366. Auktion März 2018

1910, 1 R. geschnitten, Farbe rotorange verschoben, 3 gefaltete Doppelbogen, postfrisch, Ränder beschnitten, einmal Mängel (Mi.-Nr. 77Bxb)

1891/1935 (ca.), Partie Briefe, Karten, Ganzsachen und Briefteile

RUSSLAND IN LETTLAND GEBRAUCHT: 1858/1916, interessante Partie mit über 30 Briefen und Karten dabei Ganzsachenkarten, R-Briefe, stumme Kriegsstempel, bessere Frankaturen, Bahnpost, Punktnummerstempel "38" LIBAU auf Brief, meist gute Erhaltung

FISKALMARKEN / STEUERBANDEROLEN: Über 140, meist verschiedene Banderolen, dabei Tabak-, Streichhözer, Tee- und Weinbanderolen, eine sehr interressante und seltene Sammlung

MONT ATHOS: 1860/1917, interessante Partie von von 23 russischen Belegen, meist Kurierpost innerhalb des Mont Athos mit vielen verschiedenen Wachssiegeln und einigen vorgedruckten Belegen, gute Erhaltung

AKHTYRKA-ZOLOTONOSHA, sehr schöne vorwiegend ungebrauchte Sammlung mit einigen Einheiten, insgesamt über 270 Werte, etwas Russische Post in der Levante
 

1909/10 Offices in Mt. Athos, Meteline, Salonique. Mint & Used, includes mint Mt. Athos 70pi and 1910 Cyrillic Overprint Issue complete; a Salonique 1909 Issue complete mint; Meteline 1909-10 complete, two sets (one used on fragments with doubtful cds and one mint), several values of the different sets used, and up to and including the 7pi of the Russian Levant Portrait set (Romanov) on fragment tied by violet "SALONIKI" cds. The complete mint sets are hinged and Fine to Very Fine and most are backstamped. 

Salonica, Chios, Mount Athos, 1898/1903: 6 items franked with various Russian Levant, tied with "R.O.P.iT. SALONIKI", "R.O.P.iT. CHIOS" and 1 item with arrival "R.O.P.iT. ATHON". Three of them philatelically inspired and one front, interesting lot

Mytilini 1905-13: 8 items (3 registered covers, 2 postal cards, 2 covers and 1 postcard) franked with various Russian Levant, tied with "R.O.P.iT. MITELIN" in violet, except the last one (during the Hellenic Occupation, 1913) which is in blue; fine to very fine condition

1899, Handstamped & Trident Issues, Cover Lot of 21 pieces including a small cover with a pair of 1m green canceled with "SELIA" violet brown straightline, three covers and a fragment with blue "ROUSTIKA" straightline on either 1m green, 2m black, or 2m blue Trident with Stars; seventeen pieces from Rethymnon, of special notice two different, each with the 1899, 2m pale grey-rose Handstamped type II, one franked with a single each 1m blue type I, 2m black, one with a block of 1m green, one with an 1gr orange Trident without stars, etc.

1899, "Trident" Issues variety lot. First Issue set of three values in six colors: Imperf set of sheet selvage singles without control marks; the 1gr rose, 1 & 2m lilac, 2m green, 1m orange thinned, all mint hinged gum with remnant. Also included are an imperf 1m orange with control and blue "RETHYMNON" straightline, and an uncatalogued imperf at right sheet selvage 1gr blue with control mark and blue "RETHYMNON" straightline; both are thinned. Second Issue imperf sheet selvage 1m rose with control mark and "RETHYMNON" straightline, with thins; an uncatalogued 1m green imperf at right with the sheet selvage, "RETHYMNON" administrative control at lower left and black cds on top; a displaced horizontal perforation used 1gr green tied on fragment. Finally there are used 2m. blue and 1gr (variety dot between S and I of Grosion) blue, both with double control marks, the 2m with a thin. Excellent for the specialist. 

1899, First and Second "Trident" Issues, cancelation group. Stamps may have some faults, others are very fine in quality. Included cancels are "AGIOS GALINIS" (x6), "ANOGEIA", "AMARI", "KASTELI" (x3), "MARGARITAIS" (x2), "MELAMPES" (x4), "SELIA" (x6) and "SPILI". Some cancels are very clear and full strikes. Very nice group, high catalogue value, some are backstamped. 

1899, Russian Offices accumulation of mint and used. Handstamped Issues include 24 copies of 1m blue Type I including two pairs, three copies of 2m gray rose, 11 copies of 2m rose and red including a pair, numerous 1m green with mint blocks in various sizes, and numerous  2m black including a mint part sheet of 80, other smaller multiples, and many mint and used; all stamps with paper and color shade varieties, condition is mixed from faulty to very fine, overall a very nice group. Trident Issues with over 100 First Issue without Stars, almost all canceled, about just as many mint Second Issue Trident with Stars and about half that many canceled, variety of control mark colors when present; some forgeries lurking around and few with faults, but spot checks showed these to be genuine and in overall good quality. Also included are two sheets of 32 of the 2m and the 1gr violet (some separation, 1gr with vertical rows 3 & 6 showing the dot after S of Grosion). Excellent basis for study and expansion

Almost complete collection of Russian straightline cancels (only "Margaritais" missing) on 56 singles, pairs and a block of the 1899 Handstamped Issue, noted a 1m blue type I with "MELAMBES," a 1m green single with a "DAMASTA," and a block of four with "SELIA," a pair of 2m black without control (unlisted as such) with "ANOGEIA," a single with "FODELE," and another single with "DAMASTA," and numerous others; lot contains only one "RETHYMNON". Very fine, difficult to assemble, most are clear and in most cases full strikes.  

1862/1901, very interesting unused and used collection with some cards and covers, some signed,  all neatly written up on pages, mostly good condition

1919, OKCA, interesting unused and used collection containing many multiples including gutter pairs, some covers and pieces, all written up on pages

1919, interesting unused/never hinged and used collection containing many multiples, betters stamps, gutter pairs, different cancellations,  11 cards and covers, forgeries, many signed Eichenthal, Pohl, Jem, Romeko, many items ex Mertens, all written up on pages  

1919, First Issue, small collection of unused and used stamps containing Mi.-Nr. 1-11 signed Dawydoff, written up on pages

1919, Second Issue, small unused collection including twice Mi.-Nr. 14, written up on pages

1919, Second Issue, small collection with 4 covers and some pieces, written up on pages

1919, Third Issue, small unused collection with two mint sets and some varities plus two covers and some forgeries, written up on pages

RUSSIA USED ON BALTIC TERRITORY: 1914/17, interesting collection with 49 cards and covers including registered mail, censor marks, railway cancels, postage due cancel, all on written up pages

RUSSIA USED ON BALTIC TERRITORY: 1944/64, interesting collection with more than 60 cards and covers including registered mail, postal stationery etc., all on written up pages