377th Auction

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