1941, People's Militia, 30k blue, unfolded top sheet margin block of six (2x3), minor offset on reverse, nice and fresh item, full OG, NH (hinged on margin), VF, C.v. $1,800++ (Image)

1942, War Heroes, 20k-2r, complete set of six, complete set of six, mostly marginal unfolded blocks of four, some gum waves as typical for side stamps of that period, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1942-43, War Heroes and Battle Scenes, four fantails (margin single imperforated at edge side), two mint with full or part of OG or neatly cancelled, VF, SC.v. 49,000P (Image)

1943, Defense of Leningrad, 60k black blue, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1944, Ivan Turgenev, 30k gray green and 60k violet, complete set in unfolded top right corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500 as singles (Image)

1944, Battle at Stalingrad, trial printing of 30k brown and red with added gold color, full OG, LH, VF and very scarce (Image)

1944, Battle at Stalingrad, 30k brown and red, two postally used values with red color significantly shifted, mostly VF, a common CTO stamp is added for comparison (Image)

1944, Day of the United Nations, trial printing of 60k black, red and blue with added gold color, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce (Image)

1945, Victory at Stalingrad, 3r gray brown and red, horizontal pair with red color is strongly shifted to the left, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1945, Academy of Sciences, 30k blue violet, left sheet margin horizontal pair, imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1945, Aleksandr Popov, 30k-1r, complete set of three in blocks of four used on registered ''Victory Cover'' from Moscow to USA, censorship marking on reverse, VF (Image)

1946, Views of Moscow, 5k-1r, complete set of eight, used on registered cover from Moscow to Paris, all appropriate markings and arrival ds, minor conveyance flaws, still F/VF (Image)

1946, definitive issue, aviator 30k blue, litho printing, intense color and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in premium condition, Raritan Stamps guarantee (Image)

1947, 25th Anniversary of the Soviet Postage Stamps, 15k black and red, souvenir sheet of four, bottom right stamp with ''Bridge to Alaska'' variety, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1947, Aleksandr Karpinsky, 30k dark green, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1947, Nikolai Zhukovski, 30k brown black, horizontal pair, right stamp has missing right part of the design, full OG, NH (error stamp), VF (Image)

1947, Arms of Byelorussian Republic, 30k olive green, vertical pair imperforated between stamps, CTO with full OG, VF and scarce (Image)

1947, Arms of Moldavian Republic, 30k dark violet brown, top sheet margin single, imperforated at the top, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1947-48, Arms of Moldavian Republic, 30k dark violet brown and 5-Year Plan for Heavy Machinery, 30k purple, both have top sheet margin, imperforated at the top, first one has marginal fold away from the stamp, slightly dried full OG, other one with neat corner cancellation, both are VF (Image)

1947, Moscow Council Building, 30k multicolored, vertical imperforated pair, each stamp with blue color omitted, nice condition, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1947, Jubilee of Moscow, 3r multicolored, souvenir sheet of four, type I, appropriate size 141x172mm (these sheets may have slightly different sizes), tiny paper inclusion, post office fresh condition with even full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1948, farm worker 20k brown, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1948, Soccer, 30k orange brown, raster vertical diamonds, bottom left corner margin block of four, lower stamps have partial gum omitted as always, otherwise full OG, NH, fine centering of this scarce multiple (Image)

1949, Lenin Mausoleum, 1r black and brick red, imperforated souvenir sheet of four, size 175x128mm, nice quality with minimal gum waves and without usual wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF (Image)

1949, Alexander Pushkin, 25k and 40k, souvenir sheet of four, ten examples, fresh quality overall, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $2,000 (Image)