382nd Auction

1920, red handstamp overprint on 5k. and 10 k., tied by cds. "SPASSK KAZ. -3 4 20" to money transfer card to Chebokssary, reverse arrival cds. "CHEBOKSSARY 21 4 20", vertical archival fold and pinholes away from the adhesives, of no importance, very fine, certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2, 3)

1920, greyish-black handstamp overprint on 5k., horizontal pair, tied by cds. "PICHKASSY KAZ. 1 4 20" to money transfer card to Chebokssary, reverse arrival "CHEBOKSSARY 19 4 20", usual archival fold and pinholes away from the adhesives, of no importance, very fine, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 1)

1920, reddish-violet handstamp overprint on 10 k., horizontal pair, tied by cds. "BAZARNYE MATAKI KAZ. -7 5 20" to money transfer card to Kazan, together with Arms 1 r. and 5 r. (all used at face value), reverse arrival "KAZAN 19 5 20", correct 28 roubles rate for a 1400 roubles money transfer (2%). Card slightly sortened at left and corner crease, of no importance, very fine, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 3a)

TITOVSK: 1920, red manuscript "ru" on 4 k., fresh colour, tied by two-line handstamp to very small piece, cancellation in the typical pale green shade fro this issue, fine. A very scarce stamp, illustrated in Geyfman, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman 2)

1920, red manuscript "ru" on 10 k., block of three, and 25 k., vertical pair, tied by two-line handstamp "POCHT. KONTORA OLONETSKOY" (Post Office of Olonets) to postcard cut out, cancellation in the typical pale green shade for this issue, very fine. An exceptional item of great rarity, illustrated in Geyfman, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman 4, 5)

1920, "K. 20K." on 14 k., variety "second K shifted down", vertical strip of four, tied by cds. "TOMSK 17 9 20" to money transfer card to Omsk, reverse arrival cds. "OMSK 21 9 20", correctly franked at 80 roubles for a money transfer of 4000 roubles (2%). Usual archival pinholes and a few squeezed perfs, of no importance, very fine. Those provisionals were possibly postal forgeries seized by the authorities and later put into use, rare usage, certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman 1a)

CHERKASSY: 1920, "20 r" violet manuscript overprint on Shahiv 40 k., horizontal pair, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. "CHERKASSY 6 5 20" to small piece, very fine and very scarce, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 6)

KASSIMOV (RYAZAN): 1921, "250" violet handstamp overprint on 5r. and 7 r., horizontal pair, the later with cds. "KASSIMOV 7 2 23", very fine, mentioned in Geyfman as questionable, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman 1, the 5 r. unrecorded)

MINSK: 1921, Large seal black overprint (250 r) on 2 k., horizontal block of six, fresh colours, mint never hinged with the exception of two stamps unused, very fine (Geyfman 4)

1921, "500" red handstamp overprint on 5 r., tied by cds. "SHUYA VLAD. G. 17 1 21" to a small piece, early use of this provisional, a couple of trivial short perfs, fine and rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman-Nr. 29)

1921, "250" red handstamp overprint on 1 r., tied by cds. "SHUYA VLAD. G. 17 1 21" to a small piece, early use of this provisional, fine and rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman-Nr. 26)

SEBEZH: 1921, "250" handstamp overprint on 1 k., horizontal pair, and 2 k., both used, together with 10 k. unused, the 250 on 1 k. pair with typical punch holes from money transfer cards, the 250 on 10 k. one short perf, still a fine and rare assembly, sign. and certificates Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 1-3)

1921, "500 p" violet handstamp overprint on 7 r. perf. on horizontal varnish lines, fresh colours, used, very fine and extremely rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014)

KABARDINKA (KUBAN): 1922, Five Pointed Star with "R. 40 R" handstamp overprint on 15 k., vertical pair, used with unclear cds. on small piece, fine. Very rare provisional, a comparable item illustrated in Geyfman, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman 2)

KIEV: 1922, "7500" on 5 k., unused and used, "8000" on 5 k., two used and "15000" on 10 k. unused, a couple of short perfs, otherwise mostly very fine group, all with certificates Ceresa

LUKOYANOV: 1922, "P" overprint on 1 k. perf., tied by cds. "LUKONAYOV NIZHNY 11 22", and "P" on 1 k. imperf., tied by unclear cds., very fine and very scarce provisional from the Nizhny Novgorod region, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) (Geyfman-Nr. 1-2)

SERAFIMO-DIVEYEVSKOYE: 1922, "100000. rub." violet handstamp overprint on 100 r., used with cds. "SERAFIMO-DIVEYEVSKOYE NIZH. 18 7 22", very fine, a stamp extremely rare in used condition, sign. and certificates Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2)

1922, "7500 rub" handstamp overprint on 250 r., thin paper, good to large margins, used with cds. "DOSUGOVO", casual wrinkle due to the paper fragile nature, still very fine, a very scarce stamp showing the variety "first 0 lower", sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2)

SMOLENSK: 1922, "7500 rub" handstamp overprint on 250 r., thin paper, four very good even margins, a couple of light creases and small tear at left barely touching frame, still fine, a very scarce stamp, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2013) (Geyfman-Nr. 2)

SURAZH: 1922, "100" brownish black overprint on 1 r., three horizontal pairs, tied by unclear oval cds. "--- VOKZAL 11 22" to piece, fine and extremely rare, sign. and certificate Ceresa (2014) 

1920/22, unused and used balance of a specialized collection with one card and one piece, incl. ASKHABAD, PETROVSK, TULTSIN, MOLCHANOVO, several unrecorded provisionals (sign. Ceresa), together with 1920 returned parcel receipt card from a small village to Petrograd with Arms 20 k. vertical strip of five, all revalued without overprint, paying the correct fee; some occasional faults, mostly fine to very fine, an interesting group, all sign. and with certificates Ceresa