Postal History
Latvia, Cover
1820. LATVIJA. Rare cover from Riga to Narva in Estonia with line cancel RIGA. Dated inside Riga 27 April/3 May and include a document on prices for different commodities in Memel. Waren- Preise bei Partheien in Memel, den 2ten Mai 1820. Including coffe, suggar, Rum (among comodities to be taxed by transit). Interesting early market information.
Germany, Document
1919. DEUTSCHE KOLONIEN. Page (folded) with 20 seals - one for each lost areas and one Der Geist von Potsdam Deutschlands Rettung. The text says Never forget. Niemals vergessen! Gedenkmarken zur Trauer für die 19 Deutschland geraubten Gebiete. A historical document.
Germany, Document
1923. DEUTSCHE KOLONIEN. Booklet with 34 pages describing the Documente aus Deutschlands schönsten und schwerssten Tagen. Including some infl stamps and most important the 19 seals - one for each lost areas. The text says geraubten Gebiete. A historical document.
Memel, cancelled post card with stamp
1941. MEMEL. 15 Pf. Hindenburg og post card to Trollhättan, Sverige from MEMEL 09.4.40. Red German censor cancel. Unusual with post from Memel to Sweden in that periode.
MICHEL DR 520
Lithuania, Michel 302-304, Cover
1933. LIETUVA. 1933. LATVIJA. 1, 3 and 5 LITAI VYTAUTAS on very rare Zeppelin registered cover from KLAIPEDA 17. VIII 33 to RIO JANEIRO, Brasilien. Cancelled DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST Anschlussflug zur 6. Südamerikafahrt 1933. BERLIN - FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. On reverse arrival cancel. Very unusual with Zeppelin mail from Lithuania.
Norway, Cover
1834. Memel. Non prepaid printed matter from Memel January 27th 1834 to Mandal, Norway. Privately forwarded to Bergen. 10 skilling postage rate for Stavanger. Rare piece of postal history. Beautifully mounted and detailed described.
Memel, Cover
1923. Flugpost surcharge complete including the very rare 3 MARK MEMEL. R Heydekrug No 47 + HEYDEKRUG 10.1.23. Ekstremely rare stamp.
MICHEL 79 + 72-78 + 80-83
Russia, Cover
1863. Old cover from LIBAU 23 September 1863 in Latvia to London. Postage cancel P. 33 and Transit cancels Aus Russland and MEMEL 5 10. Arrival cancel PARIS POSTE RESTANTE 8 OCT 63.
Lithuania, Cover
1929. 10 + 30 + 50 CENTU KLAIPEDA 25 VI. 29 from Magistrat - Memel to Berlin Durch Eilboten Exprés.