361 / September 2015

1945, mostly mint never hinged and unused collection containing many hundred stamps, different overprint types, multiples, HAN, inverted and double overprints, many signed or with opinion BPP

KURLAND-KETTLE: 1944/45, interesting collection with more than 25 cards and covers including four money orders like Dondangen "26.4.45" and Windau "28.4.45", one parcel card from 1944, mostly fine

1941, 9 cards and covers, 4 registered, mostly fine

GERMAN CANCELLATIONS: Interesting collection with more than 50 cards and covers, many registered, plus many pieces, mostly fine

LATVIAN CANCELLATIONS: More than 250 covers, many registered, including some with German style cancellations, mostly fine

PROVISIONAL and ADAPTED CANCELLATIONS: Alt-Schwanenburg-Wolmar, interesting collection with more than 60 cards and covers, many registered, plus some pieces, mostly fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, proofs, 4 different designs in green and blue and 5 different designs in orange and red, without gum, fine, certificate Ludin

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 sk. and second Vilnius Issue 20-30 sk. tied by provisional straight-line "Kauno pastas" to cover to Spandau, as the provisional cancel is hardly visible again stamped in Danzig with cds. "DANZIG -9.1.19", the missing 25 sk. taxed in blue, 20 k. with inverted ń instead of ų, small tears in cover, otherwise fine, a scarce cover, signed Mikulski and certificate Huylmans BPP

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 sk. and second Vilnius Issue 20-30 sk. tied by provisional straight-line "Kauno pastas" to cover to Spandau, the missing 25 sk. not taxed, 10 and 30 sk. with some abrasion on front, otherwise fine, a scarce cover, signed Mikulski and certificate Huylmans BPP

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 sk. and second Vilnius Issue 20-30 sk. tied by provisional straight-line "GRODNO" to cover to Wimpfen, as the provisional cancel is hardly visible again stamped with german cds. "Feldpost -2.1.19", cover shortend at left, otherwise fine

1918, First Vilnius issue 10 sk. from the left upper sheet corner and second Vilnius issue 20 sk., with old gGerman "Wilna" on reverse of local cover, fine and rare, certificate Huylmans BPP

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 sk. and second Vilnius issue 20 sk. and second Berlin issue 30 sk., tied by provisional straight-line "Naumiestis 26.3.1919" to cover to Berlin, missing 25 sk. not taxed, 10 sk. with inverted ń instead of ų, folded twice and some pencil notes, otherwise fine, certificate Huylmans BPP

1918, First Vilnius issue 10 sk. and second Vilnius issue 20 sk. as horizontal pair (right stamp with missing i in Lietuvos), with old German "Wilna" on cover to Celle, 20 sk. right stamp some edge wear, 10 s. with small tear at right, backflap missing, a scarce cover, certificate Huylmans BPP

1918, Second Vilnuis issue 30-50 sk., each as complete sheet showing varieties inverted "h" for "u", inverted "n" for "u" and missing "i" in "Lietuvos", plus other small varieties, scarce as multiples, without gum, fine, signed R

1918, Second Vilnius issue 30 sk. tied by provisional cancel "GRODNO" to Ober Ost postal stationery 7½ pfg. with addtional franking to Erlangen, the card was posted but Lithuanian postage was not accepted by Germany thus franked with Ober Ost stamps, vertical folds, otherwise fine and scarce, signed with Mikulski certificate

1919, Second Kaunas issue 20-50 sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS -7.III.19" on registered picture postcard with provisional r-marking to Berlin, 50 sk. not tied by cds., with matching register receipt, fine and rare

40-50 sk., each as vertical pair, 40 sk. from the lower right sheet corner, imperforated, without gum, fine

1919, Second Kaunas issue 60 sk. as vertical pair with lower sheet margin, imperforated between stamps, used with clear cds. "KAUNAS 17.III.19", fine, signed Matuzas

1919, Third Kaunas issue 10-60 sk. each as complete sheet with cds. "KAUNAS 24.III.19", 10 sk. few values light creases, otherwise fine

1919, Third Kaunas issue, interesting group of se-tenant vertical pairs 10+40, 15+50 and 20-60 sk., se-tenant horizontal pairs 15+10, 30+20, 50+40 and 60+50 sk, each used and unused, and two se-tenant blocks of four 20+15+60+50 and 15+10+50+40 unused, one horizontal pair (15+10) almost separated and 20+15+60+50 block of four with small paper break in upper left stamp, otherwise fine

VILNIUS & KAUNAS ISSUES: 1919, very comprehensive unused and used collection, including Mi.-No. 1-2 as unused pair and multiples times unused and used, Mi.-No. 3-8 collected by position, all Kaunas issues with many varieties including some se-tenants, missing letters, offsets, fully perforated corner stamps, sheets, mostly described on pages, mostly fine

1918/19, Vilnius and Kaunas Issue, 14 cards and cover(fronts), including registered covers, different cancellations, Mi.-No. 15II (2), some faults, mostly fine

1919, Third/fourth Berlin issue, interesting group of 15 multiples, 8 with dramatic misperforations, 50 sk. green as block of 12 imperforated horizontally, 30 sk. ocre with two imperforated blocks of four, the lower stamps only partially printed due to a paper fold and 30 sk. ocre as almost complete gutter pair, mint never hinged and unused, mostly fine

50 sk. green, complete sheet, hoizontally imperforated, mint never hinged, perforation partly separated at right, otherwise fine

BERLIN ISSUES: 1919/20, interesting collection of mainly proofs and varieties with many better items like multiples with double and/or inverted center, imperforated sets, offsets, perforation errors and Mi.-No. 42 as complete imperforated sheet, Mi.-No. 53, 55 and 57 as complete sheet horizontally imperforated, mostly fine

BERLIN ISSUES: 1919/20, very interesting unused and used collection, starting with Mi.-No. 27-29 multiple times including both watermarks, furthermore many imperforated multiples, misperforated stamps, partly perforated stamps and proofs, mostly fine

1921, Kaunas coloured issue 20 sk. as vertical pair and two singles and 40 sk. as horizontal pair tied by cds. "KAUNAS 18.IV.1921" to registered cover to Guatemala, from there to Veracruz, some faults, scarce destination

Second Anniversary of Independence, proof, 50 sk. light-brown, unused without gum, slightly toned, otherwise fine, scarce (Lithuanian Handbook P66)

Second Anniversary of Independence 5 a. perforated horizontal pair, right stamp with "double 5 in red and green", mint never hinged, the left stamp unused, fine

Second Anniversary of Independence 5 a. imperforated vertical pair, upper stamp with "double 5 in red and green", mint never hinged, fine, rare, signed Mikulski with certificate

Second Anniversary of Independence 10 sk.- 5a., group of 7 imperforated pairs, one single 3 a. and a block of four 5 a., mostly unused, block of four little creased at left, otherwise fine

1920, 2. Years of Independence and National Assembly, nice unused and used collection containing some imperforated stamps, Mi.-No. 75 I in pair with normal stamp, Mi.-No. 77/79 as gutter pair and twice Mi.-No. 78-83 I, mostly fine

1920, National Assembly 20 and 40-80 sk. special printing, unused, except 60 sk. all with lower sheet margin, fine

1920, National Assembly 20 and 40-80 sk. special printing, unused, fine

1920, National Assembly 20 and 40-80 sk. special printing with additional franking tied by cds. "KAUNAS 22.III.1922" to registered cover to Berlin, fine, very rare, certificate Huylmans BPP

1922, Kestutis 1a. with double blue center and additional franking tied by cds. "UKMERGE 30VI.1921" to registered cover to Duluth, fine