371st Auction

1920, The 25 and 50r. surcharges on the Tree-type issue, interesting group of 13 stamps and one block of four, mostly unused and mint never hinged, all written up on page, mostly fine

1920, The second "British Occupation" Tree-type issue, interesting mint never hinged/unused and used collection with multiples, paper folds, 10r. with heavily shifted overprint,  25r. as used block of four, one stamp with overprint error "BPITISH instead of BRITISH", three stamps with georgian script cds., also some forgeries, all written up on pages

SHIPMAIL: Line "Batum-Odessa", interesting collection with 20 cards with cancel "БАТУМ-ОДЕССА" including different types (Mandrovski Type Ч-IIIa-2,  Ч-IVa-6, Ч-IVa-7) and better items like Russia postal stationery envelope 7k. with cds. with posthorn "БАТУМ-ОДЕССА 26 MAR 1896" (Mandrovski Type Ч-IIB-2), in addition some loose stamps and pieces, mostly written up on pages, mostly good condition  

SHIPMAIL: Line "Odessa-Batum", interesting collection with 6 cards with cancel "ОДЕССА-БАТУМ", mostly good condition (Mandrovski Type Ч-IV-5)

1920/59, small group of 10 cards and covers including Sovier advertisement postcard showing Batum stamps, cards with Georgian stamps and georgian script cds. "BATUM", some written up on pages

REVENUE AND MONEY STAMPS: 1919, interesting gropup of 24 stamps including two pairs, mostly unused, mixed condition

BATUM: Postal History and postage stamps by P.T. Ashford and both Ceresa Volumnes, traces of use

1865, Coat of arms 5k. black/ light-red violett, two singles tied by numeral "49" to cover from "TIFLIS" to Kutaisi with arrival mark on front, a scarce and attractive covera

1889, 7k. dark-blue tied by cds. "...TEREK OBLAST 12.X.00" to reverse of registered cover with white registered label to Tiflis with arrival mark, some slight stains and paper remnats, other wise fine, an attractive entire

1908, Coat of arms 2k. green tied by "ГОРИ ТИФЛИС -6.7.12" to complete newspaper, a rare and unusual item

1919, cover from "TELAVI -6.619" to Kutaisi, franked on reverse with imperial stamps, these where not accepted by the post and only invalidated with manuscript, thus on front with oval "Doplatit" and "1r20k" in manuscript, reverse flap partially missing, otherwise a fine and very interesting cover after the introduction of Georgian stamps

"The Tiflis Roulettes" 5k. brown, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Ceresa (2011) for more information see Barefoot&Hall, Georgia, 1983, page 6

1919, Tamara 10r. orange, greenish-yellow, violet, brown and blue-grey, each from the lower sheet corner with registration cross, without gum as issued, 10r. violett some minor bends, otherwise a very scarce and attractive ensemble with all the colors issued, to the former page from the Ashdorf collection (images on front cover partly covered)

1919, St. Georg and Tamara, interesting group of 38 Essays and color trials including Tamara 10r. black and several multiples, mostly fine

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