U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 7-8, 2021

Welcome to our December 7-8 sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. This 1,554 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. European countries are well represented, with a good showing of Great Britain & British Commonwealth. South America is highlighted by classic Colombia. Other noteworthy areas include the late Roy Koczarski's award-wining collection of Poland, plus Russia, with an unused Number One. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of most of the lots are available on our website and additional scans are being added daily

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1332
Far Eastern Republic
1920 (13 Nov) registered cover from Vladivostok to Italy, franked on back with 2x15k Arms, paying 30 Gold Kopecks, the correct Far Eastern Republic rate for a double weight letter (20 gold kopecks for postage and 10k for registration), with London transit and Verona (31.12.20) pmks, two different Registry labels on front, fine usage just before the issue of "DVR" overprints
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1333
Far Eastern Republic
1920 (24 Nov) registered cover from Vladivostok to Culebra, Panama Canal Zone, franked on back with 5k (2), 15k and 35k Arms, paying 60 Gold Kopecks, the correct Far Eastern Republic rate for a 5th weight foreign letter (50 gold kopecks for postage and 10k for registration), with Cristobal arrival pmk, cover forwarded to Detroit, arriving January 14, 1921, some toning and Registry label partly torn, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1334
Far Eastern Republic
1921 single correspondence of five Japanese picture postcards, each with correct franking, sent from Vladivostok, via England to a Mrs. Dagmar Parn in Wesenberg (Rakvere), Estonia, some toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1335
Far Eastern Republic
1921 collection of 14 covers or cards, including a single Avis de Reception, various frankings, commercial usages to Harbin, China, Germany, United States, Hungary and Switzerland, with Registry labels where appropriate, used mostly from Vladivostok and Nikolsk- Ussuryjsk, mixed condition, each item with detailed write-up
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1336
Far Eastern Republic
1921 (15 Nov) registered cover from Khabarovsk to Beroun, Czechoslovakia, franked on back with 10k and 20k Arms, paying 30 Gold Kopecks, the correct Far Eastern Republic rate for a double weight letter (20 gold kopecks for postage and 10k for registration), sent from "Aristotle" (the Amur Building and Trade Cooperation in Khabarovsk), endorsed "Cherez Sovrossiyu" (Via Soviet Russia), sent via Moscow, where transit pmk showing three black triangles (censor) was applied, arriving in Beroun on 26 January, 1922, some cover wear, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1337
Far Eastern Republic
1922 (27 May) commercial cover to Latvia, franked with 2x10k dark blue, each with clear double impression, tied by Vladivostok departure pmk, with Leepaja (1.7.22) arrival on back, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1338
Far Eastern Republic
1922 (3 Oct) card from "Priamur Zemstvo Region" (PZK), franked with 2x4k red, paying 8k from Vladivostok, via United States to Hemme, Estonia, text on both sides "everybody in Soviet Russia has a very bad time. When will they be free? Here in the Priamur region we have the National Russian Government. The Japanese will leave Vladivostok on 26 October and then we will be thrown back upon ourselves. Since a month there is fighting here with the Red Army. Our White Army is successful and we have approached near Khabarovsk. There are many fugitives here from all the areas in the former Russia. It is difficult to find a job and there are many unemployed here."
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1339
Far Eastern Republic
1922 (19 Dec) cover to USA, franked with 5k Arms, used in combination with 15k Chita Arms issue, tied by Vladivostok departure cds, addressed to the "Morrisville Messenger" newspaper in Vermont
Envelope
Unsold

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