388th Auction

1929, Warrior Cross 15 centu red, block of 12, containing 4 tête-bêche pairs, from the upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 5 centu, vertical strip of three, the bottom two stamps with “double paper” variety, mint never hinged, fine

1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 30 centu, horizontal pair with upper sheet margin, imperforated at top, mint never hinged with hinge only in the outer margin, fine and attractive (PSL 229b)

1935, Vaitkus 40 centu tied by cds "KAUNAS centr. 31.X.35" to registered cover with additional Lithuania and USA franking, with violet "Lituanica II" cachet, signed by Lt.Felix Vaitkus, US stamp with tear and oxidized, otherwise fine, signed Klein BPP

1940, Lithuanian SSR 5 centu with red overprint, with left margin, mint never hinged, minor fingerprint on reverse, fine, scarce only 100 printed, certificate Huylmans BPP (2020) (LPS 316a)

1940, Lithuanian SSR 10 centu, inverted overprint, mint never hinged, tiny fingerprint, otherwise fine, scarce only 100 printed, signed and certificate Huylmans BPP (2016)

GARZDAI: 1919, First Kaunas Issue 20 skatiku, two singles with handwritten cancellation “Garzdai” and additional boxed censor mark of Königsberg on postcard, dated "Garzdai 17 Febr. 19" to Biebrich, fine and scarce

GARZDAI: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 30 skatiku, block of four, tied by provisional straight-line ""Garzdai" to picture postcard dated “Garzdai 12. Juni 1919” to Biebrich, with censor mark “M.P.k”, fine and attractive

GRUZDIAI: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 60 skatiku, tied by handwritten cancellation “Gruzdiai 19/VIII” to censored mourning cover to Harburg, reverse with senders address “…Post Grusdie. bei Schaulen. Litauen”, fine

PRISONER OF WAR: Cover from "KAUNAS 25.VI.19" addressed to a POW Camp in Celle, franked with Germania 15 pfennig tied by straight line "Postamt 1.", fine and interesting

KEDAINIAI: 1921, Kaunas Castle Ruins 50 centu green, tied by cds. “KEDAINIAI 2.VI.24” to reverse of registered cover with handwritten registration label “Kedainiai N 134" to Leipzig with arrival mark, fine

KELME: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 60 skatiku, tied by boxed “Kelme 15/X,19” to registered local cover with red boxed registered mark “Kelme No. 628” alongside, slightly stained, otherwise fine

KRAKIAI: 1921, Kestutis 1 auksinas, horizontal pair, together with additional franking, tied by cds. “KRAKIAI 31.VIII.1922” to reverse of registered cover with handwritten registration label “Nr 1780 Krakiai” to Malmö, Sweden. Transit-registration-label “Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1” applied at edge of cover, an attractive entire, fine

SAKIAI: 1919, First Berlin Issue 10 skatiku carmine on blue-gray, two singles, with additional franking, tied by straight-line “SAKIAI- 25.5.19” to registered cover with provisional blue r-label “R 86 Schaki” via “NAUMIESTIS 26.VI.19” to Basel, Switzerland with arrival mark, fine and scarce

SAKIAI: 1919, First Berlin Issue 30 skatiku orange on blue-gray, with straight-line “SAKIAI” and handwritten date "10/III (1919")" on censored postcard to Königsberg, a scarce an interesting item

SAKIAI: 1919, Third Berlin Issue 10 skatiku brick-red and 40 skatiku brown, tied by straight-line “SAKIAI- 25.6.19” to censore over to Königsberg, 10 skatiku small imperfection, otherwise fine

SIAULIAI: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 10skatiku brick-red, with additional franking, tied by cds. "SIAULIAI 12.VIII.19" to registered cover with provisional r-label to Puna with arrival mark, some minor wear at top of the cover, fine

SIAULIAI: 1919, Fourth Berlin Issue 15, 30 and 75 skatiku, tied by cds. “SIAULIAI 16.VIII.19” to registered cover with attractive, pre-printed letterhead “APOTHEKE von Provisor Z. WOLPE SCHAULEN” and provisional, handwritten registration-label “N 901 Siauliai” to Berlin with transit-registration-label “Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1” applied, folded once vertically, a fine and attractive entire

TYTAVENAI: 1921, Kestutis 2 auksinas, two singles, tied by cds. “TYTAVENAI 24.X.21” to registered cover with and provisional, handwritten registration-label “R Tytavenai 1344” to Iglau with transit-registration-label “Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1” applied, fine

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

1857, "1" watermark proof, complete sheet of 100, comprising 4 panes of 25, showing the position layout and watermarked inscriptions "POCHTOVAYA MARKA IN 10 KOPECK 1857". Folded between the groups and small marginal faults. A unique  and most important item of Russian philately. Certificate Citerne BPP (2026)

Provenance: Fabergé (Harmer,1939)  Baughman (Siegel,1971)  Bianchi (Investphila, 2008).

Note: The Russian Postal Museum owns similar sheets with watermarks “2” and “3”