Lots 1077 - 1104, Catalogue of Auction #94, Raritan Stamps, Inc

1917-18, 78 essays for German-sponsored competition of stamps proposed to be issued by independent Kingdom of Poland, four sets of 15 in black, blue, brown and green, plus 5 extra and a page of 13 essays from a booklet, printed on thin wove paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF and an interesting assemblage, most of early Polish issues resemble these designs, Est. $250-$300

Collection of Early Surcharges
1919, Warsaw, Lublin and both types of surcharges on German Occupation stamps, over 270 mint and used stamps in singles, pairs, strips and blocks, including Warsaw Provisional 2gr/10gr incomplete sheet of 40 (some edge separations), numerous varieties presented such as double, inverted, shifted, omitted parts of surcharges, some doubtful items are mentioned as such, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, Est. $800-$1,000 (website photo)

1919, black overprint (plate 1, position 69)"Poczta. Polska" on Austrian 3h violet, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by S. Mikstein and others, C.v. $500, Est. $250 -$300

1919, black overprint "Poczta. Polska" on 2k blue, 3k carmine rose (granite paper) and 4k yellow green, set of three values, the last one with pinpoint inclusion, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, each one expertized by H. Bloch and Philatelia Krakow guarantee hs, C.v. $402, Est. $150-$200

1919, black overprint "Poczta. Polska" on Austrian Emperor Karl I 15h dull red (overprint position I.6) and 20h dark green (position I.25), both with large part of OG, VF, expertized by H. Bloch, C.v. $370, Est. $150-$200

Balance of a Consignment
1919, 57 mint or used stamps, 38 of which have genuine black overprint "Poczta. Polska" (mainly signed with position number), most valuable 10h magenta (expertized by S. Mikstein), full/part of OG or used, F/VF, legitimate C.v. is over $1,500 (questionable stamps are not counted), Est. $500- $600 (website photo)

1919, Polish Eagle, 2h gray in imperf pane of 25, 3h violet in privately perforated block of 15, 20h in privately perforated block of 50 and 25h in privately perforated pane of 25, in addition envelope bearing privately perforated complete set of 11, tied by Zywiec "23.III.19" ds, no gum as issued or gummed (25h), mostly VF, Est. $150-$200

1920 (December 1), registered cover from Bielitz District (Powiat Polityczny Bielsko) right after collapse of Austro-Hungarian Empire, addressed to Moravian Ostrava, franked by seven stamps with denomination in"heller and krone", Austrian registered label and cancellations, arrival postmark on reverse, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

1919, Cavalryman, 20m gray green, perforation 11 1/2, top right corner sheet margin block of four with perforation freak due to foldover (imperf at right and top right), printed on vertically laid paper, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $100-$150

Pre-World War II Souvenir Sheets and Large Blocks Collection
1928-39, 18 mint and used souvenir sheets, including Warsaw Philatelic Exhibition of 1928 genuine and forged sheets, 3 cross-gutter blocks of four, Balloon cover and a booklet commemorating 20th Anniversary of Independence (some tears along folds), nice quality unit, full OG, NH, CTO or used, mostly VF, Fischer C.v. is about PLN6,000=US$1,350, Est. $500-$600

1945, black surcharges "Poczta Polska. 50gr" on stamps of Generalgouvernement 6gr-48gr, set of eight and 6 proofs of the same surcharge on 60gr, 80gr and two of each on 1zl and 1.20zl with perforation 12? and 13?x14, all are unused, no gum, looks VF, S. Mikstein hs on each value, Fischer #VIII/XXb, Est. $500-$600

1945, two stamps with inverted brown surcharge 1.50zl on 25gr dull red, both are type 2, forms II and III, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by J. Berbeka and M. Perzynski (form II), Z. Mikulski, L. Schmutz (form III), Est. $350-$400

Post-World War II Souvenir Sheets and Large Blocks Holding
1948-63, 39 mostly mint (13 - used) sheets or blocks and 10 souvenir booklets, starting with Culture souvenir sheet, including air post sheet in dark blue, sheets and booklet of 400th Century of Polish Post and etc., fresh quality overall, full OG, NH or used and CTO, VF, Fischer C.v. about PLN6,000, Est. $400-$500

Semi - Postal issues

1945, Postal Worker's Convention at Poznan, 1+5zl green, left sheet margin imperforated single (full OG, NH) and left sheet margin vertical imperforated pair with parts of adjoining stamps at right(Krakow 12.9.45 cancellation), both are VF, Est. $150-$200

1945, Last Stand at Westerplatte, 1+9zl slate blue, imperforated single and a stamp from printer's waste with a part of adjoining stamp at left, full OG, LH or no gum as produced, VF, Est. $100-$150

1946, Polish Bureau of Education, 3+22zl, 6+24zl and 11+19zl, complete set of three and souvenir sheet of three containing all these stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $520, Est. $150-$200

1946, Airplane Douglas over Warsaw, 5zl greenish black, top sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, F. Kessler guarantee hs along with two others, Est. $100-$150

1948, Great Personalities, 80zl, 100zl and 120zl, complete set of three and souvenir sheet containing the same stamps in changed colors, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $393, Est. $100-$150

Newspaper stamps

1919, black overprints "Poczta. Polska" on Newspaper stamps of Austria 2h-30h, complete set of five, full/large part of OG, VF, each stamp properly expertized, C.v. $311, Est. $100-$150

Offices in the Turkish Empire

1919, red lilac matt overprint "Levant" on definitive stamps of 3f-5m, complete set of 12, full OG, mainly LH, F/VF, each stamp with expert's hs on reverse, C.v. $1,170, Est. $700-$800

Local "Porto" Overprints

Outstanding Collection in a Leather Stockbook
1919-24, over 1200 mint or used stamps bearing 167 different types of "Porto", "Doplata", "T", "Wydac", "Zaplacic" and etc. overprints, over 100different districts presented, many better items throughout, occasional flaws are possible, nevertheless absolutely beautiful collection, which is impossible to duplicate, F/VF, Est. $800-$1,000 (website photo)

Exile Government in Great Britain

1941 (December 15), Airplane, Tank, Submarine, Scenes, 5g-1.50zl, the first issue used on cover to Dunfemline (Scotland), tied by black boxed "Polska Marynarka Vojena" marking, red censorship is on reverse, light fold away from the stamps, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150

Polish Corps in Italy

1945-46, Anthem and Soldiers, 1+99L, 3+247L, 5+195L, set of three souvenir sheets (the last one with minor gum disturbance at bottom) and Views of Italian Cities and Soldier, 45gr, 55gr, 1zl and 2zl, imperforated souvenir sheet with Poszta Polowa "4.VI.46/136" postmark, full OG or no gum as produced, VF, Sassone Block 1A, 2-4, €1,050, Est. $250-$300

Polish Army in the Soviet Union

(General Anders' Army) 1942, Dojdziemy, 50k red brown, Polish Field Post in Russia booklet bearing one stamp, numbered on reverse "154" (only 1000 booklets were produced), mostly VF, Fischer #1, Est. $150-$200

1942, Dojdziemy, 50k red brown, tete-beche block of six (3x2) with favor cancel without date and reprint pane containing irregular block of four with one horizontal pair printed upside down, first one with full OG, reprint has no gum as produced, VF and an interesting couple, block of six with expert's hs, Est. $300-$400

Collections and Large Lots

Nice Postal History Group
1921-55, 8 items, including Aero-Targ Poznan both stamps on FDC (1921), Poczta Polowa Field postcard (1942), Exile Post the first set on cover to US, Exhibition in Gliwice with red surcharge 5zlon Tadeusz Kosciuszko 50gr green, 4 FDCs' from various Philatelic Exhibitions, nice and fresh, mostly VF, Est. $150-$200

Collection of Non-Postal Stamps on Stockpages
1919-60, over 500 various fiscal stamps (minor duplication), including general revenue, unemployment, "For Poor People", garden fee and etc., it representing about 50Generalgouvernement revenues, and in addition more then 100 various cinderella labels and poster stamps, the total is 650 items, occasional flaws possible, especially for used revenues, still F/VF, Est. $700-$800 (website photo)

Group of Various Fiscal Stamps on Documents
1919-60, 18 different legal documents, most were sent to the various district courts (Dubno, Krakow, Lwiw, Tarnow and etc.), several banking documents, three different items from Generalgouvernement bearing appropriate court fee of Germany occupied Poland, fresh quality unit, mostly VF, Est. $300-$400 (website photo)

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
1077	P		1917-18, 78 essays for German-sponsored competition of stamps proposed to be issued by independent Kingdom of Poland, four sets of 15 in black, blue, brown and green, plus 5 extra and a page of 13 essays from a booklet, printed on thin wove paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF and an interesting assemblage, most of early Polish issues resemble these designs, Est. $250-$300	(Ph)	150.00
1078	*/U	11-40, var	Collection of Early Surcharges 1919, Warsaw, Lublin and both types of surcharges on German Occupation stamps, over 270 mint and used stamps in singles, pairs, strips and blocks, including Warsaw Provisional 2gr/10gr incomplete sheet of 40 (some edge separations), numerous varieties presented such as double, inverted, shifted, omitted parts of surcharges, some doubtful items are mentioned as such, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, Est. $800-$1,000 (website photo)	(Ph)	500.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
1079	*	41	1919, black overprint (plate 1, position 69)"Poczta. Polska" on Austrian 3h violet, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by S. Mikstein and others, C.v. $500, Est. $250 -$300	(Ph)	150.00
1080	*	52-54	1919, black overprint "Poczta. Polska" on 2k blue, 3k carmine rose (granite paper) and 4k yellow green, set of three values, the last one with pinpoint inclusion, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, each one expertized by H. Bloch and Philatelia Krakow guarantee hs, C.v. $402, Est. $150-$200	(Ph)	100.00
1081	*	56-57	1919, black overprint "Poczta. Polska" on Austrian Emperor Karl I 15h dull red (overprint position I.6) and 20h dark green (position I.25), both with large part of OG, VF, expertized by H. Bloch, C.v. $370, Est. $150-$200	(Ph)	100.00
1082	*/U	41/60, J1/12, P1-5	Balance of a Consignment 1919, 57 mint or used stamps, 38 of which have genuine black overprint "Poczta. Polska" (mainly signed with position number), most valuable 10h magenta (expertized by S. Mikstein), full/part of OG or used, F/VF, legitimate C.v. is over $1,500 (questionable stamps are not counted), Est. $500- $600 (website photo)	(Ph)	300.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
1083	**	61/66	1919, Polish Eagle, 2h gray in imperf pane of 25, 3h violet in privately perforated block of 15, 20h in privately perforated block of 50 and 25h in privately perforated pane of 25, in addition envelope bearing privately perforated complete set of 11, tied by Zywiec "23.III.19" ds, no gum as issued or gummed (25h), mostly VF, Est. $150-$200	(Ph)	100.00
1084		124, 126-29	1920 (December 1), registered cover from Bielitz District (Powiat Polityczny Bielsko) right after collapse of Austro-Hungarian Empire, addressed to Moravian Ostrava, franked by seven stamps with denomination in"heller and krone", Austrian registered label and cancellations, arrival postmark on reverse, mostly VF, Est. $100-$150	(Ph)	75.00
1085	**	148, var	1919, Cavalryman, 20m gray green, perforation 11 1/2, top right corner sheet margin block of four with perforation freak due to foldover (imperf at right and top right), printed on vertically laid paper, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $100-$150	(Ph)	75.00
1086	**/U	251/333, B29/B35	Pre-World War II Souvenir Sheets and Large Blocks Collection 1928-39, 18 mint and used souvenir sheets, including Warsaw Philatelic Exhibition of 1928 genuine and forged sheets, 3 cross-gutter blocks of four, Balloon cover and a booklet commemorating 20th Anniversary of Independence (some tears along folds), nice quality unit, full OG, NH, CTO or used, mostly VF, Fischer C.v. is about PLN6,000=US$1,350, Est. $500-$600	(Ph)	300.00
1087	(*)		1945, black surcharges "Poczta Polska. 50gr" on stamps of Generalgouvernement 6gr-48gr, set of eight and 6 proofs of the same surcharge on 60gr, 80gr and two of each on 1zl and 1.20zl with perforation 12? and 13?x14, all are unused, no gum, looks VF, S. Mikstein hs on each value, Fischer #VIII/XXb, Est. $500-$600	(Ph)	300.00
1088	**	346 var	1945, two stamps with inverted brown surcharge 1.50zl on 25gr dull red, both are type 2, forms II and III, full OG, NH, VF, expertized by J. Berbeka and M. Perzynski (form II), Z. Mikulski, L. Schmutz (form III), Est. $350-$400	(Ph)	200.00
1089	**/U B	412a/958, B102/107, C34/52a	Post-World War II Souvenir Sheets and Large Blocks Holding 1948-63, 39 mostly mint (13 - used) sheets or blocks and 10 souvenir booklets, starting with Culture souvenir sheet, including air post sheet in dark blue, sheets and booklet of 400th Century of Polish Post and etc., fresh quality overall, full OG, NH or used and CTO, VF, Fischer C.v. about PLN6,000, Est. $400-$500	(Ph)	250.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
1090	**/U	B40 imp	1945, Postal Worker's Convention at Poznan, 1+5zl green, left sheet margin imperforated single (full OG, NH) and left sheet margin vertical imperforated pair with parts of adjoining stamps at right(Krakow 12.9.45 cancellation), both are VF, Est. $150-$200	(Ph)	100.00
1091	*	B41	1945, Last Stand at Westerplatte, 1+9zl slate blue, imperforated single and a stamp from printer's waste with a part of adjoining stamp at left, full OG, LH or no gum as produced, VF, Est. $100-$150	(Ph)	75.00
1092	**	B49-49B, B49Bc	1946, Polish Bureau of Education, 3+22zl, 6+24zl and 11+19zl, complete set of three and souvenir sheet of three containing all these stamps, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $520, Est. $150-$200	(Ph)	100.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
1093	**	C13 imp	1946, Airplane Douglas over Warsaw, 5zl greenish black, top sheet margin imperforated single, full OG, NH, VF, F. Kessler guarantee hs along with two others, Est. $100-$150	(Ph)	75.00
1094	**	C26A-26C, C26Cd	1948, Great Personalities, 80zl, 100zl and 120zl, complete set of three and souvenir sheet containing the same stamps in changed colors, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $393, Est. $100-$150	(Ph)	75.00