388th Auction

1937, Ulmanis 30 santimi blue/darkblue, with left sheet margin, imperforated at left, without gum, scarce, fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic 3 santimi brown-red, block of four from the lower left sheet corner, lower stamps imperforated at bottom, slight misperforation in the margin, mint never hinged, fine

1939, Fifth anniversary of the re-birth of authoritarian government 20 s. carmine-rose, vertical pair imperforated in between, used, scarce, fine

1939, Harvest Festival 10 santimi dark green, upper left sheet corner, imperforated at top, used with part cds. “RIGA”, scarce in used condition, fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2007)

1939 Harvest Festival 20 santimi, imperforated archive proof, vertical pair, without gum, fine

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

1940, Coat of arms, archival proofs, 1-3, 7-30 santimi and 50 santimi and 1 l., each as imperforated, horizontal proof, mint never hinged, 1, 3 and 10 santimi slight color adhesions, 2s. with part original gum, few stamps slight wrinkles, otherwise fine

1940, Coat of arms 3 santimi orange, without watermark, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1940, Coat of arms 20 santimi lilac-carmine, without watermark, used, very scarce, fine

1940, Coat of arms 50 santimi gray, with right sheet margin, imperforated at right, used with part cds. “RIGA”, scarce in used condition, fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2007)

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 3 santimi, mint never hinged, front cover minor spot, otherwise fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 5 santimi, first two pages mint never hinged, the other three used, rare and fine

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

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 10 stamps at 10 santimi, taken apart without metal clip, unused, rare, slightly oxidised where the metal clip was, otherwise very fine

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

“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)

1919, Stempelmarka with reddish overprint “PASTMARKA”, 15  kap orange, five singles and horizontal pair together with 30 kap imperforated, three singles, all tied by cds. “ELEJA” with handwritten date “20.X.19” to registered cover to Mitau wit arrival mark. Reverse with note “For stamps that are not available, tax stamps that have been altered by overprinting. - The head of Elley's postal department”, minor imperfection, otherwise fine and very interesting item

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

1919, Stempelmarka with reddish overprint “PASTMARKA” 15 kap. orange, imperforated horizontal pair, unused, very fine, scarce, certificate v. Hofmann BPP (1998)

1919, Stempelmarka with reddish overprint “PASTMARKA” 15-30 kap., tied by cds. “ELEJA” with handwritten date to piece with adjacent two-line “Kara zensors L. No. 4.”, fine

1919, Stempelmarka with violet overprint “PASTMARKA” 15-30 kap., tied by cds. “ELEJA” with handwritten date to piece, fine. The stamps with violett overprint are allegedly reprints; however, they also do exist on the Jaeger registered covers

1919, Stempelmarka with violet overprint “PASTMARKA” 30 kap green, horizontal pair, tied by cds. “ELEJA” with handwritten date “30-10-19” to registered cover with handwritten r-label to Leepaja with arrival mark, on front two-line censor mark “Kara zensors L No 4.”, folded once and some minor aging, otherwise fine and scarce

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

1919, 25 kap on 2 kopeks green and on 3 kopeks red, small group of 9 stamps including 3 pairs, all used or on piece, mostly fine, some signed Mikulski, Prof. Winterstein etc.

1919, 25 kap on 3 kopeks red, perforated and imperforated, unused, very scarce in unused condition, imperf signed Rucins

1919, 25 kap on 3 kopeks red, imperforated block of four, used with central cds., scarce with only 200 printed, fine, certificate Watzke BPP (2006)

"MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCAISE EN LITUANIE FRANCHISE POSTALE Le Vaguemestre", violett boxed four-line cachet on picture postcard, dated “Kowno 3/I 1921” to Gaudonville with Paris transit cancellation, fine and scarce

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 skatiku and second Vilnius Issue 20-30 skatiku, tied by provisional straight-line "GRODNO" to cover to Wimpfen, as the provisional cancel is hardly visible additionally stamped with German cds. "Feldpost -2.1.19", cover shortened at left, otherwise fine, a very rare and atrractive entire

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

1918, First Vilnius issue 10-15 skatiku and Second Vilnius Issue 20-30 skatiku, each as horizontal pair tied by cds. "MARIAMPOLE 7- II. 19" to local cover, some faults like reinforcement by tape, tears etc., but a scarce early cover

1918, Second Vilnius Issue 40 skatiku from the upper left corner, tied by cds. "KAUNAS -5.II19" to postcard addressed to the "Internationales Briefmarken Offertenblatt" in Pessneck, few creases, otherwise fine and scarce

1918, Second Vilnius issue 50 skatiku tied by provisional cancel "GRODNO" to registered cover via "KAUNAS  -7.IV.19" to Berlin with Königsberg censor mark alongside, some wrinkles and tears, otherwise a fine and very rare cover

1919, First Kaunas Issue 10 and 20 skatiku tied by straight line "TAURAGE" to reverse of cover to Kaunas, slightly reduced at left, a fine rare cover 

Provenance: The Matuzas Collection of Lithuania (Cherrystone, 2011)

1919, Second Kaunas Issue 30 and 60 skatiku, tied by cds. "KAUNAS 14.IV.19" to registered and censored cover, with pre-printed senders-address “Oberrabbiner B. Schapiro Kowno” with provisional registered “Vom Ausland über…” label to Zürich with full contents, the registered label added with a hinge, some imperfections, a scarce cover, and an attractive entire

1919, Second Kaunas Issue 40 skatiku, horizontal pair, together with Fourth Berlin Issue 20 skatiku blue, tied by cds. “KAUNAS” to registered cover to Pforzheim, with transit-r-label “Vom Ausland über Königsberg Pr. 1”, arrival mark on reverse, imperceptible, folded vertically three times, not affecting the stamps, a rare and attractive entire

1919, Second Kaunas Issue 60 skatiku, from lower sheet margin, imperforated at bottom, tied by violet cancel of “GRODNO” to cover addressed to Head of Volunteers at German Field Post 3007, fine

1919, 2nd and 3rd. Kaunas Issue, complete se-tenant sheet, used with cds. “KAUNAS 15.III.19”, lower left sheet detached, otherwise fine