384. Auktion

1777, folded lettersheet from Zaslaw to Zamose, bearing a fine and full strike of the Crown and Posthorn in circle “ZASLAW” (17,5mm), endorsed on reverse “5 Januar ``77”, intact red wax seal, fine and very rare

1780 (ca.), folded lettersheet from Pulawi to Sokal, bearing a fine and full strike of the Crown and Posthorn in circle “PULAWI” (19mm), fine and rare usage of the first type of Polish postmarks

1779, folded entire from Warsaw to Venezia, bearing a fine strike of the large Crowned “W” (20mm), Bojanowicz Type b, no transit handstamp as usual for the correspondence to Italy, fully dated inside “10 Aprile 1779”, very fine. A very early and attractive usage of that postmark, signed Mikulski

1733, envelope from Warsaw addressed in French to an abbot in Leopol (Lvov), endorsed on the back “8 January 1733 Varsovie”, intact postal wax seal on reverse, a fine and early mail, signed Mikulski

Early 17th Century (ca.), folded entire with content written in Polish, text mentioning the city of Krakow, fine and scarce

1860, Coat of Arms 10 k. blue/rose, fresh colours, unused with original, typical brownish gum, a few perfs at bottom left and upper right slightly shortened due to cissor´s cut, otherwise very fine. A very rare stamp, certificate Philatelic Experts (2024)

10 k. dark blue/carmine, fresh colours and nicely centered, unused and regummed, a couple of short perfs on the right due to cissor´s cut, otherwise very fine, scarce, certificate Philatelic Experts (2024)

10 k. blue/rose, tied by four-ring numeral “1” to folded lettersheet from Warsaw to St Petersburg with arrival postmark “ST. PETERSBURG JUNE 1862”, the adhesive with some light toning, the lettersheet with small faults, still fine, signed Alcuri and Pfenninger with certificate Philatelic Experts (2024)

1918, Germania 30 pfg. vertical pair with upper sheet margin, piece printinng, “Gen.-Gouv. Warschau” with glossy reddish overprint, mint never hinged, gum partially toned, otherwise fine, very rare, certificates Berbeka (2022) and Petriuk (2022) (Fischer Nr. 14aaII) 

1918, Germania 30 pfg., peace printing, “Gen.-Gouv. Warschau” with glossy overprint, printed from position 11 with overprint variety “raised s in Polska”, used, tiny thin, otherwise fine, signed Schmutz a.o. and certificates Berbeka (2022) and Petriuk (2022) (Fischer Nr. 14IIab B6) 

1919, Krakow Overprint 25 h. violet ultramarine, fresh colours, unused, tiny natural inclusion, very fine, a very scarce stamp, signed Mikulski and Landré

90h. carmine-red, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski

90h. carmine-red, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski and Landré

90h. carmine-red, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ ( ) KRAKOW” to a small piece, very fine, signed Mikulski with his certificate

10 kr. dark violet in a deep shade with vivid colours, usual perforation, unused, a very rare stamp, signed Mikulski and certificate Bojanowicz (1974)

1921, Red Cross 6+30m. red tied by cds. “ZELOW 29.III.21” to underpaid express cover to Paterson, New York, upon arrival taxed with “DUE 4 CENTS” and postage due 2c. as pair applied, undeliverable with adjacent straight-line “Moved, Left no address”, soe minor wear, scarce and attractive, signed with certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1944, Wodzowie 25gr. - 1zl., each as horizontal ete-beche pair with gutter, without gum as issues, 25gr. folded in the gutter as usual, fine and scarce, signed Korszen and certificate Petriuk (2023)

1945, Coat of arms 1,5 zl. with carmine sucharge, used, very fine, certificate Petriuk (2023)

1947, Occupations 10zl. single die proof in black on sunken paper with engravers signatures, very fine and rare, certificate Petriuk (2021)

1948, Roosevelt souvenir without counting number, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Petriuk (2023)

1945, Second Polish Corps in Italy souvenir sheet 4 zl. on greyish paper, fresh colours, the 55 gr. blue cliché strongly misplaced, mint never hinged, a dramatic error in very fine condition (Sassone 1aa)

1948, Roosevelt souvenir sheet without marginal number, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce

1948, President Boleslaw 5 and 10zl., imperforated, used, 5zl. small wrinkle, otherwise fine, scarce, certificates Petriuk (2019)

1950, Constitution of the USA 80-120zl., each as minature sheet with handstamp “GROSZY”, mint never hinged, scarce, each with certificate Petriuk (2016)

1953, Czeslaw Slania Diploma “stamps”, depicting the Battle of Grunwald, four stamps with a denomination of 90gr., different colors, two perforated and two imperforated, fine

1962, Lenin souvenir sheet in black, mounted in special booklet, Guest name blackened, very fine, only 300 printed, certificate Petriuk (2021)

1963, Horses 40 gr. with missing black color, used, fine, signed Petriuk

1920, “Cenzura Wojskowa”, polish military censor label tied by oval “Wr. I. / 55” seal to cover from Russia via Moscow to Baranowicze, very rare, sent during the very short period when a postal exchange with Russia was still definitely permitted before the Riga Treaty from March 1921
 

CAMP SZCZYPIORNO: 1918, postcard sent into the camp from the K.u.K. Occupied territory of Poland, fine, signed Petriuk with detailed certificate (2021)

CAMP SAGAN: 1918, postcard sent into the pow camp from “ZAWIERCIE 27.7.17”, with scout cachet “Kriegsgefangenenlafer Pfadfinderlinien Geprüft F.a. SAGAN”, fine, detailed certificate Petriuk (2021)

1920, Germania postal stationery card with additional franking including National Assembly 10 pfg. from “BYDGOSZCZ 28.1.20” as registered card with censor mark alongside to Stettin, scarce usage of German stamps which was allowed until the 14th of April 1920, fine, detailed certificate Petriuk (2023)

1919, Krakow Overprint 1kr. ultramarine, fresh colours, usual perforation, unused, very fine. A rare stamp, signed Mikulski with his certificate

1919, Accompanying postal address with cash on delivery postal order 15 on 10h., unused, some staining, otherwise, signed Petriuk with certificate (2022)

1919, Accompanying postal address with cash on delivery postal order 15 on 10h., unused, some staining, otherwise, signed Petriuk with certificate (2022)

1919, Accompanying postal address 15 on 10h., unused, fine, signed Petriuk with certificate (2022)

“50” OSTRÒW four-ring numeral, superb strike on 10k. blue/rose, deep vivid colours, a fine stamp, very scarce cancellation (Bojanowicz 7 points)