1922 surcharges, complete set of six, including a block of four of 100p+100p block of four, upper right variety "100p+p100", used in combination with additional franking (total of 37 stamps) on back of a registered cover (opened for display) from Novocherkassk (11 Mar 223), sent via Moscow to Leipzig, with arrival (21 Mar) pmk, various issues of RSFSR represented, return address portion of cover excised, still v.f., with 2008 Mandrovski...
Specialized Russia: The Igor Gorski Collection
By: Cherrystone Auctions
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 #3159 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+100p on 70k and 250p+250p on 35k, blue, black and yellow-orange surcharges, three horizontal pairs, one stamp in each pair without surcharge, first one h.r. and perf. separations, others n.h., last one signed Mikulski, fine-v.f., very rare -
Estimate price: $1000-900
Lot #3160 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100r+100r on 70k, blue surcharge, sheet of 100, margins removed from left and top, the 10th stamp at upper right corner went either missing or was accidentally destroyed; hence the printers substituted an Imperial 70k (placed upside down) in its place, thus completing the setting. An incredible variety, certainly a Museum showpiece, unique, with 2001 Melnikov certificate -
Estimate price: $25000-23000
Lot #3161 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100r+100r blue surcharge inverted, used in combination with imperforate strip of 3x1,000r red, on card from Moscow (21 Mar 22) to Losinoostrovskoye, with arrival pmk (22 Mar), v.f., with 2006 Mandrovski certificate. A rarity, one of only three (inverted surcharges) known on cover -
Estimate price: $2500-2300
Lot #3162 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100r+100r on 70k, blue and red surcharges inverted, n.h., the latter with fainted toned specks, v.f. -
Estimate price: $250-230
Lot #3163 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+p100 variety in pair with regular "100p+100p" on 70k, h.r., v.f. -
Estimate price: $150-140
Lot #3164 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+p100 on 70k, double surcharge (second strike is 100p+100p), fold-over, with part of the second surcharge on back, fine and rare double surcharge, with 2002 Melnikov certificate -
Estimate price: $1000-900
Lot #3165 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+100p on 70k, double surcharge (second is the variety 100p+p100), n.h., irregular perforations at top, natural gum creases, fine and rare double surcharge, with 2002 Melnikov certificate -
Estimate price: $1000-900
Lot #3166 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+100p red surcharge on 70k inverted, n.h., faint toned specks, v.f. -
Estimate price: $150-140
Lot #3167 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+100p red surcharge on 70k double, h.r., v.f. -
Estimate price: $150-140
Lot #3168 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 100p+100p red surcharge on 70k double, l.h., v.f., signed Mikulski; also another variety, this one without a dot after the second "p" at bottom, n.h., v.f. -
Estimate price: $250-230
Lot #3169 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250p+250p on 35k, black, red (2) and yellow-orange surcharges, used in combination with Imperial 2k green on registered postal card from Kiev (26 June 22) to Kamenets-Podolsk, v.f., with arrival pmk (29 June), rare usage -
Estimate price: $500-450
Lot #3170 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250p+250p on 35k, black surcharge inverted, horizontal pair, l.h. or n.h., v.f., -
Estimate price: $150-140
Lot #3171 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250p+250p on 35k, red surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., -
Estimate price: $150-140
Lot #3172 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250p+250p on 35k, yellow-orange surcharge inverted, sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., -
Estimate price: $250-230
Lot #3173 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250p+250p on 35k, double surcharge in red and orange yellow, h.r., slight crease, otherwise v.f., signed Hovest. A rare stamp, -
Estimate price: $1000-900
Lot #3174 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250p+250p on 35k, double surcharge in red and orange yellow, n.h., v.f., -
Estimate price: $2000-1800
Lot #3175 - r.s.f.s.r. 1922 (january) volga famine relief surcharges
1922 250r+250r on 70k brown, unissued trial printing, block of 10, yielding two horizontal strips of five, overprinted in red "Obrazets", strong offset on back, n.h., folded between stamps, with slight separations, v.f. Only one sheet of 100 printed (part was broken-up and this is most likely the only surviving block (Zverev $15,000) -
Estimate price: $7500-7500
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