U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 4-5, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1016
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet, n.h., creases, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.Block I
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1017
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet, marginal thin, stamp n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.Block I
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1018
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet, h.r. and small marginal stain, stamp n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.Block I
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1019
French Legion Post
1941 Russian Bear souv. sheet imperforated, red printing omitted, with smeared blue ink (probably printer's waste), creases, otherwise fine and unusual item, signed Pickenpack
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Catalog #Mi.Block IUF
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1020
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Courrier Special Par Avion", set of two, used with additional franking on 1942 registered cover to Hungary, opened by censor, with Budapest arrival pmk, fine and most unusual civilian usage
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.II,III
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1021
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Courrier Special Par Avion", set of two, one with red inscriptions displaced to top, the other with multiple blue inscriptions, v.f., the latter signed Pickenpack
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Catalog #Mi.II,IIIvar
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1022
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Courrier Special Par Avion", set of two, each used with additional German Luftfeldpost franking on separate airletter sheets headed "Russland", sent in Dec. 1942 from the Russian front, violet"Feldpost Nr. 28440D" and sender's "Feldpost Nr. 38-017B" on reverse, fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.II,III
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1023
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, large die proof (vertical format) in green, v.f., with embossed seal of the French "Gravure Instutute"
P
Catalog #Mi.IIP
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1024
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, large die proof (vertical format) in blue, missing engraver's and artist's names from bottom, v.f. and extremely rare
P
Catalog #Mi.IIP
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1025
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, sheet margin imperforate single, v.f., signed Pickenpack, very rare
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Catalog #Mi.IIU
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1026
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, large die proof (horizontal format) in carmine, inscriptions omitted from bottom tablet, v.f., with embossed seal of the French "Gravure Instutute"
P
Catalog #Mi.IIIP
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1027
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Front de L'Est Ostfront" inverted, set of two, v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.IV-VK
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1028
French Legion Post
1941 Air Post, "Front de L'Est Ostfront" double, sheet margin single, also another with overprint split at top, v.f., signed Brun
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Catalog #Mi.IVDD
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1029
French Legion Post
1942 Watch Over Stalingrad, imperforate block of four, also same without red printing, five imperforate blocks of four in various colors, each with matching tabs at right, showing unit emblems, unusedwithout gum as issued, v.f. and spectacular ensemble (six imperf. blocks), signed Pickenpack
Box P
Catalog #Mi.X,XP
Catalog Value Euro 7,200+
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #1030
French Legion Post
1942 Watch over Stalingrad, "F+1fr", two imperforate gutter sheets of 50, one in issued colors, other in violet only, without value or inscriptions, each sheet with 20 decorative tabs at sides, unusedwithout gum as issued, v.f. and possibly unique
Box P
Catalog #Mi.XP
Catalog Value Euro 22,400++
Unsold
Lot #1031
French Legion Post
1944 "Feldpost" blank letter, violet No.19440 unit dieststelle canc. (used by training staff and later liason staff of SS Grenadier Regiment No.58, a French SS unit), showing Camp Wildflecken return address,SS Grenadier's name and "der SS Charlemagne" regiment; also a cover used in 1943 with Luftfeldpost adhesive and French "F+1f" Panzer stamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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