NICE RANGE OF THE FIRST DEFINITIVE ISSUE: 1923-26, 62 mostly mint (one used - 15k lemon yellow) stamps of 1k- 5r, printed on paper without watermark, including litho printing of 1k-1r, 4k-40k, typo printing with perforation 14½x15 or 12 and imperforated issues (50k and 1r - German forgeries) with set on improved paper, nice quality group, full OG with many NH stamps, F/VF (Image)

1923, definitive issue, 1k-1r, litho printing, imperforated complete set of ten, blocks of four, slight gum bends on 5k, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF, each block (except 5k) has N. Mandrovski certificate (Image)

1923, registered cover from Barnaul to Moscow, franked by four definitive stamps of soldier 3k brown red (vertical pair and two singles), bearing in addition Charity stamp ''For War Invalids'' of 25r (RSFSR rubles), tied by Barnaul ''27.11.23'' ds, arrived to Moscow on December 6, mostly VF (Image)

1923 (October 17), registered cover from Moscow to USA, franked by 13 definitive stamps of the first issue (10k is typo printing), met altogether 50k postal rate, bearing in addition RSFSR 250r violet in block of four (which is not valid for franking at that time, but properly cancelled), postmarked in NYC at ''11-2-1923'', mostly VF (Image)

1924, definitive issue, 4k-40k, litho printing, perforated complete set of four, stamp of 10k with usual centering, full OG, NH, VF, stamp of 30k with experts' hs on reverse, C.v. $325 as hinged (Image)

1924, definitive issue, worker 4k deep rose, litho printing, perforated block of ten and vertical pair used along with five other definitives and exchange tax stamp on air mail philatelic exchange registered cover to Paris, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, mostly VF and very scarce (Image)

1924, definitive issue, peasant 30k violet, litho printing, double impression, top right corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, invalidating perforation just touched frames of lower stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce (Image)

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforated complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, wide frame, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforated complete set with wide frame used on registered cover from All-Union Philatelic Exhibition (25.1.25), backstamped, vertical fold away from the stamps, still F/VF (Image)

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, imperforated complete set of four, narrow frame, stamp of 3k with tiny marginal natural paper inclusion with no importance, full OG, NH, VF, Raritan Stamps guarantee (Image)

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 3k-20k, perforated complete set in bottom left corner sheet margin blocks of four, medium frame, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1924, Lenin Mourning issue, 12k red and black, perforated stamp with wide frame, unfolded block of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1923, definitive issue, worker 4k deep rose, double impression of the design, side margins horizontal imperforated strip of five, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, 1k-5r, typo printing, perforation 14½x15, set of 18, including all ''key'' values, except 15k, stamps of 1k and 5r have tiny natural inclusions, nice condition in every respect, full OG, NH, mainly VF and scarce assemblage (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 1k orange, typo printing, imperforated left sheet margin horizontal strip of five, perfin ''Obrazets'', nice quality, full OG, NH, VF and scarce item from the Postal Archives, an imperforated stamp had never been officially issued (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 14k slate blue, perforation 14½x15, bottom margin single, full OG, NH, mostly VF (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 15k lemon yellow, perforation 14½x15, short one tip of perforation at the bottom right, excellent centering, no any typical inclusions, fresh and nice single, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF and rare stamp, C.v. $25,000 (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, peasant 15k lemon yellow, perforation 14½x15, two corner cancellations, intact perforation and perfect centering, VF (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, 1k-1r, typo printing, perforation 12, complete set of 16, including pairs of 4k (doubtful) and 7k, nice looking unit, full OG, NH or VLH (8k and 1r), mainly VF and difficult assemblage (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, soldier 1r red and brown, typo printing, imperforated horizontal pair with double impression, minor usual gum waves as always exists, perfect quality item, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, P. Buchsbayew certificate (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 2r green and rose, perforation 14½x15, rose color is strongly shifted to the right, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, usually stamps with printing defects were voided by invalidating perforation, ex-K. Vasilyev (Image)

1924-25, definitive issue, worker 2r green and rose, typo printing, horizontal imperforated pair with double impression of the design, horizontal invalidating perforation, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1924, COD parcel card for 920rub sent from Moscow to Kutais, franked altogether by 35 values, including 23 stamps of worker 5r and 6 of Leningrad Flood issue 20k +50k on 1000r, tied by Moscow PO at State Packing Co., upon arrival uprated by 16 values and appropriately cancelled by Kutais ds, strengthened horizontal break, still fine and rare mailing (Image)

1925 (January 21), Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, imperforated complete set of four, used on addressed First Day cover from the All-Union Philatelic Exhibition, uprated by worker 1k orange with perforation 14½x15, backstamped, VF (Image)

1925, Lenin Mausoleum, 7k-40k, perforated complete set of four, printed on thick paper, full OG, LH, VF centering for this difficult set (Image)