377th Auction

1911, Sultan's Journey to Macedonia, the complete set of 124 values, unused, rare (Mi. 4.800,-)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 2 pia. slate tied by black bilingual cds. „Voivida“ (Galata) to piece, fine, rare, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 538)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted on Printed Matter Stamp 5 pia. violett, perf. 12:12 ½, instead Postage Stamp 5 pia., used, some small perf., otherwise fine, rare, not listed in Michel catalog, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 570FF05)

1915, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 10 pa. gree with perf. 13 ½, with double overprint on stamp plate I instead of plate II, one overprint inverted, used, fine copy of this rarity, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 574FS18)

1916, Crescent and Six-pointed Star Overprinted 10 pia. brick red with perf. 12, unused and fresh colour, fine, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 594)

1920, Ottoman Law Courts & Offices Revenue Stamp 10 pa. grey-green with inverted diagonal handstamped overprint, unmounted mint with heavy gumbent, not viseble on front, otherwise fine, rare, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 991)

1920, Ottoman Notiral fiscal Stamp 5 pia rose with handstamped overprint in vertical pair, fresh colour, unused with slight horizontal creases, otherwise fine, very rare, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 999)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 1 pia. emerald with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 988)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 5 pia., ultramarine with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 989)

1920, Ottoman  Imperal Registry Fiscal Stamp 2 pia. slate with diagonal handstamped overprint, fresh colour, unsued, very fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 1001)

1920, Ottoman Museum Revenue Stamp 1 pia. ultramarine with overprint error „1 of 1337 missing“ (plate IV, field 9), unsued, fine, very rare, only 29 stamps are printed with this overprint error, private signature and pencil signature and certificate Englert (1996)  

1920, Ottoman Hejaz Railway Fiscal Stamp 2 pia. on 1 pia. lake an pale blue with handstamped overprint, unused without gum, very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 1009)  

1930, Postal Tax Air Post 15 ghr. green and yellow with overprint „Bes Lira“, unused with original gum and two small liable places, never hinged, suberb copy of this rare stamp, signed Wittmann and certificate Nagri AIEP (2021)

1918, 50 sch. red as strip of three with additional franking (Katerynoslav overprint) tied by railway cancel "KREMENCHUG VOKSAL 19 12" to reverse of roughly opened registered cover to Rostov on Don, at this period all railway cancels are very scarce, almost unknown

1918, Coat of arms 40 sch. green, two vertical pairs and 15k. block of four (Chernihiv type [Bulat 216]) tied by cds. "KIEV 25 6 20" to Telegraphic Money Transfer Form sending 4000 roubles to Bugulma with "BUGULMA 21 7 20" receiver cancel on reverse. The card is annotated in Mss. at the top " Received under Soviet Government" to distinguish it from transfers registered in the preceding, brief Polish-Ukrainian (Petliura) period. Trident stamps affixed at aedge, otherwise fine, a scarce, late and non-philatelic usage

1918, 2k. green (Odessa Type I) and horizontal strip of five and two singles 14k. (Odessa type III),  all stamps revalued x 100 in accordance with the RSFR Tariff of March 1920, tied by cds. "BERISLAV 16 8 20" to Telegraphic Money Transfer Form, modified by hand to create an ordinary "by Post" Transfer Form used to send 5000 roubles to Tver guberniya with "TVER 8 9 20" transit- and "BORISKOVO TVER. 14 9 20" receiver cancel together with recipient's signature. In manuscript at the top of the form it is noted that the Transfer was made "under Soviet power" which had come to the Kherson guberniya earlier in 1920, some stamps small faults but a nice and attractive item, signed UPNS Zelonka

KYIV: 4k. red, 20 stamps with scarce overprint type 2ee tied by cds. to front and reverse of money order, another clipped money order with mixed franking also, the first one with punch holes, fine  

1918, 50k., 21 stamps in multiples (Katerinoslav type I), tied by cds. "ALEXANDROVSK EKATERINOSL 5 4 19" to insured Parcel Card for sending a parcel of 20 Funt 10 gram to Soviet-controlled Riga with "RIGA 13 4 19" receiver and recipient's signature (in Latin script) on reverse, small boxed War Censorship cachet in violet and signature on front of card, stamps partly with faults, but attractive and scarce

KHARKOV: 10rbl. as horizontal pair and 7rbl yellow/black, both with Kharkov type 2 overprint, the latter with inverted overprint, used at "KABANE KHARK", some imperfections, scarce Provenance: ex Schmidt collection (who worked in Kharkiv as an engineer in the 1930s)

1918, 1k. orange and 2k. green imperforated, two blocks of 25 (Kyiv  type II a- e) resp. strip of five (Kyiv type III), all revalued 100 times in accordance with RSFSR regulations, and yielding a franking of 60 roubles (2% of the sum transferred), tied by cds. "POLEVAYAR POCHTOVAN KONTORA No. 69 19 9 20" to front and reverse of money transfer form used to send 3000 roubles via "SAMARA 22 9 20" to Shlamkkha Samar with arrival cds. Payment appears to have been made on 21st October (see Mss. slip attached to reverse), heavy transportation wear and creases, a very attractive and rare entire

1918, 3k. red, Kyiv type II, as five-sixths "bisect", together with revalued Russia Imperial Arms 5k.(3) and 20k. vertical strip of four tied by cds. "MONASTIRISHE KIEV 21 1 21" to Ukrainian National Republic Parcel Card, used in the Soviet period with "Red Army" endorsement in Mss. at top, used to send 39 Funt  to the village of Archangelskoe with arrival cds. "BORSHEVO VORON[ezh] 11 3 21". Franked at 97 roubles 50 kopecks, exactly in accord with the charges set out on the card, few folds not detracting, very attractive, rare and unsual item with sexisected stamp

1933, 11. Tagung der internationalen Schriftstellervereinigung, 50 Pa.- 5 Din., postfrische Paare, 75 Din. als Einzelmarke, alle in verschiedenen Typen, teils mit Abarten, dazu Typenbeschribung, in guter Erhaltung. (Mi.-Nr. 249-254)

1871/72, Tiger head's issue, 1 abasi, vertical pair of plate 3, types 7 and 10 used on cover from Tashkurghan to Peshawar with a weight up to 4 misqual; fine and scarce, sign. Dietrich BPP (explanation encl.)

1 abasi, vertical pair of plate III, pos. 1 and 4, used on cover with original contents enclosed from Peshawar to Cholm; fine and scarce, statement of Dietrich

1876, issued at Kabul 1 shahi grey, type 11, used on small cover via Peshawar to Amritsar, India with boxed "POSTAGE DUE  ANNA" with manuscript "1", fine and scarce, sign. Dietrich BPP

1867/74, 5 c. vermilion in horizontal pair, tied to double rate letter sheet from "BUENOS AIRES APR 28 75" to Bordeaux with adjacent octagonal "BUENOS-AYRES PAQ.FR.J No.5", charged in France with "24" decimes; the right stamp with corner fault, otherwise fine; a scarce letter

1870, Envelope with original letter enclosed from Buenos Aires to Germany, endorsed "Pr. Amazone" with octagonal "BUENOS AYRES PAQ.FR.J No.3 / 30 JANV. 70" and adjacent accountancy mark "F./48" (latest recorded use), rated on arrival with "10" groschen. First day for the ship 'AMAZONE'

1858, Barquitos 3p. green, Sperati forgeries, Type A-C, all used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction, type C unsigned

1858, Barquitos 4p. red, Sperati forgery, used, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 5p. yellow, Sperati forgery, unused without gum, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1858, Barquitos 5p. olive-yellow, Sperati forgery, used, fine, signed in pencil

1858, Barquitos 1p. blue printed on both sides, Sperati forgery, unused without gum, fine

1858, Barquitos 1p. blue tête-bêche, Sperati forgeries type A and B in block format, unused without gum, small crease at right stamp, otherwise fine, signed in pencil and Sperati / Reproduction

Large unframed Z in violett: 7k. blue, mint never hinged, a rare stamp, most likely a counter production, tiny corner crease, otherwise fine, certificate Berger BPP (2017)

1920, combined framed Z and ruble surcharge 10r. on 50k. with violet framed Z, unused, mounted on cut-out from Ashford collection, fine, certificate Berger BPP (2018)

1920, combined framed Z and ruble surcharge 10r. on 50k. with violet framed Z, unused, mounted on cut-out from Ashford collection, fine, certificate Berger BPP (2018)