U.S. & Worldwide Stamps; The Kaunas Collection Lithuania
May 8-9, 2013 and May 15, 2013
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2307 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Issue, blocks of four, complete set, with additional 20c (vertical watermark), plus 1auk imperf. block of four, also 2auk vertical gutter block of four, fine-v.f.  */**Catalog #C1-7 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2308 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Issue, imperforate trial color proofs on mostly watermarked stamp paper with or without gum, selection of 38 mostly different including 20c (six), 1auk (five), 2auk (eleven), 5auk (sixteen), occasional mostly fine-v.f. A scarce group (Lithuanian Handbook PC1f/PC7k) P Catalog #C1/7P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2309 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 60sk green, variety imperf. at left, 80sk rose, two horizontal pairs, imperf. vertically, h.r., fine-v.f. Also a trimmed "fantail" of each value * Catalog #C3var,4a | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2310 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 80sk light rose, right sheet margin block of four, imperf. vertically between stamps and at left, disturbed gum, otherwise fine *Catalog #C4var | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2311 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 1auk green & red, two imperforate blocks of four, one with partial offset on back, also imperf. block of ten, plus sheet corner margin block of four, variety imperf. at right, also horizontal and vertical imperf. pairs (l.h.), as well as vertical pair imperf. at right, double perfs at left (creases) mostly n.h., minor wrinkles, v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C5a,b,g,j,m) */**Catalog #C5a | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2312 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 2auk, 5auk horizontal gutter blocks of four, stamps n.h., handstamped on back partly showing through, still v.f., ex-Matuzas **Catalog #C6,7 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2313 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Allegory of Flight, unadapted design 20sk (four) and 40sk (one), various colors, negative printing, white paper, imperforate essays, sheet margin singles with gum and watermarked, with network, dividing lines, v.f., extremely rare (Lithuanian Handbook EC15,16) E Catalog #C8/14E | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #2314 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Allegory of Flight, 20ct-5auk seven different imperforate horizontal pairs, 40sk with negative center on back, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook PC8/14a) P Catalog #C8/14P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2315 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Allegory of Flight, 20ct-5auk, 12 imperforate plate proofs, mostly different, 40sk with negative center on back (two), one of the 5auk with double center, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook PC8/14a) P Catalog #C8/14P | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #2316 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Allegory of Flight, 20ct-5auk, negative printing, white watermarked paper, seven imperforate horizontal se-tenant pairs, proofs with gum, fine-v.f., rare (Lithuanian Handbook EC8x/14x) P Catalog #C8/14P | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #2317 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 80sk orange & dark green, vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f., signed Sanabria * Catalog #C11a | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2318 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Allegory of Flight, 2auk imperforate plate proof, block of four, v.f. PCatalog #C13P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2319 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 1auk brown & carmine, 5auk ultramarine & yellow, varieties imperf. at bottom, l.h. or h.r., fine (Lithuanian Handbook C15b,17a) * Catalog #C15,17var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2320 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 1auk brown & carmine, imperf. horizontal tete-beche pair, h.r., slightly dried gum, v.f., only 108 printed * Catalog #C15a | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2321 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 1auk brown & carmine, imperforate proofs, with and without watermark, also 1auk brown and red, imperf. proof on unwatermarked paper, all without gum, v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook PC15c,d,e) P Catalog #C15P | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2322 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 1auk brown & carmine, horizontal tete-beche pair, one stamp with double overprint, the other "Zenklas" (stamp) omitted, l.h., v.f., only 11 printed (Lithuanian Handbook C15c,d) * Catalog #C15var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2323 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 3auk violet & green, vertical sheet tete-beche pair, imperf. between, l.h., fine, only 50 printed * Catalog #C16var | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #2324 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 10auk, two different imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, h.r., v.f. P Catalog #C20P | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #2325 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 surcharges, fourteen blocks of four, complete (except 10c on 40sk), with additional 10c on 20sk and 10c on 60sk vertical watermarks, plus shades of 10c on 20sk and 20c on 1auk, set of eleven, used in 1924 on flown cover from Kaunas to Libau, filing fold away from the stamps, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk */**Catalog #C21-31 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2326 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 surcharges, group of varieties, 19 items, including 50c on 5auk vertical pair, basic stamps fold-over, 50c on 10auk horizontal pair, basic stamps with shifted background, 1L on 5auk double surcharge, 60sh horizontal strip of three, right stamp with surcharge, plus inverted and shifted surcharges *O Catalog #C21/31var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2327 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 surcharges, 20c on 2auk and 50c on 5auk vertical gutter blocks of four (two of last), also 50c on 5auk sheet corner margin block of four, double vertical perfs at right */**Catalog #C26,29 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2328 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 20c on 2auk, "cent." missing, h.r., fine (Lithuanian Handbook C26a) * Catalog #C26a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2329 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 20c on 2auk, block of nine, middle stamp without "cent.", l.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C26a) *Catalog #C26a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2330 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 25c on 2auk, 50c on 10auk, surcharges inverted, blocks of four, two of last, one with additional offsets on back, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C27a,30a,c) */**Catalog #C27a,30a | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #2331 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 30c on 4auk, carmine surcharge triple, bottom sheet margin block of four, fine, rare (Lithuanian Handbook C28a) */**Catalog #C28var | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2332 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 50c on 5auk horizontal pair, right stamp without surcharge, left stamp small faults, rare * Catalog #C29var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #2333 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 1L on 5auk triangular tete-beche block of nine, n.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C31g) **Catalog #C31 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2334 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 Issue, set of four blocks of 10, also panes of 25 (two of 20c yellow), n.h., v.f., **Catalog #C32-34 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2335 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 20c, 40c and 60c imperforate proofs in rose, each on gummed and watermarked paper, v.f. P Catalog #C32-34P | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2336 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 20c, 40c and 60c imperforate proofs in brown, each on gummed and watermarked paper, v.f. P Catalog #C32-34P | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2337 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 20c yellow, without watermark, h.r., v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, only 200 printed (Mi.220Y) * Catalog #C32var Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2338 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 40c green, vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #C33var | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #2339 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 40c green, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #C33var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2340 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 40c green, variety imperf. at bottom, two copies, one with perfs trimmed on three sides to resemble "imperf." Also another variety, with double horizontal perfs at top, slight gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C33d,e) * Catalog #C33var | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2341 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 40c green, horizontal pair, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C38d) ** Catalog #C33var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2342 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 60c rose, without watermark, bottom sheet margin example, l.h., v.f., signed Sanabria, Kessler (Mi.222Y) * Catalog #C34var Catalog Value €450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2343 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 60c rose, without watermark, hinge stain, otherwise fine, signed Richter (Mi.222Y) * Catalog #C34var Catalog Value €450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2344 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 60c rose, without watermark, block of four, lower right stamp n.h., others h.r., single short perf. at lower left, fine-v.f., rare multiple (Mi.222Y) *Catalog #C34var Catalog Value €1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2345 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a letter, different perforated and imperf. essays, three of each, with or without numerals, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook EC36/36i) E | Unsold |
 | Lot #2346 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a Letter, set of three, used on flown cover (27 Oct) from Kaunas to Konigsberg, v.f., with framed arrival handstamp  Catalog #C37-39 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2347 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a Letter, set of three blocks of four, also 40c sheet of 100 (folded between stamps), showing varieties, plus a top sheet corner margin block of four, bottom right stamp "Cietuva," plus block of nine, upper left stamp "Paspas" (for "Pastas"); there are also two blocks of 60c, one without watermark, the other showing defective "60", mostly n.h., fine-v.f. lot (Lithuanian Handbook C37c,e,38e,m) */**Catalog #C37-39,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2348 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a Letter, varieties incl. 20c part of design omitted at left, 40c horizontal pair, right stamp "Cietuva," 60c vertical pair imperf. between, plus 60c without watermark, bottom sheet margin single, h.r., minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C36d,37c,38b,e) * Catalog #C37-39var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2349 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a Letter, set of three vertical pairs imperf. between, h.r., v.f., signed Mikulski etc. * Catalog #C37a-39a | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #2350 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a letter, set of three horizontal pairs imperf. between, h.r., minor gum disturbances, mostly v.f., signed Mikulski, Sanabria * Catalog #C37a-39a | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #2351 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow Carrying a Letter, 20c carmine, block of four, imperf. between horizontally, h.r., v.f., signed Lissiuk */**Catalog #C37a | Unsold |
 | Lot #2352 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 20c carmine, block of four imperf. between (horizontally), also Smetona 10c vertical pair, used in 1933 on registered and flown cover from Kaunas to Berlin, v.f., with arrival pmk, scarce on cover Catalog #C37var | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #2353 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow carrying a letter, 60c blue & black, center inverted, n.h., v.f. (Mi.245K) ** Catalog #C39c Catalog Value €300 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2354 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1926 Swallow carrying a letter, 60c blue & black, center inverted, block of four, h.r., v.f., with Scott's Stamp Co. guarantee marks on back, rare block (Mi.245K) *Catalog #C39c Catalog Value €1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2355 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 Tubelis, 5c (four), 10c (two), 15c (two), selection of nine blocks of four (36 stamps), all varieties such as offsets and color shifts, fine-v.f. *Catalog #C40,41,42var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2356 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 Tubelis, 5c black & brown, selection of six varieties including background colors shifted, ochre color omitted, yellow instead of bistre, plus offsets of center and one of frame on back, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C39a/f) * Catalog #C40var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2357 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 Tubelis, 10c dark blue & gray black, varieties including double center, plus two each offsets of center and of frame on back, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C40a,e,f) * Catalog #C41var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2358 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 Tubelis, 10c variety double center, bottom sheet corner margin block of four, l.h. or n.h., v.f. *Catalog #C41var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2359 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 Tubelis, 15c maroon & gray blue, varieties including double center, shifted background colors (two), center shifted, fine-v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C41a,c,d) * Catalog #C42var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2360 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 20c varieties, including trimmed "fantail" (perfs clipped on three sides to resemble imperf.), magenta instead of orange (three) l.h. or n.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C42a,b) */** Catalog #C43var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2361 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 40c varieties, two including center double, also violet omitted and background shifted, l.h. or n.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C43a,d) */** Catalog #C44var | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2362 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 60c green, black, horizontal pair imperf. between, also 1L brown red, gray black, horizontal se-tenant pair, transposed heads, l.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C44a,45b) * Catalog #C45,46var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2363 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 60c green, black, horizontal pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C44a) * Catalog #C45var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2364 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 60c green, black, horizontal pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Lithuanian Handbook C44a) * Catalog #C45var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2365 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 60c green, black, block of four, imperf. between, l.h., v.f., signed Scott's Stamp Co. (Lithuanian Handbook C44a) *Catalog #C45var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #2366 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 1L brown red, lilac, black, transposed heads, lower left sheet corner margin se-tenant block of four, l.h. at UL, others n.h., v.f. (Mi.313+313I) */**Catalog #C46var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #2367 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 1L brown red, lilac, black, groundwork shifted ("no planes"), upper left sheet corner margin block of four, l.h. or n.h., v.f. */**Catalog #C46var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2368 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 1L brown red, lilac, black, variety missing planes (gray lilac omitted), l.h., v.f., rare (Lithuanian Handbook C45c) * Catalog #C46var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2369 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1930 Grand Duke Vytautas, 1L dull red, lilac & black variety, with transposed heads, used in 1930 in combination with 60c on registered and flown cover from Kaunas, addressed to Hermann Sieger in Germany, cover folded and partially restored between stamps, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk, rare Catalog #C46var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2370 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1932 Triangles, perf. and imperf. sets of blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #C55-62 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2371 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1933 Fourth Issue for the benefit of Lithuanian Orphans, perforated triangular "blocks" of four, also 5c positions 99-100, plus imperf. tete-beche blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #C71-78 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2372 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 (September) Lituanica II New York to Kaunas Flight Issue, overprinted in red "Oro Pastas Lituanica 1934 New York-Kaunas" on 50c brown olive, green, imperf. block of four, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f. (see note in Scott's following No.259) ** | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #2373 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 (September) Lituanica II New York to Kaunas Flight Issue, overprinted in red "Oro Pastas Lituanica 1934 New York-Kaunas" on 50c brown olive, green, imperf. block of four (rejoined horizontally), signed "Lt. Felix Vaitkus 6-30-36, v.f., unique (see note in Scott's following No.259) * | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #2374 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 (September) Lituanica II New York to Kaunas Flight Issue, overprinted in red "Oro Pastas Lituanica 1934 New York-Kaunas" on 50c brown olive, green, imperf. block of four, used, v.f., rare (see note in Scott's following No.259) | Unsold |
 | Lot #2375 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 F.Vaitkus commemorative issue, 40c carmine rose & blue, overprinted in black "F.Vaitkus Nugalejo Atlanta 21-22-IV-1935" (F.Vaitkus conquered the Atlantic), horizontal top sheet margin imprint pair, n.h., v.f. proof, with tiny holes - pin pricked. Overprinting ink in green gradually changing to black. A rarity, with 2010 Prof. Dr. Klein certificate (Lithuanian Handbook PC84) P** Catalog #C80P | Unsold |
 | Lot #2376 LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 F.Vaitkus commemorative issue, 40c carmine rose & blue, overprinted in black "F.Vaitkus Nugalejo Atlanta 21-22-IV-1935" (F.Vaitkus Conquered the Atlantic), block of 12 (4x3), n.h., folded between stamps, slight wrinkles and gum creases, still fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks. Of the total 2,100 issued, 450 were sent to members of the UPU; 100 were presented as gifts to officials; 300 were sold at the Kaunas Central Post Office (for a few hours); 400 were affixed on covers for the return flight to the United States, The remainder were sold by the Aero Club of Lithuania for 25 Litas each, the proceeds to be used for the promotion of aviation. Needless to say, many were lost during the war. Multiples are scarce, this being one of the largest known, ex-Matuzas (Mi.404) **Catalog #C80var Catalog Value €4,800 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
