamp of worker 14k gray blue is affixed over, postally used, VF 110 L 59 1923-29, ''Khleboproduct'' (Gubernia Enterprise ''Grain Commodities'') 500 unused label in blue, orange and green, soldier 3k brownish red is affixed over, minor blue ink offset on reverse, no gum, fresh, VF and scarce 111 L 60 1923-29, ''Khleboproduct'' (Gubernia Enterprise ''Grain Commodities''), 500 unused multicolored label, no definitive stamp, no gum, VF and scarce 112 L 60 1923-29, ''Khleboproduct'' (Gubernia Enterprise ''Grain Commodities''), 300 multicolored label with worker 8k olive brown is affixed over, strong shift of horizontal perforation, postally used, VF 113 L  61 Simferopol 1927, ''Krymtabaktrest'' (Crimea Tobacco Trust), multi- 200 colored label, bearing worker 8k olive brown, used on reverse of cover from Moscow to Smolensk, tied by Moscow-Byelorusskaya Train station ''15.2.27'' ds (appears as ''21''), Smolensk ''16.2.27'' arrival marking, cover is roughly opened, still F/VF Kharkov 114 L  62 1925, ''Tabak Trest Ukrainy'' (Ukrainian Tobacco Trust), multicolored 200 label with soldier 7k brown, used on reverse of pre-printed cover from Kharkov to Feodosia, tied by Kharkov ''24.6.25'' postal cancellation, arrived in Feodosia on 26.06.25'', repaired cover tear on reverse at left, still F/VF 115 L  62 1924, ''Tabak Trest Ukrainy'', multicolored label in vertical pair, imperfo- 400 rated at the top and on the right, each label is bearing soldier 7k brown, used on reverse of registered cover from Kharkov to Taganrog, tied by ''24.11.24'' date stamp, Taganrog ''26.11.24'' arrival marking, mostly VF and scarce franking 116 L 63 1926, ''Tutun Trest Ukrainy'' (Ukrainian Tobacco Trust) label in blue and 250 yellow with worker 8k olive brown, used on reverse of cover from Kher- son to Pervomaysk, tied by Kherson ''19.5.26'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival ''21.5.26'', mostly VF 117 L 61-63 Tobacco Advertisement 1923-29, three labels, one printed in Simfer- 100 opol and two - in Kharkov, each one bearing a definitive stamp, postally used, mostly VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Labels issued by Non-Postal Organizations 118 L 1P Hotel ''Evropeyskaya'' at Petrograd 1923-24, set of four unused labels in 250 black brown, red, light blue and bluish green, each one bearing a definitive stamp, two with full OG, two without gum, green label with small thin spot mostly on margin, VF appearance 119 L 1P 1923-24, set of three unused labels in black brown, red and light blue, 150 no definitive stamps, one with full OG, two - without gum, mostly VF Ukrainian State Publishing House 120 L 2P 1929, ''Kniga - Pochtoi'' (Book by Mail), label in black and carmine, 75 worker (2nd definitive issue) of 10k brown is affixed over, postally used, mostly VF 121 L  2P 1929, ''Kniga - Pochtoi'' label in black and carmine with worker 10k 250 brown, used on reverse of cover from Kiev to Nizhni-Novgorod, tied by Kiev Train Station ''26.2.29'' postal marking, machine arrival ds, mostly VF 122 L  3/63, 2P Balance of the Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection 1923-29, 31 mostly used 800 labels (one - unused) and one cover, representing issues of Moscow (23), Kiev (1), Petrograd- Leningrad (3 and a cover), Simferopol (1), Kharkov (2) and Ukrainian Publishing (1), generally all different, including one pair, a few used on pieces, we found just five labels with minor flaws, nice quality overall, F/VF (website photo) THE MICHAEL PIPE COLLECTION OF SOVIET UNION 1923-91 First Agriculture Exhibition Issue 123 **/* 242-49, 1923, 1r-7r, 48 mint imperforated and perforated stamps in singles, 300 var pairs and blocks, including imperforated stamps of 5r with very pale background and background shift, three fantails and three pairs imperforated between, as well as complete set in blocks of four with perforation 13½, all housed on Lindner hingeless pages, full OG, NH or LH/ hinged, mostly VF (website photo) 124 ** 242-45, 1923, 1r-7r, imperforated complete set of four in horizontal pairs, two 100 246-49, a perforated complete sets of four or three with perforation 12½ or 13½ respectively, full OG, NH, mostly VF 125 **/* 250-59, First Definitive Issue - Lithographic Printing1924, 1k-1r, 4k-40k, 79 600 261-64, mint stamps and one postal history item, including blocks of 8, 10 or var 12 with printer's markings, 13 Leningrad Provisionally perforated 12½ or 14½x15 stamps of 1k, 3k, 4k, 20k and 1r, nice range of 4k-40k with complete MNH set and imperforated 40k in pair (short margin at bottom), fresh condition, most with full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) Lenin Mourning Issue 126 **/* 265-72, 1924, 3k-20k, 31 mint stamps and one Exhibition cover with all four 500  var values, the unit includes complete set with narrow frame (3k - expertly regummed) and extra a single and horizontal pair of 20k (LH or NH respectively), perforated 12k with wide frame in horizontal strip of four, some plate varieties and more, nice quality material housed on two Lind- ner hingeless pages, generally full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 127 * 265-68 1924, 3k-20k, complete set of four with narrow frame, nice margins all 400 var around, full OG, VLH (on 3k and 20k on margin away from the stamps), VF 128 ** 268 var 1924, 20k red and black, narrow frame, top sheet margin block of four, 500 additional ''ghost'' print of black color, full OG (no gum on the edge), NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $

129 130 132 129 P SC #NP10 1924, Portrait of Lenin, black-and-white photo-essay of 6k on thick 750 glossy paper, unaccepted design, size 20x35mm, minor soiling on Len- in's shirt not mentioned in certificate, fresh otherwise, no gum as produced, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 130 P SC #NP10 1924, Portrait of Lenin, black-and-white photo-essay of 6k on thick 750 glossy paper with red water-color frame, unaccepted design, size 22.5x37.5mm, no gum as produced, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate First Definitive Issue - Typographical Printing (Imperforated stamps) 131 **/* 273/90 1923-25, 3k-50k, 2k-1r, 24 mint stamps, including one block of four 400 imp (2k with double impression), 20k (short margins at top and bottom), 30k unused, no gum, all other valuable stamps are dubious, including 50k and 1r (Caffaz certificate), generally full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/ VF (website photo) 132 * 275A 1923, peasant 50k brown, four enlarged margins imperforated sin- 1,500 gle, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate, C.v. $6,750 133 * 275A var 1923, peasant 50k brown, bottom right corner margin single with dou- 500 ble impression, full OG, previously hinged, VF and an eye-catching item 134 * 277 imp 1924-25, peasant 2k green, nice margins all around, full OG, very light 200 trace of hinge, VF 135 * 277 imp 1924-25, peasant 2k pale green, shade variety, enlarged margin (espe- 200 cially at the top) single, full OG, VLH, VF 136 P 281 1924-25, trial color proof of 6k in gray black, bottom right corner sheet 200 margin block of four, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

137 138 137 ** 284 imp 1924-25, peasant 9k orange red, beautiful balanced margins, bold 2,500 color of completely flawless single, full OG, NH, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate 138 * 288 imp 1924-25, worker 20k deep green, nice four-side margins and strong 2,000 color, full OG, very light trace of hinge (appearing NH), VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee First Definitive Issue - Typographical Printing (Perforation 14½ x15) 139 */U 276-91 1924-25, 1k-2r, 68 mostly mint (nine - used) stamps, including blocks of 500 4 and 20, representing MNH 5k, proof of 6k in black and regular stamp in light blue shade, two used 15k lemon yellow, 30k and 50k - LH, 40k looks dubious, nice quality group, mainly full OG, NH/LH or used, F/ VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 140 ** 280 1924-25, worker 5k lilac, bottom left corner margin infolded block of 250 four, full OG, NH, VF 141 ** 286 1924-25, worker 14k gray blue, bold color and intact perforation, full 100 OG, NH, F/VF centering

142 151 152 154 142 * 287 1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, nice stamp in every respect 6,000 without usual paper inclusions, nice centering and intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, Z. Mikulski certificate, C.v. $25,000 143 U 287 1924-25, peasant 15k lemon yellow, unfolded block of four, postally 300 used, nicely centered, VF and scarce multiple 144 S 288A 1924-25, peasant 30k violet, pale shade, complete pane of 25, perfin 500 ''Obrazets'' and horizontal invalidating perforation lines, full OG, NH, VF, scarce specimen of the difficult stamp 145 ** 288B 1924-25, soldier 40k slate blue, nicely centered with strong color, full 300 OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,375 146 ** 289 1924-25, peasant 50k brown, neat stamp with intact perforation, full 100 OG, NH, F/VF centering 147 S 290 1924-25, soldier 1r red and brown, complete pane of 25, perfin ''Obrazets'' 300 and horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF First Definitive Issue - Typographical Printing (Perforation 12½ and High Values) 148 */U 276a-89a, 1924-25, 1k-5r, 69 mostly mint (two - used) stamps in singles and 500 292-93, a blocks, including 4k and 8k (apparently NH), nice pre-printed fold on pair of 7k, 9k in block of four (NH), two 40k one is NH, nice 3r and 5r, the last one in blocks of four and ten, all housed on Lindner hingeless pages, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 149 ** 276a-78a, 1925, 1k, 2k, 3k and 5k, 13 positional blocks of four or eight, the total 600 280a is 84 stamps, neatly arranged on two Lindner pages, full OG, NH, VF (website photo) 150 ** 279a 1925, worker 4k carmine, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, 150 Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $500 151 ** 290a 1925, soldier 1r red and brown, excellent centering and post office fresh, 750 full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $2,750 152 ** 290a 1925, soldier 1r red and brown, top sheet margin single, bold colors and 750 flawless item, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee 153 ** 292-93, 1924-25, soldier 3r and worker 5r, complete set of two with perforation 100 293a 13½, in addition stamp of 5r with perforation 10½, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $495 154 * 292a 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, perforation 10 (in certificate 1,200 mentioned 10½), minor usual perf irregularities as always exists, very fresh and choice stamp, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, Z. Mikulski certificate, C.v. $5,500 155 * 292b 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, perforation 13½x10, nice single 600 in every respect, full OG, LH, VF, Romeko guarantee hs, BPA certificate, C.v. $2,750

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 156 * 292b 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, perforation 13½x10, strong proof- 600 like colors and nice centering for this difficult stamp, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by R. Calves 157 U 292 var 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, perforation 10x13½, Vinnitsa 250 postal cancellation, fresh quality, VF and very rare perforation variety

158 159 158 * 292 imp 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, four-side margin (enlarged at 2,000 top and at left) imperforated single, perfect condition, full OG, LH, VF and rare 159 ** 292 imp 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, top left corner margin imper- 1,000 var forated single with inverted offset of brown color on the face due to marginal foldover (stamp did not affect), appearing as double impression, full OG, NH, F/VF and probably unique 160 ** 292 imp 1924-25, soldier 3r brown and green, double impression of the design 100 var (both colors), horizontal imperforated pair, invalidating perforation across the design, bottom right corner trimmed diagonally away from the stamp, full OG, NH, VF Lenin Mausoleum Issue 161 **/* 294-301, 1925, 7k-40k, 13 mint perforated and imperforated stamps, including 300 P var set on thick paper, four imperforated proofs on Goznak paper with text on reverse (some folds) and one maximum card, nice condition, full OG, NH or hinged (proofs have no gum as produced), F/VF (website photo)

162 P 1925, essay of unaccepted design for 40k in violet brown, right 2,000 sheet margin imperforated block of four, printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF, very scarce multiple Lenin 5r and 10r Definitive Issue 163 **/* 302-03, 1925, 18 mint stamps, including three complete sets of two with perfo- 300 a, b ration 13½, 12½ (10r with L. Hovest certificate, but looks questionable) and 10½, as well as three blocks of four, set with perforation 10½ (looks dubious) and genuine 10r with perforation 13½, full OG, NH or LH (3), F/VF (website photo) 164 ** 302a 1925, 5r brick red, perforation 12½, top right corner sheet margin un- 300 folded block of four, full original yellowing gum, NH, VF, C.v. $1,300++

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 165 ** 303 1925, 10r indigo, perforation 13½, top right corner sheet margin hori- 100 zontal pair, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 166 ** 302-03 1925, 5r brick red and 10r indigo, imperforated complete set of two in 250 imp sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF First Definitive Issue - Perforated and Imperforated stamps on Watermarked Paper 167 **/* 304-25, 1925-28, 1k-5r, 115 mostly mint stamps, representing two perforated 500 imp sets of 22 in mint never hinged condition, including three stamps of 2r with perforation 12½, 30k and 2r with horizontal watermark, both types of 3r with perforation 12 ½, range of imperforated stamps on creamy paper, nice quality unit, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo) 168 * 304/17 1926, worker 1k, 5k, 8k and 20k, re-issue with worker's shoulder 150 var doesn't touch inner frame, complete set of four and shades of 5k and 20k, full OG, LH, VF 169 ** 318, 321, 1928, 30k, 1r and 2r, three sheet margin values with horizontal position 200 323 of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH, VF

170 ** 304-15, 1926, 1k-5r, imperforated complete set of 20 in blocks of four, many 750 317-25 with sheet margins, minor usual gum waves as always exists, fresh and imp nice unit overall, full OG, NH, VF

171 174 171 * 311 var 1926, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing, huge margins imperfo- 1,500 rated single, very fresh and choice, full OG, very light trace of hinge (appears NH), VF and rare, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs 172 ** 311 var 1926, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing, ''small head'' variety, nice 400 stamp, which came from a sheet with invalidating perforations, full OG, NH, F/VF centering 173 ** 311 var 1926, worker 8k olive brown, litho printing, bottom left corner sheet 250 margin imperforated block of four with invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF 174 P 316 1925, trial printing of soldier 18k violet in horizontal imperforated 3,000 pair on paper with vanish lines, enlarged margins and very fresh, full OG, NH, VF, very rare, especially in pair, Dr. E. Diena certificate

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Commemorative Issues of 1925-26 175 **/* 326/48, 1925-26, Academy of Sciences, Popov, Decembrist Mutiny, Revolution 150 var of 1905 and Esperanto Congress, 144 mostly mint stamps, including two sheets of 40 (No.339) and 4 postal history items, numerous printing, perforation and watermark varieties, nice quality overall, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 176 P 326-27 1925, Academy of Sciences, trial printing on thick paper without water- 500 mark of 3k and 15k, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 177 P 326 1925, Academy of Sciences, imperforated right margin proof of 3k in or- 150 ange brown on Goznak paper with text on reverse, no gum as produced, NH, VF 178  339-41 1925, Revolution of 1905, perforated complete set of three in blocks of 150 four used on two addressed FD covers, tied by Leningrad ''20.12.25'' ds, all appropriate markings and arrival handstamp on reverse, VF

179 ** 347-48 1926, Esperanto Congress, 7k blue green and red, 14k blue green 4,000 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 Fist Definitive Issue on Improved Paper 180 **/* SC 1926, 7k-5r, 20 mint stamps, representing one complete set of eight in 100 #0120-27 mint never hinged condition, nice and fresh quality, full OG, NH or LH, VF (website photo)

181 ** SC 1926, 7k-5r, complete set of eight in blocks of four, eight or larger, 1,500 #0120-27 many positional pieces, some of which with printer's marking, the total is 28 complete sets, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF (website photo) Lenin 1r-3r Definitive Issue (Watermark Borders and Rosettes) 182 **/* 342-44, 1926, 22 mainly mint stamps, including imperforated 1r with postal 400 var cancellation, 2r with perforation 12½ (LH) and blocks of 2r and 3r in MNH condition, full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo)

183 * 342-44 1926, 1r-3r, imperforated complete set of three, nice four- side mar- 1,500 imp gin on each value, full OG, NH (3r stamp) or unused, no gum (1r), expertly regummed (2r), VF appearance

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184 185 186 184 P 342 1926, trial color imperforated proof of 1r in brick red, printed 1,000 on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate 185 P 344 1926, imperforated proof of 3r in dark green (issued color), top right 6,000 corner sheet margin block of four, printed on watermarked Squares and Angles paper (the same as Zeppelin set), full OG, NH or LH (top stamps), VF and probably unique multiple 186 P SC #NP41 Third Anniversary of the Death of Lenin 1926, multicolored portrait 2,000 of Lenin with frame and text in dark blue, perforation 11½, unaccepted essay, affixed on gray card and overprinted ''Project'' in red at the bottom, VF and very rare Surcharge 8 kop on Definitive and Commemorative stamps 187 **/* 349-58, 1927, 51 stamps in singles, pairs and blocks of four, including nar- 400 var row surcharge on soldier 7k brown, perforation 12½ without watermark (unused), complete set of commemorative stamps in blocks of four (one block regummed), inverted ''8'' in block of four (regummed), nice condition overall, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 188 ** 350a 1927, inverted black surcharge 8k on soldier 7k brown, printed on wa- 100 termarked paper, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, expert's hs on reverse Surcharge 8k on Postage Due stamps 189 **/* 359-72, 1927, 46 mostly mint (one - used) stamps, including litho 1k, type I 350 var (used), litho 3k , type II, perforation 14, litho 14k, type II (both unused), four stamps with inverted surcharges, clean condition overall, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo)

190 ** 359-65, 1927, 8k/1k-8k/14k, set of eight complete sheets of 100 (25x4), 2,000 var printed on paper without watermark, including litho - 3k (perf 12), 7k and 10k (perf 14), typo - 1k, 2k, 3k, 8k and 14k, numerous surcharge varieties, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF (website pho- to) 191 ** 359 var 1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on 1k red, typo printing, full OG, 150 NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs 192 ** 360 var 1927, surcharge (type II) 8k on 2k violet, litho printing, perforation 12, 500 full OG, NH, VF and rare 193 ** 360 var 1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on 2k violet, typo printing, full OG, 100 NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs 194 ** 361 var 1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on 3k light blue, litho printing, per- 100 foration 12, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 195 * 362 var 1927, surcharge (type I) 8k on 7k orange, litho printing, perforation 12, 750 nicely centered and very fresh, full OG, VLH, VF and rare 196 ** 362 var 1927, surcharge (type I) 8k on 7k orange, typo printing, full OG, NH, VF 250 and scarce 197 * 362 var 1927, surcharge (type II) 8k on 7k orange, typo printing, full OG, very 150 light trace of hinge, VF 198 ** 363 var 1927, inverted surcharge (type II) on 8k green, typo printing, nice center- 100 ing, full OG, NH, VF 199 ** 364 var 1927, inverted surcharge (type II) 8k on 10k dark blue, litho printing, 100 perforation 12, full OG, NH, VF 200 * 365 var 1927, surcharge (type II) on 14k brown, litho printing, perforation 14, 400 tiny water stain at the top left, otherwise fresh, full OG, VF and scarce 201 **/* 367-68 1927, two black surcharges (type II) 8k on 2k violet and 3k light blue, 150 var printed on watermarked paper, full OG, NH (3k) or VLH, VF Dr. Zamenhof, Creator of Esperanto Issue 202 ** 373-74 1927, 14k yellow green and brown, two corner sheet margin unfolded 150 blocks of four, printed on watermarked and unwatermarked paper, in addition unfolded block onwatermarked paper and a complete set of two, nice quality overall, full OG, NH, VF 203 ** 374a 1927, 14k yellow green and brown, perforation 10, top margin single, 200 full OG, NH, VF 204 ** 374c 1927, 14k yellow green and brown, enlarged margins imperforated sin- 300 gle, full OG, NH, VF, tiny dealer's hs on reverse, C.v. $950 as hinged 205 * 374c var 1927, 14k yellow green and brown, bottom sheet margin imperforated 200 single with two portraits of Dr. Zamenhof inverted and placed at left, vertical invalidating perforation, tiny marginal only natural inclusion, full OG, LH, VF

206 * 374d 1927, 14k yellow green and brown, vertical pair with perforation 1,500 10¾x10½, imperforated between stamps, diagonal line through the design of both stamps as printing plate defect, full OG, LH, VF, rare, P. Buchsbayew certificate, ex-the Matvil Collection, C.v. $8,250 207  383 1927, 40th Anniversary of Esperanto, pre-printed envelope, represent- 100 ing portrait of Dr. Zamenhof and non- postal stamp of World Esperanto Congress in Goeteborg, sent from Sestroretsk (Leningrad Obl.) to Ham- burg, franked by definitive stamp of 2k in horizontal pair, flap is missing, still fine and a scarce mailing 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution Issue 208 **/* 375-81, 1927, 40 mostly mint stamps in singles, pairs and blocks, representing 300 var two complete sets of seven (one is NH), vertical imperforated pair of 5k with invalidating perforation (NH) and top sheet margin single of 7k (expertly regummed), fresh quality unit, full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 209 ** 375 var 1927, Worker-Soldier-Peasant, 3k carmine rose, top sheet margin hori- 400 zontal pair, imperforated at the top, post office fresh quality item, full OG, NH, VF 210 * 376a 1927, Lenin on Armored Car, 5k brown, four-side margin imperforated 500 single, full OG, VLH, A. Rosselevitch guarantee hs

211 ** 377b 1927, Smolny Institute, 7k myrtle green, horizontal imperforated 1,000 pair on thick slightly creamy paper, nice margins, full OG, NH, VF 212 U 377b 1927, Smolny Institute, 7k myrtle green, bottom sheet margin horizontal 300 imperforated pair printed on thinned paper, neat Tula cancellation, tiny thin on margin only far away from the stamps, VF 213 P 377 1927, Smolny Institute, imperforated proof of 7k in myrtle green (issued 600 color), left sheet margin single printed on watermarked Borders and Ro- settes paper, full OG, NH, VF, two expert's hs on reverse 214 P 377 1927, Smolny Institute, imperforated proof of 7k in myrtle green (issued 400 color), left sheet margin single printed on watermarked Borders and Ro- settes paper, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs 215 **/* 379 var 1927, Map of the Soviet Union, 14k blue and red, unfolded block of four, 300 each stamp without red on Sakhalin Islands, full OG, NH or LH (1), VF

216 ** 379 var 1927, Map of the Soviet Union, 14k blue and red, right sheet margin 100 unfolded block of four, each stamp has red color strongly shifted to the top, vertical invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF

217 ** 380, var 1927, Various Nationalities of the Soviet Union, 18k blue, complete 1,000 sheet of 80 (5x8+5x8) with horizontal gutter in the middle, folded horizontally three times - at the top part between 4th and 5th rows, along top of the gutter, at the bottom part between 2nd and 3rd rows with significant separation, minor marginal flaws, otherwise nice quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in a complete sheet 218 U 380 var 1927, Various Nationalities of the Soviet Union, 18k blue, top sheet mar- 100 gin single, imperforated at the top, neatly cancelled, mostly VF 219 P 381 1927, Workers of Different Races, imperforated proof of 28k in black 750 green and red lilac, slightly different design from issued stamp, printed on paper without watermark, minor usual faults, no gum (probably removed from a presentation card, VF appearance of this rare proof, N. Mandrovski certificate 220  375-81 1927, 3k-28k, complete set of seven (7k with perforation 11½, used on 150 registered cover in Leningrad on November 7 (date of the Revolution), arrival ds is on reverse, mostly VF 221  375-81 1927, 3k-28k, seven ordinary, registered or Special Delivery covers 500 with enclosures, each one franked by individual block of four from the set, sent from Moscow to Leysin (Switzerland) during December of 1927, representing a part of philatelist's family correspondences, some with appropriate Leysin receiving ds, some not, but obviously all went through the postal system, mainly VF and very scarce group Second Definitive and 10th Anniversary of the Red Army Issues 222 */U 382-400, 1927-28, 124 mostly mint stamps, including definitive set in unfolded 350 402-05, blocks of four (less 50k) and complete single sets of both issues in var MNH condition, fresh quality unit, full OG, NH or LH, a few used, F/VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 223 ** 383a var 1927, peasant 2k apple green, double impression, right sheet margin 200 imperforated block of four, horizontal invalidating perforation lines across the design, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp with Z. Mikulski hs

224 * 391a 1928, worker 10k brown, horizontal imperforated pair, nice mar- 1,200 gins at three sides with acceptable margin at the bottom, full OG, NH, F/VF and rare in pair 225 **/* 402, var 1928, Red Army Soldier, 8k brown, top left corner margin block of four 150 with foldover at the upper left, resulting in most part of stamp design is missing and printed on gum side, full OG, NH or LH (1), VF and an eye-catching piece

226 P SC 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Leo Tolstoy 12,000 #NP55-56 1928, Portrait of Leo Tolstoy, two stamps of 10k in brown black or olive brown, and Tolstoy as Plowman 28k olive gray, imperforated complete set of three essays of unaccepted design, raster printing on stamp paper, full OG (10k olive brown with slight gum wrinkle), LH, VF and extremely rare, especially in complete set Lenin 3r-10r Definitive Issue (Watermark Lozenges) 227 **/* 406-08, a 1928, 20 mint stamps, including one pair of 3r with perforation 10, 200 three blocks of four, 5r and 10r with perforation 10½ and 10r with perforation 10, all are NH, all housed on Lindner hingeless page, full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo) 228 ** 406-08 1928, 3r-10r, perforation 10½, complete set in corner sheet margin 500 unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 229 ** 406a-08a 1928, 3r-10r, perforation 10, complete set in bottom sheet margin un- 900 folded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in complete set 230 * 408 var 1928, 10r indigo, perforation 10½, right sheet margin horizontal pair, 400 imperforated on the right, full OG, LH, F/VF centering Pioneer’s Assembly Issue 231 **/* 411-12, 1929, 10k olive brown and 14k slate gray, 22 mint stamps, including 300 var complete set in blocks of four (NH/LH), vertical pair - bottom stamp with compound perforation (NH), eight stamps with perforation10, 10½ or compound (four completely all right, others are reperforated or regummed), nice quality overall, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/ VF (website photo) 232 **/* 411 var 1929, 10k olive brown, perforation 10, unfolded block of four, bottom 400 left stamp has tiny natural inclusion, full OG, NH or VLH (1), VF and scarce multiple 233 ** 411a 1929, 10k olive brown, perforation 10½, bottom sheet margin single, 100 full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 234 **/* 411, b 1929, 10k olive brown, left sheet margin block of four, bottom stamps 300 with compound perforation 12½x12x10½x12, full OG, NH or LH (1), VF and scarce multiple, N. Mandrovski certificate 235 **/* 411, b 1929, 10k olive brown, vertical pair, bottom stamp has compound per- 150 foration 12 ½x12x10½x12, full OG, NH (error stamp) or LH, VF Third Definitive Issue 236 **/* 413-26, 1929-31, 1k-3r, 1k-1r, over 580 mint perforated and imperforated 750 456-67, stamps and four covers, singles, pairs and blocks, numerous watermark var varieties, 25 stamps with perforation 10 1/2, including one fantailof1k, imperforated blocks of 4k and 15k, raster vertical diamonds on 1r, comb perforation on 3r in block and more, all housed on Lindner hingeless pages, fresh quality, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 237 * 420 var 1929, Lenin 14k dark blue, perforation 10, nicely centered, full OG, 150 VLH, VF 238 ** 436-37 1930, Telegraph Building, 1r deep blue, perforation 10¼, watermark 100 Lozenges, raster square, Volkhov Power Station, 3r yellow green and dark brown, perforation 12¼, watermark Borders and Rosettes, two high values in sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 239 ** 437 var 1930, Volkhov Power Station, 3r yellow green and dark brown, perfora- 100 tion 12¼, center is significantly shifted to the right, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, F/VF centering

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240 ** 456-67 1931-32, 1k-1r, imperforated complete set of nine, blocks of four, 1,500 nice and fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiples, N. Mandrovski certificate for the high value block 241 ** 467 1931-32, Telegraph Building, 1r deep blue, top left corner sheet margin 750 imperforated block of four, minor usual gum waves, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF Industrialization Issue 242 **/* 427-30, 1929-30, 29 mostly mint stamps (one - used, 20k with perforation 10½), 250 var including complete set in blocks of four, including printing varieties on 28k in strip of three and in block of four, fresh condition, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 243 * 429a 1929, Iron Furnace, 20k green, perforation 10½, bold color, intact 1,500 perforation and nice centering for this difficult stamp, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce 244 ** 431-34, First Cavalry Army Issue 1930, 2k-14k, 40 mint stamps, including 250 var seven blocks of four and one philatelic exchange cover to Prague, nice presentation of vertical and horizontal watermark positions, fresh quality group, full OG, apparently all are NH, F/VF (website photo) Educational Exhibition Issue 245 **/* 435, var 1930, 10k olive green, nine mint stamps, including unfolded block of 150 four and five singles, one of which with vertical position of watermark, full OG, NH (block and variety) or LH, F/VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 246 ** 435 var 1930, 10k olive green, a spot over ''15'' at the bottom inscription (posi- 150 tion 10), pin-point natural paper inclusion, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF 25th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1905 247 **/* 438-40, 1930, 133 mint stamps, including 3k in two perforated blocks of 50 (for- 150 452-54, merly complete sheet), perforated complete set in blocks of four and two var imperforated sets of singles, all are in MNH condition, fresh quality, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo) 248 ** 454 var 1930, 10k dark green and red, left sheet margin horizontal imperforated 100 pair, light impression of the red color on both values, full OG, NH, VF 249 **/* 470-71, Maxim Gorky Issue 1932-33, 15k brown and 35k ultra, 16 mint 250 var stamps, including complete set in blocks of four, block of 15k on ''cotton'' paper, imperforated single of 15k, all are NH, full OG, NH or LH, F/ VF (website photo) 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution Issue 250 **/* 472-78, 1932-33, 3k-35k, 67 mostly mint stamps (one used block of four) and 600 var two postcards, representing set of unfolded blocks of four (less 5k), nice range of watermark varieties, full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo) 251 ** 472-78 1932-33, 3k-35k, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, three of which 750 with sheet margins, nicely centered, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 252 ** 474, var 1932, Dnieper Dam, 10k ultra, unfolded block of four, top left stamp 150 with a dot in front of ''1932'' (position 27), full OG, NH, VF 253 ** 474 var 1932, Dnieper Dam, 10k ultra, perforation L12½ instead of comb 300 12x12½, bottom right corner margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 254 ** 478 1932, Lenin - the Hope of the Oppressed Peoples, 35k brown black, top 500 left corner sheet margin block of ten (5x2), some separation between 1st and 2nd vertical rows and minimal at top margin, clean and nice full OG, NH, VF 255 ** 478 1932, Lenin - the Hope of the Oppressed Peoples, 35k brown black, top 500 right corner sheet margin block of ten (5x2), some separation mainly at top margin, beautiful item with full original white gum, NH, VF 10th Anniversary of the International Revolutionaries’ Aid Associa- tion (MOPR) Issue 256 ** 479 1932, 50k deep red, bottom left corner sheet margin unfolded block of 150 four, full OG, NH, VF 257 ** 479, var 1932, 50k deep red, unfolded block of four, bottom left stamp with bro- 150 ken bars at left variety, full OG, NH, F/VF centering 258 * 479 var 1932, 50k deep red, two stamps of different shades and thickness of the 100 text at bottom, in addition horizontal pair of non-postal stamp of 50k, mentioned in certificate as proof of that issue, full OG, LH, VF, N. Man- drovski certificate for ''proofs'' (website photo) 259 **/* 480-82, Karl Marx Issue 1933, 3k-35k, 12 mint stamps and one presentation 100 var card, altogether representing five complete sets (one - NH), 3k and 10k with horizontal position of watermark (first one - regummed), mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo) Moscow and Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition Issues 260 * 485-86, 1932-33, 15k and 35k, 30k/15k and 70/35k, 21 mint stamps, includ- 500 487-88 ing complete set of three in blocks of four with both 35k (MNH), mainly full OG (a few stamps regummed), NH or LH, F/VF (website photo) 261 ** 485-86 1932, 15k brownish black and 35k ultra, complete set in unfolded 300 blocks of four, both with perforation 12½, the last one has bottom right corner margin, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 262  485-86a 1932, souvenir postcard ''Best Wishes from All-Union Philatelic Exhibi- 100 tion'' with text in dark blue, bearing complete set of two stamps and tied by ''23.12.32'' (15k) and ''3.1.33'' (35k) Exhibition postal markings, nice quality with just slight traces of paper mounts on reverse, VF 263  486 1934, Exhibition stamp of 35k ultra used on Pioneer Flight cover from 100 Moscow to Berlin together with three other commemorative values from the period, tied by Moscow ''16.7.34'' date stamp, Berlin Luftpostamt red marking on front and arrival ''17.7.34'' hs on reverse, light vertical fold away from the stamps, mainly F/VF

264 P 486 1932, trial color perforated (11½) proof of 35k in gray olive, a part 1,000 of Russian letters ''K'' and ''T'' of ''Project'' red overprint at the bottom, printed on watermarked paper, no gum (removed from a presentation card), nice and fresh quality, VF and scarce

265 ** 485-86 fn 1932, Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, 15k brown black and 35k 5,000 ultra, souvenir sheet of four values, printed in thick paper, 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 266 * 487 var 1933, red surcharge 30k on 15k brownish black, a dot instead of comma 100 after ''Leningrad'' variety of surcharge (position 66), full OG, VLH (appearing NH), VF Ethnographic Issue 267 **/* 489-509 1933, 1k-35k, 129 mostly mint stamps (three pieces of seven used 500 stamps), including 17 blocks of four, block of 2k has two stamps creased, 6k and 15k (Turkmens) are folded, others in flawless condition, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 268 S 495 1933, Chechens, 7k brownish black, right sheet margin imperforated 500 single, two tiny holes at bottom left, apparently a part of vertically placed perfin ''Obrazets'', light fold between stamp and margin, full OG, previously hinged, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 269 U 503 var 1933, Turkmens, 15k carmine rose, top left corner sheet margin single, 150 imperforated on the left, neat CTO with full OG (missing at top margin), VF Revolutionary Heroes Issue 270 **/* 514-16, 1933, 1k-5k, 25 mint stamps, including 1k in block of six, 3k in block of 300 var nine (vertical watermark) and 5k in block of four, nice quality, full OG, NH (all blocks) or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo)

271 273 274 271 P 516 1933, Moisei Uritsky, imperforated proof of 5k in slate gray, printed 1,000 on watermarked paper, a part of red letters ''K'' and ''T'' of ''Project'' at the bottom left, removed from a presentation card, gummed, VF and very scarce Order of the Red Banner Issue 272 **/* 518, var 1933, 20k gray black ,red and yellow, seven mint stamps, including top 100 sheet margin unfolded block of four and stamp with black instead of gray black background, both items are NH, full OG, F/VF (website photo) 273 P 518 1933, trial printing of 20k in gray black, red and yellow, perfora- 1,000 tion 9½, nice centering and intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $4,000 274 P 518 1933, trial printing of 20k in gray black, red and yellow, perforation 1,500 9½, a spot between second and third ''C'' in ''CCCP'' variety (position 106), fresh quality, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate Baku Commissars Issue

276 275 275 **/* 519-23, 1933, 4k-40k, 24 mint stamps, including 5k in block of six, 20k and 35k 750 var in blocks of four, all are NH, three stamps with compound perforation look dubious, fresh quality unit, full OG, F/VF

276 ** 519-23 1933, 4k-40k, complete set of five, blocks of four, all but 20k with 2,500 sheet or corner margins, block of 40k is slightly folded along vertical perforation, full original somewhat uneven gum, NH, VF and scarce set of multiples

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 277 * 520 var 1933, Prokofy Dzhaparidze, 5k black gray, right sheet margin horizontal 600 pair, imperforated vertically, full OG, very light trace of hinge, appears NH, VF and scarce 278 U 520 var 1933, Prokofy Dzhaparidze, 5k black gray, upper perforation dramatical- 100 ly shifted to the top (9mm), resulting in stamp has double denomination of 5k, CTO with full OG, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison 279 * 521 var 1923, Commissars Awaiting Execution, 20k puprle, compound perfora- 600 tion 14x14x10x14, fresh quality, slight full original gum bubbles at the top, VF and scarce perforation variety 280 * 521 var 1933, Commissars Awaiting Execution, 20k purple, bottom sheet mar- 500 gin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, VLH, VF 281 U 521 imp 1933, Commissars Awaiting Execution, 20k purple, right sheet mar- 400 gin imperforated vertical pair, neat Moscow cancellation, fresh, VF and scarce in pair 282  522 var 1933, Monument in Memorial of Baku Commissars, 35k ultra, top sheet 500 margin single imperforated at the top, used on registered cover from Moscow to England in 1949 (Barry's correspondence), uprated by complete set of 25th Anniversary of Soviet stamps, blue crayon marking, mostly VF and scarce mailing 283 * 523 var 1933, Worker, Peasant and Soldier Lowered Flags, 40k carmine, left 250 sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, LH, VF Lenin Mausoleum Issue

284 **/* 524-28, 1934, 5k-35k, 12 mint stamps, including stamp of 15k on ''cotton'' 1,200 524a-25a paper and imperforated pairs of 5k and 10k (right stamp of the last one has tiny spot of gum scratch), mainly full OG, NH (pair of 5k is NH, 10k - NH/LH) or LH, F/VF Ivan Fedorov Issue 285 ** 529-30, 1934, 20k carmine and 40k slate gray, complete set of two, in addition 100 var stamp of 20k with design going through the porous paper (so-called ''cotton'' paper), full OG, NH, VF (website photo)

286 ** 529a-30a 1934, 20k carmine and 40k slate gray, imperforated complete set of two, 750 nice four-side margins on each value, full OG, NH (40k tiny spots of gum loss), VF 287 * 529a-30a 1934, 20k carmine and 40k slate gray, imperforated complete set of two, 500 both with right margins, full OG, VLH (40k appearing NH), VF Sverdlov and Nogin Issue 288 * 531-32 1934, 10k ultra and 15k red, three complete sets of two, full OG or un- 200 used, expertly regummed, F/VF (website photo) 289 ** 531-32, 1934, 10k ultra and two stamps of 15k in red or orange red, nice quality, 200 var full OG, NH, mostly VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Dmitry Mendeleyev Issue 290 * 536-39, 1934, 5k-20k, 26 mint stamps, forming six complete sets, including 250 var horizontal watermark on 20k, clean unit, full OG or expertly regummed, F/VF (website photo) 291 ** 539 var 1934, 20k ultramarive, block of four on ''cotton'' paper with design 150 shown on reverse, full OG, NH, VF 292 * 540-45 First Decade without Lenin Issue 1934, 1k-30k, two complete sets of 150 six, one with full OG, LH or hinged, the other one is unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance (website photo) 293 * 546-50, Anti-War Propaganda Issue 1935, 5k-35k, 11 mint stamps, forming 200 var one complete set, representing all existing positions of watermark, full OG or expertly regummed, F/VF (website photo) Moscow Subway Issue 294 * 551-54, 1935, 5k-20k, 16 mint stamps, forming three complete sets and rep- 250 var resenting watermark varieties on 5k and 20k, fresh quality, full OG or expertly regummed, F/VF (website photo)

295 296 295 ** 553 var 1935, 15k rose carmine, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the 500 right, nice stamp in every respect, full OG, NH, VF 296 P 553 1935, imperforated trial color proof of 15k in orange red, balanced 1,000 four-side margins, printed on watermarked paper, no gum, probably removed from a presentation card, VF and scarce, expertized by Z. Mikulski 297  552, 554 1935, 10k dark ultra and 20k emerald, used on cover sent from IV Mos- 150 cow Oblast Congress of Councils, tied by 21.11.36'' special date stamp, marked ''S'ezdovskoye'', received on November 25, mostly VF 298 **/* 555-58 Friedrich Engels Issue 1935, 5k-20k, ten mint stamps, forming two 100 complete sets, mainly full OG, NH (5k and 20k) or LH/hinged, mostly VF (website photo) Moscow Spartacist Games Issue 299 **/* 559-58, 1935, 1k-40k, 23 mostly mint stamps (one - used, 10k with ''wavy line'' 250 var variety), forming one complete set of ten and several varieties, block of 40k (seems to be regummed), mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 300 ** 559-68 1935, 1k-40k, complete set of ten, nicely centered and very fresh, full 300 OG, NH, VF 301 * 569-72, Iranian Arts Issue 1935, 5k-35k, 11 mint stamps and one cover, repre- 200 var senting two complete sets and horizontal position of watermark on 10k, 15k and 35k, full OG, mainly LH, F/VF (website photo) Mikhail Kalinin Issue 302 ** 573-76 1935, 3k-20k, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, perfect quality, 150 full OG, NH, VF 303 * 576a 1935, 20k black brown, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all 750 around, full OG, light trace of hinge mark, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Leo Tolstoy Issue 304 */U 577-79, a, 1935, 3k-20k, perforation 14 or 11, 41 mainly mint stamps (used - two 600 var vertical pairs imperforated between stamps and one single), including imperforated 3k (expertly regummed), five blocks of four, several stamps with watermark ''1'' on margin, some perforation varieties and more, nice condition, full OG, mainly NH or used, F/VF (website photo) 305  579a 1935-51, Statue of Tolstoy, 20k with perforation 11, right sheet margin 500 single, imperforated on the right, used together with four other fantails (three of the Agriculture Exhibition 50k - pair and a single) on registered air mail cover from Liepaja to Philadelphia, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF and scarce mailing Revolutionary Heroes Issue 306 **/* 580-82, a 1935, 2k-40k, perforation 11 or 14, 78 mint stamps (one - used fantail 600 on 40k, perforation 14), including imperforated complete set of three (expertly regummed, no hidden defects), 17 blocks of four with some plate varieties, nice quality unit, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo) 307 ** 580-82 1935, 2k, 4k and 40k, perforation 11, complete set in unfolded blocks of 150 four, nicely centered, full OG, NH or VLH (top stamps), VF

308 * 580-82 1935, 2k, 4k and 40k, imperforated complete set of three, four-side 1,200 imp margin singles, 4k has top margin, full OG, LH, VF 309 ** 581 imp 1935, Nikolai Bauman, 4k brownish lilac, top sheet margin imperforated 300 block of four, full OG, NH, VF, tiny dealers hs on reverse of each value Pioneers Helping Post Issue 310 **/* 583-88, a, 1936, 1k-15k, perforation 14 or 11, 74 mostly mint stamps, including 12 400 var blocks of four, two fantails, numerous stamps printed on ''cotton'' paper, among better a single and pair of 3k (perf 14 or 11), a single of 15k (perf 14), several plate varieties, compound perforation (no guarantee) and more, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo) 311 ** 583-88, 1936, 1k-15k, perforation 14, complete set of six in unfolded blocks of 750 var four, stamps of 2k, 3k and 15k - on ''cotton'' paper, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF 312 U 583 var 1936, Preventing Theft from a Mailbox, 1k yellow green, perforation 14, 150 left sheet margin single with partial stamp design printed on the edge, imperforated on the left, CTO with full OG, VF and a beautiful piece 313 U 587 var 1936, Helping to Recover Kite, 10k gray blue, perforation 14, right sheet 150 margin single, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF 314 ** 585a var 1936, Preventing Property Destruction, 3k slate blue, perforation 11, 200 unfolded block of four printed on ''cotton'' paper (design partially shown on reverse due to porous paper), full OG, NH, VF 315 ** 586a, var 1936, Preventing Property Destruction, 5k rose lake, vertical pair, 400 top stamp has perforation 11, while bottom ones has perforation 11x11x14x11 (position 3/6 of nine-stamp setting), full OG, NH, VF 316 U 587a var 1936, Helping to Recover Kite, 10k gray blue, perforation 11, left sheet 150 margin single with a part of stamp design on the edge, imperforated on the left, neatly cancelled, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 317 ** 589, a, Nikolai Dobrolyubov Issue 1936, 10k rose lake, perforation 11 and 14, 200 var including unfolded block of four with two plate varieties, stamp imperforated at the bottom (expertly regummed), nice condition, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo) 100th Anniversary of the Death of Alexander Pushkin Issue 318 **/* 590-95, 1937, 10k-1r, 126 mainly mint stamps and 3 souvenir sheets (used - 300 596, var two fantails and one souvenir sheet), eight blocks of four, one block of ten and two panes of 25, numerous perforation and plate varieties, nice condition, full OG with many NH, stamps, F/VF (website photo) 319 ** 590-95 1937, 10k-1r, perforation 12½, complete set of six, sheet or corner sheet 500 margin unfolded blocks of four, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, VF 320 ** 590A- 1937, 10k-80k, perforation 12½x12, printed on ordinary paper, com- 300 94A, var plete set of five in unfolded blocks of four with additional block of 80k on white paper, five blocks with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF 321 * 591A var 1937, 20k blue green, perforation L12½, printed on ordinary paper, full 250 OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 322 **/* 590B, C, 1937, 10k orange brown, unfolded block of four with perforation 14x12½ 100 var and a single with perforation 11x12½, bottom left stamp of the block and a single with ''Order'' on Pushkin's overcoat variety, full OG, NH or LH (top stamps of the block), VF 323 ** 590C/ 1937, 10k, 20k, 80k and 1r, perforation 11x12½, set of four values in 600 95C unfolded blocks of four, all but 1r with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce group 324 ** 592D 1937, 40k rose lake, perforation 14, top sheet margin unfolded block of 300 four, full OG, NH, VF

325 ** 590E var 1937, 10k orange brown, perforation 11, part of the design is miss- 1,000 ing, top left corner sheet margin horizontal transition strip of seven, folded once between 4th and 5th stamps, nice and fresh item, full OG, NH (hinged on margins only), VF and with high probability unique piece Architectural Projects Issue 326 **/* 597-604, 1937, 3k-50k, 23 mint stamps and 26 souvenir sheets, including 500 603a two complete sets of eight, imperforated 3k and 40k (both genuine, but regummed), numerous varieties on souvenir sheets, which are meticulously described, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo) 327 ** 597-604 1937, 3k-50k, complete set of eight, blocks of four, 40k and 50k are 500 folded once, all others are unfolded, nice quality, full OG, NH, mostly VF 328 **/* 597a 1937, Theater on Maykovsky Square, 3k brown violet, vertical imperfo- 250 rated pair, fresh condition, full OG, NH (bottom stamp) or hinged, F/VF centering 329 ** 598a 1937, Moscow Book Store, 5k brownish red, vertical imperforated pair, 300 balanced300 margins all around, full OG with slight soiling at the top stamp, VF 330 ** 600a 1937, Moscow Book Store, 15k black, four-side margins imperforated 400 single, full OG with a few tiny toned spots, NH, VF appearance

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 331 ** 601b 1937, Theater of the Red Army, 20k gray green, vertical imper- 1,000 forated pair, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee 332 ** 602a, var 1937, Hotel ''Moscow'', 30k black, perforation 11, two stamps with hori- 100 zontal and vertical positions of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG,NH, VF 333  599-600, 1937, 10k, 15k and 30k, used on addressed FDC from Congress of 100 602 Soviet Architects, sent by registered mail in Moscow, tied by Congress ''16.6.37'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival, VF

334 * 603a var 1937, Palace of Soviets, 40k violet, souvenir sheet of four without 10,000 text at the top and bottom, size 142x92mm, excellent condition, bright and fresh full original gum, apparently very lightly hinged (tiny place of uneven gum at the top), VF and extremely rare, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs Felix Dzerzhinsky Issue 335 **/* 606-09, 1937, 10k-80k, 38 mostly mint stamps, including five blocks of four or 600 var six (20k folded twice), imperforated 20k is a forgery, 40k is completely all right, one pair imperforated between stamps and four fantails, several varieties and etc., nice unit, full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo)

336 ** 606a-09a 1937, 10k-80k, imperforated complete set of four, nice margins all 5,000 around, completely flawless and bright original gum, NH, VF and very rare in such sound condition, P. Buchsbayew certificate 337  608 1937, 40k dark lilac in block of four, used on registered cover from Mos- 100 cow to Vienna together with eight other commemorative stamps (four on reverse), tied by Moscow ''2.IX.37'' postal marking, arrived in Vienna on September 7, 1937, mostly VF Shota Rustaveli Issue 338 ** 610 1938, 20k deep green, four blocks of four (three - unfolded) and two 100 singles, one with double perforation at left, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF (website photo)

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339 ––– 345 ––– 339 * 610b 1938, 20k deep green, horizontal imperforated pair, enlarged side 2,500 margins with ample margins at the top and bottom, full OG, LH, VF and rare, especially in pair, expertized by A. Rosselevitch, Raritan Stamps guarantee, ex-the Matvil Collection Paris Exposition Issue 340 **/* 611-13 1938, 5k, 20k and 50k, 38 mostly mint stamps, including eight blocks 150 of four (one of 5k and one of 50k are folded once), different thickness of paper on 5k, nice range of different shades, full OG with many NH stamps, F/VF (website photo) 341 ** 611-13, 1938, 5k, 20k and 50k, complete set in unfolded corner sheet margin 150 var blocks of four, worker at top left stamp with broken right hand variety, full OG, NH, VF Definitive Issue on Paper without Watermark 342 **/* 613A/22, 1936-53, 1k- 10r, 598 mostly mint stamps (ten - used), including four 300 var complete sheets of 100, numerous shades and perforation varieties, worker 10k olive green, farm worker 20k green on white paper (block and a single), all are NH, full OG with many NH stamps, F/VF (website photo) 343 ** 613A/ 1937, 1k-50k, complete definitive set of seven values for the Year, intact 300 19A perforation and well above average centering, full OG, NH, almost VF

344 ** 613A/ 1937-39, 1k-50k, complete set of 11 in unfolded blocks of four, 1,500 19A some with sheet margins, full OG, NH, mostly VF and difficult to assemble set of multiples 345 ** 615b, 1937, farm worker 4k claret and worker 10k olive green, two imperfo- 750 616Ab rated singles with balanced margins, full OG, NH (10k with slight 2mm gum wave at right), VF 346 ** 615A 1937, soldier 5k orange brown, block of four, unusually well centered 300 and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 347 * 616 var 1937, factory worker 10k blue black, comb perforation 12x12½, bottom 100 right corner sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, full OG, LH, VF 348 ** 616 var 1937, factory worker 10k dark blue, comb perforation 12x12½, top right 400 corner sheet margin vertical strip of three, imperforated on the right, folded once between second and third stamps, minor perf irregularities at the top left, full OG, NH, VF

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351 352 356 351 ** 617Ab 1937, peasant 20k green on light blue network, horizontal imperforated 600 pair, nice margins all around, right stamp with jointed outer and inner frames at the top left, full OG, NH, VF 352 ** 618b 1939, factory worker 30k claret, horizontal imperforated pair, nice mar- 500 gins all around, full OG with slight usual waves on right stamp (no creasing), VF 353 ** 619b 1937, Lenin 40k indigo, imperforated single with balanced margins at 200 three sides and enlarged at bottom, full OG, NH, VF 354 ** 619b 1937, Lenin 40k indigo, horizontal imperforated pair, clear but short 300 margin at left with enlarged margins at other sides, full OG, NH, F/VF centering 355 * 619b 1937, Lenin 40k indigo, horizontal imperforated pair, four- side mar- 300 gins, full OG, very light trace of hinge, appearing as NH, VF 356 P 619 1937, Lenin, imperforated proof of 40k in indigo (issued color), 1,000 printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, nice margins all around, gummed, VF and very rare 357 ** 620-22, 1939, Lenin 3r, 5r and 10r, two complete sets in blocks of four, different 300 var size of stamps from two issues, four blocks with sheet or corner margins, full OG, NH, VF and scarce assemblage North Polar Flight Issue

358 * 627a-28a 1938, 40k green and carmine, 80k dark red and carmine, set of two 2,000 in horizontal imperforated pairs, balanced margins, full OG, VLH, VF 359 * 628 var 1938, 80k dark red and carmine, color misregistration, appears as dou- 150 ble impression of the flag, bottom sheet margin single, full OG, LH, F/VF centering, scarce variety, only one sheet of 50 was recorded 360 ** 628a 1938, 80k dark red and carmine, enlarged margins imperforated single, 100 full OG, NH, VF First Trans-Atlantic Flight Issue 361 ** 636, var 1938, 10k black and red, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, 200 watermark ''1'' at the bottom edge, minor marginal flaws at left, full OG, NH, VF

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362 366 362 * 639a 1938, 50k brownish violet and red, horizontal imperforated pair, en- 750 larged margin at right, right stamp with slight gum wrinkle as often, full OG, LH, VF Second Trans-Polar Flight Issue 363 ** 640-42, 1938, 10k, 20k and two different types stamps of 50k, unfolded blocks 150 var of four, three-tip perf separation on 10k at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 364 (*) 640a-41a 1938, 10k claret and 20k gray black, two stamps in horizontal imper- 500 forated pairs, balanced margins, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance Papanin’s Polar Expedition Issue 365 ** 643-46 1938, 10k-50k, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, three with sheet 100 margins, 30k has tiny gum wrinkle is affecting top stamps, full OG, NH, VF 366 * 646a 1938, 50k deep blue, left sheet margin imperforated single, nice and 600 fresh, full OG, light trace of hinge mark, VF 367 ** 659-65 Child Welfare Issue 1938, 10k-80k, complete set of seven, blocks of 300 four, all with sheet or corner margins, 10k with minor offset on reverse and folded once, all others are unfolded, 50k has one stamp with tiny gum wrinkle, full OG, NH, mainly VF 368 ** 666-77 Views of Crimea and Caucasus Issue 1938, 5k-1r, complete set of 12 in 750 unfolded blocks of four, 10k brown with minor perf irregularities at top left stamp, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF 369 **/* 678-86 Balloons and Airplanes Issue 1938, 5k-1r, complete set in blocks of 300 four, 50k with some vertical separation, full OG, NH or LH (most blocks on two top stamps), VF Moscow Subway Issue 370 ** 687-92 1938, 10k-50k, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, nice and choice, 400 full OG, NH, VF 371  658 Cover addressed to Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin 150 1938, registered cover from Tiflis to Moscow, appropriately franked by two values and bearing enclosures, including a letter from a Georgian Soviet administration officer, which is about drawing portraits of Soviet Leaders Lenin and Stalin, but in fact a denunciation of associates, as well as Lenin’s portrait postcard and forwarding card to Secretary of the Communist Party of Georgia, archival holes and paper yellowing, still F/ VF and rare item of the Great Purge period 372 **/* 625-705, Collection of 1938 Year 2,000 var 360 mostly mint stamps (three - used), representing 12 complete issues with numerous paper and plate varieties, including 33 blocks or strips, three fantails and one pair imperforated between stamps, nice condition overall, mainly full OG, NH, LH or hinged, F/VF, SC. v. is over 900,000P=US$13,850 (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Reconstruction of Moscow Issue 373 ** 706-12 1939, 10k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, most with sheet or corner 350 margins, bottom left stamp of 80k has 2mm repaired tear at left, 1r is folded along vertical perforation, still nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

374 375 374 * 706 var 1939, View of Gorky Street, 10k brown, printed on ordinary paper, 1,000 full OG, LH, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee, ex-the Matvil Collection 375 U 710 var 1939, Moskvoretsky Bridge, 50k rose lake on brown red network, print- 750 ed on ordinary paper, nicely centered, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce Non-Stop Flight to Far East Issue

376 * 718-20 1939, 15k green, 30k brown violet and 60k red, imperforated com- 3,000 imp plete set of three, four-side margins all around, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare, only 50 complete sets possible, Raybaudi certificate Agriculture Exhibition Issue 377 **/* 724-33, 1939, 270 mint stamps, including 48 different blocks of four, 50k in a 400 var half sheet of 50, representing two complete sets in blocks, numerous perforation and raster varieties, clean quality, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 378 ** 724-33, 1939, 10k-1r, 16 unfolded blocks of four, including 12 blocks with line 300 var perforation and 4 with comb perforation, nice condition, full OG, NH, mostly VF 379 ** 726 var 1939, Shepherd and Flock of Sheep, 20k indigo, perforation L12½, raster 500 vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, F/VF centering of this very scarce stamp 380 ** 727 1939, Main Pavilion, 30k purple, horizontal gutter block of four, folded 250 once along vertical perforation, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF 381 * 728 var 1939, Exhibition Emblem, 30k orange, comb perforation 12½x12, raster 200 is clearly vertical at the top and middle of stamp and horizontal at the bottom, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF and an interesting variety Definitive Issues 382 **/* 713/43a Collection 1939-47, 674 mostly mint (about 20 used) stamps, includ- 900 ing four complete sheets of 100, representing Steel Founder with two blocks of four and imperforated single (expertly regummed), Miner- Sol- dier-Aviator, numerous blocks of four with perforation L12½, range of surcharges 30k on 4k claret, some offset stamps and etc., nice quality unit, full OG, NH or LH/hinged (website photo)

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383 384 383 * 713a 1939, steel founder 15k dark blue, top sheet margin imperforated 1,000 single, a beautiful stamp in every respect, full OG, VLH mainly on margin, VF and scarce 384 ** 734a-36a 1939, miner 5k red, soldier 15k green and aviator 30k blue, perforation 600 L12½, two complete sets in unfolded blocks of four, 5k and 15k of different shades, 30k - on white or grayish paper, full OG, NH, VF 385 ** 734a 1939, miner 5k red, perforation L12½, three-side margin block of 50 600 (10x5) from the bottom part of a sheet, nice and unfolded, full OG, NH, VF

386 390 391 386 ** 734 imp 1939, miner 5k red, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all 6,000 around, right stamp has slight gum wave without creasing, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, one of three known imperforated pairs of that issue, Raritan Stamps guarantee, this pair was sold in our Auction #69 for $11,500, including premium (Lot #857) 387 ** 735 var 1947, soldier 15k gray green, offset printing, top right corner sheet mar- 400 gin unfolded block of four, a part of violet post office seal on reverse (ap- plied in December of 1947 on time of monetary reform in Soviet Union), full OG, NH, F/VF centering 388 * 735 var 1947, soldier 15k gray green, offset printing, comb perforation, left 200 sheet margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, LH on margin only (stamp is NH), VF 389 * 736 var 1939, aviator 30k deep blue, typo printing, comb perforation, left sheet 100 margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, LH mainly on margin, VF 390 ** 736 imp 1939, aviator 30k deep blue, typo printing, enlarged margins imperfo- 600 rated single, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare under- valued stamp 391 **/* 736 var 1946, aviator 30k blue, litho printing, horizontal pair, left stamp 1,500 with ''OCCP'' variety (position 51), full OG, NH (right stamp has uneven gum and considered to be hinged), VF and very rare 392 ** 736 var 1947, aviator 30k gray blue, offset printing, comb perforation, top left 100 corner sheet margin single imperforated on the left, vertical perforation on left edge in 12mm from the stamp, full OG, NH (LH on top margin only), VF and an eye-catching piece

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 393 * 736 var 1947, aviator 30k gray blue, offset printing, left sheet margin horizontal 200 pair with large opened pre-printing paper fold, right stamp is wider for 10-12mm then a common one and has two extra vertical perforation lines, perf toning spot in the middle, still fresh, full OG, LH, VF and a spectacular item

394 401 394 ** 737 imp 1943, Coat of Arms, 60k brick red, horizontal imperforated pair, 7,500 flawless condition in every respect, full OG, NH, VF, a rarity, just another imperforated pair is recorded, N. Mandrovski certificate, this pair had been sold in our Auction #69 for $13,800, including a premium (Lot #859) 395 ** 743, a 1939, black surcharge 30k on farm worker 4k claret, two corner margin 800 unfolded blocks of four, printed on watermarked and unwatermarked paper, perfect centering, full OG, NH, VF 396 ** 745-48 Mikhail Saltykov-Schedrin Issue 1939, 15k-60k, complete set in sheet 100 or corner margin unfolded blocks of four (folded once between bottom stamps and margin), full OG, NH, VF 397 ** 757-59 Mikhail Lermontov Issue 1939, 15k-45k, complete set in unfolded 100 blocks of four, 30k and 40k have corner or sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF 398 ** 760-62 Nikolay Chernyshevsky Issue 1939, 15k-60k, comb perforation, com- 150 plete set in unfolded blocks of four, including two blocks of 30k with raster horizontal or vertical diamonds, three blocks with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF 399 **/* 706/62, Collection of 1939 Year, about 200 mint stamps and one cover, repre- 400 var senting nine different issues in singles, pairs and blocks, including five Sanatoria fantails, some perforation and raster varieties, fresh condition overall, mainly full OG (several blocks are regummed), NH or LH/hinged, F/VF, SC. v. 260,000P as NH (website photo) Anton Chekhov Issue 400 ** 766 var 1940, 30k red brown, raster vertical diamonds, unfolded block of four, 150 some gray ink offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF 401 ** 766 imp 1940, 40k red brown, horizontal imperforated pair, nice four-side 2,500 margins, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, we found just another pair (hinged) sold to the public at Cherrystone Auction in 2015 Western Ukraine and Western Byelorussia Issue 402 ** 767-71 1940 10k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, block of 50k has 100 slight gum wrinkle, full original somewhat uneven gum, NH, mostly VF 403 U 768/71 1940, 30k, 60k x2 and 1r, four marginal singles, imperforated on the 200 var left, on the right, at the top or at the bottom respectively, all neatly cancelled, mostly VF 404 ** 773 var Ice-Breaker ''Sedov'' Issue 1940, 30k dull purple, comb perforation, 150 raster horizontal diamonds, top sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Vladimir Mayakovsky Issue 405 ** 776a 1940, 15k deep red, comb perforation, top sheet margin block of four, 100 upper left stamp has pin-point natural paper inclusion, full OG, NH, VF 406 ** 778 var 1940, 60k black blue, perforation L12½, raster vertical diamonds, un- 300 folded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 407 ** 778 var 1940, 60k black blue, perforation L12½, raster vertical diamonds, un- 300 folded block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple 408 U 779 var 1940, 80k bright ultra, top right corner sheet margin block of four, im- 200 perforated at the top, central CTO with full OG, VF 409 **/U 780, 783 Kliment Timiryazev Issue 1940, 10k indigo, right sheet margin single 150 var imperforated on the right, neatly cancelled, and 60k dark green, top left corner sheet margin single, partly imperforated due to foldover, full OG, NH, both are VF Physical Culture Day Issue 410 ** 784-88 1940, 15k-1r, perforation L12½, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, 150 full OG, NH, VF, all 1r stamps with Soviet Philatelic guarantees on reverse 411 ** 784-88, 1940, 15k-1r and 15k-60k, line and comb perforation respectively, two 250 784a-87a sets in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF Peter Tchaikovsky Issue 412 ** 789-93 1940, 15k-60k, complete set in sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full 150 OG, NH, VF, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse 413 ** 791 var 1940, 30k dark blue, bottom left corner sheet margin vertical pair with 100 strongly misplaced horizontal perforation and bottom margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 414 ** 793 var 1940, 60k red, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, 100 full OG, NH, VF 415 **/* 794-810, All-Union Agriculture Fair Issue 1940, 10l-60k, 88 mint stamps, in- 1,000 var cluding complete set of 17, four vertical se- tenant strips of six, two blocks of four, 19 se-tenant pairs and one folded cover bearing 14 different stamps, fresh quality overall, full OG, NH or unused (strips, blocks and 7 pairs), some of them are expertly regummed, F/VF (website photo) 416  811A-16A 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Perekop Issue 1940, 10k-1r, per- 100 forated complete set of six used on registered cover in Tbilisi, tied by ''8.1.41'' date stamp, machine arrival ''10.1.41'' marking on reverse, mostly VF 417 **/* 763/816A Collection of 1940 Year, about 350 mostly mint stamps (about one 750 dozen - used), forming nine complete issues in singles and blocks, several raster and perforation varieties, including one fantail, nice quality unit, generally full OG, NH or LH, F/VF, SC.v. 350,000P (website photo) Industrialization Issue 418 ** 817/22 1941, 19k-60k, perforation L12½, set of five in unfolded blocks of four, 300 var three with sheet margins, 15k has 4-tip separation at the bottom, full OG, NH, mostly VF 419 ** 817 var 1941, Coal Miners, 10k deep blue, comb perforation 12½x12, raster ver- 400 tical diamonds, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF Red Army and Navy Issue 420 **/* 824-31, 1941, 5k-1r, perforation L12½, complete set of eight, vertical or horizon- 200 var tal gutter blocks of four, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH, VF 421 ** 824/31 1941, 5k-1r, comb perforation, set of seven (less 30k for completion) in 250 var sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 422 * 831 var 1941, Marshal Star, 1r bluish green, perforation L12½, a single with 100 gutter at left, imperforated between stamp and gutter, full OG, LH, VF 423 ** 836-37, Kyrgyz Soviet Republic Issue 1941, 15k brown and 30k purple, perfo- 100 var ration L12½ and comb 12x12½, two complete sets in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF Karelian Finnish Republic Issue 424 ** 842 var 1941, 45k green with ''smooth'' scroll variety, left sheet margin unfolded 400 block of four and a single in dark green shade, full OG, NH, VF 425 (*) 842 var 1941, 45k dark green, ''smooth'' scroll variety, left sheet margin hori- 150 zontal pair with vertical perforation misplaced to the design, apparently unused, no gum, VF appearance Vasily Surikov Issue 426 ** 845-49 1941, 20k-2r, complete set of six in unfolded blocks of four, including 500 two distinct shades of 2r, minor usual gum waves on 20k block, nice condition overall, full OG, NH, VF 427 ** 849 var 1941, Portrait of Vasily Surikov, 2r brown, top sheet margin unfolded 250 block of four, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF 428 ** 850 var Mikhail Lermontov Issue 1941, 15k bluish green, comb perforation 200 12½x12, bottom margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, F/VF 429 ** 852-55 Lenin Museum Issue 1941-42, 15k-1r, complete set in blocks of four, 300 45k has comb perforation, block of 15k folded along horizontal perforation, otherwise fresh full OG, NH, VF 430 856 1941, 30k carmine, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 100 ** 431 856 1941, 30k carmine, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 100 ** 432 ** 859 var People's Militia Issue 1941, 30k blue, straight top of hammer variety 100 (position 19), full OG, NH, VF 433 **/* 817/59, Collection of 1941 Year, over 400 mostly mint (five - used) stamps, 600 var singles, pairs and blocks, representing nine complete issues, including two fantails, nine gutter pairs (six - NH), line perforation varieties of Industrialization issue, ''Be a Hero!'' with line perforation in pair (expertly regummed), nice quality unit, mainly full OG, NH, F/VF, SC. v. 252,000P (website photo) SECOND SECTION – AT 11:00 AM, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 434 ** 862 var 1942, General Dovator, 30k gray black, horizontal pair imperforated be- 500 tween stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, this perforation error did not mentioned in any Russian Specialized Cat 435 ** 871 var 1942, Defense of Leningrad, 60k blue black, bottom sheet margin single 200 imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF

th 436 U 878, var 1943, 25 Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5k brownish black, 100 bottom right corner sheet margin block of four, imperforated on the right, CTO with full OG, VF 437 * 896 var 1943, Maxim Gorky, 60k blackish blue, horizontal pair imperforated be- 150 tween stamps, full OG, LH, VF 438 ** 906 var 1943, Vladimir Mayakovsky, 60k deep blue, top sheet margin single im- 150 perforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs 439 **/U 857/908, Collection of 1942-43 Years, about 850 mostly mint stamps (20 - used) 1,000 var in singles, pairs, strips and blocks, including Navoi in gutter blocks (mi- nor flaws), nice range of Battle Scenes issues, ten fantails, Sniper with raster vertical diamonds (unused, regummed), numerous plate varieties and many more, generally full OG with many NH stamps, SC. v. is over 550,000P (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ First Anniversary of the Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad 440 ** 911 var 1944, 30k brown and carmine, small size 32x21.5mm, two unfolded 150 blocks of four printed on grayish or pinkish paper, the last one has top sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF Unissued souvenir sheet

441 P 911 1944, proof of imperforated souvenir sheet containing four stamps 25,000 of 30k brown and carmine and text in black at the top and bottom, with additional red overprint: ''May 1945. Order No.448118/M'', size 108x101mm, mounted on a presentation card by philatelic hinges (card size 138x116mm), we removed and checked the reverse side, the item has no hidden defects, with just a small part of gum loss at the top and with minor paper waves at the same place, no thins or toning, it could considered to have full OG and VF state of preservation, according to our records that is the only souvenir sheet of the private ownership (listed in ''Drafts of Stamps USSR 1923-60'' on page 65) 442 U 921 var 1944, Day of the United Nations, 60k black red and blue, a single with 100 red color strongly shifted to the top and blue color omitted, CTO with full OG, VF 443 P 921 1944, Day of the United Nations, trial color printing of 60k with added 150 gold color, full OG, NH, VF 444 ** 944 var 1944, Sergey Lazo, 30k yellow green, vertical pair imperforated between 200 stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF centering Liberation of Leningrad Issue 445 **/U 959, var 1944, 30k greenish black, 13 souvenir sheets of four, representing vari- 300 ous types and shifts of the text, mint and CTO sheets with double impression of the text (one printing is albino), occasional gum waves possible, full OG, mainly NH, VF and an attractive unit (website photo) 446 * 959 var 1944, 30k greenish black, souvenir sheet of four with inverted text 4,000 variety, nice quality, full OG, very light traces of hinge, VF and very rare, N. Mandrovski certificate 447 (*) 959 var 1944, 30k greenish black, souvenir sheet of four with double text 1,000 variety, some paper wrinkles, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance, N. Mandrovski certificate

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447 448 ** 959 var 1944, 30k greenish black, souvenir sheet of four with text dramatically 300 shifted to the bottom, resulting in top part of the text placed over top stamps, natural pre-printing paper fold, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 449 ** 959 var 1944, 30k greenish black, souvenir sheet of four with text strongly shift- 300 ed to the bottom and turned clockwise, a flawless item, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 450 **/* 909-58, Collection of 1944 Year, close to 700 mint stamps (two - used), rep- 400 C77-81, resenting 13 complete issues in singles or blocks (130 altogether), nice var Turgenev set, two fantails, one pair imperforated between and Schors in imperforated pair, which appears as trimmed from a pair imperforated between, mainly full OG, NH (about 90%), F/VF, SC. v. 240,000P (website photo) 451 ** 970 var 1945, 2nd Anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, 3r brown, orange red 150 and black, souvenir sheet of four with text and stamps shifted to the right, at the same time text shifted to the left towards stamps for 5mm, full OG, NH, VF, a common sheet is enclosed for comparison

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459 461 459 ** 1027 imp 1946, Elections to the Supreme Council, 45k brown vermilion, hori- 2,000 zontal imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and very rare 460 **/U 1028 var 1946, Elections to the Supreme Council, 60k black green, left sheet mar- 250 gin single imperforated on the left and top sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated at the top and between stamps, first one with full OG, NH, the last one - neatly cancelled, both are VF 461 ** 1029 var 1946, Artillery in Victory Parade, 60k dark brown, vertical pair imperfo- 500 rated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 462 ** 1039-46, 1946, Soviet Medals, 60k in various colors, complete set of eight, in ad- 150 1043 var dition two values showing Military Merit Medal on blue green or yellow green network, both have perforation L12 1/2, all are in corner sheet marginunfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 463 ** 1053-54 1946, Promenade in Gagry and Sanatorium at Sochi, two values of 30k 100 var dark green, raster horizontal and vertical diamonds respectively, full OG, NH, VF 464 ** 1054 var 1946, Sanatorium at Sochi, 30k dark green, raster vertical diamonds, 100 left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 465 * 1055 var 1946, Sanatorium at New Athon, 45k red brown, vertical pair imperfo- 100 rated between stamps, full OG, VLH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 466 **/* 1059/66 1946, Moscow Views, four fantails - 5k (top), 10k (bottom), 60k (right), 500 var 1r (left), full OG, NH or LH (1r), VF and scarce group 467 * 1075, 1946, Harvesting Grain, 5k olive brown, and Iron Smelting, 30k brown, 250 1079 var two vertical pairs imperforated between stamps, full OG, LH, VF 468 ** 1080 var 1946, 25th Anniversary of Soviet Postage stamps, 15k black and deep 100 red, left sheet margin single with red color dramatically shifted to the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 469 ** 1081a var 1947, 25th Anniversary of Soviet Postage stamps, 30k dark green and 400 brown, souvenir sheet of four with black text at the top and bottom partially missing, full OG, NH, VF and very spectacular item 470 **/U 1021/ Collection of 1946 Year, about 450 mostly mint stamps in singles, 600 1100, var pairs and blocks (52 pieces altogether) and 17 souvenir sheets, 12 fantails and two pairs imperforated between stamps, nice range of 25th An- niversary of Soviet Postage stamps souvenir sheets of various types, nice quality unit, mainly full OG, most is NH and several used, F/VF, SC. v. close to 350,000P (website photo) 471 ** 1092 var 1947, 23rd Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 30k dark green, left sheet 150 margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF 472 U 1097 var 1947, 100th Anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society, Nikolay 100 Przhevalsky, 60k dark violet brown, top right corner margin example, imperforated on the right, neat corner cancellation, VF 473 ** 1099 var 1947, Nikolay Zhukovsky, 60k pale ultra, right sheet margin single im- 100 perforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF 474 **/* 1113, 1947, Arms of Latvian and Ukrainian Soviet Republics, 30k orange 250 1118 var brown and 30k blue violet, two left sheet margin singles imperforated on the left, full OG, NH (Ukraine) or VLH, VF 475 ** 1121 var 1947, Alexander Pushkin, 30k brown black, bottom sheet margin single 150 imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 476 ** 1125 var 1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k black, carmine and light blue, per- 100 forated single with carmine color strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF 477 ** 1125 imp 1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k multicolored, blue color is omitted, 150 fn horizontal imperforated pair with nice margins, slight usual gum wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF 478 ** 1125 imp 1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k multicolored, blue color is omitted, 300 fn imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF 479 ** 1129 var 1947, 800th Anniversary of Founding of Moscow, strongly shifted to the 100 top red overprint on 50k brown, top sheet margin vertical pair, bottom stamp has tiny facial soiling in blue ink, full OG, NH, VF Jubilee of Moscow Issue 480 * 1132 var 1947, Crimea Bridge, 5k dark blue and dark brown, vertical pair imper- 300 forated between stamps, full OG, LH, J. Stolow guarantee hs on reverse 481 ** 1140 var 1947, View of Moscow Kremlin, 60k red brown and brown black, bottom 150 sheet margin single imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH (tiny spot of gum skip at the bottom right away from the stamp), VF 482 U 1142 var 1947, ''Old Moscow'' by Victor Vasnetsov, 1r dark violet, vertical pair 150 imperforated between stamps, apparently real postal cancellation, fresh and VF 483 U 1143 var 1947, St. Basil Cathedral, 1r multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal 400 strip of three with gutter labels at the top, imperforated between labels and stamps, neat Tallinn cancellations, two-three tip separations at the top, mostly VF and scarce multiple

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 484 ** 1143-46 1947, 2r-L-1r-3r-5r and 2r-L-1r-1r-3r, two vertical strips of multicol- 250 var ored high values, margins and top and bottom or at three sides, first one folded once between 1r and 2r, the other one is unfolded, but with spot of gum flow on top 1r value, still full OG, NH, VF 485 ** 1143-46 1947, 2r-L-1r-3r-5r, right part of a se-tenant sheet with margins at three 400 var sides,, containing four vertical strips, folded once between 2r and gutter, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF 486 ** 1145-46 1947, 3r and 5r, unfolded se-tenant sheet of 25, containing five stamps 250 var of 3r and twenty of 5r, full OG, NH, VF 487 * 1132-46 1947, 5k-5r, complete set of 15 used on three large size addressed FD 150 covers, high values are from se-tenant strip, tied by ''800th Anniversary of Moscow 7.9.47'' date stamp, nice and fresh, VF 488 ** 1147-52 1947, Moscow - Volga Canal, 30k-1r, complete set of six, unfolded blocks 150 of four, raster square on 30k-45k and 60k-1r, full OG, NH, VF 489 * 1148 var 1947, Moscow - Volga Canal, 30k red brown, raster vertical diamonds, 100 a part of the design is missing due to a piece of foreign paper adhesion (and removal), full OG, hinged, VF and an attractive item 490 **/* 1157-58 1947, Moscow Subway, 60k brown vermilion and 60k green, vertical 250 var pair imperforated between stamps and top sheet margin single imperforated at the top, full OG, NH (single) or LH, mostly VF 491 * 1159 var 1947, Day of the Air Fleet, 30k deep violet, left sheet margin horizontal 150 pair, imperforated on the left, full OG, previously hinged, VF 492 ** 1161 var 1947, definitive issue, Spasski Tower, 60k dark red, left sheet margin 300 horizontal strip of three, imperforated between stamps and on the left, full OG, NH, VF 493 ** 1166 var 1947, Sanatorium ''Abkhazia'', 30k red brown, unfolded block of four 200 imperforated vertically, full OG, NH, VF 494 ** 1166 var 1947, Sanatorium ''Abkhazia'', 30k red brown, horizontal and vertical 200 pairs, the last one with top sheet margin, imperforated vertically or horizontally, full OG, NH (vertical pair is very lightly hinged on margin away from the stamp), VF 495 ** 1166 imp 1947, Sanatorium ''Abkhazia'', 30k red brown, bottom right corner sheet 300 margin imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF, each stamp with neat J. Stolow guarantee hs 496 * 1168 var 1947, Kirov Sanatorium at Kislovodsk, 30k bright ultra, horizontal pair 150 imperforated between stamps, full OG, VLH, VF 497 ** 1169 var 1947, Voroshilov Sanatorium at Sochi, 30k brown violet, vertical pair 150 imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF 498 P 1172/82 1947, Restoration of National Economy Objects, 15k-1r, 46 imper- 7,500 forated trial color proofs of ten different values, including 15k x4, 20k x4, 30k (Stalingrad) x5, 30k (Konstantinovka) x6, 30k (Ros- tov) x7, 30k (Kharkov) x1, 60k (Stalingrad) x1, 60k (Rostov) x5, 1r (Makeyevka) x8, 1r (Stalingrad) x5, two proofs with colors close to issued stamps, nice quality unit, no thins or hidden defects, no gum (removed from a presentation cards), VF and very rare assembly 499 * 1183 var 1947, 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k dark red and 100 greenish black, central design strongly shifted to the top, full OG, very light trace of hinge, apparently NH, VF 500 **/* 1087/ Collection of 1947 Year, 850 mostly mint stamps, including 125 blocks 600 188, var of four, and four souvenir sheets (Jubilee of Moscow, type I - hinged or regummed), nice range of Arms set with color shifts on 1r, Moscow Council Building with red color shift (a single) and blue omitted (pair), ten fantails and two pairs imperforated between, plate, shade and raster varieties, nice unit, generally full OG with many NH stamps, F/VF, SC. v. is over 300,000P (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 501 ** 1201 var 1948, Vasily Surikov, 30k red brown, ''1943'' instead of ''1948'' at the top 200 right corner, in addition top sheet margin single imperforated at the top, both with full OG, NH, VF 502 ** 1227-29 1948, Aleksandr Ostrovsky, 30k-1r, imperforated complete set of three 600 imp in horizontal pairs, nice margins all around, right stamp of 1r has tiny natural paper inclusion, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 503 ** 1230-33 1948, Ivan Shishkin, 30k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, 150 three of which with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF 504 ** 1230 var 1948, Ivan Shishkin, 30k dark green and violet brown, green frame ap- 150 pearing double due to plate shift during printing process, full OG, NH, VF and scarce unrecorded error, a common stamp is included for comparison 505 * 1231 var 1948, Ivan Shishkin, 50k multicolored, right sheet margin example im- 150 perforated on the right, full OG, LH, VF 506 ** 1236 var 1948, Industrial Expansion, 60k dark red and black, left sheet margin 100 single with central design strongly shifted to the top, full OG, NH, VF 507 ** 1237/83 1948, For Early Fulfillment of the Post-War 5-Year Plan, set of 24 (no 300 Transport) in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. close to $1,500 508 ** 1245 var 1948, 25th Anniversary of the Establishing of USSR, 60k red and green- 100 ish black, left sheet margin single imperforated on the left, full OG with slight gum wrinkle, NH, VF 509 **/* 1254 var 1948, Sports issue, Foot Race, 15k violet, two sheet margin singles, im- 200 perforated at the top or on the left, full OG, NH or LH (left margined), VF 510 ** 1272 var 1948, Heavy Machinery Plant, 30k purple, bottom sheet margin single 150 imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 511 ** 1284-88, 1948, Young Pioneers and Young Communists, two complete sets of five 150 1289-94 and six respectively, 40k of Komsomol set has significant shift of red color, full OG, NH, VF

th 512 (*) 1295 var 1948, 50 Anniversary of the Moscow Art Theater, 40k deep blue, raster 500 square, block of four, nice looking unused item, expertly regummed, VF appearance of this very scarce raster variety

513 515 513 ** 1306 imp 1948, Coat of Arms and Flag of the Soviet Union, 40k brownish red, 4,000 size 14.8x21.8mm, original printing, horizontal imperforated pair, enlarged margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, the similar pair had been sold in our Auction #75 for $5,500 plus commission, Raritan Stamps guarantee

th 514 ** 1307-09, 1948, 225 Anniversary of Sverdlovsk, 30k-1r, perforated and imperfo- 100 imp rated sets in corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 515 ** 1316 var 1948, Colonnade at Kislovodsk, 40k blue, original printing with 4,000 raster vertical diamonds, we note that all recorded issues of this stamp have raster square, full OG, NH, VF and the only recorded stamp of this raster type, ex- the Matvil Collection, since that Sale not even one stamp with this raster was found, Raritan Stamps guarantee

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 516 **/* 1189- Collection of 1948 Year, over 1400 mostly mint stamps, including 1,500 317, var more than 200 blocks of four, representing all 38 issues of the Year, nine fantails, Art Theater 40k with raster square and numerous other raster and plate varieties, overall nice condition, mainly full OG, most is NH, F/VF, SC. v. $875,000P (website photo) 517 ** 1320-22 1949, Mikhail Lomonosov Museum in Leningrad, 40k-1r, complete set 100 in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

th 518 ** 1323-24 1949, 300 Anniversary of the Discovery of the Strait between Asia and 150 America by Semyon Dezhnev, 40k olive green and 1r bluish gray, complete set in unfolded corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 519 ** 1325 1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, souvenir sheet of four, 40k multi- 200 colored, printed on white paper, size 175x220mm, nice quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF 520 ** 1325 1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, souvenir sheet of four, 40k multi- 200 colored, printed on yellowish paper, size 176x221mm, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF (website photo)

th 521 ** 1326-27 1949, 25 Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 40k and 1r, complete set in 150 corner sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 522 U 1327 var 1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, double impres- 250 sion of red color (both misplaced), neatly cancelled at the bottom, VF and an attractive item 523 ** 1327a 1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, perforated sou- 300 venir sheet of four, size 180x134mm, type with ''25'' on the same level, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF 524 ** 1327a 1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated 1,000 imp souvenir sheet of four, size 178x135mm, type with raised ''25'', nice quality, full OG, NH, VF 525 ** 1327a 1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforat- 1,000 imp ed souvenir sheet of four, size 178x133mm, type with ''25'' on the same level, full OG, NH, VF 526 * 1327a 1948, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated 500 imp souvenir sheet of four, size 181x132mm, type with ''25'' on the same level, full OG, LH, VF (website photo) 527 ** 1306, 1948-49, definitive issue, 15k-50k, complete set of seven, all are large 100 1343-47, size stamps (original printing), including two shades of 20k and Arms of var 40k, issued in 1948, full OG, NH, VF

th 528 ** 1359-63, 1949, 150 Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Pushkin, 25k-2r, com- 250 1360a plete set of five in unfolded blocks of four and souvenir sheet, all with full OG, NH, VF 529 ** 1364-65 1949, Red Sormovo Machine and Boat Works, 40k and 1r, complete set 100 of two in sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 530 ** 1366, var 1949, Sanatorium VCSPS at Kislovodsk, 40k violet, top sheet margin 200 block of eight (2x4), imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF 531 ** 1377 var 1949, Sports, the first issue, Kayak Race, 25k blue green, comb perfora- 150 tion 12x12½, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF 532 ** 1379 var 1949, Sports, the first issue, Bicycling, 40k red brown, raster vertical 300 diamonds, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 533 ** 1388-89 1949, Aleksandr Radishchev, 40k and 1r, complete set in unfolded 100 blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

th 534 ** 1392a- 1949, 75 Anniversary of the UPU, 40k and 50k, complete set in top 100 93a right corner sheet margin imperforated blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 535 ** 1392a var 1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k orange brown and indigo, central 150 design is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF, tiny expert's hs on reverse, A. Farberov certificate 536 * 1392a var 1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k orange brown and indigo, central 100 design is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, LH, VF, tiny expert's hs on reverse 537 ** 1394-99 1949, Agricultural Development, 25k-2r, complete set of six, unfolded 250 blocks of four, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 538 ** 1403 1949, Vasily Chapayev, 40k brownish orange, right margin unfolded 100 block of four, full OG, NH, VF 539 ** 1403 var 1949, Vasily Chapayev, 40k brownish orange, top sheet margin single 100 imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF 540 ** 1418 var 1949, Sports, the second issue, Weightlifter, 1r red, right sheet margin 100 stamp imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF 541 ** 1427-28 1949, Western Byelorussia and Ukraine, 40k red and 40k vermilion, 100 complete set in unfolded blocks of four, first one with sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF 542 * 1427 var 1950, registered air mail cover from Liepaja to Philadelphia, franked by 500 six fantails, including Western Byelorussia imperforated at the bottom, offset soldier 15k (left), Subway 40k (right) and others, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF and rare franking 543 **/* 1318- Collection of 1949 Year, well over 1300 mainly mint stamps, includ- 2,500 428, ing 176 blocks of four, and 13 souvenir sheets, representing all 39 C83-90, issues of the Year, including three perforated and one imperforated var Lenin Mausoleum sheets (all are expertly regummed), several Stalin sheets, some on pre-printing facial only toned paper plus one forgery, nice range of definitive set, Pushkin issue, five fantails and many more, nice quality group, mainly full OG, NH (90%) others LH or regummed, F/VF, SC. v. is about 1,300,000P, regummed sheets counted as hinged (website photo) 544 ** SC #1381 1950, definitive issue, aviator 25k dark blue, typo printing, excellent 200 centering and very nice stamp, full OG, NH, VF, Scott #1345 var 545 (*) SC #1381 1950, definitive issue, aviator 25k dark blue, typo printing, unused 600 block of four, no hidden defects, expertly regummed, VF appearance 546 * SC #1382 1950, definitive issue, Coat of Arms, 40k red, typo printing, left sheet 500 Pa margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, LH, VF and scarce 547 ** 1445-46 1950, Monument to Pioneer Pavlik Morozov, 49k and 1r, complete set in 100 sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 548 ** 1455 var 1950, Zoo Museum of the State University, 40k multicolored with frame 100 in red, right sheet margin single with central design strongly shifted to the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 549 ** 1457 var 1950, 26th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 1r multicolored, left sheet 250 margin horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full original gum with minor soiling, apparently NH, VF

th 550 ** 1462-63 1950, 5 Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 40k and 150 1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 551 U 1462 var 1950, 5th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 40k dark 250 brown and red, right sheet margin single with inverted Hammer and Sickle watermark, neatly cancelled, VF 552 ** 1464-68 1950, Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, 40k-2r, complete set of five, 300 sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 553 ** 1474-76 1950, Azerbaijan Soviet Republic, 25k-1r, complete set of three, top 100 sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 554 ** 1486 var 1950, Moscow Subway, Park of Culture, 1r dark green on pale yellow 250 paper, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF 555 ** 1500-03 1950, Estonian Soviet Republic, 25k-1r, complete set of four, unfolded 150 blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 556 ** 1504-07 1950, Campaign Against War, 40k and 1r, 40k and 50k, complete by 100 Scott set of four, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 557 ** 1508-09 1950, Bellingshausen and Lazarev Antarctic Expedition, 40k and 1r, 200 complete set in sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 558 ** 1510-11, 1950, Military Leader Mikhail Frunze, 40k and 1r, complete set of two 100 var with additional 40k value on light background, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 559 ** 1518-25 1950, Moscow Skyscrapers, 1r in various colors, complete set of eight, 100 nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $460 560 ** 1526, var 1950, Spasski Tower, 1r dark green, brown red and orange, two sheet 200 margin unfolded blocks of four, one of which with slightly pinkish background, full OG, NH, VF

561 ** 1529 var 1950, Ivan Aivazovsky, 40k multicolored, miniature sheet of ten, 1,200 original printing, nice and unfolded with part of control inscription at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF 562 ** 1529-30 1950, Ivan Aivazovsky, 40k and 50k in complete se-tenant gutter sheet 100 var of 20 (2x5+2x5), control inscription at right, full OG, NH, VF (website photo) 563 ** 1531 var 1950, Ivan Aivazovsky, 1r multicolored, bottom right corner sheet mar- 300 gin single on creamy colored paper, full OG, NH (LH on side margin), VF and very scarce

th 564 ** 1536 1950, 125 Anniversary of the Decembrist Revolt, 1r dark brown on 100 yellow paper, top right corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 565 **/* 1428- Collection of 1950 Year, about 1100 mostly mint stamps, including 1,500 536, var 130 blocks of four and two panes of ten, representing all 34 issues of the Year, starting with definitives of typo printing (both are regummed), numerous plate varieties, four fantails, two sets of Sky- scrapers (one is regammed) and many more, fresh quality, mainly full OG, NH (95%), F/VF, SC. v. is over 850,000P (website photo) 566 ** 1550-51 1951, Stockholm Peace Conference, 40k and 1r, complete set in un- 150 folded bottom right corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 567 ** 1568-83 1951, Russian Scientists, 40k in various colors, complete set of 16, origi- 500 nal printings, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 568 ** 1568-83 1951, Russian Scientists, 40k in various colors, complete set of 16, re- 150 issue of 1955-56, unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 569 ** 1568 var 1951, Aleksandr Butlerov, 40k orange red on bluish paper, raster hori- 600 zontal diamonds, re-issue of 1956, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 570 ** 1583 var 1951, Pavel Yablochkov, 40k brownish black, raster horizontal dia- 100 monds, re-issue of 1956, full OG, NH, VF 571 ** 1583 var 1951, Pavel Yablochkov, 40k brownish black, raster horizontal dia- 400 monds, unfolded block of four from the re- issue of 1956, full OG, NH, VF 572 ** 1584-85 1951, Russian Composers, 40k gray and 40k brown on pinkish paper, 100 two unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 573 ** 1594-95, 1951, Victor Vasnetsov, 40k and 1r, two complete sets in unfolded sheet 100 var margin blocks of four, original printing and re-issue of 1956, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 574 U 1594 var 1951, Victor Vasnetsov, 40k dark blue, brown and buff, bottom right 200 corner margin single, imperforated at the bottom, CTO with full OG, VF 575 ** 1605-09 1951, Czechoslovak Republic, 20k-1r, complete set of five in unfolded 250 blocks of four, 20k and 1r with sheet margins, 40k has very slight gum disturbance at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF

576 ** 1610-11 1951, Volkhov Power Station, 40k and 1r, yellow color omitted on 1,000 var each stamp, bottom left corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF and beautiful set of matched blocks, N. Mandrovski certificate for each block 577 ** 1610 var 1951, Volkhov Power Station, 40k dark blue, gray and yellow, bottom 400 left corner sheet margin block of four, each stamp with yellow color strongly shifted to the top, full OG, NH, VF 578 ** 1624-27, 1952, Stalin Constitution, 40k, two complete sets of four, unfolded 300 var blocks of four of two different issues, full OG, NH, VF 579 ** 1626, var 1952, Stalin Constitution, Senior Citizens, 40k red and brown on pale 300 green paper, right sheet margin unfolded block of four, left stamps with no accent over last ''i'' in ''Stalinskoi'' variety, full OG, NH, VF

th 580 ** 1643-44, 1952, 35 Anniversary of the October Revolution, 40k and 1r, two com- 100 var plete sets in sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, one set has pinkish background, full OG, NH, VF

581 582 581 P 1654 1952, definitive issue, Order of Lenin, technological proof of 10r in 3,000 black, bottom right corner sheet margin block of six (3x2), printed on watermarked ''Shaded Stars'' raw paper (Goznak classification ''АНОЗ''), no gum as produced, NH, VF and the only known multiple on that paper with Goznak marking, V. Liapine certificate

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 582 P 1654 1952, definitive issue, Order of Lenin, technological proof of 10r in 3,000 black, bottom right corner sheet margin block of six (3x2), printed on watermarked ''Shaded Diamonds'' paper (Goznak classification ''HK-51''), no gum as produced, NH, VF and the only known multiple on that paper with Goznak marking, V. Liapine certificate 583 ** 1666-71 1953, Volga - Don Canal, 40k and 1r, complete set of six in unfolded 200 sheets of 20, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 584 ** 1690-91, 1954, Aleksandr Griboedov, 40k and 1r, two complete sets of two in 400 var unfolded blocks of four, line and comb perforation respectively, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 585 ** 1693, var 1954, Valery Chkalov, 1r gray, violet blue and dark brown, two top sheet 100 margin unfolded blocks of four, perforation L12½ and comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF 586 * 1709 var 1954, 300th Anniversary of the Union between Russia and Ukraine, red 200 overprint on 2r green, right sheet margin single imperforated on the right, full OG with small part of gum skip mainly on margin, VF 587 * 1710 var 1954, Sports issue, Sailing Race, 40k brown orange, blue and black, 300 right sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, LH, VF 588 ** 1723 var 1954, Composer Mikhail Glinka, 40k lilac, rose and brown black, left 200 sheet margin single, imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF

th 589 ** 1735, var 1954, 37 Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1r multicolored, side 200 margin horizontal strip of 12, imperforated on the left, folded once between 6th and 7th stamps, full OG, NH, VF 590 ** 1737 var 1954, Kazan University, 60k claret, bottom sheet margin single imperfo- 100 rated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF

th 591 ** 1743-44 1954, 75 Anniversary of the Birth of Joseph Stalin, 40k lilac rose 3,000 var and 1r gray blue, complete set of two miniature sheets of 25, nice and unfolded, slightly uneven full OG, NH, VF, all stamps of 1r with Soviet Philatelic guarantees

th 592 P 1744 1954, 75 Birthday of Joseph Stalin, technological proof of com- 2,000 plete design for 1r in dark grayish blue, size 21.5x40.5 mm instead of 21.5x39.5 mm for issued stamp, imperforated block of four, printed on wove paper without watermark, no gum as produced, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, Raritan Stamps guarantee, according to our records we sold a pair of that proof in Auction #75 for $2,400 plus commission 593 ** 1752 var 1955, Nicolaus Copernicus, 1r multicolored, unfolded miniature 7,500 sheet of ten, intact margins and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and very rare

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594 598

594 ** 1787 var 1955, Moscow University, 1r multicolored, perforation L12½ in- 6,000 stead of comb 12½x12, unfolded block of four, top right stamp has broken a curl of ''P'' in ''Pochta'' variety, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare multiple, only a few of blocks of this rarity still sur- vived 595 ** 1792 var 1956, Academician Alexey Krylov, 40k gray, brown and black, perfo- 1,000 ration L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, top left corner sheet margin block of four, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance of this very rare perforation variety especially in positional multiple. We are of the opinion that original gum was removed because of its het- erogeneity; microscopic examination showed no evidences of CTO on that block 596 U 1792 var 1956, Academician Alexey Krylov, 40k gray, brown and black, perfora- 100 tion L12½, top left corner margin block of four, CTO with full OG, VF 597 ** 1860a 1956, Mukhamed Aivazov, 40k green, type I (three-line text), top left 150 corner sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 598 ** 1860a 1956, Mukhamed Aivazov, 40k green, type I (three-line text), per- 1,500 var foration L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee 599 U 1861A var 1957, Robert Burns, 40k light ultra and brown, block of four, lower left 150 stamp imperforated on the left and at the bottom due to break of line perforation, central CTO, full OG, VF and a spectacular piece 600 ** 1862 var 1956, Lesya Ukrainka, 40k multicolored, right sheet margin single 100 with control marking, orange color omitted, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included 601 ** 1884, var 1956, Antarctic Expedition, 40k multicolored, unfolded block of four, 100 top right stamp without flag on the aft, full OG, NH, VF

602 603

602 P 1889 1956, Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, technological proof of 2,000 complete design for 1r in olive green and red brown, imperforated block of four, printed on wove paper without watermark, no gum as produced, NH, VF and extremely rare, Raritan Stamps guarantee

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 603 P 1889 1956, Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, technological proof of cen- 2,000 tral vignette in red brown used for 1r denomination, imperforated block of four, printed on wove paper without watermark, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare multiple, V. Liapine certificate 604 ** 1891 var 1956, 30th Anniversary of the Shatura Power Station, 40k multicolored, 200 brown color is printed twice, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 605 ** 1902 var 1957, Vissarion Belinsky, 40k dark violet, yellow, brown and black, left 500 sheet margin single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, a beautiful example, full OG, NH, VF 606 ** 1916 var 1057, Gray Partridge, 10k multicolored, green color omitted, full OG, 100 NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison 607 ** 1925 var 1957, Vologda Lace Maker, 40k multicolored, perforation L12½ instead 300 of comb 12x12½, top sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 608 ** 1937 imp, 1957, Youth Festival, 20k multicolored, bottom sheet corner margin im- 150 var perforated block of four, lower right stamp with ''molosezhi'' variety, full OG, NH, VF

609

610 609 P 1943a 1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, three stamps of 1,000 40k commemorating 250th Anniversary of St. Petersburg (Lenin- grad) in proof souvenir sheet, printed on thick paper without lilac color (silhouettes of Leningrad), size 149x105mm, no gum as produced, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 610 P 1943a 1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, three stamps in 1,200 changed colors of 40k commemorating 250th Anniversary of St. Pe- tersburg (Leningrad) in proof souvenir sheet, printed on thick paper, size 149x104mm, no gum as produced, NH, VF and scarce 611 P 1943a 1957, 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, two proof souvenir 500 sheets of three stamps with red or black Moscow special postmarks, printed on thick paper without gum, mostly VF 612 ** 1964 var 1957, International Youth Games, Wrestling, 25k bright green and lilac, 100 right sheet margin single imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF 613 ** 1979 var 1957, International Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, 40k bright green- 200 ish blue, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, right sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF and difficult perforation error in genuine state 614 ** 1992 var 1957, Launching of the First Sputnik, 40k indigo on light blue paper, 200 bottom sheet margin single imperforated at the bottom, full OG NH, VF

615 616 621 615 P 1994 1957, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, Tractor ''DET 250'', unissued 3,000 design and denomination of 1r in bluish green, perforation L12½ partially separated by scissors, gummed, VF and extremely rare, in various Russian Specialized Cats these stamps without perforation and mounted on cards are considered to be proofs 616 P 1994 1957, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, Tractor ''DET 250'', unissued 3,000 design and denomination of 1r in bright ultramarine, perforation L12½, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare 617 ** 1995 var 1957, Falling of the Sikhote-Alin Meteor, 40k multicolored, comb perfo- 150 ration 12½x12 instead of double line perforation 12½, top sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 618 ** 2000-02 1957. 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution, two of 40k and 60k, 100 var complete set of three, perforation L12½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate for Lenin 40k stamp 619 ** 2021 var 1957, Launching of the First Sputnik, black overprint on Tsiolkovsky 200 stamp of 40k dark blue and brown, top right corner margin vertical pair, both stamps with partially omitted first letters of the overprint, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce 620 ** 2026 var 1957, Maria Yermolova, 40k brown and violet, bottom right corner sheet 200 margin single imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF 621 ** 2026 var 1957, Maria Yermolova, 40k brown and violet, missing white text 1,000 ''M. N. Yermolova'' at right, full OG, NH, VF and rare variety 622 ** 2030 imp 1958, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, 60k gray violet, black and 2,000 red, top right corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, printed on thick chalk-surfaced paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare multiple

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623 624 623 P 2030 1958, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, reduced format perforated 3,000 (L12½) proof of 60k in brown, gummed, VF and extremely rare, some Russian Specialized Cats listed the same design proofs affixed over Goznak presentation cards, according to our records this perforated proof offered to the public in the first time 624 P 2030 1958, All-Union Industrial Exhibition, reduced format perforated 3,000 (L12½) proof of 60k in deep blue, gummed, VF and extremely rare

625 P 2044-45 1958, Peter Tchaikovsky, Portrait and Scene of the Swan Lake, two 2,000 plate proofs of 40k in gray blue, bottom left corner margin imperforated pairs, printed on thick chalky paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and very rare

626 P 2044-45 1958, Peter Tchaikovsky, Scene of the Swan Lake and Portrait, two 2,000 multicolored imperforated plate proofs of 40k, in bottom sheet margin se-tenant block of six (2x1+2x2), printed on thick chalky paper, horizontal fold is affecting two proofs on the left, no gum as issued, NH, VF and very rare 627 ** 2048 var 1958, Maxim Gorky, 40k multicolored, perforation L12½ instead of 150 comb 12½x12, horizontal pair, left stamp with small plate variety, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 628 * 2049 var 1958, 13th Congress of the Young Communists League, 40k violet on 100 pinkish paper, right sheet margin example imperforated on the right, full OG, LH, VF 629 ** 2050 var 1958, 13th Congress of the Young Communists League, 60k red on 300 creamy paper, comb perforation 12½x12 instead of L12½, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF

th 630 ** 2060, var 1958, 200 Anniversary of the Academy of Arts, blue overprint over Len- 150 in 40k multicolored, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, top left stamp with ''2'' over ''o'' of ''Khudozhestv'', while bottom left has ''2'' over ''do'' in overprint variety, full OG, NH, VF 631 ** 2061 var 1958, Medal of Lenin Prize Laureate, 40k multicolored, orange and red 150 colors are strongly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF 632 ** 2062 var 1958, Carlo Goldoni, 40k blue and dark gray, center is significantly 200 shifted to the top, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison

633 634 633 ** 2063 var 1958, Radio Day, 40k blue green and red, perforation L12½ instead 1,500 of comb 12x12½, bottom right corner sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF and a gorgeous item 634 ** 2089 var 1958, International Geophysical Year, Aurora Borealis, 40k blue and 1,500 yellow, top left corner margin single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF and rare an eye-catching item 635 ** SC #1542 1958, Mendeleyev Congress, blue or red overprints on Butlerov and 600 1881 fn Mendeleyev stamps, unissued complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF 636 **/* SC #1542 1958, Mendeleyev Congress, blue or red overprints on Butlerov and 400 1881 fn Mendeleyev stamps, unissued complete set of two, full OG, NH or VLH (Mendeleyev), VF

637 639 637 ** 2118 var 1958, ''Uralmash'' Ural Machine Building Plant, 40k blue, perforation 750 L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 638 ** SC #2161 1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k brown and buff, unissued 300 fn stamp in perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF

639 ** SC #2161 1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Plant, 40k brown and buff, unis- 1,200 fn sued stamp due to renamed Voroshilovgrad to Lugansk, unfolded block of four with excellent centering, full OG, NH, VF 640 ** 2129, var 1958, View of Baku, 40k purple, top sheet margin vertical pair, imperfo- 150 rated at the top, full OG, NH, VF 641 ** 2139 var 1958, 40th Anniversary of the Youth Communist League, 60k multi- 500 colored, top sheet margin single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

642 644 642 ** 2144 var 1958, Sergei Yesenin, 40k multicolored, gray color is omitted, per- 2,500 fect condition, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, the only block of 25 of this error had been discovered at the Riga Post Office, N. Mandrovski certificate 643 ** 2145 var 1958, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, 40k multicolored, omitted yellow, brown 200 and green colors, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, a common stamp is included, SC #2173 Ta 644 ** 2148 var 1958, Civil Aviation, TU-104, (40k) multicolored, omitted black and 1,200 red colors, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, only one sheet of 100 stamps was discovered 645 * 2148 var 1958, Civil Aviation, TU-104, (40k) multicolored, omitted black and red 250 colors, used together with a common stamp on a maximum card, tied by Orenburg ''10.2.63'' date stamp, VF 646 ** 2164 var 1959, Sholem Aleichem, 40k brown, perforation L12½ instead of comb 150 12½x12, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF

647 ––––––– 650 ––––––– 647 ** 2166 var 1959, Charles Darwin, 40k blue and brown, perforation L12½ instead of 750 comb 12½x12, excellent centering, full OG, NH, VF 648 ** 2170 var 1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red 350 brown, brown and black, ''ch'' under ''k'' variety (position 32), full OG, NH, VF 649 ** 2170 var 1959, Victory of the Soviet Basketball Team, red overprint on 1r red 400 brown, brown and black, ''ch'' under ''k'' and broken ''P'' in ''CCCP'' varieties, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 650 ** SC #1542 1959, Mendeleyev Congress, black or red overprints on Butlerov and 750 1881 fn Mendeleyev stamps, unissued complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF

651 652 653 651 ** SC #2254 1959, 250th Anniversary of the Poltava Battle, 40k red brown and 6,000 fn violet gray, bottom right corner sheet margin unissued stamp due to political reasons, completely flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF and very rare positional piece 652 ** SC #2254 1959, 250th Anniversary of the Poltava Battle, 40k red brown and vi- 6,000 fn olet gray, bottom left corner sheet margin example of this unissued stamp, joined ''5'' and ''0'' of ''250'' variety, excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF and very rare positional piece, N. Mandrovski certificate 653 ** 2231 var 1959, ''Strengthening the Connection between School and National 12,000 Economy'', Students Driving a Combine, rejected design and denomination of 60k in blue green, nicely centered with intact perforation 12½x12 as issued stamps of 40k and 1r, probably removed from a presentation card, gummed, VF and extremely rare, according to our records this stamp had never been offered at any Public Sale. In our opinion it was unissued because of an umbrella over combine operators' heads. Picturing on the stamp combine ''Stali- nets-4'' (S-4) at that time had a cabin roof 654 **/* 2290 var 1960, definitive issue, farm worker 20k olive green, offset printing, block 150 of four with dramatically misplaced perforation, full OG, NH or LH (1), VF and a spectacular piece 655 ** 2292 var 1959, definitive issue, steel worker 60k red, offset printing, bottom mar- 250 gin single with double impression, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included, N. Mandrovski certificate

656 661 656 P 2413 1960, Iris, perforated proof of 60k multicolored, reduced format 4,000 stamp, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, especially in pair, an issued stamp is enclosed for comparison 657 * 2417 var 1960, Uzbek National Costumes, 60k multicolored. a single with perfo- 250 ration L12½ instead of comb 11½, full OG, LH (mentioned in certificate as NH), VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 658 ** 2419 var 1961, Georgian National Costumes, 2k multicolored, top right corner 500 sheet margin single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 11½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 659 ** 2421 var 1961, Byelorussian National Costumes, 3k multicolored, perforation 500 L12½ instead of comb 11½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 660 ** 2423 var 1961, Koryak National Costumes, 4k multicolored, perforation L12½ in- 500 stead of comb 11½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate, 661 ** 2424 var 1961, Russian National Costumes, 6k multicolored, perforation 1,000 L12½ instead of comb 11½, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair, Raritan Stamps guarantee 662 ** 2426 var 1961, Estonian National Costumes, 12k multicolored, perforation L12½ 500 instead of comb 11½, full OG, NH, VF, V. Liapine and N. Mandrovski certificates 663 * 2428 var 1961, Lenin Presents State Electrification Plan, 10k red orange and 200 black, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, LH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 664 ** 2429 var 1961, Brown Bear, 1k multicolored, a single with perforation L12½ in- 500 stead of comb 12x12½, small spot of negligible soiling on gum side at right, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 665 ** 2430 var 1961, Beaver, 6k multicolored, a single with perforation L12½ instead 750 of comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, N. Mandrovski certificate 666 ** 2441 imp 1961, definitive issue, Space Rockets, 3k dark violet, offset printing, 750 horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins and extremely fresh without usual paper folds, full OG, NH, VF and rare in sound condition 667 ** 2443 var 1961, definitive issue, Coat of Arms, Flag and Space Rocket Orbits, 4k 400 red, transition block of 15 representing heavily overinked stamps at the top and middle horizontal rows, full OG, NH, VF and an attractive piece 668 * 2452 var 1961, Taras Shevchenko. 6k black, green and red brown, a single with 400 label at left, unfolded, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, light trace of hinge, VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee 669 * 2453 var 1961, Andrey Rublev, 4k multicolored, perforation L12½ instead of 250 comb 12½x12, full OG, LH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee

670 673 670 ** 2456 var 1961, Space Probe ''Venus 1'', 6k blue and orange red, bottom sheet 1,200 margin single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 11½, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare 671 ** 2457 var 1961, Space Probe ''Venus 1'', 10k violet blue and yellow, a single with 750 perforation L12½ instead of comb 11½, connected parts of antenna variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce double error stamp, N. Mandrovski certificate 672 ** 2466 var 1961, 91st Anniversary of the Birth of V. Lenin, 4k carmine, salmon and 400 black, left sheet margin single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee 673 ** 2495 var 1961, Hydro-Meteorological Rocket and Map, 6k ultra and green, 1,200 perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 674 ** 2497 var 1961, Gliders, 4k black green and red, perforation L12½ instead of 1,500 comb 12½, block of four, slightly folded along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, Raritan Stamps guarantee 675 ** 2514B 1963, Great Patriotic War, Medal ''For Defense of Leningrad'', 4k multi- 150 var colored, black and dark blue colors strongly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included 676 * 2527 var 1961, 22nd Congress of Communist Party, Industrial Control Center, 4k 250 multicolored, a single with perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, LH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 677 ** 2528 var 1961, 22nd Congress of Communist Party, Worker and the Globe, 4k red 500 and black brown, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, NH, VF, V. Liapine certificate 678 ** 2534 var 1961, Space Rockets with red overprint ''XX Congress KPSU'', 1r black 250 and red printed on aluminum foil, one of two vertical perforation lines omitted, full OG, NH, VF 679 ** 2548 var 1961, Soviet Ballet, 2k multicolored, left sheet margin single with perfo- 500 ration L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee 680 (*) 2551 var 1962, Soviet Ballet, 10k multicolored, perforation L12½ instead of comb 300 12x12½, unused, expertly regummed, VF appearance of this rare stamp, N. Mandrovski certificate 681 ** 2575 var 1962, Aleksandr I. Herzen, 4k multicolored, a single with perforation 600 L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 682 ** 2577 var 1962, 14th Congress of the Youth Communist League, 6k blue, orange 500 and brown, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½ x12, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 683 ** 2591 var 1962, 50th Anniversary of Newspaper ''Pravda'', Lenin Sculpture, Sol- 1,000 dier and Sailor with background of ''Pravda'', 4k multicolored, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair, Raritan Stamps guarantee

684 685 684 * 2610a var 1962, Lenin Library in Moscow, 4k slate and black, horizontal se-tenant 500 pair, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, fresh and unfolded, full OG, LH (left stamp only), VF and scarce, Raritan Stamps guarantee 685 ** 2616 fn 1962, Azerbaijan Poet Sabir, re-called stamp of 4k multicolored 1,000 with wrong Azerbaijan inscription at the top, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is included 686 ** 2620 var 1962, Sculptor Ivan D. Shadr, 4k black and brown red, perforation L12½ 500 instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 687 ** 2631A var 1962, Soviet Cosmonauts, 1r black and silver on blue colored paper, 500 right sheet margin souvenir sheet imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 688 * 2650 var 1962, ''For the Good of People'', Agriculture Worker, 4k blue, gray and 200 green, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, full OG, VLH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 689 * 2655 var 1962, Youth Developing Virgin Soil, 4k multicolored, perforation L12½ 200 instead of comb 12½x12, pin-point spot at the top margin, full OG, VLH (mentioned as NH in the certificate), VF, N. Mandrovski certificate 690 ** 2661 var 1962, 45th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 4k multicolored, per- 500 foration L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, full OG, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate

691 692 691 ** 2676 var 1962, 30th Soviet Chess Championships in Yerevan, 4k orange yel- 2,000 low and black, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12½x12½, left sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare in pair, Raritan Stamps guarantee 692 ** 2897 var 1964, Children's Writer Arkady Gaidar, 4k red orange and gray, per- 1,200 foration L12½ instead of comb 12½x12, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and very rare in pair, Raritan Stamps guarantee 693 ** 2926 fn 1964, Tokyo Olympic Games, souvenir sheet of 1r in green, red and gold, 100 numbered at the bottom with ''024073'', full OG, NH, VF 694 ** 3010 var 1965, Richard Sorge, 4k red and black, large red spot on the Sorge's 100 face at right due to damage of printer's plate, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular stamp

695 ** 3093 var 1965, Democratic Women's Federation, 6k blue green and orange 3,000 brown, enlarged design with inscription ''Vsemirnoi'' (World) instead of ''Mezhdunarodnoi'' (International), comb 12½x12 instead of har- row perforation 11½, horizontal pair, full original, but slightly dryish gum, NH, VF and rare, especially in pair 696 U 3194 var 1966, Day of Cosmonautics, 12k multicolored, horizontal pair imperfo- 150 rated between stamps, minor top left corner imperfection, CTO with full OG, VF /VF 697 ** 3276a var 1966, Landing of ''Luna 9'' on the Moon, horizontal se- tenant strip of 600 three 10k stamps, three side margin block of four strips, imperforated on the right, full OF, NH, VF 698 ** 3308 var 1967, Newspaper ''Izvestia'' awarded with Order of Lenin, unissued 500 black litho overprint on 4k multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, scarce and guaranteed genuine

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 699 ** 3424 var 1967, Pavel Korin ''Alexander Nevsky'', 6k multicolored, horizontal pair 300 imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 700 ** 4321 var 1975, 30th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, souvenir 500 sheet of 50k multicolored, two examples, one with silver color significantly shifted to the top, the other with silver color omitted, full OG, NH, VF, a common sheet is enclosed for comparison 701 ** 4404a var 1975, Palekh Paintings, 4k-20k, complete sheet of 20 containing four 600 horizontal se-tenant strips of five, imperforated on the left, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 702 P 4438 1976, Academician Nikolay Burdenko, perforated proof of 4k in 1,000 deep blue and red, perforation L12½ instead of comb 11½x12, affixed over Goznak embossed card, VF and very rare 703 ** 4460 imp 1976, Academician Sergey Namyotkin, 4k blur, black and buff, top left 500 corner sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce 704 ** 4476 imp 1976, Decisions of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party, Industry, 400 4k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin imperforated example, full OG, NH, VF

–––––– 705 –––––– 707 705 ** 4489, 1976, Intercosmos Program, 6k and 10k, two sheet margin imper- 1,500 4493 imp forated singles, the last one has bottom left corner margin, 6k has tiny gum soiling at the top, full OG, NH, VF and rare 706 ** 4506-08 1976, Flowers of the Caucasus, 2k, 3k and 4k, three left sheet margin 750 imp horizontal imperforated pairs, in addition right sheet margin imperforated pair in blue and magenta colors only, full OG, NH (one stamp of 4k with tiny adhesion spot on gum), VF and scarce assembly 707 ** 4531 imp 1976, Moon Exploration, Station ''Luna 24'', 10k multicolored, top 1,000 right corner sheet margin imperforated single, tiny pencil marking on reverse, fresh and nice, full OG, NH, VF and rare stamp in sound condition 708 P 4586 1977, Ice-Breaker ''Arctica'', proof souvenir sheet of 50k multicolored, 200 numbered at the bottom with ''000000'', black text on reverse ''Zakaz (Order) 77-4842'', full OG, NH, VF and rare 709 P 4595 1977, 20 Years of the Space Era, proof souvenir sheet of 50k claret, gray 150 brown and blue, numbered at the bottom with ''000000'', tiny soiling spot on reverse, fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare 710 ** 4704 var 1978, ''Diana'' by Paolo Veronese, souvenir sheet of 50k multicolored, 250 bronze color omitted, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce in mint condition 711 ** 4759, var 1979, Council for Mutual Economic Aid (COMECON), 16k multicolored, 400 recalled top left corner margin block of four, because of no Arms on Bulgarian Flag and two blocks of unsuccessful attempts of posting this Arms (red dot) - one is 3mm, the other one 9mm higher, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular unit

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699

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 712 ** 4772-73, 1979, Children's Drawings, 2k, 3k and 15k, set of three imperforated 750 4775 imp values, first one in horizontal pair with part of the label at right, two others with complete labels at right, 2k and 3k with beautiful offset on reverse, full OG, NH, VF 713 ** 4773 imp 1979, Children's Drawings, 3k multicolored, top sheet margin vertical 750 imperforated pair, fingerprint on gum of the bottom stamp, otherwise full OG, NH, VF 714 ** 4792 imp 1979, New Year of 1980, Olympic Misha, 4k multicolored, left sheet 1,000 margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 715 ** 4821 imp 1980, 60th Anniversary of Azerbaijan Soviet Republic, 4k multicolored, 600 left sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF 716 **/* 4825-26 1980, 35th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 4k mul- 600 imp ticolored, two sheet margin imperforated singles, full OG, NH or VLH (No. 4826), VF 717 ** 4825 imp 1980, 35th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Statue 500 ''Motherland'', 4k multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF 718 ** 4833 imp 1980, Helicopter ''V-12'', 32k multicolored, nice four-side margins im- 500 perforated single, full OG, NH, VF and rare 719 ** 4856 imp 1980, Soviet Racing Car ''KHADI-13E'', 32k multicolored, top sheet mar- 750 gin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF 720 * 4858 imp 1980, Jean A. D. Ingres, 32k multicolored, left sheet margin imperfo- 150 rated single used on registered FD cover, tied by ''29.VII.80'' special postmark, Moscow Pochtamt ds is alongside, arrival marking of August 30 is on reverse, VF 721 S 4877/ 1980-85, Moscow Olympics, Yuri Gagarin, Pablo Picasso, Leopard, four 100 5393 specimen souvenir sheets without the number, two with boxed handstamp ''Pogasheno'' (Invalid) in violet, no gum (removed from Goznak packs), minor waves, no usual tears or thins, mostly VF 722 ** 4915 imp 1981, Abkhazian Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, top sheet mar- 200 gin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF

723 ** 4933 imp 1981, Adzhar Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, imperforated 1,000 block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple 724 ** 4981 imp 1981, Four-Masted Bark ''Tovarisch'', 4k multicolored, top right corner 150 sheet margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF 725 ** 5012 imp 1982, Nazym Khikmet, 6k multicolored, bottom sheet margin imperfo- 300 rated single, full OG, NH, VF 726 U 5016 imp 1982, Equestrian Sports, 4k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, 350 this imperforated variety exists cancelled to order only, full OG, NH, VF 727 ** 5030 imp 1982, M. I. Lopukhina by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 6k multicolored, 1,000 horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 728 ** 5070 imp 1982, Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament, 15k multicolored, vertical im- 900 perforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF 729 ** 5076 imp 1982, Giuseppe Garibaldi, 6k multicolored, top sheet margin horizontal 300 imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF 730 ** 5103 var 1982, Italian Paintings in the Hermitage, souvenir sheet of two 50k mul- 100 ticolored with label in the middle, number ''029482'' significantly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF 731 ** 5104 imp 1982, New Year of 1983, 4k multicolored, left sheet margin horizontal 400 imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF

732 ** 5111 imp 1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, top sheet margin im- 1,000 perforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 733 * 5111 imp 1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, top left corner sheet mar- 100 gin imperforated single used on registered FD cover, tied by Moscow Pochtamt ''29.12.82'' date stamp, received on December 31, VF 734 * 5111 imp 1982, Temryuk Lighthouse, 6k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, 200 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 735 ** 5115 imp 1983, Feodor Tolstoy, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforated 250 single, full OG, NH, VF 736 * 5115 imp 1983, Feodor Tolstoy, 4k multicolored, top sheet margin imperforated 100 single used together with definitive stamp of 6k on registered FD cover in Moscow, tied by ''5.1.83'' Moscow Pochtamt ds, arrival marking is on reverse, VF 737 ** 5116 imp 1983, 65th Anniversary of Soviet Armed Forces, 4k multicolored, bottom 300 sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF 738 ** 5118 imp 1983, Glider ''A-9'', 2k multicolored, balanced margins vertical imperfo- 600 rated pair, full OG, NH, VF 739 ** 5128 imp 1983, Aleksandr Aleksandrov, National Anthem Composer, 4k multi- 300 colored, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF 740 ** 5140 imp 1983, Rostov-on-Don, 4k multicolored, four-side margins vertical imper- 400 forated pair, full OG, NH, VF 741 ** 5141 imp 1983, Buryat Autonomous Republic, 4k multicolored, vertical imperfo- 300 rated pair with enlarged top and side margins, full OG, NH, VF 742 ** 5174 imp 1983, European Championship of Radio-Telegraphy, 6k multicolored, 400 top sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF 743 ** 5179 imp 1983, Kipu Lighthouse, 1k multicolored, top right corner sheet margin 500 horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF 744 ** 5187 imp 1983, Partisan Madonna by M. Savitsky, 20k multicolored, bottom sheet 500 margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 745 ** 5190 imp 1983, National Food Program, Wheat Production, 5k multicolored, top 350 sheet margin imperforated single, control markings on the edge, full OG, NH, VF

746 ** 5196 imp 1983, Academician Aleksandr Sidorenko, 4k multicolored, top 1,000 left corner margin imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple 747 ** 5197 imp 1983, Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, 5k multicolored, bottom left 300 corner sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF 748 * 5197, imp 1983, Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, 5k multicolored, bottom 100 sheet margin perforated and imperforated singles used on registered cover from Leningrad to Germany in 1985, uprated by horizontal strip of seven definitive stamps of 10k on reverse, no German backstamp as often, VF 749 ** 5215 imp 1984, European Women's Skating Championships, 5k multicolored, 400 bottom sheet margin imperforated single, control marking on the edge, full OG, NH, VF 750 ** 5216 imp 1984, 25th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution, 5k multicolored, top sheet 300 margin vertical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF

751 ** 5220 imp 1984, Soviet Tank ''ISU-152'', 10k multicolored, bottom right cor- 1,000 ner sheet margin imperforated block of four, control line at the bottom edge, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 752 ** 5223-25 1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games, 10k, 20k and 45k, imperfo- 1,200 imp rated set of three values, all with sheet margins, 10k and 20k from top left corner, full OG, NH, VF and scarce assembly 753 ** 5228 imp 1984, Moscow Zoo, Snow Leopard, 4k multicolored, bottom sheet mar- 200 gin imperforated example, trivial 5mm water staining on gum side at left, still full OG, NH, VF 754 ** 5713 imp 1988, Antarctic Expedition, 20k multicolored, top sheet margin imperfo- 600 rated block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce 755 ** 5756 imp 1989, Taras Shevchenko, 5k black, brown and light green, bottom sheet 400 margin imperforated block of four, printed on thick chalk-surfaced paper, slight wrinkle is affecting right stamps, no gum as produced, NH, VF

756 –––––– 758 –––––– 756 ** 5771 imp 1989, Bees, Drone, 5k multicolored, enlarged four-side margins ver- 1,200 tical imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair 757 ** 5795 imp 1989, International Letter Writing Week, 5k multicolored, bottom left 100 corner sheet margin imperforated block of four with control markings at the bottom edge, printed on thick chalk-surfaced paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF 758 ** 5802-06 1989, Soviet Circus, 1k-10k, imperforated complete set of five in 2,500 imp horizontal sheet margin pairs, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and rare in pairs, especially for 3k and 5k values 759 ** 5815 imp 1989, Kosta Khetagurov, Ossetian Poet, 5k deep red brown, imperfo- 150 rated single with ample to large margins, full OG, NH, VF 760 * 5815 imp 1989, Kosta Khetagurov, 5k deep red brown, bottom sheet margin im- 150 perforated single used on unaddressed FD cover, tied by ''14.09.89'' special postmark, Moscow Pochtamt the same date ds placed over definitive stamp of 5k, VF 761 ** 5854/68 1990, Capitals of the Soviet Republics, 5k multicolored, imperforated 400 imp complete set of 13 (Riga and Yerevan were not issued imperforated), blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF 762 ** 5906-08, 1990, Ducks and Poultry, 5k-20k and 5k-15k, two imperforated com- 150 5909-11 plete sets of three, all with top sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF imp 763 ** 5954, 1990, Marine Life, Jellyfish and Dolphin, 4k and 20k, two right sheet 600 5958 imp margin imperforated blocks of four, control markings on the edge, full OG, NH, VF

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764 ** 6008a 1991, Cultural Heritage, 10k-30k, bottom sheet margin imperfo- 2,000 imp rated se-tenant strip of five, full OG, NH, VF and very rare RUSSIAN SEMI-POSTAL ISSUES Leningrad Flood Issue 765 **/* B43-47, 1924, 95 mint stamps, including 19 blocks of four, including complete 300 var set of gutter blocks, block of 20k+50k/1000r printed on thin paper, inverted surcharge 3k+10k/100r, several ''Groletariatu'' varieties, nice quality group, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 766 ** B43-47, 1924, 3k+10k/100r - 20k+50k/1000r, complete set of nine (no 100 a, b, c 14k+30k/300r on thin paper), including high values on ''cotton'' and chalk-surfaced paper, full OG, NH, VF 767 * B43b 1924, inverted black surcharge 3k+10k on 100r orange, bottom left 100 corner sheet margin single printed on ordinary paper, tiny natural paper inclusion at the bottom left, full OG, very light trace of hinge, looks NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs 768 ** B43b var 1924, inverted black surcharge 3k+10k on 100r yellow orange, printed 200 on thin paper, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse 769 ** B43b var 1924, inverted black surcharge 3k+10k on 100r orange yellow, bottom 200 margin single printed on thin paper, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse

770 771 770 * B45a 1924, black surcharge 14k+30k on 300r green, bottom left corner mar- 300 gin single printed on thin paper, full OG, previously hinged, VF 771 ** B46b 1924, inverted (reading up) red surcharge 12k+40k on 500r blue, 1,000 nicely centered with full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium condition, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs on reverse Child Welfare Issues 772 **/* B48-57, 1926-30, 47 mainly mint stamps (one - used), including two blocks of 400 var four, two stamps of 20+2k brown and blue, perforation 12½, two fantails, some plate varieties and much more, mainly full OG, NH or LH/ hinged, F/VF (website photo)

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 773 * B54 var 1929, 10+2k olive brown and orange brown, perforation L12½, bottom 250 sheet margin example with missing ''2k'' on the right value tablet, full OG, LH, VF and a spectacular stamp 774 ** B54a var 1929, 10+2k olive brown and orange brown, perforation L10½, bottom 250 sheet margin single with lower line of perforation shifted underneath, full OG, NH, VF and an eye-catching item 775 * B56 var 1929, 20+2k olive brown and blue, perforation L10½, right sheet 300 margin single (presumably a gutter), imperforated on the right, vertical perforation line at right in 13mm from the stamp, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce 776 * B56 var 1929, 20+2k olive brown and blue, perforation L10½, bottom margin 200 single imperforated at the bottom, full OG, LH, VF 777 ** B145a 1988, Zoo Relief Fund, 10k+5k, 20k+10k, bottom sheet margin imper- 600 imp forated se-tenant block of five with label in the middle of top row, full OG, NH, VF and rare, guaranteed genuine 778 ** B168a 1990, Zoo Relief Fund, 10+5k, 20+10k, top sheet margin imperforated 100 imp se-tenant block of three with label at the top right, full OG, NH, VF, guaranteed genuine RUSSIAN AIR POST STAMPS AND COVERS ''Fokker F-111'' Issue 779 ** C2-5, 1923-24, ten stamps, including complete unissued set without sur- 100 C6-9 charges and surcharged issue, in addition bogus double surcharge 20k on 10r red, as well as three covers from Moscow to England, USA and Australia franked by these stamps, one of which (USA) is bearing philatelic exchange stamp on reverse, mainly full OG, F/VF (website photo) 780 ** C2-5 1923, 1r-10r, complete set of four in bottom right corner margin blocks 200 of four, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF

781 783 784 781 * C4a 1923, 5r green, wide ''5'' variety, minor usual gum waves as always 15,000 for stamps on thin paper, nice quality single, full original gum with 3mm natural gum loss at the bottom, very light trace of hinge, VF and extremely rare, only 50 stamps were printed, Soviet Philatel- ic and Z. Mikulski hs on reverse, Raritan Stamps guarantee, C.v. $40,000 782 * C7a 1924, black surcharge 10k on 5r green, wide ''5'' variety, nice and fresh, 400 full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, C.v. $1,250 783 * C8a 1924, inverted black surcharge 15k on 1r brown, full OG, LH, VF, So- 500 viet Philatelic, F. Kessler and other guarantee hs 784 * C9a 1924, inverted black surcharge 20k on 10r red, nice stamp in 3,000 every respect, full OG, LH, VF and very rare, several expert's hs on reverse, including Dr. Jemtschoujin, A. Brun, Champion and F. Kessler Air Post Conference in Hague Issue 785 * C10 var 1927, 10k dark blue and yellow brown, three values with major plate 200 varieties, well above average centering, full OG, VLH or LH, mainly VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 786 * C10-11 Pioneer Flight Cover September 28-30, 1927, 10k and 15k, complete 100 set of two and 14k of Zamenhof issue uprated stationery envelope of 8k brown olive, sent by registered air mail from Moscow to Vienna, delivered by two connecting flights Moscow -Berlin and Berlin-Vienna, all appropriate markings and Vienna ''30.IX..27'' arrival ds, mostly VF Moscow Zeppelin Flight Issue 787 ** C12-13, 1930, five mint stamps, representing complete sets with perforation 200 a, var 12½ and 10½, as well as two Zeppelin Flight covers and one postcard, all are properly franked, bearing confirmation and arrival markings, stamps with full OG, mainly LH, all are VF (website photo) 788 * C12b-13b 1930, 40k ultra and 80k carmine, imperforated complete set of 1,000 two, both stamps have balanced margins all around, full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, L. Melnikov certificate 789 * C12b var 1930, 40k ultra, left sheet margin imperforated single, white dot after 600 ''40'' at right (position 6), full OG, LH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs Airship (Dirigible) Issues 790 **/* C15-25, 1931-32, 330 mostly mint stamps in singles, pairs, blocks of four 1,000 var and multiples, starting with three complete imperforated sets of five, including stamps with line and comb perforations, 50k dark gray blue, error of color (VLH), nice range of 10k of various shades in blocks, engraved Airship over the Dnieper Dam with different perforation and more, mainly full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF (website photo) 791 ** C15-19 1931, 10k-1r, imperforated complete set of five, sheet or corner sheet 600 margin blocks of four, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF 792 * C15-19, 1931, 10k-1r, imperforated and perforated complete sets of five used 200 C20-24 on two covers, first one air mail cover to Berlin, the other one cancelled on Philatelic Exhibition in 1932, sent locally in Moscow, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF 793 ** C20-24, 1931, 10k-1r, complete set of six in blocks of four, including 20k light 600 C22a red, all with comb perforation, block of 15k folded once along vertical perforation, post office fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, VF 794 ** C22a, var 1931, Airship over Red Square, 20k light red, top left corner sheet mar- 100 gin unfolded block of four, lower right stamp with white vertical stroke at the bottom inscription (position 11), full OG, NH, VF 795 ** C23, var 1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark brown, right sheet 150 margin unfolded block of four, upper left stamp with a dot inside ''o'' at the top inscription (position 44), full OG (no gum on margin as often), NH, VF

796 * C23a 1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of 2,500 color, unfolded block of four, very light vertical gray line on the left stamps, nicely centered, full original slightly dryish gum, light traces of hinge marks, VF and scarce multiple

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 797 * C23a 1931, Airship over the Arctic Region, 50k dark gray blue, error of color, 500 used on registered flown cover from Leningrad to Italy in 1941 together with six other air post values, including Civil Aviation, complete set of five, appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, mostly F/VF

798 800 798 * C25a 1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, engraved print- 750 ing, perforation 10½, very well centered with intact perforation, full OG, LH, VF and rare in sound condition 799 ** C25b 1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, perforation 14, 150 unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 800 ** C25c 1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, left margin 1,500 imperforated single, bright gum and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs on reverse 801 ** C25c 1932, Airship over the Dnieper Dam, 15k gray black, four-side 1,200 margins imperforated single, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee hs on reverse Ice-Breaker ''Malygin'' Issue (North Pole Zeppelin Flight) 802 **/* C26-33, 1931, 39 mostly mint (two - used) stamps and three covers, including 750 a, var perforated complete set in blocks of four (mixed perforation), fantail of 30k (regummed), complete sets of imperforated and perforated singles and more, mainly full OG, NH (all blocks and most of stamps) or LH, F/ VF (website photo) 803 ** C26-29 1931, 30k-2r, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, nice and 750 post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF 804 ** C26-29 1931, 30k-2r, imperforated complete set in blocks of four, lower left 600 stamp of 2r has pin-point natural inclusion, flawless quality otherwise, full OG, NH, VF International Polar Year Issue 805 ** C34-35, 1932, First Flight postcard and cover from Franz Joseph Land to 200 C35a Arkhangelsk, franked by 50k carmine rose and 1r green (perforation 10½) respectively, all appropriate markings; in addition complete set of three, including both perforation of 1r stamps (full OG, NH or LH), 50k expertly regummed, all are VF 806 ** C34-35, 1932, 50k carmine rose and 1r green, complete set of three, including 750 C35a both perforation on 1r stamps, unfolded blocks of four, perfect quality without usual wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF

807 * C34a 1932, 50k carmine rose, perforation L10½, minimal usual gum 6,000 waves and violet stroke on third tip of perforation at the bottom, nice centering with intact perforation and bright full original gum, very light trace of hinge mark, VF and the most rare and valuable perforation variety of the Soviet Union

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Stratostat ''CCCP 1'' Issue 808 **/* C37-39, 1933, 22 mint stamps, including two complete sets of three (both 1,000 var 5k are expertly regummed), horizontal pair of 5k imperforated between stamps (shallow thin at top left), complete set in blocks of four (NH or LH), extra block of 20k (no gum) and one postcard, fresh quality unit, mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF 809 **/* C37-39 1933, 5k- 20k, complete set of three in unfolded blocks of four, all with 750 bottom full or partial margins, nice quality, full OG, NH or very light traces of hinge at top stamps, VF Civil Aviation Issues 810 **/* C40-49, 1934, 30 mint stamps, including one block of four (20k - no water- 400 var mark), representing one complete set on watermarked and three sets on paper without watermark, mainly full OG (some regummed), NH or LH, F/VF (website photo) 811 * C43 October 4-6, 1934, Pioneer Flight registered cover from Moscow to 250 Istanbul, franked by 50k dark blue on watermarked paper along with three other adhesives, delivered by three connecting flights, Moscow- Berlin (4.10.), Berlin-Vienna (5.10.) and Vienna-Istanbul (6.10), all appropriate confirmation and arrival markings on front and reverse, arrived to Istanbul within three days, mostly VF and scarce cover

812 816 812 U C44 var 1934, 80k purple, a single with perforation 10x14x14x14, printed 1,000 on watermarked paper, rough perforation at top as always on these errors, neat Moscow CTO with full OG, VF and rare, N. Mandrovski certificate 813 U C48a 1934, 10k green, horizontal pair printed on paper without watermark, 300 imperforated between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF, C.v. $1,250 The Stratosphere Disaster Issue 814 */U C50-52, 1934, 21 mint and used stamps, including complete set of three, two 200 C50a, var stamps of 5k with perforation 14 (NH or LH), set in blocks of four (CTO) and block of 5k (NH), full OG, NH or LH, mostly VF (website photo) 815 **/* C50a 1934, Ilya Usyskin, 5k brown violet, perforation 14, unfolded block of 300 four with horizontal position of watermark, full OG, NH or LH (top right stamp), VF 816 U C51a 1934, Andrey Vasenko, 10k brown, perforation 14, part of neat 1,500 Kazan CTO, excellent centering and intact perforation, full OG, VF and rare, K. Filobok certificate Airships Issue 817 **/* C53-57, 1934, 5k-30k, 11 mint stamps, representing all existed positions of 200 var watermark Borders and Rosettes, fresh condition, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH, F/VF (website photo) 818 U C53-57 1934, 5k-30k, complete set of five, sheet margin blocks of four, 5k has 150 5-tip separation at the top, CTO with full OG, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ Chelyuskin Rescue Issue 819 **/* C58-67, 1935, 1k-50k, 30 mint stamps, including 5k with autograph of Anatoly 400 var Lyapidevsky, representing nice range of watermark varieties of the issue, clean condition, mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo) 820 * C58-67 1935, 1k-50k, complete set of ten, full OG, LH, mostly VF, C.v. $1,032 350

821 P C58-67 1935, perforated trial color proofs of 1k-50k, complete set of ten 6,000 in various colors, reduced size of stamps, most with perforation divides by scissors, no gum, VF and rare in complete set, especially in premium condition, each one signed by Z. Mikulski with his certificate for the set 822 * C61 1936, registered air mail cover from Leningrad to Leipzig, franked by 100 seven values, including Levanevsky 10k dark brown, tied by Lenin- grad ''14.7.36'' ds, marked ''Par Avion'', Leipzig ''15.7.36'' arrival hs on reverse, mostly VF Surcharges for Moscow-San Francisco Flight Issue 823 ** C68 1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, position 23 of 25-surcharge 500 setting, full OG, NH, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse 824 * C68 1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, broken ''5'' in ''1935'' variety 500 (position 15), horizontal watermarks Borders and Rosetts, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

825 828 825 ** C68-68b 1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, vertical pair printed on 3,000 paper with horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, lower stamp has small ''f'' variety of surcharge (positions 4/9), full OG, NH, VF and rare in pair, especially with watermark variety, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 826 * C68b var 1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, a single with small ''f'' vari- 750 ety printed on paper with horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, surcharge position 9 of 25-stamp setting, full OG, very light trace of hinge, VF, Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse, L. Melnikov certificate 827 * C68, b 1935, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark brown, three singles from positions 500 20, 23 and 6, the last one has small ''f'' variety, some flaws mentioned, first one is expertly regummed, second one with some perf irregularities at the bottom, the last one has perforation tips yellowing, still F/VF and high potential group (website photo) 828 * C68 1935, Moscow - San Francisco Flight, red surcharge 1r on 10k dark 1,000 brown, position 2 (no leg of ''r'' in ''Francisco''), used on registered Express Mail cover from Moscow to Berlin, tied by Moscow Post Office No.9 ''19.9.35'' ds, postmarked on arrival ''21.9.35'', VF so- called Rosenberg cover Aviation Exhibition Issue 829 **/* C69-75, 1937, 70 mostly mint (two - used) stamps and three souvenir sheets, 750 C75a, var representing stamps on white and creamy paper, complete set of unfolded blocks of four (NH, but one stamp of 40k with tiny blue stain on the face), marginal 20k with watermark ''1'' and more, mainly full OG, NH or LH, F/VF

830 ** C75 imp 1937, 1r black, brown and buff, left sheet margin (44mm) vertical 6,000 imperforated pair, nice margins at three other sides, absolutely flawless quality item, no gum as produced, NH, VF and extremely rare 831 * C75a 1937, 1r black and red brown, imperforated single from a souvenir 100 sheet, used on registered cover from Moscow to Philadelphia together with 30k of Ethnographic set, tied by Moscow ''11.1.38'' ds, NYC transit of January 21 and Philadelphia the same day arrival marking, mostly VF 832 */U C76-76D Aviation Day Issue 1939, 17 mainly mint (two - used) stamps, repre- 100 senting three varieties of basic stamps, also stamp of 1r with double overprint (questionable), nice quality, full OG or expertly regummed, F/ VF (website photo) Air Post Issues of 1941-91 833 ** C77 var 1944, Pavel Fedoseyenko, 1r deep blue, raster square, unfolded block of 250 four, full OG, NH, VF 834 ** C83-90 1949, Air Mail Routes, 50k-3r, complete set of eight, unfolded blocks of 500 four, minor gum waves on 50k block, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, VF 835 ** C84 var 1949, Airplane over Farm Scene, 60k gray brown on buff colored paper, 100 left sheet margin single imperforated on the left, full OG, NH, VF 836 ** C95-96, 1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, red overprint on definitive stamps of 200 var 1r and 2r, complete set in horizontal pairs, left stamp of each pair without dash variety of overprint, full OG, NH, VF

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Lot Cat. # Description Est $ 837 ** C95-96, 1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, red overprint on definitive stamps of 300 var 1r and 2r, first one in block of four, the other one in horizontal pair, top right or right stamps have no dash variety, while top left or left stamps have wide space between ''Sev.'' and ''Polyus'' varieties (length 15mm), full OG, NH, VF 838 ** C96 var 1955, North Pole - Moscow Flight, strongly shifted to the bottom red 300 overprint (14.2 mm) on definitive stamp of 2r green and black, perforation L12½, top sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce double variety 839 ** C97 var 1956, Airplane over Arctic Camp at North Pole Station, 1r multicolored, 200 yellow color omitted, left sheet margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF 840 * First Flight ''Dobrolet'' Cover on-line ''Moscow - Irkutsk'' Septem- 300 ber 19, 1928, registered cover franked by three values, tied by Moscow ''17.9.28'' postal marking, violet Dobrolet cachet on reverse, Irkutsk ''22.9.28'' arrival ds, then forwarded from Irkutsk to Moscow on Novem- ber 9, 1928 with ''22.11.28'' Moscow backstamp, mostly VF and scarce round trip cover 841 * 353-58 Zeppelin Flight Cover September 30-October 3, 1933, 8th South Amer- 400 ica Flight registered cover to Paraguay, franked by a complete set of 8k surcharges on commemorative stamps (it was not in official postal circulation) and two other adhesives, tied by Flight ''Leningrad-Berlin. 27.IX.33'' marking, red Berlin connection and confirmation cachet, Asuncion arrival ds on reverse, mostly VF and very scarce item 842 **/* E1-3, var Special Delivery stamps 1932, Postal Transports, 5k-80k, 19 mint 400 stamps, including complete set in blocks of four (10k folded along vertical perforation), some small varieties, generally nice quality unit (minor gum waves mentioned), full OG, NH or LH, F/VF (website photo)

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