1793-1873 stampless letters, selection of 43, mostly written up on album pages, good variety of markings and handstamps, some sent abroad, several from Lwow, scarce Russian postmarks, intact seals, etc., fine and interesting lot
Estimate: $2000
Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
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Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
Lot #1260 - Poland
Lot #1261 - Poland
1806 (9 Nov) FL from Zielezie to France, from a soldier in Napoleonic Army, 4th Corps, Second Division (General Leval), with red "No.9 Grande Armee" hs, endorsed "Par Paris", fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #1262 - Poland
1807 two letters to the Grande Armee, first from Nice, July 6 to the 3rd Corps, Second Division (at the time in the vicinity of Torun), the second from Ligny (a site of a battle) May 29 to Poznan; forwarded to Scherwin, fine-v.f. Incoming letters to soldiers in the Grande Armee are very rare
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1263 - Poland
1807 two death notices to France, red "No.22 Grande Armee" and black "No.17 Grande Armee" hs, the former 4th Corps, 1st Division General Saint-Hilaire, endorsed "en Pologne", the latter 3rd Corps, 20th Division, General Friant's HQ in Wroclawek, v.f.
Estimate: $1200
Lot #1264 - Poland
1807 (7 July) FL from Antonowo to France, with "No.19 Grande Armee" handstamp in black, fine Napoleonic letter
Estimate: $500
Lot #1265 - Poland
1808 (1 July) FL from Greiffenberg (Gryfow Slaski) to France, with "No. 10 Grande Armee" hs in black, endorsed "cito cito" (special delivery) and charged "8" (deci), also "15g" and "20" endorsements, fine Napoleonic letter
Estimate: $500
Lot #1266 - Poland
1809 (27 Mar) FL from Driepen to France, with red "No. 29 Grande Armee" hs, fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #1267 - Poland
1812 Incoming Mail, outer folded letter to Warszawa, with a splendid strike of "Miedzyrzec" hs, indicating domestic postage collected at border, intact wax seal, fine early cover with excellent Duchy of Warsaw markings
Estimate: $500
Lot #1268 - Poland
1858 Russia 20k orange & blue (colorless watermark), cancelled "1" in concentric rings (Warszawa), rounded corner perforations at top, tiny thins, fine appearance of Russia Number 3 used in Poland
Estimate: $500
Lot #1269 - Poland
1860 10k blue & rose, unused, well centered for issue, beautiful colors, defective, several tears, nice appearance; also a used copy, poor perforations and thin
Estimate: $250
Lot #1270 - Poland
1860 10k carmine & blue, tied by "1" in concentric rings on piece, fine
Estimate: $100
Lot #1271 - Poland
1860 10k carmine & blue, canceled "28" (Suwalki), exceptionally well centered, repaired (rebacked), fine appearance
Estimate: $150
Lot #1272 - Poland
1860 10k blue & carmine, variety added blue frame for inner oval, cancelled "1" within six concentric squares (Bojanowicz type V), vivid colors, fine and rare
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1273 - Poland
1865 Russian 10k brown & blue, tied by "253" numerals in concentric rings on outer FL from Plock, used in 1871 to Warszawa, with corresponding departure (2 July) and arrival postmarks on back, both in Cyrillic only, filing folds away from the stamps, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #1274 - Poland
1868 Russian 10k brown & blue, tied by "Berdyczew" cds in Cyrillic letters on FL to Warszawa, with red bilingual arrival pmk, also "5/P" (5:00 PM), fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #1275 - Poland
1870 Russian 10k brown & blue, defective (rounded lower right corner), tied by "304" in concentric circles on outer FL from "Pniewo" to Elzbietow, with departure cds in Cyrillic letters alongside, arrival docketing on back, rated "10" in Bojanowicz
Estimate: $500
Lot #1276 - Poland
1873 (25 July) cover franked with 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper), used twice (postal fraud), tied by Bialystok cds on cover to Germany, red "Aus Russland Uber Eisen Post Franco" transit and "Ausg" arrival pmks
Estimate: $250
Lot #1277 - Poland
1875 (27 Mar) FL from Warszawa to London, franked with 10k and 2x3k (horizontally laid paper), tied by Postal Car (Pochtowy Wagon 27-28) cds, another strike on back, with red arrival pmk, fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #1278 - Poland
1879 (8 Aug) printed matter rate to Italy, folded business announcement franked with single 2k black & rose (horizontally laid paper), tied by Warszawa Railroad cds, with Postal Card No.25 and Livorno arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1279 - Poland
1916 Germania "Deutsches Reich" 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 30pf and 60pf six different, each overprinted "Polen" in Gothic letters, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 1981 Dr.Hochstadter certificate, extremely rare
Estimate: $5000
Lot #1280 - Poland
1918 Krolewstwo Polskie Design Competition Essays, special bound booklet "Polskie Marki Pocztowe", with 35 pages containing various designs prepared for the competition, also additional explanatory pages, plus the pull-out section containing the winning designs by E.Bartlomiejczyk, J.Tom, W.Husarski and E.Trojanowski, very fine and attractive book, exceptional condition, with intact binding and without any defects that usually plague this...
Lot #1281 - Poland
1919 4kr green, block of four, n.h., faint toned perfs at upper left, well centered, v.f., signed Schmutz
Estimate: $500
Lot #1282 - Poland
1919 Gniezno surcharges, 5pf on 20f and 10pf on 7 1/2pf, n.h., v.f., handstamped "W.H." and Richter (Fi.71-72, 4,200zl)
Estimate: $250
Lot #1283 - Poland
1919 Gniezno surcharges, 5pf on 20f and 10pf on 7 1/2pf, horizontal pairs, the latter positions 26-27, n.h., v.f., handstamped "W.H." and Richter (Fi.71-72, 8,400zl)
Estimate: $500
Lot #1284 - Poland
1921 unadapted designs, composite sheetlet of 16 in blue on wove paper, showing three stamps intended for postage due, v.f. and extremely rare
Estimate: $2500
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