Lot 290
1953 (Feb) 35th Anniversary of the...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
£18,000
Description
1953 (Feb) 35th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, set of 4 bearing the erroneous inscription 'Soviet Union', these were ordered to be withdrawn when the error was noticed, however they were sold at a few remote post offices in western Hunan province for about a month, similar stamps without this inscription and in changed colours were issued in October 1953, $800 blue with a tiny natural inclusion which is mentioned for accuracy, fine unused and very rare thus as most were commercially used

