382nd Auction

MINSK: 1921, Large seal black overprint (250 r) on 2 k., horizontal block of six, fresh colours, mint never hinged with the exception of two stamps unused, very fine (Geyfman 4)

1921, "500" red handstamp overprint on 5 r., tied by cds. "SHUYA VLAD. G. 17 1 21" to a small piece, early use of this provisional, a couple of trivial short perfs, fine and rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman-Nr. 29)

1921, "250" red handstamp overprint on 1 r., tied by cds. "SHUYA VLAD. G. 17 1 21" to a small piece, early use of this provisional, fine and rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman-Nr. 26)

SEBEZH: 1921, "250" handstamp overprint on 1 k., horizontal pair, and 2 k., both used, together with 10 k. unused, the 250 on 1 k. pair with typical punch holes from money transfer cards, the 250 on 10 k. one short perf, still a fine and rare assembly, sign. and certificates Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 1-3)

1921, "500 p" violet handstamp overprint on 7 r. perf. on horizontal varnish lines, fresh colours, used, very fine and extremely rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014)

KABARDINKA (KUBAN): 1922, Five Pointed Star with "R. 40 R" handstamp overprint on 15 k., vertical pair, used with unclear cds. on small piece, fine. Very rare provisional, a comparable item illustrated in Geyfman, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman 2)

KIEV: 1922, "7500" on 5 k., unused and used, "8000" on 5 k., two used and "15000" on 10 k. unused, a couple of short perfs, otherwise mostly very fine group, all with certificates Ceresa

LUKOYANOV: 1922, "P" overprint on 1 k. perf., tied by cds. "LUKONAYOV NIZHNY 11 22", and "P" on 1 k. imperf., tied by unclear cds., very fine and very scarce provisional from the Nizhny Novgorod region, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman-Nr. 1-2)

SERAFIMO-DIVEYEVSKOYE: 1922, "100000. rub." violet handstamp overprint on 100 r., used with cds. "SERAFIMO-DIVEYEVSKOYE NIZH. 18 7 22", very fine, a stamp extremely rare in used condition, sign. and certificates Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2)

1922, "7500 rub" handstamp overprint on 250 r., thin paper, good to large margins, used with cds. "DOSUGOVO", casual wrinkle due to the paper fragile nature, still very fine, a very scarce stamp showing the variety "first 0 lower", sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2)

SMOLENSK: 1922, "7500 rub" handstamp overprint on 250 r., thin paper, four very good even margins, a couple of light creases and small tear at left barely touching frame, still fine, a very scarce stamp, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2)

SURAZH: 1922, "100" brownish black overprint on 1 r., three horizontal pairs, tied by unclear oval cds. "--- VOKZAL 11 22" to piece, fine and extremely rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) 

1863, 6 k. dark blue, second printing, position 2, fresh colours, large margins all around, unused with remnants of original gum, tiny thin, still fine, with some Agathon Fabergé pencil notes on reverse 

1879, 2 k. black/rose, together with 1884 1 k. orange (two singles), 7 k. blue and 10 k. red/green (horizontal pair and single), all neatly tied by cds. "ROPIT CONTANTINOPLE 25 FEV 91" to registered envelope to Berlin, adjacent blue single line "ZAKAZNOE", reverse transit cds. "ODESSA 27 FEV 1891" and Berlin arrival cds. "14/ 3. 91"; very fine, an attractive and scarce Four-Colour franking

LEVANT-ZEMSTVO: 1892, Kharkov Zemstvo 5 k. blue/silver, tied in transit by oval handstamp "KHARKOV DIST. ZEMSTVO ADMINIST. - 92" to an envelope to the village Osnava, sent from Constantinople, bearing on reverse Russian Levant 10 k. red/green paying the maritime fee and tied by cds. "CONSTANTINOPLE JAN. 93", transit cds. "ODESSA 28 JAN 1893" and "KHARKOV 31 JAN"; very fine, a very scarce mixed franking (Schmidt-Nr. 28)

1924, Lenin Mourning, 6 k. Photographic Essay in sepia, imperforated horizontal pair on glazed card, unaccepted design by Dubasov, tiny stain of no importance on reverse, otherwise very fine and rare

1924, Lenin Mourning, 6 k. Photographic Essay in black, imperforated horizontal pair on glazed card, unaccepted design by Dubasov, right essay insignificant natural paper abrasion spot and tiny paper weakness at the lower left corner, still very fine, a rare multiple

1924, Lenin Mourning, 6 k. Photographic Essay in black with additional red frame, imperforated horizontal pair on glazed card, unaccepted design by Dubasov, foreign brown paper adhesion on reverse of no importance; very fine, a rare and spectacular multiple

1924, Soviet Definitives 1 k.- 14 k., 20 k.-5 r., all perf. 14¼:¾ or 13½, fresh colours, unused, very fine

1926, 7 k.- 5r., cpl. set imperforated on smooth white paper in blocks of four with sheet or corner margins, fresh colours, mint never hinged, very fine

1931, Dirigible Balloon Construction 50 k. gray-blue, well centered, mint never hinged with sheet margin, extremely fine 

1931, Dirigible Balloon Construction 50 k. gray-blue, fresh colours, unused, very fine

1932, Airmail 15k. blue-grey, perf. L10½, mint never hinged, fine and scarce, certificate Frenkel (2019)

1933, Stratospheric Ballon 5-20k., all with sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1933, Red Banner 20kop. multicoloured with upper sheet margin, perf. 9½, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, certificate Mandrovski (2007)

1934, Stratosphere Disaster 10k., perf 13 3/4, used with usual cds. of Kazan, very rare and fine, certificates Mandrovsky (2008) and Buchsbayew (2017)

1934, Stratosphere Disaster 20k., perf 14, mint never hinged, one of the rarest stamp of Sovjet Union, very fine, certificate Mandrovski (1998)

1935, Rescue the research steamers Tscheljuskin 1-50 k. vertical watermark, mint never hinged

1935, 3rd. International Spartakiad 1-40k., mint never hinged, fine

1935, 40th Anniversary of Friedrich Engels Death 5-20k., mint never hinged, 20k. signed, fine

1935, Moscow-San Francisco 10 k. dark brown, Position 1, fresh colours, used, very fine

1943, Soviet commemoratives 30 k. sepia and 30 k. greenish-blue, tied by cds. "SSSR LENINGRAD 19 6 43" to registered envelope to Chanty-Mansijk with adjacent registration hs., reverse military censor and transit cds. "OSTYAKO VOGULSK 24 7 43", correct 60 kopek rate; some soiling at left, otherwise very fine. Very scarce blockade mail from besieged Leningrad.

1941, People´s Milicia 30 k. blue, neatly tied by cds. "GRYAZI 14 7 42" to postcard to Uren, written by a soldier on his way to the theater of war; some trivial toning and one short perf., a couple of minor card creases away from the adhesive, still fine and extremely scarce stamp on cover, certificate Leupold (2019)

1950, Moscow Skyscrappers 1 r. blue on chamois, black on chamois, green on yellow, dark brown on bluish, black, and red-brown on light brown paper, six blocks of four with sheet or corner margins, fresh colours, mint never hinged, extremely fine, scarce group

1958, Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Factory 40 k. dark brown/brown yellow, perf. 12:12½, fresh colours, mint never hinged, imperceptible trace of a light corner bend mentioned for accuracy, otherwise very fine, scarce unissued stamp

1970, 10K. Beethoven, artist signed die proof 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