382nd Auction

1982, Russian Painting Borovikovsky 6k., imperforated horizontal pair with additional franking, tied by cds. "LENINGRAD" to registered cover to Mainz, Germany, some light transportation wear, otherwise fine

1982, FIFA World Cup Spain 20k., imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, very rare, fine

1982, Garibaldi 6k., imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1982, Happy New Year 4k., imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

Lighthouses Temrjuk Liman 6 k., imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1983, Tolstoy 4k., imperforated with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1983, Alexandrov 4k., imperforated with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1983, Rostov on Don 4 k. imperforated with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1983, Kipu lighthouse 1k. multicoloured, imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1983, Food Program of the USSR 20 k., imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, very fine

1983, Sidorenko 4k., imperforated with bottom sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1983, Down with nuclear weapons 5 k., imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1984, 25th anniversary of Cuban revolution 5 k., imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine

1984, Tanks ISU-152 10k., imperforated vertical pair from lower sheet margin with color bar at bottom, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive

1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympics 10-45k., vertical pairs with lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very rare, fine

1984, Snow leopard 4k., imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, very fine

1988, North Pole Expedition 20k., imperforated horizontal pair with left sheet margin showing color bar, mint never hinged, very fine

1989, Honeybee 5k., imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1989, International Letter Week 5k., imperforated block of four with left sheet margin showing complete color bar at left, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive

1989, Soviet Circus 1-10k., imperforated with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1989, Khetagurov 5k., imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, very fine

1990, Birds issue 10-20k., imperforated block of four from the upper left sheet, with tab, mint never hinged, very fine

1990, Ducks 5-20k., imperforated blocks of four from the lower right sheet margin with full printers color scale, very fine and attractive

1990, Poultry 5-15k., imperforated horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, very fine

1925, Exchange Fee Stamp 1 r. on 7 k. brown/green, inverted overprint, fresh colours, unused, very fine and scarce variety, certificate Leupold (2021) (Standard PE 13)

PROVISIONAL BISECT: 1928, Exchange Fee Stamp 10 k. on 250 r. violet, diagonal bisect, tied by official exchange office cachet to reverse of registered envelope to Vienna, correct 28 kopek franking on obverse tied by cds. "MOSCOW -6 X 28", alongside larger departure cds. "MOSCOW -7 10 28", reverse arrival receiver cds. "WIEN 66 -9. X. 28". Very fine, a very rare usage probably due to the shortage of 5 kopek exchange stamp in October 1928 in Moscow, certificate Leupold (2021)

1931, Exchange Fee Stamp 10 k. on 25 k. on 300 r. green, fresh colours, used with the Moscow Exchange Office handstamp, insignificant natural pinhole, fine, very scarce, certificate Leupold (2021)

1930, Russlandfahr, Post der Rückfahrt, Brief mit normale Markenfrankatur von Moskau via Friedrichshafen mit deutschen Bestätigungstempel in die Schweiz, Beförderungsspuren

"BREMEN CATAPULT FLIGHT", 1933 Registered cover with mixed franking German Empire with Soviet Union, from Leningrad via Berlin onto the "BREMEN" and by catapult flight to New York, with special green cachet "Deutscher Schleuderflug D. 'Bremen'-New York 9./10. Juli 1933", reverse departure, transit and arrival cds. "NEW YORK 7 -9 1933"; fine and scarce

1935, 25. Todestag von Lew Tolstoj 20 Kopeken im senkrechten Paar mit Abart "Mitte ungezähnt", gestempelt und in einwandfreier Erhaltung, selten

1935, 25th anniversary of the death of Lev Tolstoy 20 kopecks in a vertical pair with variety "centre imperforated", used and in perfect condition, rare

1935, 25. Todestag von Lew Tolstol 20 Kopeken oben ungezähnt, Oberrandstück, sauber gestempelt, einwandfrei

1935, 25th anniversary of the death of Lev Tolstol 20 kopecks imperforated on top, upper margin piece, neatly used, fine

1940, 100. Geburtstag von Pjotr Tschaikowsky 30 Kopeken blau unten ungezähnt, zwei Unterrandstücke, einmal ungebraucht und einmal gestempelt, einwandfreie Erhaltung

1940, 100th birthday of Pyotr Tchaikovsky 30 Kopecks blue bottom imperforated, two pieces with lower margin, once unused and once used, fine

1940, 100. Geburtstag von Pjotr Tschaikowsky 60 Kopeken unten ungezähnt, Unterrandstück, postfrisch, zum Teil mit verkürzten Zähngen, sonst einwandfrei, signiert Buchsbayew

1940, 100th birthday of Pyotr Tchaikovsky 60 kopecks bottom imperforated, lower margin piece, unmounted mint, partly with shortened teeth, otherwise fine, signed Buchsbayew

1940, 100. Geburtstag von Pjotr Tschaikowsky 60 Kopeken unten ungezähnt, Unterrandstück mit Stempel "MOSKAU 3.1.48" auf R-Brief mit Zusatzfrankaturen nach England. Zwei Marken unten mit Stockflecken, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung, Marken mit Zähnungsarbeiten sind auf Briefen selten

1940, 100th birthday of Pyotr Tchaikovsky 60 Kopecks down imperforated, lower margin piece tied by cds. "MOSCOW 3.1.48" on registered cover with additional frankings to England. Two stamps with spots of foxing at the bottom, otherwise fine, stamps with perforation error are rare on covers.

1956, Lew Tolstol 40 Kopeken aus der linken oberen Bogenecke, durch Bogenumschlag links oben unbedruckt, aber mit Gummierung (diagonal gefaltet), postfrisch, dekorative Besonderheit

1956, Lew Tolstol 40 kopecks from the top left corner of the sheet, unprinted due to sheet cover top left, but with gum (folded diagonally), unmounted mint, decorative speciality

1970, Ludwig van Beethoven 10 Kopeken Probedruck in Schwarz im Blockformat auf dünnem Papier mit Bleistiftsignatur, sehr selten

1970, Ludwig van Beethoven 10 kopeks proof in black in block format on thin paper with pencil signature, very rare