385th Auction

1924, Red Army Soldier 3 r., perforated 13½:13½:13½:10, fresh colours and good perforations, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024). A very scarce stamp

1927, International Airmail-Conference 10k. with variety “partly missing 7 in 1927”, unused, very fine, certificate Mandrovski (2008) (Zagorsky 185Kb)

1929, Pioneers 10k., perforated 10¾, unused, very fine, certificate Frenkel (2019) (Zagorsky 226B)

1929, Pioneers 10k., perforated 10¾, unused, very fine, certificate Frenkel (2019) (Zagorsky 226B)

1930, Zeppelin 40 and 80 k. imperforated, mint never hinged, 80 k. two minor adhering spots, otherwise fine, 80 k. signed Soviet Philatelic Association and certificate Mikulski A.I.E.P (1989)

1930, Graf Zeppelin 40 k. and 80 k., complete set imperforated, fresh colours, unused with slight hinge remnants, 80 kopek with a tiny inclusion spot in the margin, very fine, both signed Ebnet BPP and Aimé Brun, with certificate Bühler (1983)

1930, Graf Zeppelin 80 k., two complete sheets in the setting 5 x 10, each cancelled to order by cds. “MOSCOW 17 8 36”, folded in places and some occasional perf. separation, fine and scarce duo 

1935, Moscow-San Francicso Flight 1 r. on 10 k., “Small F”, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski

1923/64 (ca.), extensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. Control Exchange Stamps, some duplicates and better sets throughout, noted Mi.-Nr. 527X unused (several times, some with faults), Bl. 33 and Bl. 33 FDC, 1527-1534 complete unused and mint never hinged(3) together with a few used, etc., a couple of covers, the collection also contains an assortment of forgeries. Mixed condition, an engaging assembly, in one album (ex Mi.-Nr. 228-1590)

1924/78 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and mostly used collection with some covers, including souvenir sheets, some better items like Mi.-Nr. 427-28, 457-61, 467-71, 527X all unused, Mi.-Nr. Bl.3 mint never hinged, Bl. 33 FDC, etc., together with a fine choice of covers with attractive frankings, also a few full sheets from the 1937/56 definitives. Some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, neatly housed in four albums 

1925/31, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with covers and cards, fine level of specialization with perforations types, some sets collected both used and unused, many interesting frankings including with Control Exchange stamps, together with a fine selection of airmails, better items like Mi.-Nr. 339/53 unused in multiples, etc., some occasional faults, mostly in fine and fresh condition, a valuable lot

1929/48 (ca.), Soviet Union Definitives, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, highly specialized with types and printing methods up to the 50 kopek value, hundreds of adhesives with some large multiples included, an unusual assembly of that field, the occasional fault, overall in good condition, many neatly mounted on album pages (ex Mi.-Nr. 365-1336)

1937/62, very large mint never hinged and used souvenir sheets dealer´s stock, a few unused, a great number of duplicates with Mi.-Nr. Bl 1 (over 150), 3 (40), 11A unused (1) and used (5), 13 (19), etc., high catalogue value, mostly in very good and fresh condition, an impressive lot

1938/54, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with covers, some better sets and items with souvenir sheets Mi.-Nr. Bl 10 unused and used, Bl 11B, Bl 13 unused (3), scarce People Militia Mi.-Nr. 826 single franking on inland mail, 1527-34 complete unused (certificate E. Diena) and used, together with some interesting frankings, some occasional faults, overall in good condition, neatly mounted in two albums

1962, First Soviet Cosmonauts souvenir sheets accumulation of 25 vertical strips of four mint never hinged, mostly very fine (Mi.-Nr. 31AI, times 50)

1926/44 (ca.), Illustrated Soviet Advertising and Propaganda, extensive collection of over 500 unused and used postal stationery cards and envelopes, strength in the 1931/34 period, many different with some duplicates, plenty of various themes with culture, war and patriotism, agriculture, industry, tourism with “See Crimea the Pearl of USSR!” and “Travel on the Volga The Craddle of Russian Song!”, some better items with 1926 “Work and Save” illustrated 3 kopek postal stationery card, etc., some occasional fault but mostly in very fine and fresh condition, neatly housed in three albums. An exceptional assembly

1926/48 (ca.), fine group of over 50 unused and used postal stationeries, including a good range of Soviet illustrated propaganda cards, various usages with some additional frankings, etc., many expertly described, overall in good condition

1941/45, Great Patriotic War, collection of circa 60 covers and cards, including Russian Field Post Offices mail, censor marks, Navy Fleet mail, etc., together with two scarce caricature postcards depicting Hitler and Himmler, some occasional faults as to be expected for this material, overall in good condition, a scarce and interesting group

1962/87 (ca.), large accumulation of hundreds of covers, mostly FDCs, together with a few used cards, overall in good condition, in one box