375th Auction

1933, Airmail 8-40 s. perforated and imperforated, used and unused sets plus two covers with perforated and imperforated set, mostly fine

1934/37, very interesting unused and used collection ex Mi.-No. 238-261, containing multiples, plate flaws, perforation and watermark varieties, also cards and covers, mostly good condition

1938/39, souvenir sheets, unused/mint never hinged and used collection with 2 covers and a total of 20 sheets, mostly good condition

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, interesting unused/ mint never hinged and used collection containing perforation and watermark varieties, multiples, an incomplete booklet and some covers, good condition

1939, Harvest Festival 10-20s., very interesting unused/ mint never hinged and used collection containing multiples, watermark varieties, double perforations, 10s. imperforated at top (2) and one cover with slogan postmark, good condition 

1940, Coat of arms and Soviet Latvian Coat of arms, interesting unused/ mint never hinged and used collection containing Mi.-Nr. 287 green as imperforated pair, also different perforations, multiples, control marks and empty spaces etc., all written up in the albums

1940, Coat of arms 1-20s., interesting mint never hinged and used group with 1 and 5s. imperforated at left, 10s. horizontal pair imperforated in between and 20s. as block of four imperforated horizontally, fine

1934, New Constitution, interesting unused/ mint never hinged and used collection containing Mi.-Nr. 235 with plate flaw "5.V.1934 instead of 15.V.1934", unused, also empty spaces, perforation varieties, paper fold, multiples, 3 and 10s. as vertical archive proof pair and some cards and covers, good condition

1939, Fifth anniversary of the re-birth of authoritarian government, interesting unused/ mint never hinged and used collection containing perforation and watermark varieties, multiples, plate flaws, 3s. imperforated at bottom, at right and pair imperforated in between, 5s. imperforated at top and right, 10s. imperforated at left and right, 20s. imperforated at bottom, good condition

1940, Soviet Latvian Coat of Arms 3-50s., interesting mostly mint never hinged group of 8 items including 3s. imperforated at bottom, 5 and 35s. pair imperforated in between, 20s. imperforated at left and 50s. imperforated at right, fine 

1919/40, very interesting group on stockcards with many better items, like proofs, perforation varieties like imperforated vertically, horizontally, perforated only at left or right, double perforations, gutter pairs, plate flaws, multiples, paper folds, different watermarks perforations etc., mostly fine

 

1919/2008, until the end of the 1st republic specialised unused/mint never hinged and used stock with better values and inc. railway stamps, 2nd republic partly up to 7x mint and used after Michel, good condition

POSTCARDS: 1919/24, interesting group with 12 items starting with Russian forms used in Latvia, postcards with "sun design" and
Riga Fair cards etc., fine

POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS: 1922/41, interesting unused and used group with around 100 cards containing one card with "SPECIMEN" handstamp, miscut card, uprated cards,  two used "slanting 0" cards, in addition some official reply cards etc, little mixed condition

 TOURIST PICTURE POSTCARDS: 35 used and 93 unused in different colors, mostly fine

PICTURE POSTCARDS: AGLONA-VESTIENA, more than 400 cards including picture postcards, good part Riga, many small towns and some cards with national symbols, mostly used cards, mostly good condition  

INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS: Rom and London type, interesting group of 5 coupons including two with handwritten alteration of the value, in addition 4 pieces with special cancellations etc., 

TELEGRAMS: 1929/39, very interesting collection starting with ACCEPTANCE FORMS, TELEGRAM FORMS including an unlisted one, a nice variety of 24 GREETINGS TELEGRAMS and 11 corresponding envelopes, mostly good condition  

PARCEL FORMS: 1929/39, interesting collection with more than 80 forms, starting with a booklet of 6 parcel forms, COD, parcel cards for the Latvian red cross lottery, official post-free parcel forms, international parcel card, school book campaign postage etc., in addition some telephone bills and receipts including previously unlisted in Harry von Hofmann catalogs, all written up and including forms depicted in the handbook  

MONEY SERVICES: 1924/39(ca.), extensive and very interesting collection housed in 9 volumes with more than 300 pieces starting with payment forms, money order incl. some forerunners, money order receipts, acceptance of money order, money orders with poste restante fee, money order with writing fee, delivery fee, money order for paying newspaper subscription, Avis de Reception, official money orders, money order from abroad, notification of international payment, also high-value frankings one (incomplete) booklet with ca. 30 postal cheques, two postal saving books, payment collection form, envelope for account holders, radio license, mostly written resp. with identified von Hofmann numbers

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION: 1929/39, interesting collection with more than 50 items including Delivery advices, advice of international delivery, recall or change of address, internal envelope for payment forms, correction form and two Victory Square lottery tickets (5 and 10 Lat), BEN5 depicted in the Harry von Hofmann handbook, fine  

INTERNAL SERVICE: 1927/41, small but interesting group of 9 items including New Year Greeting cards 1936 und 1938 and postal gift booklet, fine

PRISON CENSOR MARKS: 1925/40, very interesting group of 20 cards including multiple censor marks, mostly fine

CENSOR MARKS: 1919/38, very interesting group of 23 cards including "Censure a Libau", "Kara Zensor...", newspaper censor mark "I.M.L", "Caurskatits", foreign censor labels etc., mostly fine 

POSTAGE DUE: 1922/38, Incoming and outgoing mail, very interesting collection with 90 cards and covers containing a wide array of different marks like boxed and oval "PEEMAKSTAT...", Russian "DOPLATIT", including also railway mail and Austrian, French, Czech, Hungarian, Italian and US postage due stamps, incoming mail from Poland, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, USA etc., in addition two entires with handwritten address correction to the latvian spelling, mostly written up in 3 albums  

R-LABELS/MARKINGS: Interesting collection with more than 1270 different labels/marking, ideal for studying and reference purposes

R-LABELS/MARKINGS: Interesting collection with more than 300 cards and covers and large pieces, starting with provisional r-labels, handwritten labels with rubber markings, stamped "labels", all sorted by types, mostly good condition 

AIRMAIL: 1921/39, very intersting collection with more than 50 cards and covers, with better frankings, interesting destinations, Ballonpost, Swissair flight to Latvia etc., mostly good condition  

MONEY LETTERS: 1923/39, interesting group of 21 covers, mostly with high frankings, sent to Latvia, Lithuania, France, Great Britain and Germany, mostly fine

EXPRESS-MAIL: 1930/40, interesting group of 16 covers, many with high frankings, one express money order, different destinations, censor marks in addition 3 Cash on Delivery covers, etc., mostly fine

PRINTED MATTER: 1923/40, interesting collection with 28 entires including sample without value, registered cover, mail to Brazil with tourism vignette on reverse etc., mostly fine

POSTMASTER PERFORATIONS: 1918, interesting collection including two covers, with perforations of Bauska, Jaunlaicene, Ope, Wez-Gulbene, Palanga, Saldus, Skrunda, Ehwele, Staicele, Strenci, Valmiera, containing more than 80 stamps including some multiples, often times used with provisional cancellations including some better, in addition about 150 stamps with private perforation

COUNCIL PERIOD: 1919, interesting collection with 41 stamps and pieces, 4 covers from Riga and 5 parcel cards from Daugavpils, Zehsis, Stukum and Stakeln, scarce, fine

1919/41, interesting lot with letters and advertisements of the dealer Georg H. Jaeger from Libau, also an Engros price list July-August 1919, postcards from post offices, pattern sheets from Dr. Schröder for the inclusion of variants in the Michel catalogue etc.

FIELDPOST: 1920, interesting collection with more than 50 cards with mainly different troop seals, cards to soldier address etc., all described

MILITARY MAIL: 1920/40(ca.), interesting collection of about 100 Parvedums etc., all with military addresses, with detailed inventory list