365 / September 2017

Views of Cities 10 + 10Mk., imperforate proof pair, pos.45 and pos.55, with part of the sheet watermark, horizontally striped paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:2)  

Views of Cities 10 + 10 Mk. imperforate proof block with upper sheet margin, vertically striped paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)    

Views of Cities 12 + 12 Mk., imperforate proof block with upper sheet margin, vertically striped paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)  

Views of Cities 20 + 20 Mk., imperforate proof with right margin, horizontally striped paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:2)  

Views of Cities 20 + 20 Mk., imperforate proof, pos.15 with part of the sheet watermark, vertically striped paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)

Views of Cities 40 + 40 Mk., imperforate proof with right margin, horizontally striped paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:2)

Views of Cities 40 + 40 Mk., imperforate proof pair with error E:1 colored dot in front of right 4(0) pos.8, errors on proofs are very rare, vertically striped paper, without gum. In addition a matching pair of postage stamps with E:1 in pos.8. Very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)  

1927, City Views 5-40 m. each with part of the sheet watermark, overprinted "PROOV", unused, very fine

1927, City Views 5-40 m. each with part of the sheet watermark, overprinted "PROOV", unused, very fine, certificate Löbbering BPP

1928, New Currency Overprint 10 m. imperforated with left  sheet margin, mint never hinged with tiny fingerprint, fine, rare, certificate Löbbering BPP (2017) (Hurt/Ojaste A1)

1928, New Currency Overprint 10 m. imperforated horizontal pair, unused, a rare multiple, fine

1928, New Currency Overprint 15 s. on horizontally ribbed paper, mint never hinged, very rare only 23 unused copies known so far, very fine, signed Julius Weiner  (Hurt/Ojaste C:1)

15 s. on thin paper, unused, very rare only few copies known so far, fine (Hurt/Ojaste C:2)

1928, New Currency Overprint 15 s. on thin paper, block of four,  the lower pair unused, the upper mint never hinged with tiny trace of fingerprint, very rare only few copies known so far, fine (Hurt/Ojaste C:2)

1928, Philatelic Exhibition Tallinn 10 m. grey, imperforated, mint never hinged, fine

1928, Philatelic Exhibition Tallinn 10 m. grey, imperforated block of four, the upper pair unused, the lower mint never hinged with tiny trace of fingerprint, a very fine and scarce multiple

1928, Coat of Arms 1s. imperforated, vertical gutter block of eight with left sheet margin, thick paper, large marginal numbers, no network, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:5)  

1928, Coat of Arms 2 S., horizontal gutter block of proofs, thin paper, small marginal numbers, no network, mint never hinged, top gutter pair is hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:6)  

1928, Coat of Arms 2 S., vertical gutter block of proofs, thin paper, small marginal numbers, no network, unused, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:7)

1928, Coat of Arms 2 S., proofs, center star of printing sheet, thin paper, small marginal numbers, no network, mint never hinged, a very rare multiple, some folds as to be expected, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:8)  

1928, Coat of Arms 2 S., vertical gutter block of proofs, thick paper, large marginal numbers, with network, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:11)  

1928, Coat of Arms 5 s. red and 15s. yellow, each with plate flaw from position 72 "5th paw", used, fine, 5s. signed Nemvalz

Coat of arms 8 S., proof corner block of twelve, thick paper, printing order number "Tell No.20, III-32a", hand-written in ink, precursor of the printed printing order numbers, which started with the 4 S. Päts in 1936. March 1932 was the order date of the 8 S. coat of arms on thick paper. The hand-written order date does not indicate the exact day, only month and year, in contrast to the printed order dates starting with the Päts 4 S. Two thick marginal bars in the color of the stamp and the network. Exceptional proofs showing the origin of the printed printing order numbers, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:3)  

1928, Coat of Arms 10 S., margin proof block of 8, perforated, no network, thick paper, large marginal numbers, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:16)

1928, Coat of Arms 40s. as imperforated block without burelage, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

Coat ot of arms 40 s., imperforate proof block of 20, with 5 tête-bêche gutter pairs of proofs, 2 registration crosses at the margin, the left part of the gutter pair has margin numbers while the inverted right part has no margin numbers, gutter width is 24mm at the top margin and narrows to 23mm at the bottom, possibly trials before the correct positioning of the printing plates, folded in the gutter, traces of possibly black printing ink at the back, traces of orange setoff at the back, without gum, fine, (Hurt/Ojaste G3)  

1923, Kroon-Surcharge 1 k. with left "ON" and right "K" (partially)  and "1" completly missing, burelage also partially missing, used, very fine, a striking error, signer Julius Weiner

1931, Red Cross 2 and 10-20 s. imperforated proofs, mint never hinged, fine

1931, Red Cross 2 + 3 S. imperforated proof, block of four with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)

1931, Red Cross 2s., proof, block of six from the top left corner. The 7-digit number "0000103" on the proof is of the same size and font as on the 10 Krooni banknote of 1928, also printed at the State Printing Office. The proofs were most likely printed on left-over sheets of trial prints of the banknote numbering machine. In addition a 10 Kr. banknote of 1928 with two banknote numbers, overprinted "PROOV" in red. An exceptional show piece, no creases , without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:2)

1931, Red Cross 5 s., proof, block of four, bottom margin with marginal bar. The identical white errors on the marginal bar on both the 5 S. and the 10 S. proofs (subsequent lot) show that the same marginal bars were re-used for the printing of the various values of the Red Cross issue, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)  

1931, Red Cross 10s. proof with plate error E:2 (narrow cross, only 5mm wide, left part is 0,3 mm shorter than right part), plate errors on proofs are very rare, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1, E:2)

1931, Red Cross 10s., proof, block of four, bottom margin with marginal bar. Re-use of marginal bars: the identical white errors on the marginal bar on the 5 S. and the 10 S. proofs (previous lot) show that, after printing a value, the marginal bars must have been removed from the printing form and then re-used for the printing of other values of the Red Cross issue, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)  

1931, Red Cross 20s. imperforated, block of four with the left margin, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)

1931, Red Cross 20s. as vertical pair tied by cds. "TALLINN 25 VIII 31" to registered cover to Alexandria, USA, scarce, fine

1932, Tartu University 5s. imperforated, block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)