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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. | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Price Realized $450.00 |