373rd Auction

1806, “WILNA”, red straight line to reverse to letter sheet with handwritten tax “6” to Leipzig, vertical fold, otherwise fine  

1807(ca.), “ВUЛЬНО” with line, clear red strike to reverse to sheet letter, wax seal not complete and on front small paper fault, otherwise fine   

1812, “Wilno”, handwritten in black on small entire letter (dated 27.7.) to Paris with handwritten tax “19” (Decimes) and arrival mark, fine, rare soldier letter of French Grande Armee  

1812, “No. 11 GRANDE ARMÉE”, red double line on entire letter from “Bechenkowtsky” (Vilnius area) with text and autograph “le General Division ou Intendant…” to Vilnius, fine  

1812, "No. 20 PORT PAYE GRANDE ARMÉE", red double line on entire letter from Vilnius to French, fine, rare

1812, "BAU.GAL. GRANDE ARMÉE", red double line on entire letter from Vilnius to Strasbourg with black tax mark “30” on reverse, folds

1813, “ВИЛЬНО No. 19 МАРТЬ13”, red double line to reverse to envelope to Wolkowysk, reverse with complete wax seal, fine  

1817, “ВUЛЬНО”, black straight line to reverse to envelope with wax seal, fine  

1819, “ВИЛЬНО”, black straight line to reverse to envelope with wax seal, fine  

1821, “Wilna”, red straight line clear on letter sheet with transit marks “RUS” and “AT” and red boxed “AUTRICHE PAR HUNINGUE” to Paris, reverse wax seal cut out, otherwise fine, sign. Mikstein  

1823, “WILNA No. 4.OKTOBRA 1823”, red double line on envelope to Alexota with arrival mark on front, fine  

1845, “WILNO 184(5)” with handwritten date “18.4.”, clear on entire letter via Tilsit with German transit marks “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO-TOUT” and “PPayé” to Saint Péray with French transit marks and arrival mark, fine  

1847, “WILNO 184(7)” with handwritten date “7.2.”, clear on letter sheet with part of text and handwritten endorsement “p. Varsovie” via Tilsit with German transit mark “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO-TOUT” to Germany  

1855/61, postal stationery envelope 10 k., size A, used from “ВИЛЬНЮ 14. АПР.1857”, opened with small cut, otherwise fine  

1857, 10 k. deep brown and pal blue, good to large margins all around, tied by pen stroke and cds. “ВИЛЬНЮ…1858”, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate (1993)

1857, 10 k. deep brown and pal blue, small to good margins all around, tied cds. “ВИЛЬНЮ 9 МАЯ 1858” to cover front to Nowogrodku, fine, signed Richter  

1910, 7 k. blue and court delivery stamp 15 k. blue on rose tied by cds. “ВИЛЬНА-ЛУКИШКИ 16.12.” to registered cover with arrival mark, rought opened at right, otherwise fine, signed Mikulski, very rare  

1912, 7 k. blue and court delivery stamp 15 k. black on orange tied by cds. “ВИЛЬНА 1.11.” to registered cover to Podbroz with arrival mark, rought opened at top, otherwise fine, signed Mikulski

1914, postal stationery envelope Romanow 14 k. used as registered cover from “ВИЛЬНА 23.7.” with bilingual registered machine cancel “…R.Vilna centr. 593..”, vertical fold, otherwise fine, very rare

1916, Germania 5 pfg. tied by cds. “WILNA 12.4.” to under franking cover, retour with double line “ZURÜCK unzulässig, weil” and handwritten endorsement “ungenügend frankiert” (insufficiently franked), fine  

1916, Germania 10 pfg. tied by cds. “WILNA 3.8.” to under franking cover, retour with double line “ZURÜCK unzulässig, weil” and handwritten endorsement “ungenügend frankiert” (insufficiently franked), fine  

1916, Germania 10 pfg. tied by cds. “KIELMY *** 4.8.” to card to Hebrew S. and J. Aid Society in New York, card with faults

1916, Germania 20 pfg. and 15 pfg. violet tied by cds. “PONIEWIEZ 19.8.” to registered cover with censor mark “Sn” (Schaulen) to Kowno, cover with small corner faults and vertical fold, otherwise fine  

1916, postal stationery card 5 pfg. used from “WILNA 25.1.16” with red three line censor mark “Geprüft und freigegeben Kaiserliches Gouvernement, Abtg. Wilna, den (27.1.17) to Libau, very scarce censor mark, tiny spots  

1916, Germania postal stationery double card 5 pfg. used from “LIBAU 16.5.” with censor mark “Postüberwachungshilfstelle geprüft” to Erfurt, fine  

1916, "MSP No. 211 7.12.16", clear on registered cover “Eigenhändig – Marinesache” with register label “Feldpoststation Nr. 168” (Libau) to Kiel with arrival mark, cover with sender cachet on front and seal “Kommando der XX.Torpedobootshalbflottille” to reverse, fine

1917, Germania 10 pfg. (2) and 15 pfg. violet, tied by unclear cds. “ALT-AUZ ***22.11.18” to registered cover to Mitau with arrival mark, cover vertical fold and stamps with strong stains, rare  

1917, postal stationery card 7 ½ pfg. used from “WILNA 10.10.” via Bialystock with two censor marks “B” and “Geprüft und zu befördern” to Warsaw with delivery mark “POSZTS MIEJSKA 7 FENYGÓW” of citizen mail, fine  

1917, postal stationery card 7 ½ pfg. used from “BIALYSTOK 15.6.” with censor mark “B” and straight line “Geprüft und zu befördern” to Warsaw with delivery mark “POCZTA MIEJSKA 7 FENYGÓW” and retour with boxed “ZURÜCK” and “WARSCHAUER BÜRGERPOST” with handwritten endorsement “recipient deceased”, tiny spots  

1917, post stationery double card 7 ½ pfg. with additional franking Germania 20 pfg. as registered card from “WILNA 2.10.17” with censor mark “B” and straight line “Geprüft und zu befördern”, addressed to the Command of the Polish Legionnaires in Warsaw with arrival mark and retour, rare  

1918, Germania 20 pfg. and 15 pfg. violet tied by cds. “RIGA *d* 1.7.” to registered cover with old Russia registered label with violet straight line “RIGA” and censor mark “R” to Goldingen with arrival mark, cover shortened at left, otherwise fine  

1918, Germania 40 pfg., two single stamps tied by Fieldpost cancel "K.D.Feldpoststation Nr. 168a 17.1.19" to registered cover to Leipzig with censor label "Militärische Postüberwachungssstelle Königsberg..." and arrival mark on reverse, cover folded opened at two sides and shortened at bottom, late use

1918, postal stationery card 7 ½ pfg. used from “GRODNO 19.3.” with field post sender cachet and violet straight line “Rückwandersendung” via Königsberg with censor mark to Meissen, tiny spots, otherwise fine

1918, postal stationery card 10 pfg. used from “WILNA *** 25.12.18”to Telschen with Polish censor mark “Wr.1” and another unclear boxed mark, handwritten retour endorsement on front, creases and tear at right, rare late usage  

1918, registered cover “Heeresache” from “WARSCHAU 24.5.18” with sender cachet “Feldgendarmeriekommando” and censor mark “P.Ü.St. Geprüft Nr. 2” via Bialystok with censor mark “B” to Vilnius with arrival mark and retour with handwritten endorsement “recipient is Polish Legion” on reverse

1918, Germania 5 pfg., 1 m. and 2 m. (6) tied by field post cancel “K.D.Feldpoststation Nr. 166 b 20.6.18” (Vilnius) to front and reverse of insured parcel card with censor mark “Postüberwachungsstelle 37” to Sasnowieze, parcel card with few faults incl. tear at right and three stamps with perforation faults, rare usage