U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 8-9, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1814
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 proof of pattern of the overprint "Poczta Polska" on white paper, two imperforate samples, in black and gray, mounted in a special booklet, with red "Oddzial Rachunkowy Inspektoratu Poczt. w Krakowie" hs, also violet "Ekonomat Pocztowy" at left, signed by the accounts representative, Wincenty Kotek, also inscribed "Wzory nadruku na austryackich markach I, II" (samples of overprints on Austrian stamps), ex-Grabowski
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Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1815
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 5h light green, used in combination with 10h magenta, also Newspaper stamps 4h, 6h, 10h and 30h, on registered letter from Cieszyn 26.1.19 to Oderberg, v.f. and attractive cover, with Bohumin arrival pmk, signed Schmutz
Envelope
Catalog #42,44
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1816
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 registered cover franked with vertical pair of 6h orange, both thin "Z", used in combination with 60h blue and 5h postage due and 3h Eagle, sent from Krakow to Chrzanow, v.f., signed Schmutz
Envelope
Catalog #43
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1817
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 40h olive green, horizontal strip of three (pos.I43-45) with two thin "Z", canc. Krakow, also horiz. pair (pos.I3-4), right stamp thin "Z", tied by bilingual Cieszyn canc., v.f.
Catalog #46,46var
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1818
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 40h olive green, overprint inverted, block of five, two stamps h.r., three stamps n.h., little toning affecting two stamps, otherwise v.f., signed Mikstein
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Catalog #46a
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1819
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 40h olive green, overprint inverted, irregular block of three, each stamp thin "Z", one n.h., others l.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikstein
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Catalog #46a,var
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1820
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 25h blue, pos.IIB-58 tied by Krakow 26.I.19 cds on registered philatelic cover, used in combination with 6h, 12h and 25h on 80h, also five additional stamps, all with forged overprints, v.f. example of genuine and forged stamps used onphilatelic mail of the period, signed Taipale etc., with Dr. Kronenberg cert.
Envelope
Catalog #58
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1821
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 25h blue, pos.IIB-7, damaged "CZT", n.h., post office fresh, v.f., signed Mikstein etc., with copy of his 1946 cert., also 2004 Mikulski certificate which states "with this variety only 11 stamps were overprinted. One of the rarest ofKrakow overprints, superb, with full original gum, never hinged. It is the finest known copy of this very rare stamp", ex-Grabowski (Fi.37IIB4, cat. value 30,000zl for hinged, not priced never hinged)
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Catalog #58var
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #1822
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 30h dull violet, used on back of a postal money order purchased in Chrzanow 5.III.19, initially franked with 4x25h Eagle, Krakow 7.III.19 arrival, minor perf. crease, otherwise v.f., signed Mikstein
Envelope
Catalog #59
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1823
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 25h on 80h orange brown, strip of three, used on Postal Money order purchased in Przemysl 3.IV.19 and sent to Krakow, fine, with 5.5.19 arrival
Envelope
Catalog #60
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1824
1919 Krakow Issue
1919 10kr black violet (gray paper), pos.IV-B7, l.h., v.f. and post office fresh, signed Schmutz, Mikstein etc. A beautiful example of this rarity (Fi.49ba, 28,000zl) (Mi.47b)
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Catalog #55var
Catalog Value Euro 7,000
Price Realized
$5,750.00

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