379th Auction

1532, kompletter Faltbrief mit papiergedecktem Siegel von Liegnitz an den Bürgermeister und Rat der Stadt Sprottau

1768, "ZAMOSC" red crown cancel, good strike on complete folded letter to Gdansk, Danzig, at upper right manuscript "7", red wax seal on reverse, a fine and very rare entire with less than 10 examples recorded, certificate Pelc PZF (2021)

Provenance: Z. Mikulski

1868, Russia 1866/75, 10 k. , tied by railroad "BW" to small entire letter from Dabrowa to Warzaw, very fine

1860, 10 kop. blue & rose, nice fresh colour and well perforated, tied by numeral "1" WARSAW to small piece, fine, signed Matl VÖB a.o.

1918, Germania 10 pfg., block of eight from the upper left sheet corner, with heavily shifted overprint thus the upper two stamps without overprint, second row only with small parts of overprint, the other rows with slanted overprint, a scarce and very attractive multiple, certificates Schmutz (1997) and Petriuk PZF (2021) (Fischer 10IIb)

1918, Germania 10 pfg. with clear double overprint, unused, very fine, scarce, certificate Korszen (2018) and Petriuk PZF (2021) (Fischer 10II Np)

1918, Germania 10 pfg. with clear double overprint, used, very fine, scarce, certificate Korszen (2018) and Petriuk PZF (2021) (Fischer 10II Np)

1918, Germania 15 pfg. tied by cds. "WARSZAWA 15.1.19" to cover addressed to the famous Polish pianist, composer and in January 1919 Prime Minister of Poland at Hotel Bristol, fine and scarce entire, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2022)

1918, Germania 15 pfg. and 7½ pfg. tied by cds. "WARSZAWA 2.1.19" to registered cover addressed to the renowned Polish pianist, composer and in January 1919 Prime Minister of Poland at Hotel Bristol, 15 pfg. with plate flaw "lower standing I in POLSKA", fine and scarce entire, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2022)

1918, Germania 20pfg. "szafir", pair (positions 49-50) and horizontal strip of three (positions 46-48) tied by provisional cancel "GABIN" to reverse of registered value declared cover with handwritten r-label to Warsaw with arrival mark, horizontal fold through cover not affecting the adhesives, very attractive and one of the rarest letters of the Germania issue, certificate Mikulski (2009) and signed Petriuk with detailed certificate (2020) (Fischer 12I bb)                           

1918, Germania 40 pfg. with clear double overprint, used with illegible cancel, very fine, scarce, certificate Korszen (2018) and Petriuk PZF (2021) (Fischer 15Ib Np)

1918, Germania 40 pfg. with clear double overprint, unused, very fine, scarce, certificate Korszen (2018) and Petriuk PZF (2021) (Fischer 15Ib Np)

1918, Germania 60 pfg. with additional franking tied by cds. "WARSZAWA 15.2.19" to registered cover to Basle with violet boxed censor mark alongside, vertical fold, otherwise and scarce, signed Schmutz and Petriuk PFZ with certificate (2022)

1918, Germania 5 on 2½ pfg., horizontal pair, proof overprint with only three lines, mint never hinged, fine and scarce, signed Miszczak and Petriuk PFZ with certificate (2021) 

1918, Lublin Issue 10 and 25h. in mixed franking with Bosnia and Herzegovina postage due 15h. on registered cover from "BUSK 2.II.18" to Kielce with arrival mark, in addition registered cover (folded out for display) from "BUSKA 31.XII.18" franked with KuK Karl I. 40h. horizontal pair and postage due 10h., some minor imperfections, staining, otherwise fine and scarce, signed  Petriuk PZF with two certificates (2022)

1918, Lublin Issue 25H. in mixed franking with KuK Karl I. 40H. tied by cds. "CHELM 22.I.19" to registered cover to Vienna with boxed violet censor mark "CENZURA WOJSKOWA / PRZEMYSL", in addition registered cover from "RADOM 25.XI.18" franked with KuK Karl I. 15 and 30H., some minor imperfections, staining, otherwise fine and scarce, signed  Petriuk PZF with two certificates (2022)

1918, Lublin Issue 45h. in mixed franking with four singles KuK Karl I. 60h. and Merkur 10h., all tied by cds. "OPOCZNO 30.XII.18" to front and reverse of value declared cover to Dabrowa, in addition registered postal stationery card 8h. with additional franking KuK Karl I.12, 15 and 30h. and Merkur 6h. to Warsaw, the value declared cover some imperfections inlucding vertical fold through 45h. adhesives, scarce, signed. Korszen and Petriuk with certificate Petriuk PZF (2022)

191, general issue, 1K, 2K and 2M, all with double impeessions, ungummed as issued, signed Petriuk PZF, fine (Fisher 80, 82, 94DpA)

1920, two postal money orders franked with Germania 40pfg. resp. two singles Germania 20pfg. and card with National Assembly 15pfg. in combination with Poland Coat of arms 5f., some small imperfections, scarce, alle signed Petriuk PZF

POLISH-RUSSIAN WAR: 1919, 1m. tied by cds. "MINSK LITEWSKI 20.III.20" to registered cover to New York, a fine and scarce cover, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2022)

1919, Polish Ulan on horseback 5m., vertical pair and strip of three tied by cds. "JEDLINSK -6.VII.20" to re-used german parcel card, sent via "URZAD CELNY ALEKSANDROW", there the claim slip has been added, to Jedlinsk where the recipient had to pay all the fees, some minor imperfections, a very rare and attractive card, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2022)

1921, Red Cross 5-10m. tied by german cds. "RAHMEL 31.5.21" to registered cover (opened out for display) with polish r-label to Bildstock, somehwat toned, with faults and cover slightly shortened at left, scarce commercial mail with the Red Cross Issue, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2022)

1946, BIE, 3-11 Zl., Kpl. in postfrischen Bogen zu 12 Marken (Mi. 1.560,-)

1918, three commercial registered covers from Sandomierz and Wierzbnik, all used with modified cancellations and Austrian adhesives, same minor faults to the covers, a scarce group of early mail, signed Petriuk

1920, accompanying address parcel card Krakow issue 10h. used as form for a parcel coming from the US, upon arrival in Gdansk this form was issued and red cancel "Z Ameriki / przez Gdansk...." applied, the fee of 6m. added on reverse with postage due 50h. block of 12, in addition german parcel card with red cancel "Z Ameriki / przez Gdansk..." franked with postage due single 100h. and pair of 500h. in combination with pair 20m. with "PORTO" overprint, some minor imperfections, scarce, two certificates Petriuk PZF (2022)

WARSAW UPRISING: 1944 (26 Aug), home-made folded letter dated "26.8.44", bearing a faint but clear handstamp "Harcerska Poczta Czerniakow" (type 5) in violet, also boxed "Cenzurowane No.14" (type 1) alongside, addressed to Wiolok 2, usual contents to Aunt ("I heard that you are very ill and lost everything, move to my parents, they are waiting"), sign. Krawczyk and certificate Petriuk (2008)

"PIEGZRO POLICMAISTRA LODZ" black negative seal on reverse of folded lettersheet from "LODZ 18/1", fine

1918, 50k. in combination with 10k. on 3k. and 50k. on 2k. imperforated all tied by cds. "POCZTA POLOWA I. POL. KORP 4" to value declared cover adressed to the First Lieutenant W. Janaewski, chief physician at the 1st Rifle Division from Lieutenant General Stanislaw Gurbski, MD., reverse with two large intact wax seals "PRZESYLKA PIENIEZNA 1 POCZTA POLOWA", a scarce and attractive cover, signed. Petriuk PZF with certificate (2022)

1918, 25k. tied by cds. "POCZTA POLOWA I POL KORP 21.5.18" as additional franking to registered postal stationery card 5k. to Mohylow, in addition 35k. tied by cds. "POCZTA POLOWA I POL KORP 15.4.18" to Bobruisk, fine, signed Petriuk PZF with two certificates (2022)

1918, Postal stationery card 10 on 5 k. cancelled with cds. "POCZTA POLOWA I. POL. KURP. *2 29.5.18" and text and arrival mark on front

1918, Germania 20 and 30 pfg. with overprint type I tied by cds. "KALISCH 28.11.18" to cover to Warsaw, fine, signed Mikulski and Petriuk PZF with certifcate (2022)

KALISZ: 1919, Germania 5-60 pfg., overprint type V, used, fine and scarce, signed Bojanowicz and Jungjohann BPP

POLAND – TURKISH EMPIRE (LEBANON/SYRIA): 1869, cover with original contens from Pilica to Forwarding agent Weber & Co. at Beirut, to be forwarded to Dr. Eugen Prym in Syria; showing on front bilingual despatch mark, straight line "POLOGNE" and Beirut arrival mark.

Eugen Prym (1843 – 1913) was a German orientalist, who specialized in Semitic languages, especially Arabic and Aramaic. He studied comparative linguistics and Oriental languages at the universities of Berlin, Leipzig and Bonn, receiving his doctorate in 1868. From November 1868 he carried out linguistic research for one and a half years in the Middle East with Albert Socin,. 

POLAND – TURKISH EMPIRE (LEBANON/SYRIA): 1869, cover with original contens from Pilica to Beirut, posted in Szczakowa, franked with Austria 1867, 5 kreuzer red and 2 copies 10 kreuzer blue, to be forwarded to Dr. Eugen Prym at Damascus (note on reverse). On front Beirut arrival mark and reverse transit mark of Trieste.

1869, Briefkuvert mit Originalinhalt von Pilica nach Beirut, aufgegeben in Szczakowa, frankiert mit Österreich 1867, 5 Kreuzer rot und 2 Werten 10 Kreuzer blau, zur Weiterleitung an Dr. Eugen Prym in Damaskus (Vermerk auf der Rückseite). Auf der Vorderseite Ankunftsstempel von Beirut und rückseitig Transitstempel von Triest.

POLAND – EGYPT: 1863, envelope, pre-paid with 38 copecks from Lublin via Prussia and Trieste to Cairo, showing on front clear red "AUS POLEN über EISENB.POST-BUR. XI./FRANCO" and on reverse Trieste transit mark and black resp. blue handstamps of Alexandria resp. Cairo POSTA EUROPEA. A very rare cover to an overseas destination.

POLAND – EGYPT: 1868, cover with original contens from Pilica to Cairo, posted in Szczakowa, franked with Austria 1867, 5 kreuzer red and 2 copies 10 kreuzer blue, addressed to be forwarded to Dr. Eugen Prym. On reverse transit marks of Trieste and Alexandria next to arrival mark.

Brief mit Originalinhalt von Pilica nach Kairo, aufgegeben in Szczakowa, frankiert mit Österreich 1867, 5 Kreuzer rot und 2 Werten 10 Kreuzer blau, adressiert zur Weiterleitung an Dr. Eugen Prym. Rückseitig Transitstempel von Triest und Alexandria sowie Ankunftsstempel.