388th Auction

1918, Flower issue 35 kopek olive and gray, both fresh color, used, very fine, very scarce shades, gray shade signed Eichenthal, each with certificate Löbbering BPP (2009)

1919, Numerals 5 penni, three different proofs, black on grey paper, bronze on white paper and lemon-yellow on white paper, bronze stamp small crease, otherwise fine, yellow signed Nemvalz and Eichenthal and two certificates Löbbering BPP (2014) (Hurt/Ojaste 6 G:20, G:25, G:26)

1919, Numerals 5 penni orange, perforation L11½, same perforation used for the official trial perforation on the 10 penni value, block of four, mint never hinged, very fine, only a few sheets known, certificate Löbbering

1919, Numerals 10 penni, proofs, on yellow and on greenish-blue, each on chalk paper, on black, one on thin paper and three on normal paper, fine

1919, Numerals 10 penni green, proofs in green on thin paper, vertical pair, no gum as issued, fine, signed Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP (2014) (Hurt/Ojaste 7 G:26)

1919, Numerals 10 penni green, proofs in green on thick paper, vertical pair, cancelled with crayon, no gum as issued, fine, signed Nemvalz

1919, Numerals 10 penni green, imperforated, complete printing sheet of 100 (Counter Sheet A, left side), third vertical row with watermark line, mint never hinged, some minor creases, otherwise fine. One of the greatest rarities of Estonia, with only 2 imperforated sheets known to have been printed, of which the other has been cut apart, detailed certificate (copy) Löbbering BPP (2016) 

Referenz: “Michel Nr. 7 U – Estlands Gscheidle-Marke”, Thomas Löbbering, Arge-Baltikum 4/2017

https://arge-baltikum.de/assets/pdf/Baltikum/Baltikum_04_2017_Komplettausgabe.pdf

1919, Numerals 10penni green, imperforated with additional franking tied by cds. "TARTU -4 10 19" on slightly overpaid cover to Tallinn, very fine and attractive. Only 2 sheets with imperforated 10penni were inadvertently sold in Tartu, ProFi has registered only three covers bearing the 10p. imperforated, one of the great rarities of Estonia, detailed certificate Löbbering BPP (2016)

1920, Seagull 70 penni black, as enlarged copy of mother die, with red pen cross, mounted on card, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1919, Viking ship 1 mark, proof of the frame only on very thin, silk paper, no gum, very fine and scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2014) (Hurt/Ojaste 12 G:3)

1919, Viking ship 1 mark brown/yellow, proof with upper sheet margin and double print of center design, no gum, very fine and scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2011) (Hurt/Ojaste 12 G:9a)

1919, Viking ship 1 mark brown/yellow, proof, no gum, very fine and scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2013) (Hurt/Ojaste 12 G:9)

1919, Viking ship 1 mark blue/black, horizontal gutter tête-bêche pair, unused, tiny thin in the gutter, otherwise very fine and scarce with only few pairs remaining, certificate Löbbering BPP (2020)

1919 ca., 25 penni, pencil design by an unknown artist, picturing General Laidoner with a sword, fine

1919, Viking ship 5 mark black/orangeyellow, with inverted center, unused, very fine and rare, certificate Löbbering BPP (2015)

1920, Airmail double decker 5 m. with additional franking, tied by cds. “TALLIN 12.3.20” to registered ice flight cover to Helsinki, fine

1920, Airmail 5 mark, horizontal pair, one stamp with plate flaw “missing green color below Post” unused, fine, scarce, signed Nemvalz and Eichenthal and certificate Löbbering BPP (2010) (Hurt/Ojaste 14 E:5)

1922, Craftsmen 3mark, horizontal pair, imperforated in between, used, few short perfs and faint crease, otherwise fine, very rare (Hurt/Ojaste A:2)

Provenance: Dr. Matteo Lucibello (366st Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2018)

1923, Map of Estonia 100 mark, proof on wove paper, unused, fine, signed and certificate Löbbering BPP (2011) (Hurt/Ojaste G:2)

1923, Airmail 5 mark and 15 on 5 mark, the latter with prominent plate flaw “missing green colour below Post”, together with additional franking, tied by cds. “TALLINN 29 VIII 24” to airmail cover to Königsberg with adjacent red boxed “Mit Luftpost befördert Königsberg (Pr.) 1”, the additional franking slightly toned, minor adhesive tape mark at upper right, folded vertically, a little roughly opened, a very rare and visually appealing cover, very few of the prominent plate flaw known on cover, certificate Löbbering BPP (2006) (Hurt/Ojaste E:5)

1923, Airmail 10 mark, Päevaleht perforation, with prominent plate flaw “missing green colour below Post”, a very rare stamp with only two other copies known, unused, very fine, signed Teetsov and Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP (2007) (Hurt/Ojaste 43A E:5)

1923, Airmail 10 mark, Päevaleht perforation, used, very fine, a scarce stamp, signed Eichenthal and certificate v. Hoffmann

1923, Airmail 20 mark, Päevaleht perforation, with prominent plate flaw “missing green colour below Post”, a very rare stamp, unused, very fine, signed Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP (2007) (Hurt/Ojaste 44A E:5)

Airmail 10 marka, two imperforated singles with additional franking tied by cds "VILJANDI 10 X 27" to airmail cover to Helsinki, very fine and scarce, signed Nemvalz

1923, Airmail 10-45 marka, imperforated, together with additional franking, tied by cds. “TALLINN 10 10 23” to registered cover via Berlin to Tegna in Ticino, Switzerland, with arrival mark, slight pressure marks at right, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

1923, Airmail 10 mark, block of four with two vertical gutter pairs, mint never hinged, folded in the gutter, very fine, scarce

1923, Airmail 20 marka, with postmaster perforation, with additional franking, tied by cds. “BALTISKI 17 V 25” to registered cover to Linköping, Sweden, tiny grease stain at upper left, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2006)

1923, Airmail 45 mark, with wide distance between "5 and Marka", imperforated, tied by cds. “TALLINN 19 7 24”, very fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2011)

1928, Aita hädalist 2½-5 mark, imperforated and perforated with additional franking tied by cds. "TALLINN -2 7 27" to registered cover to Kaunas, from there forwarded to Palanga, little toned, otherwise fine, very rare stamps on cover, with only a few recorded.  Signed Vaher with certificate (2003)

Provenance: Dr. Hubert Schrödinger - BALTICA (361st. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

1923, Aita hädalist 2½-5 mark, perforated and imperforated, used, very fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2009, for three values)

Airmail 10-20 marka, with additional franking, tied by cds. "BALTISKI 11 VII 25" to registered airmail printed-matter to Sweden, 10 marka with plate flaw "white spot in frame", few minor spots in the corners of the cover, otherwise fine

1924, Airmail 15 marka, imperforated, tied by cds. "TALLIN 31 VII 24" to postal stationary 9 marka with airmail to Danzig, very fine and scarce

1924, Airmail 20 marka, tied by cds. "TALLINN 24 IV 33" to cover to New York, as airmail stamps were only valid for airmail fees. The cover was handled as unfranked and charged with a 50 c. surcharge fee; at arrival, franked with USA postage due 10 c., fine and scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2015)

Provenance: Dr. Hubert Schrödinger - BALTICA (361st. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

Airmail 20 marka, imperfortated, with additional franking tied by cds. "TALLIN 29 IX 25" to Königsberg, scarce last flight, fine

1923, Map of Estonia 300 mark, imperforated proof, unused, fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2016) (Hurt/Ojaste G:2)

1924, National theater 30 mark, imperforated proofs, in black/lilac, black/red and black/blue plus only frame on lilac, without gum, very fine, 4 certificates Löbbering BPP (2013/2014) (Hurt/Ojaste G:1,G:5,G:14,G19)