RSFSR. Definitive issue. August 1921

Definitive issue. August 1921

Definitive issue. August 1921

The stamps of this issue were on sale officially only in Moscow, Petrograd and Kiev, so postally used exemplars are very intereting for collectors. Cancelled-to-order stamps are cheaper that mint, as usual.

# Value Description ** * used
No perforation, no watermark
3 1 rub. Litho, orange 1 0.3 50
3a 1 rub. Litho, yellow 3 2 50
3b 1 rub. Litho, pale-orange 50 30 50
4 2 rub. Litho, brown 1 0.3 50
4a 2 rub. Litho, red-brown 10 4 50
4b 2 rub. Litho, dark-brown 10 4 50
5 5 rub. Litho, gray-blue 2 1 50
6 20 rub. Litho, blue 3 2 50
6a 20 rub. Litho, ultramarine 15 10 50
6I 20 rub. Litho, ultramarine, pelure paper 3 1 50
No perforation, Watermark
7 40 rub. Typo, dark-green-blue 2 1
 Watermark 1921

Watermark used for #7

 2 rubles brown, double impression

2 rubles brown, double impression

5 rubles ultramarine, h.r., also 5 rubles  gray blue, double impression, plus 5 rubles  variety with full offset on back

5 rubles ultramarine, h.r., also 5 rubles gray blue, double impression, plus 5 rubles variety with full offset on back

20 rubles, group of seven varieties, including the scarce ultramarine, variety full offset on gum, also spectacular folded-over; Pelure paper color varieties include light blue, Prussian blue, gray ultramarine, also privately perforated single cancelled "Nikolaevski Train Station"

20 rubles, group of seven varieties, including the scarce ultramarine, variety full offset on gum, also spectacular folded-over; Pelure paper color varieties include light blue, Prussian blue, gray ultramarine, also privately perforated single cancelled “Nikolaevski Train Station”

Horizontal strip of three 40 rubles, perforated "Obrazets"

Horizontal strip of three 40 rubles, perforated “Obrazets”