NICE COLLECTION ON STOCKPAGES: 1923-57, 740 mainly mint stamps and 9 souvenir sheets, most of the value presented in pre-World War II material, including nice range of the first definitive issue, valuable sets from the 1930’s, such as Ethnographic, Mendeleyev, Iranian Arts issues and etc., some flaws should be expected, a few dozen stamps are expertly regummed, nevertheless fresh, generally full OG, some NH, vast majority is LH, F/VF, SC.v. 560,000P (Image)

COMPACT COLLECTION IN RED STOCKBOOK: 1923-51, about 400 mint stamps, starting with Agriculture Exhibition imperforated and perforated sets of 1923, second and third definitive sets, Moscow Subway and Engels, plus much more, nice quality overall with just minor flaws, mainly full OG (several regummed stamps presented), some NH, mainly LH or hinged, F/VF, SC.v. 300,000P (Image)

THREE DECADES COMPLETE COLLECTION IN LARGE GREEN STOCKBOOK: 1961-91, over 3500 mint never hinged stamps and 188 souvenir and miniature sheets, apparently all stamps are presented with many extras, such as imperforated stamps on 1960’s, imperforated Space sheet of 1962, Green Tokyo Olympic Games sheet and many others, nice and flawless unit, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

MAINLY USED COLLECTION ON ALBUM PAGES: 1933-50, about 1000 stamps and 11 souvenir sheets, starting with Ethnographic issue of 1933, practically complete from 1938 to the end, we mentioned just several faults, especially thin on Stalin souvenir sheet (not counted in total value), generally neat and beautiful unit, mainly CTO with full OG, F/VF, C.v. $3,500 (Image)

GROUP OF BETTER ITEMS IN MULTIPLES: 1937, Dzerzhinsky, Lenin of 1939, Chekhov, Ice-Breaker ‘‘Sedov’’, People’s Militia, Sports of 1956 and more, the total is eight sets in blocks of four (some slightly folded along perforation) and three souvenir sheets – Puskin, Architecture and Aviation, full OG, NH, VF, SC.v. 310,000P (Image)

SELECTIONS OF BLOCKS AND SHEETS: 1930-60, 66 blocks of four, 1 block of six and 3 sheets, nice items throughout, including Russians of Ethnographic set, high value of 20th Anniversary of the Army, bottom left stamp with variety, definitive stamps, several complete issues of 1940-50’s and etc., full OG, NH (two cheap blocks are LH), VF (Image)

GROUP OF SOUVENIR BOOKLETS: 1946-49, 25th Anniversary of Postage Stamps (three different commemorative cancellations), Jubilee of Moscow (tiny cover soiling) and Alexander Pushkin, five items altogether, fresh quality overall, mostly VF (Image)

NICE ASSEMBLY OF POSTAL HISTORY ITEMS: 1924-41, 42 covers, cards and postal stationeries, many with nice franking by 1930’s commemoratives, vast majority is International correspondences addressed to USA or Europe, including nine air post items, some conveyance flaws possible, generally nice and useful group, F/VF (Image)