U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 19-20, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1019 POLAND 1771 complete FL to Warszawa, with a good strike of ZAMOSC in red (crown at top and posthorns at bottom), fine, with red wax seal on back, manuscript "46" (number for entry in the "Way Book"), only about 10 recorded  | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1020 POLAND 1774 (12 Jan) complete (four-page letter written in Polish from Lwow) FL to Warszawa, with a decent strike of circular LEMBERG struck in black between Crown and Posthorns, charge markings in pen and red crayon, fine (In 1772, following the First Partition of Poland, Lwow was annexed by the Habsburg Monarchy. Known in German as Lemberg, the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria) | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1021 POLAND 1775 entire FL addressed to Warszawa, with fairly good strike of MITAU, crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, some ageing, fine usage from Mitawa (present-day Jelgawa in Latvia) (Mitau became a town of the Duchy of Courland in 1561 and became the capital of the united duchies of Courland and Semigallia. Because the duchy became a vassal of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Mitau was also referred to by the Polish name Mitawa) | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1022 POLAND 1776 cover from "Bauske" (today Bauska in Latvia), with straight-line handstamp, addressed to Prince Radziwill in Nieborow, sent via Mitau, Konigsberg and Warsaw, intact wax seal on back, fine | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1023 POLAND 1778 cover with enclosed letter, addressed to Dubno, with an excellent strike of WINNICA (crown at top and posthorns at bottom), fine, with red wax seal on back, manuscript endorsements (numbers for entry in the "Way Book"), very rare | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1024 POLAND 1779 (12 June) small cover from BIELSK, with ornamental departure strike with stylized Crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, addressed via Grodno to Nowogrodek, some toning at bottom, with intact wax seal on back, rare usage, signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1025 POLAND 1782 entire FL with text (in Polish) addressed to "Madame la Contessa Mokronowska", via Warszawa to Bialystok, negative town handstamp showing large Posthorns and Crown at top (possibly "Crasnistav" - Krasnystav), partial wax seal on back, extremely rare usage | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1026 POLAND 1783 home-made envelope addressed to presumably Wilna, with negative, framed "MINSK R.1778 IAN" handstamped intact wax seal on back, some ageing, excellent strike, rare | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #1027 POLAND 1784 home-made cover (partly restored at bottom left) addressed to Dubno, with a decent strike of circular "PETRICO VIA" two-line in black between Crown and Posthorns, extremely rare handstamp of present-day PIOTRKOW, with intact wax seal on back | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1028 POLAND 1784 small cover from NIEMIEROW to Zytomierz, redirected to Dubno, with a good strike of Niemierow, with Crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, wax seal on back, entry numbers or charge markings, some ageing, very rare | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1029 POLAND 1785 (22 June) cover, with letter of contents (in French), written from "Reisen" (Rydzyna) and posted from "LISSA" (Leszno), with straight line handstamp (9.5mm), 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 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1030 POLAND 1786 small cover with a complete strike of GRODNO (crown at top and posthorns at bottom), fine, with small wax seal on back, rare | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1031 POLAND 1787 cover originating in "Nieswiez", posted in MINSK, with framed handstamp, addressed to Prince Radziwill in Wilno, intact wax seal on back, various routing and forwarding markings on back, signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1032 POLAND 1788 (17 Jan) cover with letter of contents, from DUBNO to Count Mniszech in Lwow, with an excellent strike of circular "D" with crown at top, charged "8" in red manuscript, little toning at bottom, intact wax seal on back, undoubtedly rare | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1033 POLAND 1788 (24 July) home-made cover (one side-flap missing), with four-page letter of contents (in French), with framed "POSEN" handstamp, addressed to Count Mniszech in Zamosc, charged "8" in red manuscript, fine | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1034 POLAND 1789 small cover from LUCK, bearing marking with Posthorns at top, name of town in the middle, with branch at bottom, addressed to Lublin, with nearly intact wax seal on back, little ageing at sides, fine and rare usage | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1035 POLAND 1789 complete FL from LUBLIN to Warszawa, with excellent strike of "L" with crown in circle, with "51" in manuscript (entry in the "way book"), fine and scarce, only about 10 examples known (a similar cover ex-Bojanowicz was sold for $1,500 in 1999) | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1036 POLAND 1790 large part of outer folded letter (bottom portion missing) addressed to Szpokiwie, with a faint, but legible strike of circular KRZEMIENIEC in black between Crown and Posthorns, Type I handstamp, fine | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1037 POLAND 1790 (17 Mar) small cover two-page letter (in Polish) addressed to the Count de Mniszech, grand master of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in Leopolis (Lvov), red ZAMOSC, ornamental Crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, charged "4" in crayon, fine and rare marking from Zamosc (a similar cover, ex-Bojanowicz was sold for $3,000+) | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1038 POLAND 1790 small home-made envelope with a fine strike of circular TULCZIN in black between Crown and Posthorns, way-book markings at top, little ageing, fine and very rare cover, signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #1039 POLAND 1791 large part of an outer FL with faint but readable "PIASKI" with crown at top and posthorns at bottom, sent via Lublin, with "L" and crown at top, addressed to Krakow and endorsed "Pilno Pilno", manuscript "4" entry from way-book, rare letter with two different town markings | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1040 POLAND 1792 (21 May) entire FL (four pages of text in Polish) addressed to Warszawa, with straight-line LISSA (Leszno) departure hs (type IV, size 10mm), endorsed "Franco", nearly intact wax seal and arrival docketing, fine and scarce usage | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #1041 POLAND 1793 (26 October) cover (with letter written in French and Polish) addressed to Count Mniszech in Leopol (Lwow), with a perfect strike of PULAWY and crown, red "8" in crayon, fine and scarce letter, with faint arrival (?) handstamp on back | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1042 POLAND 1778 large part (small piece missing from back) of a home-made envelope from Warszawa to Wilno, clear strike of "W" (type I, Bojanowicz "a"), cover tear at bottom, fine early usage, intact wax seal on reverse | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1043 POLAND 1781 (2 May) complete FL from Warszawa to Venice, with a fine strike of "W" and crown, circle diameter 15mm, manuscript "63" entry, also rated "1 L 4s" for letter abroad, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1044 POLAND 1783 home-made envelope, with a large letter "W" surmounted by a crown (type II, Bojanowicz "b") sent from Warszawa to Krakow, manuscript "12gr" and "117", largely intact wax seals on back, some ageing and raster markings at bottom | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1045 POLAND 1783 cover from Warszawa, via Poznan to Skwirzyn, clear strike of "W" (type II, Bojanowicz "b"), charged "24", with wax seal on back | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1046 POLAND 1792 (May) outer FL showing large part of "W" and endorsed "militaria", addressed to Major General Kosciuszko in Niemierowie, with virtually intact wax seal on back, fine letter from King Stanislas August Poniatowski's Military chancery to General Kosciuszko, used during the Polish-Russian War, signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #1047 POLAND 1794 (9 May) cover (with letter written in French) addressed to Count Mniszek in Leopol (Lwow), with "W" and crown of Warszawa (Bojanowicz type c), red "8" in crayon, two wax seals on back, including intact censor mark "Bezpieczenstwo" (security) and Arms of Warszawa, some ageing, nevertheless fine usage during the Kosciuszko uprising, with faint arrival (?) handstamp | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
 | Lot #1048 POLAND 1794 cover addressed to Bialystok, with "W" and crown of Warszawa (Bojanowicz type c), manuscript "8" at upper right, two wax seals on back, including intact "Bespieczenstwo" (security) and Arms of Warszawa censor, fine usage during the Kosciuszko uprising showing early censor mark, signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $21,000.00 |
 | Lot #1049 POLAND 1782 large part of a FL (side flap and top portion missing) addressed to Warsaw, with a good strike of "Cracovia" (type I, Bojanowicz type a), filing fold at right, fine and scarce usage from Krakow (a similar cover, ex-Bojanowicz, described as one of five or six known, was sold for $5,000+ in 1999) | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #1050 POLAND 1786 (ca) cover from Krakow to Strzeszyn, via Varsovie and Grodno, with "K" surmounted by a crown, virtually intact wax seal on back, fine usage from Krakow, with rare type II handstamp (used between 1786 and 1792) (a similar cover, ex-Bojanowcz was sold for $2,000+ in 1999) | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1051 POLAND 1777 (15 July) entire FL with enclosed letter signed "Zamoyski", sent from LUBOML, unclear "MILITARIA" circular handstamp (described in "Ruch", type 10, undetermined military unit), signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #1052 POLAND 1779 "Militaria" negative strike on cover addressed to Lublin and redirected to Warszawa, manuscript markings at top, fine and rare free-frank usage, signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $10,500.00 |
 | Lot #1053 POLAND 1786 home-made envelope addressed to Warszawa, with a good strike of "Dywizji Malopolskiej Kawalerii Narodowej w Drzewicy", with wax seal on back, some overall ageing, extremely rare, signed Rachmanow (described in "Ruch", not illustrated) | Price Realized $13,500.00 |
 | Lot #1054 POLAND 1790 home-made envelope addressed to Warszawa, with a good strike of "Regimentu Konnego Krolowy w Pawalaczy", with large part of wax-seal on back, overall ageing and minor mending on front, signed Rachmanow (described in "Ruch", type 3) | Price Realized $15,000.00 |
 | Lot #1055 POLAND 1806 (9 Dec) Warszawa to Paris, outer FL (with complete letter of contents), with red "Grande Armee No.31" hs, charged "8" (decimes), red arrival pmk, fine usage from the Duchy of Warsaw during Napoleonic occupation | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1056 POLAND 1807 (29 Aug) Warszawa to Paris, FL with "Grande Armee No.43" hs, charged "8" (decimes), red arrival pmk, fine usage from the Duchy of Warsaw during Napoleonic occupation | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1057 POLAND 1808 (May) Warszawa to Paris, FL with red "Grande Armee No.29" hs, charged "8" (decimes), red arrival pmk, fine usage from the Duchy of Warsaw during Napoleonic occupation | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1058 POLAND 1808 (27 May) complete FL from PLOTSK to Paris, with "GRANDE-ARMEE No.43" handstamp at top, charged "8" (decimes), with red arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1059 POLAND 1812 (28 May) complete FL to France, headed "en Pologne", with red "Grande Armee No.5" handstamp, interesting contents regarding Troop movements, munitions, etc., fine and late usage by a member of the greatest army the world had ever seen, just prior to the invasion of Russia (which began 24 June, 1812) | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1060 POLAND 1811 (15 Mar) Incoming Mail, small FL from Paris to Count Lubienski ("mon cher Papa") in Warszawa, with an excellent three-line strike of "Miedzyrzec" and "P.Z.Gr.Sr." (Porto Zagraniczne Groszy Srebrem) and "P:K: Zt." (Porto Krajowe Zlotych), actual amount "16zl" filled in by manuscript, indicating domestic postage collected at border, intact wax seal, various charge and due markings on front, fine early cover with splendid Duchy of Warsaw markings | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1061 POLAND 1850 (25 Aug) FL originating from London and addressed to Odessa, forwarded by agents "Franconi & Wolff A Cracovie", with "Krakau 23/8" pmk, sent further to Odessa, fine and most unusual routing | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1062 POLAND 1858 Russia No.2, 10k brown & blue (watermarked "1"), canceled "1" in concentric circles of Warszawa, v.f., signed Rosselevitch O | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1063 POLAND 1858 Russia 10k brown & blue (perf. 12 1/2), canceled in black on small FL from Brzesc Litowsk, tied by red bilingual Warszawa 21/8 cds, addressed locally, with another red cancel repeated on back, also boxed "3 P" (3:00 pm), fine example of postal franked (stamp used twice) | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1064 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, unused with gum (which is probably not original), corner perf. added at upper right, nice colors (*) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1065 POLAND 1860 10k carmine rose & blue, brilliant colors and well centered, canceled by "1" (ornamental tail) in four squares, on small piece, v.f. A splendid stamp O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1066 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, nice colors, typical centering, canceled by "1" (ornamental tail) in four squares, on small piece, fine and most attractive Poland Number One on piece O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1067 POLAND 1860 10k carmine rose & blue, beautiful distinct colors, canceled "282" (Kibarty), fine O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1068 POLAND 1860 10k carmine rose & blue, beautiful colors, canceled "DP" (Dworzec Praga), well centered, fine O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1069 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, used twice (postal fraud), two stamps, one "138" (Radom), the other "205" (Wielun), small flaws, fine appearance O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1070 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, well centered, good color, canceled "304" (Pniewo), well centered, small expert repairs, fine appearance (Bojanowicz rated "7") O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1071 POLAND 1860 10k carmine rose & blue, nice colors, plate flaw variety missing numerals at top left, canceled "241" (Wloclawek), fine, signed Champion O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1072 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, three used singles, different shades, two canceled "191" (Kalisz), another "282" (Kibarty), minor flaws, fine group O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1073 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, splendid color and nice centering, canceled "131" (Miechow) on small piece, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1074 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, tied by "1" in concentric circles on outer FL sent in 1863 from Warszawa to Wilna, with red departure 16/10 cds alongside, Wilno arrival pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine Poland Number One cover Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1075 POLAND 1865 Russia 10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), tied by a perfect strike "196" in concentric circles on cover to Warszawa, with corresponding "Dobra" (18/10) departure pmk alongside, red 19/10 arrival pmk on back, boxed "3 P" (3:00 pm), also Poland 10k carmine & blue (Number 1), defaced and canceled in red, filing fold away from the stamps, black wax seal on back, fine and interesting cover ("196" Bojanowicz rated "10") | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1076 POLAND 1869 Russia 10k brown stationery entire envelope, canceled "1" (ornamental foot) and endorsed "b.pilno" (urgent), addressed to Leczyce, with Warszawa 28/3/1869 departure and "Kutno" arrival pmks | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1077 POLAND 1871 cover with blue oval "Grzegorzewice" departure, "31/1" filled-in by hand, addressed to Krysowice in Galicia, routed via Granica and Krakow, handstamped "Russie", bearing Postal Car 19 Jan 1871 cds on back, blue crayon due markings, intact wax seal, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1078 POLAND 1919 15h on 10h stationery card used with additional franking from Krakow to Wien, also 15f stationery card, with "Zum Russichen Freimarke" overprint, cancelled Warszawa 24.3.19, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1079 POLAND 1919 10kr violet, F-IVB-23, well centered with wide margins all around, original hinge at top, fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, only 440 printed, signed Taipale, Philatelia Krakow and Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1993 certificate (Fi.49aa, cat. 50,000zl) * Catalog #55 Catalog Value $12,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1080 POLAND 1941 Exile Government in Great Britain, four complete sets of eight, each used on censored FDC addressed to New York, fine-v.f. Catalog #3K1-8 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1081 POLAND 1945 Defenders of Warsaw, pane of 40, n.h., fine-v.f.,  **Catalog #3KB1 Catalog Value $360 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1082 POLAND 1945 1.50zl on 25gr red brown, surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Perzynski ** Catalog #346var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1083 POLAND 1946 First anniversary of Victory (3zl brown), Baltic Sea (3+7zl blue) and Henryk IV (6zl gray), imperf. sheet margin singles, h.r., last one at top only, stamp n.h., v.f. (Fi.405,406,409nz, 2,900zl) */** Catalog #390,394,B47var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1084 POLAND 1946 2nd Anniversary of July Manifesto, two imperforate singles, also Gdansk Post Office, imperforate sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc. (407,411nz, 1,800zl) * Catalog #391,B48var | Price Realized $140.00 |
