377th Auction

1920, Ottoman Law Courts & Offices Revenue Stamp 10 pa. grey-green with inverted diagonal handstamped overprint, unmounted mint with heavy gumbent, not viseble on front, otherwise fine, rare, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 991)

1920, Ottoman Notiral fiscal Stamp 5 pia rose with handstamped overprint in vertical pair, fresh colour, unused with slight horizontal creases, otherwise fine, very rare, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 999)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 1 pia. emerald with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 988)

1920, Ottoman Religious Tribunals Revenue Stamp 5 pia., ultramarine with handstamped overprint, unsued, fine, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 989)

1920, Ottoman  Imperal Registry Fiscal Stamp 2 pia. slate with diagonal handstamped overprint, fresh colour, unsued, very fine copy of this extremely rare stamp, certificate Isfila (2011) (Isfila no. 1001)

1920, Ottoman Museum Revenue Stamp 1 pia. ultramarine with overprint error „1 of 1337 missing“ (plate IV, field 9), unsued, fine, very rare, only 29 stamps are printed with this overprint error, private signature and pencil signature and certificate Englert (1996)  

1920, Ottoman Hejaz Railway Fiscal Stamp 2 pia. on 1 pia. lake an pale blue with handstamped overprint, unused without gum, very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate Nakri AIEP (2021) (Isfila no. 1009)  

1930, Postal Tax Air Post 15 ghr. green and yellow with overprint „Bes Lira“, unused with original gum and two small liable places, never hinged, suberb copy of this rare stamp, signed Wittmann and certificate Nagri AIEP (2021)

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

KHARKOV: 10rbl. as horizontal pair and 7rbl yellow/black, both with Kharkov type 2 overprint, the latter with inverted overprint, used at "KABANE KHARK", some imperfections, scarce Provenance: ex Schmidt collection (who worked in Kharkiv as an engineer in the 1930s)

1918, 1k. orange and 2k. green imperforated, two blocks of 25 (Kyiv  type II a- e) resp. strip of five (Kyiv type III), all revalued 100 times in accordance with RSFSR regulations, and yielding a franking of 60 roubles (2% of the sum transferred), tied by cds. "POLEVAYAR POCHTOVAN KONTORA No. 69 19 9 20" to front and reverse of money transfer form used to send 3000 roubles via "SAMARA 22 9 20" to Shlamkkha Samar with arrival cds. Payment appears to have been made on 21st October (see Mss. slip attached to reverse), heavy transportation wear and creases, a very attractive and rare entire

1918, 3k. red, Kyiv type II, as five-sixths "bisect", together with revalued Russia Imperial Arms 5k.(3) and 20k. vertical strip of four tied by cds. "MONASTIRISHE KIEV 21 1 21" to Ukrainian National Republic Parcel Card, used in the Soviet period with "Red Army" endorsement in Mss. at top, used to send 39 Funt  to the village of Archangelskoe with arrival cds. "BORSHEVO VORON[ezh] 11 3 21". Franked at 97 roubles 50 kopecks, exactly in accord with the charges set out on the card, few folds not detracting, very attractive, rare and unsual item with sexisected stamp

1933, 11. Tagung der internationalen Schriftstellervereinigung, 50 Pa.- 5 Din., postfrische Paare, 75 Din. als Einzelmarke, alle in verschiedenen Typen, teils mit Abarten, dazu Typenbeschribung, in guter Erhaltung. (Mi.-Nr. 249-254)

1940/41, 20 on 1ø - 60 on 6ø, 50 and 60 from 2nd. printing, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 12.5.41" to "Rejseliste" registered envelope, in addition 20 on 1ø with vertically shifted print tied by Klipfisk cds. to "Rejseliste" blank envelope, fine

1940/41, 20 on 1ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 4.6.41" to cover with pre-printed sender's address of N.S. Johannessens Eftf., fine

1940/41, group of five larger pieces with four singles Numeral 5ø on piece, four singles 6ø on piece, strip of three 6ø together with three singles 60 on 6ø, 6ø together with 20 on 1ø and Numeral 10ø together with Gebyr stamp 5ø  and 50ø on 5ø, one certificate Moeller

1940, 20ø on 5ø red-lilac, six singles tied by cds. "VAAG 17.5.41" to value declared cover over 4000 Kroner to Thorshavn with arrival mark, scarce and attractive multiple franking

1941, interesting group with Caravelle 20ø on local cover and 6 larger pieces with three parcel COD clips, mostly different frankings, fine

1940/41, cover with two singles Caravelle 25ø brown on "Afleveringsattest" to Sandevaag and registered cover with Provisional 50ø addressed to the Court in Thorshavn, fine

1940/41, 2nd. printing, 50 on 5ø tied by Klipfisk cds. "THORSHAVN 14.3.42" to registered local cover, in addition two registered cover with five singles Numeral 10ø resp. with Caravelle 20ø as pair and single Numeral 10ø, fine

1940/41, small group of three pieces with 50 on 5ø together with Gebyr stamp 5ø, 60 on 6ø on piece and three singles Numerals 6ø together with Christian X. 60ø, fine

1940, small group with one cover with Caravelle 15ø together with Numeral 5ø on cover and four pieces including Caravelle 20ø. on piece and Numeral 5c. as strip of four on piece, mostly fine

1940, Numeral 10ø, two singles on local cover and Caravelle 15ø together with Numeral 5ø on local cover, in addition Caravelle 20ø grey on small piece, nice group

1940, Numeral 10ø, two singles tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 19.7.40" to local cover, slightly shortened at right, otherwise fine, scarce

1939/40, interesting group of 6 covers including Last Day Cover of 15Ø rate from "THORSHAVN -9.7.40" and a letter  written on 9th of April 1940 about the occupation of Denmark

1940, small group with one cover with two singles Numeral 10ø on cover and four three pieces including Numeral 10ø as pair on piece, fine

1940, interesting group of seven cards and covers including registered cover from Sandevaag and value declared cover from Ejde, good condition

1940/45, First Day Covers, interesting group of 28 covers with many better including Mi.-Nr. 5 on FDC with certificate Grønlund and Mi.-Nr. 5-6 2nd. printing with additional values on FDC "THORSHAVN 26.4.41", mostly good condition

1941, interesting group of 13 cards and covers including registered cover with Mi.-Nr. 5 and Karavel 20 ø. on cover from Lervig, good condition 

1941, interesting group with Caravelle 20ø on cover from Viderejde and 4 pieces, mostly from postal notes, fine

1942/43, group of 18 cards and covers and two large pieces including a nice pre-printed envelope, cover with local Strafporto, reused cover Tofte and Thorshavn, reused by Færø Amt, mostly good conditon

Radio Greetings: 1940, Radiohilsener, one regular cover and one registered cover, both addressed to the British Consulate representing the 20ø local rate resp. the 50ø inland registered rate, the latter cover somewhat stained, otherwise fine