Worldwide Public Auction 104 with Live Internet Bidding
Cranbury, NJ, USA
| Lot | Soviet Union | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | For Mailman (V Pol'zu Pochtaliona). 1909, red overprint on revenue stamp of 15k blue and rose, block of four, top stamps without overprint, while bottom ones bearing double overprint (one inverted) due to amazing overprint shift, full OG, NH (bottom stamps) or LH, VF and extremely rare, according to our records the only block of four and vertical pair of this error are known, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $8,000-$10,000 |  | |
| 902 | 1922, registered cover from Nizhny Novgorod to Riga, postal charges paid in cash, reversal endorsement reads: ''Postage in the amount of 30,000rub collected'', postmarked on arrival, VF and scarce, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 903 | 1921-23, 16 mint stamps, including 250r in block of four with pre-printed fold, proof of 40r in gray in block of four, seven inverted surcharges - blue black 7500r on 250r on chalk-surfaced paper in block of four and three ''Star'' inverts, fresh quality unit, full OG or no gum as produced, mostly NH, VF, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 904 | Postal Stationery Items. 1924, Lenin Mourning issue, two illustrated postcards of 3k red, picturing Lenin's portrait in grayish violet or gray, post office fresh quality, unused, VF, only 50,000 of each card were produced, Mi #P3a, b, C.v. €300, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 905 | Postal Stationery Items. 1931, postal reply-card 5k+5k brown, supposed to be double card, by mistake initial part and reply part were printed on front and reverse of one card, slightly slanted text especially on initial part, still F/VF and rare error, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 906 | Postal Stationery Items. 1931, Central Asia Bureau of the Ministry of Communications, brown red overprint ''Strengthening the combat readiness of the Red Army'' on stationery postcard 5k brown, fresh, unused and VF, Standard Cat. #IV.6, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 907 | Postal Stationery Items. 1961, Haapsalu Sanatorium in Estonia, stationery envelope 4k lilac printed on gray blue paper with watermark Octagon, Coat of Arms in red, stamp of 40k and address guide in blue printed inside, opened for display, VF and rare, Est. $200-$250 |  2 | |
| 908 | Stamps and Postal History. 1923, First Agriculture Exhibition, 1r brown and orange, perforation L13½, complete sheet of 25, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $237.50++, Est. $100-$120 |  | |
| 909 | Stamps and Postal History. 1923, definitive issue, 1k-1r, litho printing, imperforate complete set of ten, balanced to large margins, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $236, Est. $100-$120 |  | |
| 910 | Stamps and Postal History. 1924, Worker 1k orange, litho printing, Leningrad Postmaster's perforation 14½x15, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 911 | Stamps and Postal History. 1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforate complete set of four with narrow frame variety, full/large part of OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, Est. $1,000-$1,200 |  | |
| 912 | Stamps and Postal History. 1926, Lenin Mourning issue, 12k red and black, perforated stamp with wide frame, used together with peasant 2k green on cover from Moscow to Switzerland, indistinct receiver on the back, mostly VF and uncommon franking by perf stamp of 12k with wide frame, Est. $200-$250 |  2 | |
| 913 | Stamps and Postal History. 1924, Peasant 2k green, typo printing, top left corner sheet margin single with a part of adjoined stamp at bottom and triple impression, horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $100-$120 |  | |
| 914 | Stamps and Postal History. GROUP OF EARLY SOVIET DEFINITIVES: 1923-25, seven stamps, including 1k litho, Leningrad local, 5k, 15k and 50k - typo, perf 14½x15 (lemon yellow - postally used), 40k - apparently with altered perf, 5r perforation 13½ and Lenin 5r on watermarked Borders and Rosettes with perf 12½, full OG, NH (2), LH (4), used (1), mostly VF, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 915 | Stamps and Postal History. 1925, Lenin, 5r brownish red and 10r indigo, imperforate complete set of two, bottom sheet margin singles printed on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $100-$120 |  | |
| 916 | Stamps and Postal History. 1925, definitive issue, 1k-5r, perforated complete set of 22, including both 10k stamps, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $507, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 917 | Stamps and Postal History. 1928, definitive issue, peasant 6k blue, horizontal position of watermark Borders and Rosettes, vertical gutter block of eight (2x4), sheet margins at top and partial at bottom right, which confirms that this item came from a sheet of 80 (20x4), light fold along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF and rare multiple, Est. $2,500-$3,000 |  | |
| 918 | Stamps and Postal History. 1925-27, A. Popov, Decembrist Mutiny, Revolution of 1905, Esperanto Conference and surcharges 8k on postage due stamps, eight complete issues, the total is 30 stamps, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $513, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 919 | Stamps and Postal History. 1925, Decembrist Mutiny, perforated complete set of three, used together with Academy of Sciences 3k and two stamps of 10th Anniversary of October Revolution on registered cover sent from Moscow to Switzerland in 1932, postmarked on arrival, VF, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 920 | Stamps and Postal History. 1927, black surcharge (type II) 8k on postage due stamp of 1k red, basic stamp of typo printing on watermarked Borders and Rosettes paper, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 921 | Stamps and Postal History. 1927, 10th Anniversary of October Revolution, 3k-28k, complete set of seven, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $127, Est. $80-$100 |  | |
| 922 | Stamps and Postal History. 1927-28, 2nd definitive issue, 1k-80k, complete set of 15, full OG, NH, F/VF centering as always exists, C.v. $253, Est. $120-$150 |  | |
| 923 | Stamps and Postal History. 1928-33, Red Army, Pioneers' Assembly, Industrialization, Cavalry Army, Revolution of 1905, Karl Marx, Philatelic Exhibition, M. Gorky and etc., 13 complete issues, the total is 33 stamps, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $912, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 924 | Stamps and Postal History. 1929-31, 3rd definitive issue, perforated 2k, 3k, 4k, 5k, 7k, 10k, 15k, 30k, 70k and 1r, imperforate pair of 5k, two of each - vertical or horizontal positions of watermark Borders and Rosettes, many with sheet margins, full OG, NH, F/VF, Est.$200-$250 |  | |
| 925 | Stamps and Postal History. 1930-31, 3rd definitive issue, four high values - 1r on paper with watermark Lozenges, perforated 1r, 3r and imperforate 1r on paper with watermark Borders and Rosettes, all with full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $422, Est. $150-$200 |  | |
| 926 | Stamps and Postal History. 1930, two color postcards (MS ''Europa'') sent by registered mail from Leningrad to Hamburg, each one franked by perforated complete set of the Revolution of 1905 on address part and Child Welfare set of two of 1929or 1930 respectively on picture side, appropriate markings, one with Hamburg arrival ds, VF, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 927 | Stamps and Postal History. 1932-35, October Revolution 3k and 15k, Ethnographic issue 15k orange and 15k ultra; Dirigibles of 1931 - 20k and 50k, Usyskin 5k and Chelyuskin Rescue 1k and 5k, nine couples with vertical or horizontal positions of watermark Borders and Rosettes, full OG, NH or LH (3), mostly VF, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 928 | Stamps and Postal History. 1933, Ethnographic issue, 1k-35k, complete set of 21, practically without usual gum creases, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $498, Est. $400-$450 |  | |
| 929 | Stamps and Postal History. 1933, Revolutionary Heroes, 1k-5k, complete set of three with horizontal watermark Borders and Rosettes, in addition bottom sheet margin single of 3k with vertical watermark, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $100-$120 |  | |
| 930 | Stamps and Postal History. 1934, Ivan Fedorov, Founder of Printing in Russia, 20k carmine and 40k slate blue, complete set of two, nice centering, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $143, Est. $80-$100 |  | |
| 931 | Stamps and Postal History. 1934, Revolutionaries, Sverdlov 10k ultra and Nogin 15k red, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $480, Est. $250-$300 |  | |
| 932 | Stamps and Postal History. 1934, Dmitry Mendeleev, Chemist, 5k-20k, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $530, Est. $250-$300 |  | |
| 933 | Stamps and Postal History. 1934-35, 10th Anniversary of the Lenin's death, Anti-War Propaganda, Moscow Subway and Moscow Spartacist Games, four complete sets, the total is 25 stamps, full/large part of OG, mostly VF, C.v. $1,777, Est. $600-$700 |  | |
| 934 | Stamps and Postal History. 1935, Anti-War Propaganda issue, 5k-35k, complete set of five, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium quality, C.v. $1,075, Est. $600-$750 |  | |
| 935 | Stamps and Postal History. 1935, Friedrich Engels, 5k-20k, complete set of four, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $236, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 936 | Stamps and Postal History. 1935, Congress of Persian Arts, 5k-35k, complete set of four, flawless quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $310, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 937 | Stamps and Postal History. 1935, Leo Tolstoy, 3k olive black and violet, three bottom sheet margin singles, perforation 14 (NH and CTO) and perforation 11 (NH), each with ''1'' watermark on margin, cancelled stamp with reversed watermark, all with full OG and VF, Est. $150-$200 |  | |
| 938 | Stamps and Postal History. 1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-1r and 10k-80k, two complete sets of six and five respectively, first one with perforation L12½, the other one printed on ordinary paper with comb perforation 12x12½, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $355, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 939 | Stamps and Postal History. 1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k-1r, complete set of six, perforation L14x12½, the high value with bottom right corner margin, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $228, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 940 | Stamps and Postal History. 1937, Alexander Pushkin, 10k yellow brown and 20k bluish green, both with perforation L14, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $265, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 941 | Stamps and Postal History. 1937, Architectural Projects, Palace of the Soviets, engraved Goznak (Soviet State Printing Plant) not accepted essay in slate blue with no value indicated, printed on thickened paper, size 75x45mm (stamp design size 33x21mm), no gum as issued, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such die proofs were produced, A. Zverev certificate, Raritan Stamps guarantee, Est. $15,000-$18,000 |  | |
| 942 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, Lenin 40k dark blue and 2nd Trans-Atlantic Flight 20k gray black, two imperforate singles, full OG, NH or slight CTO cancellation, VF, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 943 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, 20th Anniversary of the Red Army, 10k and 80k, two stamps printed on ordinary paper, full OG, LH, VF, ex-V. Ustinovsky, Est. $100-$150 |  | |
| 944 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, Papanin's Expedition, 50k blue, bottom sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair, full original gum with a few tiny black dots from an old mount, NH (LH on margin), VF and very rare multiple, C.v. $8,500 as two singles, Est. $3,000-$4,000 |  | |
| 945 | Stamps and Postal History. 1937-38, Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union and Soviet Republics, 20k x11 and 40k, complete set of 12, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $242, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 946 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, Children's Activities and Young Communist League, 10k-80k and 20k-80k, two complete sets of seven and five, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $287, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 947 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, Views of Crimea and Caucasus, 5k-1r, complete set of 12, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $402, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 948 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, Moscow Subway, 10k-50k, complete set of six, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $155, Est. $80-$100 |  | |
| 949 | Stamps and Postal History. 1938, Sports issue, 5k-80k, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $272, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 950 | Stamps and Postal History. 1939, definitive issue, miner 5k red, perforation L12½ instead of comb 12x12½, block of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
