376th Auction

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "5 TAXE" resp "TAXE" as tête-bêche pair of Venezia Tridentina 5h. green and di Corona 5h green, tied by cds. "BOZEN 4.III.19" to local cover, taxed with "20" in blue crayon and with violet cachet "COMMISSIONE CENSURA CIVILE BOLZANO" alongside, the latter stamp one corner fault, otherwise very fine (Sassone BZ3/51,80 var)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "TAXE" handstamp on di Corona 10h. rose horizontal pair, the left stamp with double overprint, tied by cds. "BOZEN 4.III.19" to local cover, taxed with "20" in blue crayon and with violet cachet "COMMISSIONE CENSURA CIVILE BOLZANO" alongside, very fine (Sassone BZ3/52var)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "TAXE 50" on Austria Coat of Arms 50h. green, tied by cds. "BOZEN 7.XII.18" to local cover with tax mark "T50" and circled "T" and cds. "KARDAUN 6.XII.18" alongside, very fine and rare (Sassone BZ3/73)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "Porto" in red on two singles Venezia Tridentina 5h. green with additional franking, tied by cds. "BOZEN -4.III.19" to local cover with adjacent cds. "KARUAUN" and circled "T", fine (Sassone BZ3/115 etc.)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "5 Porto" in red on Italy 1901 2c. brown and Venezia Tridentina 5h. green, each as strip of three and additional franking tied by cds. "BOZEN 12.IV.19" to local cover with tax label alongside, vertical fold, a very rare and attractive cover (Sassone BZ3/128, BZ3/129 etc.)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "PORTO S.T." in red on Venezia Tridentina 5h. green with additional franking, tied by cds. "BOZEN 17.III.19" to reverse of receipt for registered letter, small adhesive adherence, otherwise fine, scarce (Sassone BZ3/130 etc.)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "5 PORTO S.T." with "5" as handstamp on Italy 1901 2c. red-brown with additional franking tied by cds. "BOZEN 3 10.III.19" to local cover with circled "T" and cds. "KARDAUN 8.III.19" alongside, some very minor ageing, otherwise fine and scarce (Sassone BZ3/144 etc)

POSTAGE DUE PROVISIONALS: "Nachzahlung Heller" overprint on di Corona 5-20c., block of four, mint never hinged, fine

LOCAL ISSUE UNTERLAND: 1918, Austria Imperial Crown and Emperor Charles I. 5-10H. and 15H. respectively, each in a block of four with violet overprint "218th REGGIMENTO FANTERIA COMMANDO" and "GENIO MILITAIRE SERVIZIO TELEGRAFICO" respectively, the values of 5 and 15H. each on inscribed envelope, fine

1918, For Chamber of Commerce business mail 2h. black on rose, 5h. black on green and 10h. black on blue, tied by cds. "GLURNS" to piece resp. 5h. used with clear cds. "ALGUND", 10h. small crease in the margin only, very fine and scarce

1918, For Chamber of Commerce business mail 2h. black on rose, complete sheet of 12 with six tête-bêche pairs, mint never hinged, fine

1918, For Chamber of Commerce business mail 2h. black on rose with additional franking Italy 2c. red-brown tied by cds. "ALGUND 27.XI.18" to Newspaperwrapper to Mals, fine and scarce

1918, Coat of Arms 2h. black on green with additional franking Italy 2c. red-brown tied by cds. "SCHLANDERS 9.XII.18" to Newspaperwrapper to Laas, fine and scarce

1918, Coat of Arms 2h. black on green with additional franking Austria Postage due 1h. as horizontal pair tied by cds. "ALGUND 3.XII.18" to Newspaperwrapper to Latsch, fine and scarce

1918, Coat of Arms 5h. black on blue tied by cds. "ALGUND 28.XI.18" as additional franking to adressed Austria postal stationery card 10H., fine

1918, Coat of Arms 10h. black on red with additional franking Austria Imperial Crown 5h. pair and 10h. single tied by cds. "ALGUND 28.XI.18" to partly restored cover to Laas, scarce

1932, Lioness by the water 25l. blue perf. 14, mint never hinged, fine, scarce

1920, First Constitution Assembly 5 rbl., proof in grey-blue/lilac with lilac security pattern, without gum, small vertical crease, otherwise fine, signed Hofmann BPP

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s. with right sheet margin, unused, fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 4 stamps at 3 s., 4 stamps at 5 s., 3 stamps at 10 s., 4 stamps at 20 s. and 2 stamps at 35 sant, used, few wrinkles and folds, otherwise very fine

Second Vilnius Issue 10sk. with additional franking tied by straight-line "Retowo" to cover to Gargzdai with provisional arrival hand written mark "Gargzdai  28/III-19", tiny paper clip rust traces, otherwise fine, a scarce and attractive early cover

1919, Third Kaunas Issue 40sk., block of four from lower sheet margin, imperforated horizontally inbetween stamps, used, upper right stamp hardly percetible thin, otherwise fine

1920, Second Anniversary of Independence 80sk. without "shine" and 3a. with frame only, black on buff paper without gum, 80sk. heavy creases, otherwise fine

1921, Airmail plate proofs, 20sk. -5a., five different proofs, without gum, PC11 small paper break, otherwise fine (Lithuanian Handbook PC8, PC11, PC13, PC14, PC14a) 

1922, De Jure 6 a. with frame of 8 a., block of four, mint never hinged, one stamp minor ageing, otherwise fine

1923, Memel issue 1c. and 1l. singles and 2l. as pair imperforated, mint never hinged, 2l. ageing in the margin, 1l. tiny ageing spot, otherwise fine, scarce

1924, Airmail 60c. without watermark, with left sheet margin, unused, fine, certificate Ceremuga (2002)

War orphans and childrens orphans, 1-50 c., each as complete set tied by cds. "KAUNAS" to registered cover to Riga resp. Vienna, cover to Vienna with partly overwritten adress, some minor edge stains, otherwise fine and scarce

1926, Swallow carrying a letter, 15 perforated essays in yellow-green, gray-green and brown, 9 with Gedimas castle in a sawtoothed semi-circle without value tablet and six with the tower of Gedimas in a semi-circle, one with value tablet, mostly mint never hinged, the essay with value tablet with ageing spots, mostly fine (Lithuanian Handbook EC36b, EC36e,EC36f, EC36g, EC36h)

1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3 c. violet, with six-line cachet. Both flyers died when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, about 400 miles short of their goal, reverse with Kaunas arrival mark, usual brown spots, fine

1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3 c. violet, with six-line cachet, usual brown spots, fine

1933, July 15, attempted Ocean Flight, New York to Lithuania by Capt. Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas flight cover from New York to Kaunas, Lithuania, July 15, 1933 "Lituanica" canc., franked with 3 c. violet, with six-line cachet and signed by both flyers at upper left, fine

1934, Darius-Girenas Transatlantic Flight 20ct. single die proof (66x56mm) of non-adopted design in brownish-red with lilac center, some handwritten notation at right, minor wrinkles at top well away from design, a very attractive and rare proof

1934, Darius-Girenas Transatlantic Flight 5lt. single die proof (54x65mm) of accepted design in unissued colour brown with orange center, broken frame circled in pencil at bottom, some handwritten notation at right, vertical crease, hardly percitble on front does not disturb from the beautiful appearance of this rare proof

1935, Vaitkus 40c. tied by cds "KAUNAS centr. 31.X.35" to registered cover with additional Lithuania and USA franking, with violet "Lituanica II" cachet, signed by Lt.Felix Vaitkus, fine

1939, Basketball European Championship, 15-60 c. imperforated horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, 15c. one stamp minor ageing, otherwise fine