Auction #363

4 printed essays of the Caritas issue of 1937, submitted to Alexander Koenig 10S, 15S, 25S and 50S. The design of the printed essays of 1937 is nearly identical to the final pencil drawings AK-10A thru AK10-D. The only major difference can be found in the outer line of the left value tablet of the 15S, which is only partially broken in pencil drawing AK-10B, but completely broken in the printed essay. This partially broken line was probably...

Caritas issue of 1938, 10s., initial pencil drawing by Mihail Sidorov, 43x53mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Paldiski. The "+" sign, representing the charity surcharge for Ühisabi, is positioned in the center, the coat of arms is positioned beneath. The Caritas heart is positioned inconspicuously in the top right corner. The coats of arms of the initial designs AK-13A thru AK-13D are smaller than on the final designs.
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Caritas issue of 1938, 25s., initial pencil drawing by Mihail Sidorov, 42x51,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Haapsalu. CARITAS and "1938" are positioned vertically. The shield is pointed at the bottom; the EESTI POST inscription is pointed at the top. Oak leaves, a favorite ornament of Roosman, and acorns under the shield. The final pencil drawing by Sidorov, AK-14C, does not show oak leaves. The value inscriptions "25" are placed...

Caritas issue of 1938, 10s., final pencil drawing by Mihail Sidorov, 42x53mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Paldiski. Value inscriptions without a "+"sign at the top. The inscriptions EESTI POST and CARITAS are in a smaller font than on the 10S printed essay. "19" and "38" are placed in the final drawing AK-14A into the left and right ovals, while in the 10S printed essay "1938" is placed into the left oval and the right oval contains the...

Caritas issue of 1938, 25s., final pencil drawing by Mihail Sidorov, 43x52,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Haapsalu. The letters of EESTI POST are in increasing, then decreasing sizes. The Caritas heart and the value inscriptions are readily visible. The letters of CARITAS in AK-14C are in increasing, then in decreasing sizes. Similarly increasing, then decreasing letter sizes were used subsequently by Reindorff in the EESTI POST...

Caritas issue of 1939, 50s., pencil drawing by Günther Reindorff, 41x49,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Pärnumaa. 2 Caritas hearts with a flame. In the design sequence this pencil drawing AK-15A precedes the water color design AK-16A, in which the 2 trees are changed to flowery ornaments.
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Caritas issue of 1939, 10s., water color design by Günther Reindorff, 41x49,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Tartumaa. In AK-16A the coat of arms is surrounded by a white line and is smaller than on subsequent AK-17. Caritas heart with the "+" sign inside. Roosman's AK-8A and AK-8D show a flower bud containing the "+" sign, which was changed by Reindorff in AK-16A into a flower bud holding the Caritas heart with the "+" sign. No ribbons...

Caritas issue of 1939, 15s., water color design by Günther Reindorff, 41x49,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Harjumaa. The Caritas heart is surrounded by an extra line, has similarities to AK-7A by Roosman and is positioned above EESTI POST. 2 ribbons. AK-16C was the counterpiece to AK-16B for deciding on the motif of the issues of 1939-1940: county arms or Kalevipoeg, the Estonian national epic poem. Asymmetric design. Horizontal lines...

Caritas issue of 1939, presentation carton with 4 final water color designs by Günther Reindorff, 40x50mm. , AK-18A 10S, AK-18B 15S, AK-18C 25S and AK-18D 50S on perforated cardboard. Signed and dated "G. Reindorff 1938". The only text written on the comment sheet attached at the back of the presentation carton is "1939". Beautifully fresh colors.
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Caritas issue of 1940, presentation carton with 4 final color designs by Günther Reindorff, 40,5x50,5mm AK-20A 10s., AK-20B 15s., AK-20C 25s. and AK-20D  50s. on perforated cardboard. Signed and dated "G. Reindorff 1939". In the 4 final water color designs the coat of arms are 1mm wider than in the initial designs and are positioned at the right, the flowers are smaller and positioned at the top left and the CARITAS inscriptions are inside...

International Philatelic Exhibition New York 1936, exhibit of the Estonian Postal Administration, 2 original photos on 2 album pages of the Alexander-Koenig Album. One photo shows the Exhibit by the Estonian Postal Administration in New York 1936, with the Caritas postage stamps of 1936 included in the Exhibit. The Exhibit shows postage stamps officially considered as issued by the Estonian Postal Administration. The Exhibit includes an EESTI...

1937, 10-50 s. postage stamps and essays of the Caritas issue of 1937, hinged on gray carton sheet of the Roosman Album. The essays of the Caritas issues of 1936 and 1937 are very rare
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