U.S. and Worldwide; The "Aurora" Collection of R.S.F.S.R.
February 8-10, 2011

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1093
POLAND
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. Incoming letters to soldiers in the Grande Armee are very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1094
POLAND
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
$1,300.00

Lot #1095
POLAND
1807-8 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 usual ageing, fine and rare pair of Napoleonic covers
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1096
POLAND
1813 FL dated 7 January, from "Le Varsovie", with straight line "No.4 Grande Armee" hs in red, sent to Vienne (Isere), re-directed to Paris, with "Deb.37 Vienne" and "83 Auxere" markings, also red Feb.6, 1813 arrival pmk in red, fine and scarce Napoleonic letter after the retreat from Russia, interesting contents describing harsh winter conditions
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1097
POLAND
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 #1098
POLAND
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 #1099
POLAND
1857 Russia 10k brown & blue, imperf. single, cancelled "1" in concentric rings (Warsaw), also additional red handstamp, ample margins all around, slight marginal thin, otherwise fine
O
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1100
POLAND
1859 unused stationery 1 1/2k 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
$2,800.00

Lot #1101
POLAND
1916 Germania "Deutsches Reich" 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 30pf and 60pf six different, each overprinted "Polen" in Gothic letters, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 1981 Dr.Hochstadter certificate, extremely rare
*
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1102
POLAND
1919 Gniezno surcharges, set of two used on philatelic cover, 10.11.19 pmks, cover with filing fold, stamps v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #77-78
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1103
POLAND
1944 Heroes, set of three, blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Wieclaw
Box (*)
Catalog #341-43
Price Realized
$260.00

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