358 / September 2014
358. Heinrich Koehler Auction
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10 k. light brown/blue, fresh color and good margins, tied by decorative Kovno mark to piece, very fine, signed Richter, Thier and Bühler
1857, 10 k. light brown/blue, fresh color and good margins, tied by boxed "ТАУРОГЕНЪ 7 МАЙ. 1858" and handstamp "Aron Ch.Segalls & Sohne" to folded letter
sheet to St. Petersburg, fine and rare
1918, second Vilnius issue, 20 sk. as horizontal pair (pos. 9-10) with straight line "Kauno pastas" and tied by framed censor mark to card to Munich, with adjacent framed "M.P.k", left stamp with inverted "n" and right stamp with inverted "h", very fine and rare
40 sk. from the left upper corner tied by somewhat faded special Vytis cachet to card to Gumbinnen, fine
40 sk. from the upper left corner tied by cds. "KAUNAS -5.II19" to postcard addressed to the "Internationales Briefmarken Offertenblatt", few creases, otherwise fine
40 sk. and first Kaunas issue 20 k. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 10.II19" to cover to Königsberg with adjacent framed censor mark, horizontal fold away from stamps, otherwise fine
1932, Lietuvos vaikas 5c.-2 l., perforated and imperforated, tied by cds. "KAUNAS centr. 23.VII.32" to four first day registered airmail covers to Lorch, reverse with transit and arrival marks, very fine
1932 Lietuvos vaikas 15 c. imperforated, two values tied by cds. "KAUNAS centr. -5.XII.32" to card, fine
1933, Lietuvos vaikas 5c.-2 l., perforated and imperforated, tied by cds. "KLAIPEDA 11 (12).V.22" to three registered airmail covers to Königsberg, reverse with transit and arrival marks, very fine
1933, Lietuvos vaikas 5c-2 L. imperforated, tied by cds. "KAUNAS centr. 8.V.33" to registered airmail cover to Kosice, reverse with Berlin transit and Kosice arrival mark, fine
1933, Lietuvos vaikas 15 c. imperforated and 15 c. perforated, each as pair tied by KAUNAS machine cancellation to cover to Germany, fine
1933, Lietuvos vaikas 5-10 and 40 c.-2l., perforated and imperforated each as strip from position 100, mint never hinged, few slight wrinkles, otherwise fine and scarce
1939, Basketball european championship 15-60 c. tied by special cancellation "KAUNAS EUROPOS KREPSINIO PIRMENYBES 24-V-1939" to registered card to Poland, fine
1939, Basketball european championship 15-60 c., each as imperforated vertical pair with sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine
"R Kedainiai N 134" handwritten registration marking on cover to Leipzig, 50 c. stamp tied to reverse by cds. "KEDAINIAI 2.VI.24", very fine
"KELME 14-8-19 m" double line on three 30 sk. stamps on registered card to Göteborg, at bottom large straightline "Kelme" and "R 257" in manuscript, with german label "Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1", very fine
"Kelme 13/X, 19" boxed cancellation on 5 auk. on registered cover with provisional registration mark to Berlin, registration receipt still attached, slightly toned, otherwise fine
"R 1780 Krakiai" handwritten registration marking on cover to Sweden franked with two Kestutis 1 auk. and 1922 4 a. on 75 sk., stamps tied to reverse by cds. "KRAKIAI 31.VIII. 22", on front with german registration label "Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1", very fine
"Kybartei 7-VI-19" in manuscript on two stamps out of a block of four of 20 sk. stamp, additional franking with crossed pen stroke, on registered cover to Leipzig, several faults, not many covers known
"SAKIAI-21.5.19" straightline on pairs of 10 and 15 sk. on cover to Basel, very fine
"SEDA 9-7-19" in manuscript on two different 50 sk. stamps on registered cover to Copenhagen, there readressed to Esbjerg, registration label handwritten and inscribed "Siady N. 89", reverse roughly opened, otherwise very fine and rare
"SILALE PASTO SKYRIUS 20.8.19" cds. on 60 sk. stamp on cover to Berlin, stamp slightly soiled, otherwise fine
N 901 Siauliai" handwritten registration marking on cover to Berlin franked with three different stamps tied by cds. "SIAULIAI 16.VIII.19", on front with german registration label "Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1", vertical fold, otherwise fine
"TAUJENAI 11/IX 1919" in manuscript on two 60 sk stamps on registered cover to Connecticut, the german registration label "Vom Ausland über.." torn off and accordingly handstamped "Not in the registered Mail", a very interesting cover, fine
"R. Tytavenai 1344" handwritten registration marking on cover to Iglau franked with two Kestutis 2 auk. stamps tied by cds. "TYTAVENAI 24.X.21", on front with german registration label "Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1", very fine
"ZAGARE II/VII 19" in manuscript as pre-cancellation on 20 and 30 sk. stamps on cover, on front encircled "Zagare IV/VII 19", very roughly openend and few folds, interesting cover
"Zeimelis 12/10 1919 m" in manuscript on horizontal pair of 60 sk. stamp on registered cover addressed to the "Kriegsministerium Abt. Kriegsgefangene" in Berlin, there taxed with 20 Pfg, registration mark handwritten and inscribed "Zeimelis Lietuva No. 90.", very fine and rare
Provenance: ex Lindberg
1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3c violet, with six line cachet. Both fliers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal, reverse with Kaunas arrival mark, slight spot at upper left otherwise fine
1935, Sept. 25 attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Waitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Waitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded toLithuania by other means. Cover with U.S. and Lithuanian franking, numbered and signed by the pilot
1935, Sept. 25 attempted non-stop flight from New York to Lithuania by Lit. Felix Waitkus, in the plane "Lituanica II". After successfully crossing the North Atlantic, Lt. Waitkus was forced down at Bellinrobe and covers were forwarded toLithuania by other means. Cover with U.S. and Lithuanian franking, numbered and signed by the pilot, in addition the receipt for the sender
"FESTUNGSPOST KOWNO 22.7.16 III" in red and "30.6.16 I" in black, each on cover, one cover with vertical fold, fine
II. West Voluntary Corps, blue cachet on front and reverse of cover to Stettin with adjacent cds. "Deutsche Feldpost 6.9.19", after the fallback from the nearby Kurland to Schaulen the russian West-Army (Awaloff-Bermondt) has been dissolved, some spots, otherwise fine
"MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCAISE EN LITUANIE FRANCHISE POSTALE Le Vaguemestre", boxed cancellatiion on cover from Adjudant Lombard to Monsieur le Captaine AIibert Regiment Infanterie Coloniale du M . Secteur postale St. A! - Armee du Rhin, few wrinkles, otherwise fine, very interesting item
Insured letter for 4.000.000 Mark to Bonn, brought from Kybartai to Eydtkuhnen to avoid currency control, dispatched in "EYDTKUHNEN 27.7.23" with three line cash-payment cachet and send to Bonn with arrival mark, fine and interesting
1918/40, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung ab Mi.-Nr. 1-2, dabei gute Werte, gezähnte und geschnittene Sätze etc.
390 FOTOS
1919/40, hochinteressante Sammlung über 250 Briefen und Karten sowie Marken, dabei Einschreiben, provisorische R-"Zettel", Sonderstempel, Luftpost, Zeppelin, Nachgebühr, Paketkarten, Wertbriefe, Geldwanweisungen, Telegramme, Rotes Kreuz, Ganzsachen, Express, Kaunas mit Stempeln von Stadtpostämtern, außerdem einige bessere Marken sowie einige Werte Lokalausgabe Raseiniai, meist gute Erhaltung