380th Auction

1918, Second Vilnius issue 20sk. and 30sk., tied by German cds. "FELDPOST -4 1 19" to a commercial envelope to Berlin, with adjacent violet circular handstamp "GRODNO POST TELEGRAPH OFFICE", adhesives toned and cover corner missing, otherwise fine

1918, Second and Third Kaunas issues 10sk.-60sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 28.III.19" to an envelope endorsed "Einschreiben" to Berlin, with its registration receipt, also First Kaunas issue 10sk. and 15sk., tied by violet circular handstamp "GRODNO POST TELEGRAPH OFFICE", with adjacent German cds. "Deutsche Feldpost 27.2.19", and Second Kaunas issue 10sk.-50sk. tied by cds. "KAUNAS -6.III.19"; fine to very fine

1857, 10k. dark brown/light blue, plate II, good to large margins all around, tied by framed two-line "VILNO MARCH 1858" (Dobin 05.1.12) to a small piece, fine, certificate Ceremuga (2002)

1858 10k. brown/blue, tied by clear Polish concentric circles "282" KIBARTY, with adjacent cds. "KIBARTY 10-4" to a folded entire to St Petersburg, reverse arrival cds. "ST PETERSBURG 31 MARCH 1863 III" and blue cds. "GRANDE SOCIETE DES CHEMINS DE FER RUSSES"; the stamp was previously cancelled and later cleaned to be re-used, cover with vertical archival fold and adhesive defective, still a fine example of a Polish postal fraud in early Imperial Russia 

"Aus dem Dampferbriefkasten Memel-Cranzbeek" roter L2 sauber auf Litauen Doppel-Ganzsachenkarte mit nebengesetztem Schiffspoststempel nach Berlin, tadellos

1918/19, Vilnius and Kaunas issues, small selection of 50 unused stamps in multiples, incl. Mi.10 + Mi. 10I in a block of twenty, mostly very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 4-25)

1918/40, mint never hinged, unused and used collection, partly collected in both conditions, with a.o. Mi.-Nos. 246-56, 257-67, 293-306 etc.

1919/39, Group of 14 covers and cards, also Memel and Danzig, with airmail and registered mail, single and multiple frankings, mostly very fine

1919/41, group of over ninety covers, cards and envelopes, starting with 1919 Definitive Issues, solo and multiple frankings, fine range of rates and postmarks throughout, also 1941 Vilna German occupation 5k., 10k. and 15k. tied by cds. "VILNO 22 7 41" to two local postcards, overall condition fine to very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 30/428)

1830/68, group of about fifteen stampless folded entires and early postal stationery envelopes, used in Lithuania, good range of postmarks, better items including Postal Stationery Eagle 10k. grey-black, small format envelope (143x85mm), indicium teared upon opening, used with cds. "POLOTSK 23 AUG 1868", reverse arrival red handstamp "VILNO", signed Mikulski; fair to good strikes, overall condition fine to very fine

1878/1915, group of over sixty (60) postal stationery cards, envelopes, parcel cards and money orders, used in Lithuania, good range of postmarks including "KOVNO", "BERZHBOLOV", "PODYRODZE", etc., scarce 1914 Postal Savings Book from "BEYSAGOLANOV", also three incoming cards from France, Austria and Bavaria, mostly very fine