Russian Local Post (Zemstvo); U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
February 8, 2012 and February 22-23, 2012

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3299
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
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3300
POLAND
1807 FL datelined "Varsovie", 6 March, addressed to Monaco (Departament Des Alpes Maritimes), "No.43 Port-Paye Grande Armee" hs, fine Napoleonic era letter from Warsaw, unusual destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #3301
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
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #3302
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
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #3303
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.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #3304
POLAND
1840 outer FL with bold "Koniecpol" straight line hs, sent to Kielce, v.f., signed Mazepa
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #3305
POLAND
1840 outer FL with boxed bilingual "Brzesc-Kujawski" hs in red, addressed to Wloclawek, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #3306
POLAND
1859 Warsaw Postal Stationery, 1.5k or 3gr unused entire envelope, red imprint at upper right, two control signatures on the inside flap, v.f. and fresh, with 2004 Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3307
POLAND
1860 10k blue and rose, fresh and exceptionally well centered example, perfectly tied by "1" in concentric rings on outer FL from Warszawa to St. Petersburg, with red departure pmk alongside, arrival pmk (13 Apr 63) on back, v.f. and beautiful cover, without the usual filing folds, unusually nice
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #3308
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 being driven 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 collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #3309
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
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3310
POLAND
1918 "Krolewstwo Polskie", competition designs, composite sheetlet of 12 in black, v.f. and extremely rare essay
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3311
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
Envelope
Catalog #30/39
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #3312
POLAND
1919 Lublin Issue, 10h on 30h slate green, brown surcharge, three copies, one inverted (signed Kwasniewski), fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #32b,32bvar
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #3313
POLAND
1918 10h on 30h green, red brown surcharge (error), block of four, l.h., v.f., with Mikulski certificate
Box *
Catalog #32b
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #3314
POLAND
1919 Krakow Issue, 3h violet, form I, pos.97, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Zegarac, with Ceremuga cert.
*
Catalog #41
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #3315
POLAND
1919 Krakow Issue, 25h blue, form IIB, pos.100, l.h., fine, signed Mikulski, Koopman etc.
*
Catalog #58
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #3316
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)
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3317
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.
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3318
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.
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3319
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
Box E
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #3320
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
$475.00

Lot #3321
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
Box (*)
Catalog #215-23,225var
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #3322
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
$450.00

Lot #3323
POLAND
1925 5gr green and 10gr violet, vertical imperforate se-tenant gutter pair, folded between stamps, unused without gum, signed Laszkiewicz, with some violet ink at top, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #230-31var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3324
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.
Box *
Catalog #260PF
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #3325
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, cat. 2,500zl)
P
Catalog #261P
Price Realized
$460.00

Lot #3326
POLAND
1933 60gr blue, 60gr red brown, inverted watermarks, horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f., the latter signed Schmutz (Fi.258D,260D)
**
Catalog #275,B28var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #3327
POLAND
1937 2,20zl "Znaczki Pocztowe", six unexploded booklets, stamps with occasional offsets from being lightly stuck down, fine-v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3328
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. 10,000zl)
Box **
Catalog #658var
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #3329
POLAND
1957 October Revolution, 60gr red color omitted, n.h., v.f. (Fi.741s, cat. 800zl)
**
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #3330
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 #3331
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 #3332
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. (Fi.XXVII, cat. 3,500zl)
Box **
Price Realized
$700.00

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