1928 (11 July) registered and flown cover from Moscow to Kabul, Afghanistan, with Termez (21.7) transit pmk on back, v.f. Active air service between USSR and Afghanistan began in 1928. Route extended from Tashkent via Termez across mountain range to Kabul (1,140 miles) (Image)

Est.US$250

1928 (22 July) registered and flown cover from Baku, via Moscow (24.7) to Osaka, Japan, v.f., with transit and arrival markings (Image)

Est.US$250

1931 (5 May) Leningrad-Berlin and on to Colombia, flown 4c stationery entire, with Russian and Colombian adhesives added in Buenaventura (25 May) to pay local charges for delivery to final destination, Cali (28 May) v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1931 (2 Oct) Leningrad-Berlin and on to Colombia, flown 4c stationery entire, with Russian franking, via Berlin (3 Oct), Cali (29 October) arrival, green "Via Scadta" label, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1935 (1 Sep) first flight card Moscow to Prag, with Moscow Airport departure and Prag arrival pmks, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1939 (28 Apr) Non-stop Transatlantic flight, Moscow-New York, by Soviet aviators Gen.Kokkinaki and Major Gordienko on their airplane "Moskva". After successfully crossing the Atlantic, the aviators were forced (due to bad weather over Labrador) to fly at 30,000 feet using oxygen masks. Their supply of oxygen was nearly depleted and at high altitude, the radio equipment froze up. Eventually, Gen. Kokkinaki fainted and his navigator Gordienko took over the controls and managed an emergency landing at Miscou Island, off the coast of New Brunswick. After repairs, the "Moskva" proceeded to New York. This postcard (Lenin Mausoleum) is one of only 32 carried on this flight, with Registry label No.67, addressed to B.N. Nikolsky, with Miscou Lighthouse N.B. Apr 28, 39 arrival pmk, v.f. "Moscow to Miscou" card (Cat No. AAMC TO1320) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1941 (10 Feb) registered first flight cover "Moscow-Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Riga", with Riga (11 Feb) arrival pmk, fine and scarce (Image)

Est.US$250