379th Auction

1918, red cross, 5C-10Fr, imperforated with sheet margins, ungummed as issued with hinge remainders, very fine (Scott B1-B9; $600,-)

1882, 30 st. violet/light green, tied by small Tatar Pazardjik cds. to registered letter to Sofia, very fine

1882, 50 st. blue/orange rose, tied by small bilingual Sliven cds. to registered letter to Germany, very fine

"RUSENSKA MILITARY CENSOR", large sensor label on reverse of registered envelope from Gorna Orjahovitsa Railroad Station to Prague. One of 3 reported. Opinion Penev.

1915. "COMMAND SAMOKOV CENSOR", large violet provisional  handstamp on cover to Sophia; the only recorded entire with this censor mark. Opinion Penev

1915, "CENSORSHIP COMMISSION ORHANIE / VIEWED", provisional censor mark clear on postcard to Sliven; franking cancelled by pen strokes. Just 3 strikes on entire reported. Opinion Penev.

1915. "STANIMAKA-COMMAND-PASSED", large violet provisional  censor mark on postcard to Sophia

1915, "CENSORSHIP COMMISSION IKHTIMAN / VIEWED", provisional censor mark clear on postcard with small bilingual cds.

1918, pre-printed military envelope for official mail between the units, used within the 49th infantry Regiment on the Salonika front with violet seal on front and reverse. Very rare in used condition.

1882, 25 st. blue/light blue, two copies, tied by blue bilingual "PHILIPPOPLE 27 II 86" to registered letter via Gabovo to Kopenagen, Denmark, very fine, signed Mikulski

OCCUPATION OF TURKEY: "KINGDOM OF BULGARIA-CENSORSHIP DEPARTEMENT-KARAGAACH", violett censor mark on postcard from Makri-Keli to Odrin with arrival mark.

"ODRIN 17.V.918" good strike on cash paid postcard with violet dated Odrin censor mark, to Plovdiv

1881, 5 pa., 10 pa. and 1-5 pia. perf. 13½ and 5 pa.,10 pa. and 1pia. perf. 11½, all in tête-bêche pairs, unused o.g., very fine

1881, 5 pa.- 20 pa. and 5 pia. imperforated intête-bêche pairs, unused o.g., very fine

1920, Coat of arms 1m., two singles tied by cds. "WILNO 24.X.20" to postcard with adjacent straight-line censor mark "Sekcja. Def. Refer. Pracy i Cenzury" to Warsaw with arrival mark, fine, very rare censor mark, certificate Ceremuga (2003) and signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920, Coat of arms 2m. violett with upper sheet margin and overprint issue 4m. tied by cds. "WILNO 27 11 20" to registered cover to Vienna, with arrival mark on the reverse, there not deliverable with red note "inconnu" on reverse. On front two labels with handwritten "Nach Wien - Von Deutschland kein Postverkehr nach Wilna" and "zk: Wilna", minor age spots and creases due to transport, but an exceptionally rare and interesting letter sent by the well-known philatelist Pachonski, sign. Petriuk PZF with photo certificate (2021) 

1920, Surcharge Issue 6m., block of four with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNO -5 4 22" to front and reverse of value declared cover to Warsaw with arrival mark, stamps with minor imperfections, but a scarce and attractive cover, signed Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1920, 10m., two singles and 1921 Coat of arms 1m., three singles tied by cds. "WILNO 25 4 21" to reverse of registered value declared cover to Lodz, a fine and rare cover, signed Korzsen und Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, 10m. tied by cds. "WILNO 16 7 21" to registered cover to Warsaw with arrival mark, small part of backflap missing, a rare stamp on commercial mail, certificate Petriuk PZF (2021)

1921, 20m., two singles with additional franking tied by cds. "NOWA WILEJKA -1 10 21" to registered cover to Riedlingen, in addition Coat of arms 5m. with additional franking tied by cds. "NOWA WILEJKA 2.11.21" to cover to Riedlingen with polnish censor label "Cenzurowano", both covers with faults, but very scarce mail from this small town, two certificates Petriuk PZF (2021)

1921, 5m. single and 10m. as vertical pair tied by cds. "WILNO 17 III 22" to cover to Russia with transit mark of Moscow on reverse, very scarce, fine, signed Korzsen and Petriuk PZF with certificate (2021)

1921, 5m., three singles and 20m. tied by cds. "WILNO 22.1.22" to reverse of cover to Moscow with arrival mark, some minor ageing but the only known cover adressed to Russia and actually delivered, certificate Petriuk PZF

1921, 5m. and 10m. and strip of three 20m. tied by cds. "WILNO 1 20.II.22" to reverse of registered express cover to Krakow, very fine and rare, signed Schmutz and Petriuk PZF with the latters certificate (2021)

1921, 10m. two blocks of four and two singles tied by cds. "WILNO 18.III.22" to front and reverse of large format registered cover to Paris, France, the stamps and covers some faults, scarce, certificate Berbeka (2022)

1921, 10m. (faulty) tied by cds. "WILNO -2.11.22" to folded cover to Warsaw, scarce, signed Korszen and Petriuk PZF