Versailles Collection Part III; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 1-3, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #498
POLAND
Air Post.
1947 Roosevelt, 80gr, five sheetlets of 16, also 16 singles, all handstamped "Groszy" in red or black, showing many varieties incl. double, omitted and inverted handstamps, some marginal defects, stamps n.h., fine-v.f., signedGryzewski
Box **
Catalog #C26A
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #2471
POLAND
Air Post.
1802 (?) envelope from Volochysk to Zydyczyn, showing a good example of boxed Tarnopol transit hs in capital cyrilic letters, v.f. The Tarnopol district was given to Russia by Napoleon in 1801 and returned to Austria in 1815. This is theonly known example of the "Tarnopol" postmark from the Russian period of administration
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2472
POLAND
Air Post.
1807-08 Field Post Offices of the Grande Armee, two FLs, one with red "No.20 Grande Armee", used from Grand Parc d'Artillerie in Bydgoszcz, written by a soldier with the 26th Infantry Regiment; the second with red "No.87 Grand Armee"from Nitzow, 1st Corps, 2nd Division of General Lapisse, some toning, otherwise fine and rare pair of Napoleonic covers
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2473
POLAND
Air Post.
1807 two letters to the Grande Armee, first from Nice, July 6 to the 3rd Corps, Second Division (at the time in the vicinity of Torun), the second from Ligny (a site of a battle) May 29 to Poznan; forwarded to Scherwin, fine-v.f. Incomingletters to soldiers in the Grande Armee are very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #2474
POLAND
Air Post.
1807 two death notices to France, red "No.22 Grande Armee" and black "No.17 Grande Armee" hs, the former 4th Corps, 1st Division General Saint-Hilaire, endorsed "en Pologne", the latter 3rd Corps, 20th Division, General Friant's HQ in Wroclawek, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2475
POLAND
Air Post.
1830-1918 collection on pages in album, with 12 covers or cards Prussia and North German Confederation stamps used in Posen or Breslau, Poland No.1 (four used copies, mostly defective), Austrian military stamps used in Poland pre-1919, German Occupation, Legion and Polish Corps stamps, 1918 overprints on Warsaw locals, specialized study of 1918-19 Gen.Gouv. and Lublin overprints, with hundreds of used and unused, varieties, multiples, philatelic covers, newspaper clippings
Envelope *u
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #2476
POLAND
Air Post.
1831 disinfected FL to Freinwalde, with clear "Desinficirt K. Oberpras.- Bureau" and "Stettin" date stamp, additional disinfection slits, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2477
POLAND
Air Post.
1850 FL to the Rothschild Brothers in Paris, red Warszawa departure and "Prusse Valenciennes" cds, also "Franco Poln.Preuss.Grz." and charged "18" (deci), Berlin transit & Paris arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #2478
POLAND
Air Post.
1859 unused stationery 11/2k or 3gr format 99:50mm with control hs and signatures as required on the inside of the flap, fine and rare, less than 10 known, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

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