341 / September 2010

100 r. on 5 r., imperforated block of four, unhinged mint, fine, signed Romeko

100 r. on 5 r., fine, signed Romeko, in addition 9 other stamps, all unhinged mint, most signed Romeko

1921, Fisherman on River 1000 r., imperforated tête-bèche gutter block of 20, some creases, unhinged mint, unusual and scarce

1849/50, Leopold 40 c. rose with shifted watermark, brilliant colour and large margins, neatly cancelled by numeral "24", extremely fine

1944, 1 k. green blue, vertical pair tied by "ORIOVAC 20.8." cds. and 2 k.lilac red tied by "ORIVOC 17.4." to 2 printed cards to Stara Cradiska, a branch camp of concentration camp Jasenovac, faults

1919, 10 Kr. and 10 Kr. in changed colour, unused fine, each signed Mikulski

LOCAL ISSUES: 1918, 'Hluboka'-issue, Austria Crown/Coat of Arms 3 h.-1 kr. and Emperor Charles 15-30 h., all with overprint inverted on philatelic registered cover, sign. Gilbert

1851, 2 sk. blue, thiele, good to large margins, clear numeral "1", very fine

1923, airmail 5-45 m. on registered airmail cover front from "TALLINN 5.10.23" to Norway, sign. Eichenthal

5-45 m. on registered cover with additional franking on reverse from "TALLINN 24.10.23" to Paris with arrival mark; sender's name on reverse flap cut out, otherwise fine

5-45 m. with additional franking on registered airmail cover from "TALLINN 25.9.24" to Geneva with all cancellations, name in address cancelled and sender's name in reverse flap cut out

1928, coat of arms, stamp booklet containing four booklet pages (1x 5 s. red, 3x 10 s. blue), the first two pages few stamps missing, some small creases and abrasion spots otherwise fine, despite the few faults a very scarce booklet

1940, 1 s. grey on white paper, block of four, unhinged mint, fine (Mi. 1.040,-)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1937, PARO letter sheet 20 s., no. 11, with additional franking 10 s. as registered cover from "TARTU ESIMENE KIRJAMARGI PÄEV 27 XI 38" to Tallinn , scarce as registered cover, fine

1866, 8 p. on green, with perfect rouletting, lightly cancelled, very fine (Mi. 320,-)

1 m. yellow-brown, Sperati forgery, manuscript signature

1875, 32 p. carmine rose, used, fine (Mi. 600,-)

1885, 10 m. yellow-brown/red, used, small corner creases (Mi. 650,-)

1919, 2 r. brown tied by cds. to reverse of cover to Danzig, slightly stained otherwise fine

1861, Paris printing 10 r. orange on bluish in deep fresh colour, wide margins all around with sheet margin at left, used, very fine

1886, Belgium print 50 l. greyish green with 1889/92, Athens print 1 l. brown, 2 l. yellow brown perforated in horizontal pair and 40 l. lilac, tied to registered double rate envelope to Germany with arrival mark, fine, a scarce commercial usage, sign. Holcombe

1973, CEPT 4,50 dr. corner block of 4 with shifted perforation at top, unhinged mint

1989, CEPT 60 dr. und 170 dr. imperforate with sheet margins, unhinged mint

1871, 2 kr., Sperati forgery, proof in black in block format, signed in the margin

2 kr. orange, Sperati forgery in block format

3 kr., Sperati forgery, proof in black in block format, signed in the margin

3 kr. green, Sperati forgery in block format

15 kr., Sperati forgery, proof in black in block format, signed in the margin

15 kr. brown, Sperati forgery in block format

Engraved issue: 25 kr. violet, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "FIUME 9/5 75" to mourning cover to France with arrival mark; a fine and scarce multiple franking

postal stationery: 1919, envelope 150 f. on 16 f. dark green with 50 on 5 f. green, 100 on 25 f. blue and 150 f. on 15 violet as additional franking tied by cds. to registered cover to Zagreb, certificate Novakovic, fine

1930, Allthing 3 a.-10 kr. incl. airmail stamp, 26 imperforated se-tenant proof sheets of 16 values each, in different colours, incl. sheets with and without background, 2 sheets with background only and 1 sheet with rejected backgrounds; from the Hesshaimer estate, ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'

2 original hand drawings by Hesshaimer, essays for the 15 a. value, one in similar design as the issued stamp; ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'

20 a., original hand drawing for the central design (ca. 17:11,5 cm), signed at top, ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'

25 a., original hand drawing by Hesshaimer (ca. 28:20,5 cm) for the central design and part of the frame, signed in the margin LHE, ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'

30 a., unissued 45 a. and 1 kr., two composite proof sheets with two values each of rejected background tone plate and combined proof and composite proof sheet of accepted backgrounds for all three values, all in green on glazed paper, mounted on card, ex 'Dr. Gene Scott'