388. Auktion

1932, Vigilante Aizsargi, five photo essays in accepted designs and denomination, fine and scarce

1932, Riga Exhibition 3-35 santimi, archive proofs, imperforated horizontal pairs, without gum, scarce, fine

1932, Relief fund 5-25 santimi, perforated and imperforated, each as complete set tied by cds. “RIGA” to registered covers to Sweden and German, the one to Germany folded once, otherwise fine

1932, Relief fund 2-20 santimi, perforated and imperforated, each as complete set with additional franking, tied by cds. “RIGA” to registered covers to Hamburg, fine

1933, Coat of arms 5 lats green, with additional franking, tied by cds. “RIGA 10.8.40” to parcel card to Kaunas, there franked with 

1933, Coat of arms 5 lats green, archive proof, imperforated horizontal pairs, both watermarks, without gum, scarce, fine

1933, Riga-Bathurst-Flight 10-100 santimi, used with clear cds. “RIGA 26 V 33”, very fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2006)

1933, Riga-Bathurst-Flight 10-25 santimi, tied by cds. “RIGA 29.5.35” to registered cover to Kaunas, Lithuania with arrival mark, fine

1935, Relief fund 7 santimi, imperforated block of six with additional franking, tied by cds. “LATVIJA 1918. 19 DECEMBRIS 1938” to front and reverse of registered cover to York Mills, Toronto, Canada, fine and attractive

1933, Airmail Charity 8-40 santimi, imperforated vertical pairs, tied by cds. “RIGA 16.1.43” to small pieces, fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2005)

1934, New Constitution 3-40s., archive proofs, imperforated horizontal pairs, without gum, scarce, fine

1934, New Constitution 3 and 10-35 santimi, with small handstamp “SPECIMEN” on piece, fine

1934, New Constitution 10 santimi green, with upper sheet margin, imperforated a top, mint never hinged, hinge in the outer margin only, fine

1936, Writers and Poets 3-35 santimi, archive proofs, imperforated horizontal pairs, without gum, scarce, fine

1936, Writers and Poets 20 santimi rose-pink with normal watermark, mint never hinged, a rare stamp with only one sheet printed, fine

1936, White Cross 3-20 santimi, imperforated archive proofs, horizontal pairs, without gum, scarce, fine

1937, Independence Monuments 35 santimi dark blue, inverted watermark, used, scarce, slightly irregular perforation at right, otherwise fine

1937, Ulmanis 25 santimi violett/darkviolett, with left sheet margin, imperforated at left, without gum, scarce, fine

1937, Ulmanis 30 santimi blue/darkblue, with left sheet margin, imperforated at left, without gum, scarce, fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic 3 santimi brown-red, block of four from the lower left sheet corner, lower stamps imperforated at bottom, slight misperforation in the margin, mint never hinged, fine

1939, Fifth anniversary of the re-birth of authoritarian government 20 s. carmine-rose, vertical pair imperforated in between, used, scarce, fine

1939, Harvest Festival 10 santimi dark green, upper left sheet corner, imperforated at top, used with part cds. “RIGA”, scarce in used condition, fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2007)

1939 Harvest Festival 20 santimi, imperforated archive proof, vertical pair, without gum, fine

Provenance: Harry von Hofmann (359th Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

1940, Coat of arms, archival proofs, 1-3, 7-30 santimi and 50 santimi and 1 l., each as imperforated, horizontal proof, mint never hinged, 1, 3 and 10 santimi slight color adhesions, 2s. with part original gum, few stamps slight wrinkles, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 3 santimi orange, without watermark, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1940, Coat of arms 20 santimi lilac-carmine, without watermark, used, very scarce, fine

1940, Coat of arms 50 santimi gray, with right sheet margin, imperforated at right, used with part cds. “RIGA”, scarce in used condition, fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2007)

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 3 santimi, mint never hinged, front cover minor spot, otherwise fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 5 santimi, first two pages mint never hinged, the other three used, rare and fine

Provenance: Dr. Hubert Schrödinger - BALTICA (361st Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 10 santimi, taken apart without metal clip, unused, rare, slightly oxidised where the metal clip was, otherwise very fine

Provenance: Dr. Hubert Schrödinger - BALTICA (361st Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

“15. ЯНВ. 1919”, violet straight-line on three single values, Ear of corn 5 kap red on cover to Salden, with censor marks tying the stamps, minor aging, otherwise fine (H.v.H 004.2)

Provenance: Harry von Hofmann (359th. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

“25. ФЕВ 1919” on Ear of corn 15 kap green on cover to Libau with adjacent negativ-cancel “AIZPUTE”, roughly opened at right, otherwise fine (H.v.H 004.1, 004.2)

Provenance: Harry von Hofmann (359th. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

“Piltene 14/IX 19”, manuscript cancellation next to Ear of corn 50 kap violet, tied by pen cross, on registered cover with provisional r-label “Piltene 528” tp Berlin, transit-r-label “Vom Ausland über Königsberg” and censor mark applied, folded once, otherwise fine, scarce

"JAUN-GULBENE" mit handwritten date on 25 and 75 kap on registered value declared cover to Riga with arrival mark, fine and rare

“DUNDAGA 5.7.19” on Liberation of Riga 5 kap red, single and horizontal strip of three and 15 kap green, on registered cover to Goldingen, reverse with handwritten senders address “Freiwilliger ... Sicherheitskompanie Windau, Kommandantur Dondangen, Feldpost 3063”, fine

Note: From June 30, 1919, to August 19, 1919, the field post office served the stage formations of the German VI Reserve Corps in the Windau area ("Grenzschutz Ost")

"Stomersee", red straight line, five clear strikes to reverse of registered cover with Russia 2 kopek green (4) and 10 kopek blue (5) to Russia with red double line "13.MAP.1919 Стомерзее" and registered label on front, undeliverable and retour with red arrival postmark, rare (H.v.H. 254.1, 254.2, 254.4)