368. Auction

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)

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)