361 / September 2015

"282" on Russia 10 k. siena and pale blue on cover with adjacent cds. "KIBARTY 15.3.(63)" to Königsberg with arrival mark, original letter enclosed, reverse with slight faults and staining

RUSSIA USED IN POLAND: 1866/75, 3 k. black/green on vertically laid paper with 5 k. on horizontally laid paper and 1865, 20 k. (the latter 2 with small faults) tied by ring cancel "BW" to envelope with adjacent cyrillic double line and bowed "FRANCO" to Paris

1946, BIE 3-11 Zl. in complete miniature sheets with 12 stamps, unmounted mint, fine and scarce (Mi. for single stamps 1.800,-)

1950, Groszy-overprints: Culture souvenir sheet with handstams in type 3A, unmounted mint, certificate Wezranowski (2014) (Mi. 2500,-)

Przedbórz: 1917, 2 gr. red and 4 gr. blue tied by cds. "ETAPPENPOSTAMT PRZEDORZ KREIS KRONSK 29.12.17" to registered printed metter cover from "WARSCHAU 22.12." with German occupation stamp 20 pfg. and 3 pfg., fine

1811, entire letter with straight line "GUIMARAENS" to Porto with tax mark "20", letter during the Iberian war

1911, emergency issue 2 a., tied by cds. "MACAU 18.AGO.11" to cover to Hongkong with arrival mark and 1 a., tied by cds. "MACAU 22.AGO11" to postcard without text to Hongkong, fine

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)

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

1857, 10 kop. brown/blue, fresh colour and good margins all around, tied by dotted numeral "104" of Bialystok to lettersheet to Warsaw, the stamp additionally tied by offset of red arrival mark; the cover weak in the folds and separated in places, still fine and scarce, signed Calves

10 kop. brown/blue, good to wide margins, tied by boxed marking of Frauenburg to entire letter 1858 to Riga; faint horizontal filing crease affecting the stamp, still attractive

10 kop. brown/blue, tied by dotted numeral "104" of Bialystok to lettersheet to Warsaw, additionally tied by red offset of arrival mark; the stamp with horizontal crease before applied to the cover, still attractive

1866, 3k. with burelage of 5k. with additional franking tied by oval "S.P.B." to folded lettersheet to Berlin, fine    

1913, Romanow 7 kop., 2 copies with Dorpat war cancel "2" in circle on commercial envelope, opening faults

KAHNAT OF BUKHARA: "STARAYA-BUKHARA a 13.2.14", clear strike on coat of arms 3 k. and 7 k. on reverse of cover to Peshawar, India

"STARAYA -BUKHARA b 27.9.11" on 1908/18, 3 k. and 7 k. (2 each) on reverse of registered envelope to Peshawar, India with adjacent arrival mark; corner of envelope torn away by opening, still attractive and scarce

1910, "NISHNI-PERM TAROSH 27.6.10", clear strike on 3 kop. on postcard with arrival mark; stamp corner fault, otherwise fine

GDOV: 1895, 2 k. green tied by violet cachet to reverse of cover to Peterhof with arrival mark and additional franking Russia 1889 7k. blue tied by cds., light vertical bend, otherwise fine (Chuchin 10)

KAADNIKOW: 1910/11, 3 k. red tied by oval date stamp to local registered envelope, slightly reduced in size by opening

1906/08, 3 k. orange, tied by oval date stamp to reverse of local registered envelope, fine and scarce

KUZNETSK: 1880, 5 kop. in marginal block of 24, unused without gum, a scarce large block

1927, Esperanto 14 kop. without wm., imperforated in block of 4 from the lower right sheet corner, unused o.g., a fine and rare multiple

1929, Workers 5 k. with additional franking on two covers with pre-printed senders address "XV th. INTERNATIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL CONGRESS LENINGRAD-MOSCOW" to Danzig and from there redirected to Usedom, fine

1931, Polar flight 30 k. violet, perf. 12 1/2, imperforated at left, unused o.g., a scarce stamp

1983, Food Program of the USSR 20 k., imperforated, unmounted mint, certificate Wassmann

1933,  Zeppelin 3 l. and airmail 2 l., each with trial cancellation "CITTA" in black; very scarce, signed Enzo Diena with certificate

1933, Zeppelin 20 l. on 1 l., overprint essay with Zeppelin flying from left to right, unused, slightly toned in the perforation, otherwise fin; a very rare proof, only 2 copies known; signed Enzo Diena with certificate    

1951, UPU 300 l. imperforated with sheet margin at top, unmounted mint, fine

1852, 12 c. lilac, dark lilac and greyish-lilac, all with mostly wide margins (greyish-lilac clear at top left), used, fine, 2 copies sign. Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 13, 13a, 13b)

2 r. pale-vermilion, good margins all around, central grid-cancel, fine, certificate Comex

6 r. greenish-blue, used, very fine, certificate Comex

2 r. vermilion, large margins and nice fresh colour, tiny maginal tear and horzontal tiny crease at upper left almost invisibly fixed by hinge; a rare stamp, certificate Comex for pefect stamp (before the small damage happened)

6 r. blackish-blue, used, very fine, sign. Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 21a)

1860, Isabella 19 c. brown on salmon, good margins, used by cds. with additional pen stroke, fine, certificate CEM (Edifil 54)

1864, Isabella 19 c. violet and intense violet with good to wide margins, used by cds. resp. numeral in bars, very fine, sign. Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 66, 66a)