385th Auction

1919, St. George, 6 proofs including one pair in different colors or unissued denomination 20 and 30 k., without gum, fine

1921, St. George 10-70k. with new value surcharge “10”, “15”, “25” and “50”, horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, fine 

1919, St. Georg 40 k. red imperforated, block of 30, containing 3 horizontal and/or 8 vertical tete-beche pairs, mint never hinged, fine

1919, Tamara 5r. yellow, two vertical pairs tied by cds. “TIFLIS 15 2 21” to reverse of registered cover from to Boston, there unclaimed and returned, heavy edge wear, otherwise fine, scarce

1921, Dejure, small group with varities like 5r. yellow block of four with “sleeping Tamara”, 40k. and 5r. with inverprint overprint, 3r. block of four on brownish paper, without gum, fine

1919, Allegory 500r. red six values, 1000r. brown, two strip of three, pair and two singles and 5000r. green as block of six, tied by cds. “TIFLIS 14 5 22” to front and reverse of cover, some wrinkles, but an attractive franking

1919, Allegory 1000r. brown and 5000 r. green, each as horizontal pair, together with Hunger Aid 3000r. red-brown, tied by cds. “TIFLIS -5 9 22” to registered newspaper wrapper adressed to the “Bactereologisches Laboratorium” in Leipzig with arrival mark, few short perfs of no importance, a very attractive and rare entire

Famine Relief 50-250 and 25r., each as proof in issued color on thin lined paper, fine, signed Jem

1923, 20000 rbl. violet on 500r. red, block of ten, tied by cds. “TIFLIS 27 4 23” to reverse of registered cover to Berlin with arrival mark, small part of cover at lower right missing, some light toning, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

Allegory 80000 on 3000r. brown, tied by illegible cds. to picture postcard to Berlin, fine and scarce

1923, Coat of arms 15000 on 15k., block of six and two vertical pairs tied by cds. to card to Hamburg, file perforation at left, otherwise fine, scarce

1923, Allegory 15000 on 20000r. gray-blue, block of five tied by cds. “16.5.24” to postal document, the document some faults, but scarce and interesting usage

1923, Coat of arms 700000 on 2k. imperforated, block of 50 with sheet margins and five gutter pairs, position 88 with variety “open 1st. 0”, mint never hinged, tear through 5 stamps, small hole in stamp on position 96, few minor wrinkles mostly in the margin, otherwise fine

CONSULAR POST IN CONSTANTINOPLE: 1920, surcharges, 25 values including multiples, 50 on 5r. on four different colors, mint and used, good quality 

1889/1967, accumulation of well over 60 mint never hinged/unused full sheets, strength up to 1923 and the Arms issues, some duplicates and better items with Mi.-Nr. 55x, 63IAa, 66IAa (first 1908/09 printings), 149-150x, 155(10), etc., also a small group of sheets and part sheets from Georgia and other areas, mostly in very good condition