386. Auktion

1919, OKCA 5 k., printed on creamy paper with text on reverse, wihtout gum, possibly a printer´s trial, very fine and unusual

1921, 10 k. blue/red/black and two single stamps 15 k. red tied by cds. “BLAGOVESCENSK 20.2.23” reverse on registered commercial cover to Hamburg with arrival mark. The cover with transportation creased, otherwise fine

“SIMFEROPOL TAVR. 6 18”, two fine strikes, one tying Russia 50 k. to registered envelope addressed to the “Kais Deutsches General Consulat” in Kiev with reverse arrival cds “KIEV 20 6 18”, fine and scarce registered mail from Civil War Crimea

1918, Rostov 25 k. on 2 k. perforate, vertical bloc of twelve and pair tied by cds "VESHENSKAYA -1 2 1919" to money order card to “KARGIN 17 II 1919” for the sum of 298 roubles (correct 1% rate with 3 roubles paid), money not collected by the recipient and returned to sender, upon arrival and refund the stamps were invalidated by cissors cut, some imperfections but of no importance in regards to the scarcity, still attractive

“ROMANOVSKAYA KUB. OBL. 26 3 18”, superb strike on Russia 3,50 r. and 5 k. on parcel card to “ARMAVIR KUB. 29 3 18”, undelivered and readdressed to Stavropol without success, finally returned to sender with cds “ROMANOVSKAYA KUB. OBL.11 5 18”, usual vertical archival fold, very fine and attractive. A scarce and well travelled card, the Kuban People´s Republic declared independance from Bolshevik Russia on February 16th, 1918 thus leading to numerous military actions and much upheavals in the region during the following months

1918, Kuban 1 r. on 3 k., Type II, two vertical strips of five, tied by oval “NOVOROSSIISK VOKZAL -2 10 20” to money order card to “USTRETSTSKOI VOLOG(DA) 16 10 20” for the sum of 500 roubles, correct 2% rate, some faults but very scarce

25 r. on 3 k. vertical strip of four, tied by cds “ROMANOVSKA KUB. OBL. 5 7 20” repeated alongside to an improvised parcel card (initially cash on delivery) to “TURKI SAR(ATOV) 17 8 20” for a sending of 38 funt, correct 100 roubles rate (sending 95 roubles plus registration 5 roubles) reverse additional manuscript note of receipt by addressee dated “21 VIII 1920”. The card with the vertical archival crease, fine. A very scarce Soviet usage of that issue as Trophy, the card being endorsed “Red army” at top and the whole of Kuban being occupied by the Bolsheviks from 27 March 1920

“MINERALNYI VODY 139 KISLOVODSK”, two fine strikes to envelope from a Denikin´s Volunteer Army soldier addressed to Station Kavkavsk in Kuban, franked on reverse with Russia 20 k. and 15 k. paying the 35 kopek rate, reverse arrival cds “ROMANOVSKAYA KUB. 28 4. 19”. The envelope with a light horizontal crease at bottom, fine. A rare Postal Wagon usage

1919, United Russia 5 k. yellow imperforate, a single and a bloc of six, tied by cds “MARIUPOL EKATERIN. 2 7 19” to reverse of an envelope to Rostov on Don, sent underfranked at the previous tariff (new 70 kopek rate coming into force two days earlier), on front scarce postage due oval mark “DOPLATIT MARIUPOL", as 70 (k) due, reverse arrival cds, some minor imperfections, very scarce

10 k. imperforate, horizontal strips of four and three, tied by cds “MARIUPOL 20 6 19” to reverse of registered envelope to Rostov on Don, framed registration cachet and arrival cds “ROSTOV 22 6 19”, the envelope roughly opened at left, of no importance, very fine. A scarce mailing at the 70 kopek rate (1st weight step 35 k. plus registration 35 k.)

35 k., two horizontal pairs tied by cds “KERCH 16 9 19” to registered envelope to Novorossyisk with reverse arrival, correct 1,40 roubles rate (Tariff of July 1st, 1919: single weight step 70 k. plus registration 70 k.), fine

70 k. imperforate, two singles and a pair, all tied by cds “VORONTSOVSKOE-NIKOLAEVSK STAVR. GUB. 1 1 19” to envelope to Rostov on Don with arrival cds, paying the correct quadruple weight step at the 2,80 rouble rate, very fine, scarce

3 r. strip of five, neatly tied by cds “ROSTOV ON DON 20 4 20” with additional 2 r. to parcel card for 17 funt to “SERDOBSK -5 20” (November 1919 Soviet tariff), endorsed at top “Red Army certified 1026”, the card with a central light archival crease of no importance, very fine. A dramatic testimony of the red army lootings during the civil war, Rostov was seized by the Bolsheviks on 10th February 1920 and the White Army stamps used as Trophy 

5 r., horizontal pair tied by cds “ROSTOV VOKZAL 23 5 20” to reverse of registered local envelope with reverse several arrival cds inclduing the special three-triangle postmark “ROSTOV DON 26 5 20”, 10 rouble Soviet rate (1st weight step 5 r. plus registration 5 r.), fine. A scarce Soviet usage of the United Russia adhesives as Trophy

10 r. two horizontal strips of five tied by cds VARVAROPOLYE 13 11 19" to registered money order card to Kharkov regarding the transfer of 5,000 roubles, arrival cds “KHARKOV 17 11 19” (correct 2% rate), transfer unpaid and returned upon arrival to the sender as Kharkov felt under the Bolshevik rule meanwhile, final arrival dated “VARVAROPOLYE -3 4 20”, about five months later. Some toning and minor imperfections as to be expected, scarce

Russia 1 r. imperforate bloc of four, used with cds “CHITA” 28 1 20" to reverse of registered envelope to Stockholm, Sweden with red transit “LONDON” and arrival cds “STOCKHOLM 30. 3. 20”, the envelope somehow creased and with wrinkles, still fine, together with Russia 1 r. imperforate horizontal strip of three tied by cds “CHITA 17 11 19” to reverse of envelope to Washigton, USA, with archival holes. A most appealing duo, showing the Kolchak rates in the Transbaikal region both during the Kolchak (November 1919) and the superseding Semenov (January 1920) regimes 

KOLCHAK REVENUES: 20 k. horizontal strip of three and 75 k. pair, all tied by pen cross cancellation to a folded extract of birth certificate from the church of the village Innokentiev in Irkutsk diocese, dated on the inside 31 January 1920 (Old Style), some aging and minor imperfections. A most unusual usage

1919, Kolchak issue 35 k. on 2 k. perforated, vertical pair and single, together with Coat of Arms 3,50 r., tied by small cds. “VLADIVOSTOK 8 5 20” to reverse of registered envelope to New York, USA, with arrival cds., slightly overpaying the 4 roubles rate for foreign registered mail, fine and scarce

1919/20, Kolchak 70 (k). on 1 k. yellow-orange pair and 5 singles with Russia 5 r. (3) and 10 k. tied by cds. “IRKUTSK 10 3. 20” to money transfer card concerning the sum of 2,000 roubles to the village Ledengsk Vologda with arrival cdss. “LEDENSK VOL. 24 4 20”, correct rate at 1% (equals 20 roubles franking), some minor imperfections as usual, still fine. A very scarce usage of the Kolchak issue as Trophy, Irkutsk having been taken by a Bolshevik Committee at the begining of the year

1920, Ataman Semyonov issue 10 r. on 70 k., two pairs and a single, tied by cds. “CHITA -8 7 20” to registered envelope to Tientsin with arrival cds. “TIENTSIN RUSSKAYA POCHTA 14 7 20” alongside (late usage, the Russian Post Office at the Treaty Port being closed at the end of 1920), correct 50 roubles Semyonov rate (25 roubles first weight step plus 25 roubles registration), some usual aging and minor envelope wear of no importance, very fine. An extremely rare and important cover, being probably the only known registered and one of less than ten covers recorded, all types of mail combined, from the Semyonov issue

1921, Chita Issue 1 k. three pairs and two strips of three, together with 3 k., 5 k. and 20 k. all neatly tied by cds, “BLAGOVECHENSK 30 3 23” to reverse of registered envelope to Switzerland with transit westbound via Moscow arrival cds. “”ZURICH -2 V. 23", very fine and eye-catching 40 kopek rate cover

5 k. vertical lower sheet margin strip of three, neatly tied by cds. “OSINOVKA PRIMOR(SKOYE) 1 - 2. 23” to reverse of registered envelope to Vladivostok with arrival cds., endorsed on back flap “Selo (village) Osinovka”, cover with light vertical bend one 5 k. with minor fold of no importance, still very fine. A very scarce usage at the 15 kopek rate from a small locality

10 k. two singles tied by cds. “CHITA 15 7 22” to registered envelope to Kharbin, China, sent free-franked with reverse blue seal of the Military Industrial Soviet Commission, the adhesives paying for the registration fee only, front three-line book register handstamp and framed registration mark "CHITA N° 705", reverse arrival cds., minor usual soiling of no importance, fine and very scarce

1921, Chita issue 10 k. bloc of four and single, fresh colours, neatly tied by railway postal station oval “CHITA VOKZ. 17 6 23” to registered envelope to Berlin, Germany with reverse arrival cds., on front scarce rreddisch register handstamp along with the label, fine and scarce

1923, Gold Kopek 2 k. two singles together with Chita issue 3 k. strips of four, five and three singles, tied by cds. “VLADIVOSTOK 16 8 23” to registered envelope to Tientsin, China with arrival cds. alongside, fine and scarce

1918/23, Civil War Armies, unused and used accumulation with duplicates and multiples, including Don Region, Denikin, Kuban and Far Eastern Republic, mixed condition

1920/23, Russian Civil War Post in Siberia, 15 covers and one front, some better items with Kolchak regime registered cover from “VLADIVOSTOK 23 1 20” to France with 1 rouble bloc of four paying the 4 r. rate (signed Mikulski), fine choice of Chita and Vladivostok printing frankings, DVR with 10 k. on 3,5 r. Mi.-Nr. 16A as single franking with “VLADIVOSTOK 10 2 21” to envelope to Stockholm with arrival cds, also Postal Wagon “KHABAROVSK 153 NIKOLSK USSURIISK 26 3 21” on DVR Mi.-Nr. 4, 7, 14, 15A, 17 and 20A-21 to envelope to Ussurrisk station (signed Mikulski), etc., slightly mixed condition as usual. A most interesting group, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibition pages

1917/20, balance of a collection with 16 covers, cards and parcel cards, including usages from the Kuban and Don Regions, many scarcer items throughout with 1919 United Russia registered postcard from Stavropol to Dagestan and 1919 Money transfer card from Konstantinovka to Novocherkask, both while in White controlled areas, etc., also one cover with forgeries for reference, mixed condition, all neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibition pages

1918/20, balance of a collection with 18 covers showing a wonderful range of usages and rates, including a strong choice of the evolution of the tariffs  from Kolchak regime up to the Vladivostok Zemstvo Board Administration, together with one scenic view postcard, the occasional fault as to be expected, overall in good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on album pages. An impressive specialist lot

1922, Chita issue 10 kop. blue and red, wide margins on all sides, tied by clear “CHITA VOKTZ 31.7.22” to Esperanto cover, on reverse transit mark Moscow and violet “TRANSBAJKALA SOCIETO ESPERANTO”, addressed to Frankfurt, tiny border crease, otherwise fine and attractive