375th Auction
16-21 November in Wiesbaden
- (-) Remove Latvia since 1918 · The Wolfgang Watzke Collection filter Latvia since 1918 · The Wolfgang Watzke Collection
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FISCALS: 1915/40, interesting collection with more than 60 documents starting with 5 documents from Imperial times resp. Postgebiet Ober-Post, containing 7 passports, better fiscals, interesting mixed frankings etc., mostly good condition
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REVENUES: 1916/43, interesting collection housed in 4 albums collected by Barefoot catalog, beginning with Russian period, wide array including Postgebiet Ober-Ost high value up to 50 M., than Estonia starting with some Provisionals, National Government, few stamps with PROOV overprint, Latvia with better high-value stamps, multiples, different perforations, issues from the Railway Medical and Entertainment Department including some proofs on multi-colored paper, also a good part Ostland and in addition some Revenues of Estonia and Lithuania
FISCALS: 1921/39, very interesting lot of 10 letters or cards franked with fiscal stamps, often with postage due marking, but partly also delivered unrecognized, very scarce assembly
1928, Railway Newspaper Stamps 15(2) and 50 s., archive proofs, singles without gum, the 15s. together with large part of marginal inscription, scarce, fine
1940, Railway Newspaper Stamps 5-10 s., archive proofs, vertical pairs from the upper right resp. lower left sheet corner, 5 s. small wrinkles, otherwise fine, very rare and attractive multiples
1941, Railway Newspaper Stamps 5s. red, archive proof, block of four from the upper left sheet corner showing large part of inscription on top "100 MARKAS á 5 SANT. = Ls 5-...", despite few wrinkles which are of no importance in fine condition, a spectacular and unique multiple
1941, Railway Newspaper Stamps 5k. rot imperforated, used with violet cancel, scarce
Provenance: Rucins and Franck Collection
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RAILWAY STAMPS: 1926/29, unused/ mint never hinged and used collection including multiples, some with control numbers, blank fields etc., mostly good condition
1940/41, Railway Newspaper Stamps, small used and mint never hinged collection containing Dz14-15 as singles and Dz15 as block of four, fine
1919, small, mostly used collection with 6 stamps/pieces with red overprint and 2 pieces with blue overprint, some signed Mikulski a.o., fine
1919, unused and used collection with 10 pieces including three pairs of 25k. on 3k. including a tête-bêche, mostly signed Mikulski, Winterstein, Rucins, Hoffman BPP, good condition
LATVIA: 1932, 3rd. South-America flight with connecting flight as registered card with good franking, fine
LATVIA: 1932, 6th. South-America flight with connecting, fine
LATVIA: 1932, 8th. South-America flight with connecting flight as card with good franking, slight corner crease, otherwise fine
LATVIA: 1932, 9th. South-America flight with connecting flight as cover to Porto Allegre, small tear at bottom left, otherwise fine, scarce
LATVIA: 1930/33, interesting group with 7 cards and covers, some registered, some with connecting flight, in addition 3 card/covers Ostsee-Fahrt, mostly fine
1945, Proof overprint 6 on 5 Pfg. in red, unused with large part original gum, a rarity with only a few proofs known, lower left corner slightly blunted perf, signed van Loo BPP and Brandes
Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 145, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
12 on (-)brownish-red with double overprint one running diagonally, with light offset of overprint on reverse, block of four, mint never hinged, a attractive and rare multiple
Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 148, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
12 on (-)brownish-red, damaged (probably by adhesion of an overlying sheet) before the overprint, used with clear cds. "VENTSPILS", a interesting variety, fine
Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 150, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
12 on (-)brownish-red, vertical pair completly misrouletted, mint never hinged, a very attractive variety, fine
Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 150, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
12 on (-)brownish-red, completly misrouletted with divided overprint, mint never hinged, a very attractive variety, fine
Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 150, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
12 on (-)brownish-red with clear overprint as block of 10, mint never hinged, few trivial short roulettes, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple
12 on (-)brownish-red with double overprint one running diagonally, with light offset of overprint on reverse, marginal pair with part of the inscription, mint never hinged, a attractive and rare multiple
12 on (-)brownish-red perforated, complete printing sheets with 50 stamps and right sheet margin, mint never hinged, one stamp adhering, somewhat separated between 4th and 5th vertical row, otherwise fine
12 on (-)brownish-red, three complete printing sheets with 50 stamps each, three different HAN "18895.44 1", 18895.44 2" and "20286.43 ", mint never hinged with only 3 stamps adhering, one corner copy some surface scraping, otherwise fine and scarce
1945, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with Michel Nr. 1-2 once and Michel Nr. 3(2; from different printings, with both overprint types combinations) in a sheet of 50, Michel No. 4A in a block of four with HAN, Michel No. 4B in a block of 16 with HAN, some forgeries etc.
1945, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with mostly varieties such as Mi.-Nr. 2DD, 4ADD(2), 4BDD(2), 2K, 3K(2), 4AK, 4BK also shifted overprints, offset and Mi.-Nr. 4BDD F as vertical pair, some items depicted in "Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland" by Wilhelm van Loo (2016)", some signed van Loo BPP etc.
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1944/45, interesting collection of 23 field post covers, mostly with full content, one card and one cover Lativan soldier in the Wehrmacht
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GERMAN CANCELLATIONS: DONDANGEN-WINDAU, very interesting collection with 7 stamps/pieces, 14 addressed envelopes, cards and 11 money orders, covers and postcards, including Mi.-Nr. 1-4A/B on cover with railway cancel "LIBAU-HASENPOTH 21.4.45", all written up, very rare assembly
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LATVIAN CANCELLATIONS: ALSVANGA-ZIRA, very interesting collection with 16 stamps/pieces, 15 addressed envelopes, cards and 8 money orders, covers and postcards, all written up, very rare assembly
POSTAL STATIONERY: 1945, 6 Rpf. as proof in black color on field postcard, unused, the only known copy of this proof, slight rubbing at right, otherwise fine, signed Keiler BPP
Reference: "Postverkehr Kurland", page 162, Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
POSTAL STATIONERY: 1945, 6 Rpf., both overprint types on fieldpostcard, unused, minor wrinkles, the "with dot after Rpf" type signed Pickenpack
FORMS: 1944/45, interesting collection of 9 cards and documents like fieldpost from a latvian soldier, Newspaper official matter form the postal branch "Spare" to the "Dienstpostamt Windau", reverse with receiver cachet "ZEITUNGSSTELLE WINDAU", Application for radio licence, fieldpost money order, Radio license document, Pension insurance card with 6 fiscals, a permit for the allocation of food ration cards, Purchase book for goods etc., many items depicted and described in "Postverkehr Kurland" by Wilhelm van Loo (2016)
"HASENPOTH 24.4.45" on Hitler 30 Pfg. on front and reverse of money order to Ventspils, fine
"PILTENE -3.V.45" on Hitler 20 Pfg. on money order to Ventspils, fine
"SABILE 31.III.45" on Newspaper official matter form the postal branch "Zabeln" to the "Dienstpostamt Windau", reverse with receiver cachet "ZEITUNGSSTELLE WINDAU", fine