1919, 1st Anniversary of Independence, imperforated plate proof of 10k in brown and rose (issued colors), horizontal pair printed on vertically laid paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare, according to the von Hofmann Cat. only 25 such proofs were printed
Live Bidding Auction #84
By: Raritan Stamps Inc.
Raritan Stamps Inc. Live Bidding Auction #84
Raritan Stamps, Inc. - Live Bidding Auction #84, February 7 - 8, 2020.
The Sale contains 1168 lots, including modern Canadian printing errors and varieties, valuable Italy, Italian Colonies and territories, the first class rarities of Russia from all regimes, rare worldwide stamps and postal history.
This Sale represents the property of 51 owners.
Among the highlights are:
- Great Britain Queen Victoria high values on bluish paper;
- PR of China Mei Lan-fang souvenir sheet in perfect condition;
- practically complete collections of Italian Colonies - Eritrea, Libya and Somalia
- Imperial Russia with unused No.2, 3 and 4, numerous perforated and imperforated errors and varieties.
Auction will be held within two sections.
February 7, 2020, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lots #1 - 548
February 8, 2020, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lots #549 - 1168
Sale Terms
Lot #380 - latvia
1919, Warrior Slaying Dragon, 10k, 25k and 35k, imperforated plate proofs in horizontal pairs, first one with offset of red color on reverse, no gum as produced, NH, VF and very rare items from the Postal Archives
Lot #381 - latvia
1920-21, Sun Design, 5k red and 40k lilac, two vertical gutter tete-beche pairs with inscription on gutter, the last one with fold along the gutter, full OG, NH, VF
Lot #382 - latvia
1922, Coat of Arms, 50r dark brown and pale brown, 100r blue and pale blue, watermark LIGAT, blocks of four, first one slightly folded along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $560++
Lot #383 - latvia air post stamps
1933, Flight ''Latvia - Africa'', complete set of five, nice margins all around, full OG, NH, VF, all stamps signed by experts, H. von Hofmann certificate for the set, C.v. $800
Lot #384 - latvia collection
VALUABLE GROUP OF WATERMARK VARIETIES: 1921-36, 59 mostly mint stamps (one - CTO), representing ten different sets, showing various swastika watermark positions - upright, sideways, reversed and sideways reversed, as well as seven stamps with ''LIGAT'' watermark, fresh condition overall, full/large part of OG, mostly VF and scarce
Lot #385 - latvia Remainder of a Collection
1918-40, 420 mostly mint stamps (about 10% used), neatly arranged on stockpages, postage, semi-postal and air post issues, starting with map printing issue, representing Riga Liberation on thin paper, the complete ''Stars'' sets on different paper, some blocks of four and etc., full OG with many NH stamps or used, F/VF, C.v. is well over $2,000
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