Lot 81351 – 1945 Stalingrad min sheet used with missing margin inscription

1945 STALINGRAD MINIATURE SHEET WITH MISSING MARGIN INSCRIPTION

Miniature sheet used with one of the usual cto cds’s, the bilingual RIGA 10.8.45 -11 showing the variety: MISSING MARGIN INSCRIPTION at bottom, to date this seems to be the first one of this variety coming to light, its not mentioned in any of the Russian catalogues nor in Michel, also included normal min. sheet with same cancellation, both with gum at back

Mi Bl no.5, Standard (Zag.) BL5, Liapin BLOK 5, Zverev & Gilmanov 876 Blok