366. Auktion März 2018

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

1940, Soviet Latvian Coat of arms 1s-5 l. (without 2 s.), archive proofs, imperforated horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, scarce, some stamps with wrinkles, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 20s. as pair and 40s. single with additional franking tied by normal and cyrillic cds. "RIGA 21.10.40" to First Day airmail printed matter to USA, fine

1940, Coat of arms 5l. tied by cds. "RIGA DZ ST 25.12.40" to registered express card to Germany, address there unknown with several markings and labels, fine

1927, Coat of arms 30s.  as horizontal pair from the upper left sheet corner, imperforated at top, tied by cds. "RIGA 4.9.30" to registered cover to Detroit, fine

Northpole 80k. as pair and strip of three tied by cds. "PAMPALI 11.IX.41" to front and reverse of parcel card to Durbe, a rare and interesting usage, fine

1937, Coat of arms 60k. tied by cds. "STAMERIENE -2.9.41" to registered cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in black, as horizontal strips of four resp. three ordered on sheet on chalky paper (189x171mm), some abhrasion in bottom row, otherwise fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in red, as horizontal strips of four resp. three ordered on sheet on chalky paper (194x164mm), fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in blue, as horizontal strips of four resp. three ordered on sheet on chalky paper (194x164mm), some abrahsion on bottom row, otherwise fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in orange, as horizontal strips of four resp. three ordered on sheet on chalky paper (190x158mm), some abrahsion on bottom row, otherwise fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in dark green, as horizontal strips of four resp. three ordered on sheet on chalky paper (188x158mm), fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in rose, arranged in 5 rows to 3 different designs, including the designer's name below the designs, all framed. At lower margin with inscription "LATVIESU KARAVIRU PALIDZIBAS" PROJEKTETO MARKU ZIMEJUMU KOPIJAS, printed  on thicker paper (177x229mm), fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in blue, arranged in 5 rows to 3 different designs, including the designer's name below the designs, all framed. At lower margin with inscription "LATVIESU KARAVIRU PALIDZIBAS" PROJEKTETO MARKU ZIMEJUMU KOPIJAS, printed  on thicker paper (177x229mm), fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in orange, arranged in 5 rows to 3 different designs, including the designer's name below the designs, all framed. At lower margin with inscription "LATVIESU KARAVIRU PALIDZIBAS" PROJEKTETO MARKU ZIMEJUMU KOPIJAS, printed  on thicker paper (177x229mm), fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 15 different designs in green, arranged in 5 rows to 3 different designs, including the designer's name below the designs, all framed. At lower margin with inscription "LATVIESU KARAVIRU PALIDZIBAS" PROJEKTETO MARKU ZIMEJUMU KOPIJAS, printed  on thicker paper (177x229mm), fine