386th Auction

“POLSKA KONIN”, circular cancel tying Germania 10 pfg. single and two singles 20 pfg. to registered cover to Warsaw with arrival mark, a very scarce cancellation, espescially so on commerical mail, some faults to the envelope, especially at top, otherwise fine, certificate Petriuk (2025)

1929, 1 zl., vertically laid paper with narrow lines, typical perforations for this issue, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Schmutz

1 zl., vertically laid paper with narrow lines, typical perforations for this issue, tied by cds. “POLSKI URZAD POCZT-TEL GDANSK -3.X.30” with additional 5 gr. to registered envelope, correct rate applied, insignificant light cover crease at base of no importance, still very fine. A scarce usage, signed Infla Berlin and certificate Kniep BPP (1995)

1919, 1M. violet, fresh color, tied by red framed handstamp “ODESA” to registered cover, dated “10/1 Odessa”, to Warsaw, reverse with censor mark “Czytano w Konsulacie Polskim w Odessie/Komendant Etapu”, on front censor mark “Wr.1”. The stamp two short perfs, one added back, light vertical fold, very attractive and a great rarity with only 8 letters in total known, certificate Mikulski (2003) and Petriuk (2025)

1919, Postal Stationery card 15f. rose with additional franking 10 c. lilac, with cds. “POCZTA POLSKA / KONSTANTYNOPOL 6.XI.1919” to Gais, Switzerland, the card with few imperfections, commercially used a great rarity, certificate Petriuk (2025) (Fischer Cp24b)

BIALA: 1919, Local Issue 15h. on postal stationery card 15., used with additional franking 5h. with cds. “ŻYWIEC 27.1.1920” to Ljubljana, light vertical fold, otherwise fine, a very rare card with only a few known, signed Schmutz and Petriuk with certificates (1992,2025) (Fiscger Cp1)

1945, “SZLACHECKIE - 1 ZL.” on General Government 8 gr., 10 gr. and 20 gr., tied by blue framed postmark “LEKI SZLACHEKIE 19 JAN. 1945” to local registered envelope, very fine and scarce

2 gr., both blue and red overprints, Type II, variety lower bar missing, used, except for an insignificant lower corner perforation crease in very fine condition, very rare, signed and certificate Petriuk (2025) (Fischer-Nr. 1II var)

1944, 2 gr., blue overprint, Type II, variety lower bar missing, used, very fine and rare, 13 stamps printed according to Fischer, signed and certificate Petriuk (2025) (Fischer-Nr. 1II)

10 gr. black overprint inverted, Type III, unused, very fine. A rare stamp, signed Petriuk BPP with his certificate (2025) (Fischer-Nr. 4III var)

1,60 gr., black overprint inverted, Type II, mint never hinged, very fine. A very rare stamp, signed Petriuk BPP with his certificate (2025) (Fischer-Nr. 15 II var)

1866, King Luis I, 5 r.-120 r., complete set used 85 reis twice,), mostly fine to very fine, some values signed Diena

1947, airmail 1 a. – 100 a., 11 values cpl., unused as issued, very fine. A rare set.

1951, birds 5 c. – 50 a., 24 values, mint never hinged (1 a. natural small gum disturbance), very fine. A scarce set.

1945, airmail surtax 90 c. – 27 a., 30 values cpl., unused as issued, signed Kessler, very fine. A rare set.

 

1939, World Exhibition 4½ T. with overprint inverted, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, just 50 printed. Signed Sanaria

1939, World Exhibition 4½ T. with overprint in green, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, just 25 printed. 

1855, Cover from Ibraila to Triest, struck with rare two line dated "IBRAILA / 2. SET." handstamp in green (Tchilinghirian fig. 728) in use for a short period in 1855 only in this colour. Reverse struck with "ALT-ORSOVA gereiniget b.k.k. Rastelamte 1855" c.d.s. in black, clear strike of "PESTH 8/9" in black and "Triest 10/9/Früh" c.d.s in red, usual file fold and cholera slits, scarce and fine

10 b. orange, clear to good margins, tied by clear blue "CALAFAT 23/9" to lettersheet to Braila with arrival mark of September 25th.

1872/76,  Paris printing 50 b. rose together with 10 b. blue Bukarest printing (two bottom corners with short perfs) tied on envelope by clear ‘IASSY 21/OCT/77’ c.d.s. and boxed 'Recom.' blue numeral 9835 and violet ms. ‘1348’ alongside, additional German railway registration label ‘vom Ausland über B.-P.5 (Oswiecim-Breslau) Eingeschrieben', on reverse blue threeliner 'REGISTERED NOV/14/1877' New York P.O.' and on front ms. receiving date OK 28/11/77, addressed  to Cincinnati USA, cover shortened on all sides and some crease and flaw. Despite some flaws, a highly interesting postal history cover with an unusual franking, rate and destination

1956, National census 1,75 l., center inverted, mint never hinged, fine, signed Matl VÖB

“SAHRA MENZIL POSTASI 1” black all arabic censorship of Turkish fieldpost in Bukarest on bank letter from the “BANK OF ROUMANIA LIMITED-BUCAREST”, bearing Germania 25 B. on 20 Pf single fine cancelled “BUKAREST 4.Jul.18” with triple censorship to the Banque Imperiale Ottoman Constantinople with arrival mark on reverse dated 23.7.18. Turkish and German censors together on cover from Bukarest are extremely scarce, in PROFI archive is only one other such combination on postal stationery recorded

1875, TURNU-MAGURELE 19.7.75 cds. in blue on 5 b. postal stationery card used uprated with 5 b. ochre, transit mark DDSG Port GIURGIO 20.7.75 in black, transportet via Danube and black sea with Austrian Levant arrival mark CONSTANTINOPEL 22.7.75 on reverse, two light horizontal folds and tiny toned, otherwise fine and a very scarce destination to Turkey

1916, German cancellation FELDPOSTSTATION Nr.185 18/12/16 c.d.s. on officer mail from Bukarest with violet “T” in circle for Taxe, only soldiers mail was free, two different Istanbul censor marks and arrival mark on front. Sender was an officer of the commanding minister of war Enver Pacha, addressed to Djemil Bey Director ‘Nationale Verteidigung Konstantinopel’. Extremely scarce mix of German and Turkish Fieldpost in Romania during WWI

Provenienz: C. Arsman Coll. (D. Feldman 2010)

1858, Coat of Arms 10 k. brown/blue, vivid colours and excellent embossing, neatly tied by dotted circular “38” to entire lettersheet without text to Libava, reverse departure framed two-line “RIGA 6 NOV. 1858”, very fine and scarce

1865, Coat of Arms 5 k. black/reddish-violet, together with 1866 10 k. brown/blue and 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, tied by two-line “BORCHAGOVA P(ostal). S(tation). 6 JANUAR 1877” (Kiev province, Skvira county) repeated on reverse with framed “ZAKAZNOE” alongside to registered envelope to Nechanitz in Böhmen, from there re-addressed with final arrival cds. “PRAG 24 1”. Two adhesives with minor imperfections, still very fine and attractive. A rare three-issue registered cover from a small office to a scarcer destination

10 k. brown/blue with 3k. black/green, two singles, fresh colours, tied by cds “S. PETERBURG 28 JULY 1873” to entire letter without text to Athens, Greece, adjacent straightline “AFF. INSUFF.” and Russian framed two-line “FRANKING UNDERPAID”, reverse transit cds “WIEN”, “TRIEST” and arrival cds “ATHEN 8 AUG 72”, fine and unusual underpaid mail via Triest

1866, Coat of Arms 1 k.- 30 k. complete set, vidiv colours and excellent embossing, the 30 k. with a small tone spot on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, signed Mikulski

1 k. black/yellow horizontal pair and two singles, together with 1875 10 k. reddish brown/light blue, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds “EKATERINMBOURG 14 SEP. 1880” with framed “ZAKAZNOE” to registered envelope to Kutenberg, Austria, reverse transit cds “POSTAL WAGON N°47-48” and arrival cds., very fine

1 k. black/yellow, 3 k. black/green and 10 k. brown/blue horizontal pair, fresh colours, tied by cds “ODESSA 23 OCT. 1872” to envelope to Marseilles, France with two-line Austrian mark “A.P.D” and blue cds "AUTR. AVRICOURT" 9 NOV 72", reverse transit Wien, Paris and arrival cds “MARSEILLES 10 NOV 72”, very fine. An interesting mail having taken the Southern Route via Austria, correctly franked at the special 24 kopek rate (incl. an additional 4 kopek fee in force for Russian mail of Southern origin)

1866, 1 k. black/yellow horizontal pair, 3 k. black/green, 10 k. brown/blue and 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “SUVALK 17 SEP. 1875” to reverse of registered envelope to Bozen, Tyrol, transit cds. “VARSAVAW 23 SEP. 1875” and arrival “BOZEN 7 10 75”, slight transportation wrinkles of no importance, a fine and most unusual four-colour franking to an elusive destination

3 k. black/green, 5 k. black/grey-blue and 20 k. blue/orange, tied by dotted oval “S.P.B” to envelope to Paris, France with adjacent red “P.D.”, red “AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO” and transit via Prussia, reverse cds “S. PETERBURG VARSAWA STATION SEPT. 1869”, the envelope with minor faults, still fine three-colour franking, signed Maslowski

3 k. black/green and two 10 k. brown/blue, fresh colours, tied by cds. “RIGA 19 DEC. 1875” to small registered envelope to Wiesbaden with red label “Eingeschrieben N°” alongside, endorsed “612” on front with framed “ZAKAZNOE” applied in red, some minor tears at the edge, still fine. An unusual combination at the 23 kopek rate

5 k. black/lilac and 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, the former in horizontal strip of three and the later as a pair, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds “DYLITSK P(ostal) S(tation) 4 OCT. 1878” to registered envelope to Prag, framed “ZAKAZNOE” and German red label for foreign registration mail, reverse departure and arrival cds, three intact wax seals, 5 k. at top with insignificant corner damage, still very fine. A delightful and most unusual combination franking making up the 31 kopek rate

5 k. black/lilac vertical pair and single together with 1875 8 k. grey/carmine-rose, fresh colours, tied by cds “VALKI 27 JUIl. 1877” to small regsitered envelope to a “Poste restante” in Wiesbaden with alongside German red label for foreign incoming mail “Vom Ausland über…”, on reverse transit via travelling post office and arrival cds, minor back flap tear, very fine