371st Auction

CIVIAL-WAR: 1920 (May) registered cover from Alexandrovsk-Grushevski to Simlyannasskayar, a rare example of private correspondence during the early Soviet period, correctly franked to the RSFSR rate of 10rbl. using Denikon adhesives, notably a strip of three of the 3r. perforated, roughtly opened

CIVIAL-WAR: 1920 (June), Money Transfer from used to send 2000 rbl. from KISLOVODSK to Vologda, exactly franked front and back at 2% with 40 copies of the Kuban 1rbl. surcharge on 3k. perforated, despite fold and slight imperfections a very attractive item, ex Robert Tayler

Kuban Government: 1r. on 3k. carmine, block of six from the upper left sheet margin, the upper without surcharge, mint never hinged, upper right stamp with crease, otherwise a fine and attractive multiple, signed Eichenthal

25r. on 3k. imperforated and 25r. on 25k., each as block of six with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, 3k. some stains in the margin, 25k. with ageing spots, otherwise fine

MINSK: 1921, (250 R) on 2k. green block of six with cds. "MINSK 17 2 22", minor imperfections as always, otherwise fine

MINSK: 1920, "250r" violet cachet on 2k. green block of eight, tied by cds. "BORISOV MINSK 2 9 21" to private registered cover addressed to Jewish Daily Forward in New York, with Mosow censor mark and New York receiver, multiple with some faults, a very rare and attractive item

SEMJONOW: 1920, "руь" overprint type I on 20k. seperated block of four with appropriate cds., fine (similar offered in Lipschutz sale 1994, lot 2303)

Assembly of seven original documents in French and Russian plus three photographed documents from the archive of Sredinsky, the Postmaster, with details of the preparation of the stamps by the printer Yessayan and, notably, a typed document in French which is an attempt to persuade the Allied powers occupying Constantinople to allow the conversion of the existing "Poste Russe" (which used a handstamp) into a stamp-issuing authority. Unique collection.

1919, 1r. on 4k. perforated block of four with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Sovjet Philatelic Assoc.

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

Ganzsachen: 1895, double card 4 k. used from "CONSTANTINOPEL....97" without text via Odessa to Hattingen, Germany with arrival mark, fine

1897, 4k. black and orange in deep shade with inverted frame, unused, small corner crease, otherwise very fine and scarce (Chuchin 91a)

1923, October Revolution Worker 20k. imperforated block of four with annulling perforations, mint never hinged, fine

1927,  October Revolution Worker and Sailor 8k., imperforated pair with annulling perforations, mint never hinged, very fine

1949, Lenin mausoleum 1 r. imperforated, block of 4 from the souvenir sheet, unmounted mint (Mi. 720,-)

1964, Tokyo Olympics souvenir sheet 1r. tied by red cds. "MOSCOW 31 7 64" to unaddressed official First Day Cover, fine

1988, Support for the Soviet Cultural Fund 15k. with missing inscription and value, mint never hinged, scarce variety with only one sheet of 25 printed, fine, certificate Liapine (2017)

1927 SOLOVKI. A group of 7 used picture postcards and 3 unuse ones, all produced by ISLON in the Solovki Prison Camp which Alexander Solzhenitsyn called "the mother of the Gulag". The used cards with long messages have cancels of KEM and MURMANSK-LENINGRAD. This is believed to be the only significant holding of Solovki prisoner mail outside Russian archives and is accompanied by a copy of A.Gullotta, "Intellectual Life and Literature at Solovki 1923-1930"

1925, Philatelic Exchange Charity stamp 25k. on 7k. tied by framed 6-line cachet to reverse of registered cover from Moscow, with full contents in french, to Paris with arrival mark, fine

1932, Philatelic Exchange Chain breaker 15k. on 70k. tied by 8-line cachet to reverse of cover from Moscow, with full contents in french, to Mexiko with arrival markins, a late date for private philatelic correspondence, fine

1924, 1k. resp. 5k. on 35k. blue, two singles tied by cds. "MOSCOW 24 8 24" to reverse of small cover from Ekaterinburg gub., postage due cancel on front, correctly charged 6k. for mail to an approved publication, a fine and attractive cover ex Robert Taylor with his notes

1924, 12k. on 70k. tied by cds. "MOSCOW 29 4 24" to reverse of unfranked cover from Krasnoyarsk, postage due cachet on front, some folds, but attractive and scarce ex Robert Taylor with his notes

1925, Numerals 2k. lithographed and 10k. typhographed tied with cds. "YAROSLAVL 13 1 26" to reverse of overweight ordinary letter from Danilov, 2k. faults, otherwise fine, scarce item ex Robert Taylor with his detailed notes

1925, Numerals5k. strip of three tied by cyrillic cds. "SARATOV 12 12 25" to reverse of ordinary letter from Moscow, underfrakned and charged upon arrival, fine, ex Robert Taylor with his detailed notes

1925, Numerals 8k. tied by cds. "MOSCOW 19 1 26" to reverse of underfranked cover from Leningrad, fine ex Robert Taylor with his notes

1925, Numerals 8k. tied by cds. "MOSCOW 17.6.25" to folded statistical return sent from Chismi in Bashkiria, underfranked at 6k. against the letter rate of 7k., eventually charged 8k. postage due, but annotations on the fron indicate some confusion about the charge to be raised, very interesting and ex Robert Taylor with his detailed notes

1925, Numerals 14k. lithograped tied by illegible cds. and boxed cachet to reverse of cover, franked with invalid stamps,, unusual reason for postage due, fine ex Robert Taylor with his detailed notes

1925, Numerals 14k. lithographed tied by cds. "ODESSA 7 1 26" to reverse of unfranked and charged cover from Moscow, scarce, cover with faults ex Robert Taylor with his notes

PIROT: 1871 (ca.), cover to Sarajevo franked with 1pi and 2pi postage due of 1869/71 Dulos stamps tied by SEHIRKOY (A&P type 1, RRR) handstamps. Illustrated in A&P. Certificate TFF

1811, entire letter with double line "GORICE ILLYRIE" in black and handwritten tax note "6" to Zara, fine letter from the Borelli correspondence

1837, Entire letter from Santiago to Bordeaux containing a bill of exchange for 2000 fr., showing on front boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" with adjacent "ROCHEFORT 1 MAI 1837"

Incoming Mail: 1895, Helvetia 3 fr. pale brown, four single stamps and 1 fr. lilac, tied by cds. "CHAUX DE FONDS 22.VIII." to insured parcel card via Bremen to Manila, fine, rare

FILIPINO REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT: 1898/99, 'CORREOS FILIPINAS' 2 cents red imperforated horizontally, the complete sheet of 192 stamps with full margins, unused with full unmounted original gum. Despite of some minor light creasing in very fine and fresh condition (Scott Y2 var.) Provenance: General Harry Hill Bandholtz

"PUERTO RICO" red oval double framed handstamp on folded letter with red due marking "5.R." alongside, light filiing creases, otherwise fine and attractive

1843, folded letter dated "St. Johns P. Rico June 28 1843" with forwarding agent cachet "FORWARDED BY M.G. GONZALES & CO. St.JOHNS. PORTO RICO" alongside to Middletown with red straight-line "SHIP" and "NEW YORK JUN 15" arrival mark on front, reverse with further forwarder cachet "FORWARDED BY THOMPSON & ADAMS NEW YORK", a scarce and attractive entire