368. Auction

1919, Liberation of Riga 5-35k., each as complete sheet, mint never hinged, fine, compelte sheets are scarce

1921,two registered covers from Gallipoli with receipts attached. Both can be matched to entries in the Gallipoli Registration counterpart book which has 196 fully completed used receipts presend and four unused ones at the end. Only known receipt book ex the Postmater Collection of Sredinsky and almost certainly an elaborate and extraordinary fake

KUSTANAI: 1920, 5k. imperforated, four singles and 20k. perforated block of four with overprint type IV, tied by cds. "KUSTANAI 26 6 20" to reverse of registered cover to Magdeburg, a interesting item providing both a scarce example of mail abroad in the first month of resumed mail services and undoubtedly rare example of use of these postmaster provisionals on foreign mail, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine

KUSTANAI: Interesting group of four pieces showing in total 20 stamps (one defect) with "large P" and "РУБ" overprint, ex Trevor Pateman

MOLCHANOVO: 5r. on 5k., 10r. on 10k. and 15r. on 15k., used resp. tied by cds. to small piece, very useful group, ex Trevor Pateman

OLYOKMINSK: 14k. on fragment from which another stamp has been lifted, the fragment probably ex Lipschutz. Plus group of 8 stamps. Mint stamps are catalogued for this issue. The 5k. imperf is a fake, the others appear genuine, the 20k. signed Pohl, the 15k. Soviet Philatelic Association, the 4k. with Yakutsk cancel, ex Trevor Pateman

ROGACHEV: Complete group except for the 5 on 5k. imperf, group of used copies with appropriate part cancels, each described, two stamps signed Dr. Jem, ex Trevor Pateman

SEMYONOV: Wooden handstamp overprint on 20k. blue/red block of four, signed Krynine (ex Lipschutz Lot 2303 in the 1994 sale) - in addition four examples of the metal handstamp with appropriate cancels, one signed Krynine, ex Trevor Pateman

VENYOV: 1k. imperforated, used, fine, ex Trevor Pateman

1873/78, 2k. blue as block of six, fresh color and close to good margins, with original gum, small crease through two upper stamps, otherwise a fine and rare multiple (Chuchin 2,3)

1873/78, 2k. blue as block of four with permeating print and clear offsett on reverse, fresh color and good margins, with original gum, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 4)

1873/78, 2k. blue as horizontal strip of five with permeating print, fresh color and good margins, unused with original gum, small corner bend at lower left away from design, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 4)

1880, 2k. red, two singles perforated at bottom only, coming from the 4th horizontal row, one with smeared "O in top inscription, fine (Chuchin 5)

1881/82, 4k. red as horizontal tête-bêche from positions 4, unused without gum, very fine and rare (Chuchin 6)

1884, 4k. red violett, block of 10 showing types 1-2 and 3-4 with type 4 being "small numeral 4 and without a stop after ''Upravy'", unused resp. 7 stamps mint never hinged, two vertical folds not affecting stamps, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 7)

1884, 4k. red violet as block of eight from row 3-4 showing types 5,6,5,6 & 7,8,7,8, fresh colour and wide margins all around, full original gum with four stamps mint never hinged, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 7)

1884, 4k. red violett, block of 8 showing types 3-10, with type 4 being "small numeral 4 and without a stop after ''Upravy'", mint never hinged, two vertical folds not affecting stamps, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 7)

1884, 4k. red violet as horizontal pair of type 7-8, fresh colour and wide margins all around, unused with full original gum, type 8 showing variety "broken 4", fine (Chuchin 7)

1885, 4k. lilac, two singles showing main types 6 with "small numeral 4" and type 5 with "without a stop after ''Upravy'", unused, type 8 with heavy adherence, otherwise fine (Chuchin 8)

1885, 4k. lilac as block of six showing two horizontal tête-bêche with types 4,3,9 and 2,1 and 11, fresh colour and wide margins all around, full original gum with some adherence, a fine and scarce multiple (Chuchin 8)

1885, 4k. lilac, two blocks of twelve in different shades, showing all the 12 types, unused with 8 resp. 7 stamps mint never hinged, a very fine and scarce ensemble (Chuchin 8)

1886, 4k. red lilac, two vertical tête-bêche showing types 1 and 6 resp. 3 and 4, fresh colour, one stamp slight discoloration at top, usual fold, unused, very fine (Chuchin 9)

1886, 4k. red lilac horizontal strip of six, showing all the types of this setting, fresh colour and wide margins all around, unused with full original, a fine positional strip (Chuchin 9)

1887, 4k. blue, two blocks of four and two tête bêche on thin resp. on thick paper showing, the blocks of four showing both all four types, the and two tête bêche, unused, tête bêche on thin paper faults, otherwise a fine and scarce group (Chuchin 10, 10a)

1889, 4k. black typographed, block of four showing types 1-4, unused without gum, fine, scarce (Chuchin 11)

1889, 4k. black typographed, vertical tête bêche showing type 1 and 2, unused, fine, scarce (Chuchin 11a)

1889, 4k. dark red-brown typographed, block of four with two tête bêche showing types 2 and 4, unused with full original gum, two small thins in lower pair and one in the gutter between both, otherwise very fine, scarce and very attractive (Chuchin 14a)

1889, 4k. yellow typographed, tête bêche showing types 2 and 1, unused with full original gum, very fine, scarce and very attractive (Chuchin 17a)

1889, 4k. yellow typographed, block of six showing types 1-4, unused with full original gum, very fine, scarce and very attractive (Chuchin 17)

1889, 4k. dark gray on brownish paper, typographed, block of six with two tête bêche showing types 1-4, unused with full original gum, very fine, scarce and very attractive (Chuchin 18a)

1889, 4k. lilac-blue on white-brownish paper, typographed, tête bêche showing types 1 and 3, unused with full original gum, very fine, scarce (Chuchin 20a)

1889, 4k. pale ultramarine on thick white paper, typographed, tête bêche strip of four showing types 1-3, unused with full original gum, small brownish spot, otherwise fine, scarce (Chuchin 21a)

1889, 4k. olive green on thick white paper, typographed, tête bêche showing types 1-2, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce (Chuchin 22a)

1889, 4k. pale red on thick white paper, typographed, vertical strip of four with large gutter between stamps, unused with full original gum, two stamps mint never hinged, fine, scarce (Chuchin 23)

1890, 4k. pale red on thick white paper, typographed, vertical strip of four with tête-bêche, unused with full original gum, few gum spots on front, fine, scarce (Chuchin 23a)

1891, 4k. light ultramarine on thin paper, typographed, two singles showing types 1 and 3, fresh color and close to wide margins, unused without gum, one with light crease, otherwise fine, scarce (Chuchin 26)