366. Auktion März 2018

1925, Coat of arms 10 l. red/rose, with upper sheet sheet, imperforated at top, unused, very fine

1927, Coat of arms 1l. brown/yellow-brown imperforated at bottom with lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1928, Liberty Memorial Fund 6,10 and 30s. and 1l. tied by cds. "RIGA 24 IV 39" to registered cover to Switzerland, reverse with vignette, fine

1928, Liberty Memorial Fund 1l. imperforated with additional franking tied by cds. "KULDIGA 16 XII 29" to Prerov, Czechoslovakia, fine

1928, Liberty Memorial Fund 50s. with additional franking tied by cds. "JELGAVA 11 12 33" to registered cover to Nora-Bana, Czechoslovakia, fine

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 1+2 s. orange/brick-red, block of four with left sheet margin, watermark Y, mint never hinged resp. the upper left stamp unused, fine

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 1+2 s. orange/brick-red, block of four with left sheet margin, watermark Y, upper stamps with natural paper fold, mint never hinged, fine

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 1+2 s. orange/brick-red, block of six with left sheet margin, watermark Y, mint never hinged resp some hinges in the margin, fine

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 1+2 s. orange/brick-red, block of six with left sheet margin, watermark Z, mint never hinged, lower right stamp some short perfs, fine

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 1+2 s. violett/red, block of four with right sheet margin, imperforated horizontally, unused, very fine and attractive

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 30s. with additional franking tied by cds. "SALDUS 21 VI 33" to registered cover to Kuldiga, fine

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