TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1869, Postage due 20pa. yellow-brown/red-brown, used with clear strike of blue arabic "BATUM" cancel, a very scarce cancellation with only a few items known
Provenence: ex Platinga collection
Auction #371- Day 2
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Auction #371- Day 2
Heinrich Koehler invites visitors to the traditional international autumn auction, whose program fits seamlessly into the series of top auctions this year.
Five special catalogues document unique collections, from Germany via the Caucasus to the Danish West Indies. In addition, an impressive main catalogue offers various special sections as well as an incredible range of attractive philatelic and postal history material from Europe and the whole world.
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
from 9.00 a.m. Lot 6001 - 6205
Special Catalogue: Danish West Indies 1768-1917 – The "Høgensborg" Collection (part II)
from 11.00 a.m. Lot 6501 - 6876
Special Catalogue: Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan,Batum, Georgia, Transcaucasia) – The Hans-Günther Grigoleit MD Collection
from 2.00 p.m. Lot 753 - 1423
Single Lots: Germany after 1945: Local issues after 1945, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany, including the „George Marshall“ Collection (part III)
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Lot #6622 - British Commonwealth batum
Lot #6623 - British Commonwealth batum
TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1918, Russian military postcard franked with Turkey Pictorials 10-20pa. and tied by illegible all arabic cds. with the number and city name Batum not readable, send to Pangalti Istanbul with censor and arrival mark, at left side endorsed "Batumdan Mulazimi Sani" (from Batum by Lieutenant), a very interesting item
Lot #6624 - British Commonwealth batum
TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: "BATUM 1" violet all arabic cds. on franked cover to censored cover with arrival mark, a fine and scarce entire
Lot #6625 - British Commonwealth batum
TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: "BATUM 4" all arabic cds., two partial strikes on picture postcard "Hotel d'Orient Tiflis" to Constantinople with light boxed Istanbul censor mark, arrival mark Istanbul on reverse and Kadiköy on front, heavily toned, stamps missing with one 1pia. stamp added later, vertical crease, a great cancellation rarity of Batum with only 2 known (Isfila no.6, RRR*), certificate Nakri (2011)
depicted in "BATUM...
Lot #6626 - British Commonwealth batum
TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1918, "SAHRA POSTASI 57" all arabic fieldpost cancellation on franked parcel card with adjacent all arabic ova "Görülmüştür = has been checked", sent from the 6th Army Corps Headquarter on the 29th of June 1918 by an officer when the unit was located in "BATUM" area to Eskişehir with bilingual arrival mark on reverse, a fine, attractive and very rare entire being one of only 5 recorded showing the "FPO 57"...
Lot #6627 - British Commonwealth batum
TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1918, "SAHRA POSTASI 33 29 10 1918" all arabic fieldpost cancellation as arrival mark on franked registered cover sent from Halep to the chief physician, Batum, 3rd Army Aziziye Vatan Hospital, some ageing, otherwise fine, attractive and very rare entire being one of only two recorded showing the "FPO 33" cancellation used in the Batum, detailed certificiate Nakri (2002)
depicted in "BATUM UNDER...
Lot #6628 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, Provisional Postmaster handstamp with manuscript entry "15k", signed by a postal employee and negative Russian Arms seal alongside on cover addressed to Mr. George El. Coussis in Vladikavkas Str. 24, fine
Lot #6629 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, provisional postmaster handstamp with manuscript entry "15k", signed by a postal employee and negative Russian Arms seal alongside on cover addressed to Mr. George El. Coussis in Vladikavkas Str. 24, fine
Lot #6630 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, provisional postmaster handstamp with manuscript entry "20k" overwritten to "15k", signed by a postal employee and negative Russian Arms seal alongside on cover addressed to Boris Zakarevsky Bunimovich at Skobolevskaya 4, some folds, otherwise fune and probably one of the very few non-philatelic covers
depicted in "British Occupation of Batum", page 17 (by P.T. Ashford)
depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years...
Lot #6631 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, unused provisional postmaster handstamp, without manuscript entry and cyrillic cachet "BATUM-POCHTOVO-TELEGRAF. KONTORA DLYA KORRESPON DENSHI" alongside on blank cover, fine
depicted in "British Occupation of Batum", page 18 (by P.T. Ashford)
depicted in "British Occupation of Batum", Section A, page 17 (by Dr. R.J. Ceresa)
depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 38 (by Hans G....
Lot #6632 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, First Tree-type issue 5k.-5r., complete set and 10r. surcharge on arms type on 1 and 3k. imperforated tied by cds. "БАТУМ -9 8 19" to blank cover, reverse with senders cachet of A. Kitchoukis, folded vertically, otherwise fine
Lot #6633 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, First Tree-type issue 50k. yellow and 3r. violet tied by cds. "БАТУМ 16 12 19" to reverse of cover to London with Paddington arrival mark, the letter was returned due to insufficient address with boxed "retour à l’envoyeur/adresse insuffisante" cachet on front, address cut out, otherwise fine, a scarce cover
depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 70 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)
Lot #6634 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 35k. postcard issue, 35k on 4k Arms tied by surcharge to unused Imperial postal stationery card, slight crease at lower left of card, otherwise very fine copy of this rarity of which only 46 stamps received this surcharge and were affixed on stationery cards, with significantly fewer still affixed. One of the great rarities of Batum and British Occupation issues, signed Bloch with Friedl Expert Committee certificate (1983)
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Lot #6635 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 35k. postcard issue, 35k on 4k Arms, unused with some small gum parts as always, slight pulled perf. and tiny thin, otherwise very fine copy of this rarity of which only 46 stamps received this surcharge and were affixed on stationery cards. The few known unused examples were in fact removed from cards, one of the great rarities of Batum and British Occupation issues, signed Holcombe, Rossica a.o.
depicted in "BATUM UNDER...
Lot #6636 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 35k. postcard issue, 35k on 4k Romanow, well centered, unused with small part original gum, tiny gum stain at top, still a very fine and attractive copy of this rare stamp of which only 78 stamps received this surcharge and were affixed on stationery cards. All known unused stamps are either without gum, have disturbed gum or are defective. One of the great rarities of Batum and British Occupation issues, signed Semion Dobrzhitzky...
Lot #6637 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 35k. postcard issue, two locally adressed cards with cds. "БАТУМ", one some gum residue at left, another one with stamps removed and adjacent "Kerensky Eagle" seal, fine
Lot #6638 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 35k. postcard issue, card with additional franking First Tree-type issue 5 and 10k. used with cds. "БАТУМ 23 8 19" resp. "БАТУМ 26 8 19" and addressed to Nikolai Pavlovich Dobroljubov, Batum, Main Post Office, poste restante, fine
depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 81 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)
Lot #6639 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 35k. postcard issue, 3+3 k. postal stationery reply card, complete, unused, very rare, with only about 100 cards overprinted, much less being known today
Lot #6640 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, 10r. surcharges on Arms Types 10r. on 5k. brown-lilac, unused, fine, certificate BPA (2017)
Lot #6641 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, 10r. surcharges on Arms Types 10r. on 10 on 7k. deep-blue, unused, few short perfs, otherwise fine, a rare stamp, signed Jem, Lissiuk a.o.
Lot #6642 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, 1k-7r. complete set with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ 16 2 20" to registered local cover, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, fine
Lot #6643 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, 2r. pink vertical pair and 5r. brown single and horizontal pair tied by cds. "БАТУМ 26 6 20" to backpart of cover with London transit or arrival mark, seal removed, otherwise fine, scarce and attractive
Lot #6644 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, 3r. violet and 7r. brownish-red with additional franking tied by cds. "БАТУМ -3 2 20" to reduced registered commercial cover to London, some ageing, otherwise fine, scarce
Lot #6645 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, "British Occupation" First Tree-Type Issue, 5r. brown stip of three with cds. "ARMY POST OFFICE A 16 MY" on small piece, fine
depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 32 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)
Lot #6646 - British Commonwealth batum
1919, The 10 and 15r. British Occupation Surcharges, 10r. on 3k., block of four and block of 10, mint never hinged, 5 stamps with light stains, one vertical fold in larger multiple, otherwise fine, scarce
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