1794 (March 13) letter from Jaslo to Tarnov, official hs, struck in black, red wax seal of the Jaslo County office, ms "1 Loth" (about 1/2 ounce) indicates weight and "8" indicates rate of 8kr to be paid by the addressee. Manuscript "ex offo" indicates the official mail
Estimate: $500
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
We are pleased to present our February 28-March 1 2017 sale, with 1,528 lots, including Part III of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers from the Gappe holdings. In addition, we are featuring an important collection of Russia, especially Air Post, with many rarities, errors and varieties. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including group lots from the ex-Gappe stock. This entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
Lot #1042 - Poland
Lot #1043 - Poland
1861 (28 Oct) cover franked with Russia 10k brown & blue, tied by "3" numeral cancel (Nowy Dwor), addressed to Nowo-Georgievk, with red Warszawa transit pmk alongside. The Polish cancel is struck over the previous "2" in dots of Moscow, clear illustration of postal fraud (quite common at that time), rare cover, signed Bojanowicz
Estimate: $500
Lot #1044 - Poland
1870 outer FL from Warszawa to Berlin, franked with Russia 1k, 3k and 10k, paying 14k, tied by octagonal four ring square type cancels, with red departure and Franco pmks below, also "Aus Russland Franco" in blue, arrival pmk on back
Estimate: $200
Lot #1045 - Poland
1919 surcharges, set of two, each cancelled on piece, fine-v.f., signed Landre, etc.,
Cat. Val. $300
Estimate: $100
Lot #1046 - Poland
1928 Warsaw Exhibition, five souvenir sheets, all hinged, few with minor wrinkles, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,250
Estimate: $300
Lot #1047 - Poland
1945 selection of 23 imperforate proofs, mostly different colors, unused without gum, v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1048 - Poland
1951 75th Anniversary of Postal Union, selection of 17 sets including pairs and blocks of four, handstamped "Groszy" in various colors and sizes, also two covers, franked with inverted, double or inverted handstamps, fine-v.f., signed Gryzewski
Estimate: $100
Lot #1049 - Poland
1979 Art, 1.50zl block of 20, four stamps at right part to completely imperf., used, v.f. (Fi.2478nz, NK)
Estimate: $100
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