Lot 1848
1848
Kharkov "9" (handstamped in black or violet)
used A valuable and probably unique assembly comprising overprinted in black on perf. values (30) including 7r. yellow and black (extremely rare) and 3½r., a large part registered envelope bearing 3k. strip of five and 35k. (ex. Marquess of Bute) and on imperf. (11) including 1r. (2, one with overprint inverted) and 3½r. (extremely rare) and in violet on perf. 25k., Savings Bank 1k., 5k. and 10k. (rare to extremely rare) and imperf. 1k. and 3k. Photo for a selection

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used A valuable and probably unique assembly comprising overprinted in black on perf. values (30) including 7r. yellow and black (extremely rare) and 3½r., a large part registered envelope bearing 3k. strip of five and 35k. (ex. Marquess of Bute) and on imperf. (11) including 1r. (2, one with overprint inverted) and 3½r. (extremely rare) and in violet on perf. 25k., Savings Bank 1k., 5k. and 10k. (rare to extremely rare) and imperf. 1k. and 3k. Photo for a selection

Lot Essay

The above are all from the Odessa Postmaster's collection, but despite the existence of these postally used examples C.W. Roberts was not entirely convinced that they were an Official issue, they are therefore offered on their merits

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