Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
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| Lot | Eastern Europe Montenegro | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | LITHUANIA (216-17) 1927 watermark wG. (parquetry), 5c green, 30c blue blocks of four, the former n.h., with red handstamp showing through at upper right, the latter without gum, fine-v.f. especially in blocks |  | $280 |
| 802 | LITHUANIA (250var) 1930 Grand Duke Vytautas, 60c blue & lilac rose, center double, used, v.f. |  | $190 |
| 803 | LITHUANIA 1934 10c chocolate, affixed on card and signed by artist Jouzas Gaucas, also seven photo proofs of other designs proposed but not accepted, v.f. |  | $450 |
| 804 | MEXICO (7a) 1861 1r black on green, cancelled Durango, printed on both sides, with inverted impression of 2r on back, v.f., scarce, cat. value $1,000 |  2 | $270 |
| 805 | MEXICO (7a) 1861 1r black on green, horizontal pair, overprinted Tampico, used, v.f., with inverted impression of 2r on back, scarce, cat. value $2,000 |  2 | $700 |
| 806 | MEXICO (7a,37a) 1861 1r black on green, cancelled Puebla, v.f., with inverted impression of 2r on back, also 1867 2r black on pink, gothic "Mexico" overprint, printed on both sides, fine, scarce cat. value $1,140 |  | $280 |
| 807 | MEXICO 1864 American Bank Note Co. die proof in black, 4r Hidalgo, with serial number and imprint at bottom, adhesions on back, v.f. |  | $140 |
| 808 | MEXICO (362) 1914 Victoria de Torreon overprints, 1c deep blue, block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1993 MEPSI certificate, cat. value $3,000 |  | $1,400 |
| 809 | MEXICO (444-445) 1915 "Villa" Monogram, 15c and 20c, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Livingstone, etc., rare, cat. value $1,750 |  | $700 |
| 810 | MEXICO Air Post Officials (CO18) 1932 50c dark blue and claret, right sheet margin single, h.r., v.f., with handstamp guarantee, cat. value $1,000 |  | $450 |
| 811 | MEXICO Officials (O113-18) 1918 overprinted "Official" in black or red, six different rouletted, h.r., fine-v.f., top value with 1995 MEPSI certificate, cat. value $560 |  | $280 |
| 812 | MONACO (1841var) 1922 Musee du Timbre (Postal Museum) souvenir sheet, variety missing black cancels on both sides, n.h., v.f. (YT 58A, €1,500) |  | $140 |
| 813 | MONGOLIA 1925 red-band cover from Ulan Bator to Waikwan, franked with 5c multicolored (creased), tied by a boxed departure pmk, with Chinese pair of 3c Junk added on arrival, with arrival pmk and red Cyrillic markings, some tape removed and creases, fine combination cover |  | $230 |
| 814 | MONGOLIA 1927 (20 July) native cover from Ulan Bator, with 25m franking, sent to Kalgan, with Chinese 4c junk added in Harbin, Russian Post Office "Chita" transit, fine |  2 | $230 |
| 815 | MONGOLIA1927 cover from Ulan Bator to Dresden, franked on back with single 25m black & green, fine usage, signed Holcombe |  | $230 |
| 816 | MONGOLIA 1935-46 two covers from Ulan Bator to Shanghai and New York, the former with Chinese Postage Dues added in Kalgan, the latter with 1m and 10t franking, arrival pmk on back, fine |  | $230 |
| 817 | MONTENEGRO Postage Dues (J1/26var) 1894-1913 comprehensive collection on pages, with varieties including imperf., printer's waste, overprints inverted or shifted, "Ultramar" overprints on 1905 etc., few multiples, mostly unused, fine-v.f. and ideal for the specialist |  5 | $900 |
| 818 | MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation (Sass.24-27) 1942 Stamps of Yugoslavia ("Legionari") overprinted in black, set of four, l.h. (if at all), fine-v.f., signed A.Diena, etc. with 1985 Raybaudi certificate which states that of the only 100 sets were issued, most are found in poor or defective quality. This set is in "ottimo stato de conservazione" (perfect condition) €15,000 |  | $3,500 |
| 819 | MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation (Sass.28-31) 1942 Legionari, set of four, overprinted in red, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2005 Raybaudi certificate stating "ottimo stato di conservazione, gomma originale, integra". Rare in such superior quality, as of the 200 sets issued, most are found in poor or defective condition, €15,000 |  | $3,750 |
| 820 | MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation (Sass.49-59) 1942 25p-16d, surcharged in carmine, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f., with 1991 Chiavarello certificate, only 200 sets printed, €6,000 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation (Sass.49-59) 1942 25p-16d, surcharged in carmine, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f., with 1991 Chiavarello certificate, only 200 sets printed, EUR 6,000 |  | $1,400 |
| Lot | Eastern Europe Poland | Estimate | |
| 821 | MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation (2N33-42,2NC18-23) 1943 Monuments, etc., with National Poems on back, Issue complete,16 values including air post, sheets of 40, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.60-69,PA26-31, €22,000) cat. value $7,800 |  | $2,400 |
| 822 | NETHERLANDS 1701 complete FL from the Hague to Amsterdam, with good departure strike and red wax seal on back |  | $140 |
| 823 | NETHERLANDS 1835 complete FL (probably originating in Dutch Indies and carried privately) to Brielle, with red "Den Holder 9 Nov" departure pmk on front, charge markings and arrival on back overall toning |  | $140 |
| 824 | NETHERLANDS 1850 (27 June) outer FL (endorsed at top "troisieme lettre de Sevenhuysen parlant de mon projet") probably carried privately from Netherlands Indies and posted from Amsterdam to Paris with "L.P.B.5.P" and departure pmk in red, "Pay Bas" 29 June entry and due markings, toning and filing folds, with Paris arrival pmk on back |  | $230 |
| 825 | NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1581 (ca) outer FL with a blue "Franco Fort Willem I, Ambarawa" and Posthorn in oval, addressed to Surabaya, tiny ink erosion at top, fine |  | $450 |
| 826 | NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1822 (26 Mar) complete FL from Cirebon to Batavia, with departure "Cher Ribon" and arrival "Batavia Franco" in red on front, some ink erosion otherwise fine early letter with clear markings |  | $230 |
| 827 | NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1844 (30 Jan) FL with oval "Ongefrankeerd Zee Brief Timor", addressed to Semarang, intact wax seal on back, minor paper erosion along the address line, fine |  | $450 |
| 828 | NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1851 (10 Sep) complete FL to Batavia, with boxed "Franco" and "SUMANAP" in red, also endorsed "Franco / - .115", filing folds and minor paper erosion otherwise fine |  | $140 |
| 829 | NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1857 (21 June) FL with oval "Ongefrankeerd Zee Brief Macassar" in red, addressed to Batavia, fine |  | $230 |
| 830 | NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies 1858 (20 Jan) FL with oval "Franco Zee Brief Riouw" sent to Batavia, with departure and arrival docketing, fine |  | $230 |
| 831 | NICARAGUA Air Post (C221B-Kvar) 1938 Issue, two souvenir sheets of four, all eight stamps with centers inverted, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. |  | $230 |
| 832 | PANAMA (185/193var) 1906-08 Issue, 1/2c-50c centers inverted, eight different, l.h., fine-v.f. |  | $230 |
| 833 | PANAMA (197a) 1909 Balboa, 1c dark green and black, center inverted, neat purple cancel, centered to top as often, vertical crease at left, otherwise fine, possibly the finest quality of this rarity one of only seven used examples reported, with 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate. A rarity from Panama and one of the rarest inverted centers in the world (Scott Catalogue states "value for No.197a used is for an off-center example with faults") cat. value $7500 |  | $3,250 |
| 834 | PARAGUAY (206var) 1911 50c orange & black, center inverted, horizontal bottom sheet margin imperf. pair with imprint, unused without gum, also three different imperf. trial color proofs, fine-v.f. |  | $240 |
| 835 | PARAGUAY 1922 Provisional Government, unissued Palace, 1p-50p set of five singles and blocks of four, centers inverted, the former with sheet margins, n.h, also 1p dark blue & brown, center inverted two copies, one h.r., the other without gum, fine-v.f. |  | $240 |
| 836 | PERU (222a) 1921 San Martin, 1c olive brown and red brown, center inverted, well centered, h.r., v.f., cat. value $600 |  | $300 |
| 837 | PERU (1052var) 1993 90c Amfil, 90c imperforate, center inverted, n.h., v.f., ex-Balner and Sagar (where it was a pair) |  | $140 |
| 838 | PHILIPPINES (34) 1870 1r green, used on FL from Manila to Madrid, with May 11 Manila cds, sent via Marseille, Madrid arrival on reverse, some cover faults including torn backflap, otherwise fine cat. value $800 |  | $180 |
| 839 | POLAND 1861 (Feb and Mar) two entire newspapers "Czas" (time), Krakow editions, each franked with Austrian Newspaper stamp 1kr lilac (three margins) attached alongside, cancelled Krakow and "Podgorze" respectively, fine and scarce pair of four-page newspapers |  | $900 |
| 840 | POLAND 1864 large money letter to Riga, with red bilingual LUBLIN departure, central Polish Postal seal and four additional wax seals of the Russian Infantry Regiment "Vologda" on back, minor wear interesting usage, with Riga arrival |  | $230 |
| Lot | Eastern Europe Russia | Estimate | |
| 841 | POLAND 1867 outer FL franked with 1k black and yellow (unwatermarked), canceled by "310" in concentric circles and sent from Ostrowy to Wloclawek, with boxed bilingual departure datestamp at top. date ("18/12") filled in by hand. Letter is clearly underpaid with only 1k, but "Franco" handstamp with "10" alongside may indicate that the correct postage was indeed paid, fine usage from Ostrowy |  | $230 |
| 842 | POLAND 1868 (5 June) outer FL from Warszawa to Elzbietow, franked with 10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), tied by "1" (ornamental foot) in four squares, red Polish departure cds alongside, v.f. |  | $230 |
| 843 | POLAND 1881 outer wrapper headed "Agence a Varsovie de la Compagnie Royale Neerlandaise de Navigation a Vapeur", franked with single 2k, tied by Warszawa (10 Oct) pmk, addressed to Neuchatel Switzerland, filing folds away from the stamp, fine |  | $230 |
| 844 | POLAND 1947 "Swiat Pracy" (The World of Labor), 20zl coal miner, unfinished stage proof, signed by the artist, also imperforate final-plate deluxe sheet, v.f. |  | $180 |
| 845 | POLAND Flight Covers 1927-28 (15 June) first flight Poznan-Warszawa-Lodz, also (27 Jan) first flight from Warszawa to Sofia, fine-v.f. covers |  | $230 |
| 846 | POLAND Postage Dues 1945 3zl+5zl yellow brown, imperforate se-tenant horizontal gutter pair, h.r., signed Gryzewski, rare (Fi.D102P1+D103P1, 4,000zl) |  | $450 |
| 847 | POLAND Plebiscite Issues Postal Stationery 1920 Allenstein (10), Upper Silesia (10) and Schleswig (6), selection of 26 mostly different, used or unused postal stationery cards and reply cards mostly fine or better |  4 | $230 |
| 848 | POLAND Allenstein (Olsztyn) (Mi.I-VI) 1920 unissued 40pf, also 5pf-40pf complete set of five, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, €1,160 |  | $230 |
| 849 | Polish Locals - Bialystok 1916 25pf rose, with signature and appropriate control handstamp, unused with some gum, v.f. POLAND Polish Locals - Bialystok () 1916 25pf rose, with signature and appropriate control handstamp, unused with some gum, v.f. |  | $230 |
| 850 | Polish Army in the Soviet Union 1942 50k brown ("Dojdziemy") mounted in a specially produced booklet, v.f. |  | $140 |
