AUCTION

The British Society of Russian Philately
Auction on Sunday 2nd November 2003 at the Union Jack Club, Waterloo, London.
Start time approx. 1.00pm.

Stamps - Russia - RSFR & Soviet

LotDescriptionr. £
3861918; Four 1Rub. stamps, SG19 with misplaced centres and a strip of 3 1R. stamps with 2 "V" spacers mis-perforated, mint on Album leaf.25
3871918; SG187-8 Chainbreakers. All with grossly misplaced perfs. 35k. single + pair, 70k. single + 4block. (870
3881918; SG187-8 Chainbreakers. both vals Imperf. at top. Huge selvedge margins. Very fine UMM55
3891918; SG187-8 Chainbreakers. Both values, used during Latvian Soviet Republic period. Very fine RIGA 3.2.19 CDSs.14
3901919; Western Army SG 29/31. Latvian stamps, SG24/6 hand-stamped with circle & orthodox cross. Fine used and cat. ?115.25
3911921; Opened up Envelope from Moscow (23.9.21) via Petrograd (24.9.21) to Tallinn, n/c pmk. 'Tallinn 29.IX.21. Eestii' and re-directed to Narva International Red Cross Missing Person Imf. Office Narva (30.9.21). Franked with 1k. Saving Stamp from 1918.15
3921921; SG 216c, 250r. 2 copies, 1) with design truncated vertically due to paperfold.UMM 2) with complete offset on gummed side only, no impression on front! (LMM) Scarce variety. (2)28
3931921; SG 216c, 250r. tete-beche pair (dark shade). LMM Full gum.12
3941921; SG 216c, 250r. tete-beche pair (pale shade). LMM Full gum12
3951921; SG 230-233 Volga Relief. Used set with both types 1 & 2. (7)26
3961921; SG203-10 Control stamps (authorised for postage). Complete set, very fine mint (8)17
3971921; SG203-10 Control stamps (authorised for postage). Complete set, very fine postally used : 25k. on piece. (8)30
3981921; SG222 300r. pelure paper. Marginal 4block, superb UMM.12
3991921; SG225/226 1000r. 4blocks on chalk and cartridge papers10
4001922; 5th Anniv. of Revolution, 25k. stamp without purple colour.25
4011922; SG239bc, 10,000 on 40k. black ovpt., surch inverted, mm.40
4021922; SG243a 10000r. red s/c, var, periods between " R.S.F.S.R." Stamp length 37.5mm. Scarce fine used copy.90
4031922; SG243ba 10000r. red s/c,var s/c double on mint pair.80
4041922; SG243bb 10000r. red s/c,var Inverted s/c. Mint40
4051922; SG243bb 10000r. red s/c,var Inverted s/c. Used40
4061922; SG250a. Horiz. pair with S/Cs inverted (short surcharge). Fine used.12
4071922; SG250a. S/C inverted (long surcharge). UMM10
4081922; SG250b var. Vert. pair with additional s/c12
4091922; SG254 var. 15block. Perfect offset of s/c on reverse of every stamp. UMM20
4101922; SG254b blue-black s/c inverted. Chalk paper. UMM14
4111922-3; Mi. 201B block of 4 umm15
4121923; SG 320a-4a. Imperf set. All corner marginal copies. LHM full gum. (5)65
4131923; SG300 40k star s/c on 15k., Imperf. Complete sheet of 10012
4141923; SG322 5k. blue 4block. Var. The lower two stamps show stunning concertina fold opening out and adding 8mm. aditional length. Attractive showpiece!40
4151923; SG323 var. Imperf, double impression. LHM, full gum.50
4161923; SG325-8 Agricultural Exhib. Fine used set. Imperf. (4)10
4171925; 10 Rub. fu stamp, perforated 12.5, SG455a cat. ?9018
4181925; 2x5 Rub. and 10 Rub. stamps imperforated on pieces.10
4191925; SG426/429A, Lenin set imp. umm13
4201925; SG447/448a worker 1r. & 2r , wmk, mm10
4211925; SG448, worker 2r. wmk, perf 12, umm20
4221925; SG448, worker 8k. litho., umm35
4231925; SG450, worker 5r. wmk, umm15
4241925; SG460/62 Anniv. 1905 Rebellion, imperf umm10
4251927; First Air Mail Congress SG499/500 mint10
4261927; SG 375-81 10th Anniv. Revolution. Mint set of 7, Very fine */**20
4271927; SG497 4k. s/c, watermarked paper. Type 1 mint & VF used, type 2 VF used. (3).12
4281927; SG501/507 10th Anniv. Oct. Rev. umm20
4291929; Pioneers, SG538/9 used block of four, cat.?4810
4301929; SG538/9 Pioneers set umm10
4311930/31; Collection of 10 different 'P103' postal stationary cards used for propaganda making by the Soviet Authorities.50
4321931; North Pole Flight SG584/7 imperforated am set cat ?10025
4331931; North Pole Flight SG584b/5c/6b/7c mm perforated set, cat ?13535
4341932; 'Maxim Gorki' mint SG590/1 and SG600 um 'Mopr*10
4351932; SG600 International. Revolutioneries umm10
4361933; 'Phil. Exhibition in Leningrad' SG606/7 mm40
4371933; 'Stratosphere Record' SG634/6 used set10
4381934; Air-Mail Envelope from Nikolaev to London . Bridge pmk. Nikolaev 13.1.34. Red double circle 'Carried by Air-Mail Berlin' & other marks.10
4391936; SG600 International. Revolutioneries umm30
4401937; 'Air Forces exhibition' um m/s, SG MS752b35
4411937;SG 727a, 727b. Multiplies of 10, mint.18
4421938; SG769/72, North Pole Flight set on N. Pole cover. to England10
4431941; 'Lenin's Museum' um set SG977/80, 45k perf.12x12.5, cat ?5112
4441941; 'National Defence' fine used SG98412
4451944; '10th anniv. of Stratosphere Disaster' umm set SG1042/410
4461945; 'Relief of Stalingrad', used set & m/s SG MS1101b10
4471946; '29th Anniv. of Revolution' perf. & imperf. set mint and m/s used.12
4481947; '800th Anniv. of Moscow' mm set, SG 1286/30015
4491948; '30th Anniv. of Comsomol' mint set SG 1428/33.10
4501949; 'Stalin's 70th Birthday' umm m/s SG MS1563a cat ?130.55
4511975; SG4457-62 Vasiliev paintings. All 6 complete sheets of 7 stamps with se-tenant label. UMM10
452Kharkov; upwards ovpt. on perf 2k. fu and 3k. mint10
453Kustanai; Pyb on pair 2k. imperf (one stamp damaged) and "P" ovpt. on 5k, both used.35
454Rogatchev; 10 on 10k. perf, fu.25


Abbreviations used 

umm unmounted mint mm mounted mint
p.o.g. part original gum vfu very fine used
fu fine used cds circ. date stamp
s/l straight line canc. cancelled
ppc picture postcard psc postal stationery card
pse postal stationery envelope pc or pcd post card
h hinged
H&G Higgins and Gage postal stationery catalogue
SG Stanley Gibbons catalogue
Mi Michel catalogue
Ch. Chuchin Zemstvo catalogues
K&R Kiryushkin & Robinson (postmark catalogue)

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