1917 After the February Revolution, the Provisional Government sponsored a contest for best design of a postage stamp of the new country. Among the many masters of graphic arts to submit their sketches, was Rihards Zarins (a Latvian artist who created many stamp designs, including 5r and 10r Arms, 1913 Romanov series, 1914 Charity issues and others. He was a graduate of the Stieglitz Central School for Technical Drawing in St. Petersburg and...
Specialized Russia: The Igor Gorski Collection
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Cherrystone Auctions Specialized Russia: The Igor Gorski Collection
For a philatelist, the stamps of R.S.F.S.R are fascinating and challenging in many respects. During the period of five years, less than 200 stamps were issued, but postal rates changed at least 23 times. Some of the newly printed stamps were obsolete by the time they reached the post offices. Postmasters throughout the land had to contend not only with political strife, floods, epidemics and hunger, but also with staggering inflation and postal economics. Mr. Gorski assembled the most elusive varieties, errors and rarities available for each issue, along with properly used stamps on cover. Many of the items in this collection are illustrated in referenced handbooks (R.S.F.S.R, Specialized Catalogue of Postage Stamps 1918-1923, Standart Collection, 1997; Catalogue of Postage Stamps, Russia, R.S.F.S.R and U.S.S.R 1857-1940, A.V. Zverev, 2013; Postage Stamps Catalogue 1856-1991, Victor Liapine, 2010; and others). There are numerous items described as being only known examples or unique.
At Cherrystone, we have been privileged to offer many great collections of Russian Philately (including those formed by Z.Mikulski, Gordey Denisenko, Leonard Tann, Patrick Campbell, Andrew Cronin, Dr.Adolph Ackerman, Shlomo Shtern, Patrick Eppel, Alexander Sadovnikov, Dmitry Nikitin, The Aurora and Vladivostok collections). We now present the world renowned Gorski Collection. Recipient of Large Gold Medals at numerous FIP World and other Stamp Exhibitions, this monument to Russian Philately contains many iconic treasures, offered here for the first time.
We hope you will enjoy this collection and good luck in bidding.
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Lot #3002 - r.s.f.s.r. the russian knight (artist rihards zarins)
1917 25k green, imperforate and gummed sheetlet (50x64mm), v.f. -
Estimate price: $10000-10000
Lot #3003 - r.s.f.s.r. the russian knight (artist rihards zarins)
1917 30k magenta, imperforate and gummed sheetlet (50x64mm), h.r., v.f. -
Estimate price: $10000-10000
Lot #3004 - r.s.f.s.r. the russian knight (artist rihards zarins)
1917 master die proof in black on card (49x67mm), value tablet blank, v.f. -
Estimate price: $10000-10000
Lot #3005 - r.s.f.s.r. the russian knight (artist rihards zarins)
1917 The Russian Knight and Chainbreakers combination sheetlet on gummed paper, the former in dark blue, value tablet blank, the latter 15k orange brown (side ornaments not finished), printed couche, folded between stamps, h.r., v.f. An exquisite treasure of Russian Philately -
Estimate price: $25000-25000
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