Auction No. 36 Saturday, 4 October 2025 / 12:30 pm start

Poland 1918-2000 extensive collection over 90% ...

Realised: $1,000 plus premium

Category: Collections, Accumulations and Selections  >  World

Lot Details

Poland 1918-2000 extensive collection over 90% complete with most issues both MUH & CTO incl sheetlets & imperfs in 16 large Chinese stockbooks. Incls "Poczta Polska" ovpts on Warsaw Citizens Post used plus 3 vals MLH, ovpts on Germania heads in both settings, ovpts on Austria incl inverted on 10h & 45h MUH (Cat. £165) with 30 other ovpts MLH/used incl 3k used (Cat. £225). 1919 Poznan & Gniezno Provisionals used plus latter "5" inverted MUH (assumed forgery as Cat. £32,000!), 1922/23 issues for Upper Silesia districts to 300m MLH & used (Cat. £275), 1925/27 20g Galleon types a & b MUH (Cat. £37), 45h MLH (Cat. £65), 1934 Exhibition F/U (Cat. £100) & 1933 Torun in both colours MUH (Cat. £74) before 1937 M/S set of 3 in both MUH & CTO (Cat. £230+) & 1945 Liberation ovpt set of 10 again in both MUH & F/U (Cat. £240). All the other 1944/45 ovpts on eagles & Heroes are MUH & used (Cat. £280) with 1946 First Anniv ovpts set of 6 also MUH & used (Cat. £60). Continues with 1951 Stamp Duty M/S MUH & CTO (Cat. £65), 1953 Marx MUH (Cat. £37), 1958 50z M/S on silk both MUH & CTO (Cat. £64), 1963 Fencing M/S MUH (Cat. £70), 1963 Space M/S MUH (Cat. £80), 1964 Winter Olympics M/S MUH & CTO (Cat. £85), Summer Olympics both M/S MUH & CTO (Cat. £120) noting sheetlets of 8again in both MUH & CTO sets of 8 (Cat. £70 x 16, SG Cat. £70 per sheetlet). 1967 Olympics set of 8 MUH sheetlets of 8 (Mi Cat. €75), 1979 Pope's Visit 50z with silver frame MUH (Cat. £60) plus with gold frame MUH & CTO, 1957 Pope & Jaruzelski M/S MUH (Cat. £85). Incls a volume of Airs & semi-postals noting 1925 Airs MUH & used, ditto 1933 Victory in Flight, 1934 Challenge used, 1948 Roosevelt, Polaski & Kosciusko Airs MUH & CTO (Cat. £280), 1954 5z Air M/S MUH & CTO (Cat. £100+) & 1950 Revaluation "Groszy" handstamps mainly MUH plus used duplicates (c190 diff). Finally, 1930's Consular Stamps not listed in SG (11 MUH), 1938 Stratosphere Proposed Flight M/S MUH & CTO (Cat. £160), 1939 25th Anniv M/S in violet-grey MUH & CTO (Cat. £83), 1945 Poznan 1z + 5z perf & imperf both MUH & CTO, 1z + 9z Westerplatte marginal imperf single MUH (Cat. £150 as pair) & 1955 Exhibition M/S (2) both MUH & CTO (Cat. £70), 1956 Chopin/Liszt M/S MUH & CTO (Cat. £63) & 1960 Exhibition sheetlet of 4 MUH & CTO (Cat. £145). The cat. value of just those described above is nearly £5,000 whilst those not listed but part of the collection would exceed £2,000 for just the pre-1960 issues. The collection is sparse after 1990 but very comprehensive earlier including various art sets with M/S's of 4 plus 2 printed labels. For the successful bidder, weight of the 16 albums is about 30kg, so a substantial postage bill would be avoided if able to collect! Fine throughout. (7000+ stamps & M/S)