371st Auction

1919, St. George 10k. single and 40k. as pair and single tied by cds. "КУТАСИЪ 26 11 19" to registered cover to Tiflis, horiztontal fold, some aging and minor imperfection, but an attractice entire with scarce cancellation

St. George 10k. as strip of three and 70k. and 3r. as single tied by georgian script cds. "KUTAISI 30.12.20" to Tiflis with arrival mark, upon arrival charged with "12r" (twice the deficiency amount), opening faults at right, otherwise fine

Commercial letter from Batum to Constantinople with Batum British Consulate cachet in black. In the upper right corner arrival mark single circle "ARMY POST OFFICE Y1 A" with unclear date. On reverse the dispatch date is added by hand "25/8/20". This is after the withdrawal of British troops from Batum in July 1920, part of reverse and franking missing, an interesting entire depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 61 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

St. George 40k. with TPO cancel "BATUM-96-BATUM" on post card which was picked up somewhere outside Batum and transported with the postal wagon 96 to Tiflis, some aging, otherwise fine

St. George 50k. as block of eight tied by several clean strikes of TPO mark "КУТАИСЪ-РОIНЪ 20.10.20" to backside with Tiflis arrival mark, scarce cancellation 

1919, St. George 60 and 70k. tied by cds. "АХАЛКАЛАКИ ТИФЛ -6.9.19" to registered cover with handwritten registration box to Tiflis, some usual aging and folds, a attractive cover with a very scarce cancellation  

St. George 1r. as block of four tied by TPO mark "КУТАИСЪ-РIОНЪ 25.9.20" to reverse of cover with repeated strike on front to Tiflis, a fine entire with this scarce cancellation 

St. George 1r. brown, single and strip of three and strip of four, tied by cds. "БАТУМЪ 15.7.20" to reverse of registered cover to Kutasi with arrival mark, some minor imperfections, an attractive and rare entire from the early Georgian period after the British Occupation

St. George 1r. and Tamara 2r. brown tied by TPO mark "КУТАИСЪ-РIОНЪ 2.7.20" to post card to Batum with censor mark "Д.Ц." alongside, a fine entire with this scarce cancellation

St. George 1r. and Tamara 3r. tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 2.11.20" to reverse of cover, with cds. "BRITISH POST-OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE 12 NO 20" alongside, to Berlin, vertical fold and opened out for display, otherwise fine

Tamara 2r. two singles and two pairs tied by cds. "ЧIАТУРЫ КУТАИС -4.9.20" to reverse of registered cover with handwritten registration box to Tiflis with arrival mark, minor stains, an attractive and scarce cover

Tamara 2r. brown, four singles tied by cds. "АБАСЪ-ТУМАНЪ ТИФЛИСК 10 7 20" to reverse of registered cover addressed to the "3rd Brigade of the Armenian Army" in Delishan with arrival mark (Zakiyan Type 9, Ashford Type 4) and georgian script censor cachet on front, shortend and some missing parts, nevertheless a scarce entire with a scarce use of the imperforated 2r. stamp to a foreign destination

Tamara 3 and 5r. tied by cds. "АХАЛЦИХ ТИФЛИСЪ 24.2.20" to reverse of registered cover, with handwritten registration box, to Tiflis with arrival mark, roughly opened at left and one stamp applied over edge, otherwise fine, scarce

Tamara 5r. single and strip of three tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 5.1.21" to reverse of registered cover via the "British post office Constantinople" to Varna, Bulgaria with arrival mark on reverse. The registration cachet is georgian lettered and "Batoum georg" added in manuscript below, little roughly opened, otherwise fine, scarce

Tamara 3 and 5r. tied by oval "ТИФЛИС-ВОКЗАЛ 25.9.20" to reverse of registered cover to Allaverdi with arrival mark, fine

For a detailed description of the following lots see also "The Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately" - No. 171 - "Essays and Color Trials of the Georgian Socialist Sovjet Republic's Definitive Issue - the Unknown part"

1922, Allegory 500-5000r., interesting group of 72 color proofs, many in multiples, including 9 proofs Soviet coat of arms and allegorical female figure in unissued value 1000r., mostly fine

1922, Allegory 500-5000r. black, interesting group of 10 proofs on different papers, including three single die proofs and 1000r. as double print on writing paper, scarce

1922, Allegory 500-1000r. black together in block format on thick carton paper, a very attractive and rare item

Allegory 1000r. blue as design approval single die proof in block format on carton paper with handwritten "X" and different value indictation "5000" at top right, attractive and scarce

Allegory unissued value 1000r. dark olive-grey as single die proof in block format on carton paper, attractive and scarce

Allegory unissued value 1000r. red as single die proof in block format on carton paper, attractive and scarce

Allegory unissued value 1000r. brown as single die proof in block format on carton paper, attractive and scarce

Allegory unissued value 1000r. orange as single die proof in block format on carton paper, attractive and scarce

Allegory 5000r. black as full transfer block of 15 on thin lined paper, scarce, small creases and light toning at lower left, otherwise fine

Allegory 5000r. red as full transder block of 15 on thin lined paper, scarce, fine

Unadopted design 5000r. rose, red, blue, grey-green, green, orange and violett, each as single die proof on thin paper, attractive and scarce

Unadopted design 5000r. orange, violet, red and brown, each as single die proof on carton paper, attractive and scarce

Unadopted design 5000r. black as single die proof on brownish paper, attractive and scarce, hitherto unknown

Sovjet Issue Certificate with Allegory 500-5000r. and Famine Relief 1000-10000r. all tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 8-8 22", with cachet of the post and signatures of the post officer or Narkom, the chief of the department and the assistant, folded once horizontally, fine (Translation from Russian available)

Sovjet Issue Certificate with Allegory 500-5000r. and Famine Relief 1000-10000r. all tied by bilingual script cds. "TIFLIS 8-8 22", with cachet of the post and signatures of the post officer or Narkom, the chief of the department and the assistant, folded once horizontally, fine  (Translation from Russian available)

1922, Allegory 500-1000r. tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 11 2 22" to cover to Riga with transit and arrival mark, minor ageing, otherwise a fine and scarce cover being the earliest known cover with this issue

1922, Allegory 1000r. single and 5000r. as pair tied by georgian script cds. "ABAS-TUMANI 17 12 22" to reverse of censored cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, slight ageing, otherwise a fine and scarce entire

1922, Allegory 5000r. two singles with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 4 18 11 22" to front and reverse of censored to Columbus, Ohio, fine

1922, Allegory 5000r. as pair with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 23 8 22" to reverse of censored cover via Moscow to Frankfurt, a fine and scarce entire

1922, Allegory 5000r. as pair with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "ABAS-TUMANI 22 12 22" to reverse of censored cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, a fine and scarce entire

1922, Allegory 5000r. as block of six with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILIS 7-7 22" to reverse of registered cover to Moscow, roughly opened otherwise fine