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Tariff of 30 September 1920 This retained the previous rates but abolished the Free Post concessions December 1920 Registered cover, private correspondence using improvised envelope, from Moscow to Munich with Moscow Three Triangle censor on front and Munich February 1921 receiver on reverse. Correctly franked at 10 roubles with a revalued 10 kop stamp

December 1920 Registered cover, Pskov to New York, with a new canceller for Pskov introduced after the Soviets regained control from the White armies and Mss. Registration hidden under the Petrograd censor mark on the front. Correclty franked at 10 rouobles, the 3 kop stamp revalued x 100  and the 7r stamp with horizontal lozenges

March 1921 Registered cover, private correspondence, from Petrograd to Zurich with Petrograd Three Triangel censor and Moscow transit on reverse together with ZURICH 23 IV 21 receiver. Correctly franked at 10 roubles, the 5 kop stamps revalued x 100

May 1921 Registered  cover, private correspondence, from Sobakino, Kazan to Lepaja, Latvia with faint censor and post-independence LEEPAJA LATWIJA receiver. Correctly franked at 10 roubles with 1 rouble stamps with vertical lozenges  

June 1921 Registered cover, private correspondence, from Saratov to Halle with Saratov Three Triangle censor in violet on front and HALLE 16 7 21 receiver on reverse. Correctly ranked at 10 roubles

July 1921 Registered cover, Esperanto correspondence, sent from Omsk to Godesberg in Germany with Moscow Three Traingle censor on reverse with Berlin transits and GODESBERG 24 8 21 arrival. Correctly franked at 10 roubles with pair imperforate stamps

August 1921 Registered cover from Petrograd to Prague with PRAHA 22 VIII 21 arrival on reverse. Note the World War One registration label with accented Pétrograd

Tariff of 15 and 25 August 1921 This was introduced to coincide with the release of high value Arts and Industry stamps and the uprating of Tariffs x 10 September 1921 Registered cover, private correspondence addressed to Forward, sent from Orsha Mogilev with Mss. registration to New York. Weak Three Triangle censor on front, Smolensk roller cancel, and New York arrivals. Postage has been paid in cash with Mss 15 gr 2000 rub and initials on reverse, the correct amount but indicating that supplies of the new Arts and Industry stamps were not available in Orsha. No postage due raised

September 1921 Registered cover, private correspondence addressed to Forwards, sent from Borisov to New York with Moscow Three Triangle censor and New York receiver. Franked with block of 8 Minsk provisionals with seal overprint in black re-valuing each stamp to 250r and thus giving a franking total of 2000 roubles which is correct. Signed Mikulski

September 1921 Registered cover, private correspondence addressed to Jewish Daily Forward, sent from Borisov to New York with Moscow Three Triangle censor and New York receiver. Franked with block of 8 Minsk provisionals  with seal overprint in violet re-valuing each stamp to 250 r and thus giving a total franking of 2000 roubles which is correct

Soviet Ukraine including “Trophy” Use of Ukrainian stamps In general, RSFSR tariffs applied in Soviet-controlled areas of Ukraine March 1918 two cards, one from Magdalinovka Katerynoslav guberniya to Petrograd and one from Moscow to Katerynoslav, both franked at the RSFSR rate of 20 kopeks and sent shortly before this part of Ukraine transferred from Red control to German occupation under the terms of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk

1919 – 1921 Written up collection of postcards from Soviet-controlled area of which eight are stampless items sent under Free Post regulations, with interesting picture sides, cancellation or messages and with destinations including Soviet Latvia. In addition, one April 1920 Registered postcard from Kiev correctly franked at 10 roubles according to the March 1920 Tariff and franked with a re-valued 10 kop stamp  

1920 – 1921 Written up collection of 11 formular fragments, some of them large,  franked with over 80 adhesives including General Issue; Tridents of Kyiv, Odesa and Podilia; and Kharkiv “pyb” revaluations. All are Soviet uses, including Field Post. An interesting lot  

August 1920 Odesa Tridents types 1 (x 1) and 3 ( x 6) on modified Telegraphic Money Transfer Form from Berislav Kherson to Boriskovo Tver with receiver cancel and addressee’s signature on reverse. Mss. headlline to card  indicates that the transfer was made “under Soviet power”. Signed UPNS Zelonka. A very nice item

September 1920 Spectacular Money Transfer Form used to send 3000 roubles from Red Army Field Post Nr. 69 to Shlamkkha in Samara. Exactly franked at 1% of the sum transferred with 5 x 2kop imperforates with Kyiv 3 Trident overprints on the front of card and a block of 50 x 1 kop imperforates with Kyiv 2 Trident overprints, all revalued x 100 according to the March 1920 RSFSR regulations.Reception indicated on a slip of paper pasted on to the back

October 1920 Official business Money Transfer Form improvised as a Parcel card used to send a 42 Funt packet from Snovsk Chernigov to Petrograd. Charged at 294 roubles with 264 roubles intact (a block of 20 x 10 rouble stamps on reverse + 2 x 7 rouble on the front)

January 1921 Ukrainian National Republic parcel card endorsed “Red Army” with authorisation number in pencil at the top, sent from MONASTIRISHE KIEV 21 2 21 to the village of Archangelskoe with BORSHEVO VORON[ezh] 11 3 21 receiver on reverse. Charged at 97 roubles 50 for 39 Funt (exactly 2.5 roubles per funt, the Red Army rate) and exactly franked by re-valued Imperial Arms stamps including a 3 kop imperforate with Kyiv type 2 Trident overprint which has been sexisected to create a 2 rouble 50 kop stamp. Sexisected stamps from any country at any time must surely be rare!  

Postmaster Provisionals 1920 – 1921 KUSTANAI Very extensive collection of Kustanai types 3, 4 and 5 including many on fragments, carefully studied, with a total of 86 stamps plus identified forgeries and a group of four values unlisted in Michel but which are not obvious forgeries and may be genuine

MINSK 1921 250 rouble re-valuations, small collection comprising multiples of the 2, 3 and 5 kop stamps with both black and violet overprints on the 2 kop, the 5 kop block 4 is postally used. In addition, a single 5 kop used on a fragment of a Money Transfer Form in October 1921.Total 17 stamps  

NIZHNE-CHULMINSKOE TOMSK Parcel Card sent from Nizhne-Chulminskoe Tomsk 23 9 20 addressed to Bogorodsk in Moscow guberniya, with receiver cancel and recipient’s signature. Charged at 78 roubles, the franking provided by 18 roubles in revalued kopeck Imperial Arms stamps on the reverse and three 20 / 14 Romanov stamps on the front revalued x 100. The Romanov stamps were invalidated in March 1920 and those on the card would almost certainly required at least a local Postmaster’s authorisation for use; an individual clerk would not have taken the risk. Other uses of this stamp have been recorded and included with this card is a pair of stamps cancelled in December 1920

SPASSK Important and carefully-studied collection of Spassk overprinted stamps with examples of uses by other offices in the Spassk district. Eight large fragments ( of which three ex Lipschutz Craveri sale) plus a complete Money Transfer Form with a total of 38 stamps. An impressive Lot

TOMSK Money Transfer form used to send 1000 roubles from TOMSK 8 10 20 to another office within the guberniya with receiver cancel and recipient’s signature. Charged at the correct 2% rate, the franking provided by the well-known Tomsk provisional k 20 k stamp revalued x 100. The overprint is supposed to be a postal forgery previously confiscated by the authorities and pressed into use as a regular stamp. Its use in Tomsk is well-documented

Mixed lot with interesting provisional cancellations on over 20 fragments and stamp multiples plus over 60 Postmaster Provisional stamps with unidentified, doubtful or fake overprints

Soviet South Russia and the Caucasus showing “Trophy” use of White issue stamps May 1920 Parcel card from Rostov on Don 28 5 20 sent to Moscow with part Moscow receiver cancel. Endorsed at the top “Red Army” and charged at the Red Army tariff of 2.50 roubles per funt. The card reduced at left with 83 roubles of the original 97 roubles franking remaining made up with 16 x 5 rouble Denikin and a single 3 rouble Denikin stamp

May 1920 Parcel card from Rostoc on Don 28 5 20 sent to Moscow with part receiver on reverse and signature of recipient dated 20 August. Charged at 102 roubles 50 kop at the Reed Army tariff of 2 roubles 50 per Funt. Endorsed in pencil at top “Red Army Certified N. 1126. Fully franked to 103 roubles with 10 x 10 Denikin anda single 3 rouble Denikin stamp, the latter from the scarcerwhite paper printing, perforated and in a rich chocolate brown colour

May 1920 large part of Parcel Card sent from Red Army Field Post No 51 to Sergievsk Posad, Moscow with July 1920 receiver mark. Three adhesives added on arrival, probably for a parcel storage fee. The original franking a mix of white paper (Musavat printing) first issue of Azerbaijan (12 copies, front and back) along with Imperial adhesives which have been clipped. A rare usage of Azerbaijan stamps  

June 1920 Money Transfer form, new printing with Imperial Arms removed at top left, used to send 500 roubles from VOEZNESENKII-RUDNIK EKAT[erinoslav] 8 6 20 to Orlov guberniya arriving IVAN ORL 15 6 20. Franked at 10 roubles (the minimum charge on transfers up to 500 roubles) with a x 100 revalued Denikin 10 kop stamp which has been locally perforated and of which this may be the only example on intact formular

June 1920 Part of a parcel card sent from VLADIKAVKAZ 13 6 20 and endorsed in pencil “Red Army” at top. Remaining franking comprises 10 x 10 rouble, 1 x 5 rouble and 2 x 3 rouble Denikin stamps  

June 1920 Money Transfer Form used to send 200 roubles from KUBANSKOYE KUB[an] 9 6 20 and addressed to Kiev. Franked at 10 roubles with a Kuban overprinted 10 rouble stamp, representing the minimum charge for a money transfer. Sent at a time when Kiev was Polish-occupied but received LYSYANKA KIEV 6 7 20 and signed for in August  

September 1920 Uninsured parcel form sent from Armavir to Vologda, charged at the Red Army rate of 2.5 roubles per funt with an Mss. N.110 at top of card which is the authorisation number. The large 46 funt parcel was charged at 115 roubles, of which 100 roubles are provided by Kuban overprinted 3 kopeck stamps and 15 roubles by unoverprinted Imperial stamps revalued x 100 in accord with the RSFSR March 1920 regulations. Mixed frankings like this are relatively unusual. Receiver BAKLANKA VOL[ogda] 6 11 20 on reverse  

November 1920 Money Transfer form, printed in Tiflis, used to send 5000 roubles from KUR-KABARDINKA CHERNOM 27 11 20 to Saratov guberniya with receiver cancel and payee’s signature on reverse. Charged at 2% of the sum transferred, the franking provided by 4 x 25 rouble Kuban overprinted adhesives

September1921 Money Transfer Form sending 20 000 roubles from GROZNY to Saratov guberniya with four transits and receivers on reverse, signed for by the recipient. Franked with two scarce 25 kopeck Savings Bank stamps inscribed “18 …”  

Occupation Forces and “White” Mail 1917 – 1921 September 1918 Ordinary commercial letter sent from VLADIVOSTOK 10 9 18 addressed to USA. Franked 2 x 5 kop Imperial stamps, boxed Vladivostok censor, SHANGHAI transit on reverse, Muscatine Iowa receiver on front

September 1918 Ordinary letter franked 35 kop from Berezovka Zabaikal to Shanghai. Kharbin transit on reverse, Russian censor on front, Chinese mark and Shanghai Local Post cancel on reverse  

January 1919 British Intervention in North Russia, ordinary postcard franked at the RSFSR 12 kop foreign rate (Tariff of March 1918 ) sent from Solombala Archangel 3 1 19 to Holland with British censor in violet, Norwegian Vardø transit and Dutch C292 distribution mark, all markings on the front. Tarasoff correspondence

February 1919 Registered letter sent from VLADIVOSTOK 23 2 19 addressed to London. Franked to four roubles with unoverprined Imperial stamps, boxed Vladivostok censor, two London receivers on reverse