U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 4-5, 2005
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1759 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 #1760 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 #1761 POLAND Autographs. 1772 FL from Barycz to Dunajow (written in Polish), addressed to Archbishop Leszczynski, son of the king Stanislaw, signed by the sender Carolus Borella, with embossed seal on reverse, v.f. 18th century letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1762 POLAND Autographs. 1780 FL from Warszawa with "W" and crown hs, addressed to Modimont, with appropriate tax markings, fine and rare 18th Century cover from Poland | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1763 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 $500.00 |
 | Lot #1764 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 #1765 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 $500.00 |
| Lot #1766 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 #1767 POLAND Autographs. 1798 FL on "Republica Francaise, et Iere de la Republica Cisalpina" stationery, from gen. Wielhorski to gen. Vignole, minster of War of the Cisalpine Repunlic, endorsed "Servizio Militaire", with ms rate marking and excellent"Legions Polonaise de LAR.C." hs, supported by the coat of arms strike on reverse, v.f. and rare | Price Realized $1,400.00 | |
| Lot #1768 POLAND Autographs. 1798, 10.12 FL with lovely engraving "Amour a La Partie/Legions Polonaises" from gen. Kosinski, commander of the 2nd Polish Legion of the Cisalpine Republic to the famous Napoleonic general Joubert in Milan, endorsed "ServiceMilitaire", with "Arm.d'Italie" handstamp, some toning, otherwise v.f. and rare Dabrowski letter | Price Realized $1,400.00 | |
 | Lot #1769 POLAND Autographs. 1807, Oct.29 FL from Lasowicz to France, red "No.25 Port-Paye Grande Armee" hs, fine and scarce Napoleonic letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1770 POLAND Autographs. 1807, Sept.4 FL from Warszawa to Berlin, red "Grande Armee No.1" hs, fine and scarce Napoleonic letter from Warsaw | Price Realized $450.00 |
| Lot #1771 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 #1772 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 #1773 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 #1774 POLAND Autographs. 1818 FL from Dubno to Wilno, with boxed "Dubno" in Cyrilic capital letters, a postmark believed to have been used between 1805 and 1820, v.f., less than five (!) known | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1775 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 |
 | Lot #1776 POLAND Autographs. 1860 10k blue & rose, added inner frame line in blue, used on piece, fine, very rare Catalog #1c | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1777 POLAND Autographs. 1860 10k blue and rose, used on 1863 outer FL sent from Warsaw to St. Petersburg, tied by "1" concentric ring cancel, with red departure and black arrival, fine Catalog #1 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1778 POLAND Autographs. 1860 10k blue and rose, well centered, used on outer FL sent from Warsaw to St. Petersburg, tied by "1" concentric ring cancel, with red departure and blue "Julius Wertheim" cachet, v.f. Catalog #1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1779 POLAND Autographs. 1866 cover from Sterdyn to Paris, franked on reverse with 3k,5k & 20k Russian Arms, all perf. 12 and tied by "71" numeral canc., "Aus Russland" and "franco" hs, with Lyon arrival pmk & nearly intact wax seal, some overall toning, otherwisefine. According to Bojanowicz, canc. "71" is unknown on first Polish stamps, and only one cover with Russian stamps (apparently this one) exists | Price Realized $625.00 |
| Lot #1780 POLAND Autographs. 1914 cover from Krakow to Wien, franked with 10h carmine, violet "Policyjnie Otwarto" (opened by the police) censor cachet, rare | Price Realized $130.00 | |
 | Lot #1781 POLAND Autographs. 1918 Lublin Issue, inverted overprints, set of three, l.h. or n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. * Catalog #27a-29a | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #1782 POLAND Autographs. 1918-19 Lublin Issue, 3h on 15h bright rose, left "P" of "Polska" missing, surcharge inverted, position 11, h.r., fine, with Mikulski cert. * Catalog #31a,var | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1783 POLAND Autographs. 1918-19 Lublin Issue, 25h on 40h olive bistre, horizontal pair, left stamp with part of "Polska" and left star missing, surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Gryzewski and Malinowski ** Catalog #34a,34a,var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1784 POLAND Autographs. 1918-19 Lublin Issue, 25h on 40h olive bistre, block of four, surcharge inverted and slightly doubled, l.h. or n.h., little toning, otherwise v.f., signed Gryzewski  *\**Catalog #34a | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1785 POLAND Autographs. 1918-19 Lublin Issue, 50h green, right part of the overprint missing, showing only "Pol" (instead of "Polska"), position 10, h.r., fine, with Mikulski cert. * Catalog #39var | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #1786 POLAND Autographs. 1919 3h violet, h.r., fine, with Mikulski cert. (Fisher 1,200zl) * Catalog #41 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1787 POLAND Autographs. 1919 12h light blue, horizontal pair, right stamp thin "Z", v.f., with Mikulski cert. * Catalog #45,45var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1788 POLAND Autographs. 1919 25h violet, pos.IIB-20, h.r., v.f., signed Suitcliffe * Catalog #58 Catalog Value Euro 1,200 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1789 POLAND Autographs. 1919 1kr carmine, horizontal pair (left stamp with rounded corner), used on Money Order from Przemysl to Krakow, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1790 POLAND Autographs. 1919 1kr carmine, vertical pair (bottom stamp thin "Z"), used on Money Order from Przemysl to Krakow, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1791 POLAND Autographs. 1919 Gniezno surcharges, 5pf and 10pf, two of each, tied by Opalenica 11.10.19 postmarks on part of cover, with registration label at bottom, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski Catalog #77-78 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1792 POLAND Autographs. 1919 Gniezno surcharges, 5pf and 10pf, used on registered cover from Wolsztyn 10.10.19 to Poznan, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #77-78 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1793 POLAND Autographs. 1919-23 seven imperf. pairs and two singles, some with customary printers lines, fine-v.f. and rare P Catalog #87/190P | Price Realized $300.00 |
| Lot #1794 POLAND Autographs. 1920, 16.6. cover from Wolyn via Rowno to USA, with single 1M on reverse and a military censor cachet applied on front, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Polish War of 1920 | Price Realized $150.00 | |
| Lot #1795 POLAND Autographs. 1921 Esperanto ppc from Czestochowa to USA, franked with 2 diff. stamps on front, with slogan advertising for the next Esperanto Congress in Prague Catalog #148,164 | Price Realized $90.00 | |
 | Lot #1796 POLAND Autographs. 1924 Polish Eagle, ten diff. imperforate singles, cplt less 30gr, with or without gum as issued, some with usual printer's lines, fine-v.f. (Mi.201/11U) (*)* Catalog #215/25var Catalog Value Euro 750 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1797 POLAND Autographs. 1924 Polish Eagle, cplt set of imperforate horiz. pairs, with or without gum as issued, most with usual printer's lines, fine-v.f. (Mi.201-11U) (*)* Catalog #215-25var Catalog Value Euro 1,650 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1798 POLAND Autographs. 1927 Slowacki, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f. (Mi.252U) ** Catalog #249var Catalog Value Euro 300 | Price Realized $250.00 |
| Lot #1799 POLAND Autographs. 1928 Warsaw souv. sheet, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, tiny toned spot, fine (Mi.Block 1) **Catalog #251 Catalog Value Euro 600 | Price Realized $130.00 | |
| Lot #1800 POLAND Autographs. 1932 Washington, sheet of 70, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.271) **Catalog #267 Catalog Value Euro 350 | Price Realized $100.00 | |
 | Lot #1801 POLAND Autographs. 1943 Government in Exile, 55gr Narwik, imperf. proof in violet, affixed on a De La Rue card, pencilled "as submitted" note on back, v.f. P | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1802 POLAND Autographs. 1944 Leaders, set of three, also two surcharges, all in blocks of four, 1zl with "large head" variety, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski (Mi.380-82,89,98) **Catalog #341-43,362-63 Catalog Value Euro 1,200 | Price Realized $425.00 |
| Lot #1803 POLAND Autographs. 1944 Leaders, five sets, various shades, perforations (seven stamps perf. 11) and varieties incl. large head (1zl), unused without gum as issued, some n.h., many signed Mikulski, fine-v.f. (Mi.380-82A,B), (*) Catalog #341-43 Catalog Value Euro 1,650 | Price Realized $525.00 | |
 | Lot #1804 POLAND Autographs. 1944 Leaders, set of three blocks of four, 1zl showing "large head" variety at lower right, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #341-43 Catalog Value Euro 880 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1805 POLAND Autographs. 1944 Leaders, set of three blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski **Catalog #341-43 Catalog Value Euro 880 | Price Realized $260.00 |
| Lot #1806 POLAND Autographs. 1944 Leaders, set of three horiz. gutter tete-beche pairs, one set printed in reverse, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #341-43var | Price Realized $180.00 | |
 | Lot #1807 POLAND Autographs. 1944 Leaders, set of three horiz. gutter tete-beche blocks of eight, one set printed in reverse, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #341-43var Catalog Value Euro 1,760+ | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1808 POLAND Autographs. 1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.76, n.h., v.f., signed Danowski, with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.409a) ** Catalog #346a Catalog Value Euro 800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1809 POLAND Autographs. 1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.63,64, 74,74, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.409a) **Catalog #346a Catalog Value Euro 3,200+ | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1810 POLAND Autographs. 1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.56,57, 66,67, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Mi.409a) **Catalog #346a Catalog Value Euro 3,200+ | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1811 POLAND Autographs. 1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.83 and 85, two diff., each canc. on piece by Witkowo cds, v.f., with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.409a) Catalog #346a Catalog Value Euro 1,000 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1812 POLAND Autographs. 1945 1.50zl on 25gr carmine, surcharge form II, pos.30,36 and 18, three diff. used, last one with small faults, others, v.f., each with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Mi.409a) Catalog #346a Catalog Value Euro 1,500 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1813 POLAND Autographs. 1945 city surcharges, cplt set of 10, also Warszawa red brown (signed Schmutz), blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.390I-X,IXb) **Catalog #347-56,349a Catalog Value Euro 1,000 | Price Realized $280.00 |
| Lot #1814 POLAND Autographs. 1948 Kultura, four souv. sheets, n.h. and post office fresh, one with minor gum wrinkles, others v.f. ** Catalog #412a Catalog Value Euro 960 | Price Realized $200.00 | |
| Lot #1815 POLAND Autographs. 1947 "Swiat Pracy", four diff., also another 19 designs, all photo essays mounted on large sheet and signed by Mieczyslaw Watorski who designed them. Included are designs for air post, Red Cross, Grunwald etc., v.f. and scarce E Catalog #413-16E | Price Realized $1,050.00 | |
| Lot #1816 POLAND Autographs. 1947 "Swiat Pracy", original artist watercolor for 20zl "the fisherman" (260:350mm) in approximately the issued colors (denomination was changed to 15zl), endorsed on back "kopia projektu znaczka pocztowego "Rybak" serji "Swiat Pracy",and signed by the artist (Mieczyslaw Watorski), unique E Catalog #413-16P | Price Realized $625.00 | |
 | Lot #1817 POLAND Autographs. 1955 Poznan, six imperf. trial color proofs, overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f. P Catalog #682-83P | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #1818 POLAND Autographs. 1955 National Day, six imperf. se-tenant pairs in diff. colors, overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f. P Catalog #695-98P | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1819 POLAND Autographs. 1955 December Revolution, six imperf. trial color proofs overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f. P Catalog #709-10P | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1820 POLAND Autographs. 1955 Adam Mickiewicz, 13 imperf. proofs in various colors, overprinted "Proba", n.h., v.f. P Catalog #711-14P | Price Realized $300.00 |
