365 / September 2017

1889, Coat of arms 5 k. three singles with additional franking tied by cyrillic cds. "FELLIN LIFL. -6.9.04" to reverse of registered cover to Honolulu, Hawaii, a scarce destintation, horzontal fold at bottom, otherwise fine ex Waelbroeck

3 and 20-35 and 75 k. black on chalky paper, without gum, fine

10 k. as horizontal pair with clear double print, 20 k. on red label paper(5) and und blue label paper, 25k. in brown-orange and 25 k. red und multicoloured label paper, unused without gum, fine

1920, Liberation of Courland Issue, 35 k., proof of the frame in black on screened paper, no gum, without faults

1923, Coat of arms 1 l. with additional franking tied by cds. "KULDIGA 18 5 36" to reverse of value declared cover to Vienna, 4 line cachet of exchange post office, fine

1923/27, Coat of arms, archive proofs, very interesting group of 12 blocks of four, unused without gum, fine

1925, Coat of arms 6-30 s. rose as imperforated sheetlet (51X61mm) on watermarked paper, extremely rare, only few proofs in this colour exist, very fine

1925, Coat of arms 6-30 s. blue as imperforated  sheetlet (51X61mm) on watermarked paper, extremely rare, only few proofs in this colour exist, very fine

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 6-50 s.,three values each, tied by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES MADAGASCAR COLLECTION DE BERNE" to part of archival page, fine and very attractive

1925, Tercentenary of Liepaja 6-50 s., complete set, unused, very fine

1925, Tercentenary 15s., frame only and center only in blue, touched at right, otherwise fine, very rare

1928, Death of Janis Cakste 2-30 s. and Airmail 10-25s. each as horizontal strip of three tied by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES MADAGASCAR COLLECTION DE BERNE" to part of archival page, fine and very attractive

1930, Anti-Tuberculosis 1+2 s. orange/brick-red, in a block of four with left sheet margin, the error mint never hinged, otherwise unused, very fine

Airmail 5-25 s. perforated and imperforated, tied by cds. "RIGA-LIDPASTS 14.7.33" resp "SLAMPE 19.VIII.33" to cover with additional franking to Denmark, one cover small tear, otherwise fine

1932, Vigilante Aizsargi, photo essays in issued designs, fine and very scarce

1932, Vigilante Aizsargi, photo essays in issued designs, fine and very scarce

1932, Airmail, photo essays in issued designs, fine and very scarce

1933, Airmail photo essay 7+57 S. in issued designs, fine and very scarce

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, fine, signed

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., mint never hinged, 25s. tiny adherence, very fine

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., all marginal copies, mint never hinged, 25 and 100s. toned gum, fine

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., unused, very fine

1933, Bathurst-flight 10-100 s., used, very fine, signed Rucins a.o.

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-25s., blocks of six, mint never hinged, very fine, signed

1936, Writers and Poets 3-35s., archive proofs, imperforated vertical pairs, without gum, scarce, fine, signed R

1937 President Ulmanis 3-50s., archive proofs, imperforated vertical pairs, without gum, rare, fine

Essays for landscape pictorial issue, 5 s. dark olive brown imperforated depicting a bridge across the river Gauja near of Sigulda and 20 s. blue perforated depicting the castle of Jelgava, 5s. from the right sheet margin without gum, rare, fine

1994, CEPT 50 s. without golden inscription, from lower sheet margin with inscription "1994", mint never hinged, only few copies known, fine

ESSAY: 1940, Coat of arms in a different design with oak leaves 20 S. in lilac-carmine perforated L10¼, on watermarked paper with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1938, 20th Anniversary of the Republic, booklet with 4 stamps at 3 s., 4 stamps at 5 s., 3 stamps at 10 s., 4 stamps at 20 s. and 2 stamps at 35 sant, used, few wrinkles, fine

"JAUN-GULBENE" mit handwritten date on 25 and 75 k. on registered value declared cover to Riga with arrival mark, fine and rare 

1901, "700 Years of Riga" multi-coloured vignette on special picture postcard to Detmold, fine

IRON DIVISION: Registered cover with 5 k. red as horizontal strip of seven tied by cds. "DUNDAGA 5.4.19" to registered cover to Eisleben and forwarded to Emsdorf, very early cover, fine

1920, "MILITARY MISSION BALTIC STATES" violett oval cachet on picture postcard of Riga through the war office in London to Kisumu, corner crease at lower left, otherwise fine

LATVIAN SS-DIVISION: 1945, proofs, 4 different designs as horizontal strips of four resp. three, in blue, light- and dark green, orange and red

1919, 15 k. orange imperforated, three singles and additional franking tied by cds. "ELEJA" with handwritten date "4 11 19" to registered cover to Riga, fine, very rare