362 / März 2016

2 k. gray-black/red/green pen cancellation on letter within the Wenden District, good condition

NORTH RUSSIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: Cover from Murmansk with handwritten notation "on active service" and adjacent cds. "ARMY POST OFFICE 28 JUY 19 P.B.I" to Devonport, on front oval censor mark "X42", some wear at right, in addition a letter from the British Embassy, Intelligence section to London with censor mark and "per favour of 7.0 bag" note on front, scarce

70(k) on 15 k. and 2 r. on 50 k., as each central gutter block, mint never hinged, folded, scarce 

2 (r) on 50 k. with inverted overprint, complete sheet of 25 with all margins, four stamps unused, the other mint never hinged, very fine and extremely rare

1899, 2 k. green, vertical block of 6 and single stamp, tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 8.3.10" to reverse to registered cover with registered label to Lodz with arrival mark, cover slightly shorted at right, otherwise fine

1899, 3k. and 7k. each as pair tied by cds. "ТЯНЪ-ТЗИНЪ 20  V" to reverse of registered cover to Naples, scarce, fine and attractive

1899, 5k. horizontal strip of four tied by cds. "ТЯНЪ-ТЗИНЪ 27  V" to reverse of registered cover to Naples, one wax and two chinese seals on reverse, scarce, fine and attractive

1899, 10 k. blue, vertical pair, tied by cds. "CHEFOO 14.VI.03" to cover with boxed "PAQUEBOT" to Tsingtau with arrival mark, folded, crease and small tear at top

1899, 10 k. blue and horizontal pair 2 c. green, tied by cds. "SHANGHAI 27.VI.03" to registered picture card with registered mark and label to Copenhagen with arrival mark, without text, fine

1917, 15 c. on 15 k. brown-lilac and blue, 10 c. on 10 k. blue and 3 c. on 3 k. carmine-red, tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 21.2.18" to reverse to registered Red Cross P.O.W. cover via Japanese P.O. Tientsin to Berezowka with arrival mark, cover with small faults at right, otherwise fine

1924, Worker 2 rbl. green/rose with additional franking tied by cds. "ЛЕНИНГРАД 12 6 37" to registered express cover to Zürich with arrival mark, two paper remnants on back, otherwise fine

1930, Graf Zeppelin 40-80k., blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

1930, Zeppelin 40-80 k. imperforated, 40 k. has a pre-production paper fold, unused, very fine, signed in pencil and certificate Hovest

1931, Airmail 20k. with additional franking tied by airmail cancel "ВОЗДУЦНАЯ ПОЧТА ЛЕНИНГРАД - БЕРЛИН -2.X.21" to registered cover to Cali, Columbia, upon arrival franked with colubiam stamp tied by cds., front and reverse with transit- and arrival marks, fine

1931, Polarflight 35k-2r., as blocks of four, 2r. two stamps unused, otherwise mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1932, Gorkij 15k. imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1933, All-Union Philatelic Exhibition 30-70k., blocks of four, mint never hinged, very fine, no signature, scarce, certificiate Mikulski

1935, Lewanewskji 1 p. on 10 k. dark brown, unused, small shortend perforations at lower right, otherwise fine, signed Eisold BPP and Soviet Philatelic Association and certificate Hovest

1935, Lewanewskji 1 p. on 10 k. dark brown, with overprint variety small "ф" instead of uppercase "Ф" in "Сан-Франциско", lightly hinged with original gum, fine, signed Eisold BPP and Soviet Philatelic Association and certificate Hovest

1935, Lewanewskji 1 p. on 10 k. dark brown, with overprint variety small "ф" instead of uppercase "Ф" in "Сан-Франциско", lightly hinged with original gum, fine, signed Eisold BPP and Soviet Philatelic Association and certificate Hovest

1949, Lenin mausoleum 1r., imperforated souvenir sheet, used with clear central first day cds., little toned, tiny blue spots at upper left, otherwise fine

1960, Airmail 60k. blue with rhomboid raster, complete sheet of 80, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1969, Repin 10k., fluorescent paper, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Hovest BPP

1924, Lenin commemorative 3k. postal stationery card, greyish-violet image, unused, scarce, fine

1947, Roosevelt air mail 5 l., vertical strip of 3, imperforated between the stamps, unmounted mint, fine and scarce

1951, UPU 300 l. imperforated with sheet margin at top, unmounted mint, fine

1847, "QUARANTINE ALEKSINAC", almost complete red wax seal with small part of additional one on entire letter from Filibe, Bulgaria with clear negative seal to Austria with transit mark of Aleksinac and additiona desinfection seal of Semlin, very scarce (Kardosh 1h)

1853, Isabella 12 c. violet and dark violet, both with white margins and neatly cancelled, very fine, certificate Graus resp. sign. Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 18, 18a)

1853, Isabella 2 r. vermilion, clear to large margins and fresh colour, used, very fine, certificate Baschwitz BPP

1918, Värnamo 55 o. and 80 o., both quite well centered and nice fresh colour, unused o.g., vera fine, each stamp certificate Obermüller Wielen

25 pia. salmon, unused with large part o.g., colour with very slight oxidation at left, still fine and very scarce

1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, unused with large part o.g., slight oxidation marks, still fine and very scarce, certificate ISFILA (2015) (Mi. 5.000,-)

1915, 'Crescent & Six-Pointed Star 1331' on 1908, 2 pia., unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate ISFILA (Mi. 1.900,-)

Overprint on 1909/11, 25 pia., unused, very fine; a rare stamp, certificate ISFILA (Mi. 2.400,-)

1920, Hejaz Railway 2 pia. on 1 pia. lake and pale blue hand, handstamped 1336, mint very light hinged, very fine and fresh, rarity of Angora issues, only 230 printed, certificate du Vachat (Isfila catalogue value 8.300,- (€ 2.500,-), Isfila no. 986)

1920, 10 pa. slate, Religious Tribunals block of 4, showing variety vertical handstamped surcharge, mint never hinged, very fresh and excellent quality, great rarity of this issue, showpiece, Isfila catalgoue value 6.000,- (E 1.800,-) (Isfila no. 987 (4))