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1974, CEPT miniature sheet without central inscription, unmounted mint (Mi. 1.000,-)

RUSSIA USED IN POLAND: 1858, 10 K. brown/blue tied by numeral "1" with adjacent red "WARSAWA"  to folded letter, upper right perforation blunt, otherwise fine

Russia 1858, 10 k. with clear ring cancellation "175" on folded entire letter from Granitza to Warsaw, weak receiver cancellations on reverse

10 K. brown/blue tied by numeral "295" to cover with adjacent oval "SOCEWKA 26 10 68" to Danzig, fine

1866, 10 k. brown/blue tied by ring cancellation "D.B" to folded lettersheet to Warsaw, endorsed "Lowic 1/9" at upper left, fine

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1860, envelope 10 K. with numeral "1" and adjacent red "ВАРШАВА 14 3", addressed to Horbakow (in Rivnenska Oblast, Ukraine), with intact wax seal on back, scarce destination (outside of Kingdom of Poland, but with only Polish address)

Envelope 10 K. with numeral "1" and adjacent red "ВАРШАВА 21 3", addressed to Dorpat (Tartu), with intact wax seal on back, scarce destination, fine

"Bialystok", provisional white label on registered cover franked with two 7 k. blue and others, addressed to Rostock, several faults, but scarce

 "Czerniewice", provisional white label on registered postal stationary 7 k. blue with additional franking, addressed to Frankfurt, vertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce

 "Lodz", provisional white label on registered cover franked with two 7 k. blue, addressed to Helsingfors, fine and scarce

1899 WHITE LABELS: "Lodz", provisional white label on registered cover franked with 20 k. blue/red, addressed to Leipzig, archival holes at left and little shortened at right, otherwise fine, scarce

"WARSAW MAIN OFFICE", provisional white label on two registered covers with different franking, addressed to Göteburg and Switzerland, faults

"Warsaw City", provisional white label on registered cover franked with two 7 k. blue, addressed to Finland, very fine

"Warsaw City", provisional white label on registered cover franked with three 3 k. red and three 7 k. blue, addressed to Victoria / Australia, some creases and spots, very rare

1946, BIE 3-11 zl. in cpl. sheets of 12, unhinged mint, fine (Mi. 1.800,- +)

1950, Groszy overprints: Culture souvenir sheet with handstamps in type 3A, unmounted mint, fine, certificate Wezranowski

Culture souvenir sheet with handstamps in type 2, used "GDANSK 1 / 27.12.50", certificate Wezranowski (Mi. 2.000,-)

Culture souvenir sheet (margins reduced in size) with handstamp in type 23A, unmounted mint, certificate Wezranowski

Przedbórz: 1918, 6 gr. blue and olive tied by cds. "K.u.K. ETAPPENPOSTAMT PRZEDBÓRZ 26.2." to registered cover from "PIOTRKOW 14.2." with Austria Field Post stamp 25 h., 5 h. and 3 h., fine, signed Vaumand PP, first day cover for the local stamp

1898, King Carlos I 25 r. blue and black, 4 single stamp tied by blue cds. "LOURENCO MARQUES...JUL.00" to cover to Moritzburg, Natal with censor label "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" and arrival mark, sligthly creased

20 r. vermilion in combination with India ½ a. blue, tied by clear duplex "MANGALORE AU 3 (72)" to small folded cover to Margao with transit marks of Honauwar, Belgaum, Houblee, Sawantwaree and Pangim; a scarce and attractive cover (AF no. 9)

20 r. vermilion, horizontal pair in combination with 2 copies India ½ a. blue, tied by duplex "BOMBAY S.E. MAY 24" (1876) to small envelope to Pangim with manuscript "10" for the town delivery charge (AF no. 25)

1893, King Karl I. 1 l. pale brown and rose tied by cds. "GALATI 10.MAR.899" to registered cover with boxed mark "RECOMANDAT" and German transit label "Vom Auslande über Bahnpost 5 (Osw.-Brsl.)" to Berlin with arrival mark, cover vertical folded, otherwise fine

1948, Telegram money order 05,00 LEI on King Michael 100 l. and 5 l., unused, one with minor creasing

1948, Telegram sheets 02,00 LEI on King Michael 100 l. and 100 l., unused; folded and slight creasing, scarce

1807/15, "MITAU" and "Bolder.aa" straight line and boxed cancellation, each on cover, one trimmed at left, otherwise fine, scarce

5 k. with 1875, 2 k. and 20 k.on registered letter sent from "BALTA  5 JA 1879" to the court in Kamenetz Podolsk, unbroken private wax seals, filing fold through one 20 kopeck stamp but otherwise very fine and fresh appearance, certificate Mikulski

1866, 3 k. black/green and 20 k. blue/orange tied by cds. to registered cover to Lyskowo, there undeliverable and returned, fine and attractive

1867, cash paid mourning wrapper with red boxed "s.l.b./o.g.l." of St. Petersburg Main Post Office, on reverse clear red cds. "St. Petersburg 14 APR. 1867", scarce

1889, 10 k., tied by "TIFLIS 229 DZHULFA 1 12 07" to reverse of commercial  letter with contents from Erivan, a rare railway cancellation with additional strike on the front of the cover

1910, 5 rbl. as complete sheet of 50, position 13 with different type, edges with some tears and separations, otherwise fine

1913 Ordinary letter to St Petersburg with clear strikes of the scarce cancellation of PARATSKII ZAVOD KAZ

1915, Alexander I., propaganda forgery with different text on the reverse "bankruptcy of Russian currency", rare, with normal stamp for comparison, fine

 1916, 1 k. and 2 k. Currency Stamps in complete sheets of 100, no gum as issued, the 1 kop appears unfolded, the 2 kop lighlty folded through the middle, a scarce pair of sheets

1922, October Revolution 10 p. vertical pair and two singles and 27 p. single and 25 p. as block of six with additional franking tied by cds. to registered cover to Höchst, the block of six pasted over a block of six Hunger aid, because these stamps were only valid for domestic usage, fine and scarce

Surcharges: 5r on 20k imperforated with lithographed surcharge,block of 25 from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, a rare multiple, certificate  Kirzhner (Zagorskiy #081A)