THE RAREST CZECHOSLOVAK STAMP / Pof.50b FP, Coat of arms 4 K light green on GRANITE PAPER WITH INVERTED BLACK OVEPRINT POŠTA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1919; wide format, excellent centering, overprint type II; superb piece with original gum, lightly hinged, cat. by estimation 7.000.000 CZK, certificates Vrba 2017, Gilbert, Karásek, Pittermann + copy of certificate František Beneš 1992, exp. Šula, Mrňák, Tribuna and Lešetický; THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE CZECHOSLOVAK STAMP, THE GEM OF WHOLE CZECHOSLOVAK PHILATELY, unique piece, the only one example recorded, in 1928 sold in public auction in Brno (famous auction Přehnálek for 31.900Kč), after 1945 placed in Postal museum in Prague, exhibited on world stamp shows PRAGA 1968, PRAGA 1978 and PRAGA 1988; in 1990´s bought by Mr. Ludvík Pytlíček as the most important acquisition of his magnificent collection of Czechoslovakia, after 90 years is this elusive and famous stamp in public offer!!!, GREAT EUROPEAN RARITY!
Pof.49aII, Coat of arms 3 K dark red, WIDE format, overprint type II.; lightly hinged, nice centered piece, certificates Vrba and Karásek, exp. by Karasek., Fischmeister, Lešetický, cat. Pofis 180.000CZK, Mercure 200.000CZK, very scarce stamp!
Pof.118 ST Ia, Parliament 10K, lower corner blok of 4 with right margin with control-numbers, pos. 89-90 and 99-100, on pos. 100 extremely rare subtype of overprint Ia - "ROUND NUMERAL 9"; certificates Vrba and Mikulski, exp. by Mrnak., Lešetický, UNIQUE AND SCARCE MULTIPLE, exhibited in Monaco Stamp Show!
Pof.140N ST I. + II. plate variety, 125h blue, IMPERFORATED vertical marginal pair, joined types I. and II., the bottom stamp with plate variety on pos. 80/ plate 2 - "short bar numeral 2"; upper stamp lightly hinged, certificate and exp. Vrba, very rare, seldom offered!
Pof.143B, 5h blue with line perforation 13¾; mint never hinged, certificate Vrba and exp. Vrba, Gilbert and Mrňák, cat. Merkur-Revue 20.000CZK, rare stamp
Pof.143N plate variety, 5h blue IMPERFORATED, bottom corner piece with control-numbers, pos. 100 with plate variety - interrupted line in "letter" and interrupted printing in left wing; mint never hinged, certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert and Karasek
Pof.145B, 10h dark green, marginal block of 4, line perforation 13¾; lightly hinged on one stamp, otherwise superb multiple, certificate Vrba, exp. by Mrnak., cat. ** 40.000CZK
Pof.154A ST, 40h brown, horizontal strip of 3 with lower margin with control-numbers, comb perforation 14, pos. 95-97, on pos. 96 type II - 10 linden leaves, JOINED TYPES I. + II. + I.; mint never hinged, superb multiple, certificates Vrba and Karásek, cat. 45.000CZK, scarce!
Pof.154C ST, 40h brown, BLOCK OF 4 with lower margin with control-numbers, horiz. comb perforation 14, pos. 86-87 and 96-97, on pos. 96 type II - 10 linden leaves - rare JOINED TYPES; hinged, some spots, viewing of quality recommended, certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert., Mrňák and Beneš, cat. 50.000CZK, very rare!
Pof.154C ST, 40h brown, BLOCK OF 4, horiz. comb perf 14, pos. 85-86 and 95-96, on pos. 96 type II - 10 linden leaves - JOINED TYPES, used with CDS ÚPICE/ 14.5.21; certificates Vrba and Karásek, cat. 10.000Kč+, decorative multiple!
Pof.155A printing flaw 2, Chainbreaker 50h red, used stamp with favourite printing flaw "figure without head", pos. 81/ plate 2, fragment of CDS; left lower corner some minor reparations, certificate Vrba, exp. by Leseticky
Pof.155N Mv, 50h red, imperforated unissued 2-stamps horiz. gutter on stamp paper with gum; small bend and lightly hinged; certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert., Vrba, very scarce gutter, definitely great exhibit item!
Pof.156N RT, 50h light green, IMPERFORATED BLOCK OF 4, on pos. 39 RETOUCH of plate variety "little-egg in waist", variant C; very fine multiple, hinges out of stamp with retouch, certificates Vrba and Karásek, exp. by Mrnak and Karasek, cat. Pofis 87.500CZK (!), scarce speciality, missing in collections!
1923 TEPLICE FORGERY TO DEFRAUD THE POST commercial Reg letter franked with pair of forgeries to defraud the post Chainbreaker 60h blue, Pof.F158 with line perforation 13¾; and genuine stamps 100h and pair 40h, Pof.154 and 158, CDS PODMOKLY 1/ 19.XII.23, correct rate for V. postal rate; very nice quality, good condition, certificate Vrba, exp. by Mrnak, Karasek, Pittermann, unique entire!
Pof.173B ST, 100h red with combined perforation 13¾ : 13½;, block of four with left margin, two (!) vertical joined types II.+III.; lightly hinged, certificates Karásek and Vrba, exp. by Mrnak., Karasek, Vrba, unique and scarce multiple!
1923 PLATE PROOF Jubilee 200h in red color, print of original gravure with small "year" on paper with gum without watermark, size 43x54 mm; mint never hinged, exp. Vrba, small wrinkle of paper
1923 PLATE PROOF Jubilee 200h in grey-blue color, print of original gravure with small "year" on paper with gum without watermark, size 43x54 mm; mint never hinged, exp. Vrba
1925 Pof.192A P2, Gravure 3Kč brown, high size, type I., line perforation 13¾;, rare wmk type P2; hinged, certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert, cat. 20.000CZK, very rare stamp
1925Pof.192A P3 (!), Gravure 3Kč brown, high size, type I., line perforation 13¾; extremely rare type of wmk P3 (!); unused, repaired gum, certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert., Lešetický, cat. 200.000CZK (!), one of rarest stamp from this issue!
1925Pof.195II, Gravure 2Kč blue, type II., line perforation 13¾; block of four (!) with extremely rare HORIZONTAL WATERMARK P3 (!), fragment of CDS; some toning, otherwise good quality, certificates Karásek and Vrba, exp. by Karasek, Beneš, Vrba, cat. Pofis -,- ; only this block of four recorded, extremely rare!
1925Pof.195II P2, Gravure 2Kč blue, type II., line perforation 13¾; SCARCE HORIZONTAL WATERMARK P2; repaired tooth in upper perforation, some paper faults, new gum, ; certificates Karásek and Vrba (Vrba mentions that is not possible to derminate whether it is used or unused piece); stamps with vertical wmk are very rare!
1925PLATE PROOF Gravure, so-called. "American" plate proof, master die without face value with different design, in brown color, white cardboard paper without watermark, with inscription "CZECHOSLOVAK STAMP" size 112x111mm; certificate and exp. Vrba, only two of these plate proofs in brown color recorded, etremely rare!
1928 Pof.233B-242B, Jubilee 1928, complete set 30h - 5Kč, all BLOCKS OF 4 with extremely rare perforation 12¼; from that 5 corner or marginal; known only two complete sets of bloks of four with this rare perforation; certificates Vrba and certificate Karásek, all exp. Vrba, cat. Pofis 380.000CZK, very scarce!
1933 Pof.274Ms(2), Nitra 1Kč red, vertical 2-stamps gutter as MARGINAL STRIP OF 3; superb, certificate Vrba, exp. by Karasek, the largest known and unique multiple (!), only 20 gutters exists; one of the most precious blocks of whole Czechoslovak philately!
1933 ZEPPELIN / 4. SÜDAMERIKAFAHRT 1933, connecting flight Brno - Berlin, air-mail card forwarded by LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 4-coloured franking of Pof.273, 274, L9, L13, CDS BRNO 1/ 3.VIII.33, transit PRAHA 7/ LET. POŠTA/ 3.VIII.33 on reverse and BERLIN C2/ 5.8.33 in front also on reverse + both red cachets, 4. flight to South America also connecting flight, supplemented with 2 arrival pmk RECIFE/ 8.VIII.33 and private additional cancels "Nur per Luftpost"; decorative entire, sound condition, cat. Sieger 223.B
1933 ZEPPELIN / 8. SÜDAMERIKAFAHRT 1933 - connecting flight Prague - Berlin, airmail letter forwarded by LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, franked with airmail stamps Pof.L12 and L13, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 29.IX.33, transit cancel. PRAHA 7/ LET. POŠTA/ 29.IX.33 in front also on reverse and BERLIN C2/ 30.9.33 on reverse + both cachets, violet 8. flight to South America and red connecting flight, on reverse arrival RIO de JANEIRO/ 5.OUT.933; envelope in lower margin partly torn, otherwise good condition, cat. Sieger 235.B
1936 ZEPPELIN / 1. NORDAMERIKAFAHRT 1936 - connecting flight Prague - Frankfurt/ M., airmail reg letter to New York forwarded by LZ 129 Hindenburg, with rich five-coloured franking of airmail stamps Pof.L7 (2x), L8, L9, L10 (2x), L11 and L12, CDS PRAGUE 7/ 5.V.36 and PRAHA 7/ LET. POŠTA/ 5.V.36 on reverse + red cachet 1. flight to North America with character "c" (Frankfurt/ M.), on reverse 4x CDS NEW YORK/ REG./ from 9., 11. and 12.5.36 and arrival PRAHA 7 CIZINA/ 20.V.36 - returned to sender; good condition, exp. + certificate Karásek, cat. Sieger 406.c
1936 ZEPPELIN / 1. NORDAMERIKAFAHRT 1936, airmail card to New York forwarded by LZ 129 Hindenburg to New York, with mixed franking of Pof.295, CDS ARNULTOVICE and German zeppelinové stamp Mi.606X, CDS FRANKFURT/ Auslandsstelle/, red cachet, to North America with character "c" (Frankfurt/ M.), arrival postmark NEW YORK/ 9.MAY 1936; sender also recipient C. Hahnel; sound condition, cat. Sieger 406.c
1937VERTICAL GUTTER Pof.NV16+NV20, Pigeon-issue 7h + 20h, very rare cross from gutter with plate numbers "37" and "4" at value 7h; superb, certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert., scarce, cat. 30.000CZK - undervalued!
1922 Pof.DL30B joined bar types, Postage Due - overprint issue Hradcany 40/15h bricky red, upper marginal block-of-6, comb perforation 13¾; : 13½;, plate 1, on pos. 3-5/ 13-15, on pos. 4, 5 and 15 II. types bar; mint never hinged, certificates Vrba and Karásek, superb unique multiple!
Pof.SO3, Hradčany 5h blue-green, imperforated block-of-4 with lower margin and control-numbers, black ovpt SO 1920; very lightly hinged, exp. Vrba, very rare, nice multiple
Pof.SO7 joined bar types, Hradčany 20h carmine with black overprint SO 1920, IMPERFORATED BLOCK OF 4 (!) with lower margin with control-numbers, pos. 86-87/ 96-97/ plate 1, on pos. 96 bar subtype IIa - joined subtype bars; only lightly hinged on upper pair; certificates Vrba and Karásek, exp. by Mrnak., Gilbert, Karasek, unique block with joined types, extremely rare!
Pof.SO24N-SO25N, UNISSUED Masaryk 500h grey with wide right margin and 1000h brown, both imperforated with red / vilolet overprint SO 1920; hinged, certificate Vrba, exp. by Gilbert., Mrňák, cat. 14.000Kč+
Pof.SO25 plate variety, Masaryk 1000h with black overprint SO 1920 with left sheet margin, with sought plate flaw "rose in hair", pos. 81/ plate 1; lightly hinged, certificates Vrba and Karásek, exp. by Gilbert., Karasek, cat. 40.000CZK, very rare, seldom offered!
1919 Pof.PP4(Ms4), Charitable stamps - Silhouette 1Rbl brown, two joined vertical imperforated 4-stamp gutters, folded, left gutter with printing-works marks; hinged, minor gum faults, stamp at right at top small tearing, certificate and exp. Vrba, cat. Pofis 60.000CZK+, catalogue Majer 115.000CZK, very rare gutter, seldom offered!
PLATE PROOF SK1 + SK2, Scout stamps 10h and 20h, set of 6 proofs in various colors, from that 1x 10h in red color of value 20h; lightly hinged, all exp. by Karasek and Pithart, cat. 9.000CZK
1918Pof.SK3a, red overprint "Příjezd presidenta Masaryka" on Scout stamp 10h LIGHT BLUE (!); mint never hinged, certificate and exp. Vrba, Mrňák, cat. 170.000Kč, very nice piece, scarce!
1918 Pof.SK4, black ovpt "Příjezd presidenta Masaryka" on Scout stamp 20h red; mint never hinged, certificate and exp. Vrba, Mrňák, cat. 25.000CZK, very nice piece, rare
1918 OFFICIAL LETTER FOR CZECH SCOUTS ABOUT DELIVERING LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS / contemporary document with mounted Scout stamps Pof.SK1 and SK2, 10h blue and 20h red, cancel. POŠTA SKAUTŮ/ Praha 7/11 1918, round cancel. N.V., line Dopis od skauta...převzal, then oval NÁRODNÍ VÝBOR ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ V PRAZE a frame PŘEDSEDNICTVO ČESKÝCH SKAUTŮ, supplemented with signatures of Scout representatives as: Roubal, Svojsík, Sigmund, Kalibera, Pavlásek, Ořovský, Jelen; certificate Vrba 2017, rare contemporary Scout document, sought by specialists, unique rarity!
1918 Pof.SK4, Scout stamp 20h red with black overprint "Příjezd presidenta Masaryka" mounted on telegram sent from České Budějovice, where president T. G. Masaryk spent night on 20. to 21. of December 1918 during his journey back to Prague (Czechoslovakia), cancelled by POŠTA SKAUTŮ / PRAHA 21/XII 1918, supplemented with straight line postmark Dopis od skauta/ Převzal; very good condition, only folds, certificate Vrba, stamp exp. by Gilbert., Pittermann, Beneš, entire exp. Pittermann; certificate Vrba only deals with genuiness of the Scout stamp, not the entire telegram - see text in catalogue Pofis, page 195; telegram from period of the beginning of the independent Czechoslovakia with genuine overprint Scout stamp, very rare
