W. Grabowski Collection of Poland
October 20, 2004

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Lot #33
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "1" numeral and red Warszawa departure pmks on small cover (with letter of contents dated 20 August) to Brzejscie, endorsed "Franco" and "b.pilno" (very urgent), via Lublin etc., with Wlodawa transit and full wax seals on back, v.f., with Mikulski certificate. Covers with stamps tied by both the numeral and departure datestamps are very scarce
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #34
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "1" numeral and red Warszawa departure pmks on cover (with monogrammed backflap) to Jurkowice, via Radom, Opatow and Klimontow, rare boxed transit strike of Klimontow in Polish and Cyrilic letters. Minortoning, otherwise v.f. and exceptional cover, with Mikulski certificate "Poland No.1 used on envelopes (not folded letters) are rare and with stamps tied by both the numeral and departure datestamps very scarce"
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #35
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k dark blue & rose, tied by "1" numeral cancellation on cover used in 1864 from Warszawa to Radom, minor cover tears and toning, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #36
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by ornamental "1" with straight foot surrounded by six outer squares (Bojanowicz type V) on FL used in 1865 from Warszawa to Riga, stamp centered to top, excellent colors, with red departure pmk in Cyrillic letters, small mended cover tear at bottom, fine example of this scarce cancel, used only 1864-65, rated RR (Fi. 5,000zl+)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #37
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by ornamental "1" surrounded by six outer squares (Bojanowicz type IV) on large part of outer FL used in 1864 from Warszawa to Bialystock, red arrival pmk, fine, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #38
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by ornamental "1" surrounded by six outer squares (Bojanowicz type IV) on small cover used in 1864 from Warszawa to Iwaniska (Radmoska Gubernia), red wax seal on back, red departure 20/12, stamp with corner crease, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #39
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "1" numeral cancellation on small cover used in 1861 from Warszawa to Radom, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #40
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "22" numeral pmk on cover used in 1864 from Mariampol to Warszawa, corresponding departure pmk in cyrilic letters and arrival pmks at right, also Warszawa 14/6 in red on back, fine and scarce example of thisprovincial postmark in Cyrillic letters, with Mikulski certificate "The Russian datestamp of Mariampol is very scarce because during use of Poland No.1, only three Russian datestamps were in circulation (Warsaw, Belchatow and Mariampol)"
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #41
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "28" numeral pmk on FL used in 1864 from Suwalki to Warszawa, corresponding departure and arrival pmks at right, also Warszawa 29/8 and "9/R" (9:00 A.M.) in red on back, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #42
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "162" numeral pmk on FL used in 1860 from Radomsk to Warszawa, red departure 18/8 and arrival pmks on front and back, stamp used twice to defraud the post office, excellent condition, with virtually intact waxseal on back
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #43
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by numeral "179" pmk in four rings (outer ring partly damaged) on small FL used in 1864 from Piotrkow to Kalisz, black Piotrkow 2/10 departure pmk, fresh, v.f., signed Schmutz
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #44
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by numeral "179" pmk in three rings (cancellation error, should have been four rings) on cover used in 1864 from Piotrkow to Warszawa, black Piotrkow 1/12 departure pmk and red arrival pmks, cover creases, scarceexample of this cancellation error
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #45
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by numeral "191" pmk on outer FL used in 1864 from Kalisz to Warszawa, red bilingual departure and arrival pmks, also on back Warszawa 28/5, endorsed "pilno" (urgent), fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #46
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "241" numeral pmk on FL used in 1864 from Wloclawek to Warszawa, red bilingual departure and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #47
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by numeral "250" pmk on cover used in 1863 from "Dobrzyn nad Drwna" to Powywice, via Kowno and Telsze, oval departure pmk, with date filled in by pen, with additional transit pmk, endorsed"franco", cover stained at upper right, signed Witkowski, rare
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #48
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "295" numeral pmk on FL used in 1864 from Soczewka to Warszawa, red bilingual departure "Soczewka 9.6.64" and arrival pmks, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #49
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, tied on FL by special cancel (2.5mm dot surrounded by 6 rings), posted on a train at Radomsk 19.6.64, with corresponding "Ekspedycya Poczt w Wagonie 1" (Postcar No.1), addressed to Warszawa, red "20/6" arrival on back,some toning and part of address erased, otherwise fine and scarce usage, signed
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #50
Poland Number One - On Cover
1860 10k blue & rose, vertical pair, tied by "176" numeral canc. on outer FL from "Dabrawa", endorsed 13/11 (date) addressed to "National Lottery Department, Kingdom of Poland" in Warszawa, with 14.11. arrival, fine double rate cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,050.00

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