1918 provisional handstamp, negative "Batumskaja Kontora No.1" handstamps, also boxed 6-line cachet indicating payment is to be made in cash, endorsed "15k" in pen, fine and rare usage during the time when stamps in Batum were not available (Image)

Est.$500

1919 10r on 10k on 7k light blue, used, natural wrinkles, otherwise v.f., signed Champion (SG 10) cat. £750 (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Cat. £750, Est.$250

1919 10r on 3k red, also 15r on 1k orange imperforate singles, three different color surcharges of last, h.r., v.f., signed Romeko, Dr.Ceresa, etc. (Cat No. 21-24) (Image)

Est.$250

1919 10r on 3k red, also 15r on 1k orange imperforate singles, three different color surcharges of last, used, v.f., signed Rossellevitch, etc. (Cat No. 21-24) (Image)

Est.$400

1919 10r on 3k red, also 15r violet surcharge on 1k orange, imperforate singles, l.h. or h.r., signed Romeko, v.f. (Cat No. 21,24) (Image)

Est.$100

1919 10r on 3k red, also 15r violet surcharge on 1k orange, imperforate singles canceled on pieces, v.f. (Cat No. 21,24) (Image)

Est.$150

1919 10r on 3k carmine red, imperforate vertical tete-beche pair, one with surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, also Peter Holcombe, with his 1994 certificate (SG 19,19var) (Cat No. 21,21a) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1919 10r on 3k carmine red, imperforate single, surcharge inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Economist, Rosselevitch, etc. (SG 19var) (Cat No. 21a) (Image)

Est.$150

1919 15r on 1k orange imperforate top sheet margin (folded at top) single, red surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., with photocopy of Holcombe certificate for a block from which this originated (SG 20a,var) (Cat No. 22var) (Image)

Est.$500

1919 15r on 1k orange, black surcharge, vertical tete-beche pair, one inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, etc., also Peter Holcombe, with his 1993 certificate (SG 20,var) (Cat No. 23,23a) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1919 15r on 1k orange imperforate single, black surcharge inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Rosselevitch (SG 20var) (Cat No. 23a) (Image)

Est.$500

1919 15r on 1k orange imperforate single, black surcharge incomplete, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.Ceresa (SG 20var) (Cat No. 23var) (Image)

Est.$200

1919 15r violet surcharge on 1k orange, imperforate horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., signed Rosselevitch (SG 20b) (Cat No. 24) (Image)

Est.$250

1919 50r on 1k orange imperforate, right sheet margin single, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Economist (SG 21) cat. £650 (Cat No. 25) (Image)

Cat. £650, Est.$500

1920 50r on 1k orange, black surcharge, vertical tete-beche pair, one inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Rosselevitch, with 1981 Rossica certificate. A rarity, ex-George Werbizky (SG 21,var) (Cat No. 25,25var) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1920 50r on 2k green imperforate, red overprint, l.h., natural gum bend, v.f., signed Dr.Ceresa (SG 22) cat. £900 (Cat No. 26) (Image)

Cat. £900, Est.$500

1920 50r on 2k green imperforate, red surcharge inverted, small h.r., v.f., signed Economist, etc. A rarity, only 2-3 recorded (SG 22var) (Cat No. 26var) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1920 50r on 3k carmine red, perforated single with black surcharge, n.h., well centered, v.f., signed Roger Calves, etc., also Peter Holcombe, with his 1995 certificate. A rarity, possibly the only known n.h. example (SG 24, œ1,500 for hinged) (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1920 50r on 4k red, perforated single with black surcharge, h.r., v.f., signed Romeko, Herbert Bloch, etc. (SG 25) cat. £1000 (Cat No. 29) (Image)

Cat. £1000, Est.$750

1920 50r on 4k red, perforated single with black surcharge canceled on piece, v.f., rare. (SG 25) cat. £1100 (Cat No. 29) (Image)

Cat. £1100, Est.$750

1920 50r on 5k claret, perforated single with black surcharge, h.r., minute toned specks on gum, still v.f., signed Herbert Bloch (SG 26) cat. £450 (Cat No. 30) (Image)

Cat. £450, Est.$500

1920 50r on 5k claret, perforated single with black surcharge, used, fine and rare stamp, signed Herbert Bloch, etc. (SG 26) cat. £600 (Cat No. 30) (Image)

Cat. £600, Est.$500

1920 50r on 10k dark blue, red overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Dobrjitzky, also Mikulski, with his 1989 certificate ("only three copies of this error are recorded till today"). A rarity! (SG 27,œ3,500 for the regular upright overprint) (Cat No. 31var) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1920 50r on 15k blue & red brown, perforated single with black surcharge, n.h., well centered, v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, etc. (SG 28,œ900 for hinged) (Cat No. 32) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1920 50r on 15k blue & red brown, perforated single with black surcharge inverted, h.r., faint gum toning, signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, etc., also Peter Holcombe, with his 1994 certificate (SG 28var) (Cat No. 32var) (Image)

Est.$2,500