U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
February 18-19, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1931
POLAND
Autographs.
Jan III Sobieski (1624-96) King of Poland, defeated the Turks at Vienna in 1688, a victory that made the Polish king a hero to the whole of Christendom. A letter written entirely in Latin, boldly signed "Giovanni Re"at Warszawa, with intact wafer seal, addressed to the prince of Macedonia, fine and very rare letter signed by the most famous Polish King
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1932
POLAND
Autographs.
1739 envelope addressed to Jan Oginski in Naleszy, dated Jan.17, 1739 with probable origin in Rzeszow, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1933
POLAND
Autographs.
1781 FL to Leipzig, with "W" and crown canc. of Warszawa, charged "5" (deci) on arrival, with ms "104" at UR, v.f. example of 18th Century mail from Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1934
POLAND
Autographs.
1788 (ca) wrapper to Leopolis (Lemberg) with "W" and Crown of Warszawa, red "8" crayon, addressed to Count Mniszek, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1935
POLAND
Autographs.
1792 FL to Leipzig, with "W" and crown canc. of Warszawa, charged "8" (deci) on arrival, with ms "135" at UR, v.f. example of 18th Century mail from Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1936
POLAND
Autographs.
1794, March 13, stampless letter from Jaslo to Tarnov, official hs, struck in black, red wax seal of the Jaslo County office, ms "1 Loth" (about 1/2 ounce) indicates weight and "8" indicates rate of 8kr to be paid by the addressee.Manuscript "ex offo" indicates the official mail
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1937
POLAND
Autographs.
1807, May 24 FL from Plock to Bordeaux, various black and red charge markings and hs "Prusse Par Neuss", v.f. early letter. Dispatch markings were not used in the Duchy of Warsaw
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1938
POLAND
Autographs.
1810 cover to Voronezh, with boxed "Kobryn" hs in Cyrillic capital letters, some cover faults, otherwise fine. This is the only recorded example of this postmark
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1939
POLAND
Autographs.
1810 (ca) two covers to Radziwillmontowi, with Minsk and Pinsk hs in cyrilic capital letters, addressed to the famous Radziwill family, routed "by way of" Nieswiez, fine. Less than 10 examples of each of these postmarks are known
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1940
POLAND
Autographs.
1814 FL from Torun to Bordeaux, various charge markings, hs "Allemagne 103 Par Cologne", fine. The Russian Army occupied the Duchy of Warsaw after the defeat of Napoleon
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1941
POLAND
Autographs.
1818 FL from Dubno to Wilno, with boxed "Dubno" in Cyrillic capital letters, a postmark believed to have been used between 1805 and 1820, v.f., less than five (!) known
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1942
POLAND
Autographs.
1858 FL franked with Austrian 2x6kr brown, used from Krakow to Warszawa, red "Franco" hs and arrival pmk on reverse, cover defective, fine appearing example of usage from Austrian occupied Galizia to Russian occupied Kingdom of Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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