U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
January 16-18, 2007

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1928
POLAND
Jan III Sobieski
(1626-96), King of Poland (1674-96), savior of Europe, defeated the Turks at Chocim (1673) and Vienna (1683), large official document headed "Ioannes III" in Latin and Polish, dated 1680, signed "JOANNES REX" and countersigned by Christoph Taranowski, the royal secretary, bearing the wax seal encased in a metal container, overall paper aging, clear and important hand-written original text, rare Sobieski letter
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1929
POLAND
Dabrowski, Jan Henryk
(1755-1818) Polish General, defended Warsaw during the Kosciuszko Uprising, created the Polish Legion in Italy, letter signed, Milan, 26 June, 1805 to War Commissioner Gerardi, asking for a cavalry division and extrafinancing for his troops in Garda Lake region, fine and rare document, ex-Dr.Kuderewicz
Price Realized
$1,050.00

Lot #1930
POLAND
Dabrowski, Jan Henryk
1807 Napoleonic Army, partly printed letter headed "Empire Francaise, Garnier, Commissaire des Guerres", sent from "Varsovie" (Warsaw), dated 2 March, 1807 and addressed locally to a missionary with the Hospitaliers, littleaging, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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