368. Auction

"MAJORI 4.9.19", cds., clear strikes on 15 k. green and two singles stamps 5 k. red on cover with boxed "SERVICE SUSPENDED", fine

1919, 1st Anniversary of Indendence 10 k., archive proof, without gum, very rare only few copies known, fine

1922, Coat of arms 50r. brown tied by cds. "RIGA 9 9 23" to small sized insured letter to Heidelberg, reverse with 5 intact wax seals and 100r. four singles and 50r. brown with additional franking tied by cds. „RIGA 8 8 23“ to reverse of insured letter to Hamburg, two rare and attractive high-value frankings

1923, Coat of arms 5s. green vertical pair tied by cds. "LEEPAJA 14 5 25" to complete printed matter to Denver, fine

1925, Coat of arms 5l. green with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA DZ. ST 8.12.33" to reverse of registered airmail cover to Sydney, Australia, few marginal imperfection and roughly openend, scarce

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 30s. with reversed horizontal watermark, unused and used, fine, very scarce, signed Rucins a.o.

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 50s. with reversed vertical watermark, mint never hinged, short perf at lower left, otherwise fine, scarce, signed

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 50s. with reversed vertical watermark, used, fine, scarce, signed Rucins

1928, Liberty Memorial fund 15s. with reversed vertical watermark, unsed, fine, scarce

1928, Liberty Memorial fund 50s. with normal horizontal watermark, used, small paper split on reverse, a very rare stamp not listed in HvH catalogs

1930, Rainis-Fonds 1-15s. imperforated as blocks of four with frist day cancel "RIGA 23.V.30", fine

1932/33, Vigilante Aizsargi and Airmail, 12 photo essays in issued designs, fine, scarce

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, fine, signed

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, 25s. tiny adherence, very fine

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., unused resp. 50s. mint never hinged, fine, signed

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., unused, fine

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., unused, very fine  

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-25s. in blocks of ten with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, scarce multiples, signed

Africa flight 10-25 s. on ornamental cover from "RIGA 28.5.33" to Toronto and in addition 1933, Africa flight, self-protection organization 1-5s. with additional franking tied by special cds. "RIGA-LIDPASTS 28.5.33" to Bruxelles, fine (see also Harry v. Hofmann "Latvia: Airmail 1920-1940" page 134)

1934, New Constitution 3-40s. perf. 11½ with inverted vertical watermarke, used, fine

1934, New Constitution 20 and 35s. with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 6 12 36" to cover to Germany, front with straight-line censor mark "Devisenrechtlich geprüft", reverse with corresponding seal, folded horizontally, otherwise fine and New Constitution 3s. with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA 13.IX.41" to cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine

1937, Ulmanis 20k. with reversed horizontal watermark, mint never hinged, a very rare stamp, fine

1940, Coat of arms 2-3, 5 and 10s. tied by cds. "RIGA -8.8.40" to censored card to Bohemia and Moravia, small rust spots at left, otherwise fine and Coat of arms 20s. as pair and 40s. single with additional franking tied by normal and cyrillic cds. "RIGA 21.10.40" to First Day airmail printed matter to USA and Russia Coat of arms 60k. tied by cds. "STAMERIENE -2.9.41" to registered cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine

1940, Coat of arms 3 s. orange, horizontal pair without watermark, mint never hinged, scarce, very fine, certificate Zarins

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, 44 stamps on chalky paper, different designs, in blue, green, orange, red, fine

1929, IAS Stockholm design, uncut block of four, unused, a very rare multiple

"Stomersee", red straight line, five clear strikes to reverse of registered cover with Russia 2 k. green (4) and 10 k. 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)

1919, 15-30k., each as imperforated pair tied by cds. "ELEJA" with handwritten date to small piece, fine, signed Hofmann BPP

1919, 15-30k., two imperforated singles each tied by cds. "ELEJA" with handwritten date to censored cover to H. Jäger in Liepāja, some toning, otherwise, certificate v. Hofmann BPP (1998)

15k. orange imperforatedb horizontal pair, unused, fine, scarce, certificate v. Hofmann BPP

1919, 25k. on 2-3k., all three values unused, 3k. perforated small yellow spot, otherwise fine

25k. on 3k. perforated and imperforated, as blocks of four, used, scarce multiples, fine, certificates v. Hofmann BPP (1998)

1919, 25k. on 2-3k., all three values used including some different overprint positions, total of 6 values, mostly fine, certifcate Hofmann BPP for three values (1990)

25k. on 3k. imperforated, block of nine, nicely used with several clear strikes of "SMILTEN" cds., the largest known multiple to our knowledge, very fine, certificate v. Hofmann BPP (1998)

1919, 2nd. Kaunas Issue 60 sk. as complete sheet, between 3rd and 4th. stamp imperforated horizontally, used with clear cds. "KAUNAS 17.III.19", very fine and as complete sheet very rare (PSL.-Nr. 19d)

1919, Fourth Berlin Issue, 15 and 50 sk. as block of 60 with margins, imperforated horizontally, and 20sk. as block of 60 with margins, imperforated vertically, mint never hinged, folded in the middle, few perf seperations, otherwise a fine and attractive multiple (PSL 51b, 52c, 55b)