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
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 9-10 Auction Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries.
There are 1,625 lots of rare stamps and postal history from the United States and the rest of the world, including properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, German Area, Italy and Colonies, Scandinavia and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets. There are also noteworthy sections of South America, Asia, Russia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 120+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to specialized United States Ship Mail covers collection, as well as multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
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Lot #1214 - Poland 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
Lot #1215 - Poland 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
Lot #1216 - Poland 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.
Lot #1217 - Poland Poland
1807 (7 July) FL from Antonowo to France, with "No.19 Grande Armee" handstamp in black, fine Napoleonic letter
Lot #1218 - Poland 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
Lot #1219 - Poland Poland
1809 (27 Mar) FL from Driepen to France, with red "No. 29 Grande Armee" hs, fine
Lot #1220 - Poland Poland
1858 Russia 10k brown & blue, imperforate, margins all around, tied on piece by "104" (Bialystok) numeral cancel, v.f. example of Russia Number One used in Poland
Lot #1221 - Poland 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
Lot #1222 - Poland Poland
1860 10k blue & rose, cancelled "76" numerals in red (Pulawy), perfect centering and good colors, v.f.
Lot #1223 - Poland Poland
1860 10k blue & dark rose, well centered, typical perforations, neat "1" in concentric rings cancel, beautiful stamp
Lot #1224 - Poland 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
Lot #1225 - Poland Poland
1866 (15 Dec) FL franked with Russia 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper), tied by "176" in concentric circles, with corresponding Dabrowa departure cds alongside, date filled-in by hand, endorsed "franco" and "b.pilno", with red bilingual Warszawa and "8 R" (8:00 am) arrival pmk on back, filing fold just through the stamp at bottom, otherwise fine, early usage from Dabrowa
Lot #1226 - Poland Poland
1869 (4 Jan) cover from Warszawa to Paris, redirected to Cannes, franked with Russia 3k, 5k (horizontally laid paper) and 20k (unwatermarked), tied by black Cyrillic Warszawa departure, with small Polish datestamp below, Prussian and French entry markings, also charges in crayon, with transit and arrival pmks on back, fine
Lot #1227 - Poland Poland
1869 (Mar) outer FL originating from Pulawy, franked with Russia 10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), tied by "76" in concentric rings, with corresponding bilingual Nowo-Aleksandrya departure datestamp, with red Cyrillic Warszawa arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce usage, signed Bojanowicz
Lot #1228 - Poland Poland
1870 (May) outer FL from Warszawa to Elzbietow, franked with two Russia 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1" numeral pmks, with merchant's oval alongside, Warszawa departure in Cyrillic, filing fold through the stamp at top, fine
Lot #1229 - Poland Poland
1870 (2 Apr) outer FL from Warszawa to Lyon, franked with Russia, two each 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1" numeral pmks, with appropriate sequence of transit and arrival markings, filing fold away from the stamps, minor perf. flaws, fine 28k rate to France
Lot #1230 - Poland 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
Lot #1231 - Poland 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
Lot #1232 - Poland 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.
Lot #1233 - Poland 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
Lot #1234 - Poland Poland
1919 Krakow Issue, 10h magenta, pos.I-71, n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Schmutz (Fi.33, cat. 4,200zl)
Lot #1235 - Poland Poland
1919 Krakow Issue, 4kr green, "Poezta" variety (IVB-8), cancelled on piece, v.f., signed Mikstein, with Dr.Kronenberg certificate (Fi.48 B7, cat. 1,600zl)
Lot #1236 - Poland Poland
1919 10kr violet, very lightly hinged, well centered and fresh, v.f., signed Landre etc., with 2015 Korszen certificate (Fi.49ab, cat. 46,000zl) -
Cat. Val. $12,000
Lot #1237 - Poland Poland
1919 25h blue, IIB-68, well centered, l.h., v.f., signed Koopman, Bloch, Dr.Kronenberg (Fi.37II, cat. 5,500zl) -
Cat. Val. $1,900
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