U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 6-7, 2018

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1225
POLAND
1818 (9 November) FL from Warszawa to Francomont (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 twice at the Prussian frontier, fine, ex-Kossoy
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1226
POLAND
1860 10k pale rose and blue, unused without gum, reperforated at left, fine appearance
(*)
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1227
POLAND
1860 10k carmine & blue, canceled "73" in concentric rings, small flaws, nice color, also another example, defective, fine appearance
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1228
POLAND
1867 (1 Nov) small cover to France, franked paying 56kop with a combination of Russian issues, including 30k carmine & green perf. 12 (1868 issue), 1k black & orange, 5k black & lilac and 10k brown & blue unwatermarked (1865 issue) and 10k horizontally laid paper (1866 issue), all tied by "1" in converging squares, with corresponding "Warszawa 1/11" in red alongside, also "Franco" and "PD" , "Aus Russland", French entry markings, also transits on back, small part of back-flap missing, usual perf. flaws, fine and extraordinary cover from Russian Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1229
POLAND
1868 (3 Mar) FL to Krakow, franked with pair of Russia 5k black & lilac (horizontally laid paper), tied by Warszawa octagonal cancels and straight line "Pologne" hs, red departure alongside, also "Franco" at bottom, with arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1230
POLAND
1872 small cover franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (vertically laid paper), used from Warszawa to Prag, with "Franco" and departure pmks alongside, bilingual "Praha" arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1231
POLAND
1874 (5 April) FL franked with Russian 10k brown and blue (horizontally laid paper), vertical pair, tied by "Krasnostaw" in Cyrillic letters postmark, sent to Warszawa, with 6 April arrival pmk alongside, filing folds away from the stamps, with additional departure cds on back, fine and scarce double rate cover, ex-Kossoy
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1232
POLAND
1874 small cover to France, with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper) on back, tied by LUBLIN departure cds, via Warszawa, with French border entry and arrival pmks, fine and attractive usage from Lublin
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1233
POLAND
1901 registered cover (actually French Colonies Nossi-be stationery entire), with additional franking, used from Warszawa to Barcelona, some overall toning, with arrival pmk, scarce usage to Spain
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1234
POLAND
1901 (10 June) registered cover (opened for display), franked on back with 2x10k dark blue (Russia), sent from Warszawa to Tunisia, transit and arrival pmks, fine destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1235
POLAND
1905 (28 July) picture postcard box (with additional views closed with metal clasp), franked with Russian 4k, tied by cds and sent to USA, with Point Loma, Ca. arrival pmk on back, little toning, otherwise fine and very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1236
POLAND
1916-17 family correspondence (Stanislaw Stanczyk and his brother Kazimierz), as Prisoner of War during World War I, group of 259 cards, with variety of fieldpost markings, censored POW cards, mail to and from friends, parents, etc., from camps such as Tara, Tobolsk, Tomsk and other places in Siberia, POW regulations, Danish Red Cross markings, plus much more. A fascinating insight information to life of a Polish POW in Russia (a more complete listing of contents is available)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1237
POLAND
1918 10h on 30h slate green, brown surcharge inverted, n.h., well centered, pencil signed, v.f., with 1996 Philatelic Foundation certificate
**
Catalog #32bvar
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1238
POLAND
1919 Silesian Uprising, 15h stationery card uprated with 15h red, canceled in German "Bielitz Oberschles.", with "B2" censor mark (signed Fialkowski), also a large envelope to Bobrek, with penciled notations on Troop size and movements (dated 1921), plus three postal cards showing Piotr Niedurny (shot by units of Reichswehr), Memorial dated 1922, bilingual German propaganda card, interesting lot (The Silesian Uprisings were a series of three armed uprisings from 1919 to 1921, against German rule; the resistance hoped to break away from Germany in order to join Poland)
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1239
POLAND
1919 Krakow Issue, 3h violet , pos.I-88, signed Bloch, v.f., also 5h green, pos.I-51, h.r., closed tear at top, fine appearance, signed Polonus,
*
Catalog #41,42
Catalog Value $1,125
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1240
POLAND
1919 Krakow Issue, 80h orange brown, inverted overprint, Pos.I-82, used, v.f., with Dr.Kronenberg certificate,
O
Catalog #49a
Catalog Value $250
Unsold
Lot #1241
POLAND
1919 Krakow Issue, 30h, 3kr and 4kr used on pieces, fine-v.f., signed Koopman, Mikulski, etc.,
O
Catalog #53,54,59
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1242
POLAND
1919 Gniezno surcharges, set of two, used with additional franking on registered cover to Poznan, v.f., with arrival pmk, signed Rachmanow
Envelope
Catalog #77-78
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1243
POLAND
1919 5pf on 2pf surcharge shifted to top, l.h. (if at all), fine, signed Schmutz, etc.,
*
Catalog #77
Catalog Value $275
Unsold
Lot #1244
POLAND
1919-20 National Assembly, five imperforate singles, mostly double impressions, three printed on both sides, v.f.
P
Catalog #134-139P
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1245
POLAND
1928-32 Henryk Sienkiewicz, collection on pages, with 15zl black, large die proof (signed Dr.Kronenberg), issued stamps in 27+ blocks of four or larger (different printings identified), also vertical gutter pair, invalidating handstamps ("Sienkiewicz behind bars"), overprinted "Port Gdansk", 14 blocks of four (various printings), later issues, including Sweden, plus corresponding Postal Stationery cards, entires, varieties, etc.. In addition, there is another volume devoted to Wladyslaw Reymont, all nicely presented and written-up in Polish, French and English, fine-v.f., ex-Kalawski (Fischer cat. Zl. 25,00+)
P**
Catalog #257,1K23
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1246
POLAND
1933 Torun, 60pf blue top sheet margin single, also 1.20zl Sobieski (2), Wystawa Katowice and Gordon Bennett (2), all n.h., signed Richter, fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #275/307
Catalog Value $465
Unsold
Lot #1247
POLAND
1938 unexploded 2.20zl booklet, fresh and v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1248
POLAND
1938 20th Anniversary of Independence, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #320-332
Catalog Value $230
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1249
POLAND
1944 25gr red, imperforate vertical pair, proof on white paper, small ink mark in center, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #341P
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1250
POLAND
1945 Liberation of Krakow, duplicated selection of 54 imperforate stamps, including proofs, printed on both sides, double impressions, etc., some pairs, with or without gum, v.f. lot
P
Catalog #357-61P
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1251
POLAND
1945 Liberation of Lodz, 1zl and 5zl imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (Fi.358,60xnz, Zl 800)
**
Catalog #365,367var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1252
POLAND
1945 Grunwald, 5zl imperforate vertical pair, n.h., v.f., also perforated single with complete offset on back (Fi.372nz, Zl 1,600)
**
Catalog #368var
Unsold
Lot #1253
POLAND
1945 Warszawa, 10zl carmine brown, imperforate and gummed trial color, n.h., v.f., signed Laszkiewicz (Fi.385P1, Zl 1,600)
**
Catalog #379P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1254
POLAND
1946 Manifesto, 3zl Bierut, etc., imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f. (Fi.407nz, Zl 2,200)
Box **
Catalog #391var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1255
POLAND
1953 Engels, perforated proof with SPECIMEN inscription at bottom, horizontal pair, v.f. (Fi.657, Zl 600)
S
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1256
POLAND
1954 Kosciuszko, 60gr dark blue (instead of violet brown), block of four, n.h., v.f. (Fi.Zl 800)
Box **
Catalog #658P
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1257
POLAND
1955 imperforate singles, various colors, overprinted "Proba", 111 different, plus 7 souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f. (Fi.757-807, Zl 12,510)
P
Unsold
Lot #1258
POLAND
1957 Flowers, three different varieties, missing colors, etc., n.h., v.f., signed Schmutz, each with the regular stamp included for comparison (Fi.878,880 ML1,2, Zl 2,000)
**
Catalog #782,784var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1259
POLAND
1964 Flowers, 30gr variety lilac color missing; also 1972 Flowers, 1.65zl value omitted, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Fi.1393MK,2070 Zl 1,800)
**
Catalog #1280, 1938var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1260
POLAND
1979 Graphic Arts, 1.50zl and 4.50zl imperforate pairs, n.h., v.f. (Fi.2462,63nz, Zl 1800)
**
Catalog #2320,21var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1261
POLAND
1979 Olympics, 1.50zl Pole Vault, variety missing Olympic Rings, also 1989 50zl General Korczynski (unissued) strip of three, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2324var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1262
POLAND
1979 Fish, 90gr and 6zl varieties, each "Polska" omitted, n.h., v.f. (Fi.2471,77MK, Zl 1,000)
**
Catalog #2328,2334var
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1263
POLAND
1979 Fish, 90gr Perch, "Polska" omitted, upper right corner sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Kalinowski
Box **
Catalog #2328var
Price Realized
$230.00

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