380th Auction

1924, Flood damaged 14k. on 500r. blue with black horizontal proof-overprint, showing full offset on reverse, unused, very fine, an extremely rare stamp with only very few known, signed Rosselevitch and Mikulski with copy of certificate and certificate Buchsbayew (2011) (Standard 265 variety, Liapine 168P1)

1924, Flood damaged 14k. on 300r. green, left marginal stamp on thin paper, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, certificate Mandrovski (2001) (Standard 66PP)

1924, Flood damaged 20k. on 1000r., vertical pair, the lower stamp without overprint, mint never hinged, top stamp small natural inclusion, very fine and rare, certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2008)

1924, Airmail 10k. on 5k., topsheet margin pair, the upper stamp without surcharge, mint never hinged, tiny hinged remainder in the outer upper margin only, very fine, a great and attractive rarity of Soviet Airmail stamps, signed Mikulski (a.o.) with certificate (1988)

1924, Airmail 10k. on 5k., right sheet margin pair, the right stamp without surcharge, mint never hinged, very fine, a great and attractive rarity of Soviet Airmail stamps, signed A. Brun and opinion Kondrikov 

1924, Airmail 10k. on 5k. green with wide "5", fresh color from the upper right sheet margin, mint never hinged, usual gum creases, a very attractive copy, signed Goznak and certificate Sismondo (2003)

1924, Airmail 10k. on 5k. with inverted surcharge, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, a fine and attractive example of this rare stamp, signed Romeko, Kessler, A. Brun and Calves and certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2007) (Standard 61TIa)

1924, Airmail 15k. on 1rbl. with inverted surcharge, from the lower left sheet corner, fresh color and good margins all around, mint never hinged, a fine and attractive example of this rare stamp, certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2009) (Standard 61Ta)

1924, Airmail 15k. on 1rbl with inverted surcharge, fresh color and good margins all around, mint never hinged, a fine and attractive example of this rare stamp, certificate Mandrovski (2005) (Standard 61Ta)

1924, Airmail 15k. on 1rbl. with inverted surcharge, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, a fine and attractive example of this rare stamp, signed Mikulski (a.o) with certificate (1993) (Standard 61Ta)

1924, Airmail 20k. on 10rbl. with inverted surcharge, fresh color and good margins all around, unused, a fine and attractive example of this rare stamp, signed Mikulski and Dr. Jem (Standard T62a)

1926, Esperanto Congress 7-14 rbl., liner perforated 11½, fresh color and good perforation, 7k. one negligible short perf at left, mint never hinged, very fine, these perforation varieties were printed in sheetlets of ten and are among the rarest of pre-WWII Soviet Union issues, certificates Dobin and Mandrovski (2000, 2005) (Standard 151-152A)

1927, Esperanto 14k., four singles with different perforations, unused and mint never hinged, fine, one signed Buchsbayew

1927, Esperanto 14k., without watermark, line perforated 10, unused, very fine, certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2011) (Standard 184B)

1927, Esperanto 14k., without watermark, line perforated 10:10½, unused, very fine, certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2011) (Standard 184A)

1929, Industrialisation 20 k. green, line perforated 10¾, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, certificate Mandrovski (2006) (Standard 247A)

1932, International Polar Year 50k. carmine rose, line perforation 10½, fresh color and usual perforation, unused, a very fine example of this major rarity, certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2002) (Standard 297A)

1935, Moscow-San Francisco flight 1r., block of four (positions 2-3,7-8), the bottom stamps with lower case letter "ф" in "San Francisco", upper right stamp (position 3) short "p" of "Francisco", upper stamps with raised dot after "Ceb", never hinged, very attractive and a major rarity, signed Goznak and certificate Buchsbayew AIEP (2011) (Standart 420Ka, 420Kg)

1970, 10K. Beethoven, artist signed die poof in black on laid paper without gum, mint hinged, with creases and stain in the right lower corner, small tear on the top, otherwise fine, additionally artist signed postal stationary letter, mint hinged

5k. and 15k. on 1k., 25k. on 7k. 50k. on 1r. and 1r. on 3k. perf 12½, all with inverted surcharge, unused, 5k. on 1k. tiny toned spots, otherwise fine, each with certificate Dr. Leupold (2017)

1924, 3k. and 5k. tied by cds. "MOCKBA 22 10 24" to reverse of underpaid cover, franked on front with Definitive 6k. tied with cds "LENINGRAD 21 10 24", oval DOPLATIT "8k" handstamp struck alongside; very fine and scarce franking

1925, 14k. applied on arrival and tied with "MOCKBA 18.10.25" to reverse of a domestic envelope sent unfranked, on front oval handstamp "Moscow North Station Railway 17 10 25", 7 kopek rate plus 7 kopek penalty, unusual usage; very fine

Post office at Smyrna: Commercially used corner cover (B. Diogenis, Smyrne) with large blue "SAMIKON IGEMONIKON TACHYDROMEION EN SMYRNI" (Kosmidis type A1), sent to Carlovassi, Samos. An extremely rare items, just 3 entires recorded.

Illustrated in Manos Anagnostou "Samos" (p. 119)

Smyrna: 1881 (ca.), commercial unpaid cover with clear blue "SAMIKON IGEMONIKON TACHYDROMEION EN SMYRNI" (Kosmidis type A2, 11 recorded) and blue "T" to Carlovassi, Samos. Very fine and rare.

Post office at Smyrna: 1882, Commercially used corner cover with blue "SAMIKON IGEMONIKON TACHYDROMEION EN SMYRNI" (Kosmidis type A2), prepaid, with boxed "PLIROMENON" (Kosmidis type A3), sent to Carlovassi, Samos, via "SAMIKON TACHYDROMEION EN L. VATHEOS 2.21.1882" (Samian P.O. at Vathy). Very rare. Signed Wenkums

1907, Postal stationery cut out 10 pa., two copies , tied by "SAMIKON TACHYDROMEION EN L. VATHEOS 13.FEB." to reverse of opened out registered commercial envelope from Marathocampos to Vathy with frontside same handstamp and boxed  "SYSTIMENON"  with adjacent manuscript "Registered 1/2 grossi & Paid". A rare registered item.

1826, small entire letter from Madrid to St. Petersburg, Russia, struck on front with clear "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"; very fine and rare

1850, Isabella II. 5r. red, Sperati forgery, used with blue "11" of Zaragoza, fine, signed BPA

1850, Isabella II. 6 r. blue, Sperati forgery type B, tied by red "0" to small piece, fine, signed BPA

1853, Isabella II. 2 r. brick-red, Sperati forgery, used, very fine, signed BPA

1865, Isabella II. 1r. Sperati forgery, single print in black on normal ungummed paper (40x41mm). Front with many production notes, a very interesting piece

1870, Hispania 25 m., 50 m., 100 m. and 200 m., tied to lettersheet (small part on reverse missing) with small cds. "MALAGA 21 NOV. 71" to St. Petersburg, Russia; 100 m. affected by cover crease, otherwise fine. A rare 4 coulor franking.

1874, Allegory 10r. Sperati forgery, single print in black on normal ungummed paper (31x39mm). Front with many production notes, a very interesting piece

1905, Postal stationery card King Alfonso 10c. green, used with a fair strike of cds. "CORREOS ELOBEY", alongside cds. "LIBREVILLE 28 NOV 05 GABON" and Atlantic shipmail cds. "LOANGO BORDEAUX 4 DEC 05 N°1", sent to Switzerland, very fine and scarce

1900, Revenue Stamps overprinted 5 c. on 10 c. blue tied by blue cds. "CORREOS FERNANDO POO 20.OCT.00" on cover to Santa Isabel, fine, rare, certificate Graus A.I.E.P. (1994)

1907/08, King Alfonso Handstamp Overprints 15c. on 25c., 10c. on 50c., 15c. on 75c. (2) and 15c. on 1pta. horizontal strip of three, tied by large cds. "RIO DE ORO CORREOS 15 DIC 1908" to a registered envelope to Paris, on reverse framed handstamp "CERTIFICADO LAS PALMAS" and transit "REGISTERED LONDON"; some punch holes on the back and imperfections otherwise fine, a very scarce usage of three different handstamp overprints issues