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Public Auction #446

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COVERS — Poland
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
429CVPoland balloon automobile race cover assortment from 1935 to 1939. from the Crystal Estate. Includes twenty-nine covers on identified pages for the Moscicki Club Balloon Automobile Race, 8th European Balloon Races, 9th European Balloon Meet at Torun, and XI European Free Balloon Races. Some balloons from the 9th European Race balloons ae Gryf, Katowice, Lodz, Pomorze, Lwow, and Syrena. Also entail two other covers one for the Gordon Bennett Trophy at Lwow and one race that was cancelled. Good variety rarely offered in this depth.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $400.00
430CVThirteen 1938 covers having various cancellations in either October/December Polish Occupation of Czech towns postal cards from the Crystal Estate. Twelve are mailed to Sofia, Bulgaria. Town cancels include two each from Cieszyn, Frysztat and one each from Dabrowa Slaska, Darkow, Gnojnik Slaski, Karwina, Oreowa, Poreba Oreowska, Sueha Gorna, Poreba b. Oreowy, and E/K?asy Slaskie. Very unusual and difficult to find in today’s philatelic market.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $200.00
431CVTen Polish Army in Exile WW II covers. Consists of complete set of 3K1-3K8 stamps individually on eight censored Field PO #115 registered covers from the Crystal Estate. Cancelled 1/13/1943. Mailed to New York City and having multiple backstamps with final cancel on May 14. Also includes two other covers entailing a registered cover to the same address in New York City and an another cover having a complete set cancelled 17.1.44 from Field PO #101. Fascinating Polish postal history linked to their base in Great Britain.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $250.00
432CVPolish Forces in the Middle East selection from the Crystal Estate. Entails twelve censored covers and aerograms having various Field Post Offices including #52, 53, 55, and 102 cancelled in 1945. Aerograms consists of one aerogram CMF (Central Mediterranean Forces), two India having one mailed to the Polish Consulate, Cairo, the other to Jerusalem, Consulate Polish Republic. An unusual postal history offering difficult to find.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $120.00
433CVBritish Liberation Army in France “Polish Forces” selection from the Crystal Estate. Involves seven registered covers of which several are RAF censored from 1944-45 having various date cancels. Also, includes an OAS RAF censored cover on 7 Dec. 1944 to Glasgow folded vertically in the middle. Attractive Polish Forces lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $80.00
434CVFantastic Poland assortment from 1937 to 1957 in a pizza box from the Crystal Estate. Over forty commercial covers and FDC's roughly evenly divided between postal history and 1945-57 FDC's with amazing variety. Includes a 1945 reused cover with three Vatican stamps underneath the British Stamps and two Monte Cassino (3K17-#K20). Also entails 1940 Poland Exhibition folder with photos for the New York World’s Fair. An eclectic lot for the Polish eclectic postal historian.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $270.00
435CVPolish Forces in Africa assortment from 1944-1945 from the Crystal Estate. Involves six fascinating censored covers having various Field Post Offices. Involves one aerogram FPO #115 cancel from Tanganyika and another GB from Polish Lt. Eritrea Police Force BMA Eritrea MEF. Super Polish Forces WW II postal history.ForceCat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $100.00
436CVPolish Force Post in the Middle East (Jerusalem) Field Post Office #112 Victory offering from the Crystal Estate. Consists of three covers having 3K stamps plus Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey tied stamps. Also, includes 5. IV. 45 cancelled OAS cover mailed to the Polish Red Cross in London.Cat. Value: S.B. 65.00
Price Realized: $130.00
437CVPoland Balloon flight postal card "Balon Krakow" cancelled ad tied label on 26.X.1926. Mailed and backstamped 26.10.1926 to Bor, Serbia which has major copper mines.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $28.00