1918, ''Sword Breaking Chain'', 70k brown, top left corner sheet margin block of four, imperforated at the top, minor gum waves mostly on margins, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1921, 200r olive, error of color, horizontal gutter pair, right stamp has tiny natural paper inclusion, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1921, 200r brown and 250r violet, two stamps with spectacular light impression variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, especially stamp of 200r (Image)

1921, 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, missing part of the design due to foldover, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1921, 1000r carmine, printed on ordinary paper, four different horizontal gutter pairs, space between stamps 7mm (on pinkish paper - very scarce), 9mm, 18mm and 21mm, two folded between stamps, otherwise full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1921, 1000r carmine, printed on ordinary paper, quadruple impression, block of four, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple (Image)

1921, 4th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1000r carmine rose, ''cracked plate'' variety, postally used, VF and scarce (Image)

1922, black or red shifted surcharges on definitive stamps of 1921, ten values, including horizontal pair with surcharge placed diagonally, full OG, NH or LH (2), VF (Image)

1922, three stamps on ordinary paper with black surcharge 5000r, two of 2r in dark brown or on paper with pre-printed folds, and one on 20r in ultra, color variety, full OG, NH or LH (1), VF (Image)

1922, black diagonal surcharge 7500r on 250r dark violet, bottom left corner margin block of six (3x2) printed on ordinary paper, two additional surcharges placed nearly horizontally between two top and two right stamps, full OG, NH, VF, a spectacular error (Image)

1922, blue black litho diagonal surcharge 7500r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, bottom margin vertical pair, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1922, ''Proletarians of the World Unite!'', proof of 5000r in violet, printed on creamy paper without watermark, left sheet margin example, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1922, Soviet Emblem, 7500r blue, printed on watermarked ''vertical diamonds'' paper, bottom sheet margin single with broken ''b'' in ''rub'' variety, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF (Image)

1922, 5000r and 7500r used on stationery envelope of 7k blue with Kharkov trident together with World War I semi-postal and 23 other Imperial stamps, sent by registered mail from Novocherkassk to Dresden via Moscow, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF (Image)

1922, black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet, two sheet margin singles printed on ordinary and thin paper, both are pale shade varieties, full OG, NH or hinged, VF (Image)

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5r and 25r, orange and lilac colors respectively are strongly shifted, full OG, LH, VF (Image)

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 10r brown and black, brown color significantly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 27r and 45r used together with 3k red on home-made cover from Kazan to Berlin, tied by Kazan ''10.11.22'' ds (3rd day of issue), postage due marking was placed and then obliterated by ''Sniata'' (Removed) marking, arrival ds on reverse, insignificant flaws, F/VF (Image)

1922-23, litho ''Star'' surcharge 20r on 15k brown lilac and blue, bottom left corner sheet margin perforated block of eight (2x4), misplaced vertical perforation on the left due to jamming paper within printing process, full OG, NH, VF and an unusual error (Image)

COLLECTION ON STOCKPAGES WITH NICE SEMI-POSTAL ISSUES: 1918-23, 177 mint definitive and commemorative stamps, including 20r ultra on ordinary paper, surcharge 100,000r on 250r from typo printing, as well as Volga Famine Relief, surcharges ''For the Hungry'', genuine Rostov-on-Don and many more, fresh quality, full/large part of OG, mostly VF (Image)

ACCUMULATION IN A BLACK STOCKBOOK: 1918-23, over 750 mostly mint stamps, nice range or the first definitive stamps, including better shades, paper and printing varieties, large group of surcharges, some semi-postal stamps and more, generally nice quality material, full/large part of OG with many NH stamps, F/VF (Image)

NICE GROUP OF POSITIONAL PIECES: 1922-23, the latest RSFSR definitive and ''For the Hungry'' issues, 20 perforated or imperforated gutter blocks of four or eight, several with folds along the gutter, fresh condition otherwise, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

Postal Fiscal stamps. 1918, Control stamps, 25k-100r, complete set of eight, slight gum wave on 25k, fresh quality, full OG, NH or VLH (50k), VF (Image)

Postal Fiscal stamps. 1918, General Revenue stamps, 5k-5r, perforated set of ten with imperforated tete-beche block of 2r (trimmed at the top), full OG, NH (block has two stamps NH), VF (Image)

Postal Fiscal stamps. 1918, General Revenue stamps, 1r red and horizontal pair of 2r violet, all on multicolored network, used on a piece with clear Rostov-on-Don ds, part of registration marking and perfin ''Pogasheno'' (Cancelled), VF (Image)