366. Auktion März 2018

1919,"MAHRZEENA 14 4 19" cds. on Coat of arms 3,50 R. with additional franking on parcel card to a member of the 2nd Latvian Rifleman Regiment in Riga, reverse with arrival mark "RIGA 19 4 19", vertical fold, otherwise fine

"RIGA 15 5 19" on Money stamps 10-20k. with additional franking on registered local cover, fine

"RIGA -5 5 19" cds. on Chainbreaker 70k. on registered cover Orel, few folds not affecting the adhesive, fine

1919, Coat of arms 5 K. brownish lilac and 20 K. blue/red tied by cds. "LATWIJA 25.4.19" to cover to Moscow, the letter should be transported presumably with one of the temporarily agreed occasions for mail exchange through the lines, the sender already franked with Russian instead of Latvian stamps. In April 1919, however, there was no exchange of mail, so the letter was first handed over to the post office in Libau and only after Riga's liberation to the local post office for storage, stamps with faults; in addition, another stored but faulty cover. Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

CANCELLATIONS: "LIEPAJA LIDPASTS 23.8.39" on Assumption of office by Ulmanis 3s. with additional franking on picture postcard, fine

"BIHRINU PAGASTA WALDE." red municipality double circle cancel on 25k. on cover to Riga, fine (H.v.H. 28.2) Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

CESIS: dumb cancel "ГАЗЕНПОТЪ 24 7 19" on Liberation of Riga 5k. with additional franking on cover to Leepaja, fine (H.v.H. 040.3)

"DOBELE" deformed latvian cancel (with handwritten date on adjacent strike) on 3 amd 75k. on registered cover with provisional r-label to Libau, vertical fold, otherwise fine (H. v. H 54.2)

"Garkalne No. 33" provisional r-label on registered cover from "GARKALNE 24 VIII 26" to Leipzig, fine

"JAUN-GULBENE" with handwritten date and russian straight line "НЕЙ ШВАНЕНБУРГ" on 5k. red and 20k. orange on cover to Wenden, folded vertically well away from adhesives, fine (H.v.H 100.2, 100.3)

JAUNPILS: Mute single-circle on 10 and 15k. with adjacent  cds. "Jaunpils 26.4.19"  with handwritten date on cover to Berlin with censor mark "Kara zensors No. 13." and german "M.P.k.", fine (H. v. H. 107.1,107.2) 

JEKABPILS: Manuscript with date on 25k. on cover to Riga, somewhat stained, otherwise fine (H.v.H. 109.2)

Jekabpils: "1/11" handwritten date on horizontal pair 35k. on registered cover with provisional r-label to Mitau, fine (H.v.H. 109.2)

JELGAVA:"Mitau" german fractured straight line on 5k red on cover with postage due, fine (H. v. H 110.1) Provenance: see cover page "Die Stempel und Postanstalten 1918-40" by Harry von Hofmann (1999)

"Jelgawa ear and moose head" cancel with date "6 1 19" on horizontal strip of three 5k. red on cover to Dresden, scarce, fine (H. v. H. 110.5)

"KOKNESE 26 6 19" red double-circle cancel on 5,20 and 35k. on registered cover to Brandenburg, folded vertically, otherwise fine, a very rare and attractive cover (H. v. H. 126.1)

"КРЕСТОВОЕ ВИТЕБ 3.2 20" on two singles Liberation of Kurland 10k. as strip of three values Independence 10k. on registered cover, with old and corrected r-label, to Riga, fine (H. v. H. 132.1)

KRUSTPILS: "КРЕСТОВОЕ ВИТЕБ 18 2 20" on two singles Liberation of Kurland 25k. on reverse of registered cover to Riga, old r-label changed, fine (H.v.H. 132.1)

"KULDIGA" framed straight-line cancel on horizontal strip of three 5k. red on cover to Libau, fine (H.v.H. 134.3)

"Leepaja" straight-line on 5k. red as pair and block of four on registered local cover, fine (H.v..H. 146.1)

"LATWIJA 20-9-19 RENGE" three-line cachet on 25k. gray on cover to Mitau, fine (H. v. H. 215.2)

"Марiенбургская 7 XI 19." Russian two line cancel with handwritten date on 1919 3 r. horizontal strip of three and additional franking on registered money letter "80 k. czarist currency, 171 r. Latvian currency...." to the treasury of Riga, fine

"Марiенбургская 7 XI 19." Russian two line with handwritten date on vertical pair 35 k. brown on registered cover with handwritten registration label completed by manuscript, sent to the Estonian town of Walk, some small tears and folded twice vertically (H. v. H. 009.4) Provenance: Estonia and Latvia - The Collection Harry von Hofmann (359. Heinrich Köhler Auction)

"Mas-Straupe Latwija" violet double circle cachet with handwritten daten on 10k. blue on postcard, somewhat unfresh, scarce (H.v.H. 176.1)

"Matisi" straight-line on horizontal pair 5 K. red and single value 15k. green on cover to Riga, fine (H. v. H. 173.1)

"МИТАВА 13 11 19" cds. on 5k. red vertical pair and block of eight (this perforated at bottom) on local registered cover, a little stained (H. v. H 110.8)

"Nihza" blue straight-line on horizontal strip of three 5k. red on censored cover to Dresden, slightly rough opening at the bottom, otherwise fine (H. v. H 183.1)

"ОПЕ П.Т. КОНТОР" violet straight line on 25k. grey on cover to Riga, fine (H.v.H. 10.1)

RAUNA: 5k. red, two values and 50k. violet with pen cross on value declared cover with handwritten old label to Riga, fine

"РИГА 19 8 19" on 20k. orange and 35k. brown on registered cover wit provisional r-label to Wintherthur, german transit-label "Vom Ausland über...", slightly toned, otherwise fine (H.v.H. 219.1)

"RUZAWA" red straight-line on 15k. green on small censored cover to Dresden, fine (H.v.H. 226.1)

SMILTEN: "СМИЛЬТЕНЪ -9 9 19" on 10k. blue and 15k. green on cover to Riga, fine (H.v.H. 250.?)

"TALSI 10.5.19" double-circle cancel on four singles 5k. on cover to Borna, fine (H.v.H. 264.2)

"TIRSA" violet double circle cancel on Liberation of Kurland 1r. with adjacent strike with handwritten date on small cover, fine (H.v.H. 266.3, 266.4)

UPESMUIZA: Pen cross with date on 15 and 35k. on value declared cover with old label with handwritten correction on cover to Riga, folded, otherwise fine 

"Wainode" blue straight-line on 5-15k., 5k. as horizontal pair, on cover with adjacent straight-line "Preekule", folded, otherwise fine