385th Auction

1860, Coat of Arms 10 k. deep blue/carmine, fresh colours and very good perforations, neatly tied by the four-ring numeral cancel “215” with circular “ZGIERZ” alongside to folded entire to Warsaw with reverse arrival, negligible toning on a couple of perfs, of no importance. A lovely and attractive cover in very fine condition, certificate Mikulski (1999)

1918, Germania 10 pfg. light-pinkish-carmine, the overprint semi-glossy, bluish black in transmitted light, horizontal pair, position 47-48,, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, signed with certificate Korszen (2019) (Fischer Nr. 10IIba) In addition Germania 10 pfg. unused, signed Schmutz and Petriuk (Fischer Nr. 10IIa)

1918, Germania 20 pfg. blue with half-glossy overprint, mint never hinged, small natural inclusion, fine, scarce, signed Petriuk and Korszen with short-opinion (2018) (Fischer 12IIbax)

1919, Krakow Issue 15 on 36h. with additional franking, untied as delivery fee on cash-paid postal money order from “GORLICE 10.III.19” to Krakow with arrival mark, however the recipient could not be identified, therefore returned, a very rare card, certificate Petriuk (2025) and Schmutz (1986)

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, 10-45h. with double overprint, one inverted, unused, very fine and rare, certificate Petriuk PZF (2024) (Fischer 17-19Non)

1918, Lublin Issue 45h. on 80h. blue together with Austria Postage Due 5h. red, tied by cds. “GRANICA 8.1.19” to registered cover to Vienna, vertical fold and some transportation wear, otherwise fine and a s scarce mixed franking which was only possible for a short period nof time, signed Schmutz and Petriuk with certificate (2025)

1918, Lublin Issue 45h. on 80h. blue bisected, tied by cds. “SKARZYSKI 25.I.19” to reverse of cover to Radom, a little roughly openend, otherwise fine, the only recorded copy of this bisect, signed Petriuk with certificate (2025)

1919, Krakow Issue 15h. brownish-red, horizontal pair, position 89-90, with additional franking, tied by cds. “KRAKOW 16.II.19” to registered cover to Warsaw with arrival mark, backflap missing, otherwise fine and scarce, a.o. signed Schmutz and Petriuk with certificate (2025)

1919, Krakow 40 h. brown-olive with inverted overprint form Plate I position 7, unused, fine, scarce, certificate Petriuk PZF (2024) (Fischer Nr. 40No)

1919, Eagle 10 f. tied by straight-line “PORTO” (Type 125) to reverse of parcel card to Sanok, franked with Germania 20 pfg. and three singles 60 pfg., all tied by provisional cork cancellation of Jablonna, few obvious imperfections, an attractive provisional use of a regular stamp as postage due, this is the sole recorded showing this type of “PORTO” cancellation, sign. Petriuk with certificate (2025)

1921, Red Cross 6+30m. red tied by cds. “ZELOW 29.III.21” to underpaid express cover to Paterson, New York, upon arrival taxed with “DUE 4 CENTS” and postage due 2c. as pair applied, undeliverable with adjacent straight-line “Moved, Left no address”, soe minor wear, scarce and attractive, signed with certificate Petriuk PZF (2024)

1921, Red Cross 10+30m. brown-carmine with additional franking, tied by cds. “WARSZAWA 26.4.21” to registered airmail cover to Prague with arrival mark, vertical fold and backflap missing, somewhat stained, otherwise a fine and very rare commercial cover, signed Petriuk with certificate (2025)

1920, “Cenzura Wojskowa”, polish military censor label tied by oval “Wr. I. / 55” seal to cover from Russia via Moscow to Baranowicze, very rare, sent during the very short period when a postal exchange with Russia was still definitely permitted before the Riga Treaty from March 1921
 

“POCZTA HOTELOWA POLONIA-PALACE LODZ" red boxed cancellation, clear on franked registered cover from “LODZ 20.XI.35” to Warsaw with arrival mark, vertical fold not touching cancel or adhesive, a fine and scarce entire, signed. Schmutz and Petriuk with certificate (2025)

“Poczta Hotelowa Biuro prosb i pdan J. Kafarskiego Brzesc n-B”, violet cachet with handwritten daten “14.IV.38” and register number “58” on large format franked, registered cover from “BREZESC N/ BUG2 12.IV,38” to Piszczac with arrival mark, vertical fold at left, usual transportation wear, a very scarce and attractive Hote-Post entire, signed Petriuk with certificate (2025)

1860, Warsaw City Post postal stationery envelope 3 k. blue, five unused showing printing variations on the posthorn, also two cut-outs, mostly very fine, scarce

1860, Polish Postal Stationery 10 k. black, format type B (29mm), used with a neat strike of the four-square numeral “1” with red cds. “WARSAW 27/1” alongside, sent to St Petersburg, reverse arrival cds. “ST PETERSBURG 29 JAN. 1865”, some minor soiling, still fine. A scarce late usage, as all Polish stationeries were demonitized early in 1865, signed Jakubek 

1925, IAS with handwritten correction “80” on 50 gr., used with cds. “POZNAN -8.3.22”, vertical crease, small imperfections, otherwise fine, scarce (Fischer CC2b)

1930/38, IAS 70 and 80 Gr., used, few imperfections, scarce (Fischer CC5, 8I)

1923, 50 m., position 22, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski and Richter, certificate Huylmans BPP (2024)

100 m., position 19, fresh colours, unused, some paper remnants on reverse, still very fine, signed Mikulski, Richter along with certificate Huylmans BPP (2024), a very scarce stamp

200 m., position 4, unused, insignificant shallow thin in the center, still fine, signed Mikulski, Richter and certificate Huylmans BPP (2024). A rare stamp

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

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 10 pfg. red and 15 pfg. violet, each as horizontal pair with black resp. red overprint “Na Skarb Narodowy”, all tied by provisional boxed “Wloclawek” to registered cover to Lodz with arrival mark, few short perfs, otherwise fine and rare with only a few covers known, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2024)

1858, Coat of Arms 10 k. brown/blue, fresh colours and good embossing, tied by Polish four-ring numeral “1” with alongside red cds. “WARSZAWA 24-9” to folded entire to Zagorze, two short perfs. at left, otherwise very fine. A scarce usage of the first watermarked perforated isssue in Poland, certificate Citerne BPP (2024)

1916, Karte 10 Pfennig mit weiter verwendetem Stempel “ROGASEN 26.2.19” und violettem Zensur-Stempel “CENZUROWANE” nach Berlin, kleiner Fleck und kleine Randspuren rechts, sonst in guter Erhaltung. Eine nicht häufige Karte aus dem polnischen Aufstandsgebiet in der Provinz Posen

1860/1923, unused and used collection with some covers, starting with Mi.-Nr. 1(6) including clear “138” RADOM numeral and “DP” cancel, later with better items and varities like bisected stamps, inverted overprints throughout, all neatly written up, good condition

1860/1957, mostly mint never hinged together with unused and used collection, many complete sets in the 1945/57 period, overall in very good and fresh condition, neatly housed in one album

1913/19 (ca)., interesting group of covers and cards, including West Ukraine and Austrian Field Post, some better items with 1918 Austrian postal receipt with machine cancel “DROHOBYCZ 2. XI. 18”, 40 h. tied by cds. “WOJNILOW 22 11 18” with part of label “ZAGRANICZNYCH”, 1919 postcard to France with large violet circular “6 PULK ARTYLLERIE POLNEJ  1 GRUPA  and cds. ”TRESOR POSTES 24 7" alongside, Austrian 10 h. and 15 h. with framed overprint “IX 794” on small envelope, etc., mixed condition, several signed Mikulski, most unusual

1915/1919, postfrische/ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammung der Ausgaben des 1.Weltkrieges, teils mit Farben gesammelt, guter Schwerpunkt bei den Bestellpostämtern mit Sosnowice, Warschau, Zarki, Przedborz, Zawierce und Luboml, wobei diese fast alle kompetent signiert sind wie Jungjohann BPP, Mikulski und meist Petriuk PZF mit Typenangabe, weiterhin einige Aufdruckmarken der Republik1918/1919. 

1918/19, Provisional Postage Dues, interesting collection, unused and used with over 140 cards and covers from ALBIGOWA to ZATOR, all neatly written up, good condition

1918/44, unused and used collection with covers, including Port Gdansk and Western Ukraine, interesting assembly with some early imperforated essays for 1917-18 project, censored commercial mail with “Gepr. Übw. stelle Posen taxed upon arrival with red boxed ”POCZTA MIEJSKA 6 GROSZY", together with some other incoming mail, some official reprints, etc., some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition

1918/1955 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including Officials, Postage Dues and Related Areas, some complete sets and better values throughout, together with a fine selection of souvenir sheets with some duplicates including Mi.-Nr. Bl 1 unused and used, Bl. 9 and 11 mint never hinged, etc., a few doubtful items noted, some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, a useful lot, in one album

1918/1988 (ca.), unused and mostly used accumulation, including Postage Dues and Locals, together with some duplicates, a few forgeries noted, mixed condition, in one stockbook