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241010 - 1939 Ex+R-pohlednice sent to Slovakia, franked with. on both

1939 Ex+R-pohlednice sent to Slovakia, franked with. on both sides tříbarevnou franking forerunner stamp., CDS PRAGUE 33/ 13.IV.39, arrival postmark TRENČÍN 14.IV.39; very fine

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241291 - 1939 KATAPULT / EUROPA - SÜDAMERIKA / BRNO - RIO DE JANEIRO

1939 KATAPULT / EUROPA - SÜDAMERIKA / BRNO - RIO DE JANEIRO, airmail letter to Brazil, franked with. Czechosl. forerunner air stamp. 3x 5CZK, Pof.L12, CDS BRNO 1/ 17.IV.39, red cancel. German air-mail Europe - South America, years L445 Seeadler, supplemented with violet round cancel. Foreign control D.K./Br.2, on reverse transit BERLIN 19.4.39, arrival postmark RIO DE JANEIRO 22.IV.39; on reverse missing part flap, rare katapultový years from period of Protectorate with rare multiple franking Czechosl. forerunner airmail stamps!

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241296 - 1939 KATAPULT / EUROPA - SÜDAMERIKA / PRAGUE - BUENOS AIRES

1939 KATAPULT / EUROPA - SÜDAMERIKA / PRAGUE - BUENOS AIRES, airmail letter to Argentina, franked with. Czechosl. forerunner postage stamp. Pof.312, 313, 307, 344, general postage 17,50CZK, CDS PRAGUE 7/ 19.V.39, red cancel. German air-mail Europe - South America, years L455 Seeadler, on reverse CDS PRAGUE 7/ 19.V.39, arrival postmarkl BUENOS AIRES 28.MAY.39 and CDS DESEPTIEMBRE 29.MAY.39; small tearing in margin envelope/-s, rare katapultový years from period of Protectorate with franking Czechosl. forerunner stamps!

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241301 - 1939 airmail letter to England, franked with. Czechosl. airm

1939 airmail letter to England, franked with. Czechosl. airmail forerunner stamp. 4CZK, Pof.L11, CDS PRAGUE 25/ 10.IV.39, supplemented with straight line postmark Mailing from letterbox; good condition, rare usage Czechosl. airmail stmp, without attributes of air forwarding

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241293 - 1939 PRAGUE - NEW YORK / airmail letter to USA, with mixed f

1939 PRAGUE - NEW YORK / airmail letter to USA, with mixed franking parallel Czechosl. stamp., i.a. air 4CZK, Pof.L11, 309, and Bohemian and Moravian stamp. Pof.31, posting air-mail cancel. PRAGUE 7/ AIRMAIL 9.XII.39, supplemented with violet cachet and censorship cancel. D.K./PRAHA 7, on reverse CDS PRAGUE 7/ 9.XII.39, passed through German censorship; good condition, rare usage Czechosl. air-mail parallel stamps!

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241300 - 1939 PRAGUE - QUITO / airmail letter to Ecuador, franked wit

1939 PRAGUE - QUITO / airmail letter to Ecuador, franked with. Czechosl. postage stamp. Pof.313, 303, 344, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 19.VII.39, violet cancel. D.K./ PRAGUE 25, on reverse censor stick-on label and date stamp 19.VII.39 (by mistake set up VIII. month), arrival postmark QUITO AUG.3.1939; good condition, rare destination with Czechosl. parallel stamps

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241303 - 1939 PRAGUE - ZÜRICH / commercial Reg and airmail letter to

1939 PRAGUE - ZÜRICH / commercial Reg and airmail letter to Switzerland, franked with. i.a. forerunner air stamp. 2CZK and 50h, Pof.L9, L7 and 349, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 20.III.39, on reverse framed pmk PRAGUE 7/ AIRMAIL 20.III.39 and arrival postmark MÄNNERDORF 21.III.39; good condition, rare usage forerunner Czechosl. airmail stamps!

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241295 - 1939 PRAGUE - PARIS / commercial air-mail letter to France,

1939 PRAGUE - PARIS / commercial air-mail letter to France, franked with. air stamp. 30h 5 pcs of, Pof.L15 and 3 pcs of Bohemian and Moravian stamp. Pof.29, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 1.IX.39, black censorship mark D.K./ PRAGUE 25 and arrival PARIS 3.9.39, redirected; toned in perforation also envelope, after all interesting entire

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234741 - 1939-1940 POSTAGE-DUE / 2x off. unpaid mailing liable for po

1939-1940 POSTAGE-DUE / 2x off. unpaid mailing liable for postage, returned back, 1x paid stamp. 30+30h, Pof.DL58 with CDS MORAVSKÁ OSTRAVA 2.IX.39, 1x mounted stamp. 60+40h, Pof.DL61, DL59 with CDS STARÁ BĚLÁ 6.I.40, on/for both mailings surtax cancelled and sent back; rare

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235816 - 1939 CZECH REPUBLIC - SLOVAKIA / Pof.L15 plate number, air 3

1939 CZECH REPUBLIC - SLOVAKIA / Pof.L15 plate number, air 30h violet, 4 pcs of bottom bnd-of-10 from 50 pcs of counter sheet with plate number 1, 2, 3 and 4 + whole 100 stamps sheet with plate number 1 (folded and povolený in perforation, minor gum fault) + two the bottom bnd-of-20 from 100 pcs of counter sheet with plate number 1 and 2 + 2 pcs of complete 50 pcs of sheets with plate number 1 and plate number 2 + upper and the bottom half-sheets sheets of 100 with plate number 1 and plate number 2; overall fine

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236104 - 1939 CZECH REPUBLIC - SLOVAKIA / Pof.L15 plate number, air-m

1939 CZECH REPUBLIC - SLOVAKIA / Pof.L15 plate number, air-mail 30h violet, complete set 4 pcs of corner blk-of-4 from 50 pcs of counter sheet with plate number 1-4; mint never hinged

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241255 - 1939 Pof.1-19, 5h - 10CZK, complete overprint line; mint nev

1939 Pof.1-19, 5h - 10CZK, complete overprint line; mint never hinged

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241259 - 1939 Pof.1, 10, 12 plate number, Coat of arms 5h blue - LL c

1939 Pof.1, 10, 12 plate number, Coat of arms 5h blue - LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1A + Masaryk 1 Koruna red - LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1A + Banská Bystrica 1,50CZK red - L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1; mint never hinged, 1 Koruna bend on 1 stmp and minor gum fault, 2x exp. by Gilbert

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240037 - 1939 Pof.1, 3, 13 plate variety, comp. of 3 stamp. with vari

1939 Pof.1, 3, 13 plate variety, comp. of 3 stamp. with various errors/flaws overprints: Coat of arms 5h blue "8ÖHMEN", Coat of arms 20h red with missing zkratkou "by/on/at." (horizontal pair), Kutná Hora 1,60CZK yellow-green "MÄHNEN"; mint never hinged, 1,60CZK small dirty red color, 2x exp. by Gilbert

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241253 - 1939 Pofis. 3, 4, 9, 13 plate variety, comp. of 4 stamp. wit

1939 Pofis. 3, 4, 9, 13 plate variety, comp. of 4 stamp. with various errors/flaws overprints: Coat of arms 20h red and 25h green with missing zkratkou "by/on/at." (marginal block-of-4) + Masaryk 1 Koruna "Söhmen" + Kutná Hora 1,60CZK "8öhmen"; mint never hinged, 20h production omission gum out of stmp with plate variety

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240361 - 1939 Pof.3, 4 plate variety, Coat of arms 20h red + 25h gree

1939 Pof.3, 4 plate variety, Coat of arms 20h red + 25h green, comp. of 2 marginal block-of-4 with plate variety overprint - missing contraction "by/on/at." on pos. 100; mint never hinged

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240191 - 1939 Pof.6 plate number, Comenius 40h, L the bottom corner s

1939 Pof.6 plate number, Comenius 40h, L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1; mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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241567 - 1939 Pof.6 plate number, Comenius 40h, LL corner blk-of-4 wi

1939 Pof.6 plate number, Comenius 40h, LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1A; L upper stamp. minor gum fault, exp. by Mrnak., sought

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241564 - 1939 Pof.6 PH, Comenius 40h, right upper corner stamp.; mint

1939 Pof.6 PH, Comenius 40h, right upper corner stamp.; mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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241570 - 1939 Pof.8 plate number, Štefánik 60h, L the bottom corner

1939 Pof.8 plate number, Štefánik 60h, L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1 with register point; mint never hinged, exp. by Karasek., very sought

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240183 - 1939 Pof.8 plate number, Štefánik 60h, L the bottom corner

1939 Pof.8 plate number, Štefánik 60h, L the bottom corner stamp., plate number 1A, without registry point; mint never hinged, small spot, exp. by Gilbert

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241023 - 1939 Pof.8 LH, Štefánik 60h, L upper corner stamp. without

1939 Pof.8 LH, Štefánik 60h, L upper corner stamp. without registry point; lightly hinged, exp. by Gilbert., rare and sought

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241571 - 1939 Pof.8 over-printing plate, Štefánik 60h, right the bo

1939 Pof.8 over-printing plate, Štefánik 60h, right the bottom corner stamp., without registry point; mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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241257 - 1939 Pof.8 PH, Štefánik 60h violet, UR corner blk-of-4 wit

1939 Pof.8 PH, Štefánik 60h violet, UR corner blk-of-4 without registry point; mint never hinged, light folds and minor gum fault, exp. by Gilbert., rare usage

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241572 - 1939 Pof.9 plate number, Masaryk 1CZK, L the bottom corner s

1939 Pof.9 plate number, Masaryk 1CZK, L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 3; mint never hinged

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241573 - 1939 Pof.9 LH, Masaryk 1CZK, UL corner blk-of-4; small bend

1939 Pof.9 LH, Masaryk 1CZK, UL corner blk-of-4; small bend through/over 1 stamp., exp. Gi

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241576 - 1939 Pof.11 plate number, Mukachevo 1,20CZK, L the bottom co

1939 Pof.11 plate number, Mukachevo 1,20CZK, L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1A and wide margin; mint never hinged, exp. by Mahr

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241574 - 1939 Pof.11 over-printing plate, Mukachevo 1,20CZK, LR corne

1939 Pof.11 over-printing plate, Mukachevo 1,20CZK, LR corner blk-of-4 with close margin; small bend, exp. by Gilbert

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241027 - 1939 Pof.12 plate number, Banská Bystrica 1,50CZK, LL corne

1939 Pof.12 plate number, Banská Bystrica 1,50CZK, LL corner blk-of-4 with register point (!) with plate number 1A; only light print finger on gum, otherwise mint never hinged, very nice quality, exp. by Novotny., missing in overwhelming majority specializovaných collections Protectorate - here for the first time in auction, quite exceptional offer!

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240184 - 1939 Pof.12 plate number, Bánská Bystrica 1,50CZK, comp. 2

1939 Pof.12 plate number, Bánská Bystrica 1,50CZK, comp. 2 pcs of L bottom corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1 and 1A, without registry point; mint never hinged, 1x exp. by Karasek

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241580 - 1939 Pof.12 plate number, over-printing plate, Bánská Byst

1939 Pof.12 plate number, over-printing plate, Bánská Bystrica 1,50CZK, selection of LL corner stmp with plate number 1A and right bottom corner block of four, without registry point; mint never hinged, block of four light folds, exp. by Gilbert

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241030 - 1939 Pof.13 plate number, Kutná Hora 1,60CZK, LL corner blk

1939 Pof.13 plate number, Kutná Hora 1,60CZK, LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1; 1x light povolená perf, exp. by Novotny

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241024 - 1939 Pof.13 LH, 14 LH, Kutná Hora 1,60CZK + Zvíkov 2CZK, c

1939 Pof.13 LH, 14 LH, Kutná Hora 1,60CZK + Zvíkov 2CZK, comp. of 2 L upper corner stamp., 2CZK wide margin with registry points; mint never hinged, 1,60CZK minor gum fault, exp. by Gilbert

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241581 - 1939 Pof.13 over-printing plate, Kutná Hora 1,60CZK, LR cor

1939 Pof.13 over-printing plate, Kutná Hora 1,60CZK, LR corner blk-of-4; 1x light povolená perf, exp. by Gilbert

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241032 - 1939 Pof.14 plate number, Zvíkov 2CZK, LL corner blk-of-4 w

1939 Pof.14 plate number, Zvíkov 2CZK, LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1, wide margin; mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert., nice piece

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241033 - 1939 Pof.15 plate number, Strečno 2,50CZK, LL corner blk-of

1939 Pof.15 plate number, Strečno 2,50CZK, LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1, close margin; in corner ordinary production hint of sticking, otherwise mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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240190 - 1939 Pof.15 plate number, Strečno 2,50CZK, comp. of 2 L bot

1939 Pof.15 plate number, Strečno 2,50CZK, comp. of 2 L bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1 and 1A, close margin; 1A lightly hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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241582 - 1939 Pof.15 LH, Strečno 2,50CZK, L upper corner stamp., wid

1939 Pof.15 LH, Strečno 2,50CZK, L upper corner stamp., wide margin; usual production gum skips, exp. by Gilbert

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241583 - 1939 Pof.15 over-printing plate, Strečno 2,50CZK, LR corner

1939 Pof.15 over-printing plate, Strečno 2,50CZK, LR corner blk-of-4, close margin; mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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240189 - 1939 Pof.16 plate number, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, L the bott

1939 Pof.16 plate number, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1, wide margin and registry point; mint never hinged, exp. Kraus, sought

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241620 - 1939 Pof.16 plate number, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, L the bott

1939 Pof.16 plate number, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, L the bottom corner stamp. with plate number 1A, close margin and registry point; hinged, grain in corner, exp. by Gilbert., sought

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241035 - 1939 Pof.16 plate number, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, LL corner

1939 Pof.16 plate number, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, LL corner blk-of-4 with plate number 1, wide margin and registry point; exp. by Novotny., sought

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241026 - 1939 Pof.16 LH, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, L upper corner stamp

1939 Pof.16 LH, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, L upper corner stamp. with wide margin; mint never hinged, quite small tearing in L margin, exp. by Gilbert

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241586 - 1939 Pof.16 over-printing plate, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, LR

1939 Pof.16 over-printing plate, Bohemian Paradise 3CZK, LR corner blk-of-4, wide margin and registry point; mint never hinged, minor gum fault, light warping paper, exp. by Gilbert

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240185 - 1939 Pof.K17 plate number, Poděbrady 4CZK, right the bottom

1939 Pof.K17 plate number, Poděbrady 4CZK, right the bottom corner Pr (1 stamp. and 1 coupon) with plate number 1; lightly hinged, exp. by Gilbert and owner mark

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240187 - 1939 Pof.K18 plate number, Olomouc 5CZK, L the bottom corner

1939 Pof.K18 plate number, Olomouc 5CZK, L the bottom corner Pr (1 stamp. and 1 coupon) with plate number 1A and register point; mint never hinged, exp. by Gilbert

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240769 - 1939 Pof.19 KH, Bratislava 10CZK, stamp. with upper coupon a

1939 Pof.19 KH, Bratislava 10CZK, stamp. with upper coupon and margin; mint never hinged

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240243 - 1939 Pof.K19 plate number, Bratislava 10CZK with lower coupo

1939 Pof.K19 plate number, Bratislava 10CZK with lower coupon with plate number 1A; mint never hinged

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240186 - 1939 Pof.K19 plate number, Bratislava 10CZK, the bottom corn

1939 Pof.K19 plate number, Bratislava 10CZK, the bottom corner piece with plate number 1A; mint never hinged, exp. by Mrnak., Stolow and Rijxman

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236125 - 1939 PÁSY / Pof.M20-27, Linden Leaves 5h - 50h, complete se

1939 PÁSY / Pof.M20-27, Linden Leaves 5h - 50h, complete set 10 pcs of 4-stamp gutter in/at whole vertical bands with margin sheets, values 30h brown and 50h 2x; 5x adversely folded in perforation, otherwise mint never hinged

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236988 - 1939 PLATE PROOF Pof.33, Brno 1,50 Koruna, print nedohotove

1939 PLATE PROOF Pof.33, Brno 1,50 Koruna, print nedohotovené gravure in/at different light green color on/for pokřídovaném card paper without gum; very fine, certificate Brunel, minimum usage Bohemian and Moravian plate proofs in the market, rare offer!

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240074 - 1940 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.42, 46, 47, Landscape (issue II.),

1940 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.42, 46, 47, Landscape (issue II.), comp. of 3 complete 100 pcs of counter sheet, 80h *, 6 Koruna x and 8K x; only folded, overall very fine

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241437 - 1941 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.62-63, Dvořák 60h and 1,20 Koruna

1941 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.62-63, Dvořák 60h and 1,20 Koruna, complete set 100 pcs of counter sheet; folded only in perforation

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236156 - 1941 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.62-63, Dvořák 60h and 1,20 Koruna

1941 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.62-63, Dvořák 60h and 1,20 Koruna, complete set 50 pcs of counter sheet; at value 60h 1x little povolená perf in margin, toned

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239947 - 1942 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.72-73, 3. Anniv of Bohemia-Moravia

1942 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.72-73, 3. Anniv of Bohemia-Moravia 1,20 Koruna + 2,50 Koruna, comp. 2 pcs of complete 24 pcs of counter sheet with R margin, value 1,20 Koruna plate mark **, value 2,50 Koruna plate mark *; mint never hinged, sought

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236117 - 1942 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.72-73, 3. Anniv of Bohemia-Moravia

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240048 - 1942 Pof.74-77, 53. birthday A. Hitler. 30+20h - 2,50+1,50K,

1942 Pof.74-77, 53. birthday A. Hitler. 30+20h - 2,50+1,50K, upper also the bottom horiz. horseshoe with margin, VK-6 + VK-7, complete set; very fine

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240047 - 1942 Pof.96-99, A. Hitler., large format 10K-50K, upper also

1942 Pof.96-99, A. Hitler., large format 10K-50K, upper also the bottom horiz. horseshoe with margin, VK-6 + VK-7, complete set; very nice quality

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233978 - 1943 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.102, Day of Stamp 60h + Pof.112, Ge

1943 COUNTER SHEET / Pof.102, Day of Stamp 60h + Pof.112, German Red Cross IV. issue, 2 complete sheets of 100; Pof.102 small smudge, otherwise very fine, only folded in perforation

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Do kategorie Protektorát Čechy a Morava zařazujeme emise poštovních známek z období 1939 - 1945. Mnohé emise poštovních známek vycházely v tomto období v atraktivních tiskových úpravách jako varianty kuponů, desková čísla a značky, tisk na okrajích, meziarší u doplatních poštovních známek, varianty zoubkování, odlišné úpravy zmenšených přepážkových archů atd. V té době byla velmi používaná příležitostná razítka. Generální sbírka obsahuje 182 poštovních známek.

Public Auction 70 / Philately / German occupation of Bohemia-Moravia

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