371. Auktion
24.-28. September 2019 in Wiesbaden
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10000r. black as larger sized single die proof with unissued value, trivial crease well away from design, attractive and scarce, hitherto unknown
Famine Relief 1000r. as vertical pair and 3000r. as singel tied by georgian script cds. "BORZHOMI 24 11 22" to parcel card to Batum with arrival mark, 5000r. paid with stamps, 138.000r. paid cash, some minor wear, parcel cards are very scarce here in combination with a very rare cancellation
1922, Famine Relief 1000r. single and 10000r. strip of three tied by georgian script cds. "TETITSKHARO 31 1.23" to front and reverse of registered, openend out, cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, parts of enevlope missing, a rare "Famine" only usage
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking including machine overprint 80000r. on 3000r. block of four, tied by georgian script cds. "POTI 11 9 23" to reverse of cover to Tiflis, small tears and roughly openend out left, otherwise fine
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r., two singles with additional franking including Famine Relief 1000r. pair and single tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 4 2 2 23" to reverse of registered cover to Paris, two stamps small defects, otherwise fine
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 23 4 23" to registered cover to Leipzig with arrival mark, part of the address overwritten, otherwise fine
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking including Famine Relief 3000r. tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 12 3 23" to reverse of registered cover to Lichtenrade with arrival mark, an attractive cover
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 18 4 23" to large format registered cover to Hamburg, few folds and one stamp applied over edge, a scarce entire
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r., two strips of three with additional franking, tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 10 9 23" to registered cover to London, few stamps applied at edge thus small faults, an attractive cover
1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 16 4 23" to reverse of cover via Moscow to Berlin with arrival mark, despite some small tears at top a very attractive cover
1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. with additional franking including Famine Relief 1000r., tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 5 10 3 23" to registered cover to Halle, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine
1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. as horizontal pair with additional franking including Famine Relief 3000r., tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 5 15 3 23" to front and reverse of registered cover to Anvers, Belgium, small abrasion at upper left, otherwise a fine and very attractive cover
1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. as horizontal pair with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 4 -4 7 23" to reverse of cover to Braunschweig, few folds and small imperfections, signed Jem and Mikulski
1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r., horizontal pair with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 21 6 23" to front and reverse of censored cover to Halle, Germanywith arrival mark, a fine and attractive cover
1923, Handstamped surcharges 20000r. on 500r. two pairs and three singles together with 80000r. on 3000r. block of six tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 12 7 23" to front and reverse of cover to Berlin and from there forwarded to Schlachtensee with arrival mark, folded out for display and some abhrasion, signed Mikulski
1923, Handstamped surcharges 40000r on 5000r., two singles tied by georgian script cds. "KUTAISI 9 5 23" to reverse of cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, small paper remnant on front, fine
1923, Handstamped surcharges 80000r. on 3000r., block of six with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 22 8 23" to reverse of registered cover to Berlin
1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. with additional franking, tied by cds. "ГУДАУТЫ СУХУМ 24 2 23" to registered cover to Leipzig, fine
1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r on 2000r., two singles, one with straight edge, tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 16 3 23" to reverse of folded out parcel letter from the Department of Transcaucasian Railway to Moscow with arrival mark, minor imperfections, despite few imperfections an attractive and unusual cover
1923, Handstamped surcharges 20000r. on 500r. and 40000r. on 5000r. tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 19 4 23" to reverse of registered cover to Baku with arrival mark
1923, Handstamped surcharges 40000r. on 5000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 23 4 23" to reverse of double weight registered cover via Moscow to Berlin with arrival mark, minor transport marks, a very attractive and scarce entire
1923, Handstamped surcharges 80000r. on 2000r. as block of four with additional franking including machine overprints and six Sovjet war invalieds 1r. charity stamps, all tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 10 8 23" to large registered cover to Bremen, there redirected, one stamp with faults and minor imperfection due to transportation, a very attractive and rare entire
1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 200000r. on 5k. as vertical pair tied by georgian script cds. "AKHALTSIKH 23 9 23" to reverse of cover Tiflis with arrival mark, small paper remnants on front, a scarce and attractive cover
1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 200000r. on 5k. as vertical pair together with Transcaucasia Ararat 150000r. tied by georgian script cds. "AKHALTSIKH 24 10 23" to reverse of registered cover sent from the Akhaltsikhe Sovjet to Tiflis with arrival mark, small paper remnants on front, a scarce and attractive cover
1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 200000r. on 5k., two singles and 300000r. on 20k. black overprint tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 9 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Batum with arrival mark, some paper remnants on front, otherwise fine
1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 300000r. on 20k. black overprint with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TELAVI 10 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, minor imperfections, an attractive and scarce cover
1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 300000r. on 20k. blue overprint as horizontal pair with additional franking tied by blue georgian script cds. "SURAMI 14 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, vertical fold affecting the additional franking, otherwise fine, a very rare cover and to our knowledge the only cover bearing the blue overprint
1923, The July handstamped issue on Armenia basic stamps, 15.000 on 15k. on Armenia 5r. on 15 K., two copies used on piece, one with additional franking and two singles used (faults) and unused each, some minor faults, very scarce
1923, The July handstamped issue 10.000r. on 7k. together with Allegory handstamp 80.000 on 3000r. tied by cds. "TIFLIS 5-7-23" to piece, rare
1923, The July handstamped issue 15.000 on 15k., type 3, as block of 8 and two singles with inverted overprint tied by georgian script cds. "TBILIS 23 7 23" to reverse of cover to Petrograd with arrival mark, rare
INCOMING MAIL: 1879, Italy Umberto I 5c. green tied by. cds "ROMA " to small, folded out, envelope addressed to the Consul General of His Majesty the King if Italy to Tiflis, with Odessa transit , russian censor mark and Tiflis arrival mark, some faults, but a scarce incoming mail item
1921, unfranked cover from the Swiss consulate in Tiflif dispatched on "8.12.21" and addressed to the Swiss consulate agency in Baku, reverse with arrival mark und cachet of the Swiss consulate, little roughly opened at upper right, otherwise fine
Légation de Géorgie en France: 1920, Semeuse 50c. strip tied by cds. "PARIS 24 11 25" to pre-printed envelope "Légation de Géorgie" to Geneva, reverse with violet cachet "Légation de Géorgie en France CHANCELLERIE", some tears and small wrinkles, attractive and very rare
Finally, on 27th of January 1921 amongst other countries, France and England fully recognized de jure the Georgian Democratic Republic as an state and on 25 February 1921 Akaki Chenkheli presented his credentials at the Elysée Palace as Georgia's Minister Plenipotentiary to the French Republic. That same day Tiflis was occupied by the Bolshevik Red Army and the Georgian Socialist Soviet Republic was installed.
The government exiled via Batum and Constantinople to Paris and the "Légation de Géorgie en France" (diplomatic representation of the Georgian Democratic Republic in France) was established.
Khariton Chavichvili represented the "Légation de Géorgie en France" at the United Nations in Geneva and only a few covers of the correspondence between the parties were accessible. All known covers sent from Paris, addressed to Monsieur Chavichvili at the same address in Geneva, from 1923 to 1925. Some bear a chachet on revers
Légation de Géorgie en France: 1920, Semeuse 25c. and Pasteur 50c. tied by cds. "PARIS 1 2 24" to pre-printed envelope "Légation de Géorgie" to Geneva, reverse with violet cachet "Légation de Géorgie en France ", some tears and small wrinkles, attractive and very rare
FISCAL: ZEMO-AVCHALIS, 1927, Personal registration Tax, Hydro-Electric Dam 1r. brown perforated, tied by boxed cachet to complete passport, fine and scarce (Barefoot Nr. 2)
47 FOTOS
FISCALSTAMPS: 1912/20s, very interesting and excellent assembly of fiscal and charity stamps, including about 40 documents from the 1919-20s period, including both Mensheviks and sovjet fiscal stamps