Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

Woldenburg POW Camp (Oflag II-C) 1942 (Nov 28): The fine group of Essays and the issued stamps designed by Marian Stepien, the so-called "Torch" stamps commemorating the 1862 Uprising against the Russians; with Imperforate lino-cut Essays for proposed 5 f. in black, 10 f. in blackish purple and 20 f. in scarlet; further stamps as issued for 5 f. in carmine-red, one on piece the other used; 10 f. design in green on white wove (unused and used...

1860/1960: Convolute  - Two old-style part-collections, one featuring a nice 'Number 1', both with a substantial number of better sets and souvenir sheets, unused and used , including Port Gdańsk, Generalgouvernement, etc. Additionally, there are two large format stockbooks - one containing a good selection of Groszy surcharges, mostly used on pieces, and more Port Gdańsk material, while the other includes souvenir sheet 'Number 1' used and...

1921/39: Nice lot 25 flight-covers beginning with two AERO-TARG Poznan envelopes both addressed to Lodz; including LOPP labels on cover, various first flights from the 1920s to 1930s, baloon flight 1926 with 1 Zloty label etc.

1915/18: Austrian Fieldpost Offices in Poland under Russian rule and Galicia under Austrian rule during WWI, about 100 strikes from the different offices on covers, cards, and pieces, all written up on sheets, in addition a group of 100 Fieldpost covers, primarily postcards from the Polish and Ukrainian theatre of war.

1853: Queen Maria II, 5 r. red-brown, an unused example with good to large margins all round, of excellent colour and impression, part original gum. A very rare stamp unused, especially so in such fine quality. Signed Brun, A. Diena (in full) Gi = £ 5'200/Scott = $ 4'750/Mi = € 4'200.

1853/1953: Part collection that features a range of classic stamps in mixed condition, including appealing items, there is used St. Anthony (300 R., with faults). It boasts many valuable stamps and sets, both used and unused. From around 1940 onwards, the unused stamps are all unmounted, and many souvenir sheets are included in duplicate. The collection holds a very high catalogue value.

Austrian P.O. 1852: Entire letter to Genova endorsed "via di Vienna" struck with two line "GALLATZ / 11 NOV" datestamp on despatch in black. Unusually routed with "Czernowitz / 17 Nov" in black, reverse with "RN 92" rauchen number in manuscript and the entire disinfected by rastel punches at Bojana with Krakau cds in black (Nov 21) alongside and Genova arrival in red (Nov 26). Scarce entire that opens well for Exhibit display.

Austrian Fieldpost 1856c.: Cover from Chrudhim, Bohemia to a member of the 18th Infantry Regiment in Jassy, struck on despatch with "CHRUDIM" cds (Dec 29) in black; reverse with Czernowitz transit and astonishing use of three different Field Post Office datestamps due to cover's re-direction to Bucharest and thence to Ploesti: with "FELDPOST No. 2" cds applied at Jassy (Jan 7), "K.K. FELPOSTAMT No. 1" applied in Bucharest (Jan 10) and...

Austrian P.O. 1864: Arms 10 s. blue, a single example and 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, in a horizontal strip of three used on 1865 entire letter from Varna (April 23) to London endorsed "Voie de Galatz", all tied in transit by "GALATZ" circular datestamps Jan 25) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 744). Red 'P.D.' and "Weit Franco / 14" applied in Vienna as credit in red (Van der Linden fig. 2972). London arrival (May 1) on obverse in red. A fine and...

Austrian Post Office 1864: Austria Arms 10 kr. blue, perf. 9½, a horizontal pair used on 1866 entire letter to Vienna tied by fine "JBRAILA" circular datestamp (Oct 13) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 730) with manuscript "Franco" alongside. Reverse with Vienna arrival cds. A fresh and fine entire. Ex collection Sassower.

Austrian Post Offices 1844/68: The collection (53 entires/covers) with Bucharest covers from 1837 with straight line "BUKAREST" handstamps (Tchilinghirian fig. 707) in black with 1837 entire to Vienna, 1842 to London (both disinfected), 1847 and 1853 entires with "BUKAREST" two line dated handstamps (figs. 709/710) in black to Weisskirchen and Vienna, 1855 cover to Constantinople, 1854 usages to Vienna and Paris, "BUKAREST" circular datestamp...

Russian Post Office 1862: Entire letter from Galatz to Constantinople with blue sender's cachet on obverse alongside red manuscript "11", the reverse showing fine strike of circular cyrillic "GALATS" datestamp with fleuron at base (Feb 10) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 49 = "Very Rare") with manuscript "15" above. A few minor imperfections but an extremely rare entire: the earliest recorded usage of this datestamp. Ex collection Sassower