373rd Auction

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, 2m black, block of 24 (4x6) with control marks and straight-line "RETHYMNON", stamps with full original gum, few folds between stamps, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1-50pia., complete set  with surcharges in various colors, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1-30pia., 8 values in imperforated blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1-50pia., interesting group with 35 stamps  with surcharges in various colors including some proofs and imperforated stamps, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1p. as tête-bêche block of four, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 4p. red proof overprint as block of four with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, few perfs seperated at top, otherwise fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 4p. as tête-bêche block of four, mint never hinged, gum creases through right stamps, fine

ODESSA POST OFFICE 1873 and 1875: Two leather bound books in which counter receipts for letters sent from Odessa post office have been posted. Rare

1890, Lettre de Voiture and 2 declarations issued by Kamenka post office (Penza Guberniya), very fresh and unusual (3 items)

1891, Cover from Omsk, franked with 1884/88, 7 k. blue, via Odessa and Constantinople to Mt. Athos, here taxed and Russian Levante 1884/90, 10 k. red/green applied, tied by blue "ROPiT ATHOS"; Levante...

1892, Registered cover from St. Petersburg, franked 1884/88, 7 k. blue, addressed to Mt. Athos and transported via "ODESSA" and "ROPiT CONSTANTINOPEL", in Mt. Athos taxed with Turkey 1892, 20 pa. appl...

"ROPiT ATHOS" (Tschill. 183) in black on horizontal strip of 3 Russian Levante 10 k. red/green on reverse of registered envelope to Russia, re-directed and returned, cover crease affecting one stamp a...

"ROPiT ATHOS" (Tschill. 181) in violet on vertical pair Russian Levante 10 k. red/green on reverse of registered envelope with frontside boxed "REGISTERED ATHOS" 1899 to Russia and returned with trans...

1899, Registed envelope from Moscow to Mt. Athos with provisional register label of the 23rd Moscow telegraph office

PORT ARTHUR, 1900: Pre-printed money letter to Mt. Athos via Odessa, weak strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds.

PORT ARTHUR, money letter to Mt. Athos with blurred strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds. in violet, Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR, Money letter to Mt. Athos, weak Port Arthur crossed date cds. 1901, Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR Money letter to Mt. Athos with good strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed dated cds. in violet, also straight line "PORT ARTHUR", Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR to Mt. Athos with fair strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds. 1901, also straight line "PORT ARTHUR" in violet, Odessa transit

PORT ARTHUR, 1901: Money letter via Odessa to Mt. Athos, clear strike Port Arthur cds with crossed date and straight line "PORT ARTHUR" in violet

1898, Money letter to Mt. Athos with recently recorded Zemstvo cancellation of "NIZHNEDEVITSKAYAR ZEMSKAYA POCHTA". One other example known of which the full description is enclosed. Clear strike in v...

End of 19th century, two different pre-printed  PEREVOD forms, one for transfers to Russian monasteries on Mt. Athos, fresh mint condition, plus two pre-printed envelops

1917 (December), Unfranked letter from Russia to Mt. Athos, Russian postage due cachet, Greek censor, Greek arrival mark of Karyes. Rare!

1919, Underfranked letter ("T" marking in red, but no postage due indicated) sent from White controlled South Russia via Odessa (boxed censorship) to Mt. Athos, via Thessaloniki with Greek censorship....

1850's, Post office RASPISKA (receipt) forms, lot of 15 with various styles and seals