U.S. & Worldwide; Vladivistok Collection of Russia; A. Cronin Collection
September 16-17, 2009 and September 22-24, 2009

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2361
TANNU TOUVA
1927 18k on 3r red brown, surcharge inverted, lower right sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #13a
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #2362
TANNU TOUVA
1927-39 six registered covers, one with first issue to Moscow, others to Switzerland, Holland, England and Czechoslovakia, Kizil and Turan registration markings, some cover faults, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #2363
TANNU TOUVA
1932 surcharges, complete set in blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box */**
Catalog #29-34
Catalog Value $384
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #2364
TANNU TOUVA
1932-33 35k surcharges on triangles, five sets of two, also an additional 35k on 28k, mostly with handstamped guarantee marks, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #37-38
Catalog Value $1,650
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #2365
TANNU TOUVA
1933 15k on 6k orange yellow, four distinct types of surcharge, also 35k on 15k red brown type 3, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #39-41
Catalog Value $2,900
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #2366
TANNU TOUVA
1933 15k on 6k orange yellow, surcharge type 3 (5.1mm in height), vertical strip of three used on back of registered cover from Kizil (15.10) to Harbin, with Chinese Post Office arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamps, fine, signed Holcombe. Multiples of this issue are very rare, commercial usage virtually unknown. A gem of Touvan philately
Envelope
Catalog #41
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #2367
TANNU TOUVA
1935 issues complete, 17 different used on two registered covers from Turan to Spain, one with Barcelona arrival pmk, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #54-70
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #2368
TANNU TOUVA
1935 5k-25k, four diff. used in 1937 on registered cover from Kizil to Czechoslovakia, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #56-59
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2369
TANNU TOUVA
1935 15k green, perf. 10 at left, sheet margin single, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #58var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #2370
TANNU TOUVA
1935 3k green, variety imperf. at top, hinged in margin, stamp n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #62var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #2371
TANNU TOUVA
1935 3k green, horizontal pair, double perforations in the middle, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #62var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #2372
TANNU TOUVA
1935 5k rose red, variety imperf. at left, h.r., fine
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Catalog #63var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #2373
TANNU TOUVA
1935 10k violet, horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., rare
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Catalog #64var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #2374
TANNU TOUVA
1935 3t red brown, horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #69var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #2375
TANNU TOUVA
1936 issue, postage and air mail, the complete set of 31 different, used on 13 registered, mostly flown covers from Kizil, twelve to a single correspondent in Czechoslovakia, Prague or Brno transits, with Olomouc arrival pmks, one to USA, fine-v.f., scarce group of covers
Envelope
Catalog #71-92,C10-16
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #2376
TANNU TOUVA
1937 (8.6) registered cover from Kizil to Czechoslovakia, franked with a single 3t brown, boxed bilingual "Arrive Par Avion" hs, with Brno (23.6) transit and arrival pmks, scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #69
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #2377
TANNU TOUVA
1938 modified designs and new colors, set of five, h.r., some toning, mostly fine,
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Catalog #99-103
Catalog Value $325
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2378
TANNU TOUVA
1941 (Dec) registered cover to USA, franked on both sides with seven different adhesives including 1k, 3k, 5k, 10k, 15k, 25k and 50k, all tied by distinct strikes of "Touva Arat Respubliktin Xarblzaa Jaambzb TAR" hs, with New York (Dec.8-9) arrival pmks, some toning, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #2379
TANNU TOUVA
1942 Touvan woman, 25k blue, two distinct paper varieties, unused without gum as issued, fine,
(*)
Catalog #119
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #2380
TANNU TOUVA
1943 (23 Feb) incoming cover to "Touvan National Republic", soldier's letter with two different types of censor markings and violet "Kizil, Touva 20.4.43", some tape residue and cover wear, fine and extremely rare usage, first non-philatelic soldier's mail to Tanna Touva we have seen
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2381
TANNU TOUVA
1943 25k slate blue, 25k black, selection of 12 vertical strips of five (complete sheets), with four each of the white and buff paper of the former, unused without gum as issued, the latter with patchy gum as always, minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #120,120a,121
Catalog Value $8,000
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #2382
TANNU TOUVA
1943 25k white paper (2), buff paper (1) and 25k black (1), vertical strips of five, first three without gum as issued, last one gummed, usual condition, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #120,120a,121a
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #2383
TANNU TOUVA
1943 25k and 50k blue green, re-joined "sheetlet" of four, unused without gum, fine-v.f. (these stamps were originally printed in se-tenant sheetlets of four, but were mostly separated into vertical pairs)
(*)
Catalog #122-23
Catalog Value $380
Price Realized
$300.00

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