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You are here: Home / Stamp Collecting / Rare Stamps and Covers / Rare stamps and covers (Oct 2010)

Rare stamps and covers (Oct 2010)

October 26, 2010 By Audrius Brazdeikis

Every week we compile list of rare stamps and covers on the market. These are some of the most interesting philatelic items that we felt are interesting enough for collectors to browse.


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Lithuania 1919 registered cover to Berlin

Nice cover with a provisional registration in manuscript No 47 sent from Kaunas to Berlin dated 3. III. 1919. Königsberg censor cachet.

eBay – Ended: Nov 5, 2010. Sold: $179

Lithuania 1919 cover to Hannover

Nice cover with mixed franking, Second Vilnius and First Kaunas issues sent from Kaunas to Hanover dated 19. III. 1919. Königsberg censor cachet.

eBay – Ended: Nov 5, 2010. Sold: $810

Lithuania 1919 cover to Berlin

Nice postcard franked with Second Vilnius issue stamps (2x 20 sk) sent from Kaunas to Berlin dated 19. I. 1919. Military censorship mark “M.P.k” (Militärische Postkontrolle Königsberg).

eBay – Ended: Nov 5, 2010. Sold: $660

1922 Lithuania inverted 25 cent overprint

Rare as multiples – inverted 25 cent overprint block of 4 (Sc C27, Mi 182)

eBay – Ended: Nov 2, 2010. Unsold: $295

1930 Lithuania Air post 20 cent magenta variety

Rare as multiples – dark brown / magenta color variety, block of 4 (Sc C42, Mi 310)

eBay – Ended: Nov 2, 2010. Unsold: $95

1938 Germany to Memel Lithuania ship cover

1938 Cover franked Hindenburg 5 stamps tied by “Oppeln 20 5 38” cds in Silesia (now Poland), to a passenger on a ship thought to be in Memel, but not-deliverable. Redirected with re-sealing labels, 6 diff cachets & 2 labels.

eBay – Ended: Oct 31, 2010. Sold: $199

Lithuania 1918 Second Vilnius Issue 40 sk partial sheet

Rare as multiples – partial sheet of 40 sk of Second Vilnius Issue, Grodno postmark, CTO. Sc # 7, Mi # 7. (Scott CV $450, Mi CV 630 €). This sheet originally from the Hermann Logsch collection was last sold on eBay in December 2008 (sold for $527).

eBay – Ended: Oct 24, 2010. Sold: $416

Lithuania 1919 nice cover to Germany

Nice early cover from Kaunas to Nieuburg, Königsberg military censorship, franked with First Kaunas issue.

eBay Listing – Ended: Oct 19, 2010. Sold: $118

Lithuania 1922 offset center on reverse variety Mi 133

Rarely seen variety – an offset center on reverse of 1922 De Jure Issue 4 A (Mi 133).

eBay Listing – Ended: Oct 23, 2010. Sold: $127

Lithuania 1918 Second Vilnius Issue 30 sk full sheet

Rare as multiples – a full CTO sheet (5×4) of 30 sk of Second Vilnius Issue. Sc # 6, Mi # 6. (Scott CV $350, Mi CV 500 €).

Cherrystone Auctions – Ended: Nov 9-11, 2010. Sold: $200

Lithuania 1918 Second Vilnius Issue 50 sk block of 8

Rare as multiples – large block (4×2) of 50 sk of Second Vilnius Issue. Sc # 8, Mi # 8. (Scott CV $320, Mi CV 320 €).

Cherrystone Auctions – Ended: Nov 9-11, 2010. Sold: $500?

Lithuania 1923 imperforate pair Mi 193U

Rarely seen imperforate pair of 1923 New Currency Issue 1 Litas (Mi 193U).

eBay Listing – Ended: Oct 15, 2010. Did not sell: $225

Lithuania 1927 Mi 220Uw horizontal imperforate pair

Rarely seen vertically imperforate pair of 1927 Basanavicius 25 cent (Mi 220Uw).

eBay Listing – Ended: Oct 13, 2010. Sold: $104

Lithuania 1922 horizontal strip frame error Mi 136F

Lithuania frame error of the “De Jure” issue of 1922. The total amount of the 8 Auk. frame error is only 320 stamps. Rarely seen in multiples. Error. Sc # 119a, Mi # 136F. Mi CV 360 € (Scott CV $300).

Kelleher Auctions – Ended: Oct 24, 2010. Sold: $345

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