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Why do I consider this overprint one of the most difficult ones? The overprint alone has very few characteristics. Just doing a large batch of Opinions. Its nice to see so much material at one place. Checking a single overprint … Continue reading →

Also this month: the 350th Köhler auction. Nice covers – probably ex Serebrakian and a collection – as usual a wild mix of genuine and forged material. Still when scanning the first few pages it seems like there is more … Continue reading →

Again new material! Several new lots with Armenian stamps – mostly momograms – are listet. Nice items overall, just the collections contain many forgeries. While the first page looks almost good, on the following pages the genuine overprints are scarce… … Continue reading →

The current auction at Raritan again features several Armenia lots. My impression while scanning: interesting items, some quite nice and not often to see, but also at least two lots where I consider the overprints/cancels as fake (the dangerous forgery … Continue reading →

I did some research regarding the Vartashen cancel. This is what I found in the Ashford “Russian stamps used in Transcaucasia”: VARTASHEN (Village) (Post Telegraph sub-office) North of the railway line, Vartashen was an isolated village in the foothills of … Continue reading →

The cancels are from Azerbaijan, but still interesting area not far from Armenia. Some areas changed jurisdiction. A) “…OGRAD” and long tailed serial “a”.   B) “…SHIRI BAK.” and I think there is a “G.” Which stands for “gorod” which means … Continue reading →

Now on to the star overprints with cancellations. A) Starting with “A” On the left fragment is “LIS” – perhaps Elisavetpol Gubernia or Tiflis? Long tailed serial “a” – I’d say.   B) “AG?” “ELISAV.” Some town in the Elisavetpol … Continue reading →

Two more fragments. A) “ERIVAN. 3” can clearly be read. There is some word before. Also, could not find the specific cancel serial letter in Zakiyan.   B) A difficult one. Perhaps an “B” at the beginning. The cancel serial … Continue reading →