371st Auction

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  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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

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

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

AZERBAIJAN: Ceresa 4 volumnes, pocket forgery guide and two different editions of "VOYKHANSKY", 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

1923, Star Overprint 25k. horizontal pair and 1 rbl. imperforated tied by black cachet of Annenskoje (Annenfeld) to reverse of registered cover with repeated strike with inserted date "9.V.23" on front to Biely-Gorod, some faults, but a rare and still attractive cover

1923, Star Overprint 35k. block of four and Azerbaijan Pictorials 2000r. tied by violet cachet of Annenskoje (Annenfeld) to reverse of cover via Moscow to Leipzig, there re-addressed, a very fine, rare and most attractive cover, signed Mikulski  Annenfeld (Annenskoje) was named after the Queen of the Netherlands, Anna Pavlova. The village - located in the Ganja-Gazakh plain about 400km from Baku - founded by German colonists on the territory of present day Shamkir in 1819, was known as Annenfeld unteil 1938. The district was a settlement for German colonists in the 19th century with special permission of czarist government.

1923, Star Overprint 50k. and 1 rbl. imperforated two singles and strip of three (some faults) tied by TPO mark "БАКУ ВОКСАЛ 7 6 23" to reverse of pre-printed registered cover to Vienna, some transportation wear and tear at right, a scarce and attractive entire

1923, Star Overprint 50k. and 1 r. imperforated tied by cds. "БАКУ 10 5 23" to registered cover to Kiev, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine and attractive, signed Winter

1923, Star Overprint 50k. and 1 rbl. imperforated tied by cds. "ПРИШИБЪ БАКИН 19 5 23" to money transfer form over 6.000.000 r. to Baku, vertical fold and some ageing, otherwise fine

1923, Star Overprint 50k. pair and 1 r. imperforated pair (affixed around) tied by cds. "БИЛАСУВАР 30 5 23" to of money transfer form over 30.000.000 r. to Baku, fine  

1923, Star Overprint 50k. strip of four tied by cds. "ПРИШИБЪ БАКИН -7 6 23" to money transfer form over 4.250.000 r. to Lenkoran, sime ageing, otherwise fine

1923, Star Overprint 50k. strip of three and three singles tied by cds. "ПРИШИБЪ БАКИН 31 5 23" to front and reverse of money transfer form over 30.000.000 r. to Lenkoran, sime ageing, otherwise fine

1923, Star Overprint 1 r. imperforated stip of three tied by weak cds. "ЛЕНКОРАНЬ  19 1 23" to registered cover to Tifflis, fine and attractive

1923, Pictorials 500000k. on 5r. (showing variety left ornament inverted) tied by cds. "ВАКУ 21 7 23" to reverse of registered cover to Leipzig, there charged with "20" and forwarded, light horizontal fold at top, a very scarce and attractive cover, signed Prof. Winterstein and Mikulski

1923, Ararat 100000 and 300000r. tied by TPO mark "​ТИФЛИС ВОКСАЛ " to notification about receiving of registered letter to Rostov-on-Don with arrival mark. Front showing boxed "СПЕШНАЯ ПОЧТА ТИФЛИС-ВОКСАЛ" express-mail marking, a very attractive and rare entire with only a handful of express mail items known

1923, Ararat 100000, 200000 and 500000k. tied by cds. "БАКУ 17 9 23" to reverse of registered cover to Shlobin with arrival mark, some ageing, an attractive and scarce early usage cover

1923, Ararat 200000-200000r., one single each and vertical pair of 500000k. tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 19 9 23" to registered cover with green r-label to Leipzig with arrival mark, vertical fold and small part of address overwritten, yet a scarce and attractive entire

1923, Ararat 700000 on 75000r., 5 singles and one pair with additional frnaking tied by georgian script cds. "TBILISI 24 11 23" to front and reverse of registered cover, address partially erased, to Berlin with arrival mark, some stamps applied over edge, an attractive cover

1923, Ararat 200000r., two singles and 500000r., three singles tied by cds. "КАМАРЛЮ ЭРИВАН 30 10 23" to registered money order form for 44.874.000 rubel to Erivan, fine