388th Auction

1924, War Invalids +1 on 2+2 centu - +30 on 1+1 litas, tied by cds. “KAUNAS 17.II.27” to registered express cover to Vienna with arrival mark, a quite scarce set on cover

1926, War orphans + 2 on 5 centu green, horizontal pair together with Basanavicius 15 centu, tied by cds. "SILUTE -8.IV.27" to "Avis de reception" to Neunischken with arrival mark, few tears and wrinkles, but interesting usage

1926, War Orphans 5c. with double surcharge, one inverted, mint never hinged, a quite scarce stamp, very fine, certificate Klein BPP (2000) (PSL B18a)

1926, War Orphans +5 on 10c., watermark “parquet”, inverted surcharge, mint never hinged, fine, signed Lissiuk and certificate Huylmans BPP (2015)

1926, War invalids +5 on 15 centu red and +25 on 60 centu vermillion, tied by cds. “MAZEIKIAI 19.V.28” to registered cover to Berlin with arrival mark, scarce franking, fine

1926, War invalids +10 on 20 centu sepia and Orphans +2 on 5 centu green, tied by cds. “PANEVEZYS 1-VIII.1927” to cover with decorative letterhead “Blechplimben Farbrik für Litauen, Lettland u. Estland”, to Berlin, the cover few imperfections, scarce 

1924, War Orphans +1 on 2+2 centu - +50 on 1+1 litas, tied by cds. “KAUNAS 17.II.27” to registered express cover to Vienna with arrival mark, a quite scarce set on cover

1926, War Orphans +2 on 3 centu and +2 on 5 centu, each with inverted surcharge, unused, fine

1929, Warrior Cross 5 centu green and 15 centu red, each as imperforated, horizontal pair, mint never hinged, 5 centu small wrinkle, otherwise fine

1926/27, Warrior Cross 10 centu violett, block of 10 from the upper left sheet corner, upper row all stamps imperforated at top, mint never hinged, second stamp tiny stain, otherwise fine, attractive multiple

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)

KOWNO: 10 kopeck brown & blue, good to large margins, used with central clear strike of the provisional handstamp, used from March to June 1858. Very fine and rare. Certificate Mikulski (1998)