365 / September 2017

1921, registered cover franked with Merson 1 fr., from the French Military post office "TRESOR ET POSTES 506" to a russian officer in Michaud (near Bizerta), the cover could not be delivered, reverse with transit marks of "SANITARY BRANCH" of the Army in Constantinopel, openend out for display and few paper folds at top, a very attractive and rare entire Provenance: ex Sredinsky collection (with accompanying page out of his collection) 

1927, 10th Anniversary of the October revolution 18 k. blue imperforated with sheet margin at top, slight cancelled, small thin at the upper margin, otherwise fine, rare

1933, Airmail 10 k. with green impression on reverse, used, fine

1938, Airmail 80 k. on postal stationery envelope 50 k. as registered cover from "MOSCOW 7.10.39" via Aleppo with French censor mark "L.1." and label to Sydney with arrival mark, folded

1950, 50th Anniversary of Iwan Ajwasoskij, 40 k. and 50 k. each in small sheet, used, fine, rare

1958, unissued Woroschilograd 40 k., unused, opinion Wassmann BPP

1959, Basketball World Cup 1 r., horizontal pair with sheet margins at left, right stamp with overprint error "Ч from ЧИЛИ under K", unmounted mint, very fine, rare (Zagorski 2193 I)

1933, Zeppelin 20l. on 3l carmine with perforation "SPECIMEN" as vertical gutter pair originating from the Bradbury Wilkonson printers archive, mint never hinged, very rare with only 1 sheet printed, thus only 15 such pairs possible, very fine, certifcate Ceremuga (Sassone P16a)

1850, 12 c. lilac in horizontal pair, fresh colour and large margins, tied by 2 clear strikes of red spider cancel to large piece with adjacent rec "LOJA 24 ABR. 1850"; very fine and rare in this condition, certificates CEM (1999) and Graus (2000) Provenance: "Sarah" (Corinphila 1999)

12 c. lilac with good to very large margins, tied by spider cancel of writing ink to double rate entire letter with adjacent red "LUARCA 16 JUN. 1850" to Madrid; a very fine and unusual entire, very rare, certificate COMEX (2011)

5 r. red with clear to wide margins, used with "A" of Teruel, fine and rare, certificate Graus (2000)

5 r. red, nice fresh colour and large even margins, used with central strike of black spider, leaving the face free, extremely fine and choice, certificate COMEX (2007)

5 r. red in horizontal strip of 3, good to large margins, cancelled by 2 clear strikes of black spider; central stamp faint vertical crease and left stamp with small pinhole, still fine and scarce multiple, certificate CEM (2011)

5 r. red, horizontal pair and 2 single stamps, one single slightly touched at lower left, otherwise all with full to wide margins, tied by multiple strikes of black spider to large piece with adjacent red "CORUNA 12 MAR 1850", the two outer stamps with pressed creases, otherwise fine and attractive; a rare piece, sign. Roig and certificate COMEX (1977)

6 r. blue, ample to very large margins, used with black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2004)

6 r. blue with good to large even margins, used with central red spider, extremely fine, sign. Thier and certificates Nussbaum and Graus (1971 resp. 1985)

6 r. blue with good margins, used with red cds. of Soria, very fine, certificate Exfima (1979)

6 r. blue with ample to large margins, used with red cds. of Cadiz, very fine and scarce, certificate COMEX (1969)

6 r. blue, nice colour and good to large margins, neatly cancelled with central blue "11" of Sevilla, very fine and scarce, private signature and certificate Graus (1999)

6 r. blue with good to wide margins, used with 2 strikes of black "8" and penstroke (weakened), very light central creasing, otherwise very fine; a very scarce cancellation on this stamp, certificate COMEX (2001)

1851, 6 c. black on thick paper (papel grueso), good margins, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Roig (Edifil 6p)

12 c. violet, nice colour and good to large margins, used by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2000) (Edifil 7a)

12 c. lilac with large margins on 3 sides and ca. 4 mm sheet margin at right, used with black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2008)

12 c. lilac with good to large margins, neatly cancelled with 2 strikes of red spider, leaving the head entirely free, very fine, sign. Roig

12 cs. dark-lilac with good to wide margins, cancelled with scarce blue 'spider', very fine

12 c. lilac with large margins, used with clear blue spider, very fine, certificate COMEX (1967) and Graus (1999)

12 c. lilac, large even margins and fresh colour, used with red oval prephilatelic "TRIVES", very fine, sign. Saeftel BPP with certificate (1980)

12 c. lilac with ample to wide margins, cancelled by central strike of prephilatelic red oval "TRIVES", fine and scarce, opinion Baschwitz BPP (2013)

12 c. lilac in horizontal pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2006) (Edifil 7b)

12 c. lilac in block of 4, nice colour and good to very wide margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, extremely fine and scarce multiple, certificate COMEX (2014)

1851, Isabella 12 cs. lilac, block of 4 with ample to mostly wide margins, nice and fresh colour, cancelled by 2 almost complete strikes of 'spider' cancel, very fine, certificate CEM (1983)

12 c. lilac in block of 9, the lower right value slightly touched in the frameline, otherwise ample to wide margins and nice deep colour, used with several clear strikes of black spider; a very fine and rare multiple, certificate CEM (2015)

2 r. orange-red, nice fresh colour and large margins with small part of neighbour stamp at bottom, used by black spider, very fine copy of this rare stamp, several signatures incl. Emilio Diena with certificate (1934) and certificates Dr. Saeftel (1980), COMEX (1981) and CEM (2004)

5 r. rose, nice deep colour and ample to wide margins, unusually cancelled by 5 lines of black ink, fine and scarce, certificate CEM (2005)

6 r. blue with clear to large margins, neatly cancelled by clear red 'spider', fine and scarce with this cancellation, certificate Graus (1999)

6 r. blue with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by orange-red spider, very fine and scarce with this cancellation, faint signature and certificate COMEX (2012)