365 / September 2017

1938, Päts 25 S., proof block of four, with printing order number of Sept.15, 1937. Register cross below pos.100. The register cross is touched by the register pin of the perforating machine and is minimally punctured. During the production of the postage stamps the imperforate archival proof sheet was probably put by mistake into the perforating machine and was removed immediately before being perforated. A rare variety showing that the archival proofs were produced together with the postage stamps. A key proof in Estonian philately, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1)  

1938, Päts 30 S., strip of three and pair with printing order number T.670 of Sept.15, 1937. With and without register cross below pos.100, mint never hinged (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1)    

1938, Päts 30 S., proof block of six, with printing order number T.670 of Sept, 1937 (same printing order date as Mi 135). No register cross below pos.100, mint never hinged, one stamp slight wrinkle, otherwise fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1)  

1938, Päts 30 S., proof strip of three, with printing order number T.670 of Sept.15, 1937. With register cross below pos.100. Some gum irregularities, unused, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1)    

1939,  Päts 30 S. blue as proof with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, signed Nemvalz (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)  

1936, Päts 50 S., block of four, first printing (no printing order number below pos.91 and 92)., mint never hinged, very fine Same sheet position as the proof block in the subsequent lot    

1936, Päts 50 S., proof block of four from the lower left sheet corner, first printing (no printing order number below pos.91 and 92), corner crease on margin, mint never hinged fine

1936, Päts 60 S., block of four from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, one stamp unused, fine

1936, Päts 60 S., proof block of four from the upper left corner, mint never hinged with hinge in margin only, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)    

1936, Päts 60 S., proof strip of three, with printing order number T.263 of Apr.29, 1936. The only known 60 S. proofs with the printing order number, some light wrinkles gum irregularities, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1)  

1936, Päts 60 S., strip of three, with printing order number T.245 of Apr.4, 1939, unused, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:2)    

1937 Caritas 10-50s., each as block of four from the lower left sheet margin with printing order numbers, mint never hinged, fine  

1938, Scholars 5 S. -25 S., corner blocks with the printing order number. The date of the printing order was Dec.6, 1937, 4 months before the imprimatur/approval by Jallajas. The 5 S. and 25 S. blocks are from counter pane A (wide margins with gripper marks), the 10 S. and 15 S. are from counter pane B. The bottom margins have a horizontal marginal bar, in contrast to the imprimatur proofs signed by Jallajas, mint never hinged, very fine

1938, Scholars 5 S., imprimatur proof block, at the bottom margin signature by Gustav Jallas and seal as Director of the Estonian Postal Service, dated April 20, 1938. Separate printing for the imprimatur/approval by Jallajas, before the printing of the postage stamps, there is no horizontal marginal bar at the bottom margin yet, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1938, Scholars 5 S., right margin proof block, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)    

1938, Scholars 10 S., corner proof block, counter pane A, a marginal number from pane B at the right, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1938, Scholars 15 S., left margin proof block, hinged at margin, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)  

1938, Scholars  25 S., right margin proof block, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1938, Scholars 25 s. imperforated, two singles one with bottom sheet margin. one from the lower right corner, reconstructed as pair. The  horizontal marginal bar at the bottom margin shows that this is an archival proof, printed during the production of the postage stamps, in contrast to the imprimatur proofs, which were printed earlier without a marginal bar (see subsequent lot). This proof shows the difference between imprimatur proofs and archival proofs. One single is signed Nemvalz, very rare positional match to the imprimatur proof below, very fine  

1938, Scholars 5 s.- 25 s., set of 4 complete sheets. 5 s. and 25 s. pane A, 10 s. and 15 s. pane B. All sheets have a horizontal marginal bar at the bottom margin, but in contrast to the imprimatur proofs (see lot below). The left marginal numbers of the 5 s. sheet are by mistake in the wrong position, the vertical marginal numbers usually start with the lowest value at the bottom of the sheet. Folded horizontally in the middle, mint never hinged  

1939, Caritas 10-50 s., larger sized essay block, without gum, scarce  

1940, Caritas 10-50 s., larger sized essay block, without gum, scarce

15 (k) on 2 k. tied by cds. "WESENBERG 18 11 18" to cover to Narva, rare, fine

1919, 1 and 3 k. imperforated and 2, 5 (two different shades) and 10-25 k. perforated tied by cds. "TALLINN-SADAM -7 5 19" to local registered cover, cover folded, otherwise fine, signed Thomson, Nemvalz and Mikulski

1919, 2,5,15 and 25k. perforated and 1 and 3k. imperforated tied by cds. "TALLINN-SADAM -7 5 19" to local registered cover, fine, signed Vaher

5 k. as horizontal strip of five, tied by cds. "TALLINN 3 5 19" to piece, fine, signed Vaher

 1 r. imperforated with cds. "TALLINN 8 5 19", fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2009)

1937, PARO lettersheet no. 2, unused, very fine

1937, PARO lettersheet no. 8, unused, very fine

1937, PARO lettersheet no. 20, unused, very fine

PARO letter sheet 10 s., no. 20, unused, very fine

1923, Craftsmen 9 m. complete card from "TALLINN 1 III 23" to Danzig and from "DANZIG-NEUFAHRWASSER 19.3.23" to Tallinn with arrival mark, with adjacent vignette, scarce, fine

DEUTSCH-BALTISCHES COMITE ST. PETERSBURG PRIVATPOST: 1 r. with russian cancel, touched at top, otherwise fine

DEUTSCH-BALTISCHES COMITE ST. PETERSBURG PRIVATPOST: 1 r. with german and russian cancel and without gum, fine

CASH PAYMENTS: 1918, Nemme, " Makstud 15 kop" with signature and adjecent cyrillic cds. "НЕММЕ 23 11 18" on cover to Tallinn, fine 

1918, Pernau (Pärnau), "15 k. makstud" with signature and adjecent "ПЕРНОВЬ 10 12 18" and straight-line "Pärnu" on cover to Dorpat, vertical fold, otherwise fine, scarce