Russia
- 1857, Tiflis stamp (Tiflis unique) – one of the rarest Russian stamp issued in Tiflis, Georgia, only three specimens known.
- 1857, First Russian stamp.
- 1922, Consular tax stamp (Consular poltinnik) – a rare 50-kopeck Russian stamp, 50-75 specimens available (estimate).
- 1922, Consular Air Post 1922 type IV - 1,200m on 50k, overprint type IV. Occurs only twice per setting of 25, hence only four can exist.
- 1922, 7,500r blue, horizontal watermark, gutter tete-beche block of four - possibly unique.
- 1922, Red 70 kopek Army man – 70 rouble perforated 12.5 orange red. Position 72 in part of the issue, 4 known.
- 1924, 10k on 5r green type II, basic stamp wide "5", complete pane of 25 - unique.
- 1925, Limonka – 15 kopek yellow, farmer issue, if in mint condition (1925.2.6).
- 1931, Aspidka – a very rare Russian stamp, especially if imperforate, 24 imperforate specimens known.
- 1932, Personalized Kartonskaya - 'All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition' in Moscow, souvenir sheet of four on thick card, with three line overprint "To the best shock worker of the All Russian Philatelic Society - President of the Moscow Philatelic Organization E.M. Nurk. 25 were issued.
- 1935, San Francisco inverted surcharge with small Cyrillic "f" - possibly unique.
- 1964, Tokyo olympic 'green' souvenir sheet - asymmetric star – Plate error of the first Russian numbered souvenir sheet.
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