Soviet Union - RSFSR 1918 Altman and Chekhonin, rare archival print proof. Designs for unissued stamps
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Used Soviet archival print proof of six unissued 1918 RSFSR stamp designs by Nathan Altman and Sergei Chekhonin.
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Rare and exclusive full-sheet archival print proof / period specimen, containing the 6 unissued graphic designs created for the historic 1918 stamp-design competition organized by the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic).
The sheet features the 4 geometric designs signed by Nathan Altman in the upper section and the 2 allegorical designs by Sergei Chekhonin in the lower section.
The original hand-drawn sketches for this competition are now untraceable or have appeared at elite auctions for record-breaking prices; this typographic proof sheet documents an archival printing on special period paper.
Item Specifications and Details:
Issuer / Geographic area: RSFSR / Soviet Union (USSR).
Competition/design year: 1918
Type: Archival print proof / period printing specimen (Archive Proof / Offprint).
Paper type: Period glossy/translucent paper sheet.
Sheet dimensions: 19.5 x 15.5 cm.
Condition: Excellent; sheet intact, with no tears or central crease.
List of the 6 Stamps Depicted on the Sheet:
The four designs by Nathan Altman (arranged in the two upper rows):
1. 7 rubles: featuring a machine and industrial tools.
2. 10 rubles: featuring a plow or harrow.
3. 3 rubles: featuring a sickle and ears of grain.
4. 1 ruble: featuring a hammer and anvil.
(All characterized by the Suprematist/Constructivist style, dedicated to symbols of labor and bearing the inscription “Republic of Russia.”)
The two designs by Sergei Chekhonin (arranged in the lower row):
1. 5 rubles: featuring the globe and the sun.
2. 35 rubles: featuring an allegorical male figure holding a book/tablet.
(Designs in the allegorical-ornamental style typical of the early revolutionary period.)
Notes for Collectors:
An item of exceptional historical and artistic interest, ideal both for experts in Russian and Soviet philately (RSFSR period, 1918–1923) and for collectors of early 20th-century avant-garde graphic art.
An archival specimen that is uncommon to find, distinguished by a paper stock and typographic presentation that, while faithfully recalling the historical prototypes of 1918, reflect a print run and printing technology likely dating from a later period, but well before modern-era typographic production.
Rare and exclusive full-sheet archival print proof / period specimen, containing the 6 unissued graphic designs created for the historic 1918 stamp-design competition organized by the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic).
The sheet features the 4 geometric designs signed by Nathan Altman in the upper section and the 2 allegorical designs by Sergei Chekhonin in the lower section.
The original hand-drawn sketches for this competition are now untraceable or have appeared at elite auctions for record-breaking prices; this typographic proof sheet documents an archival printing on special period paper.
Item Specifications and Details:
Issuer / Geographic area: RSFSR / Soviet Union (USSR).
Competition/design year: 1918
Type: Archival print proof / period printing specimen (Archive Proof / Offprint).
Paper type: Period glossy/translucent paper sheet.
Sheet dimensions: 19.5 x 15.5 cm.
Condition: Excellent; sheet intact, with no tears or central crease.
List of the 6 Stamps Depicted on the Sheet:
The four designs by Nathan Altman (arranged in the two upper rows):
1. 7 rubles: featuring a machine and industrial tools.
2. 10 rubles: featuring a plow or harrow.
3. 3 rubles: featuring a sickle and ears of grain.
4. 1 ruble: featuring a hammer and anvil.
(All characterized by the Suprematist/Constructivist style, dedicated to symbols of labor and bearing the inscription “Republic of Russia.”)
The two designs by Sergei Chekhonin (arranged in the lower row):
1. 5 rubles: featuring the globe and the sun.
2. 35 rubles: featuring an allegorical male figure holding a book/tablet.
(Designs in the allegorical-ornamental style typical of the early revolutionary period.)
Notes for Collectors:
An item of exceptional historical and artistic interest, ideal both for experts in Russian and Soviet philately (RSFSR period, 1918–1923) and for collectors of early 20th-century avant-garde graphic art.
An archival specimen that is uncommon to find, distinguished by a paper stock and typographic presentation that, while faithfully recalling the historical prototypes of 1918, reflect a print run and printing technology likely dating from a later period, but well before modern-era typographic production.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Geographic origin
Soviet Union
Condition
Used
Title
RSFSR 1918 Altman and Chekhonin, rare archival print proof. Designs for unissued stamps
Has certificate
No
Has expert signature
No
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