368. Auction

40 par., vertical pair, the stamps in clearly different shades, unused with original gum, hinge remainder in the top margin only, stamps unmounted mint, extremely fine, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP

40 par. blue, block of 4 with large margins all around, nice fresh colour, unused with original gum with hinge remainder in the upper margin only, stamps unmounted mint; a very fine block, unsigned, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP
Provenance: Maurice Burrus (Balasse 1962)

40 par. blue, large margins, tied by clear black "FRANCO GALATZ" to piece; slight horizontal paper wrinkles, still very fine, sign. Schlesinger and Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion on white, good margins, neatly cancelled by central "FRANCO TEKOUTCI"; slight ink spot at lower left, still very fine, sign. Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion, good to large margins, tied by brownish "FRANCO GALATZ" to piece with adjacent cds. "GALATZ MOLDOVA 5/6" and "BAKEU MOLDOVA 6/6"; 2 horizontal creases not affecting stamp or cancellations, very fine, sign. Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion, 2 stamps, both with ample to large margins, tied by clear blue cds. "BAKEU MOLDOVA 11/4" to piece, very fine, sign. Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion with good to large margins, tied by blue "FRANCO TEKOUTCI" to large part of folded cover with adjacent blue "TEKUTSCH MOLDOVA 20/9" and "RECEPISSE", very fine, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP

1932, Crown 3-6l. black, imperforated blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, plate II, fresh colour and good margins all around, used with clear dotted numeral "536" VOLCHANSK, very fine, signed Brandes and certificate Hovest (2015) (Mi. 1.000,-)

1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, plate II, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, used, very fine, signed Diena and Pfenninger and certificate Leupold (2016) (Mi. 1.000,-)

1866/75, 1 kop. black/yellow, 5 kop. black/lilac and 10 kop. black/brown on cover from "ODESSA 12.NOV.1873" to England with the rare accountancy mark "3" (groschen) (1½ gr. for German and 1½ Gr. British postage), light age wear; just 5 entires recorded with this marking  

1908, Coat of arms 15-20k., 40 resp 20 stamps in multiples, revalued x 100, tied by cds. "MOLOCHANSK 30 10 21" to front and reverse of cover via Moscow with three triangle censor mark to Witzenhausen, some faults, but a scarce cover

1910, Coat of arms 10rbl. imperforated as block of 9 tied by cds. "MOSCOW 7 8 22" to reverse of registered cover to the American Consul in Riga, in addition registered cover with same, but perforated, franking sent to Rathenow, some minor creases as to be expected, a very rare and possibly unique usage with most of the imperforated stamps having been despatched in Ukraine, a major item for an RSFSR exhibit

FISCALSTAMPS: 1907, Imperial Crown 3rbl. blue as horizontal strip of 8 with margins at side with red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ", mint never hinged, small crease in margin only, very fine (Barefoot 26)

SOUTH-RUSSIA:  1919, two covers sent from Captain Hickie from Ekaterinodar with censor cachet to England and one cover from Michel Popoff, a Russian trainee with the British Aviation Mission, with cancel "ARMY POST OFFICE 30 JU 19" and censor mark "370", the latter some tears and wrinkles and missing backflap, otherwise fine

SOUTH-RUSSIA:  1919, cover from Captain Hickie, who arrived in Salonika during April 1919 en route to join the mission at Ekaterinodar, with cancel "ARMY POST OFFICE S.X.8 19 AP 19" and censor mark "245", fine

1919, Handstamp on 25-35k. and Liberation of Riga 15k. tied by cds. to envelope, folded, otherwise fine

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)