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 - Telegraph Offices

LotDescriptionr. £
1781892; Moscow Telegraph, reg. 70k. rate to Guatemala via New York & New Orleans with blank type reg. of New Orleans, v. scarce destination.60
1791876, "Telegram to army Corps Colonel at Bobruisk Fortress with blue-green mark "Telegraph vy Bobruist" ("very rare")60
180Censored telegram to P.O.W. in Kiev from Lvov (c. 1915) + paper seal ("rare")30
18120 Field-Post letters: WW2 through to 1960. Interesting military & civil postmarks, cachets etc.45
1821866; St. Petersburg telegram (May '66) to Finland Barracks, Vasilievskoy Is. On reverse, printed instructions (see Kossy). BJRP No. 85)50
1831871; Riga telegram envelope with "Riga telegraph" seal on reverse (Oct. 71) to Norway. ("scarce dest.")50
1841878; Telegram with attached telegraph fee receipt, cancelled with "very scarce" blue 'Telegraph vy Berder', to Pernau, very stained.10
1851886; Imperatorskii telegram to Pavlosk (from Saxony concerning slight measles in family)25
1861902 ppc unfranked sent from Samara to St.Petersburg with TO PAY/SAMARA and two strikes Samara Pocht. Telegr. Kont. 29/1102 (2) and 30/11/02 (3) and strike TELEGRAPH/ GOROD-SKAYA XVI (2) 2/AVG/1 90212
1871904; Imperatovskii telegram with cachet and annotations.15
1881906; Telegram from Pernau to Kihnu with attached cancelled telegraph fee receipt & seal15
1891911 ppc franked 3k and two strikes EKATERINBURG/TELEGR. (b) 30.3.1110


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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