In Rostov, dolls and stamps of the USSR are sold for hundreds of thousands of rubles

In Rostov-on-Don and the region, the number of ads for the sale of Soviet-era items is growing rapidly. On the popular advertising platform in October, Rostov residents massively put up for auction postage stamps, beer mugs and factory toys.

One of the most revealing lots was the Paradise doll, produced at the March 8 Moscow factory in the 1950s and 60s. The seller positions it as “a rarity” for collectors and estimates at 100 thousand rubles. The description emphasizes that the doll “all native”: the height is 46 centimeters, the condition is estimated as excellent, all mounts are made on rubber bands. It is especially noted that the toy was not subjected to restoration and, as the seller put it, “antiquarian collective farm”. The eyes of the doll open and close, and the body has preserved the factory mark of the 1950s and 60s.

No less curious lot - a beer mug of the USSR with the symbols of the hammer and sickle and stars in a circle, dated 1920-ies. Its cost is 120 thousand rubles.

Another mass, but in demand among collectors category - postage stamps of the USSR and other countries. The seller notes that there are “very many” brands, all of them are not placed in the photo, and the full list is ready to send to private messages. The price is contractual, the benchmark is 107 thousand rubles.

Experts note that the increase in the number of such ads indicates a growing interest in Soviet antiques and vintage household items.

For example, in early October, a postage stamp was put up for sale at the same site for 1.5 million rubles. It depicts the Nenets in national costumes against the background of tundra and northern landscapes. The stamp is printed by phototyping, which guarantees high image quality. It is made on rare purple-brown paper and has a comb perforation.

The main value of this lot is impeccable safety. The brand looks like it just left the printing house: no damage, the original glue on the back. Such preservation is a rarity, especially considering that the brand passed through the years of the Great Patriotic War.