371st Auction

1922/23, 1st. Erivan Pictorials, extensive collection multiples and the controversial "proofs" on a blank cover with fake cancellation, some written up on pages

1920/23, large accumulation of Pictorial issues with thousands of stamps including originals, reprints and forgeries. Chasseport, First and Second Essayan and Erivan all present, mostly fine condition with the majority mint never hinged

1923, Revaluation Gold Kopeck surcharges on First Essayan Issue, an excellent collection of 21 scarce stamps, especially noteworthy "2" on 500 in the rose shade, 13 Stefan Berger opinions

The Erivan issue overprinted in Transcaucasian roubles, carefeully presented collection with over 100 stamps, plus some forgeries, better stamps include 6 rubber-handstamps in red/rose ink, all written up

1922/2001, small collection with some fiscals, labels and a modern collection from 1992

1919, 1st. Musavat Issue 10k.-50r. on white paper, large stockbook with many hundreds of stamps, most genuine. With some useful used material throughout, also some forgeries included, a interesting lot, varying condition (ex Mi.-Nr. 1-10x)

1920, Musavat Issue, accumulation with over 90 part and 1 complete sheet, somewhat mixed condition

1919-20, Musavat Issues in 18 complete sheet, rather poor condition

1920, 2nd. Musavat Issue 10k.-50r. on gray or yellowish paper, large stockbook with many hundreds including multiple with gutters, few postally used stamps etc., some plating notes included, varying condition (ex Mi.-Nr. 1-10y)

1921, Hunger relief 500-100´r. and Pictorials 1-5000r., large stockbook with many hundreds, genuine and forged. Including some useful postally used and a few gutter blocks

Postmaster Provisional Issues, extensive and very interesting collection organized by the different overprint types including some varities like 
multiples, double overprints etc., one page ex Ashford collection, containing a total of over 160 stamps and two covers, the majority of material with  reliable signatures like signed Mikulski, Prof. Winterstein, Az. Voka and some certificates Mikulski and Ceresa

1919/22, extensive collection starting with a few forerunner cards and covers, than a lot of interesting varities like paper folds, private perforations, gutter pairs, multiples, some forgeries, small cancellation collection etc.
 

Fantasy Issues and Fiscals: Interesting group with stamps and covers, all written up on pages

1896/1916, interesting collection of 15 cards including picture postcards with view of Batum, Railway cancellations, many interesting items like picture postcard with the rare oval "БАКУ ВОКЗАЛ" and adjacent violet "ДОПЛАТИТЬ БАТУМ", all written up on pages, mostly good condition

TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1918, interesting group of 11 pieces and stamps and one blank postcard with additional franking, all used with arabic cds. "BATUM" with numeral "1", "2" and "3", in addition postage due 1pia. with octogonal arabic cds. in blue etc., and ROPIT 10 pa. with part cds. of Batum, fine

1919, First Tree-type issue, interesting collection with singles and multples including a complete sheet 10k. with the first two upper rows being used, small tear at top and folded, one philatelic registered card, and also some forgeries, written up on pages

1919, 10r. surcharges on Arms Types, interesting group with 10 stamps including unused 10r. on 5k. signed Jem and Lissiuk, in addition some forgeries and bogus overprints, written up on pages (ex SG 7-9, Mi. 7-9)

1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, interesting, mostly mint collection with many multiples including some larger multiples of 2-5 r. and 5r. block of six including "missing O in Occupation", 25k. yellow with "Kiss print", the last two items depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", also some forgeries, good condition

1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, interesting group of five philatelic cards and covers plus one piece of a commercial letter, fine

1920, The large 25 and 50r. surcharges from Metalhandstamps, interesting mint never hinged/unused and used group of 29 stamps including 25r. on 5k. inverted surcharge and 25r. on 10 on 7k. as tête-bêche (somewhat seperated) ,mostly fine, in addition some clear forgeries, 11 stamps signed Mikulski or Holcombe

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

FISCALSTAMPS: 1912/20s, very interesting and excellent assembly of fiscal and charity stamps, including about 40 documents from the 1919-20s period, including both Mensheviks and sovjet fiscal stamps

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