366. Auktion März 2018

5k single and 20k. as horizontal pair tied by cds. "VILNIUS -2.8.41" to registered local cover, folded vertically, stamps slightly toned, otherwise fine, scarce

5k. eight single stamps with additional franking tied by cds. "VILNIUS 31.8.41" to registered express cover, some imperfections, scarce

1941, "Vilnius" Issue 5k.-1rbl. tied by cds. "VILNIUS 16.8.41" to registered cover, 10k. short perforations at bottom, otherwise fine, certificate Krischke BPP (1984)

1941, "Vilnius" Issue 5k.-1rbl. tied by cds. "VILNIUS 21.7.41" to registered cover, fine, certificate Krischke BPP (1995)

5k. in horizontal strip of four with right margin, with inverted and shifted overprint, mint never hinged, some small wrinkles and toned spots, otherwise fine, signed Becker

5 k. as horizontal pair imperforated at right with sheet margin, tied by cds. "VILNIUS 6 21.7.41" to small piece, fine, signed Mikulski

10k. as block of four with additional diagonal double overprint, mint never hinged, a fine and rare multiple, certificate Krischke BPP (1984) Provenance: Rainer Bender German Occupation World War II (347 Heinrich Köhler Auction)

15k. as vertical strip of three, the upper two with diagonal double overprint, mint never hinged, a fine and rare multiple, certificate Krischke BPP (1990) Provenance: Rainer Bender German Occupation World War II (347 Heinrich Köhler Auction)

15 and 30k. tied by cds. "VILNIUS 31.7.41" to registered local cover, folded vertically, otherwise fine, scarce

20k. with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Liubinskas and certificate Klein (2011)

1941, 5-60k. mint never hinged, signed Krischke (the overprint is from the original die, but applied later, thus these stamps will not be expertized as genuine today), in addition two forgeries

1 rbl. black/red tied by cds. "ALSEDZIAI 29.6.41" to small piece, a very rare stamp with the earliest cancellation, fine, signed Keiler and certificate Krischke (2008)

1941, Handstamp overprint 5-30k. tied by cds. "PANEVEZYS 21.VIII.41" to small piece, fine, signed Keiler BPP and certificate Krischke BPP (2008)

5,15 and 30k. with red overprint tied by cds. "PANEVEZYS 14.VIII.41" to cover, fine

15k. tied by cds. "PANEVEZYS" to local cover, vertical fold, otherwise fine

5k. as block of 15 from the lower right sheet corner, with strongly downward shifted and slanted overprint, the upper row with almost completely omitted overprint, the following row with overprints type II, the others with overprint type I, the lower right stamp completely without overprint, mint never hinged, top left stamp and margin with hinge, a rare and fine multiple, certificate Bender BPP (2008)

Northpole 80k., mint never hinged, fine, signed Krischke BPP

Northpole 80k. tied by cds. "RASEINIAI 20.VIII.41" to small piece, fine

80k. blue and violet, with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, fine, signed Krischke BPP

10k. with overprint variety "missing VI and hyphen", unused, a very rare variety which only occurs in a small part of the printing run, fine, certificate Krischke (2012)

FIRST PRINTING: 1941 5-60k., type II, with overprint variety "'Talsiai' instead of 'Telsiai'", 5-15k. and 60k. as horizontal se-tenant pairs with regular stamps, 5k. used, the others unused, mostly fine Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

1941 5-60k., type IIIa, with overprint variety "1946 instead of 1941", 5k., 15k., 50k. and 60k in se-tenant vertical pairs with type II, 10k. and 20k. as block of four from the upper left sheet corner, 15k and 60k varieties as well as a few "regular stamps" unused, the other never hinged, some with short perforations, mostly fine Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

5-60k., type IIIa, with overprint variety "Lelsiai instead of Telsiai", complete set in se-tenant pairs with regular stamps, 50k. as block of four, unused, mostly fine Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

Northpole 80k. as block of four with left sheet margin, the upper stamps type II, the lower type III, the lower right with overprint variety "small 1 in 1941", mint never hinged, a rare and attractive multiple, certificates Krischke and Bender BPP (2005,2009) Provenance: Rainer Bender German Occupation World War II (347th. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

Majakowski 80k., unused, fine, signed Matuzas and certificate Krischke (as never hinged) (2011) Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

Azerbaijan and Armenia Pavilion 30k. as horizontal se-tenant pair, without gum, fine, very rare, signed with certificate Krischke (2005)

Armenia Pavilion 30k. from the upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, only 117 stamps printed, fine, certificate Krischke (2011) Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

Tajikistan Pavilion 30k. with overprint variety "Teisiai instead of "Telsiai" and "Text type III, date type II", a very rare double variety stamp with only 13 extant, without gum, fine, certificate Krischke BPP (1992)

Karelia Pavilion 30k. tied by cds. "TELSIAI -3.VIII.41" to piece, fine, signed Keiler BPP

Kazakhstan Pavilion 30k., mint never hinged, fine, signed Krischke with certificate (2005) and certificate Bender BPP (2009)

Kazakhstan Pavilion 30k. from the upper left sheet corner with overprint variety "wide distance between Lasivi and Telsiai", tied by cds. "TELSIAI -3.VII.41" to piece, fine, signed Keiler BPP

Mechanization Pavilion 60k. with overprint variety "small 1 in 1941", tied by cds. "TELSIAI -3.VII.41" to small piece, fine, signed Keiler BPP

Mechanization Pavilion  60k. with overprint variety "Teisiai instead of "Telsiai" and "Text type III, date type II", a very rare double variety stamp with only 37 extant, without gum, fine, certificate Krischke BPP (1992)

SECOND PRINTING: 5-60k., type IIIb, block of four with se-tenant type I, lower right stamp with overprint variety "IV instead of VI", mint never hinged, mostly fine, signed Krischke BPP with certificate (2011) Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

5-60k., type IIIb, with overprint variety "IV instead of VI", complete set except 30k., unused, 10k. disturbed gum and thin, otherwise fine Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (2011)

1941, 60k. as vertical pair with inverted overprint type I and IIIb, the lower stamp with variety "i instead if l in Telsiai", tied by cds. "TELSIAI -1.IX:41" to cover, fine, certificate Krischke BPP (1997)