371st Auction

PREPHILATELY: 1844/48, interesting group of 6 covers, four with boxed and two with oval cyrillic "TIFLIS" dispatch mark, all written up on pages, fine

1860/1917, very interesting and extensive postal history collection with a wide range of Georgian cancellations including rare localties, total of 31 covers/ entire letters and over 50 post cards and other documents, mostly written up with detailed descriptions

1918/19, one card and one cover franked with Imperial coat of arms, one registered letter from Kutaisi, one registered from Batum and one postcard from Tiflis 

1919/21, St. George and Tamara, interesting collection with more than 20 cards and covers, including postage due marking, registered covers, printed matter, in addition St. George 60k. as block of nine with cds. "ARMY POST OFFICE 23 AGO 20", a small collection of cancellations etc., mostly on written up pages

1919/23, interesting unused, mint never hinged and used colection, containing some multiples of the first issue, but also an excellent assembly of over 200 handstamped surcharges including two copies of the scarce 10000 on 7 kop, some signed Romeko, Pohl, Jemtschoujin etc.

1919, St. George and Tamara, excellent and extensive collection of both printing with many varities, multiples, tête-bêche, covers, mis-perforated stamps and multiples, paper folds etc., all written up on pages

1922, Allegory, interesting group containing 2000r. as block of 10 with 3000r. brown printed on reverse with georgian overprint "sample", also some other varities, early cancellations etc.

1922, Famine Relief, interesting group starting with four overprint proofs on white paper with corner marks, also imperforated stamps without overprint, sheets and some minor varities, proofs hitherto unknown, mostly fine

1922, Allegory and Famine Relief, interesting group of 4 covers and one cards and some coverfronts, large pieces, some better cancellations, varying condition

1923, Handstamped surcharges, interesting collection of 14 covers, including registered, mixed franking with Famine Relief stamps, in addition some larger cover pieces and 3 money orders with RSFSR stamps, some on written up pages, varying condition 

1923, Handstamped surcharges on Allegory, highly interesting collection with more than 170 stamps, containing many multiples, overprint varities like double overprint, different local types, multiples with missing overprints etc., good condition

1923, Machine surcharges on Allegory, highly interesting collection with more than 100 stamps, containing imperforated stamps, multiples, several 20000 on 500 inverts including a tête-bêche block of four, 80000 on 3000r. double surcharge etc., partly on written up pages

1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type, interesting collection with more than 220 stamps including multiples, gutter pairs, shifted and double overprints etc., mostly on Ashford pages, good condition

1923, The July handstamped issue, very interesting and mostly written up collection with more than 50 stamps and multiples, including different types, inverted overprints, pieces with mixed franking with different Allegory issues and also 5 cards and covers (some with faults) including one with TPO mark, one registered with a total of 20 stamps 15.000 on 15k., some material on Ashford pages

1913/94, small collection containing free frank seals and some modern material for more informations on these Free Frank Paper seals see also "The British Journal of Russian Philately, No. 105, page 86-90

1920/21, interesting group with Fiscal overprint "BANDEROLI FOR MATCHES * * * UP TO 75 LIGHTNINGS..." on strip of 7 St. George 50(2) and 60k., 1920 issue with varities, "Large Soviet Star Overprint" and Constantinople Consular issue and some phantasy and bogus issues, mostly written up on pages

GEORGIA: Ceresa 2 volumnes, "Postal Cancellations 1918-1923" by Ashford and two other books (one copied), traces of use