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 - Russian - TransCaucasia

LotDescriptionr. £
1681884; Fine crossed posthorns Kutais ‘1’ (P.T. Ashford type 5) dated 5/4/84 on stampless cover from the Kutais military governor to SPB 13/4/84 with blue seal on reverse.10
1691905(?); card Tiflis to Manglis franked 3k. V.Fine large Tiflis oval "Doplatit" levying an additional 8k.30
1701909 ppc unfranked sent from Sukhum to Tiflis with TO PAY 6k and KONTROL -TIFLIS 6.1.0910
1711909; view card, 3k. arms canc. in RED (two strikes) with TIFLIS double circle "f", h/stamp. (Ashford type 2).10
1721910; Registered ppc with a view of Gagry to N. Novgorod franked with 3 k + 7 k. Arms cancelled GAGRY CHERNOM. G. (15.6), R-label32
1731910; View card, 4k. rate to London with TIFLIS TSENTR. Serial Yu cds with dots.10
1741911; view card (Abastuman, Tiflis Gub.'). 3k. arms canc. ABAS' TUMAN "a" (Ashford type 4). Scarce.15
1751914 pse franked 3k and two strikes NUK.HA ELIZAVETP. (b) 3.4.14 to Baku with seals Tiflisskii Kornerchesskii Bank/ Nukhinskoe Otdelenie and Volzho Kamskii Korn. Bank/Bakinskoe Otdelenie12
1761914; illustrated (textile machine) cover to Germany with (Baku Gub.) BIELI GOROD (Ashford type 1). Additional strike on reverse cancelling 3k. &7k. Arms.24
1771923; Reg. letter Batum (R cachet & Georgian cds) to Constantinople. Franked Georgia SG41x6+SG39 = 500,000r.(foreign Reg. rate) Batum 3-triangles control & Constantinople/Pera cds. nb. Georgia had joined the Transcaucasian Fed. 3 weeks earlier. ex.Miskin185


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

Please Note:
This is a private auction for members of the British Society of Russian Philately. By special arrangement, bids will also be accepted from ROSSICA members who should advise the auctioneer of their membership number at time of bidding.

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