U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1094 POLAND 1858 10k brown & blue (Russia No.2), block of four cancelled "59" in four concentric circles (Wlodawa), fine, signed Romeko. A rare block of the first perforated stamp of Imperial Russia (YT cat. Euro 8,000)  | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #1095 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, unused with gum (which is probably not original), good color, usual centering, minor diagonal crease, fine and rare stamp, with 2003 Behr certificate (*) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1096 POLAND 1860 10k light blue & rose, unused without gum, good color, usual centering, three short perforations, otherwise fine, signed Wiatrowski, with 2012 Korszen certificate (Fi.1a) (*) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1097 POLAND 1860 10k light blue & rose, two singles (originally a pair), left stamp variety defective "10" at upper right, cancelled on piece by "1" in concentric circles (Warszawa), minor perf. toning, signed Korszen, with 2011 Janusz Berbeka certificate (Fi.1a) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1098 POLAND 1869 (10 Dec) outer FL to Berlin, franked with Russian 1k (block of four) and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by unclear numeral cancels, with faint Warszawa departure pmk alongside, red "Aus Russland Franco" and arrival pmk on back, fine 14k rate from Warszawa to Berlin, signed Mikulski  | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1099 POLAND 1870 (19 Dec) coverfront addressed to Paris, franked with Russian 3k, 5k and pair of 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by numeral cancels, with corresponding bilingual Minsk alongside, date in manuscript, red "PD" and "Aus Russland", blue French entry pmk and crayon due notations, fine 28k rate from Minsk to France | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1100 POLAND 1871 (1 Aug) FL to Berlin franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by Warszawa-Vienna Cyrillic departure cds, repeated below, with "Aus Russland Franco" handstamp alongside, small stain (wax seal), fine 14k rate from Warszawa to Berlin | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1101 POLAND 1871 (26 Nov) outer FL to Berlin franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1" numeral cancels, with red Warszawa and "Franco" in red, also "Aus Russland Franco" handstamp in blue, minor surface flaws, fine 14k rate from Warszawa to Berlin, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1102 POLAND 1916 unissued "Gen-Gouv. Warschau" overprint on 3pf Germania, h.r. at top, v.f., extremely rare, signed Schmutz * | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1103 POLAND 1919 3h bright violet, double dot (pos.73), n.h., marginal ink stain and corner perf. crease at upper right, signed Berek (Fi.30 B2, cat. 10,000zl) ** Catalog #41var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1104 POLAND 1919 5h light green, pos. I-1, n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Charlat, Schmutz etc. (Fi.31, cat.4,500zl) ** Catalog #42 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1105 POLAND 1919 10h magenta, double dot (pos.73), well centered, small stain on back only, regummed, signed Suitcliffe, Schmutz etc. (Fi.33 B2, cat. 4,000zl) (*) Catalog #44var | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1106 POLAND 1919 12h light blue, double dot (pos.73), n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Malinowski (Fi.34 B2, cat. 2,800zl) ** Catalog #45var | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1107 POLAND 1919 3kr carmine rose, form IV A-2, n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Schmutz (Fi.47b, cat. 1,000zl) ** Catalog #53 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1108 POLAND 1919 4k green, form IVB-19, variety cut in "S", l.h., v.f., signed Schmutz, Jungjohann (Fi.48 B8, cat. 2,000zl) * Catalog #54var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1109 POLAND 1919 10kr violet, form IVB, position 22, never hinged, well centered and post office fresh, v.f., signed Mikstein, Dr.Oertel etc., with 1972 Mikulski certificate ("stan znaczka jest idealny"). A most popular rarity from Poland, only 440 printed, very few never hinged examples exist (Fi.49ba, cat. 140,000zl) ** Catalog #55 | Price Realized $16,000.00 |
 | Lot #1110 POLAND 1919 25h blue, form IIB-83, appears n.h., but apparently a trace of a light hinge mark expertly removed, still post office fresh, v.f., signed Mikstein, Schmutz etc. A rare stamp, only 1100 printed, of which most were used (Fi.37II, catalogue value for hinged 5,500zl) * Catalog #58 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1111 POLAND 1919 25h blue, pos. IIB12, "A" in "Polska" defective, h.r., well centered, v.f., signed Mikstein, Schmutz etc. (Fi.37 II, cat.20,000zl) * Catalog #58var | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #1112 POLAND 1919 30h dull violet, h.r., v.f., signed Jungjohann (Fi.39a, cat.2,200zl) * Catalog #59 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1113 POLAND 1919 Poznan surcharges, set of two, each tied on small piece by Skalmierzyce cds, v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg. O Catalog #77-78 Catalog Value $ 275 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1114 POLAND 1924 Eagle garland, 25gr indigo, error of color (instead of red brown), h.r., well centered, with some gum staining at bottom right (caused most likely by moisture within mounting material), otherwise v.f., with 2004 Mikulski certificate. 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, nevertheless a few sheets with the 25gr error went into circulation. This is considered to be one of the greatest rarities of Polish philately (Fi.189 B1, cat. 40,000zl) * Catalog #222a Catalog Value $ 12,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1115 POLAND 1928 Pilsudski, 50gr green, imperforate proof in issued color, with gum, partial carmine background on back; also 1zl black imperf. plate proof on white paper (this is not to be confused with the printer's waste souvenir sheet without inscriptions, as the groundwork is completely different), the former signed Gryzewski, the latter with minor crease, with handstamped guarantee (Fi.238P6,239P9, cat. 4,500zl) P Catalog #254,255P | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1116 POLAND 1935 Pilsudski, three different cross gutter blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #287-289 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1117 POLAND 1937 souvenir sheets, 25gr perf. and 1zl imperf., without inscriptions, v.f. PCatalog #314a,316aP | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1118 POLAND 1944 Wodzowie, set of three, also 5zl/25gr surcharge, unused without gum as issued, plus 5zl/50gr horizontal pair, with double vertical perfs between stamps and at right (signed W.Wieclaw), plus imperforate bottom sheet margin single, n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #341-43,362,363var | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1119 POLAND 1945 5zl on 25gr rose brown, bottom sheet margin horizontal strip of five, printed on Generalgouvernment paper (Deutsche Post Osten inscription on back), unused without gum as issued, perf. separations, fine-v.f. ** Catalog #362 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1120 POLAND 1958 Human Rights, imperforate horizontal pair, disturbed (dried) gum, v.f. (Fischer 933nz) ** Catalog #833var | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1121 POLAND 1991 Phila Nippon Exhibition souvenir sheet, error missing the hologram (butterfly), n.h., v.f., with regular sheet included for comparison (Fi.bl.101MK, cat. 800zl) ** Catalog #3056var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1122 POLAND 1991 Phila Nippon Exhibition imperforate souvenir sheet, error missing the hologram (butterfly), n.h., v.f., rare (Fi.bl 101MKnz, cat. 1,200zl) ** Catalog #3056var | Price Realized $270.00 |
