388th Auction

“FIELDPOST OFFICE P.B. 55 23 MY 19” cds, fine strike on small soldier´s envelope to England, vertical fold and flap rebacked, still fine. A scarce mail from the British forces during their intervention in Northern Russia

1920, 20k. on 14k. cobalt/red tied by cds. "VLADIVOSTOK 28 10 21" to registered cover with Russian and French r-label to Miloslaw, Poland with adjacent polish censor mark "P10" of Posen, London transit and "MILOSLAW 16.12.21" arrival mark, horizontal fold and some light transport wear, a very rare and with polish censor mark probably unique cover, certificate Mikulski (2005)

1920, Vladivostok issue 70 k. on 1 k. imperforate, four large margins all around, tied by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK 4 10 21” to registered envelope to New York with reverse transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce usage

1921, Vladivostok issue 2 k., good to large margins, tied by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK -1 3 21” to printed matter band to Riga, Latvia, alongside singleline “PECHATNOE”, mail sent “via Japan”, reverse arrival cds. 13 IV 21, very fine. A very scarce single usage at the printed matter rate

1919, Handstamp 3-75 kopek and 5-35 kopek, tied by cds. "JELGAWA -11 10 19" to blank cover, reverse with manuscript "guaranteed to be genuine..." and signed by the Postmaster, signed Hofmann BPP

1919, Handstamp on 10 kopeks blue, tied by cds. “MITAVA 19 10 19” to piece, fine and scarce, certificate Wassmann (2001)

1919, Sun Design 20 and 35 kopek, with additional franking, tied by cds "JELGAWA 11 10 19" to registered local cover, cover slightly discolored, otherwise fine

1919, Sun Design and Liberation of Riga 35 kopek each, tied by cds. “JELGAWA 22 10 19” to local registered cover, reverse with manuscript "guaranteed to be genuine..." and signed by the Postmaster, fine

1919, Sun design 3-5 kopek, with additional franking, including un-overprinted 25 kopek, all tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 10 19" to local registered cover, fine

1919, 50 kopek violet, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 18 10 19" to registered cover to Chemnitz, from there forwarded to Dippoldswalde, with transit and arrival mark, fine 

Provenance: Dr. Hubert Schrödinger - BALTICA (361st Heinrich Köhler Auction, 2015)

1919, 35 kopeks with inverted overprint, position 4, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, only one sheet printed, certificate Klein (2013)

1919, 5 kopek imperforated, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 11 19" to registered cover, fine, signed Hoffmann BPP

70(k) on 15 kopek with inverted and shifted overprint, with lower sheet margin, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 11 19" to "Herrn Alexander von Rautenfeld Staffel der Baltischen Landeswehr", folded otherwise fine, scarce

CASH-PAYMENTS:  1919, "ПОЧТОВЫЙ СБОРЬ УПЛОЧЕНЪ" black straight-line with adjacent signature and additional postmark "JELGAWA -25 10 19" on registered letter to Mitau, fine

1920/23, 8 covers and card including some better frankings, usage from Kolchak, Chita, and Far East Republic issues, registered mail, etc., rather mixed condition