Sale No: 732
Lot No: 686
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Latvia, Highly Specialized Collection, 1918-1945. One of the most amazing collections of this country we have ever had the privilege to work with, virtually complete with nearly every variety known, in order by issue, with semi-postal and airmail issues mixed with regular issues, many sets in both mint and used condition, including various perforations of the early issues, with many mint blocks, covers, and varieties, occasional forgery references, various occupation issues as Germany and Russia fought for control of this region, difficult cancels including some difficult early issues, some items that we couldn't find in Scott or Michel, including some items that were used for a short time, a little over 200 of these early covers, postcards and postal cards that can be difficult to find, starting with Regular Issues: seventeen early Russian stamps with Latvian cancels (mostly Riga in Cyrillic), first to fourth coat of arms issues, each separated by issue, with mint sets with known perf varieties (perf 11.5 and 9.5 on one side), occasional identified forgeries, followed by various multiples and finally by various used stamps with a great selection of early cancels and finally a selection of covers, with some noted items: first issue showing great pieces of German maps on multiples, interesting double print strip of four, three first day covers, second issue on ruled writing paper with several misperfs, third issue on pelure paper with two covers on Russian stationary, fourth issue on watermarked paper with a group of private perforation issues, Liberation of Riga issue in watermark and pelure papers with multiples, used examples and five covers, Rising Sun issue, imperf and perf issues with gutter pairs and three covers, One Year of Independence issue, with different papers, several error and print varieties and unusual cancels, a couple 1r missing red and missing perforations, Liberation of Kurzeme (Warrior Slaying Dragon) several strong frame or vignette offsets on reverse, 10k-1r frame essay pairs, seven covers, followed by forgeries, Liberation of Latgale issue, several large multiples showing unfinished banknotes and cover, 1920-21 coat of arms with various shades of 5k, gutter multiples, sheet margin position pieces, eight covers and postcards, First National Assembly Issue, mint (singles and blocks of four) and used sets, three values imperf, many large multiples and positions pieces, 1r perf foldover error, six covers, various 1920-21 surcharge sets with the usual varieties we mentioned on the regular issues and semi-postal issues above and 14 covers, 1921 arms and stars issues with various plate positions, 50k large gutter block of 12, several postcards and covers, 1922 50r-100r mint and used high value coat of arms, 1923 arms and stars sets and multiples, plus 6s foldover error, 4 post cards and a cover, 25s full sheet, 130-31 high values mint and used plus multiples of 10l high value, 132-34 mint set, used set, mint blocks of four set, two covers, 1927 coat of arms and stars mint and used sets with multiples, plus six covers, 1928 View of Rezekne mint and used sets with normal and inverted watermarks, plus three covers, 1928 Riga Bridge perf and imperf sets, mixed perf and imperf used set, set of mint margin blocks and a couple covers, 1932 Riga Exhibition mint and used set with normal watermarks and some inverted watermarks and four covers, 1934 mint normal and inverted watermark set and used set, plus large multiples and eight covers, 1936 mint and used sets, 1938 normal and inverted mint sets and used set and four covers, 1939 National Unity Day mint and used sets and occasional inverted watermarks, mint block of four set, two covers, 1939 mint and used sets, mint inscription and corner margin blocks, piece of stationary from Latvian Legation and two edge strips of ten that were previously part of the F.D.R. collection, 1940 mint and used sets, with some inverted watermarks, several mint sheets and 12 covers, group of 15 coat of arms and stars postal cards, Semi Postals: Red Cross issue in imperf and perforated (watermarked and unwatermarked) mint and used sets of each, plus multiples, some showing full unfinished banknotes on backs, six covers and postcards, 1923 Latvian War Invalids Society overprints, mint and used sets, multiples and a couple covers, B24-28 mint and used sets, 50s P for R plate flaw, imperf pair set and a couple covers, President Cakste mint set, used set and some blocks of four, 1929 Meierovics perf and imperf sets in mint and used (nearly complete used) sets, 1930 Rainis perf and imperf mint sets, Dec 1930 pictorial set mint and used, plus partial set with inverted watermark, Michel 161F mint block of four, three covers, each containing full sets, 1931 surcharge set, complete mint with partial used and inverted watermark sets, 1932 Militia Maintenance Fund of perf and imperf, normal and inverted watermark mint sets, used perf and imperf sets, and used perf and imperf sets on cover, 1932 Latvian Home Guards perf and imperf, mint and used sets, 1936 mint and used, normal and inverted watermark sets, two covers, Airmails: 1921 airmail perf and imperf sets with multiples plus a rare imperf between 20r perforate pair, three covers, 1928 airmails mint and used sets, used set of pairs, C5 with Pact. watermark, some forgeries and six covers, 1931 airmail set mint and used sets, plus inverted watermark mint set, several multiples and six covers, 1933 airmail mint perf and imperf sets, 1935 Latvia-Africa 1933 imperf mint set and multiples and great section of forgeries, Airmail Semi-Officials: 1930 mint perf and imperf sets, 15s perf and imperf with inverted watermarks, some used mixed perf and imperf with different watermark orientations, mint imperf block of ten set and two covers, 1931 perf and imperf, mint and used complete sets plus mint pair sets, imperf mint blocks of six, perf and imperf sets on cover, 1932 airmail semi official perf and imperf, normal and inverted watermark sets, mint perforated triangle block of four set, mint pair set, imperf mint blocks of six, perf and imperf cover, 1932 Pioneer set with perforated normal and inverted watermarks, imperf set and used set on cover, 1933 Triangle Biplane Taking Off perf and imperf, normal and inverted watermark sets, plus forgeries and two covers, 1933 Latvian Aviators perf and imperf sets and a cover, Occupation Issues: group of Germany Germania stamps with Labau overprints on Germania stamps on piece 1N2-1N6, 1N8-1N13 with Friedl certificates (each signed Bloch and Kosack), very scarce Smilten overprints (Michel II A-B) on Russian stamps with on mint perf and imperf singles and used perforated pair, only 200 imperf and 300 perf known, mint Russian Occupation (Bermondt-Avalov) issues: 2N1-11, 2N12-22, 2N23-36 plus two covers from the third occupation issue, 1941 Russian Overprint mint set of blocks of four and singles, with several mint full sheets and a couple 20k unused stationery entires, Germany 1941 Ostland mint set, with used set on piece and 11 mint and used postal card entires, four covers and three pieces that most of the set, 1945 Kurland mint and used sets, with 1N20-1N24 used on pieces, and several better overprint errors (mostly signed BPP) including Michel 2 I, II, III strip of three, 2 II, III, IV strip of three, 3 I, II pair, 3 I, II, IV strip of three, 3 I, II, III, IV two strips of four, 3 I and II block of four, two full sets on two covers, 1944 Germany Military Parcel Post stamp MQ2 bisect on postal card with Libau service postmark, 1944 SS Feldpost cover to Lettland, German offices in Russia: N1-12 mint and used set, each with socked on the nose Riga and Libau postmarks, various corner margin blocks of four (only missing 20pf), N12 1m full pane of 20, group of seven (Image)
Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000
Opening US$ 12,000.00
Sold...US$ 12,000.00
Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:55:59 EST
Sold For 12000
Sale No: 732
Lot No: 687
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Latvia, Stampless Cover Collection, 1783-1902. Approximately 200 different covers or letters (approximately 50-75 without postmark or received mark), mostly from Riga to Wolmar, mostly proclamation of the Tsar, sent from manor to manor and then returned to the parish preacher, with many of the earlier covers with important state policy such as new postal rates, minimum marriage age (18 for men, 16 for women) or procedure for divorces, to religious policy such as amending official prayer format, many with wax seal still largely intact; a couple interesting 1850-60 covers to Rothschild in Paris concerning banking business, etc.; a wonderful glimpse of Latvian civil life, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:57:19 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 732
Lot No: 688
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Latvia, Commercial Cover Dealer Stock, 1991-2000's. In twenty large cover boxes, containing approximately 10,000 covers, starting shortly after Latvia declared their independence from Russia with many good covers from the crossover period where you can still find Russian stamps used in Latvia, using the Russian postal system to send mail internationally, Lativian stamps on early covers with early Russian style cancels from Latvian post offices, early Latvija overprints on Russian stamps, early postal stationary issues, after the first year of independence, you find covers of the Latvian post using their own stamps, also small group of usages from Latvia during the Soviet period, a few Latvian Independence labels used on cover, occasional WWII German Feldpost cover to Lettland, one box of post cards (with a few earlier cards), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:58:14 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 732
Lot No: 689
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Latvia, Baltic Lynchpin Stock, 1918-. Possibly the most solid, wide-ranging stock of the country that you've ever seen; 16 binders of stockpages and pageholders filled from #1 to Scott-unlisted Back-of-the-Book material; most every issue is here from our review, with regular issues, Semi-Postals, Airs and Air Semi-Postals appearing complete, with mint and used and perforated and imperforate examples throughout; plus there's a huge range of material not often encountered, such as Revenues, extensive labels from Latvian Philatelic Society (Canada) meetings and Latvian Scouts in Exile (Gen. Goppera Foundation), the latter from 1961, those of the late 1980s on both perforated and imperforate in near-complete sheets; a lovely selection of mint and used Wenden issues (!!), WWI and WWII Occupation issues (identified by both Scott and Michel), one folder with WWI-era covers, etc., etc., Very Fine, well worth the time to review. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Feb-01-2020, 11:59:05 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 732
Lot No: 690
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Latvia, Highly Specialized Modern Collection, 1990-2002. With main collection in twenty one albums of well written home made pages plus seven stockbooks of duplicates, starting on May 4, 1990 when Latvia declared their independence from Russia with many good covers from the crossover period where you can still find Russian stamps used in Latvia, using the Russian postal system to send mail internationally, Lativian stamps on early covers with early Russian style cancels from Latvian post offices, early postal stationary issues, after the first year of independence, the Latvian post office finally started issuing their own stamps, with 1991 Latvia provisional overprints on Russian stamps, including a nice section of broken letter varieties, good selection of covers along with early 1991 issues, from 1991 on, you start to see full sets in blocks with occasional block and large multiple and several example of philatelic and first day covers along with some interesting commercial usages, along with the main collection, there are cover duplicates in the stock books with mild duplication (from one of each to approximately a half dozen of some issues) along with some pages which were unfiled in the mail collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Feb-01-2020, 12:00:07 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 732
Lot No: 691
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Latvia, Modern Mint Stock, 1991-2008. In five large stock books of manila pages filled with Latvian new issues from inception as a free state until late in 2008 (just a few years prior to converting to the Euro) with many full panes, singles and blocks filling many pages of these issues that were often neglected by many philatelists and are often missing from many collections, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Feb-01-2020, 12:00:59 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 732
Lot No: 692
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Latvia, Philatelic Cover Dealer Stock, 1990's-2000's. In four large cover boxes, containing between 1,000 to 2,000 covers, with a couple boxes of covers with special cachet for special events, one box with special commemorative cancels from 1991-1992 and finally a box of first day covers and postal stationary, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
