386th Auction

1919–1923, specialised collection in stockbook, an extensive holding of singles, multiples, and covers, replete with notable varieties including partially perforated stamps, reverse printings, overprint errors, proofs, etc, beginning with the 1919–20 St. George and Tamar the Great issues showing a wide array of printing varieties and plate flaws, imperforate singles and blocks including a never hinged 40k red lower left corner block of thirty with tête-bêche pairs, a very fine group of six colour proofs including unissued 20k and 30k denominations, followed by a solid representation of 1920–21 overprinted issues, both perforated and imperforate, in singles and multiples, and Soviet-era issues including ten covers, noting a 1923 registered cover from Tiflis to Berlin and a mixed-franking registered cover with Overprint Types I and II from Tiflis to Leipzig, along with a 1923 700,000r on 2k green Coat of Arms imperforate block of fifty with sheet margins and five gutter pairs, offered  with the Ashford handbook “Georgia: Postal Cancellations 1918–1923”, the odd fault noted but overall sound and desirable, a rarely offered holding of this depth and ideal for the specialist.

1881/1914, Imperial Post Offices in Transcaucasia, interesting collection of 69 covers and cards, including postal stations on the Georgian Military road, some better items with 1917 registered envelope from the anti-plague station “ZURNABAK YELIZAV. PROTIVOCHUM STAN.”, 1909 postcard from “NOVYI-AFON SUKHUM.”, 1914 free frank envelope from “AKHMETY TIFL.”, 1904 postcard with blue cds. “ANANUR TIFL.”, 1904 postcard from “BYELI KLYOUTSK TIFL. G.”, also mail from Dishet, Kazbek, Kobi, the meteorological station Mleti, etc., together with two envelopes with different types of the 1899 provisional violet registration label from Tiflis. Slightly mixed condition, neatly housed on expertly described album pages

1918/23, Civil War Issues, fine group of circa 140 mint never hinged/unused and used, including Revenues and Areas, some scarcer items throughout with some gutter strips and inverted overprints, noted Siberia, Chita, Armenia, Kharkov provisional overprints, etc., overall in good condition, neatly housed in one booklet