1794 (Feb.7), FL from Zolkiew to Lemberg, with the official "L.L.Zolkiewer Kreisamt" hs, also "1" (indicating weight of 1 loth - about 1/2 ounce) and "8", both in crayon (the latter tax of 8 deci. to be paid by addressee), endorsed "ex offo" indicating official mail, wax seal on back, fine early letter -
Estimate price: $450-500
United States & Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our April 29-30 sale of U.S. & World Rare Stamps and Postal History.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1400 lots representing virtually every area of International Philately.
The United States section ranges from Special Printings to better cacheted FDCs. Foreign Countries include Western Europe, with Austria, France and Colonies, and specialized German Area (with excellent Locals and Occupation Issues). Great Britain and British Commonwealth are also well represented. In addition, there are numerous rarities from South America, Asia, including China and Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia. As always there are about 100 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
Lot #1080 - Poland
Lot #1081 - Poland
1807 (Sep 30) FL with red "Grande Armee No.43", used from Lowicz to France, fine example of this stationery office, not recorded used in Lowicz -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1082 - Poland
1872 (10 May) outer FL from Warszawa to Germany, franked with Russian 1k, 3k (unwatermarked) and 10k (vertically laid paper), tied by departure cds (in Cyrillic), with "Aus Russland Franco" in red, fine and scarce combination franking, with arrival pmk -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1083 - Poland
1875 (14 Dec) cover franked with Russian 8k carmine & gray (horizontally laid paper), tied by framed "St.Uneev" (located in Kalisz Gouv.) datestamp (repeated on back), with Kalisz (15 Dec) departure pmk below and again alongside, sent to London, with "Aus. Polen" handstamp, with red arrival pmk, little toning, otherwise fine -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #1084 - Poland
1916-18 five diff. poster stamps, issued to collect charity for Polish War orphans, scarce -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #1085 - Poland
1918 Lublin Issue, 10h on 30h, violet surcharge, five copies, all different positions (11, 21, 23, 24 and 42), v.f. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1086 - Poland
1918 Lublin Issue, 10h on 30h, violet surcharge, two copies, each from the first vertical row of the sheet (pos.1 and 21), showing over inking of overprint, v.f. -
Estimate price: $180-200
Lot #1087 - Poland
1919 10kr violet, position IVB-17, perfectly centered with wide margins all around, lightly hinged, fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, only 440 printed, signed Mikstein etc. (Fi.49aa, cat. 48,000zl) -
Estimate price: $7500-7500
Lot #1088 - Poland
1978 Argentina 1978 Football, imperf. souv. sheet, unused without gum, value crossed out, 27 copies, v.f., only 20,000 printed (Fi.2410-11nd) -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #1089 - Poland semi-postals
1946 International Bureau of Education, set of three sheetlets of 12, n.h., v.f., -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1090 - Poland semi-postals
1946 Education, souvenir sheet of three, n.h., v.f., -
Estimate price: $180-200
Lot #1091 - Poland flight covers
1926 (4 May) flight cover from Warszawa to Constantinople, franked with 1gr, 25gr and 2x3gr, handstamped "Pobrano Percu" (6gr), little toning at left, otherwise v.f. -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #1092 - Poland flight covers
1931 (13 Aug) flight cover from Warszawa to Lwow, attractively franked with L.O.P.P. 10gr, 20gr, 50gr and 1zl, used with 2x5gr brown, v.f., with arrival pmk -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1093 - Poland polish offices in turkish empire
1919 3f-5M unoverprinted Polish adhesives, 11 different blocks of four, each cancelled "Poczta Polska Konstantynopol", also 1921 1m and 6m canc. on piece by 19.IV.1921 Poczta Polska Konstantynopol cds, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski. This is the only known "set" of blocks of four of unoverprinted Polish stamps used in Levant, ex-Mikulski collection -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
Lot #1094 - Poland polish offices in turkish empire
1919 2f-5M, complete set of twelve blocks of four, each with full original gum and cancelled to order "Poczta Polska Konstantynopol", 27.VIII.1919, post office fresh, well centered, fine-v.f. A very rare set of blocks from the first issue, presented as a gift to Ignacy Paderewski, the first President of the newly resurgent Polish Republic and world renowned pianist. A great rarity from the Polish Levant, with Mikulski certificate, -
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Lot #1095 - Poland polish offices in turkish empire
1919 3pf-5M overprinted "Levant", complete set in horizontal pairs, cancelled to order "Poczta Polska Konstantynopol", some light toning as always, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #1096 - Poland polish offices in turkish empire
1920 (18 May) registered cover franked with 1.50m and 2.50m (reprints), tied by Poczta Polska Konstantynopol cds and addressed to Krakow, with official hs and arrival pmks (5 June), filing folds, otherwise fine and very rare item. Reprints were never sold in Constantinople, which means that the sender brought them from Poland and used them on mail from Turkey to Krakow -
Estimate price: $2300-2500
Lot #1097 - Poland polish offices in turkish empire
1920 15f unaddressed stationery card, additionally franked with handstamped "P.P.C." 5f, 10f, 15f, 20f and 25f, all tied 6.X.1920 Poczta Polska Konstantynopol pmks, v.f. -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #1098 - Poland polish locals - luboml
1918 20h and 50h imperforate tete-beche sheetlets of 22, each with numerals inverted variety, designs shifted, the former partially miscut, some gum creases and offsets, hinged in margin, stamps n.h., fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $280-300
Lot #1099 - Poland polish locals - luboml
1918 imperforate sheetlets of 11, complete set of five, one stamp in each with center inverted, n.h., some gum creases, otherwise v.f., -
Estimate price: $450-500
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