U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
September 25-26, 2002
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1354 BATUM Turkish Occupation. The town of Batum was occupied by Turkish Forces in April 1918 which stayed there until December 17th; stationery entire with additional franking canc. by negative "Field Post 29" seal used by the 2nd Caucasian ArmyCorps, v.f. usage from Erzerum, just before Batum was occupied, with red letter seal on reverse and three transit & arrival markings of Istanbul  | Price Realized $2,000.00 | |
| Lot #1355 BATUM British Occupation. 1918 provisional handstamp with control seal No.1., postage 15k indicated by m.s. notation, v.f. and scarce | Price Realized $350.00 | |
| Lot #1356 BATUM British Occupation. 1919 "Active Service" envelope to England, with "Field Post Office 80" (Batum) canc. 24 March, 1919, just 11 days before first Batum stamps were issued, cover wear & tear, with some back reinforcing, otherwise fine and very rare military cover from Batum. Ashford states (page 107 of the handbook) that only 7 such covers are known | Price Realized $525.00 | |
| Lot #1357 BATUM British Occupation. 1920 registered cover to Switzerland, franked with 12 diff. incl. 7 surcharges, fine-v.f., with Basel arrival pmk. A rare, albeit philatelic cover, with Rossica cert., also pictured in Ceresa's Book "A" (page 153), where he states that this is the only known cover with Scott's No.50 Catalog #16/20, 24/50 | Price Realized $500.00 | |
| Lot #1358 BATUM British Occupation. 1919 15r on imperf. 1k, red surcharge inverted, used, v.f., rare Catalog #22var | Price Realized $90.00 | |
| Lot #1359 BATUM British Occupation. 1919-20 50r on 1k imperf., inverted surcharge v.f., signed Romeko, with APS cert., rare * Catalog #25var | Price Realized $525.00 | |
| Lot #1360 BATUM British Occupation. 1920 50r on 15k perf., v.f., rare * Catalog #32 | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #1361 BATUM British Occupation. 1920 25r on 5k lilac, blue surcharge inverted, h.r., fine and rare * Catalog #34var | Price Realized $110.00 | |
| Lot #1362 BATUM British Occupation. 1920 50r on 3k imperforate vert. pair, top stamp with inverted surcharge, v.f., with BPA cert. | Price Realized $1,050.00 | |
| Lot #1363 BATUM British Occupation. 1920 Aloe Tree, changed colors and new values, four diff. block of four, each with a single "BPITISH" (instead of "BRTISH") variety, v.f., rare,  *Catalog #60,61,62,64var Catalog Value ^L220+ | Price Realized $140.00 | |
| Lot #1364 BATUM British Occupation. 1923 registered cover with violet Batum registry hs, sent to Baku, franked on reverse with 15 Georgian handstamped surcharges (5 diff), fine-v.f. | Unsold |
