Black Surcharges on Soviet Issue. 1923, 100 mint stamps, including block of 8 with three tete-beche pairs, blocks of 24, 16 and 18, 16 imperforate stamps, double surcharge 15,000r/2000r (the only recorded), pair with offset on reverse, full OG, NH, LH/hinged, mostly VF, ex- Ashford, C.v. is about $1,200, Est. $400-$500 (Image)

Handstamps and Surcharges on Imperial Stamps. 1923, 41 mint or used stamps, large piece and 7 forgeries marked as such, all are properly identified, including 10,000r/7k (Sc. #48), two different types of 15,000r over Armenian 5r/15k (Sc. #50),75,000r/1k imperforate (Sc. #51a), nice cancellations, including multiples and etc., full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, ex-Ashford, Pateman, C.v. is over $2,200, Est. $600-$700 (Image)

Handstamps and Surcharges on Soviet Issue. COLLECTION: 1923, well over 800 mint and used (approximately 75%) stamps in singles, pairs and blocks, some used on pieces, neatly arranged on exhibition style pages, representing surcharge types by the Kohl Handbook of 1928, along with large quantity of common violet and black surcharges, includes several imperforate proofs, inverted 6 litho surcharges 20,000r on 500r in one single and 3 blocks, various cancellations with many identified and etc., occasional flows possible as always on used items, still full/part of OG or used, F/VF and absolutely unrepeatable holding, ex-Peter Ashford, C.v. $7,400 for common surcharges w/o varieties, Est. $2,000-$2,500 (Image)

Handstamps on Soviet Issue. 1923, 235 mostly mint stamps, including black upside down 10,000r/1000r in block of 11, violet 20,000r/500r in block of 20 one stamp with double surcharge, violet 40,000r/5000r in block of 50 (the largest known multiple of all handstamps), 80,000r/3000r violet in block of 6, black in block of 15, pairs and multiples with and without hs, error 20,000r/1000r (Sc. #36a), several cancelled pieces with black handstamps franking and etc., nice and fresh unit, full OG, many NH stamps, F/VF, ex-Ashford, C.v. $3,200++, Est. $1,000-$1,500 (Image)

Handstamps on Soviet Issue. 1923, black handstamped surcharge 20,000r on soldier 500r rose, block of six (3x2), four stamps at left with small size surcharge, while vertical pair at right - large size surcharge, full OG, NH, VF and a spectacular item, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

Handstamps on Soviet Issue. 1923, violet handstamped surcharge 40,000r on Industry and Agriculture 5000r green, vertical pair imperforate between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and rare, Est. $200-$250 (Image)

National issue. 1919-20, St. George and Queen Thamar, 107 mint perforated and imperforate stamps, one complete sheet of 144 (3r blue) and complete set of 7 imperforate proofs, representing basic stamps identified by six different issues (per Ashford and Ceresa), National Guard and Georgian Levant stamps, tete-beche pairs, blocks and other varieties, full OG or no gum as printed, VF, Est. $500-$600 (Image)

National issue. 1919, St. George issue, 10k, 40k, 50k, 60k and 1r in imperforate blocks of 9 or 10 (40k), one stamp of each block either sideways, or has omitted St. George, shifted center, partly missing design or has center inverted, all with one or two favor cancellations, no gum as issued, VF, ex-Kaukhchishvili (Image)

Official stamps. 1918, Judicial stamps, 50k-100r, set of six values, one perforated (50k) and five imperforate, no gum as produced, NH, VF and scarce group, imperforate stamps admittedly to be proofs, Barefoot #1/7, Est. $150- $200 (Image)

Semi - Postal Issue. PROOFS AND VARIETIES: 1922, 10,000r/25r in block of 16 (two top horizontal rows with low ink of surcharge), 9 imperforate stamps, 4 of which without surcharges and 19 imperforate proofs printed on white smooth or laid paper, full OG or no gum as produced, VF and rare group, Est. $500-$600 (Image)

Soviet issue. 1922, 29 mostly mint perforated and imperforate stamps (1 - used), complete set of 5 forgeries and 33 imperforate proofs printed on smooth thin or laid paper and thin yellowish cardboard, nice condition, perforated stamps with full OG, NH or hinged, proofs have no gum as issued, mostly VF, Est. $1,000-1,200 (Image)

Soviet issue. 1922, Industry and Agriculture, six imperforate proofs of 2000r in various colors, printed on thin smooth paper, no gum as produced, VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Soviet issue. 1922, Industry and Agriculture, six imperforate proofs of 2000r in various colors, printed on thin yellowish cardboard, no gum as produced, VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Soviet issue. 1922, Industry and Agriculture, six imperforate proofs of 3000r in various colors, printed on thin smooth paper, no gum as produced, VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)

Soviet issue. 1922, Industry and Agriculture, six imperforate proofs of 3000r in various colors, printed on thin yellowish cardboard, no gum as produced, VF, Est. $300-$400 (Image)