366. Auktion März 2018

1929, Coat of arms 2l. as imperforated horizontal archive proof pair, without gum, right stamp tiny wrinkle, otherwise fine

1929, Coat of arms 2l.  imperforated at right with rightsheet margin, unused, very fine, signed

"Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrs-Gesellschaft Flugleitung Riga" violet three line cachet on Airmail 10s. as pair and 15s. single with additional franking on airmail cover to Berflin, 15s. stamp damaged, letter on top a little roughly opened, otherwise fine

1931, Anti-Tuberculosis 17s. as horizontal pair with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 6 3 35" to cover to Valmiera, fine

1931, Anti-Tuberculosis 25 on 10s. as block of four with clear double overprint, unused, the lower left stamps with corner crease, otherwise a fine and very rare multiple

1932, Aizsargi  6-15s. imperforated with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 13 V 32" to registered cover to Vienna, fine

1932, Riga Exhibition 3-35 s., archive proofs, imperforated vertical pairs, without gum, scarce, fine

1932, Airmail 5-25s. with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA-LIDPASTS 26.9.33" to airmail cover, intended for the catapult flight, via Berlin and Cologne to New York, with postage due upon arrival, despite few toned spots an attractive and scarce cover

1932, Airmail 5-25s. imperforated, tied by cds. "RIGA 31 12 32" to front and reverse of registered cover to Germany, folded vertically, otherwise fine

1933, Coat of arms 5 l. green, archive proof, horizontal pair, without gum, scarce, fine

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, 15s. tiny adhesion, very fine, signed

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, very fine, signed A. Brun and R.

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., 10-25s. as pairs, mint never hinged, very fine, signed

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, 50s. hinged, all with sheet margin, very fine, 10-25s. signed

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100p. tied by cds. "RIGA -LIDPASTS 28.5.33" to registered letter to New Jersey, the plane crashed on the 29th of May near Neustettin, after that forwarded by train to Berlin, from there with normal airmail to the destination, slightly unfresh, stamps slighlty detached, a very rare cover, signed Ebel and certificate v. Hofmann BPP (2001) Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-25s. with inverted watermark, unused, very scarce stamps, fine

1933, Africa flight, self-protection organization 1-5s. with additional franking tied by special cds. "RIGA-LIDPASTS 28.5.33" to Bruxelles, litte unfresh (see also Harry v. Hofmann "Latvia: Airmail 1920-1940" page 134)

1933,  Africa flight, two airmail covers addressed to the stages of the flight (Kaunas and Danzig) before the Neustettin crash, fine

1934, New Constitution 3s. with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 13.IX.41" to cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine

1934, New Constitution 20 and 35s. with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 6 12 36" to cover to Germany, front with straight-line censor mark "Devisenrechtlich geprüft", reverse with corresponding seal, folded horizontally, otherwise fine

1934, New Constitution 20s. as pair and 35s. single tied by cds. "LATVIJA 1918 17.NOVEMBRIS 1938" to registered cover to Leipzig, fine

1936, Writers and Poets 20 s. rose-pink  with normal watermark, mint never hinged, few wrinkles, a very scarce stamp, only one sheet printed, fine, signed Rucins

1936, White Cross 3-20s. with additional franking tied by cds. "GULBENE 5.5.37" to registered cover to Czechoslovakia, fine

1936, White Cross 20s. as pair and 35s. single tied by cds. "RIGA DZ. ST 8.6.37" to registered cover to Detroit, 35s. some short perforations, otherwise fine

1937, Independence Monuments 30s. horizontal pair and single with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 2.4.40" to censored express cover to Wurzen, few stamps some wrinkles, otherwise fine

National Construction Fund 35-40s. tied by cds. "RIGA 30.11.39" to registered cover to Germany, reverse with censor mark "Im Staatsinteresse geöffnet", fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic 35s., two singles tied by cds. "RIGA 24 12 38" to express postal stationery reply card Hindenburg 15 pfg. to Fulda, one stamp affixed at the edge, fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 5 s., mint never hinged, rare and fine

1939,  Assumption of office of Ulmanis 35-40s. souvenir sheet with cds. "LATVIJA 15. MAIJIS 1939" on reverse of registered cover to Dresden, fine

1939, Harvest Festival 10-20 s., two resp. three singles tied by cds. "LIEPAJA 8 X 39" to registered pictorial cover to Minnesota, fine

Essays for landscape pictorial issue, 5 s. dark olive brown imperforated depicting a bridge across the river Gauja near of Sigulda, without gum, rare and fine

1940, Coat of arms, archival proofs, 1-3, 7-30 s. and 50 s. and 1 l. each as imperforated, horizontal proof, mint never hinged, few stamps slight wrinkels, otherwise fine Provenance: The Dr. Hubert Schrödinger Collections (361. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

1940, Coat of arms in a different design with oak leaves 20 S. in lilac-carmine, perforated L10¼, on watermarked paper, with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, signed Rucins

1940, Coat of arms 2-3, 5 and 10s. tied by cds. "RIGA -8.8.40" to censored card to Bohemia and Moravia, small rust spots at left, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 2-3s., six values each with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 29 5 40" to cover to Zürich, fine

Coat of arms 7s. with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 22.7.41" to cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine