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Auction: 7015 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1097

Russia Ukraine 1918-20, the "Trident" Specialised Reference Collection with all the major rarities of the Regional Issues of 1918; including Odessa (IV) imperf. 10r. mint (4), Odessa (VI) 10r. imperf mint (three examples recorded), Kharkov 10r. values types II and III mint including rare corner block of five, Kiev Type II 7r. value in vertical pairs showing tête-bêche surcharges in violet, used on piece (the only two known); Kiev Type III 3r. 50k. perf. with Trident inverted mint (only 25 issued), Kiev 5r. and 10r. perf mint (only 25 issued); Podolia with all handstamped types noted on five album pages (some stamps with only 3 or 4 known examples recorded); Poltava with imperf. 10r. Type II in a unique used strip of three, 1920 Courier Field Post issue mint (14 of the 15 values surcharged), Russia 1913 Romanov issue (8 different) with Trident ´Ministerial´ surcharge in black mint, Ministerial surcharge in red (6 different), and covers, cards and Money Transfer forms (48) showing significant usages of these scarce issues. A remarkable opportunity to purchase an irreplaceable collection, with at least seven stamps believed to be unique, intact. Nearly all items are signed by Kobylanski BPP., Mikulski, Bulat, Dr. Seichter or the Ukrainian Philatelic Society. Estimate £ 45,000-55,000

Sold for
£38,000