Category Archives: Stamp belongs to

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Postal stationary with ruble overprint and Elenovka cancel

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Stefan

The latest addition to my collection is this blank Zsarist postal stationary, surcharged with 5 Rubles and cancelled to order Elenovka “b”. Those stationary were produced when new, not 30 Kop. overprinted, stationaries were received from country districts. At some … Continue reading →

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Plate varieties of the 500 ruble stamp of the First Essayan issue

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Stefan

Some of the stamps of the first pictorial issue spot some very distinctive plate varieties. So far not much is described in the literature in detail. Only the “old” Zakiyan/Saltikov book lists some varieties. Included are the basic variations like … Continue reading →

Posted in First Erivan, Genuine, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

One of the rare stamps of the Ruble overprint Issue

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Stefan

Recently I got a hold off quite a rare stamp. But let us zoom in from the outside, starting with the Dashnak overprints. During the first Republic, when the Dashnak government ruled the newly independent country, the overprinting process started … Continue reading →

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Fake cover again

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Stefan

On November the 6th I wrote an article about a fake cover offered at David Feldman auction house. It is listed again. Please meet Lot 20385 at the current Russia auction. There is something new also. We got a scan of … Continue reading →

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Unframed large Z on one Ruble unperforated

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Stefan

The latest addition to my collection is this quarter sheet of overprinted stamps. This is a high quality scan so you can zoom in a bit and check all the details. The stamp itself is quite common but getting large … Continue reading →

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Fake Cover at Feldman Auctions Nov/Dec 2016

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Stefan

Once and again Armenian items find their way in large auctions. Here is an example of a cover in the current David Feldman auction:   While the cancel looks nice and clean (it is fake too) the 100r HH ruble overprint … Continue reading →

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Corrected Overprints

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Stefan

When stamps got overprinted by hand errors or mistakes occur. I think about mistakes that are not what Ashford/Tchilinghirian describe as “human factor”, like: more or less pressure, angle variations, different mixtures or more or less diluted inks used. I … Continue reading →

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Fake Cancels – Some Examples

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Stefan

While browsing a collection a dealer sent me to check I found a couple of forged Erivan cancellations. It is always useful to have some examples in order to train the eye and for comparison. Type 1 Erivan 30 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Forged, k60k, Ruble | 1 Comment

Hello again – an old “friend” visits

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Stefan

A while ago I wrote about an item that was offered at Cherrystone. See here for details:  A real rarity … really? Cherrystone withdraw the item and apologized. Now the owner took the item to a different auction house. The 32. … Continue reading →

Posted in First Essayan, Forged | 1 Comment

Unusual pairs

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Stefan

One reader of my blog send me this scan. The overprints are looking good. They are most likely genuine – the framed Z looking like E6. What makes those items rare is the combination of framed and unframed Zs. This … Continue reading →

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