Germany, Poland, Garfield Collection of U.S. Postal Stationery
October 28-29, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1001 POLAND 1781 FL from Warszawa to Leipzig, with crowned "W" hs, charged "5" (decimes), v.f. and attractive early letter from Warsaw  | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1002 POLAND 1793-1873 Russian and Austrian Administrations, also Kingdom of Poland, collection of 43 FLs, mounted exhibition style on pages, variety of markings, some foreign usages including to the United States, France, Switzerland, both private and official correspondence, generally fine-v.f. | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1003 POLAND 1797 stampless FL from Stettin to Bordeaux, two line "Basee Allemagne" departure strike, charged "8" (deci), fine early letter | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1004 POLAND 1800-1801 Polish Army in Italy, FL letter from Reggio, dated "12 Messidor, Year 9" (12 July) with partly printed "Le Chef de l'Etat-Major de la premiere Legion Polonaise", additional boxed handstamp and signed "Regulski" (chief of staff of the first Polish Legion), addressed to the administration of the municipality, fine Napoleonic letter | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1005 POLAND 1807 FL datelined "Varsovie", 6 March, addressed to Monaco, "No.43 Port-Paye Grande Armee" hs, fine Napoleonic era letter from Warsaw, unusual destination | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1006 POLAND 1807 FL from Antonowo to France, with "No. 19 Grande Armee" handstamp in black , fine Napoleonic letter | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1007 POLAND 1808 FL from Greiffenberg (Gryfow Slaski) to France, with "No. 10 Grande Armee" hs in black, endorsed "cito cito" (special delivery) and charged "8" (deci), also "15g" and "20" endorsements, fine Napoleonic letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1008 POLAND 1809 FL from Driepen to France, with red "No. 29 Grande Armee" hs, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1009 POLAND 1811 Grande Armee, stationery offices, two FLs, one with red "Grande Armee No.65" hs ( used from Torun), the other with black "Grande Armee No.60" (used from Breslau, present day Wroclaw), sent to Sviglione and Berlin respectively, fine pair of Napoleonic covers | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1010 POLAND 1812 FL datelined Glogau (Glogow), 11 May, 1812, endorsed "Service Militaire", from General Walther to Baron Chastel, advising the latter of being promoted to the rank of "General de Division" by orders of Gen. Grouchy, with red "No.10 Grande Armee" and again "No.13 DEB/Grande Armee", with "3e Corps de Cavalerie" endorsement, countersigned by Gen.Walther and addressed to France. A v.f. and scarce letter from the French Army just prior to its invasion of Russia | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1011 POLAND 1822 FL dated 13th September, used from Odessa to Genova, ms note on reverse "P/m G.Paserli Brody ai 22 7bre 1822" forwarding agent's notation, oval "Brody in Galizia" transit and tax markings applied on arrival, v.f. | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1012 POLAND 1840 outer FL with bold "Koniecpol" straight line hs, sent to Kielce, v.f., signed Mazepa | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #1013 POLAND 1840 outer FL with boxed bilingual "Brzesc-Kujawski" hs in red, addressed to Wloclawek, v.f. | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #1014 POLAND 1880 (12 May), FL from Antoine Berezovski to Ladislas Mickiewicz (son of Adam Mickiewicz) in Paris. Antoine Berezovski, a Polish patriot, was sentenced to penal servitude for life for attempting to assassinate Tsar Alexander II, on June 6, 1867, on the occasion of his visit to Paris. Berezovski, who was 18 at the time, fired into a carriage in which the Tsar, the Emperor Napoleon and his two sons were driving in the Bois de Boulogne. The Pole was tried, condemned and shipped to New Caledonia. A fascinating letter (written in French), with appropriate markings including "T", various transit and arrival pmk, ex-Stanczykowski colletion | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1015 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, unused with original gum, small faults and repaired, fresh colors and appearance * Catalog #1 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1016 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, two distinct shades, unused without gum, one with short perfs at top, usual centering (Fi. cat. value 2,800zl) (*) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1017 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, nice colors and good perforations, tied on piece of a coverfront by "1" in concentric circles, with Warszawa cds in red at bottom, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1018 POLAND 1860 10k blue & dark rose, well centered, typical perforations, neat "1" in concentric rings cancel, beautiful stamp O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1019 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, four used singles, or more or less defective, different pmks O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1020 POLAND 1860 10k dark blue & rose, excellent deep color, used on outer FL from Warszawa to Riga, red departure (26.4) and Riga 30 Apr 1862 arrival pmk on back, letter refolded at top and bottom, fine Catalog #1 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1021 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, used on outer FL from Warszawa to Dwinsk, red departure (11.1) pmk, fine Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1022 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, variety added blue frame for inner oval, type II, cancelled by "70" in concentric rings pmk on outer FL from Sokolow to Warszawa, boxed departure handstamp at top, date ("19/8") filled in by hand, red "21/8" and additional delivery cancel in red (showing through on front) on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover, with Mikulski cert. (Fi.1as, cat. value 6,000zl) Catalog #1c | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #1023 POLAND 1918 "Krolewstwo Polskie" (Kingdom of Poland), unadopted designs, two composite sheetlets of four and six, also a single 1m, all in black, v.f. and rare  E | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1024 POLAND 1918 "Krolewstwo Polskie", competition designs, composite sheetlet of 12 in black, v.f. and extremely rare essay E | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1025 POLAND 1918 surcharges on the Warszawa locals, also the stamps of Generalgouvernment Warschau, specialized collection in stock book, hundreds of singles, pairs, blocks and part sheets, used and unused, with inverted, double, glossy and matte surcharges, different prints and settings of the overprint, with a multitude of varieties incl. "Pocata", "Pojska", "Poczto", "Pelska", "Po'czta", inverted and missing letters, bars of the overprint omitted, plus a few covers, some mixed frankings, generally fine-v.f. A good holding of this interesting issue *OCatalog #11-14,15-26var | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1026 POLAND 1918 Warsaw Locals, set of four with surcharges inverted, last one signed Bojanowicz, Rachmanow, fine-v.f. (Fi.2-5 No., cat. value 1,720zl) * Catalog #11a-14a | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1027 POLAND 1918 Warsaw Locals, 50f on 20gr, two copies, each with surcharge inverted, h.r., signed Schmutz and Landre (Fi.5 No., cat. value 2,000zl) * Catalog #14a | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1028 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, two sets of three, one inverted overprints, used on two philatelic covers, filing folds, stamps fine-v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg Catalog #27-29,27a-29a | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1029 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, set of three inverted overprints, h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, Rachmanow * Catalog #27a-29a | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1030 POLAND 1918 3h, 15h, 45h, 50h surcharges, also 50h, five different tied by Lublin 15.1.19 cds on registered cover addressed to Deblin, filing fold, otherwise fine philatelic item Catalog #30/39 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1031 POLAND 1918 3h on 15h used on Austrian 8h stationery card, additionally franked with Bosnia 4h postage due, all tied by 27.2.19 cds and sent from Ostrowiec to Nietuliska, v.f. example of the 15h external postal card rate, signed Schmutz (Fi.21, cat. value 3,500zl) Catalog #30 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1032 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, 3h on 3h olive gray, pos.33 surcharge inverted, lightly hinged (if at all), v.f., signed Landre, Schmutz etc. (Fi.20 No, cat. value 8,000zl) * Catalog #30a | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1033 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, 3h on 15h, 25h on 40h inverted surcharges, blocks of four, fine-v.f., the former signed Laszkiewicz *Catalog #31a,34a | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1034 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, 10h on 30h slate green, brown surcharge, three copies, one inverted (signed Kwasniewski), fine-v.f. * Catalog #32b,32bvar | Unsold |
 | Lot #1035 POLAND 1918 10h on 30h green, red brown surcharge (error), block of four, l.h., v.f., with Mikulski certificate *Catalog #32b | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1036 POLAND 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 Austryjackich markach I, II" (samples of overprints on Austrian stamps), ex-Grabowski P | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1037 POLAND 1919 6h orange, Form I, position 14, thin "Z" variety, overprint inverted, never hinged, v.f., signed Mikstein etc., with 2004 Mikulski certificate ("A great rarity of Polish Philately, superb, very fresh color, with full original gum, never hinged, surely the best known copy of this error") (Fi.32I No, 100,000zl for the regular inverted variety, without considering the premium for thin "Z") ** Catalog #43a | Price Realized $50,000.00 |
 | Lot #1038 POLAND 1919 40h olive, horizontal pair, overprint shifted to right, with partially omitted "A's of both "Poczta" and "Polska", v.f., signed Mikstein * Catalog #46var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1039 POLAND 1919 40h olive, Pos. I-9, double overprint, variety from top of the sheet, with second "Polska" missing, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein (Fi.40 Np, cat. value 4,500zl) * Catalog #46var | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1040 POLAND 1919 selection of varieties, 15 stamps including 50h (thin "Z", double dot, damaged "A"), 60h (damaged "A" (2, one in pair with normal), thin "Z"), 80h (damaged "A", double dot, damaged "P" in "Poczta"), 1k (double dot (2), thin "Z"), 15h (thin "Z" (2), signed by Mikstein, Mikulski etc., fine-v.f. (Fi. Cat. value 2,445zl) * Catalog #47/56var | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1041 POLAND 1919 50h blue green, pos.I-33 overprint inverted, used (as always), v.f., signed Gryzewski, Mikstein etc., with 1999 Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Fi.41 No., cat. value 60,000zl) O Catalog #47a | Price Realized $13,500.00 |
 | Lot #1042 POLAND 1919 60h blue, inverted overprint, h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, Mikulski etc. (Fi.42 No) * Catalog #48a | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1043 POLAND 1919 80h red brown, pos.I-27 overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Schmutz etc. (Fi.43No., cat. value 1,200zl) ** Catalog #49a | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1044 POLAND 1919 80h brown, overprinted inverted (I-64), also double overprint, h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, Mikulski, the former with Dr.Kronenberg cert. * Catalog #49a,var | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1045 POLAND 1919 10kr deep violet, gray paper, very lightly hinged, well centered, fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, signed Livingston, Bloch, with 1954 Friedl cert. * Catalog #55 | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #1046 POLAND 1919 25h blue, pos. IIB-33, h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc., with 1970 Philatelic Foundation Cert. (Fi.37II, cat. value 3,600zl) * Catalog #58 | Price Realized $6,250.00 |
 | Lot #1047 POLAND 1919 25h blue, genuine 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 forged overprints, v.f. example of genuine and forged stamps used on philatelic mail of the period, signed Taipale etc., with Dr. Kronenberg cert. Catalog #58 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1048 POLAND 1919 25/80h surcharge inverted, used on locally addressed cover, bilingual Cieszyn 25.1.19 cds, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg Catalog #60a | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1049 POLAND 1919 Gniezno surcharges, set of two, 5pf shifted downwards, used on registered cover from Gniezno 2.10.19 to Düsseldorf, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #77-78 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1050 POLAND 1919 5pf on 2pf gray, two copies, used in combination with additional franking on registered cover in Trzemeszno, v.f. and unusual local usage Catalog #77 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1051 POLAND 1919 5pf on 2pf gray, position 21, surcharge inverted, n.h., with fingerprint impressions on gum, signed Gryzewski, Rachmanow, Schmutz, with 2004 Mikulski cert. ("rare error, with full original gum, never hinged") (Fi.71 No., cat. value 150,000zl) ** Catalog #77a | Price Realized $35,000.00 |
 | Lot #1052 POLAND 1919 5m violet blue imperf. single and block of four, also 5m purple, imperf. single, all double impression, also 6m carmine, two perforated singles, one with strong offsets on back, plus proof in black, fine-v.f. and scarce group P | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1053 POLAND 1920 20m olive green, postal forgery, used, v.f. (Fi.101F, cat. value 700zl) O Catalog #148PFa | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1054 POLAND 1921 Constitution, composite sheetlet of six designs (in dark blue) executed by the well known artist E.Bartlomiejczyk, plus another by J.Tom, all printed on single sheet with inscription indicating that only 50 were printed, v.f. and rare essay, illustrated in "Polskie Znaki Pocztowe" (1960 edition) E | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1055 POLAND 1921 composite sheetlet of six designs (in violet) executed by the well known artist E.Bartlomiejczyk, plus another by J.Tom, all printed on single sheet with inscription indicating that only 50 were printed, v.f. E | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1056 POLAND 1921 composite sheetlet of six designs (in yellow brown) executed by the well known artist E.Bartlomiejczyk, plus another by J.Tom, all printed on single sheet with inscription indicating that only 50 were printed, small stain at top, otherwise v.f. E | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1057 POLAND 1921 unadopted designs, composite sheetlet of six in green and brown, on horizontally laid paper, v.f. E | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1058 POLAND 1921 unadopted designs, composite sheetlet of 16 in blue on wove paper, showing three stamps intended for postage due, v.f. and extremely rare E | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1059 POLAND 1921 unadopted designs, composite sheetlet of 16 in red brown on wove paper, showing three stamps intended for postage due, v.f. and extremely rare E | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1060 POLAND 1921 4m carmine rose (error of color), h.r., v.f., signed Schmutz (Fi.130a, cat. value 1,800zl) * Catalog #158a | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1061 POLAND 1923 3000m, 5000m imperforate horizontal pairs, unused without gum as issued, customary red printer's lines, v.f., signed Mikulski (*) Catalog #193,194var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1062 POLAND 1924 Polish Eagle, 5gr, 10gr and 20gr unadopted designs, compound imperf. sheetlet of three essays in olive brown, v.f., rare E | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1063 POLAND 1924 Large Eagle Garland, imperforate varieties, selection with horizontal pairs of 1gr, 2gr, 5gr, 10gr, 15gr and sheet margin singles 3gr, 20gr, 25gr, 30gr and 50gr, for a total of 15 imperforate stamps, three without printer's markings, with or without gum, fine-v.f., seldom offered complete *(*) Catalog #215-25var | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1064 POLAND 1924 Large Eagle Garland, selection of 18 imperf. blocks of four (10 different values), a total of 72 stamps, variety of papers and shades of colors, all with red printer's invalidating lines, mostly fine-v.f., scarce (*)Catalog #215-23,225var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1065 POLAND 1924 25gr error, printed in indigo (instead of red brown), l.h., v.f., with 1993 Jungjohann cert. During the printing process of a sheet of 40gr indigo, a plate of 25gr was erroneously inserted in the 35th position. The error was spotted almost immediately and corrected, hence only a few of the sheet with the 25gr error went into circulation. This is considered to be one of the greatest rarities of Polish philately (Fi.189a, cat. value 40,000zl) * Catalog #222a | Price Realized $10,500.00 |
 | Lot #1066 POLAND 1924 30gr error, printed in black violet instead of deep violet, n.h., v.f. (Mi.209b) ** Catalog #223a Catalog Value €300 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1067 POLAND 1924 30k violet blue, two used examples, v.f. (Fi.190a,b, cat. value 600zl) O Catalog #223a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1068 POLAND 1924 30gr error, printed in black violet instead of deep violet, two distinct shades used, each cancelled Wloclawek, v.f. (Mi.209b) O Catalog #223a Catalog Value €300 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1069 POLAND 1925 1925 unadopted designs, 15gr and 40gr blue, plate essays on card, v.f. E | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1070 POLAND 1925 unadopted designs, 50gr (3) and 1zl, four different plate essays on card, each in black, on chalky paper, v.f. E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1071 POLAND 1925 Wojciechowski, 1zl carmine, block of four, n.h., v.f., handstamped guarantee (Fi.193, cat. value 920zl for singles) **Catalog #226 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1072 POLAND 1928 25gr yellow brown, imperf. horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, traces of invalidating hs, v.f. (Fi.234nz, cat. value 1,200zl) (*) Catalog #250var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1073 POLAND 1928 Warszawa souvenir sheet of two, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f. ** Catalog #251 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1074 POLAND 1928 General Josef Bem, 25gr die proof in brown carmine, with engraver's "E.Gaspe" (E.Gasparini) signature at bottom, affixed on gray card, v.f. (Fi.237P1) P Catalog #256P Catalog Value Zl 3,000 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1075 POLAND 1928 definitives, forgeries to defraud the post, 25pf yellow brown, two perforated singles, also selection of 16x25pf red brown incl. three imperf. pairs, block of four imperf. vertically, strip of four, fine-v.f. *Catalog #260PF | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1076 POLAND 1928 25gr red brown, large die proof on wove paper, with engraver's "E.Gaspe" (E.Gasparini) signature at bottom, further signed in pencil on front "E.Gaspe, 28", v.f. and rare proof (Fi.241P1) P Catalog #261P Catalog Value Zl 2,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1077 POLAND 1933 60gr blue, 60gr red brown, inverted watermarks, horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f., the latter signed Schmutz (Mi.279Y,61) ** Catalog #275,B28var Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1078 POLAND 1935 Pilsudski, 15gr black, perforated and gummed proof sheetlet with small black background, v.f., signed Galewski P Catalog #288P | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1079 POLAND 1935 25gr Belvedere Palace, perforated proof sheetlet in dark green, showing positional markings on all sides, v.f. P Catalog #298P | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1080 POLAND 1935 25gr Belvedere Palace, two different perforated proof sheetlets in yellow brown and dark green, large margins, v.f. P Catalog #298P | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1081 POLAND 1935 50gr Krakow, perforated proof sheetlet in black, v.f. P Catalog #301P | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1082 POLAND 1935 50gr Krakow, two different perforated proof sheetlet in gray black and dark violet, v.f. P Catalog #301P | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1083 POLAND 1935 1zl Cathedral in Vilnius, proof sheetlet in brown, v.f. P Catalog #303P | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1084 POLAND 1935 1zl Cathedral in Vilnius, proof sheetlet in brown, v.f. P Catalog #303P | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1085 POLAND 1937 5gr Church at Czestochowa, selection of nine, mostly different die proofs, variety of colors and shades, fine-v.f. and incredibly rare assembly P Catalog #308P | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #1086 POLAND 1937 10gr Marine Terminal in Gdynia, perforated trial color proof in yellow green, on carton paper, v.f., signed Rachmanow P Catalog #309P | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1087 POLAND 1937 10gr Marine Terminal in Gdynia, perforated trial color proof in yellow green, on carton paper, fine, signed Laszkiewicz P Catalog #309P | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1088 POLAND 1945 unissued designs 5gr-3zl, imperforate essays prepared by the Government in Exile in London, complete set of 10, mounted on card and dated 10.5.45, signed on back. Designed by Arthur Horowicz, these essays were never accepted due to the political outcome at the Yalta Conference. A v.f. and rare set, only a few known to exist E Catalog #Fi.V338 I-X | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1089 POLAND 1954 Kosciuszko Uprising, 60gr dark blue, unissued color, sheet of 50, n.h., folded between stamps, with some marginal flaws, stamps v.f., rare multiple (Fi.741s, cat. value 6,000zl) **Catalog #658var | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1090 POLAND 1956 Olympic Games, 20g Boxer, center inverted, n.h., v.f., only 14 (!) examples are known to exist ** Catalog #751a | Price Realized $20,000.00 |
 | Lot #1091 POLAND 1958 15th Anniversary of the Polish People's Army, compound art work showing all three designs and issued colors corrected by hand, signed by the artist, with official Conservatory hs on reverse, v.f. and unique P Catalog #823-25P | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1092 POLAND 1959 Red Cross, compound art work showing all three designs and issued colors corrected by hand, signed by the artist, with official Conservatory hs on reverse, v.f. and unique P Catalog #868-70P | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1093 POLAND 1989 Gen. Korczynski, unissued (due to the fall of the Communist Regime) 50zl orange brown and black, sheet of 50, n.h., folded between stamps, with full margins, fine-v.f. (cat. value 3,500zl) **Catalog #Fi.XXVII | Price Realized $900.00 |
