1771 complete FL to Warszawa, with a good strike of ZAMOSC in red (crown at top and posthorns at bottom), fine, with red wax seal on back, manuscript "46" (number for entry in the "Way Book"), only about 10 recorded
Estimate: $1500
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
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Lot #1019 - Poland
Lot #1020 - Poland
1774 (12 Jan) complete (four-page letter written in Polish from Lwow) FL to Warszawa, with a decent strike of circular LEMBERG struck in black between Crown and Posthorns, charge markings in pen and red crayon, fine (In 1772, following the First Partition of Poland, Lwow was annexed by the Habsburg Monarchy. Known in German as Lemberg, the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria)
Estimate: $500
Lot #1021 - Poland
1775 entire FL addressed to Warszawa, with fairly good strike of MITAU, crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, some ageing, fine usage from Mitawa (present-day Jelgawa in Latvia) (Mitau became a town of the Duchy of Courland in 1561 and became the capital of the united duchies of Courland and Semigallia. Because the duchy became a vassal of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Mitau was also referred to by the Polish name Mitawa)
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Lot #1022 - Poland
1776 cover from "Bauske" (today Bauska in Latvia), with straight-line handstamp, addressed to Prince Radziwill in Nieborow, sent via Mitau, Konigsberg and Warsaw, intact wax seal on back, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #1023 - Poland
1778 cover with enclosed letter, addressed to Dubno, with an excellent strike of WINNICA (crown at top and posthorns at bottom), fine, with red wax seal on back, manuscript endorsements (numbers for entry in the "Way Book"), very rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1024 - Poland
1779 (12 June) small cover from BIELSK, with ornamental departure strike with stylized Crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, addressed via Grodno to Nowogrodek, some toning at bottom, with intact wax seal on back, rare usage, signed Rachmanow
Estimate: $500
Lot #1025 - Poland
1782 entire FL with text (in Polish) addressed to "Madame la Contessa Mokronowska", via Warszawa to Bialystok, negative town handstamp showing large Posthorns and Crown at top (possibly "Crasnistav" - Krasnystav), partial wax seal on back, extremely rare usage
Estimate: $250
Lot #1026 - Poland
1783 home-made envelope addressed to presumably Wilna, with negative, framed "MINSK R.1778 IAN" handstamped intact wax seal on back, some ageing, excellent strike, rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1027 - Poland
1784 home-made cover (partly restored at bottom left) addressed to Dubno, with a decent strike of circular "PETRICO VIA" two-line in black between Crown and Posthorns, extremely rare handstamp of present-day PIOTRKOW, with intact wax seal on back
Estimate: $500
Lot #1028 - Poland
1784 small cover from NIEMIEROW to Zytomierz, redirected to Dubno, with a good strike of Niemierow, with Crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, wax seal on back, entry numbers or charge markings, some ageing, very rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1029 - Poland
1785 (22 June) cover, with letter of contents (in French), written from "Reisen" (Rydzyna) and posted from "LISSA" (Leszno), with straight line handstamp (9.5mm), addressed to the Count de Mniszech, grand master of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in Leopolis (Lvov), charged "8" in red crayon, additional markings on back, fine
Estimate: $250
Lot #1030 - Poland
1786 small cover with a complete strike of GRODNO (crown at top and posthorns at bottom), fine, with small wax seal on back, rare
Estimate: $250
Lot #1031 - Poland
1787 cover originating in "Nieswiez", posted in MINSK, with framed handstamp, addressed to Prince Radziwill in Wilno, intact wax seal on back, various routing and forwarding markings on back, signed Rachmanow
Estimate: $150
Lot #1032 - Poland
1788 (17 Jan) cover with letter of contents, from DUBNO to Count Mniszech in Lwow, with an excellent strike of circular "D" with crown at top, charged "8" in red manuscript, little toning at bottom, intact wax seal on back, undoubtedly rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1033 - Poland
1788 (24 July) home-made cover (one side-flap missing), with four-page letter of contents (in French), with framed "POSEN" handstamp, addressed to Count Mniszech in Zamosc, charged "8" in red manuscript, fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #1034 - Poland
1789 small cover from LUCK, bearing marking with Posthorns at top, name of town in the middle, with branch at bottom, addressed to Lublin, with nearly intact wax seal on back, little ageing at sides, fine and rare usage
Estimate: $250
Lot #1035 - Poland
1789 complete FL from LUBLIN to Warszawa, with excellent strike of "L" with crown in circle, with "51" in manuscript (entry in the "way book"), fine and scarce, only about 10 examples known (a similar cover ex-Bojanowicz was sold for $1,500 in 1999)
Estimate: $500
Lot #1036 - Poland
1790 large part of outer folded letter (bottom portion missing) addressed to Szpokiwie, with a faint, but legible strike of circular KRZEMIENIEC in black between Crown and Posthorns, Type I handstamp, fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #1037 - Poland
1790 (17 Mar) small cover two-page letter (in Polish) addressed to the Count de Mniszech, grand master of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in Leopolis (Lvov), red ZAMOSC, ornamental Crown at top and Posthorns at bottom, charged "4" in crayon, fine and rare marking from Zamosc (a similar cover, ex-Bojanowicz was sold for $3,000+)
Estimate: $1500
Lot #1038 - Poland
1790 small home-made envelope with a fine strike of circular TULCZIN in black between Crown and Posthorns, way-book markings at top, little ageing, fine and very rare cover, signed Rachmanow
Estimate: $500
Lot #1039 - Poland
1791 large part of an outer FL with faint but readable "PIASKI" with crown at top and posthorns at bottom, sent via Lublin, with "L" and crown at top, addressed to Krakow and endorsed "Pilno Pilno", manuscript "4" entry from way-book, rare letter with two different town markings
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1040 - Poland
1792 (21 May) entire FL (four pages of text in Polish) addressed to Warszawa, with straight-line LISSA (Leszno) departure hs (type IV, size 10mm), endorsed "Franco", nearly intact wax seal and arrival docketing, fine and scarce usage
Estimate: $250
Lot #1041 - Poland
1793 (26 October) cover (with letter written in French and Polish) addressed to Count Mniszech in Leopol (Lwow), with a perfect strike of PULAWY and crown, red "8" in crayon, fine and scarce letter, with faint arrival (?) handstamp on back
Estimate: $250
Lot #1042 - Poland
1778 large part (small piece missing from back) of a home-made envelope from Warszawa to Wilno, clear strike of "W" (type I, Bojanowicz "a"), cover tear at bottom, fine early usage, intact wax seal on reverse
Estimate: $250
Lot #1043 - Poland
1781 (2 May) complete FL from Warszawa to Venice, with a fine strike of "W" and crown, circle diameter 15mm, manuscript "63" entry, also rated "1 L 4s" for letter abroad, fine
Estimate: $250
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