377th Auction

1918, 50 sch. red as strip of three with additional franking (Katerynoslav overprint) tied by railway cancel "KREMENCHUG VOKSAL 19 12" to reverse of roughly opened registered cover to Rostov on Don, at this period all railway cancels are very scarce, almost unknown

1918, Coat of arms 40 sch. green, two vertical pairs and 15k. block of four (Chernihiv type [Bulat 216]) tied by cds. "KIEV 25 6 20" to Telegraphic Money Transfer Form sending 4000 roubles to Bugulma with "BUGULMA 21 7 20" receiver cancel on reverse. The card is annotated in Mss. at the top " Received under Soviet Government" to distinguish it from transfers registered in the preceding, brief Polish-Ukrainian (Petliura) period. Trident stamps affixed at aedge, otherwise fine, a scarce, late and non-philatelic usage

1918, 2k. green (Odessa Type I) and horizontal strip of five and two singles 14k. (Odessa type III),  all stamps revalued x 100 in accordance with the RSFR Tariff of March 1920, tied by cds. "BERISLAV 16 8 20" to Telegraphic Money Transfer Form, modified by hand to create an ordinary "by Post" Transfer Form used to send 5000 roubles to Tver guberniya with "TVER 8 9 20" transit- and "BORISKOVO TVER. 14 9 20" receiver cancel together with recipient's signature. In manuscript at the top of the form it is noted that the Transfer was made "under Soviet power" which had come to the Kherson guberniya earlier in 1920, some stamps small faults but a nice and attractive item, signed UPNS Zelonka

KYIV: 4k. red, 20 stamps with scarce overprint type 2ee tied by cds. to front and reverse of money order, another clipped money order with mixed franking also, the first one with punch holes, fine  

1918, 50k., 21 stamps in multiples (Katerinoslav type I), tied by cds. "ALEXANDROVSK EKATERINOSL 5 4 19" to insured Parcel Card for sending a parcel of 20 Funt 10 gram to Soviet-controlled Riga with "RIGA 13 4 19" receiver and recipient's signature (in Latin script) on reverse, small boxed War Censorship cachet in violet and signature on front of card, stamps partly with faults, but attractive and scarce