373rd Auction

POSTAGE DUE: 2-40f., mint never hinged, 8f. crease and 12f. small paper split, otherwise fine, a very rare set, signed Bulat BPP

POSTAGE DUE: 1945, Postage due 10 on 2f. with overprint type IV together with Women 60 on 24f. red overprint 2nd printing position 5 and  60 on 24f black 1st. printing type II, tied by cachet with adjacent datestamp "10.IV.45" to registered picture postcard with corresponding receipt slightly stained, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Bulat

1945, 10 on 2f brown carmine, watermark "IX", printed from position 5, unused, a very rare stamp with only 20 printed, fine, signed Bulat BPP a.o.

1945, 20 on 10f brown carmine, watermark "IX", printed from position 5, mint never hinged, a very rare stamp with only 12 printed, fine, signed Bulat BPP a.o.

1945, 30 on 12f brown carmine, watermark "IX", printed from position 5, mint never hinged, a very rare stamp with only 12 printed, vertical gum crease, otherwise fine, signed Bulat BPP a.o.

1945, 40 on 20f brown carmine, watermark "IX", printed from position 5, unused, a very rare stamp with only 20 printed, fine, signed Bulat BPP a.o.

1945, 60 on 6f brown carmine, watermark "IX", printed from position 5, unused, a very rare stamp with only 10 printed, fine, signed Bulat BPP a.o.

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1945, Hungarian postcard overprinted "Ceskoslovenska Posta" then overprinted "Zakarpatska Ukraina" and revalued from 18 to 40 with Sovjet star 20 and 40f. additional franking and violet cachet, fine, signed Bulat (von Steiden PK13a)

LOCAL ISSUE CHUST: 1944, 4f. and 10-18f and two different 30f. all tied by undated provisional Sevlu cachet to philatelic registered cover to Chust with arrival mark, fine, signed Bulat BPP (von Steiden L4,9-11,17,19)  

LOCAL ISSUE CHUST: 1944, 3f. blue as vertical pair with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, minor crease in margin only, fine and scarce with only 106 overprinted, signed Andeas and Bulat BPP (von Steiden L3)

CHUST: Margarete 30f. with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, scarce with only 50 printed, small gum bend, fine, signed Bulat BPP

CHUST: St. Stephens Crown 1p. with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, scarce with only 40 printed, fine, signed Bulat BPP a.o.

LOCAL ISSUE CHUST: 1944, trial overprint on Christmas 4f., unused, fine, rare with only 50 printed, signed Bulat (von Steiden LN1)

LOCAL ISSUE MUKACEVO: 1944, 8f. as additional franking on Hungarian illustrated stationery card 16f. violet, used with cds. "9.XII.42" and adjacent boxed cancel and straighline "MUKAČEVO", fine

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