Part 1: Russia
Russia pick 1a: 1 Ruble from 1898
(1898-1903). Blue on red-brown underprint. Russian eagle at left, monogram at right. Full serial number. Like pA54. Back: Red-brown.
Russia pick 9c: 3 Rubles from 1905
1905 (1912-1917). Black on green and multicolor. Watermark: Value.
Russia pick 10a: 5 Rubles from 1909
(1909-1912). Blue-black on blue and multicolor underprint. Eagle at top center. Vertical format. Full serial number . Back: Dark gray on blue and multicolor underprint. Watermark: Value.
Russia pick 11b: 10 Rubles from 1909
(1909-1912). Deep olive-green on green and red underprint. Imperial eagle at top center, produce at left and right. Vertical format. Watermark: Value.
Russia pick 223a: 3 Rubles from 1961
1961. Dark green on multicolor underprint. View of Kremlin at center. Arms at upper left. Back: Light blue on green and multicolor underprint. Watermark: Stars. Four serial number varieties: prefix has two large Cyrillic letters, first large and second small, first small and second large, and two small Cyrillic letters.
Russia pick 224a: 5 Rubles from 1961
1961. Blue on peach underprint. Kremlin Spasski tower at left. Arms at upper left. Back: Blue on multicolor underprint. Watermark: Stars. Four serial number varieties: prefix has two large Cyrillic letters, first large and second small, first small and second large, and two small Cyrillic letters.
Russia pick 233a: 10 Rubles from 1961
1961. Red-brown on pale gold underprint. Arms at upper left, portrait of V. I. Lenin at right. Watermark: Stars. Four serial number varieties: prefix has two large Cyrillic letters, first large and second small, first small and second large, and two small Cyrillic letters.
Russia pick 234a: 25 Rubles from 1961
1961. Purple on pale light green underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Watermark: Stars. Lilac tinted paper. Four serial number varieties: prefix has two large Cyrillic letters, first large and second small, first small and second large, and two small Cyrillic letters.
Russia pick 235a: 50 Rubles from 1961
1961. Dark green and green on green and pink underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Back: Kremlin at upper center.
Russia pick 236a: 100 Rubles from 1961
1961. Brown on light blue underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Back: Kremlin tower at center with date. Watermark: V. I. Lenin.
Russia pick 237a: 1 Ruble from 1991
1991. Dark green and red-brown on tan underprint. Arms at upper left. Back: Red on multicolor underprint. Watermark: Star in circle repeated.
Russia pick 245a: 500 Rubles from 1991
1991. Red and green on multicolor underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Back: View of Kremlin. Watermark: V. I. Lenin.
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Russia pick 246a: 1000 Rubles from 1991
1991. Brown and blue on green and multicolor underprint. Portrait of V. I. Lenin at upper left, arms at upper center. Back: View of Kremlin. Watermark: V. I. Lenin.
Russia pick 254: 100 Rubles from 1993
1993. Blue-black on pink and light blue underprint. Tricolor flag over stylized Kremlin at left, monogram at upper right. Back: Kremlin, Spasski Tower at center right. Watermark: Stars within wavy lines repeated.
Russia pick 256: 500 Rubles from 1993
1993. Green, blue and purple on multicolor underprint. Tricolor flag over stylized Kremlin at left, monogram at upper right. Back: Kremlin at left center. Watermark: Stars within wavy lines repeated.
Russia pick 257: 1000 Rubles from 1993
1993. Green, olive-green and brown on multicolor underprint. Tricolor flag over stylized Kremlin at left, monogram at upper right. Back: Kremlin at center. Watermark: Stars.
Russia pick 270a: 100 Rubles from 1997
1997 (1998). Violet and brown on multicolor underprint. Apollo and chariot freize on Bolshoi (Great) Theatre in Moscow at center. Back: Bolshoi Theatre. Watermark: Building over value. With a vertical horizontal dashed holographic strip at center right.