375th Auction

1940, Coat of arms, archival proofs, 1-3, 7-30 s. and 50 s. and 1 l. each as imperforated, horizontal proof, mint never hinged, 1, 3 and 10s. slight color adhesions, 2s. with part original gum, few stamps slight wrinkles, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 20 s., 16 perforated color proofs in different colours, mostly mint never hinged, rare, mostly fine

1940, Coat of arms, 20s. lilac-carmine without watermark, used, very scarce, fine

1940, Soviet Latvian Coat of arms 1s-5 l. (without 2 s.), archive proofs, imperforated horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, scarce, some stamps with wrinkles, otherwise fine

1937, Essay for President Kviesis issue line-engraved in blue with empty value tablet on carton paper (30x47mm), small note "1032 XII" at bottom, a very attractive and unique item Reference: "Die Briefmarken in Lat-Währung 1923-1940", Harry v. Hofmann Verlag, page 219                    Philatelia Baltica Nr. 97, page 5

Kneeling Warrior 2s. ink drawing (40x50mm) on card board (90X123mm), same design as photo essay applied at bottom left and annotation "MOTTO:PATEICIBA", very fine and rare

Warrior 35s. ink drawing (46x59mm) on card board (104X125mm), same design as photo essay applied at bottom center and annotation "MOTTO:KAREIVIS" at top right, very fine and rare

Essays for landscape pictorial issue, 5 s. dark olive brown imperforated depicting a bridge across the river Gauja near of Sigulda and 20 s. blue perforated depicting the castle of Jelgava, from the lower right corner resp. with upper sheet margin, without gum, fine

ESSAY: 1940, Coat of arms in a different design with oak leaves 20 S. in lilac-carmine and brown-red, perforated L10¼, on watermarked paper, mint never hinged, one a few short perfs at top, otherwise fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, proofs, 13 singles proofs in different designs, 4 colored, the others black. Also two sheet with gutter pairs and a total of 17 proofs and designs each, without gum, fine

Polish Internment Camp: ULBROKA, pre-printed Red Cross card from "ULBROKA 9.11.39" to Kielce, heavy filing folds and other imperfections, very scarce mail form the internment camp

Polish Internment Camp: LITENE, incoming pre-printed Red Cross cover from "RIGA 21 DEC 1939" addressed to the Latvian commander of the camp, scarce, fine

Polish Internment Camp: 1940, postcard, written from a polish farm worker who was already in Latvia before the 2nd World War, with railway cancel "JELGAVA-TUKUMS 22.4.40" with several censor marks, scarce, fine  

1928, Railway Newspaper Stamps 15(2) and 50 s., archive proofs, singles without gum, the 15s. together with large part of marginal inscription, scarce, fine

1940, Railway Newspaper Stamps 5-10 s., archive proofs, vertical pairs from the upper right resp. lower left sheet corner, 5 s. small wrinkles, otherwise fine, very rare and attractive multiples

1941, Railway Newspaper Stamps 5s. red, archive proof, block of four from the upper left sheet corner showing large part of inscription on top "100 MARKAS á 5 SANT. = Ls 5-...", despite few wrinkles which are of no importance in fine condition, a spectacular and unique multiple

1941, Railway Newspaper Stamps 5k. rot imperforated, used with violet cancel, scarce Provenance: Rucins and Franck Collection

LATVIA: 1932, 3rd. South-America flight with connecting flight as registered card with good franking, fine

LATVIA: 1932, 6th. South-America flight with connecting, fine

LATVIA: 1932, 8th. South-America flight with connecting flight as card with good franking, slight corner crease, otherwise fine

LATVIA: 1932, 9th. South-America flight with connecting flight as cover to Porto Allegre, small tear at bottom left, otherwise fine, scarce

1945, Proof overprint 6 on 5 Pfg. in red, unused with large part original gum, a rarity with only a few proofs known, lower left corner slightly blunted perf, signed van Loo BPP and Brandes Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 145, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)

12 on (-)brownish-red with double overprint one running diagonally, with light offset of overprint on reverse, block of four, mint never hinged, a attractive and rare multiple Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 148, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)

12 on (-)brownish-red, damaged (probably by adhesion of an overlying sheet) before the overprint, used with clear cds. "VENTSPILS", a interesting variety, fine Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 150, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)

12 on (-)brownish-red, vertical pair completly misrouletted, mint never hinged, a very attractive variety, fine Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 150, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)

12 on (-)brownish-red, completly misrouletted with divided overprint, mint never hinged, a very attractive variety, fine Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 150, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)

12 on (-)brownish-red with clear overprint as block of 10, mint never hinged, few trivial short roulettes, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple

12 on (-)brownish-red with double overprint one running diagonally, with light offset of overprint on reverse, marginal pair with part of the inscription, mint never hinged, a attractive and rare multiple

12 on (-)brownish-red perforated, complete printing sheets with 50 stamps and right sheet margin, mint never hinged, one stamp adhering, somewhat separated between 4th and 5th vertical row, otherwise fine

12 on (-)brownish-red, three complete printing sheets with 50 stamps each, three different HAN "18895.44 1", 18895.44 2" and "20286.43 ", mint never hinged with only 3 stamps adhering, one corner copy some surface scraping, otherwise fine and scarce

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1945, 6 Rpf. as proof in black color on field postcard, unused, the only known copy of this proof, slight rubbing at right, otherwise fine, signed Keiler BPP Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 162, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1945, 6 Rpf., both overprint types on fieldpostcard, unused, minor wrinkles, the "with dot after Rpf" type signed Pickenpack

"HASENPOTH 24.4.45" on Hitler 30 Pfg. on front and reverse of money order to Ventspils, fine

"PILTENE -3.V.45" on Hitler 20 Pfg. on money order to Ventspils, fine

"SABILE 31.III.45" on Newspaper official matter form the postal branch "Zabeln" to the "Dienstpostamt Windau", reverse with receiver cachet "ZEITUNGSSTELLE WINDAU", fine

"STENDE 27.3.45" on Newspaper official matter form the postal branch "Stende" to the "Dienstpostamt Windau", reverse with receiver cachet "ZEITUNGSSTELLE WINDAU", fine