377th Auction

1913, 2pia. olive with red inverted overprint, unused, very fine, scarce, signed Prendushi and Georg Bühler

1913, 2pia. olive tied by violet cds. to small piece, short perf at lower right, otherwise fine, signed Sorani with certificate (2002)

1913, with additional Beyiye overprint, 10pa. blue-green tied by cds. to small piece, fine, signed Prendushi, Rommerskirchen BPP a.o.

1913, 10 pa. on 20 pa. rose, unused, fine, scarce stamp

HANDSTAMPS: 13 old instruction hand stamps "AVION", "DÉCÉDÉ", "VERIFIE" etc., plus 4 other items

1884, Numerals 5-50st., horizontal pairs, unused with full original gum, 5st. right stamp two thin perfs, 25st. somewhat seperated, otherwise fine

1920, Coat of arms 1m., two singles tied by cds. "WILNO 24.X.20" to postcard with adjacent straight-line censor mark "Sekcja. Def. Refer. Pracy i Cenzury" to Warsaw with arrival mark, fine, very rare censor mark, certificate Ceremuga (2003) and signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920, Coat of arms 2m. violett with upper sheet margin and overprint issue 4m. tied by cds. "WILNO 27 11 20" to registered cover to Vienna, with arrival mark on the reverse, there not deliverable with red note "inconnu" on reverse. On front two labels with handwritten "Nach Wien - Von Deutschland kein Postverkehr nach Wilna" and "zk: Wilna", minor age spots and creases due to transport, but an exceptionally rare and interesting letter sent by the well-known philatelist Pachonski, sign. Petriuk PZF with photo certificate (2021) 

1920, Coat of arms 2m. violett with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNO 24 4 21" to registered cover to Lemberg/Lviv/Lwow, fine, signed Petriuk PZF

1920, Surcharge Issue 6m., block of four with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNO -5 4 22" to front and reverse of value declared cover to Warsaw with arrival mark, stamps with minor imperfections, but a scarce and attractive cover, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920, 4m. tied by cds. "WILNO  21 IV 21" to postcard with adjacent censor mark "Cenzurowane" to Halle, minor ageing, scarce censored mail, signed Schmutz and Petriuk PFZ with the latters certificate (2021)

1920, 4m. and 10m. tied by cds. "WILNO 30.III.21" to registered postcard to Vienna, scarce, signed Schmutz and Petriuk PZF with certificates (1998;2021)

1920, 6m. with upper sheet margin tied by cds. "WILNO 29. I. 21" to registered cover to Poznan, fine, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920, 6m. singles, 1m. block of four, 10m. two singles and 20m. tied by cds. "WILNO 1 -4.IV.22" to front and reverse of registered cover to Washington, USA, there not deliverable with different markings, thus returned to sender via "KAUNAS 17 VI 1922" to the now polish "WILNO 22 6 22", despite some faults at the top of the cover a outstanding and rare postal historical document from the former Central Lithuania, which had joined Poland in the meantime, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920, 10m., two singles and 1921 Coat of arms 1m., three singles tied by cds. "WILNO 25 4 21" to reverse of registered value declared cover to Lodz, a fine and rare cover, signed Korzsen und Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, Coat of arms 2m. with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNO 2 -1.IX.21" to picture postcard to Pompales, Switzerland, fine, signed and with certificate Petriuk PZF (2021)

1921, Red Cross 2-4M., 2m. tied by cds. "WILNO -7 5 21" to registered cover to Lublin with arrival mark, scarce, fine

1921, 10m. tied by cds. "WILNO 16 7 21" to registered cover to Warsaw with arrival mark, small part of backflap missing, a rare stamp on commercial mail, certificate Petriuk PZF (2021)

1921, 2m. tied by cds. "WILNO -7.VII.21" to picture postcard to Lodz, fine, scarce, signed and certificate Petriuk PZF (2021)

1921, 20m., two singles with additional franking tied by cds. "NOWA WILEJKA -1 10 21" to registered cover to Riedlingen, in addition Coat of arms 5m. with additional franking tied by cds. "NOWA WILEJKA 2.11.21" to cover to Riedlingen with polnish censor label "Cenzurowano", both covers with faults, but very scarce mail from this small town, two certificates Petriuk PZF (2021)

1921, 5m. tied by railway cds. "WILNO-WOLKOWYSK 6.VI.21" to postcard to Krakow, some minor transportation wear, a very rare cancellations, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, 5m., three singles and 20m. tied by cds. "WILNO 22.1.22" to reverse of cover to Moscow with arrival mark, some minor ageing but the only known cover adressed to Russia and actually delivered, certificate Petriuk PZF

1921, 5m. single and 10m. as vertical pair tied by cds. "WILNO 17 III 22" to cover to Russia with transit mark of Moscow on reverse, very scarce, fine, signed Korzsen and Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, 5m. and 10m. and strip of three 20m. tied by cds. "WILNO 1 20.II.22" to reverse of registered express cover to Krakow, very fine and rare, signed Schmutz and Petriuk PZF with the latters certificate (2021)

1921, 10m. (faulty) tied by cds. "WILNO -2.11.22" to folded cover to Warsaw, scarce, signed Korszen and Petriuk PZF

1921, 10m. tied by cds. "NOWO-SWIECIANY 13.III.22" (today: Švenčionėliai / Lithuania) to telegram receipt for a telegram with 10 words to Kraków. 130 Mark were paid for the telegram and 10 Mark for the issued receipt, the stamp applied little over the edge, to our knowledge the only telegram receipt from Central Lithuania, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, 10m. and two singles 20m. tied by cds. "WILNO 1 25 III 22" to registered cover to Hamburg with Berlin censor cachet on reverse, a little toned, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Petriuk PZF

 1921, Kosciuszko and Mickiewicz 20 m. tied by cds. "WILNO -3 10 21" to request of an enquiry for a registered letter with adjacent cds. "SOPOCKINIE 24.X.21", folded in the middle and punched at right, stamp with few imperfections of virtual no importance, a very attractive and unique usage, signed Korzsen and Petriuk PZF with the latters certificate (2021)                         

1921, 20m., 26 stamps, including two multiples tied by pen cross on front and reverse of parcel card for a parcel of 1.5 kg from NOWO-ŚWIĘCIANY 26/10 21 (today: Švenčionėliai / Lithuania) with "Linen" (cloth) as contents plus value indication 20,000 Marks. The parcel is addressed to Janina Sosabowska, Buczacz station (today: Butschatsch in Ukraine). Sender is J. Sosabowski, 9th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions", small imperfections as to be expected, it is not possible to determine if a delivery took place, nevertheless signed Schmutz and Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, Entry of the Poles into Vilnius 100m. imperforated as horizontal pair tied by cds. "NOWO-SWIECIANY 16.II.22"  (today: Švenčionėliai / Lithuania) to complete parcel card to Rozyszcze (today Ukraine) with 23stamps Poland Postage due 50m. on reverse as delivery fee, with arrival mark, despite few imperfections a very attractive and extremely rare usage with only 4 known parcel cards, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1922, Opening of Sejm 75m. tied by cds. "WILNO 1 -5.IV.22" to reverse of registered express cover to Krakow, a scarce cover on commercial mail, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920/21, 20h. and 40h. olive, each as single with postmaster perforation on cover resp. postcard from Germany, 100h. olive two singles with postmaster perforation on postcard from Austria and 10h. bisceted with normal pair on unfranked registered cover, mostly fine

1852, entire letter from "CHRISTIANIA 16/7 1852" with adjacent "DANEMARCK" octagonal handstamp, via Hamburg to Paris, endorsed "franco dansk Graendse", altered to "franco direct" and charged "11" decimes upon arrival

1851, FIRE R.B.S., Thiele 1st printing, plate 2, horizontal strip of 4, nice colour and good to large margins, tied by mute cancel to envelope with adjacent "KJØBENHAVN 31/8 1852" to Hamburg, very fine, certificates Moeller BPP (2002) and Nielsen (2004) (AFA 1Ia)

2 rbs. blue, Thiele, plate 2, good to mostly large margins, neatly cancelled with upright "1", very fine, certificate Moeller AIEP (2021)

2 rbs. blue, Thiele, good to large margins all around, used with numeral "1", fine, certificates Kaiser (1978) and Möller AIEP (2021)