1827 (Oct 30): Entire letter from Pulawy nearby Lublin to the Jewellery J. F. Bautte in Geneva with PULAWY single line town handstamp, sent via Vienna with "Pologne." handstamp, reverse with Geneva arrival datestamp. The sender was the secretary of Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski who became President of the national Polish government in 1830. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1839 (Nov 22): Entire letter from Warsaw to the Jewellery J. F. Bautte in Geneva with "WARSZAWA 22/11" cds in red, sent via Krakow and Vienna and paid to the border between Austria and Switzerland at Bregenz with '14' Kreuzer to Austria while the addressee had to pay '6' dêcimes in Geneva currency; the item displayed and described in Schäfer - Postal History of Geneva on p. 366. The sender was Prince Alexander Nikolayevitsh Golytsin (1773-1844), a reactionary minister of education in the government of Alexander I. He headed an investigation into masonic involvement in the Decembrist uprising of 1825 and served as the Chairman of the State Council from 1838 to 1841. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: 10 kop. blue & rose, a fine example used on cover to Bialystok tied by circular '1' numeral handstamp of Warsaw in black. Refolded for better display, a fine and scarce cover Mi = € 750. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: 10 kop. blue & rose, two examples used on 1862 cover to Elzbielon via Sokolow, right hand stamp with Plate Flaw showing point after '10' at upper right corner and left hand stamp with missing '10' at lower left corner, each tied by numeral "1" in concentric rings in black. 'Warszawa' despatch cds (18/7) in red at right. File fold well away from the adhesives, a very rare and attractive double rate cover. Signed G. Lamy. Cert. E. Diena (1990). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Upper Silesia 1923: Registered cover to Klagenfurt, Germany franked by 1922/23 5 m. brown pair, 20 m. brown-violet, 50 m. olive-black and rare 300 m. pale blue, all tied by 'Katowice' datestamps (14 April 1923), the day after the 300 m. adhesive was issued. Minor envelope imperfections but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860/1998c.: Collection with 1860 10 k. blue & rose used (6) including one cancelled '102' numeral on piece and another with square framed '1' numeral cancel, post 1919 complete unused or used and frequently both, with 1924 1 zl., 1925 definitives set, 1928 Stamp day miniature sheets, 1933 1.20 zl. Sobieski unused, 1938 Stamp Day miniature sheets perf. (3) and imperf. (3) Stratosphere sheets (2), Monte Cassino set and cover, 1946 Education miniature sheet used, fine selection overprinted 'Groszy', thereafter apparently complete through to late 1990's; including back of the book material with 1916 Sosnowiec locals, 1918/19 Tarnow Locals, 1917 Przedborz issues, Zarki, Zawiercie issues, 1925 'Port Gdansk' sets unused etc. a vast lot with much of interest. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image)

Warsaw Local Post / Stadtpost der Haupstadt Warschau 1915 (Sept-Nov): Superb collection on leaves with 180 stamps including September 1915 5 gr. and scarce shade of 10 gr. brown-black on beige, plating study of the 10 gr. and imperforate between varieties, imperforate pairs and multiples. September 23rd "6 groszy" overprints on 5 gr. range with unused and used, Sept 30th framed "6 groszy" overprints with similar scarce selection, and October 15th overprints including an example struck in blue. An interesting old time lot, a good basis for further specialised expansion.

Scout's Post during the Warsaw Uprising 1944 (Aug. 12): Small envelope numbered 03549 in black together with faded but scarce circular handstamp HARCERSKA - POCZTA - CZERNIAKOW with Scouting Movement's Lily in violet (Gryzewski type 4) together with single line datestamp '12 SIERP. 1944' in violet. Address and cancellation faded due to humidity, fine and scarce private usage within Warsaw. Cert. Petriuk (2017). The number of letters varied between 3,000 to 6,000 daily and reached up to 10,000 letters. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1944 (Aug): Woldenberg Oflag 'Olympic' wood cut issue, unused and used set of three values, another used set in differing colours, two Miniature Sheets with sewing machine perforations and cachets (Aug 14), stationery cards (2) used, and a large piece with 10 zl. red 'Runner & Olympic Rings' cancelled 'Woldenburg' (13.VIII.44). All except the last item signed Schmutz.