367. Auktion

1859, 1 baj. on grey-brown, clear to wide margins, together with 2 baj. on yellow, slightly touched at right, otherwise wide to large margins, tied by light grid to small piece, very attractive, sign. Colla with certificate (2016)

1857, 40 c. lilac-red (rosso scarlatto), printing of 1857, fresh colour and ample to large margins, unused with original gum, very fine, sign. Sorani with certificate (1998) (Sassone 16A)

1851, 2 soldi brownish-red on bluish, clear to enormous margins with part of neighbour stamp at right and brilliant colour, neatly cancelled, very fine and rare in this condition, sign. Colla with certificate (2018) (Sassone 3)

1860, Provisional government 3 lire ocre, large margin with part of neighbour stamp at left, at top tiny touched at left and cut-into the outer frameline at right and bottom, cancelled by cds. of Livorno; colour at bottom slightly oxidized, otherwise fine; an attractive copy of this exceedingly rare stamp, sign. Colla with certificate (2018) (Sassone 23a)

1921, Dante Alighieri 15-40c. imperforated, complete set in sheets of 50, fresh colours and mint never hinged, the top margin cut ireegulary affecting two 40c. stamps, unusaul natural gumwrinkles and bends, light vertical fold each, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Raybudi in the sheet margin with certificate

1923, Propaganda fide 20 c.-1l., imperforated, unmounted mint (Sassone 131-34b)

5,25 l. + 19,75 l. with pilot's name BIAN, with sheet margin, on registered letter of the squadron flight from "MILANO 22.6.33" to Landau, Germany, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, tiny tear at top of cover, very fine

5,25 l. + 44,75 l. with pilot's name QUES, with right sheet margin, on registered letter of the squadron flight from "MILANO 22.6.33" to Syracuse, USA, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, water stain at left of cover, otherwise fine

1949, Marshall plan 5-20 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 20.200,-)

1956, CEPT 25 and 60 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 6.200,-)

1956, CEPT 25 and 60 l., block with ten verical gutter pairs, unmounted mint, fine (5.000,-)

RUSSIAN OCCUPATION: Coat of arms 1rbl. two imperforated horizontal pairs tied by cds. "KORSOVKA LATVIA 10 1 20" to reverse of registered cover to the Army Front, correctly franked 4 rubels according to the RSFSR tariff of 5 November 1919. Notable for good strikes front and back of the rare Cyrillic cancel KORSOVKA LATVIA “a” 10 1 20 [von Hofmann 121.1], one of the few new cancellations prepared by the Latvian Soviet regime with the word “Latvia” included. Ex Robert Taylor  

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map L18 Lukniki, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map U19 Braßlaw, used with illegible straight-line, and complete sheet on map T17 Wyschki, mint never hinged, the first small tears the latter folded several times, otherwise fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map S18 Illukßt, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map S18 Illukßt, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map L18 Lukniki, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map R18 Rakischki, mint never hinged, rolled up, fine

1918, 5 k. red, complete sheet on map R18 Rakischki, mint never hinged, rolled up, some minor perf seperations on the margin, fine

1918, 5k. red tied by provisional LEEPAJA cancel to typed business correspondence card the KORONA factory to Germany, scarce genuine use of Map stamp at correct period, fine  

3 and 5 rbl. imperforated archival proof, blocks of four on vertical laid paper, unused without gum, rare, fine Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

5 rbl. imperforated archival proof, block of four on thin, translucent paper, without gum, fine, rare Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

1921, 10 r. blue, 3 r. yellow-green, 2 r. deep green, 1 r. orange and 50 k. violett (8 on reverse) tied by cds. "LEEPAJA 11.6.22" to registered cover to Gensan, Korea with arrival mark on front, creases, very rare destination

1922, Coat of arms 50r. brown tied by cds. "RIGA 9 9 23" to small sized insured letter to Heidelberg, reverse with 5 intact wax seals and 100r. four singles and 50r. brown with additional franking tied by cds. „RIGA 8 8 23“ to reverse of insured letter to Hamburg, two rare and attractive high-value frankings

1925, Coat of arms, 6 s. yellow paper on both sides, block of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1925, Coat of arms 6-15s. orange as perforated proofs without gum, rare, fine

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 6-50 s., complete set in imperforated blocks of four, the 50 s. including position 19 with plate flaw "PAPDOŠANAS instead of PARDOŠANAS", mint never hinged, this plate flaw on the imperforated stamp is a great rarity with only 15 stamps possible, very fine and attractive

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 50 s. with plate flaw "PAPDOŠANAS instead of PARDOŠANAS", mint never hinged, a very fine copy of this popular error

1925, Coat of arms 5l. green with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA DZ. ST 8.12.33" to reverse of registered airmail cover to Sydney, Australia, few marginal imperfection and roughly openend, scarce

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

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

1940, Coat of arms, archival proofs, 1-3, 7-30 s. and 50 s. and 1 l. each as imperforated  pair, 1 and 30c. as vertical and horizontal pair, mint never hinged, few stamps slight wrinkels or adherence, otherwise 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 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 and 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 and Russia Coat of arms 60k. tied by cds. "STAMERIENE -2.9.41" to registered cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine

1940, Coat of arms 20 s., colour proofs, 20 imperforated horizontal pairs in mostly different colours, mostly mint never hinged, rare, fine

Essays for landscape pictorial issue, 5 s. dark olive brown imperforated with lower sheet margin, without gum, rare, fine, signed Rucins