384. Auction

FIELD POST OFFICE "POCZTA POLOWA N°37": Postal stationery reply card 15 h. green, used with cds. "LWOW" to Osowiec, adjacent cds. "FRONTOWA POCZTA POLOWA N°37 26 IX 1919", repeated on reverse; fine, scarce mail from the Polish-Byelorussian front

1919, Odesa Overprint 10 f., 20 f.-1 m., fresh colours, unused, very fine and scarce, signed Schmutz

1920, Poste Polonaise Constantinople, “P.P.C.” handstamp overprints in violet, 3 f.- 5 m., 13 values with the 50 f. being twice, fresh colours, all used with cds. “POCZTA POLSKA KONSTANTINOPEL 1920” to small pieces, mostly fine to very fine. A rare set, mentioned but unnumbered in the major catalogues, signed Rachmanow and Mikulski

3 f.-5 m., cpl. set, each tied by cds. “POCZTA POLSKA KONSTANTINOPEL 7-IX.1920” to a large piece, folded between the adhesives, fine. A very scarce set, signed Schmutz, Johann BPP and Mikulski

1919, Levant Overprint 3 f.-50 f., 1,50 m.-2 m. and 5 m., fresh colours, unused, very fine and very scarce, all signed Mikulski

1918, Polish Corps, 18 values from the two overprinted issues, one 50 k. with inverted overprint, each neatly tied by cds. “POCZTA POLOWA 21 5 18 I POL.KOPR.2” to a large official postal document with negative seals and five-line handstamp “POCZTA Polowa Igo Polskiego Korpusa” alongside, folded several times mostly between the adhesives, still mostly very fine, an impressive document

1919, 20h. on 40h. brown-olive with Austria newspaper stamp 5h. green, tied by cds. “DZIEDZICE” to small piece, fine and very scarce, signed Rachmanow, Bojanowicz and certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1919, 25h. on 60h. green, tete-beche surcharge on uncut stamp, used with cds. “DEZIEDZICE”, fine and very rare, signed Mikstein and certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1919, large format registered cover front originating from Pennsylvania to Skalat, upon arrival franked with Postage due 1kr. blue, 5, 10 and 25h. red, 15 on 36h violett and 20 on 52h. orange, all tied by cds. “SKALAT -8.XI.19--6”, only 20 on 52h. small corner fault, otherwise fine, an extremely rare and attractive franking, signed with describtion on reverse by Stan. Mikstein and certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1919, cash-paid envelope from “SKALAT 16.IX.19-6” with two-line censor mark “CENZURA TARNOPOL” alongside to New York, some minor ageing, otherwise fine and rare, signed with certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1918, Germania 2½, 5, 7½, 10, 20 and 60 pfg., all with handstamp type I, 2½, 20 and 60 pfg. used with violet cachet, 5-10 pfg. unused without gum, very rare, 5 pfg. few missing perfs at left, otherwise fine, a.o. signed Mikulski and Rachmanow and certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

Reference: depicted in Fischer catalog 2022, volume 2

1918, Germania 15 pfg. with overprint “POLSKA pOCTZA”, tied to piece by provisional straight-line “Poddebice”, very fine and rare with only a few items known, signed Mikulski and certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1918, Germania 10 pfg. red, block of 18 from the upper left sheet corner, the outer stamps of bottom row unused, the others mint never hinged, between 2nd and 3rd stamp some separations at bottom, otherwise fine, a very rare and largest known multiple of this local issue, certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1982, unissued Hundertwasser 10$, complete sheet of 50, mint never hinged

1865 (ca), Crowned Eagle with Bull´s Head, unadopted engraved essays, two large colour die proofs in brownish red and blue, together with a selection of imperforated colour die proofs (14), also four cut-out of unadopted postal stationery essays with embossed `Bull Head within Six Pointed Star´, mostly fine, a delightful group

1858, 80 par. vermilion on yellow-white paper, horizontal pair with good colour and wide margins all around, used with framed “FRANCO ROMAN”, negligible paper punch between the stamps due to the cancellation device, still very fine and attractive, signed Diena with certificates Balasse (1963) and Heimbüchler BPP (1995)

1926, King Ferdinand 60th Anniversary 10 b.-10 l., fresh colours, cpl. set in corner blocks of four imperforate, mint never hinged, the 2 lei with constant plate flaw “Cracked Tablet”, very fine and scarce

Incoming mail: 1851, entire letter from England to Galatz, prepaid with "3/3", transported via Prussia and Krakow

10 k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate II, fresh collours and very good embossing, large to wide margins all around, used with rectangular dotted “384” WEISSENSTEIN, a very fine stamp, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

10k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate II, fresh colours and good embossing with good to wide margins all around, used with prephilatelic cds. “RIGA 25 MARCH 1858”, very fine, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

10k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate I, fresh colours and good embossing with large to wide margins, small sheet margin at right, used with rectangular dotted “115” MARIUPOL, very fine, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

10 k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate I, fresh colours and good embossing, good to wide margins, used with a single pen stroke, minimal toning on reverse, otherwise very fine, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

10 k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate II, fresh colours and good embossing, large to wide margins all around, used with pen stroke subsequently removed, still very fine

10 k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate II, fresh colours and good embossing, very good to wide margins all around, tied by red prephilatelic cds. “WARSAW 7 /  ” to small fragment, very fine, rare, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

10k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate II, fresh colours and good embossing, touched at upper left, shaved at lower right, otherwise close to large margins, tied by bilingual double circle “WENDAU ( ) 27 1858” to small piece, also previously cancelled by the framed cancellation “TAUROGEN”, small thin of no importance, horizontal crease not affecting the stamp, still fine and very scarce postal fraud, certificates Mikulski (1985) and Citerne BPP (2024)

1858, Coat of Arms 10 k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate II, fresh colours, good margins at left and right, large margins at top and bottom, tied by two-line framed “REVEL 22 MAR. 1858” and a weakened pen cross to commercial folded entire to St Petersburg, very fine and very scarce, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

10 k. brown/blue imperforate, Plate I with error “Dot Between 10 and KOP”, fresh colours and good embossing, slightly touch at lower right, close at right otherwise good margins, still fine, an extremely scarce variety originating from a rejected die proof, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

1858, Coat of arms 10k. brown/blue, deep vivid shade and good embossing, neatly tied by prephilatelic framed “KRONCHSTADT JUNE 1858” to folded entire to St Petersburg, no arrival as usual, very fine, scarce usage

30k. carmine/yellow green, second and last printing, fresh colours and good embossing with usual perforations for this issue, small natural paper inclusion at right, used with faint rectangular dotted “394” PERNOV, small notch between perfs at bottom and light diagonal crease, otherwise fine, a very scarce stamp, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

1913, Romanov 1 k.-1 r., fresh colours, neatly tied by the oval railway station cancellation “S.P.BURG WARS. VOKZ. 2-1 13” to a registered envelope to Dresden with arrival on reverse, except for a light vertical crease at right and a few toned perfs a very fine, attractive and rare first day of issue franking

1913, Romanov 5 r., fresh colours, tied by small cds. “MOSCOW 28 7 16” with additional franking to insured envelope to France for a value of 3750 rubles, mail redirected via London due to the ongoing battles on the Western front, transit and arrival cds, a few perfs faults otherwise fine, attractive and rare usage

1921, First Definitives 5 r., two singles, fresh colours and large margins all around, tied by small cds. “PETROGRAD 16 8 21” repeated alongside to registered postcard to London, the card with vertical fold away from the adhesives. A fine and very rare commercial usage of those stamps at their facial value, certificate Kirzhner (2022)

1921, Liberation of labour 1000r. red single and 100r. orange, block of 10 and two singles, all imperforated, tied by cds. “KOLLINO 5- 9.21” to front and reverse of registered cover to Lithuania with Kaunas transit mark, some minor imperfections, scarce and attractive

1922, 100000r. on 250r. vertical strip of three together with 40r. on 50k. block of seven, tied by cds. “ WOLOTSCHESK RAILWAY STATION 1.2.23” to reverse of registered cover to Warsaw, fine

1922, 5th Anniversary of the October Revolution 10r. and 40r. on 15k., each imperforated as block of six and single, tied by cds. “ULDA MINSK 3.2.23” to reverse of cover to Warsaw

1922, Worker 100r. red imperforated, two strips of five tied by cds. “WOLOTSCHISK TRAINSTATION 10.6.23” to reverse of cover to Warsaw, vertical fold, affecting adhesives, otherwise fine, scarce