375th Auction

1816, “Wilna”, red straight line clear on entire letter with transit marks „Austriches“ and „ALLEMAGNE PAR STRASBOURG“ to Paris with arrival mark, fine  

1920, Coat of arms 25f. vermilion as block of 12 with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNO 26 1 21" to reverse of registered cover to Warsaw with censor mark, opened out for display, fine, signed Korzsen

1920, Overprint Issue 4m. on 20sk. block of four with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNO -5 4 22" to front and reverse of value declared cover to Warsaw, few toned spots, otherwise a fine and very scarce usage

1921, Coat of Arms overprint issue 6 m. on 30 sk. ochre, complete sheet with 100 stamps, used, horizontally folded and partly cut at the edges, otherwise fine, rare (Mi. 10.000,-)  

1920, Overprint issue 10 m. on 50 sk. + 6 m. on 50 sk. + 4 m. on 50 sk. green (position 28-30) within block of 6 with three regular stamps, tied by cds. “WILNO 20.1.21” to part of insured cover to Warsaw, the multiple with minor wrinkle and gum spot, horizontal fold through cover-front not affecting the adhesives, otherwise fine and very rare this being the only used multiple in existence, certificate Schmutz (2005)  

1920, Overprint issue 10 m. on 60 sk. + 6 m. on 60 sk. + 4 m. on 60 sk. lilac and red (field 28-30) within block of 6 with three regular stamps, tied by cds. “WILNO 20.1.21” to piece, horizontal fold through piece not affecting the adhesives, very fine and rare, this being the only used multiple in existence, certificate Schmutz (2005)  

1920, Overprint issue 10 m. on 75 sk. + 6 m. on 75 sk. + 4 m. on 75 sk. brown and red (position 28-30) within block of 6 with three regular stamps, tied by cds. “WILNO 20.1.21” to piece, horizontal fold through piece not affecting the adhesives, very fine and rare, this being the only used multiple in existence, certificate Schmutz (2005)

1921, Red Cross 2-4M., 2m. tied by cds. "WILNO -7 5 21" to registered cover to Lublin with arrival mark, scarce, fine

1921, Church St. Anna 1 m., horizontal strip of 5, strip of 3 and pair, all tied by cds. „TROKI 20.12.21“ to reverse of cover to Wilno, fine  

3m. as vertical pair (applied over edge) tied by cds. "WILNO 31 VII 21" to colored picture postcard of Wilno, slightly toned, otherwise fine

1921, Coat of Arms 3 m., eight stamps and four single stamps 4 m., all tied by pen cancellation to reverse of registered cover with handwritten dispatch note “rudziszki 6.VIII.921” to Berlin with two currency censor marks „Postüberwachungsstelle Berlin W8“ and arrival mark on rerverse, ink spot at left, otherwise fine   

1921, 5m. single and 10m. as vertival pair tied by cds. "WILNO 17 III 22" to cover to Russia with transit mark of Moscow on reverse, very scarce, fine, signed Korzsen

1921, 10m. tied by cds. "NOWO-SWIECIANY 13.III.22" to Telegram receipt, stamp applied over edge, very rare and attractive with only a handful of Telegram receipts known

1921, Kosciuszko and Mickiewicz 20 m. tied by cds. "WILNO -3 10 21" to request of an enquiry for a registered letter with adjacent cds. "SOPOCKINIE 24.X.21", folded in the middle and punched at right, stamp with few imperfections of virtual no importance, a very attractive and unique usage, signed Korzsen

Kosciuszko and Mickiewicz 20 m., two single stamps tied by cds. „WILNO 24.10.22“ to registered cover with additional franking via Poland with censor mark „CENZUROWANO.“ to London with arrival mark, small creases on the edge, otherwise fine, singed Mikulski  

1921, Entry of the Poles into Vilnius 100m. imperforated as horizontal pair tied by cds. "NOWO-SWIECIANY 16.II.22" to complete parcel card to Rozyszcze (today Ukraine) with 23stamps Poland Postage due 50m. on reverse as delivery fee, with arrival mark, despite few imperfections a very attractive and extremely rare usage with only 4 known parcel cards in total

1921, Gouverneur Zeligowski 150 m. tied by cds. „WILNO 1 2.I.22“ to registered express cover to Dortmund, Germany with currency censor label and arrival mark on reverse  

1922, Opening of Sejm 75m. tied by cds. "WILNO 1 28.III.22" to reverse of registered cover to Krakow with arrival mark, fine

POLISH PERIOD: 1919, postal stationery card 15 f. used from „WILNO 25.9.“ with tax mark „T“ and unclear censor mark to London, long Hebrew text, sign. Mikulski  

POLISH PERIOD: Coat of arms 50m. two singles, 100m. single and block of six and 200m. single tied by cds. "WILNO 6.III.23" to reverse of registered civer to Vienna, fine

1941, 5 d. and provisional issue 2 DIN on 4 d., used on postcard landscapes 1 k. as registered postcard from "SARAJEWO 22.IX41" via Bukarest to Istanbul, slight transportation marks and top left corner of the card damaged, very scarce foreign mail

1942, "Cuvajic se pjegavca-cistoca cura zivot!" (Beware of typhoid-cleanliness safes lives!), boxed marking on postcard from Sarajewo to Zagreb

1943, Famous Croatians 1 k., plate proof in issued colour on ungummed yellow paper of poor quality, block of 25, fine and scarce multiple

1943, Red Cross postcard for Italian prioners of war, 2 items sent to Italy, one with heavy creasing

1944, 3rd anniversay of statehood 18+19 k. used with war relief tax stamp on registered express cover from "RETFALA 3 VI 44", used locally, some folds not affecting the stamps

1944, Jure Francietic 12,50+287,50 k. with war relief tax surcharge stamp 10 k. used on local registered cover from "ZAGREB 29.VI.40" with arrival mark of the next day, receipt enclosed; a very scarce single franking

3,50 on 30 c. and 1,25 l., both with double overprint, unhinged mint, opinion Zrinjscak (Sassone 11a, 14a

Besonderheiten: 1919, „MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCAISE PRAGUE LE GENERAL“, blue sender cachet on field postcard with second cachet „MINISTERE DA LA GUERRE“ and oval mark of „SECTION DES COURRIERS EXTERIEIURS 21.MAI.1919“ to France with arrival mark and second card with bilingual sender cachet „22e REGIMENT TCHECO-SLOVAQUE 1e Bataillon Vaguemestre“ and censor mark „ZENSURA M.N.Q.“ to France with arrival mark  

1848, Printed circular of the General Post Office at Copenhagen, dated 4 November, specifying the national Danish rate of 4 rbs. for military personnel. The first unified national postal rate in Denmark prior to April 1851

1850, Entire soldier's letter from the island Als, sent from Nordborg via the military field post office at Sønderborg to Asminderød near Fredensborg, taxed with "4" in red crayon to be collected from the addressee. As required in the circular no. 42 of 1848 the letter was mentioned in a special list at the field post in Sønderborg (see note on the letter at left). A very scarce letter of this first unified national postal rate. Certificate Nielsen (2004)

1851, The official print of the Danish postal law of March 1851, 12 pages, very fine condition

Ferslew 4 rbs. brown with ample to large margins, used on entire letter with adjacent cds. "SØNDERBORG 20 5 1852", a stamp cancelled by red sealing wax with thumb print, very fine. The only recorded example of a 4 rbs. cancelled this way; a most remarkable item. Certificate Paaskesen (1998)

Ferslew 4 rbs., plate I, pos. 20, ample to large margins, tied by target to entire letter with adjacent cds. "RANDERS 12 5 1851" to Flensburg with unusual weight verification mark in red crayon, very fine. Certificate Moeller (1998)

Ferslew 4 rbs. brown with good margins, tied by target to small lettersheet with adjacent cds. "RINGSTED 8 5 1852" to Ravnstrup near Nestved with "2" rbs. rural delivery fee marked in red crayon, very fine

Ferslew 4 rbs. brown with large margins all around, tied by ring cancel and Copenhagen compass handstamp 31.10.1851 on entire letter to Caløe near Aarhus, marked "4" skilling rural delivery fee; very fine and scarce

Thiele 4 rbs. olive-brown, just clear at upper right, otherwise ample to good margins, tied by numeral "113" with adjacent "K.P.A. ALTONA 11/9 54" on market report from London to Randers, mailed in bulk from London to Altona and distributed from here, fine