388th Auction

“15. ЯНВ. 1919”, violet straight-line on three single values, Ear of corn 5 kap red on cover to Salden, with censor marks tying the stamps, minor aging, otherwise fine (H.v.H 004.2)

Provenance: Harry von Hofmann (359th. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

“25. ФЕВ 1919” on Ear of corn 15 kap green on cover to Libau with adjacent negativ-cancel “AIZPUTE”, roughly opened at right, otherwise fine (H.v.H 004.1, 004.2)

Provenance: Harry von Hofmann (359th. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

“Piltene 14/IX 19”, manuscript cancellation next to Ear of corn 50 kap violet, tied by pen cross, on registered cover with provisional r-label “Piltene 528” tp Berlin, transit-r-label “Vom Ausland über Königsberg” and censor mark applied, folded once, otherwise fine, scarce

"JAUN-GULBENE" mit handwritten date on 25 and 75 kap on registered value declared cover to Riga with arrival mark, fine and rare

“DUNDAGA 5.7.19” on Liberation of Riga 5 kap red, single and horizontal strip of three and 15 kap green, on registered cover to Goldingen, reverse with handwritten senders address “Freiwilliger ... Sicherheitskompanie Windau, Kommandantur Dondangen, Feldpost 3063”, fine

Note: From June 30, 1919, to August 19, 1919, the field post office served the stage formations of the German VI Reserve Corps in the Windau area ("Grenzschutz Ost")

"Stomersee", red straight line, five clear strikes to reverse of registered cover with Russia 2 kopek green (4) and 10 kopek blue (5) to Russia with red double line "13.MAP.1919 Стомерзее" and registered label on front, undeliverable and retour with red arrival postmark, rare (H.v.H. 254.1, 254.2, 254.4)