373. Auktion

Incoming Mail: 1946, POW letter sheet from French Camp from “ROMANVILLE 24.JUIN.” with camp censor mark “CONTROLE DEPOT 222 No. 22” via “VILNIUS C. 6.8.46” to Memel (Klaipeda), fine  

Incoming Mail: 1946, cover with cash franking from “DELBRÜCK 31.5.” and card with meter mark, both with German censor marks sent via Vilnius to Memel (Klaipeda), cover with vertical opened cut at right, otherwise fine  

Incoming Mail: 1946, German 75 pfg. blue tied by cds. “WESTERLAND 21.11.” to letter sheet with German censor mark and labels via “VILNIUS C  14.2.47” to Memel (Klaipeda)  

1941, 2nd issue 50 p. in horizontal pair, tied to Yugoslavian postcard 'Small King Peter' 1 d. to Germany with censor mark, scarce combination

0,50 d. with overprint inverted, due to wrongly inserted stamp into a defective sheet before the overprint, unused o.g., a very scarce variety, certificate Wieneke BPP (2002)

1,50 d. (2) and 4 d. (5) and surcharge on postage due 50 p., used on front and reverse of airmail mourning cover to California with German censor label; apparently only the airmail surcharge of 23,50 k. franked; cover slightly reduced in size at right by opening

5 d. and provisional issue 2 DIN on 4 d., used on postcard landscapes 1 k. as registered postcard from "SARAJEWO 22.IX41" via Bukarest to Istanbul, slight transportation marks and top left corner of the card damaged, very scarce foreign mail

1941, Croatian Army overprint proof on white chalky paper, horizontal block of 16, ungummed, fine and scarce, certificate Pervan (2017)

4 d. with overprint in black instead of red, block of 4 from the right sheet margin, unmounted mint, sign. Ercegovic

1941, Philatelic Exhibition 1,50 d. + 1,50 d. and 4 d. + 3 d. in cpl. sheets with right margin perforated, unmounted mint, a very rare variety, just few sheets perforated that way

1941, Gold overprint 1,50 + 1,50 d. in cpl. sheet with 16 stamps and 9 vignettes, showing full offset of the gold overprint on reverse, unmounted mint, fine and scarce

1 DIN on 3 d., used on postal stationery card landscapes 1 k. from "ZAGREB 21 VIII 41" to Chicago with German and British censor handstamps, very scarce

1941, Landscapes 30 k., 4 engraved essays in different colours on ungummed white paper, mounted into presentation card; designed by Otto Antonini, very rare

1942, Surcharge issue 0,25 kn. on 2 k., overprint essay with broad bar over original value, block of 4, unused with small part original gum and adhesions, one value with pencil corrections; a very scarce multiple, sign. Velickovic and certificate Wieneke BPP (2012)

0,25 k. on 2 k. with overprint in black, single copy and single marginal copy with plate no. "I" in the margin, unmonted mint, for the first stamp certificate Zrinjscak (2009)

0,25 k. on 2 k. with overprint in black, block of 4 from the left sheet margin, unmounted mint, 2 values slight gum bend, otherwise fine and scarce

1942, Ustascha Youth Fund 3 k. + 6 k. and 4 k. + 7 k. in imperforated sheets of 16, unused with original gum, hinge marks in the upper margin only, stamps unmounted mint

1943, Famous Croatians 1 k.-3,50 k., each as die proof on ungummed paper in block format, very fine, certificate Zrinjscak

1 k.-3,50 k., die proofs in issued colours on chalky paper, ungummed, dated in the margin "19.4.43", fine and very scarce

1 k., die proof in black-olive on ungummed paper, sign. Seizinger, very scarce, certificate Velickovic (2003)

1 k., die proof in black on ungummed paper, small format, in the margin sign. Seizinger

1 k., plate proof in issued colour on ungummed yellow paper of poor quality, block of 25, fine and scarce multiple

3,40 k., progressive die proof in block format, sign. Seizinger, some faint creasing, otherwise fine and scarce, certificate Velickovic (2003)

1943, 3. Zagreb Philatelic Exhibition 18 k. + 9 k., 5 imperforated colour proofs and issued stamp, all in blocks of 4 with engraver's mark "S" on the top right-hand stamp, unmounted mint, a fine and scarce group

Souvenir sheet, master die proof in bluish-grey with large margins on sunken paper, marginal faults, very rare and attractive

Souvenir sheet, master die proof in emerald-green with large margins on sunken paper, sign. Seizinger, very rare and attractive

Souvenir sheet, master die proof in blue on ungummed paper, sign. Seizinger

Souvenir sheet, imperorated proof in black in format of the issued souvenir sheet, on ungummed paper, in the margin sign. Seizinger and dated 18.5.43, some minor creasing, very scarce

1943, Boskovic 3,50 k. and 12,50 k., die proofs in issued colours on gummed paper in block format, in the margin dated "3.11.43", fine and scarce

12,5 k., die proof in black on white glazed paper, dated in the margin "20.9.43"

1944, 3. Anniversary of Independance, hand drawing by Otto Antonini in rejected design (King Tomislaw I) with value 3+1 k. in format 118:125 mm, mounted on carton, unique and very attractive

1944, 3. Anniversary of Independance, hand drawing by Otto Antonini in rejected design (farmer bringing in the harvest for the nation with ships in background) with value 20+8 k. in format 118:125 mm, mounted on carton, unique and very attractive

1944, 3. Anniversary of Independance, hand drawing by Otto Antonini in rejected design (Chaines of tyranny broken the sword of the nation) with value 7+3 k. in format 118:125 mm, mounted on carton, unique and very attractive

1944, 3rd anniversay of statehood 18+19 k. used with war relief tax stamp on registered express cover from "RETFALA 3 VI 44", used locally, some folds not affecting the stamps

1944, Jure Francietic 12,50+287,50 k. with war relief tax surcharge stamp 10 k. used on local registered cover from "ZAGREB 29.VI.40" with arrival mark of the next day, receipt enclosed; a very scarce single franking

1944, State Labour Service, artistt drawing for the final design of 3,50 k. value, bearing on front the issued stamp, tied by special first day cancellation, slight marginal fault, also photo maximum card of 18+9 k. value, showing the artist Antonini examining the designs for this issue and small piece of paper with his signature; interesting group