U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-12, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #604 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1918 cover bearing a provisional handstamp, negative "Batumskaya Kontora No.1" hs, also framed 6-line cachet indicating payment is to be made in cash ("owing to the absence of stock in Batum Post Telegraph Office the charge for postage has been paid in Cash"), endorsed "20k" in pen, filing folds and minor toning, scarce usage during the time when stamps in Batum were not available, also a picture card of the post office and some local currency  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #605 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 three army letters (Lt. L. F. Mead) from Batum to England, each with "Army Post Office" datestamp (11 Sep, 28 May and 15 Mar) datestamps, last one "Field Post Office 80", others "SX 22," Passed by Censor handstamps, some wear and tear, otherwise fine (Batum was initially occupied by Turkey in April 1918; than by the British from December 1918 until July 1920) | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #606 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 First Tree Issue, collection on pages, with set of six on unaddressed coverfront, plus duplicated selection of used and unused values, few multiples, also some reference material, fine-v.f. *O Catalog #1-6 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #607 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 First Tree Issue, set of six used on locally addressed registered cover, fine-v.f. Catalog #1-6 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #608 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 (29 Nov) cover addressed to Constantinople, mixed franking with 15r on 1k (red overprint) and Tree 5k, 10k and 1r, all tied by Batum cds, fine Catalog #1,2,4,22 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #609 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 3r violet, corner sheet margin block of four with fold-over variety, h.r., fine and striking variety  *Catalog #5var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #610 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 overprints, plated selection on pages, with at least five of each value including a set of blocks of four, most with two stamps n.h., balance hinged, also ten forgeries (identified), fine-v.f. (SG 11-18; catalogue value for hinged singles) */**Catalog #13-20 Catalog Value £450 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #611 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 collection on pages, mint and used, with 5k (17, nine used ), 10k (15, six used), 25k (14, four used), 1r (18, seven used), 2r (36, including a mint corner block four, fifteen used with a vertical strip of three), 3r (41, including three mint pairs, twenty two used), 5r (34, including three mint pairs and eighteen used) and 7r (23, including a mint pair, eleven used), fine-v.f., a great lot for the specialist *O Catalog #13-20 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #612 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 5r brown, "ccupation" variety, left sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., with handstamp guarantee (SG 17a) * Catalog #19a Catalog Value £400 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #613 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919-20 10r on 3k red, selection of 7 (4 used), also 15k on 1k orange, selection of six including one with black overprint (used), four with red overprint (one used) and one with violet overprint, h.r or used, fine-v.f. (SG 19-20b) *O Catalog #21-22 Catalog Value £678 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #614 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919-20 15r on 1k orange, black overprint, block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom n.h. (pencil notations), v.f. (SG 20) */**Catalog #23 Catalog Value £360 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #615 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 (20 Apr) two locally addressed, registered coverfronts, franked with vertical pairs of 25r on 5k claret (blue and black overprints), each with additional franking consisting of blocks of four etc., fine-v.f., with registration receipts Catalog #33,34 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #616 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 50r on 3k red, left sheet margin tete-beche vertical pair, l.h., folded between stamps, v.f. and rare, with 1998 PFC (SG 39) * Catalog #48var | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #617 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 Surcharges, five different, complete except for 50r on 50k blue overprint, h.r., fine-v.f.. (SG 42-44) * Catalog #51-55 Catalog Value £343 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #618 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 Surcharges, five different, complete except for 50r on 50k blue overprint, h.r., fine-v.f.. (SG 42-44) * Catalog #51-55 Catalog Value £343 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #619 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 Surcharges, blue and black overprints, set of six, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 42-44b) * Catalog #51-56 Catalog Value £453 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #620 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 (20 Apr) large registered coverfront, addressed locally, franked with 25r on 5k vertical pair, also with blocks of four of 25k, 1r, 2r and 5r, few faint toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f. Catalog #51 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #621 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 50k yellow, blue surcharge, left sheet margin block of 12, unused without gum, v.f. (SG 44b) (*)Catalog #56 Catalog Value £1,320 | Price Realized $550.00 |
