AUCTION

The British Society of Russian Philately
Auction on Sunday 2nd November 2003 at the Union Jack Club, Waterloo, London.
Start time approx. 1.00pm.

Covers & Postmarks - Russia - General Imperial

LotDescriptionr. £
601899 : 3 Money Order Cards (Printed 15 kop.)from Orel, Rzhev and Kamenets-Podolsk all to Mitava10
611818; POW card with boxed Perovsk and boxed Tashkent censor 62 from Tashkent 18/5/18.All marks very fine.10
621828; Entire from Stavanger to Pernau. Double lined 'Hamburg 12 Aug" transit pmk. Arrived in Pernau (Livonia) (24) Aug. 182810
631848; Cover from North-Shields to Pernau. "Paid", "Aachen", etc., marks.15
641852; Prefila letter from PRILUKY (2-line pmk on the flap) to St. Petersburg15
651854; Envelope from Riga to Frankfurt am Main with red boxed "Aus Russland Franco", on reverse, TPO Konigsb. 23.3 Brombg. & rec. pmk.10
661860; SG5 tied by fine dotted numeral ‘573’ on sealed cover from Nyezhin 31/1/62 to Moskva.20
671860; SG5 tied by fine dotted rectangular numeral ‘163’ on EL from Berdichev 15/6/60 to Warszawa 1/7 in red.25
681861; SG5 tied by fine dotted numeral ‘202’ on sealed EL from a mill owner in Byelgorod 3/8/61 to Moskva 8/8/61.20
691862; SG5 tied by dotted oval numeral ‘6’ on EL from Odessa to Taganrog with boxed Odessa cancel in black dated 26/10/62 on reverse.15
701862; SG5 tied by fine dotted numeral ‘389’ on sealed EL from Valk 12/10/62 to Riga 14/10/62.20
711863; 10k (+1) sealed PS cover tied by dotted numeral ‘466’ from Pyatigorsk 29/10/63 to SPB 10/11/63.18
721863; SG5 tied by fine dotted rectangular numeral ‘39’ on sealed cover from Oshmyanyi 16/6/63 to Vilna 17/6/63 with D/C POLUCHENO V VIL’NYE in black on reverse.25
731864; Entire from Odessa to Marseille with boxed "Aus Russland" and "P33". TPO transit marks from Breslau, Paris, Prussian railway.12
741865; Stampless entire from St.Petersbourg to Marseille with red boxed "Aus Russland" and black "P33", Prussian and Paris transit marks.10
751868; 10k (+1) sealed PS cover tied by numeral ‘29’ in 2 truncated triangles of dots from Smorgon 7/9/68 in manuscript to bi-lingual Warszawa 10/9 in red.20
761868; Stampless envelope from Odessa to Marseille with blue "Aus Russland" and "P38' "Breslau", 'Prusse-Forbach' TPO & Paris marks.10
771870; Moscow to Clitheroe (UK) unfranked reg.cover with script STRAKHOVOE, red boxed REKOMENDIVANO, red boxed PD, London reg. and FO marks on front. On back 5 seals and transits, Moscow diamond, town posts and Blackburn, Preston and Clitheroe arrival.75
781870; Sealed 10k cover cancelled on front and back with vf BALAKOVSKOE P. OTD. dated 4/1/70 to Vladimir 11/1/70. Original letter inside. (Balakov is a town on the R. Volga in Samara gub.)12
791871; 10k PS cover tied by superb numeral ‘1085’ in truncated triangle of dots with corresponding S/L OZHAROV, RAD.GUB. 14/11/71 to Varshava 16/11/71 on reverse.30
801871; Stampless letter from Stettin to Reval (Estonia) with boxed "Stettin Railw. Post-Bur. 23.10.71" & Russian "'Post. Vag. 3. Okt. 1871"12
811872; Odessa to Gera (Germany) franked 23k. reg. cover black boxed REKOMENDIVANO on front with violet oval Frankirovano and red Recomandiert. On back two seals ex Odessa. Odessa, Gera marks, Breslaw-Kattowitz TPO. An early example of Reg. post50
821872; Sealed cover with 2 vertically laid 10k tied by numeral ‘1265’ in 2 truncated triangles of dots with corresponding S/L ST. GORODEYA, MIN. 30/11/72 on reverse to London via Warsaw and Berlin with various transits and arrivals.30
831872; Stampless letter from Berdichef to Bordeaux with black boxed "Aus Russland, "Porto" and various Railway and transit markings.10
841876; Cover from Lubeck to Finland via SPB with scarce 8th Eksp. Utro 16/10/76.Fine.10
851876; S/L ST. KLYUCHI, SAR.G. 10/9/76 on 5k PS card to SPB 13/9/76 via Penza 10/9/76.12
861879; 8k cover tied by S/L KAMENKA ST. SAR. 11/11/79 (2 strikes) to Kegel, Estland via Saratov and Revel.18
871880; Pse 7 on 8 kop. (H&G 36) from SPB 6 Otd. (B&P type 4132) to Vienna16
881882; letter to London. 7k. blk.& carmine canc. with SPB cds (B&P type 2b2b).12
891882; Reg. double weight letter MOZHAISK franked pair & single 7k. carmine & grey. Moscow Otdel.2pm arrival cds. Repaired tear to flap does not detract.20
901883; 3k PS card with very fine SPB numeral '2'. 8/12/83.10
911883; Entire from Riga to Bordeaux with red boxed "Aus Russland" & black "T33", TPO Konigb.21 Bromb. Paris transit & Bordeaux 23.9.83. arrv.12
921891; 5k. pse from Narva to Riga. ST.G. 38. 2x1k. stamps accompanying 5k. impr. stamp. s/circ. "Narva 23.Aug.1891" and "Riga".10
931894; 7k. Registered PSE to Canada, attractively uprated to 20k. FOUR FINE STRIKES OF THE SCARCE ST. PETERSBURG TELEGRAPH OFFICE NO. 20 POSTMARK.38
941895; 1k PS wrapper with SPB numeral '8' and red SPB 8th Otdyel 7/8/9510
951897; 4k PS card datelined Kiev to Brazil not cancelled at Kiev or Odessa as would be expected, with two Rio de Janeiro arrivals on reverse 12/9/97 and the stamp cancelled Taubate (St.Paulo) next day.20
961898; 10k. blue PSE. KUSHVINSKIY Z(avod) PERM G. to USA.12
971902-12; Seven PS cards from Revel, all different cancels.10
981905 : Parcel Card (Insured) from Buguruslan to Krzhepitsi , Petrok. , and 1908 Parcel Card (Insured and COD) from Warsaw to Sieradz10
991906; ppc to Brussels, 4k. arms cancelled with TSARITS. MET. ZAV. SAR. cds (Metallurgy factory PO).10
1001907; card Warsaw to Egypt (!). 3 = 1k. arms franking, transit marks, Mint condition, all postmarks perfect!10
1011907; Reg. cover ROSTOV' NA DON' / SPB. OBL. VOIYSK DONSK R label.10
1021909; postcard, ROVNO VOL. to France (2k. on rev.). Sent by Samuel de Koprovsky, the early Zemstvo catalogist.12
1031910 ppc franked 3k cancelled OZERSKOE SAR.NOL.PR. 16.4. 10 to Elshanka Sar15
1041911 ppc franked 3k cancelled Vologda with arrival strike STRADNOE VOL VOL.PR. 14.4.1115
1051912; Reg. letter to Belgium. RENI BES(sarabia). 5 perfect strikes. 4 x 5k. arms and"Hobby Club vignette on reverse.18
1061912; viewcard with two fine strikes of KOLKSKOE EHST VOL. PRABL. Volost cancellation.12
1071912; viewcard with two perfect strikes of Staraya Russa Town Tempory PO18
1081912; Viewcard with two very fine strikes of KUSHVINSK ZAV(od) factory PO.12
1091913 : 2 Parcel Cards from Warsaw to Vengrov one uninsured , one Insured and COD (Franked with Romanovs) (See BJRP 54 PP 17-18)10
1101913- ; Romanov: 1 letter & 6 cards. Different frankings, very good condition. Attractive lot20
1111914; card to Revel. 3k. arms canc. SPB Geometric "14". Fine.15
1121914; Factory PO - YOR'EVSKIY ZAVOD EKATERIN. to France. Romanov/arms 10k. rate.15
1131914; Factory PO: VOTKINSKIY ZAV. VYATSK.(two v. fine strikes) on ppc to VIATKA (cds).15
1141914; Ppc from St. Petersburg (30.4) to Clarens, Switzerland; underpaid with a 3-k arms stamp, a Swiss postage due stamp cancelled CLARENS affixed10
1151914-7; 4 items – 3 with dumb cancels on cards written in 1914 from Brest-Litovsk, Warsaw and Vil’komir, 1 with Finnish dumb censor in pink on 7k + 3k overprint on 5k PS card sent in June 1917 from Petrograd to Helsinki.15
1161915/17; POW mail; 2 letters from Russia to Danish R. Cross and 2 pscd from Russia to Austria and Germany. All censored.12
1171916 ppc franked lk+2k and to strikes SOWOLSK0E ARKENOL.PR. 27.1.16 to Petrograd15
1181916; 15k. currency token used on censored cover to KIMITA. from ST. MICHEL/MIKKELI (Finland). KUOPIO & TURKU/ ABO transits. All marks bi-lingual. Flap missing, o/w v. fine.40
1191916; card to POW. 2 fine strikes ZELENSKOI VOL. PR. EKAT. Scarce Volostnoe Pravlenyi postmark.15
1201916; cens. POW card to Germany. Very fine cds KATAV-IVANOVSK ZAV(od) UFIM. Factory PO. UFA transit.15
1211916; Stampless cover to the Danish Red Cross in Copenhagen with scarce district P/M of ALEKSYEEVO RYAZ KASIM. U., serial a, dated 15/8/16. Censored in Moscow and marked by sender in manuscript with SPRAVKA on front and SOLDATSKAYA SPRAVKA on reverse.12
1221917; Ppc to Revel with a view of river bank in the North from Solombala (20.3) (sender V. Tarasov) franked with a 2-k Arms and 1-k War Charity (SG No., 156 on the picture side)10
1231917; Reg. letter MOSCOW 30 TELEGR.(Telegraph office). 5 fine strikes, nice label. Franked with set (4) War Charity stamps.60


Abbreviations used 

umm unmounted mint mm mounted mint
p.o.g. part original gum vfu very fine used
fu fine used cds circ. date stamp
s/l straight line canc. cancelled
ppc picture postcard psc postal stationery card
pse postal stationery envelope pc or pcd post card
h hinged
H&G Higgins and Gage postal stationery catalogue
SG Stanley Gibbons catalogue
Mi Michel catalogue
Ch. Chuchin Zemstvo catalogues
K&R Kiryushkin & Robinson (postmark catalogue)

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