371st Auction

1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking including Famine Relief 3000r. tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 12 3 23" to reverse of registered cover to Lichtenrade with arrival mark, an attractive cover  

1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 18 4 23" to large format registered cover to Hamburg, few folds and one stamp applied over edge, a scarce entire

1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r., two strips of three with additional franking, tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 10 9 23" to registered cover to London, few stamps applied at edge thus small faults, an attractive cover

1923, Handstamped surcharges 10000r. on 1000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 16 4 23" to reverse of cover via Moscow to Berlin with arrival mark, despite some small tears at top a very attractive cover

1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. with additional franking including Famine Relief 1000r., tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 5 10 3 23" to registered cover to Halle, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine

1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. as horizontal pair with additional franking including Famine Relief 3000r., tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 5 15 3 23" to front and reverse of registered cover to Anvers, Belgium, small abrasion at upper left, otherwise a fine and very attractive cover

1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. as horizontal pair with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 4 -4 7 23" to reverse of  cover to Braunschweig, few folds and small imperfections, signed Jem and Mikulski

1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r., horizontal pair with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 21 6 23" to front and reverse of censored cover to Halle, Germanywith arrival mark, a fine and attractive cover

1923, Handstamped surcharges 20000r. on 500r. two pairs and three singles together with 80000r. on 3000r. block of six tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 12 7 23" to front and reverse of cover to Berlin and from there forwarded to Schlachtensee with arrival mark, folded out for display and some abhrasion, signed Mikulski  

1923, Handstamped surcharges 40000r on 5000r., two singles tied by georgian script cds. "KUTAISI 9 5 23" to reverse of cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, small paper remnant on front, fine

1923, Handstamped surcharges 80000r. on 3000r., block of six with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 22 8 23" to reverse of registered cover to Berlin

1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r. on 2000r. with additional franking, tied by cds. "ГУДАУТЫ СУХУМ 24 2 23" to registered cover to Leipzig, fine

1923, Handstamped surcharges 15000r on 2000r., two singles, one with straight edge, tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 16 3 23" to reverse of folded out parcel letter from the Department of Transcaucasian Railway to Moscow with arrival mark, minor imperfections, despite few imperfections an attractive and unusual cover

1923, Handstamped surcharges 20000r. on 500r. and 40000r. on 5000r. tied by georgian script cds. "BATUM 19 4 23" to reverse of registered cover to Baku with arrival mark

1923, Handstamped surcharges 40000r. on 5000r. with additional franking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 23 4 23" to reverse of double weight registered cover via Moscow to Berlin with arrival mark, minor transport marks, a very attractive and scarce entire

1923, Handstamped surcharges 80000r. on 2000r. as block of four with additional franking including machine overprints and six Sovjet war invalieds 1r. charity stamps, all tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 10 8 23" to large  registered cover to Bremen, there redirected, one stamp with faults and minor imperfection due to transportation, a very attractive and rare entire

1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 200000r. on 5k. as vertical pair tied by georgian script cds. "AKHALTSIKH 23 9 23" to reverse of cover Tiflis with arrival mark, small paper remnants on front, a scarce and attractive cover

1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 200000r. on 5k. as vertical pair together with Transcaucasia Ararat 150000r. tied by  georgian script cds. "AKHALTSIKH 24 10 23" to reverse of registered cover sent from the Akhaltsikhe Sovjet to Tiflis with arrival mark, small paper remnants on front, a scarce and attractive cover

1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 200000r. on 5k., two singles and 300000r. on 20k. black overprint tied by  georgian script cds. "TBILISI 9 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Batum with arrival mark, some paper remnants on front, otherwise fine

1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 300000r. on 20k. black overprint with additional franking tied by  georgian script cds. "TELAVI 10 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, minor imperfections, an attractive and scarce cover

1923, Hammer and Sickle overprint on Imperial arms type 300000r. on 20k. blue overprint as horizontal pair with additional franking tied by blue georgian script cds. "SURAMI 14 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Tiflis with arrival mark, vertical fold affecting the additional franking, otherwise fine, a very rare cover and to our knowledge the only cover bearing the blue overprint

1923, The July handstamped issue on Armenia basic stamps, 15.000 on 15k. on Armenia 5r. on 15 K., two copies used on piece, one with additional franking and two singles used (faults) and unused each, some minor faults, very scarce

1923, The July handstamped issue 10.000r. on 7k. together with Allegory handstamp 80.000 on 3000r. tied by cds. "TIFLIS 5-7-23" to piece, rare

1923, The July handstamped issue 15.000 on 15k., type 3, as block of 8 and two singles with inverted overprint tied by georgian script cds. "TBILIS 23 7 23" to reverse of cover to Petrograd with arrival mark, rare

INCOMING MAIL: 1879, Italy Umberto I 5c. green tied by. cds "ROMA " to small, folded out, envelope addressed to the Consul General of His Majesty the King if Italy to Tiflis, with Odessa transit , russian censor mark and Tiflis arrival mark, some faults, but a scarce incoming mail item

1921, unfranked cover from the Swiss consulate in Tiflif dispatched on "8.12.21" and addressed to the Swiss consulate agency in Baku, reverse with arrival mark und cachet of the Swiss consulate, little roughly opened at upper right, otherwise fine

Légation de Géorgie en France: 1920, Semeuse 50c. strip  tied by cds. "PARIS 24 11 25" to pre-printed envelope "Légation de Géorgie" to Geneva, reverse with violet cachet "Légation de Géorgie en France CHANCELLERIE", some tears and small wrinkles, attractive and very rare  Finally, on 27th of January 1921 amongst other countries, France and England fully recognized de jure the Georgian Democratic Republic as an state and on 25 February 1921 Akaki Chenkheli presented his credentials at the Elysée Palace as Georgia's Minister Plenipotentiary to the French Republic. That same day Tiflis was occupied by the Bolshevik Red Army and the Georgian Socialist Soviet Republic was installed. The government exiled via Batum and Constantinople to Paris and the "Légation de Géorgie en France" (diplomatic representation of the Georgian Democratic Republic in France) was established. Khariton Chavichvili represented the "Légation de Géorgie en France" at the United Nations in Geneva and only a few covers of the correspondence between the parties were accessible. All known covers sent from Paris, addressed to Monsieur Chavichvili at the same address in Geneva, from 1923 to 1925. Some bear a chachet on revers

Légation de Géorgie en France: 1920, Semeuse 25c. and Pasteur 50c. tied by cds. "PARIS 1 2 24" to pre-printed envelope "Légation de Géorgie" to Geneva, reverse with violet cachet "Légation de Géorgie en France ", some tears and small wrinkles, attractive and very rare

FISCAL: ZEMO-AVCHALIS, 1927, Personal registration Tax, Hydro-Electric Dam 1r. brown perforated, tied by boxed cachet to complete passport, fine and scarce (Barefoot Nr. 2)

GEORGIA: Ceresa 2 volumnes, "Postal Cancellations 1918-1923" by Ashford and two other books (one copied), traces of use

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

1923, Star Overprint 25k. single and two singles 50k. with Armenian unframed Z overprint tied by cds. "БАКУ 24 4 23" to reverse of cover Berlin, some folds and small teras, one fold affecting one 50k., a very rare and unusual cover

1923, Star Overprint 25k. and 1 rbl. imperforated pair and single tied by TPO mark "БАКУ ВОКСАЛ 14 6 23" to reverse of pre-printed registered cover to Berlin, some transportation wear and ageing, vertical fold not affecting stamps, a scarce and attractive entire

1923, Star Overprint 35k. as irregular block of four togehter with Azerbaijan 5000 on 2000r. tied by cds. "БАКУ 23 4 23" to reverse of cover to Berlin, same opening faults with small tear at left, otherwise fine

1923, Star Overprint 25k. pair and 50k. single togehter with Azerbaijan Pictorials 5000r. 14 stamps mostly in multiples, tied by cds. "БАКУ 9 6 23" to front and reverse of cover to New York, stamps partly affixed over the edge, some wear, otherwise fine

1923, Star Overprint 25k. strip of four tied by cds. "ШЕМАХА 2.6.23" to reverse of pre-printed cover to Baku, few faults with small tear at top, otherwise fine