Specialized Russia: The Igor Gorski Collection

1918 Tools of Workers and Peasants Labor, imperforate sheetlet of 12 (104x185mm) , including 50k, 1r, 2r, 3, 4r, 5r, 10r, 20r, 30r, 40r, plus two with non-denominated values, four different designs including Plough, Hammer and Anvil, Stalks and Sickle and Industrial Landscape, all in black, cut close at bottom left (10th stamp), otherwise v.f., rare RSFSR essay, one of only 3 (!) known (two are in this sale, the other is in the Popov Museum in St. Petersburg), with 1998 Mandrovski certificate -
Estimate price: $25000-25000