371st Auction

1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, 5r. brown stip of three with cds. "ARMY POST OFFICE A 16 MY" on small piece, fine  depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 32 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 10r. on 3k., block of four and block of 10, mint never hinged, 5 stamps with light stains, one vertical fold in larger multiple, otherwise fine, scarce

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 10r. on 3k., two singles with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ 17 2 20" to large format registered pre-printed envelope addressed to Mr. Yates (?) at the British Mission, Sergievskaya ul. 13, Tiflis, with arrival mark on reverse, vertical fold, some minor stains, otherwise fine

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 10r. on 3k. red vertical tête-bêche, unused, signed, very fine and rare depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 96 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 10r. on 3k. red horizontal tête-bêche, used with cds. "БАТУМ31 12 19", scarce, fine

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. grey and violet surcharge, one used and unused each, fine, in addition one forgery

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. grey inverted surcharge, unused, fine, certificate BPA (1981) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 96 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. grey surcharge vertical tête-bêche, used with cds. "БАТУМ  ?. 3.20", minor corner crease not touching design, otherwise very fine and rare, signed Romeko depicted in "The Postage stamps of Russia, 1917-23, Volume 4, Transcaucasia", page 108 (by Dr. R.J. Ceresa) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 96 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. orange with grey and red surcharge together with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ 26 1 20" to registered Blatter cover to Bern, fine, signed Mikulski depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 77 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. grey inverted surcharge with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ -6 12 19" to registered Hazzopoulos cover showing also the rare large registration cachet, fine depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 96 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. red inverted surcharge, unused and used copy, the unused somewhat toned, otherwise fine used one depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 96 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. violet surcharge with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ 26 4 20" to small local cover, fine

1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 15r. on 1k. violet surcharge vertical tête-bêche, the upper stamp unused, the lower mint never hinged, very fine and rare, opinion Holcombe (1996) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 96 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 1k. orange imperforated, unused, fine, signed Jem a.o. (SG £650)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 1k. orange imperforated, used, fine, certificate BPA (1984) (SG £850)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 1k. orange imperforated with inverted surcharge, unused, fine, a very rare variety, signed Mikulski, Romeko and certificate BPA (1983) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 100 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 2k. green imperforated, unused, fine, signed Mikulski a.o. (SG £900)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 2k. green perforated, unused, fine, signed Romeko (SG £900)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 3k. red perforated, mint never hinged, minor short perf at top, otherwise a very fine copy of this rare stamp, signed Mikulski (SG £1500 for unused)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 3k. red perforated with inverted overprint, unused, few minor shortened perfs of absolutely no importance, am extremely rare variety, signed Jem, Semion Dobrzhitzky and Holcombe with certificate (1994) and certificate BPA (1999)

depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 100 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 4k. red perforated, mint never hinged, minor wrinkle at bottom, otherwise a very fine copy of this rare stamp, signed Mikulski (SG £1000 for unused)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 4k. red perforated, used, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, signed Sismondo with certificate (SG £1100)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 5k. brown perforated, unused, fine, certificate BPA (1985) (SG £450)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 10k. deep blue perforated, mint never hinged, slightly irregular perforation at top and bottom, a fine copy of this very rare stamp, signed Mikulski and Zumstein (SG £3500 unused)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 10k. deep blue perforated with inverted surcharge, unused, a fine copy of this very rare stamp, signed Dobrzhitzky and Jem (SG £3500 for normal surcharge)

1919, The small 50r. surcharge on Arms Type, 50r. on 15k. blue/red-brown perforated, used, fine, opinion Holcombe (1996) (SG £1200)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 25r. on 5-50k., blue except on 20 on 14k. black surcharge and 50r. on Romanow 4k. with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ 19 3 20" to registered cover to Basel with arrival mark, fine with only few Romanow stamps known on cover, certificate Rossica depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 111 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)  

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 25r. on 5k brown-lilac, black surcharge, tête-bêche pair, one surcharge inverted, unused, a scarce variety, fine depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 109 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 25r. on 20 on 14k.  deep carmine/blue, black surcharge, tête-bêche pair, one surcharge inverted, tied by cds. "БАТУМ -4.2."a to piece (lifted for inspection), a scarce variety, fine, signed Pohl and certificate BPA (1983) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 109 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 25r. on 50k. green/copper-red, block of four with cds. "БАТУМ 23 4 20" on registered local cover addressed to L.(ubov) M.(aximovna) Dolinskaya (she was an employee of the Batum post office), vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 110 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 25r. on 50k green/copper red, black surcharge, tête-bêche pair, one surcharge inverted, unused, a scarce variety, lower stamp one pulled perf, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1984)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 50r. on 4k. red, inverted surcharge, unused, short perf. at top, otherwise fine, a scarce variety, signed Romeko depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 104 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 50r. on 2k. green imperforated, wide margins all around with bottom sheet margin, mint never hinged, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, signed Mikulski a.o. (SG. £450 for unused)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 50r. on 3k carmine-red, imperforated, tête-bêche pair with good margins all around, from left sheet margin, bottom stamp with surcharge inverted, unused,  light horizontal crease just below the top stamp, a very attractive and rare error, certificate PF (1998) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 104 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka) Provenance: Robert A. Siegel (Sale 1049, 2013)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 50r. on 5k. brown-lilac imperforated, wide margins all around with right sheet margin, unused, a very fine copy of this rarity (SG. £1800)

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, 25r. on 5-50k. blue surcharge, each as tête-bêche pair, one surcharge inverted, unused, 25r. on 50k. few short perfs at right of no importance, 25r. on 10 on 7k. sensibly folded between stamps, a very rare and attractive group, signed Mikulski a.o. and certificates RPSL (1997), BPA (1983,1984) and Mikulski (2002) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 109 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)