363 / September 2016

2 Dollari Tientsin on 5 l., local surcharge in type III, tied by Tientsin cds. to piece, fine and scarce, only 300 issued, signed Raybaudi with certificate (Sassone 25; 21.000,-)

1908, Overprint error 1 PIASTRE on 25 c. and same issue 30 pr. on 15 c., unused, fine, both signed R. Diena with certificate (2016)

2 pia. on 15 c. violet, copy with small part of left sheet margin, unused o.g., fine, a scarce stamp, signed R. Diena with certificate (2016)

1919, 25 k. tied by cds. "LEEPAJA 25 11 19" to cover addressed to "An den Freiwilligen....Reichswehrschützenregiment 13 Kompagnie Bursch, Stadt Münster", with latvian and german censor mark alongside, taxed upon arrival, slightly toned, very scarce and interesting entire

75 k. lilac/orange next to 75 k. brown with slight double print on honeycomb watermarked paper, with lower sheet margin, without gum, fine 

1920, Liberation of Courland Issue, 35 k., proof of the frame in black on screened paper, no gum, without faults

1920, Red Cross 20 k.-1 rbl., blue on chalky paper, frame only, without gum, scarce, fine

1920, Red Cross 20 k.-1 rbl., green on chalky paper, frame only, without gum, scarce, fine

1920, Red Cross 20 k.-1 rbl., gray on chalky paper, frame only, without gum, scarce, fine

1921, Red Cross surcharged, 2 r. on 40 k.-1 r. with brown and green reverse, each as complete sheet of 104, mint never hinged, small tears in the edges, scarce, very fine

1921, Airmail 10-20 r. perforated and imperforated with additional franking on two registered covers, fine, in addition Lithuania 1922, Airmail 1-5a. (Mi.-Nr. 118-20) tied by cds. "KAUNAS 16 VII 22" to first day cover to Paris, vertical fold, otherwise fine  

1929, Meierovics 30s. ultramarine, imperforated on thin paper, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

Africa Flight: 1931, airmail 10 s. green and 25 s. blue with  "LIEPAJA 19.5.33" cds. two weeks before the start of the special flight, also has "RIGA-LIDPASTS 28.5.33" cds., sent to Kaunas but was undeliverable, very rare cover, slightly mottled but otherwise without faults

1933, Bathurst-Flight 10-100 s. tied by cds. "RIGA-LIDPASTS 2.6.33" to registered cover to Enkhuizen, tiny part of adhesive tape at left, otherwise fine

FIRST FLIGHT VENECIA-BERLIN-RIGA: 1932, cover with italien franking tied by cds. to cover with transit and arrival marks on front and reverse, a scarce cover, with only 15 covers carried on this flight, fine

1920, Second Anniversary of Independence 5 a. from lower sheet margin, imperforatd at bottom, unused, very fine

1923, Memel issue 1c-5l., complete set tied by cds. "KAUNAS 20.IX.1923" to registered cover to Braunschweig, fine

1923, Cross issue 5c. green as vertical strip of ten with sheet margins, mint never hinged, cleary showing progressive fading of watermark, leaving the last three stamps completly without watermark, a very scarce and interesing multiple clearing showing the process of fading out watermark due to a machine error, certificate Huylmans BPP

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l, all five values, unused, 40 c. small yellow stain, otherwise fine, scarce only 500 printed, certificate Huylmans BPP

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l, all five values, very fine, scarce only 500 printed, signed Ing. Becker a.o. and certificate Huylmans BPP

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l, all five values, very fine, scarce only 500 printed, signed and certificate Huylmans BPP

1935, Vaitkus flight 40 c. on special flight cover with US combination franking

1940, Lithuanian SSR 10 c. with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, tiny fingerprint on reverse, otherwise fine, scarce only 100 printed, signed and certificate Huylmans BPP

"Kelme 15/X, 19" boxed cancellation on 60sk. on registered local with red boxed "registered mark", slightly stained, otherwise fine

"Luoke 9.10.19" handwritten cancellation on coat of arms 30sk. ocre on card to Chemnitz, some small stains, very rare

"PANEMUNIS" blue straight-line cancellation struck 4 times on 4 singles coat of arms 40sk. grey-brown on reverse of registered cover to Massachusetts, very rare, few minor imperfections

"Veiveriai 14-XII-19" handwritten cancellation on coat of arms 60sk. on cover to New York with censor mark alongside, folded vertically and backflap missing, otherwise fine and rare

1701, entire letter from Luxemburg to Bruxelles with manuscript notation "4 s" (sols), very fine and scarce

1709, "deluxembg", manuscript notation on entire letter to Nance with manuscript "4" (sols) on front, very fine

1734, entire letter dated "Bastogne le 25 juin 1734" to Bruxelles, manuscript tax "4" cancelled and replaced "3"; a rare letter, illustrated in "Catalgue spécialisé de Luxembourg" (Goebel AB1, 32 points)

1762, "FLAMSIOUL", quite clear straight line on entire letter dated "Rollé 9 février 1762" to Bruxelles, manuscript text "4"; horizontal filing crease, otherwise fine, scarce (Goebel AF5, 29 points)

1796, "1. DON. ARMS. / LUXEMBOURG", double line marking in red on entire letter (small part of text missing) to France

1852, William III 10 c. greenish-black, fresh colour and large even margins, unused without gum, extremely fine; unused copies of this shade are extremely rare, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 1b)

 1852, William III 10 c. greyish black, nice colour and full to wide margins, unused with large part original gum, fine and rare in this condition, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1f)

10 c. grey black, good to large margins, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1 j)

10 c. black, nice large margins, neatly cancelled by almost complete rural cancellation of Remich, very fine, signed Goebel