388th Auction

ZEIMELIS: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 60 skatiku, horizontal pair, tied by handwritten cancellation “Zeimelis 12/10 1919” to registered cover, addressed to the “Kriegsministerium Abt. Kriegsgefangene” in Berlin, with handwritten registration label “Zeimelis Lietuva No 90", arrival mark on reverse, a very attractive entire

KELME: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 3 auksinas, tied by boxed “Kelme 13/X,19” to registered local cover with red boxed registered mark “Kelme No. 628” alongside, senders receipt attached, fine

1919, 50 sk. on 1 kopek orange imperforated, from the upper left sheet corner, tied by provisional cancel “GRODNO” to small piece, very fine and attractive, a very scarce stamp with only 50 printed, certificate Huylmans BPP (2017)

1919, 50 skatiku on 3-70 kopeks, each tied by violet cachet “GRODNO” to pre-printed envelopes adressed to Philipp Kosack on Berlin, fine

1920, Telsiai Postmaster Issue 40 skatiku, tied by cds. "TELSIAI 14.1.20" to registered cover to Tryškiai, inside note “T. Goeldner” blacked out, slightly showing through, otherwise fine, a scarce entire, certificate Klein (2011)

1920, Telsiai Postmaster Issue 30 skatiku, tied by cds. "TELSIAI 14.1.20" to cover to Varniai with arrival mark, the envelope slightly shortened, minor aging, otherwise fine, a very rare cover, certificate Klein BPP (2007)

1919, Handstamp 3-75 kopek and 5-35 kopek, tied by cds. "JELGAWA -11 10 19" to blank cover, reverse with manuscript "guaranteed to be genuine..." and signed by the Postmaster, signed Hofmann BPP

1919, Handstamp on 10 kopeks blue, tied by cds. “MITAVA 19 10 19” to piece, fine and scarce, certificate Wassmann (2001)

1919, Sun Design 20 and 35 kopek, with additional franking, tied by cds "JELGAWA 11 10 19" to registered local cover, cover slightly discolored, otherwise fine

1919, Sun Design and Liberation of Riga 35 kopek each, tied by cds. “JELGAWA 22 10 19” to local registered cover, reverse with manuscript "guaranteed to be genuine..." and signed by the Postmaster, fine

1919, Sun design 3-5 kopek, with additional franking, including un-overprinted 25 kopek, all tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 10 19" to local registered cover, fine

1919, 50 kopek violet, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 18 10 19" to registered cover to Chemnitz, from there forwarded to Dippoldswalde, with transit and arrival mark, fine 

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

1919, 35 kopeks with inverted overprint, position 4, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, only one sheet printed, certificate Klein (2013)

1919, 5 kopek imperforated, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 11 19" to registered cover, fine, signed Hoffmann BPP

70(k) on 15 kopek with inverted and shifted overprint, with lower sheet margin, tied by cds. "JELGAWA 14 11 19" to "Herrn Alexander von Rautenfeld Staffel der Baltischen Landeswehr", folded otherwise fine, scarce

CASH-PAYMENTS:  1919, "ПОЧТОВЫЙ СБОРЬ УПЛОЧЕНЪ" black straight-line with adjacent signature and additional postmark "JELGAWA -25 10 19" on registered letter to Mitau, fine