U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 25-26, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1114 POLAND 1872 (14 Dec) outer FL from Zyrardow, sent via Sokolow to Elzbietow, franked with Russia 1k and 3x3k (all horizontally laid paper), paying 10k rate, stamps tied by Cyrillic "Ruda Guzowskoye", repeated on back, with Sokolow transit alongside, also "Helle & Ditrich Zyrardow" datestamp on front, fine usage from Zyrardow (a town founded by the Lubienski brothers as a textile factory in 1833. One of directors of the factory was a French inventor Philippe de Girard. As the town of Ruda Guzowska developed into a significant textile mill, it was renamed "Zyrardow" (a Polonised spelling of Girard's name). A sign near the entrance to the town states that it was the only city in Europe, entirely set up for a factory (jedyna w Europie osada fabryczna)  | Price Realized $375.00 |
