Kossoy Collection of Poland; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
September 11-13, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2001 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1786 (2 May) folded letter with a large letter "W" surmounted by a crown (Warszawa) handstamp, addressed to the Count de Mniszech, grand master of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in Leopolis (Lvov), charged "8" in red crayon, additional markings on back, fine and rare  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2002 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1815 (Independent City of Krakow) two folded letters, one sent on 6th May from Krakow to Micheldorf near Linz in Austria, with crayon tax markings, the other with straight line "Cracovie" departure handstamp, addressed to Tarnow, with 1828 arrival docketing, some cover toning, otherwise fine usage | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2003 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1818 (9 November) FL from Warszawa to Franco Mont (near Aachen), with two-line departure datestamp in red (as prescribed by the 1817 regulations requiring the name of the post office in Polish, date in Latin), with framed "Duitsch Grynsk: te Henri Chappelle" frontier hand stamp in Dutch on back, also Strzalkowo (11 November) datestamp applied at the Prussian frontier, fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2004 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1819-39 six letters from Warszawa, each with a departure datestamp, sent to Gorlitz, Ramsgate, Koniecpol, Rheims and Francomont (near Aachen), two with framed "Duitsch Grenske te Henri Chapelle" frontier handstamps in Dutch, three with Strzalkowo datestamps applied at the Prussian frontier, also "Prusse Par Givet" and "Kempen" markings, fine group | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2005 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1822 (17 Dec) FL from "Mezieres" (a village on Franco-Belgian frontier), sent via Poznan, Konin, Przedborz and Breslau, addressed to Count Ostrowski in Kaluszyn, with red "Kaluszyn 20 December" arrival datestamp, plus various tax marks and red "Port. Zagr." (foreign tax)10gr handstamp on back, also in green, fine incoming letter to Poland | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2006 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1822 (25 July) small FL from Iwanowice (a village in Krakow county), with red departure datestamp, ("2" of "25" inverted), sent via Krakow and Vienna (oval "Wien") to Warszawa, small paper erosion (or burn), otherwise fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2007 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1824 (22 April) FL from Warszawa to Wloclawek, with two-line departure datestamp in red, with a framed "Sluzba Cywil. Rzad. Od Kom. Woie:Mazow" (On Civil Government Service from Voyevodstvo Mazowsze), with corresponding "Krolewstwo Polskie" seal on back | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #2008 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1824 (26 May) folded letter written in Krakow, sent via Czestochowa to Miedzna, addressed to "Miaczynski, Castellan and Senator of the Kingdom of Poland, Knight of the St. Stanislaw and St. Leopold Orders First Class", posted from Iwanowice (red town datestamp); also a folded service letter addressed to the high commission of the "Voyevodship of Krakow in Kielce", with official seal granting free of charge delivery ("Kingdom of Poland, Land Registry of the Voyev. Krakow") | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2009 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1825 (30 Mar) cover originating from "Dobra" (a village in the western part of Austrian occupied "Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria"), sent via Krakow, Iwanowice and Opoczno, addressed to count Malachowski in the village of Bartachow in the Russian occupied Kingdom of Poland. One line in black "Bochnia" and red "Iwanowice" datestamp alongside, various due markings on both sides including "Port. Zagr." (foreign tax) handstamp on back, intact wax seal, fine | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #2010 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1829 (23 Nov) FL from Warszawa to Zyple (near Marympol), sent by a lawyer to his client, with docketing inside showing endorsement at bottom "Kosztem Odbierajacego" (at recipient's expense - obviously accepted by the post), fine | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2011 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1835-42 group of seven letters from or to Krakow, Austrian Post Office cancellations, used to Compiano (Parma), Wurzburg, Steyer, Berlin, Leipzig, Bordeaux; one from Jaslo to the "K.u.K. Consulate in Krakau", fine group | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2012 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1837 (12 June) folded letter headed "Konstytorz Jeneralny Dyecezyi Krakowskiej" (General Church Board of Krakow), addressed to the vicar of the Boleslawice parish in the Olkusz county, bearing framed "Interes Rzadowy" and red Krakow (6/6) departure cds, wax seal removed from back, fine | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2013 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1838 (June) folded business letter from Warszawa to London, with red departure cds, sent via Berlin (26/6) and Hamburg (28/6), with red "Hull Ship Letter" and arrival datestamps on back, also Hamburg Ship Post cds (28 June), plus various charge markings, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2014 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1840 (12 Oct) outer FL to Warszawa, with framed bilingual "Mniszek" departure town handstamp in green (date filled-in by hand), with red "Radom" postmark alongside, v.f., rare, ex-Adler | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2015 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1844 (July) small folded letter to France, with red "Warta" town handstamp, Kalisz 23/7 cds, handstamped "C.R.P.F." on front, also red "Sieradz" (19/7) and "Breslau 24/7" in black, arriving in Blois on 31 July, various manuscript charge margins, fine and interesting letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2016 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1850-53 two folded letters from "Bialobrzegi", sent by Polish parents to their son studying in in Dresden, routed via Warszawa and Breslau, with two different types of "Breslau-Myslowitz" transit datestamps, each with red town handstamp, dates filled-in by hand, horseshoe "Franco" and distinct Prussian rate handstamps (actually reduced from 39 3/4sgr to 22sgr). Both letters traveled by Warszawa-Vienna railway to Czestochowa, from there by mail coach to Oppeln (Opole) station, continuing with TPO Myslowitz-Breslau and Breslau-Berlin to Dresden, some tape defects, otherwise fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #2017 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1851 (9 July) small cover from Zawichost (a village in Sandomierz County, Swietokrzyskie woj.) to Warszawa, well struck departure postmark, year-date "18" at bottom, rest (9.7.51) filled-in by hand, double endorsed "b.pilno" (very urgent) and with "Franco" handstamp, v.f., with arrival pmk, signed Bojanowicz | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2018 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1853 (March) FL used in 1853 to Berlin, with "Iwaniska" town handstamp (date filled in by hand), additionally bearing red "Opatow" and Warszawa on back, framed "Aus Russland Franco" and "Breslau/Berlin" entry datestamp, with 29/3 arrival, some overall ageing, fine and interesting letter | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2019 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1859 (16 May) FL from Zboyno (red town handstamp), sent via Warszawa and per railway to Czestochowa, charged "10" and endorsed "Na koszt" (reversed charges) | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2020 POLAND pre-philatelic period 1846-55 selection of 10 FLs used from Warszawa to France (Bordeaux, Paris), England (London), Switzerland (Wohlen), Italy (Verona), Austria (Trieste, Vienna), Riga, Grocholice (via Piotrkow), various cancels, transits, also "Franco Poln.Preuss.Grz", "Aus Russland", different due markings, fine-v.f. A useful, representative group of early Warszawa pmks | Price Realized $475.00 |
