Ended on Friday, 22 February 2019 at 02:30.

Polen: 1939/1946, POLAND IN WW II in general and 1944 WARSAW UPRISING/SCOUT POST in particular, trem

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Start of the sale:
Friday, 8 February 2019 at 11:04
Item n°714685282
Sale ends:
Friday, 22 February 2019 at 02:30
Lot:
#38494
Catalogue:
43rd Christoph Gärtner Auction - February 22st, 2019 - Collections, Supplement

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1939/1946, POLAND IN WW II in general and 1944 WARSAW UPRISING/SCOUT POST in particular, tremendous exhibit on 98 pages full of (not only postal) history with many rare pieces. The collection shows the suffering of Poland during German (and Soviet) occupation incl. Camp/POW mail, POW card of Lt. Wiktor Grajewski 27.3.1940 from officer's camp in Kozelsk (murdered in the Katyn massacre), "Frank" propaganda forgery u/m (lower left corner), Anders Army tête-bêche pair u/m and on cover etc. The most impressive core of this collection is the documentation of the 1944 Warsaw uprising incl. THIRTY-NINE ENTIRES BEARING SCOUT'S MARKS (despatch and censor marks counted), apparently all of them signed/expertised resp. certificate! Included are both types of "kartofel" marks (Fischer 1a+1b), the "44" mark (Fischer 6) and also the stamps incl. overprints. The collection shows furthermore an interesting section of the immediate postwar period with attractive entires. A MARVELLOUS LOT OF IMPORTANT POLISH PHILATELY, COMPRISING ALL TEN DIFFERENT "FLEUR-DE-LIS" TYPES OF SCOUT'S MARKS (ONLY FOUR PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND TWO MUSEUMS DO POSSESS ALL TEN TYPES)!!

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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG

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Christoph Gärtner made his hobby into his profession. He started in 1984 and within two decades the Gärtner GmbH developed into a world leading mail order house for postal stationery and became a specialist for thematics and postal history.
In april 2005 the idea to build a place where collectors, customers and investors from all over the world could meet, was realized.
Since that time both, the Mail Order House and Auction House Gärtner, have been united on 2.700 m2 in the easy accessible building owned by Christoph Gärtner.
Generous viewing and storage rooms, a private auction hall, enough parking space and an underground car park are available.

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Polen: 1939/1946, POLAND IN WW II in general and 1944 WARSAW UPRISING/SCOUT POST in particular, trem

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