366. Auktion März 2018

RUSSIAN OCCUPATION: Coat of arms 25s. as horizontal pair tied by cyrillic cds. "RIGA 4.4.41" to cover to Germany, somewhat stained, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 5s. as pair together with Sovjet Union 10 and 20k. tied by cyrillic cds. "RIGA 29.3.41" to cover to Germany, there redirected, small imperfections, scarce

1940, Coat of arms 5s. as strip of three together with Sovjet Union 15k. tied by cyrillic cds. "RIGA 15.2.41" to cover to Moscow, some slight discolouration, otherwise fine

Coat of arms 10s. together with Sovjet Union 20k. tied by cyrillic cds. "BALV 9.4.41" to cover to Riga, fine

1940, Coat of arms 10s. as single and 20s. as strip of three tied by cds. "VAINODE 18.1.41" to registered cover to Riga, small tear at top, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 20s. as irregular block of three with lower sheet margin tied by cyrillic cds. "RIGA 28.5.41" to reverse of registered cover to Moscow, fine

Coat of arms 20s. as strip of three (affixed on the edge) tied by cds. "AGLONA 14.V.41" to registered cover to Riga, fine

Coat of arms 35s. as block of six together with Sovjet Union Sailor 10k. tied by cyrillic cds. "RIGA 29.4.41" to censored and registered cover to Vienna, front with label "Passing to customs office"., some creases etc., a fine and rare cover

Coat of arms 1l. together with Sovjet Union Lenin 3 rbl. tied by cds. "VENTSPILS 8.5.41" to parcep card to Bolderaja, few imperfections, a very rare and attractive usage

1937, Workmen 15k. as single and 30k. as pair tied by cds. "SAULKRASTI 23.5.41" to registered cover to Riga, fine

SHIPMAIL: "Fran DANMARK" boxed straight-line and cds. "MALMO 6.9.32" on cover franked with uncancelled 35s. to Stockholm, openend on two sides and little unfresh at top, scarce

SHIPMAIL: "Fran Estland" boxed straight-line as adjacent cancel on cover to Stockholm, franked with Coat of arms 20s. and cancelled upon arrival "STOCKHOLM 22.9.27", fine

SHIPMAIL: "Fran Lettland" boxed straight-line as adjacent cancel on postcard to Stockholm, franked with Coat of arms 15s. and cancelled upon arrival "STOCKHOLM 4.9.30", fine

SHIPMAIL: "Fran Lettland" boxed straight-line as adjacent cancel on Express cover to Stockholm, franked with Coat of arms 50s. as pair and 35s. as single and cancelled upon arrival "STOCKHOLM 17.8.34", fine

SHIPMAIL: "Paquebot" boxed straight-line with adjacent cds. "KOBENHAVN 30.3.28" on Coat of arms 25s. on cover to Copenhagen, scisscor cut stabilized, otherwise fine

SHIPMAIL: "Paquebot" boxed straight-line with adjacent cds. "KOBENHAVN -3.8.31" on pair Airmail 10s. with additional franking on airmail cover, written onboard of the SS "Nidaros, to Edinburgh with 4-line cancel of "Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel", fine Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

SHIPMAIL: "Skipsbrjef" boxed straight-line with adjacent cds. "REYKJAVIK 21.II.34" on Coat of arms 35s. on cover to Reykjavik, scarce, fine

SHIPMAIL: "HULL YORKS 14 MR 34" on Airmail 15s. with adjacent straight-line "PAQUEBOT" on cover to Zerbst, fine

FRENCH MILITARY MISSION IN LITHUANIA: Two covers, one with round cachet "Militaire Francaise en Lituanie Mission Lieutenant-Colonel" on opened out cover and "MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCAISE EN LITUANIE FRANCHISE POSTALE Le Vaguemestre", boxed cancellation on cover, both addressed to Paris, some minor faults

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 sk., two unused copies with full perforations, each showing normal "ų" and inverted "h", positions 7 and 12, one stamp one short perf, otherwise fine

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 sk. and Second Vilnius Issue 20-30sk., each as horizontal pair tied by cds. "MARIAMPOLE 7- II. 19" to local cover, some faults like reinforcement by tape, tears etc., but a scarce early cover

1918, First Vilnius  issue 15 sk. a horizontal pair from lower sheet margin, positions 17-18, tied by provisional straight-line "Kauno pastas"on cover to Mariampol, a rare cover, fine

1918, Second Vilnius issue 10-50 sk. all with straight-line "Wilna", mostly fine, signed Matuzas Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

1918, Second Vilnius Issue 10-50sk., 7 pieces with provisional cancellations of Lunia, Grodno and Kibartai, mostly fine

1918, Second Vilnius issue 10-50 sk. all tied by provisional cancel "GRODNO" to small piece, fine, signed

1918, Second Vilnius issue 10-50 sk., each as block of 8 (30sk. block of 7) with clear cds. "KAUNAS", fine

Second Vilnius Issue 10sk. with additional franking tied by straight-line "Retowo" to cover to Gargzdai with adjacent straight line "Garzdai", tiny paper clip rust traces, otherwise fine, a scarce and attractive early cover

1918, Second Vilnius issue 20sk. as complete sheet, unused, upper row 3 stamp with slight bend, otherwise fine

1918, Second Vilnius issue 50 sk. as vertical pair with clear double-print, positions 1-2, unused, very fine (PSL 8d) Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

1918, Second Vilnius issue 50 sk. printed on both sides, inverted on back, position 18, unused, very fine (PSL 8e)

1918, Second Vilnius issue 30sk., complete sheet of twenty, imperforated vertically, unused, small pinhole in top left margin, very rare and fine (PSL 6d)

50sk. in small format tied by cds. "SEINAI 30.V.19" to censored cover to Berlin, fine and attractive

1919, First Kaunas Issue 10 and 20 sk. tied by straight line "TAURAGE" to reverse of cover to Kaunas, slightly reduced at left, a fine rare cover Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)  

30 sk., two singles tied by cds. "KAUNAS 10.II.19" to censored cover to Königsberg, some wrinkles and folds, otherwise fine

Second Kaunas Issue 10-50sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS -3.III.19" to registered cover with provisional r-label to Lauenburg, horizontal fold, some other imperfections, a scarce cover

20 sk. as vertical block of six (2x3), imperforated vertically, the bottom right stamp with "astas" instead of "pastas", position 15, upper right stamp closed tear, otherwise fine, a very rare combination of partially perforated with missing letter (PSL 15g,b) Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)