388th Auction

1926, Red Cross 10/12 on 5/7 marka, vertical strip of ten with top and bottom sheet margins, imperforated horizontally, mint never hinged, folded three times in between the stamps, otherwise fine, a very scarce multiple

1927 Theater 40 mark blue with yellow-brown network,imperforate, from the imprimatur sheet on thin gummed paper, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:3)

1927, City Views 12 mark, imperforated proof, horizontal pair with left sheet margin, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)

1927, City Views 20 mark, imperforated proof, lower right sheet corner, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)

1928, 10 Years of Independence 10 senti on 10 mark, imperforated with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2014)

1928, 10 Years of Independence 15 s. on 15 mark, on horizontally ribbed paper, mint never hinged, fine, less than 30 copies known, only very few mint never hinged, certificate Löbbering BPP (2005)  (Hurt/Ojaste C:1)

1928, Philatelic Exhibition 10 mark gray, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, signed Nemvalz a.o.

1928, Coat of arms 1senti, imperforated without burelage, block of four with upper sheet margins, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2016) (Hurt/Ojaste G:3)

1928, Coat of Arms 4 senti green, imperforated block of four with burelage with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1928, Coat of arms, stamp booklet with all four panes and interleafes, original clip, slight discolouration on the cover, otherwise very fine and attractive. One of the great rarities of Estonia with only 10-15 bookelts known, although ProFi has registed only four of these, certificate Löbbering BPP (2013)

1928, Coat of Arms 8 sent violett, imperforated horizontal strip of ten with sheet margins at left and right, mint never hinged, fine and attractive, certificate Löbbering BPP (2014)

1935, Coat of arms 10 senti, both printings burelage and stamp image, printed on the gum side, mint never hinged, fine and scarce

1928, Coat of Arms 10 senti, turqoise-blue, imperforated block of four with burelage and horizontal strip of three with upper sheet margin without burelage, mint never hinged, minor crease in the margin only, very fine

1928, Coat of Arms 10s. turqoise blue as imperforated block of four on grey yellowish paper, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:11)

1930, Kroon-Surcharge 1 kopek, with additional franking tied by cds. "PÄRNU -7.9.32" to registered value declared cover to Riga, reverse with 5 red seals, fine and scarce with only few covers known

1923, Kroon-Surcharge 1 k. with "KROON" missing on the left side, used, very fine, a striking error, certificate Löbbering BPP (2015)

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

1930, Kroon-Surcharge 2 kroon,  with additional franking, tied by cds. "TALLINN 13.VII.31" to parcel card to Czechoslovakia, few folds and minor tears at the edges, scarce

1931, Red Cross 2-20 senti, imperforated proofs, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2013)

1931, Red Cross 2senti, proof, block of nine from the top left corner. The 7-digit number "0000103" on the proof is of the same size and font as on the 10 Krooni banknote of 1928, also printed at the State Printing Office. The proofs were most likely printed on left-over sheets of trial prints of the banknote numbering machine. In addition a 10 Kr. banknote of 1928 with two banknote numbers, overprinted "PROOV" in red. An exceptional show piece, horizontal crease, otherwise fine, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:2)

1931, Red Cross 5 senti, imperforated proof, block of four from the upper left sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)

1932, 300 Years Dorpat University 5-20 senti., imperforated proof, mint never hinged, very fine, 12 senti signed Prof. Winterstein and certificate Löbbering BPP (2018) (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1939, 10th. Singing festival 2-10 senti, imperforated proofs, blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

1935, Coat of arms 25 senti, block of four from the lower right sheet corner, with two stamp-sized and fully perforated blank field, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce

Caritas issue of 1936, 25s., pencil drawing by Axel Roosman, 42x52mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Haapsalu. Caritas heart with 3 flames. The font of the value inscriptions, the ribbons and the position of the Caritas heart are similar on the 25S postage stamp of 1936. On the 25S postage stamp of 1936, however, the arms of Haapsalu were replaced with the arms of Tartu and EESTI POST was placed above CARITAS. All pencil drawings by Roosman (AK-1 thru AK-5) do not indicate the year of issue. The inscription "1936", missing in AK-1C, was placed on the 25S postage stamp of 1936 into the right ribbon.

Caritas issues of 1936-1937, 25s., pencil drawing by Axel Roosman, 40x51mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Rakvere. Caritas heart with 3 flames. X-shaped crosses at the sides of CARITAS and EESTI POST, similar to those in AK-1C, AK-3B and AK-4D. In the design sequence this pencil drawing AK-4C precedes the water color design AK-8C. The pencil drawing AK-4C has the value inscriptions "25" and no issue year indicated, while the water color design AK-8C indicates "15" and "1937".

Referenz: 363rd. Heinrich Köhler Auction (September 2016)

1936, Päts 5 senti, right marginal single with small perforated gutter, mint never hinged, fine, scarce and unusual, certificate Löbbering BPP (2018)

1936, Päts 5 Senti, imperforated proofs, horizontal pairs in blue, violet and brown, mint never hinged, 5 Senti brown one stamp tiny toned spot, otherwise fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2011)

1936, Päts 50 senti, imperforated horizontal gutter pair, unused, very fine and rare, certificate Löbbering BPP (2016) 

1936, Päts 15 senti, imperforated proof, vertical strip of four with gutter, lower and upper stamp unused, the other mint never hinged, usual fold in the gutter, very fine and scarce, signed Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP (2014)

1938, Päts 25 senti, imperforated proof, lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive, signed Mikulski with certificate (1983)

1939, Port of Tallinn 2 kopeks, with additional franking tied by cds. "TALLINN 24 VII 38" to registered cash-on-delivery cover to Stockholm, reverse with interesting vignette of Ewald Eichenthal, little wear otherwise fine and very rare

1938, Centennial 5-25 senti, imperforated proofs, mint never hinged, fine

1939, Caritas 10-50 senti, blocks of four from the lower right sheet corner with printing Dates in the margin and additional stamp sized fully perforated blank fields, mint never hinged, fine

1939, Päts 18 senti, imperforated proofs on umgummed paper, in green and black, very fine, signed Prof. Winterstein

1939, Health Resort Pärnu 5 senti, four color proofs on green, blue, red and violet and in addition two proofs in black and red, mint never hinged resp. the latter two on thin umgummed paper, fine

1940, Caritas 10-50 senti, imperforated proofs, mint never hinged, very fine