1923-29, five labels, including ''Petrotabaktrest'', ''Tobacco Packs'', ''Petroodezhda'', ''Petrotekstil'' and ''Electropomosch'', all bearing various definitive stamps, postally used, mostly VF
Live Bidding Auction #83
By: Raritan Stamps Inc.
Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #83
Raritan Stamps, Inc. - Live Bidding Auction #83, September 13 - 14, 2019.
Our Specialized Sale contains 842 lots, representing two Collections:
* The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Postal Advertising labels of 1923-29;
* The Michael Pipe Collection of Soviet Union stamps of 1923-91.
Among the highlights of the collections are:
- various scarce labels, including rare covers, bearing label multiples;
- the first-class rarities acquired within several decades of active collecting, including a dozen items, which had never been offered to the public.
Auction will be held within two sections.
September 13, 2019 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lots #1 - 433
September 14, 2019 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lots #434 - 842
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Lot #101 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Petrograd (Leningrad)
Lot #102 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Petrograd (Leningrad)
1926, ''Electropomosch'' (Construction of Thermal and Hydroelectric Power Stations) label in black, gray and red, stamps of worker 14k and 4k affixed together, used on reverse of cover from Pushkinskie Gory (Pskov Gub.) to Leningrad, tied by ''20.7.26'' postal marking, arrived in Leningrad on 21.7.26, cover is slightly reduced at left, still F/VF
Lot #103 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Odessa
1923-29, ''Odesskiy Pischetrest'' (Odessa Food Trust), multicolored label, stamp of worker 8l olive brown is affixed over, postally used, mostly VF
Lot #104 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Odessa
1923-29, ''Tobacco Packs'', unused multicolored label in horizontal pair, imperforated on the right, stamps of worker 5k lilac is affixed over, full OG, NH, VF and scarce in pair
Lot #105 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Odessa
1924, ''Tobacco Packs'' multicolored label, bearing soldier 7k brown, used on cover from Odessa to Leningrad, tied by Odessa ''10.12.24'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival ''15.12.24'', mostly VF
Lot #106 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Odessa
1923-29, two multicolored labels - ''Pischetrest'' and ''Tobacco Packs'', each one bearing a definitive stamp, postally used, mostly VF
Lot #107 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Rostov-on-Don
1923-29, ''Dongostabfabrika'' (Don State Tobacco Factory), two labels representing pictures of different tobacco packs, each one with definitive stamp affixed over, postally used, the last one with shallow thin spot, otherwise VF
Lot #108 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Rostov-on-Don
1924, registered cover from Ganja (then Elisabethpol) to Tiflis, horizontal pair of ''Dongostabfabrika'' labels on reverse, each one with peasant 6k blue affixed over, appropriate markings and arrival ds, cover was opened roughly and with some flaws, still F/VF and very rare pair on cover
Lot #109 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Samara
1923-29, ''Gosrybsyndicat'' (State Fishery Syndicate), label in black, stamp of worker 14k gray blue is affixed over, postally used, VF
Lot #110 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Samara
1923-29, ''Khleboproduct'' (Gubernia Enterprise ''Grain Commodities'') unused label in blue, orange and green, soldier 3k brownish red is affixed over, minor blue ink offset on reverse, no gum, fresh, VF and scarce
Lot #111 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Samara
1923-29, ''Khleboproduct'' (Gubernia Enterprise ''Grain Commodities''), unused multicolored label, no definitive stamp, no gum, VF and scarce
Lot #112 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Samara
1923-29, ''Khleboproduct'' (Gubernia Enterprise ''Grain Commodities''), multicolored label with worker 8k olive brown is affixed over, strong shift of horizontal perforation, postally used, VF
Lot #113 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Simferopol
1927, ''Krymtabaktrest'' (Crimea Tobacco Trust), multicolored label, bearing worker 8k olive brown, used on reverse of cover from Moscow to Smolensk, tied by Moscow-Byelorusskaya Train station ''15.2.27'' ds (appears as ''21''), Smolensk ''16.2.27'' arrival marking, cover is roughly opened, still F/VF
Lot #114 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Kharkov
1925, ''Tabak Trest Ukrainy'' (Ukrainian Tobacco Trust), multicolored label with soldier 7k brown, used on reverse of pre-printed cover from Kharkov to Feodosia, tied by Kharkov ''24.6.25'' postal cancellation, arrived in Feodosia on 26.06.25'', repaired cover tear on reverse at left, still F/VF
Lot #115 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Kharkov
1924, ''Tabak Trest Ukrainy'', multicolored label in vertical pair, imperforated at the top and on the right, each label is bearing soldier 7k brown, used on reverse of registered cover from Kharkov to Taganrog, tied by ''24.11.24'' date stamp, Taganrog ''26.11.24'' arrival marking, mostly VF and scarce franking
Lot #116 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Labels Issued in Kharkov
1926, ''Tutun Trest Ukrainy'' (Ukrainian Tobacco Trust) label in blue and yellow with worker 8k olive brown, used on reverse of cover from Kherson to Pervomaysk, tied by Kherson ''19.5.26'' date stamp, postmarked on arrival ''21.5.26'', mostly VF
Lot #117 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Tobacco Advertisement
1923-29, three labels, one printed in Simferopol and two - in Kharkov, each one bearing a definitive stamp, postally used, mostly VF
Lot #118 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Non-Postal Organizations Labels
HOTEL ''EVROPEYSKAYA'' AT PETROGRAD: 1923-24, set of four unused labels in black brown, red, light blue and bluish green, each one bearing a definitive stamp, two with full OG, two without gum, green label with small thin spot mostly on margin, VF appearance
Lot #119 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Non-Postal Organizations Labels
1923-24, set of three unused labels in black brown, red and light blue, no definitive stamps, one with full OG, two - without gum, mostly VF
Lot #120 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Ukrainian State Publishing House
1929, ''Kniga - Pochtoi'' (Book by Mail), label in black and carmine, worker (2nd definitive issue) of 10k brown is affixed over, postally used, mostly VF
Lot #121 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Ukrainian State Publishing House
1929, ''Kniga - Pochtoi'' label in black and carmine with worker 10k brown, used on reverse of cover from Kiev to Nizhni-Novgorod, tied by Kiev Train Station ''26.2.29'' postal marking, machine arrival ds, mostly VF
Lot #122 - The Dr. John H. Avtsin Collection of Soviet Advertising Labels of 1923-29 Balance of the Collection
1923-29, 31 mostly used labels (one - unused) and one cover, representing issues of Moscow (23), Kiev (1), Petrograd- Leningrad (3 and a cover), Simferopol (1), Kharkov (2)and Ukrainian Publishing (1), generally all different, including one pair, a few used on pieces, we found just five labels with minor flaws, nice quality overall, F/VF
Lot #123 - The Michael Pipe Collection of Soviet Union 1923-41 1923 - First Agriculture Exhibition Issue
1923, 1r-7r, 48 mint imperforated and perforated stamps in singles, pairs and blocks, including imperforated stamps of 5r with very palebackground and background shift, three fantails and three pairs imperforated between, as well as complete set in blocks of four with perforation 13 1/2, all housed on Lindner hingeless pages, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, mostly VF
Lot #124 - The Michael Pipe Collection of Soviet Union 1923-41 1923 - First Agriculture Exhibition Issue
1923, 1r-7r, imperforated complete set of four in horizontal pairs, two perforated complete sets of four or three with perforation 12 1/2 or 13 1/2 respectively, full OG, NH, mostly VF
Lot #125 - The Michael Pipe Collection of Soviet Union 1923-41 1924 - First Definitive Issue - Lithographic Printing
1924, 1k-1r, 4k-40k, 79 mint stamps and one postal history item, including blocks of 8, 10 or 12 with printer's markings, 13 Leningrad Provisionally perforated 12 1/2 or 14 1/2x15 stamps of 1k, 3k, 4k, 20k and 1r, nice range of 4k-40k with complete MNH set and imperforated 40k in pair (short margin at bottom), fresh condition, most with full OG, NH or LH/hinged, F/VF
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