U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 13-14, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #824
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, endorsed "15k" in pen, v.f. and rare usage during the time when stamps in Batum were not available, with 1980 BPA certificate
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #825
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, endorsed "15k" in pen, v.f. and rare usage during the time when stamps in Batum were not available
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #826
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 10r on 3k carmine red (imperf.), tied by Batum 19.12.19 cds on cover addressed to Switzerland, v.f., with Bern (3.1.20) arrival pmk on back (SG 8)
Envelope
Catalog #8
Catalog Value £630
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #827
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 Aloe Tree, 5r brown, upper left sheet corner margin vertical strip of five, bottom stamp missing first "O" and reading "CCUPATION", the stamp above it showing vanishing "O", folded between stamps, v.f., with 2003 Sismondo certificate (SG 17,17a)
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Catalog #19,19a
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #828
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 10r on 3k and 15r on 1k (red surcharge), imperforate singles, used on registered, locally addressed cover, filing fold away from the stamps, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, Romeko, Rosselevitch (SG 19,20a)
Envelope
Catalog #21,22
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #829
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 10r on 10k carmine red imperforate, inverted overprint, h.r., v.f., with photocopy of a Holcombe certificate for a block of four from which this copy originated. A rare stamp (SG 19var)
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Catalog #21a
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #830
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 50r on 5k claret, l.h., fine, signed Holcombe, with 2004 BPA certificate (SG 26)
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Catalog #30
Catalog Value £450
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #831
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 (19 Jan) Greek stationery card addressed to England, Field Post Office 80 handstamp, with "Passed by Censor No.52" in violet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #832
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 (20 Feb) Greek stationery card addressed to England, Field Post Office 80 handstamp, with faint "Passed by Censor" in violet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #833
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 (26 Feb) Greek stationery card addressed to England, Field Post Office 80 handstamp, with "Passed by Censor" in violet alongside, v.f., with 24 March arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #834
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1920 25r on 5k claret, surcharged in blue and black, blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Holcombe (SG 29,29a, catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #33,34
Catalog Value £440
Price Realized
$290.00

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