371st Auction

24-28 September 2019 in Wiesbaden

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Lot no.6587

Condition

0 1 2 3

Catalogue no.

Opening400 €
Sold for550 €
The Erivan issue overprinted in Transcaucasian roubles, carefeully presented collection with over 100 stamps, plus some forgeries, better stamps include 6 rubber-handstamps in red/rose ink, all written up
Lot no.6588

Condition

0 1 3 5

Catalogue no.

Opening100 €
Sold for110 €
1922/2001, small collection with some fiscals, labels and a modern collection from 1992
Lot no.6589

Condition

Catalogue no.

OpeningMake an Offer
Sold for10 €
ARMENIEN: Ceresa 8 volumnes, copy of "The Postage stamps of Armenia" by Ashfort and Postage stamps, Fiscal stamps and postage cancels by Zakiyan, traces of use
Lot no.6590

Condition

6

Catalogue no.Russ. 72,75

Opening120 €
Sold forUnsold
1918, Imperial Coat of arms 20k. single and 50k. as pair and single tied by cds. "БАКУ 24 9 19" to registered cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, a little roughly opened at left, a fine and scarce forerrunner cover showing the 1rbl. 70k. rate
Lot no.6591

Condition

6

Catalogue no.1,4-5x

Opening120 €
Sold for240 €
1919, 1st. Musavat Issue 10 and 60k. and 1 rbl. tied by cds. "БАКУ 4 11 19" to registered cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, a fine and scarce cover
Lot no.6592

Condition

6

Catalogue no.7x

Opening250 €
Sold for280 €
1919, 1st. Musvat Issue 5 rbl. tied by cds. "БАКУ 5 10 20" to reverse of registered censored cover to Charkov, at this time ordinary mail up to 15g was postage free in the RSFSR and this was also applied in Azerbaijan (Cerese, Azerbaijan section A, p.38). The 5 rbl. paying the applicable registered fee, minor transportation wear, a very rare and interesting cover
Lot no.6593

Condition

6

Catalogue no.7x

Opening250 €
Sold for500 €
1919, 1st. Musvat Issue 5 rbl. tied by cds. "ЕЛИСАВЕТПОЛЬ 1 3 21" to invalid Russia Kerenski postal stationery 5k. addressed to Prof. Kaigorodov, head of the forestry research institute of the RSFSR, at this time ordinary mail up to 15g was postage free in the RSFSR and this was also applied in Azerbaijan (Cerese, Azerbaijan section A, p.38). The 5 rbl. paying the applicable registered fee, three small archive holes at left, a very attractive and to our knowledge unique usage during the free-frank period
Lot no.6594

Condition

2

Catalogue no.9x,10F

Opening300 €
Sold for340 €
1919, 1st. Musvat Issue 25 and 50 rbl. as se-tenant pair, unused, few ageing spots and two light corner creases barely visible on front, a very rare item, presumably only six sheets have been printed before this error was noticed and the appropriate stone has been altered, signed
Lot no.6595

Condition

2

Catalogue no.4y

Opening200 €
Sold for200 €
1920, 2nd. Musvat Issue 60k. with inverted colors, unused, unlisted in the catalogs, a very rare item Provenance: ex ​Kuzovkin of Baku
Lot no.6596

Condition

(6)

Catalogue no.11-12

Opening150 €
Sold forUnsold
1921, Famine Issue 500-1000r. as vertical resp. horizontal pair with cds. "БАКУ 29.10.21" and tied by arrival mark "BYOCOSZCZ 29.11.21" to large cover piece, a scarce and attractive item. In addition 500r. used with cds. of "БАКУ" and showing part of german arrival mark on upper margin Provenance: depicted in Ceresa, Azerbaijan, section A, p. 85
Lot no.6597

Condition

2

Catalogue no.ex 13-25 Proof

Opening1.000 €
Sold for2.200 €
1921, Pictorials 1-2000r. as black trial single die proofs on multicoloured cardboard paper, block of 8 different designs and two pairs, each design showing guidelines in the corners, small red numbers below the designs, a very rare and attractive assembly, the only examples known to us Provenance: Ceresa, Azerbaijan, section B, p. 432-33
Lot no.6598

Condition

2

Catalogue no.ex 13-27

Opening1.000 €
Sold for2.200 €
1921, Pictorials 1-5000r., 13 trial single proofs in black on white paper and four single colored proofs on brownish paper, three blue proofs on white paper, most still showing guidelines in the corners, in addition three proofs, one in black and two in blue on white paper, of unadopted designs for the 2 and 3 r. stamps, mostly fine, a most interesting and rare group
Lot no.6599

Condition

6

Catalogue no.25

Opening400 €
Sold for400 €
Pictorials 2000r., 350 stamps in large multiples corded to Money transfer from for 35.000.000 r. to Baku. Originating from Karagino, a small provincial PO in the Elisavetpol Guberniya. The small PO had neither stamps nor a date canceller available, postage was calculated and noted in handwriting on the transfer form. For further processing it was transferred to the Nikolayevka PO, also there neither Transcausia star nor numerator surcharged stamps where available. Against all the rules the stamps were not revalued and just cancelled with cds. "НИКОЛАЕВКА 25 4 23". A very attractive and unique piece from the high inflation period  
Lot no.6600

Condition

Catalogue no.30

Opening250 €
Sold for250 €
1922, Postmaster Provisional Issue: 150r. vertical pair with manuscript marking of Tauz Railway Station, fine, scarce Provenance: E.C. Voikhansky, Potschtove Marky Aserbaydshana, plate XXV, Baku 1971
Lot no.6601

Condition

3

Catalogue no.33

Opening250 €
Sold for250 €
1922, Postmaster Provisional Issue: 2000r. block of six with manuscript marking of Tauz Railway Station, one value small abhrasion, otherwise fine, scarce Provenance: E.C. Voikhansky, Potschtove Marky Aserbaydshana, plate XXV, Baku 1971
Lot no.6602

Condition

6

Catalogue no.32VI

Opening750 €
Sold for1.200 €
1922, Postmaster Provisional Issue: 400r. as horizontal pair tied by two violet handstamps "Принямо" and cds. "БАКУ 27 2 22" to reverse of registered cover via the Moscow Central Expeditsiya to Vienna, despite some faults a phantastic and rare cover Provenance: Ceresa, Azerbaijan, section A, p. 110-11                       W. Nagl. Collection
Lot no.6603

Condition

Catalogue no.33,41,44

Opening100 €
Sold for280 €
1922, Postmaster Provisional Issue: 2000r. and 33000 on 250r. and two copies of 66000 on 2000r., each revalued in red manuscript and used in Zakalty, fine and scarce
Lot no.6604

Condition

(6)

Catalogue no.20,22

Opening100 €
Sold for120 €
1922, Postmaster Provisional Issue: 150r., two pairs and 400r. 8 singles without overprint tied by cds. "ЕЛЕНИНО 24 6 22" to reverse of cover (another reverse adjoined to make up cpl. cover). The offical use of postmaster provisionals ended on May 20th 1922, however this cover must be considered as a late use of postmaster provsionals as no numerator overprinted stamps where available, an interesting item
Lot no.6605

Condition

6

Catalogue no.42

Opening750 €
Sold for750 €
May 1922, Enumerator Surcharge 50000 on 3000r. as block of 22 including 5 tête-bêche pairs, sensibly folded, and two singles tied by cds. "БАКУ 11 11 22" to registered cover to Geneva, few minor imperfections as to be expected, a very rare and desirable item
Lot no.6606

Condition

6

Catalogue no.47,50

Opening150 €
Sold for150 €
November 1922, Enumerator Surcharge 100000 on 2r. as single and 300000 on 3000r., two pairs, all tied by cds. "БАКУ 15 11 22" to reverse of folded out handmade registered cover from the Editorial Department of the Azerbaijan Naphtha Soc. "ASNEFTI" to London, vertical fold affecting one stamp, stamps partly applied over edge, a attractive and unusual cover
Lot no.6607

Condition

6

Catalogue no.48

Opening100 €
Sold for130 €
1922 (November), Second surcharge issue 200000 on 10r. horizontal pair with cds. "БАКУ 23 12 22" on cover with adjacent two-line censor mark "Cauc(asian) War Censor No. 1" addressed to "Fighting Army, 103rd artillery, Doctor Jospeh Jemeljanovich Pirverntjanz" with arrival mark.  Military mail did not require franking, it was post free but registration was an extra and 400.000 r. is the correct rate for the period depicted in R.J. Ceresa, "Postage stamps of Russia, 1917-23", Vol. IV, Pts. 13/16, SectionC, page 614
Lot no.6608

Condition

6

Catalogue no.57a,b

Opening150 €
Sold for220 €
November 1922, Rubber handstamp Surcharge 1500000 on 5000r., two single frankings, one registered cover, with surcharge in black and violet used from "БАКУ" and sent to Liepaja, Latvia, registered cover slightly stained, otherwise fine, signed Calves resp. Prof. Winterstein
Lot no.6609

Condition

6

Catalogue no.59

Opening300 €
Sold for440 €
November 1922, 500.000 on 66000 on 2000r. tied by cds. "БАКУ 25 11 22" to reverse of shortened registered cover with adjacent violet cachet of the transport company of R.S.F.S.R, Baku office, addressed to Moscow, small cut at right, otherwise fine, a very rare and appealing cover  
Lot no.6610

Condition

3

Catalogue no.68

Opening100 €
Sold for140 €
January 1923, Enumerator Surcharge 15000 on 5000r., block of 9 containing two gutter pairs, used with TPO mark "БАКУ ВОКСАЛ 6 3 23" and transit mark, some faults, but a rare and still attractive multiple
Lot no.6611

Condition

6

Catalogue no.68I, 67

Opening700 €
Sold for750 €
January 1923, Enumerator Surcharge 15000 on 70000 on 5000r. vertical pair with additional frnaking tied by cds. "БАКУ 12 2 23" to cover to Anyksciaia, transit marks of Moscow and Kaunas and arrival mark in reverse, vertical fold, otherwise fine, a very rare and desirable item
Lot no.6612

Condition

2 3

Catalogue no.

Opening400 €
Sold for400 €
1923, Emergency Revaluation: "5" in red manuscript changing the 2000r. to 5000r., one used (at Nikolaevka Elisav) and unused single and an unused block of four, the unused stamps signed Prof. Winterstein, scarce
Lot no.6613

Condition

2 3

Catalogue no.

Opening250 €
Sold for1.200 €
1919, 1st. Musavat Issue 10k.-50r. on white paper, large stockbook with many hundreds of stamps, most genuine. With some useful used material throughout, also some forgeries included, a interesting lot, varying condition (ex Mi.-Nr. 1-10x)
Lot no.6614

Condition

0 1 3

Catalogue no.ex 1-10

Opening500 €
Sold for500 €
1920, Musavat Issue, accumulation with over 90 part and 1 complete sheet, somewhat mixed condition
Lot no.6615

Condition

0 1 3

Catalogue no.ex 1-10

Opening200 €
Sold for200 €
1919-20, Musavat Issues in 18 complete sheet, rather poor condition
Lot no.6616

Condition

2 3

Catalogue no.

Opening200 €
Sold for200 €
1920, 2nd. Musavat Issue 10k.-50r. on gray or yellowish paper, large stockbook with many hundreds including multiple with gutters, few postally used stamps etc., some plating notes included, varying condition (ex Mi.-Nr. 1-10y)
Lot no.6617

Condition

2 3 5

Catalogue no.

Opening200 €
Sold for220 €
1921, Hunger relief 500-100´r. and Pictorials 1-5000r., large stockbook with many hundreds, genuine and forged. Including some useful postally used and a few gutter blocks
Lot no.6618

Condition

2 3 6 (6)

Catalogue no.

Opening5.000 €
Sold for5.000 €

Postmaster Provisional Issues, extensive and very interesting collection organized by the different overprint types including some varities like 
multiples, double overprints etc., one page ex Ashford collection, containing a total of over 160 stamps and two covers, the majority of material with  reliable signatures like signed Mikulski, Prof. Winterstein, Az. Voka and some certificates Mikulski and Ceresa

Lot no.6619

Condition

1 2 3 6

Catalogue no.

Opening500 €
Sold for3.800 €

1919/22, extensive collection starting with a few forerunner cards and covers, than a lot of interesting varities like paper folds, private perforations, gutter pairs, multiples, some forgeries, small cancellation collection etc.
 

Lot no.6620

Condition

0 1 3 (6) 5

Catalogue no.

Opening100 €
Sold for900 €
Fantasy Issues and Fiscals: Interesting group with stamps and covers, all written up on pages
Lot no.6621

Condition

Catalogue no.

OpeningMake an Offer
Sold for160 €
AZERBAIJAN: Ceresa 4 volumnes, pocket forgery guide and two different editions of "VOYKHANSKY", traces of use
Lot no.6832

Condition

6

Catalogue no.1,7, Azer.27

Opening100 €
Sold for150 €
1923, Star Overprint 10k. pair and 1r. imperforated togehter with Azerbaijan Pictorials 5000r. two strips of three, tied by cds. "БАКУ 4 7 23" to reverse of cover to Berlin, fine

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