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 -RFSR & Soviet

LotDescriptionr. £
1241918; 5k. Kerensky PSC uprated by 5k. postal savings stamp. EKATERINODAR GOR. CDS. Superb condition.45
1251918; Censored cover, 30k. rate (inland). MOSKVA 19 cds30
1261918; Postcard (soldiers) Shlisselburg to Ryabinsk franked 15k. Shlisselburg DOPLATIT demanding 10k. postage due. Very fine.35
1271921; uprated PSC, bilingual BATUM with very attractive small "ribbon" oval DOPLATIT in violet.18
1281922; (10.4) Inflation. (Invalid) Kerensky PSC to USA. Franked 3 copies 5000r. on 5r. blue.12
1291922; Registered Red Cross card to Czechoslovakia franked with SG221+219c+234+243. 16250r.18
1301923; (29.6) Reg. to London franked10x 200r. on 15k. star s/c. DUBOSSARY (Bessarabia) CDS & Label.20 Scarce.131
1311927; Registered letter (franked 14k. Esparanto) KIEV GALITSKIY BAZAR (nice label in Ukranian) via KIEV VOKZAL.14
1321929-31; Two letters: Star. Russa to Tartu & Tomsk to Danzig. Both have hand-writter Reg. labels.10
1331930; Reg cover NORBAYAZET (Armenia) to Tiflis. Scarce domestic bilingual label.15
1341930; Reg. letter to UK, 85k. rate. Fine boxed VOZDUSHNAYA/POCHTA/PAR AVION cachet.10
1351931; LGOV railway. SPESHNAYA cover to Moscow, 70k. rate. Pink "V" label. Scarce.20
1361932; Express cover, Moscow/Gorky. SPESHNAYA label. 70k. franking includes 50k. brown Airship Const. Fund.35
1371933; (bilingual) FERGANA to Moscow. SPESHNAYA 80k. rate, Express label. Addressed to famous ballerina, Mme Bessmertnova. With contents (letter and photo of men on camel!).15
1381936; unfranked envelope with bi-lingual TIFLIS cds and bilingual DOPLATIT postage due oval.10
1391940; to England. SG862 canc. with bilingual L'viv/L'vov CDS from territory annexed fron Poland. Censored in Britain.10
1401941; Money transfer counterfoil: from FPO No 788 to MAMONTOVSKA. MOSK. PUSHK. Very fine. Money transfer cards from FPOs are virtually unknown!50
1411942; Reg. letter, SHAKHRIZYABS BUKHAR. OBL. to Kirgiz SSR. also 1963 uprated PSE Karaganda/London.10
1421944-47; 2 PSCs, both with slogan "Send your correspondence Recorded Delivery". Moscow-Kanash, Chavashsk ASSR (censored), and, Novosibirsk- Moscow (ex. Boris Pritt) (2)10
1431945; Reg. censored PSC, BUKHARA-Palestine.10
1441945; Triangularly folded letter from Erevan to FPO 48433 franked with scarce SG 10 No 1032., FPO pmk and censor mark on the reverse.10
1451954; KARAGANDA. Gulug correspondence. 2 PS cards to Estonia with "permitted" short messages.10
1461955; PSE with Lvov-Leningrad TPO cds. Also, 1929 uprated (with14k. Lenin) PSE: KHARKOV VOKZAL 1nd 1931 viewcard with bilingual NIKOLAEV VOKZAL18
1471961; 3x PSCs with different handstamps authorising sale at 4k. instead of 40k. (1961 currency adjustment). (3)14
14846 Soviet covers, all with single frankings, the vast majority are commems. at correct rate. Mostly 50s /60s period.90


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)

All Reserves are in pounds sterling (£) No bids under reserve will be accepted

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