1949, Mikhail Lomonosov Museum in Leningrad, 40k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, 300th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Strait between Asia and 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 (Image)

1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, souvenir sheet of four, 40k multicolored, printed on white paper, size 175x220mm, nice quality in every respect, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, 70th Birthday of Joseph Stalin, souvenir sheet of four, 40k multicolored, printed on yellowish paper, size 176x221mm, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, 25th Anniversary of the Death of Lenin, 40k and 1r, complete set in corner sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, double impression of red color (both misplaced), neatly cancelled at the bottom, VF and an attractive item (Image)

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, perforated souvenir sheet of four, size 180x134mm, type with ''25'' on the same level, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 178x135mm, type with raised ''25'', nice quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 178x133mm, type with ''25'' on the same level, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1948, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r gray black and brown red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 181x132mm, typewith ''25'' on the same level, full OG, LH, VF (Image)

1948-49, definitive issue, 15k-50k, complete set of seven, all are large size stamps (original printing), including two shades of 20k and Arms of 40k, issued in 1948, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Pushkin, 25k-2r, complete set of five in unfolded blocks of four and souvenir sheet, all with full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Red Sormovo Machine and Boat Works, 40k and 1r, complete set of two in sheet margin unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Sanatorium VCSPS at Kislovodsk, 40k violet, top sheet margin block of eight (2x4), imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Sports, the first issue, Kayak Race, 25k blue green, comb perforation 12x12 1/2, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Sports, the first issue, Bicycling, 40k red brown, raster vertical diamonds, full OG, NH, VF and scarce (Image)

1949, Aleksandr Radishchev, 40k and 1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k and 50k, complete set in top right corner sheet margin imperforated blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k orange brown and indigo, central design is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF, tiny expert's hs on reverse, A. Farberov certificate (Image)

1949, 75th Anniversary of the UPU, 40k orange brown and indigo, central design is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, LH, VF, tiny expert's hs on reverse (Image)

1949, Agricultural Development, 25k-2r, complete set of six, unfolded blocks of four, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Vasily Chapayev, 40k brownish orange, right margin unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Vasily Chapayev, 40k brownish orange, top sheet margin single imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Sports, the second issue, Weightlifter, 1r red, right sheet margin stamp imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Western Byelorussia and Ukraine, 40k red and 40k vermilion, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, first one with sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF (Image)