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Auction Sale Wednesday, January 13, 2016 AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016 AT 1:00 P.M. POLAND 1156 P 1807 Field Post Offices of the Grande Armee, two FLs, one with red “No.20 Grande Armee”, used from Grand Parc d’Artillerie in Bydgoszcz, written by a soldier with the 26th Infantry Regiment; the second with red “No.87 Grand Armee” from Nitzow, 1st Corps, 2nd Division of General Lapisse, some usual ageing, fine and rare pair of Napoleonic covers ....................................................................... 500.00 1157 ` 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... 500.00 1158 (w) 1860 10k blue & rose, unused, beautiful color and impression, regummed and repaired, fine appearance, signed Stolow .........................................................................................................(1) 200.00 1159 s 1860 10k carmine & dark blue, beautiful color and well centered, cancelled “1”, small tear at top, fine appearance .................................................................................................................................(1) 100.00 1160 s 1860 10k carmine & blue, variety “10” missing at bottom left, cancelled on piece, fine ...................(1) 150.00 1161 w 1919 Krakow Issue, 3h violet, pos. I-8, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski, Berbeka, cat. $500 ...................(41) 150.00 1162 w 1919 5h light green, pos. I-46, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc., cat. $625 .......................................(42) 250.00 1163 w 1919 10h magenta, pos. I-69, h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, with 2009 Ceremuga cert., cat. $500 .......(44) 250.00 1164 s 1919 10h magenta, pos. I-83, used on piece, v.f., cat. $450 .........................................................(44) 150.00 1165 w 1919 90h red violet, pos. I-63, h.r., fine, signed Landre, Mikulski, etc., cat. $1,200 .......................(50) 500.00 1166 s 1919 2kr-4kr, used on pieces, 3kr Form IVA-87 (also variety “S” with indentation), with 2015 Berbeka certificate, cat. $364 .....................................................................................................(52,53var,54) 150.00 1167 1168 1167 w 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) cat. $12,000 ...............................(55) 10,000.00 1168 ww 1919 10kr dark violet, form F-IVB, position 1, well centered, with wide margins all around, n.h., vertical and diagonal creases at left, trifle heavy (not breaking the paper), various handstamps including Mikulski, also signed Dr.Kronenberg, with their 1969 and 1993 certificates (neither one mentions the creases). A rarity, only 15-45 estimated to have been printed (Mi.47B) (Fi.49ba, cat. 140,000zl) .............................................................................................................................(55var) 10,000.00 -143- 1158 1159 1157 1156 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1166 1169 1170 1174 1173 1181 1171 1177 1175 1187 1178 1183 1182 1188 1189 -144 - U.S. & Worldwide January 12-13, 2016 Stamps & Covers 1169 s 1919 20h dark green, pos. I-19, also 30h dull violet, pos. II-B4, each cancelled on piece, v.f., cat. $490 .........................................................................................................................................................(57,59) 200.00 1170 w 1919 25h blue, pos. IIB-62, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Landre, Mikulski, etc., cat. $1,900 ....(58) 750.00 1171 ` 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. .. 150.00 1172 w/wwa 1945 surcharged 1.50zl dark red, type I on 25gr carmine, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (Fischer 376b,cat. 30,000zl for unhinged singles) cat. $2,600 ................................(346a) 2,000.00 1173 w 1945 First Anniversary of the liberation of Poland, 3zl carmine, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, l.h., v.f. (Fi.373nz, 12,000zl) ............................................................................................................(369var) 500.00 1174 w/ww 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) . ...............................................................................................................................................(390,394,B47var) 250.00 1175 w 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) ...(391,B48var) 150.00 1176 ww Semi-Postals. 1946 Education, souv. sheet of three, n.h., v.f., cat. $374 (web photo) ...............(B49c) 150.00 1177 ` Flight Covers. 1931 (20 July) first flight from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Warszawa, v.f., with 21.7. arrival pmk, charged 10gr postage due (deemed unnecessary, hence “Uniewazniono” (cancelled) hs applied), only five (!) carried ............................................................................................................................ 500.00 1178 ` 1931 (20 July) first flight from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Gdynia, v.f., with 21.7. Warszawa transit and 22.7.31 Danzig arrival pmks, returned to sender, v.f., only five (!) carried .............................................. 500.00 Polish Offices in Turkish Empire 1179 ` 1919 3f-5m overprinted “Levant”, complete set of 12, cancelled by “Poczta Polska Konstantynopol 4.XI.19” on unaddressed cover, with a consular seal on back, cover folded, between the stamps (just touching the 2m at right), fine-v.f. .....................................................................................(2K1-2K12) 750.00 -145 - 1190 1192 1193 1191 1195 1196 1197 1194 1198 1201 1200 1202 1204 1203 1206 -146 - U.S. & Worldwide January 12-13, 2016 Stamps & Covers Polish Army in France 1180 Pa 1940 Camp Coetquidan, souv. sheet of five, group of 12 imperf. proofs in various colors including carmine, green, magenta, purple, yellow, etc., v.f., extremely rare (the main military camps for Polish formations in France were in Coetquidan) ........................................................................................ 5,000.00 Polish Locals - Koszyce 1181 (w) 1944 surcharged “4” on 24gr, prepared for the Pinczowski district, briefly liberated by the “AK” (Home Army), but re-occupied by the Germans. The stamps were buried underground (hence most have no gum) and recovered after the war, v.f., signed Mikstein ............................................................. 250.00 Generalgouvernment - WWII German Occupation 1182 (w) 1943 Hitler, 12+1zl violet, imperforate horizontal pair, yellowish paper, unused without gum as issued, v.f., cat. 1,300 ..................................................................................................................(Mi.101Pr) 250.00 € 1183 (w) 1943 Copernicus, 1+1zl red lilac, without overprint, vertical imperforate gutter pair, proof on yellowish paper, v.f., with 2001 Ceremuga certificate .............................................................(Mi.104PII) 500.00 1184 (w) Revenue Stamps. 1941-43 Coupons “50 punkt” for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles, etc., vert. strip of 10 in orange, folded between stamps, very rare (web photo) ............................................................... 500.00 1185 (w)a 1941-43 Ration coupons, surcharged “1 punkt” for steel, leather, cigarettes, vodka, soap, textiles etc., pane of 40 in blue, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (web photo) .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,000.00 1186 (w)a 1941-43 Coupons “1 punkt” for sugar, sheet of 25, in red and pink, fine-v.f., unused without gum as issued, very rare (web photo) ......................................................................................................................... 500.00 1187 w(w) Ghetto Post - Litzmannstadt (Lodz). 1943 Judenpost, set of three sheet margin singles, with or without gum as issued, hinge in margin only, v.f., cat. 300 .......................................................(Mi.III-V) 150.00 € Warsaw Uprising 1188 ` 1944 (12 Aug) Boy Scout Mail, envelope (backflap missing) with handstamped strike in violet “Poczta Harcerska”, dated 12 Sep 1944, with “02119” serial number handstamped on front ............... 500.00 1189 (w) 1944 Warszawa AK issue, unused without gum, fine .................................................................................. 150.00 Woldenberg - Offlag IIC 1190 ` 1942 commemorative cover with six stamps, tied by Philatelic Exhibition pmks, v.f. ............................ 150.00 1191 (w) 1943 Copernicus, set of three, also souvenir sheet, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. ............. 150.00 Gross-Born Offlag IID 1192 1944 Olympics, souvenir sheet of three, special cancellations at bottom, v.f. ....................................... 750.00 1193 a 1944 Pilsudski and Neubrandenburg souv. sheets, each cancelled, fine-v.f. ..............(Fischer Bl 2-3) 200.00 1194 ` 1944 “Fox Dinner” label
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