Cover Story Ltd

We are specialized in worldwide postal history from prestamp to 1940s'

We also have an extensive, mainly topographical postcard stock that is not yet fully uploaded to the website, scans on request.

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Spanish Guinea 1927 large registered cover to Germany franked 1924 ‘Nipa House’ 25c., 40c vertical pair (bottom stamp surface fault) and 1p single and vertical strip of three tied Santa Isabel framed date stamps, registration label to left, reverse with Madrid transit and arrival cancels. Some vertical folds, still a fine cover.

Spanish Guinea

Covers and stamps / Spanish Giunea

£175

Saudi Arabia June 1925 stampless envelope bearing grey-blue cds of MECCA and at top right a fine violet handstamp. The Arabic Revolt against the Ottomans started with the battle of Mecca and during this period the postal services collapsed; a scarce survivor from this period with inconsequential small faults to envelope.

Saudi Arabia

Covers and stamps / Saudi Arabia

£745

Russia 1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, by Mouchon, Zarrinch Essay, in blue-black, ‘full face’ Tsar in military uniform, laureated frame, 1 Rouble value, very fine and scarce, signed “PMD”.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / Proofs / royalty

£1155

Russia 1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, by Mouchon, Zarrinch Essay, vignette die in red-brown, ‘full face’ Tsar in military uniform, faint toning otherwise fine and scarce.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / Proofs / royalty

£1595

Russia 1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, a Mouchon Essay, profile facing right, bicoloured die on small card with dark green centre and reddish frame, without denomination, laureated frame with Cyrillic inscription above, superb and extremely rare, ex Cherrystone 2008, Rev L.L. Tann collection lot 5048 – US$9,000.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / Proofs / royalty

£4750

Russia 1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 17 complete die proof in black on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “17” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / Proofs / royalty

£1345

Russia 1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 14 complete die proof in brown on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “14” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / royalty

£1345

Russia 1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 4 complete die proof in dark blue on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “10” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / Proofs / royalty

£1345

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