Lots 596 - 614, Catalogue of Auction #79 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
596 **   149a
1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", 35k ultra, horizontal imperforated pair, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, SC #1 Pa
(Ph)
500.00
597 **   150 var
1918, "Sword Breaking Chain", 70k brown, top sheet margin example, imperforated at the top, perfect centering, full OG, NH, VF, SC #2 Pc
(Ph)
150.00
598 **   181 var
1921, 100r orange, printed on ordinary paper, block of four with complete offset of the design on gum side, in addition 300r green on thin paper in block of four, both with full OG, NH, VF, SC #8 and #11 PP
(Ph)
100.00
599  186 var
1921, 1000r carmine, printed on ordinary paper, locally perforated (11 1/2) in Rostov-on-Don, large part of appropriate cancellation, slight wrinkles, still F/VF and very scarce
(Ph)
100.00
600 **   186
1921, 1000r carmine, printed on ordinary paper, four complete sheets of 50, three with vertical gutter in the middle of different width and one without gutter (scarce), insignificant marginal flaws possible, nice and fresh unit, full OG, NH, VF, SC #13 (website photo)
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(Ph)
200.00
601    181-86
1922, cover locally addressed in Petrograd, franked on reverse by 11 stamps, including complete second definitive set of 100r-1000r, tied by "13.Feb.1922" date stamp, machine arrival "14-2-22" marking, mostly VF
(Ph)
150.00
602  187
1921, New Russia Triumphant, proof of 40r in gray violet, small size stamp (small angle of watermark - down), right margin block of four, no gum as produced, VF and rare multiple, SC #Pr(7 I)
(Ph)
750.00
603  187
1921, New Russia Triumphant, proof of 40r in gray violet, large size stamp (small angle of watermark to the right), block of four, full OG, NH or VLH (top stamps), VF, SC Pr (7 III)
(Ph)
400.00
604  195c
1922, black error surcharge (7mm spacing) 1.0000r on 40r slate, basic stamp is large size, nice quality item, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, expertized by Z. Mikulski, owner's hs on reverse, SC #39 IIKa
(Ph)
750.00
605 **   197 var
1922, red surcharge 5000r on 2r pale brown, block of four, bottom stamps without overprint, while on top ones surcharge significantly misplaced, full OG, NH, VF, scarce and spectacular item, SC #29, var
(Ph)
300.00
606  201b
1922, black diagonal surcharge (7500r) on (250r) violet, printed on chalk-surfaced paper, only a small part of surcharge and 1/4 of the stamp design remained due to foldover, full OG, LH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
607  201e
1922, blue black diagonal litho surcharge 7500r on 250r violet, printed on ordinary paper, full OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #46
(Ph)
100.00
608  204
1922, 10,000r light blue, printed on watermarked "vertical diamonds" paper, letter "A" as a part of overprint "Obrazets", full OG, LH, VF
(Ph)
150.00
609  210 var
1922, black diagonal surcharge 100,000r on 250r violet, three stamps of typo (!) printing in slightly different shades, full OG, previously hinged, VF, SC #54 I
(Ph)
150.00
610 **   211a
1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 5r yellow and black, complete pane of 25 printed on thin (0.05mm) paper, full OG, NH, VF, pane of 10r is added fro comparison, SC #59 PP, C.v. 262,500P
(Ph)
500.00
611 **/*   218b/27b
1922-23, double "Star" surcharges, five values - four typo and one litho (100r/15k), full OG, NH or LH (40r/15k and 100r/15k), VF, each stamp with Soviet Philatelic guarantee hs, SC #66/79 Tc
(Ph)
200.00
612 **   223 var
1922-23, litho "Star" surcharge 5r on 20k blue and red, right sheet margin imperforated block of four, full OG, NH, VF, SC #081A
(Ph)
300.00
613  240b var
1923, peasant 5r blue, imperforated single with open pre-printing paper fold (l'accordeon) variety, full OG, LH, VF, SC #0111 var
(Ph)
100.00
614    AR4a

Postal Revenue stamps

1922, American Relief Administration postcard from Odessa to Pittsburgh, franked by five values, four of which are Saving stamps of 25k black on brown inverted (!) network, machine Odessa cancellation, fresh and VF, usually these items did not receive arrival ds
(Ph)
100.00

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