1941, ‘‘Be a Hero!’’, 30k carmine, unfolded block of four, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1941, People’s Militia, 30k blue, unfolded block of four, nice and fresh item, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1942-45 Years, 219 stamps and two souvenir sheets, representing 61 complete issues, fresh quality unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC.v. $85,000P (Image)

1944 Year, 14 complete sets in blocks of four, the total of 47 blocks (less Repin, imperforated set for completion), many with sheet margins, nice and mainly unfolded, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1944, 20th Anniversary of the death of Lenin, 45k gray black, right sheet margin example, imperforated on the right, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1945 Year, complete set of 22 issues in blocks of four, the total of 72 mainly unfolded blocks, many with sheet margins, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1946-47 Years, 210 stamps and three souvenir sheets, representing 50 complete issues, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC.v. 90,000P (Image)

1946, Reconstruction of Dnieper Dam, 30k black brown, raster horizontal diamonds, top sheet margin block of four, very light CTO with full OG, VF (Image)

1947 Year, 22 issues in blocks of four, the total is 116 blocks, Jubilee of Moscow 1r in four singles (one is LH), missing block of 2r of that set and perforated block of 15k from Reconstruction issue, others are in nice quality, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1947, Arms of the Soviet Republics, complete set of 17 used on individual covers, sent from Capitals of the Republics on November 7, 1947 (Day of 30th Anniversary of October Revolution), each one with appropriate arrival Moscow ds, mostly VF and nice exhibition unit (Image)

1947, Arms of the Soviet Union, 1r multicolored, jointed first two ‘‘C’’ in ‘‘CCCP’’ at the bottom right, full OG, LH, VF (Image)

1947, Moscow Subway, 30k black brown, right sheet margin single, imperforated on the right, neat corner cancel, VF and rare, this variety known only in used condition (Image)

1947, ‘‘New Afon’’ Sanatorium, 30k red brown, left sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, J. Stolow guarantee on reverse (Image)

1947, 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k dark carmine and black instead of dark green, color variety, perforated single, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1947, 30th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 30k dark carmine and black instead of dark green, color variety, imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, a common perforated stamp is included (Image)

1948 Year, 83 stamps, representing 27 complete issues, including Shishkin, Transports, Artillery Day, Youth Communists and etc., full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC.v. 78,000P (Image)

1948 Year, 38 complete sets in blocks of four, the total is 114 blocks, many with sheet margins, nice and generally unfolded, full OG, NH, VF, SC.v. 228,000P (Image)

1948, Aleksandr Ostrovski, 30k-1r, complete set of three in horizontal sheet margin pairs, one stamp of 30k and 60k has a minute toning spots, nice and eye-catching item, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1948-49, Aviation Day, Sports and 75th Anniversary of the UPU, three registered covers bearing sets of two, four or six (one perforated and two imperforated sets), two covers addressed to USA, one – to Switzerland, postmarked on arrival, mostly VF (Image)

1948, Horse Breeding, 30k-1r, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, two with sheet margins, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1948, Young Pioneers, 45k violet, printed on thick (over 0.1mm) paper, full OG, NH, F/VF and scarce unrecorded paper variety, a common stamp on ordinary paper is added for comparison (Image)

1948, definitive issue, Coat of Arms and Flag, 40k brownish red, top right corner sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949 Year, 168 stamps, representing 41 issues, including Pushkin (two sets), Agriculture (two sets), both Sports, Air Routes and much more, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SC.v.95,500P (Image)

1949 Year, 26 issues in blocks of four, Air Routes set has missing block of 2r, the total is 88 mostly unfolded blocks, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Semyon Dezhnev, 40k green and 1r dark blue, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF (Image)