366. Auktion März 2018

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

SHIPMAIL: Interesting collection with 6 cards and 11 covers, showing "Fran Letland" in manuscript and boxed cancel, "FRAN ESTLAND" and "FRAN LETTLAND" and "Paquebot" boxed cancel, german "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST STETTIN-RIGA" etc., written up on pages

SWINDLE ISSUE: Rauna and Valmiera, small used collection with 3 covers

VIGNETTES: Christmas, "Visit Latvia", "Visit Riga",  "Visit....", "Pro Lettonia", "Riga Fair" and different cities including 2 covers, written up on pages

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)

20sk., two singles with "astas" instead of "pastas", position 15, fine (PSL 15e)

Second Kaunas Issue 30 and 60sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 14.IV.19" to registered and censored cover with provisional registered label to Zürich with full contents, the added label with hinge, some imperfections, a scarce cover

Second Kaunas Issue 30 sk. and third Kaunas Issue 20sk. with rare pen cancellation "22/IV Garzdai" on censored cover to Germany, vertical folds and tiny stains, otherwise a fine and rare cover

Second Kaunas Issue 40-50sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 24.III.19" to reverse of registered cover with provisional r-label to Neu-Ulm, a fine and scarce cover

Second Kaunas Issue 40-50sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 24.III.19" to registered and censored cover with provisional r-label to Berlin, some discolouring, otherwise a fine and scarce cover

Second Kaunas Issue 40-50sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 17.III.19" to registered cover with provisional r-label to Kowno, backflap missing, few imperfections, a scarce cover

1919, 40 sk. and Fourth Berlin Issue 10 sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 13.V.19" to censored cover to Memel, vertical fold, some faults, scarce

1919, Second Kaunas issue 40sk. with triple impression, tied by cds. "KAUNAS 19 II 19" to piece, fine, signed Matuzas (PSL 17d) Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

50 sk. as imperforated sheet of 20, showing "etuvos" variety on position 10, unused, small stain at bottom right, otherwise a fine and attractive multiples, signed (PSL 18d,a)

Second Kaunas Issue 50 sk. and two singles Third Kaunas Issue 20sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 1.IV.19" to  reverse of opened out registered and censored cover with provisional r-label to Königsberg, backflap missing, a scarce cover