Documents auctions
Stanisław August Poniatowski – a charter granting Franciszek Czarny Zawisza of the Przerowa coat of arms the office of steward of Parnawa, Warsaw, June 28, 1781 – a royal document bearing the monarch’s autograph, stamped in 1797. The document was issued in Warsaw on June 28, 1781, by King Stanisław August Poniatowski. It is written in Latin on a large, horizontal sheet of handmade pape...
August II the Strong (1670–1733) – a letter of appointment granting Franciszek Szembek of his own coat of arms the office of Grand Crown Steward following Adam Piotr Tarła’s promotion to Voivode of Lublin, Kraków, April 13, 1706 Dimensions: 34.5 x 23.5 cm.Condition: as shown in the photos. An original royal document written in Latin, in ink on a single sheet of paper. The header contai...
Warsaw, ration card for bread and sugar, 1919 - 101
![[Famous lawyer] Walenty Skorochód-Majewski, director of the Republic of Poland’s Debt Settlement Department at the Main Tax and Customs Office in Warsaw. Letter to Kazimierz Wichliński, assessor and regent on the Treasury Commission in Warsaw. Warsaw, Jul](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370363_1w.webp)
![[Famous lawyer] Walenty Skorochód-Majewski, director of the Republic of Poland’s Debt Settlement Department at the Main Tax and Customs Office in Warsaw. Letter to Kazimierz Wichliński, assessor and regent on the Treasury Commission in Warsaw. Warsaw, Jul](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370363_2w.webp)
bifolium, 35 x 21 cm; In German. The wax seal of the Warsaw tax office is beautifully preserved. Autograph of Walenty Skorochód Majewski (1864–1835), a friend of Kościuszko, who fought in the Uprising at Maciejowice, where he was wounded. Warsaw had been a Prussian city since 1795; consequently, Poles were allowed to remain in government offices, but correspondence was required to be in Ge...
Passenger Car Factory, 10-liter gasoline voucher. Uncut pair
Certificate of award of the Cross of Gratitude (Крст захвалности), issued by the Club of Disabled, Wounded, Sick, and Maimed Officers in Belgrade, operating in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The document was issued to Captain Alfred Lutz (Capitaine Alfred Lutz) on October 16, 1937, in Belgrade. Dimensions: 16 cm x 24 cm. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
![[Sandomierz] Szymon Muchowiecki of Janikowo, the Crown’s Chief Usher, testifies that, pursuant to a court ruling, the village of Gorzyczany, belonging to the Gniewosz family, is to be seized to pay off debts owed to Jadwiga, daughter of Prokop Wolski, wif](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370348_1w.webp)
cards [1], 32 x 19 cm; In Latin. Autograph of Samuel Kuczkowski, deputy starost of Sandomierz. Trace of a seal. The village of Gorzyczany, described here and with medieval origins, belonged to the Gniewosz family from the 16th to the 18th century. It is home to the famous healing spring of King Łokietek, and there is also a local legend about a miller and the devil. The owners—Piotr and Hie...
![[Sandomierz] Document concerning the lawsuit between the Zamoyski and Kuczkowski families over the Rzeczyca Okrągła forests near Stalowa Wola. A rare document revealing the position of the young J. K. Lubomirski, Sandomierz, “the Monday before the Feast o](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370355_1w.webp)
![[Sandomierz] Document concerning the lawsuit between the Zamoyski and Kuczkowski families over the Rzeczyca Okrągła forests near Stalowa Wola. A rare document revealing the position of the young J. K. Lubomirski, Sandomierz, “the Monday before the Feast o](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370355_2w.webp)
Bifolium, 31 x 20 cm; Latin. Autograph of Marcin Zygmunt Dębicki of the Gryf coat of arms, judge of the Sandomierz district, son of the well-known deputy Marcin Michał Dębicki. A wax seal bearing the Szreniawa coat of arms of the starost of Sandomierz, with the inscription on the border: “Josephus Carolus Comes in Wiśnicz Lubomirski.” This position held by L. is scarcely described in t...
k. [2], 32 x 20 cm; In Latin. The wax seal of Józef Karol Lubomirski, starost of Sandomierz, is barely legible. The matter concerns the village of Turbia, which was under the jurisdiction of the canon of Sandomierz. Stanisław Marchocki is also mentioned. Good condition; the last page has some old staining.
DIMENSIONS: 75 X 145 MM
![[land holdings] The Bishop of Sandomierz grants permission for Masses to be celebrated in the Skórkowski family’s manor chapel in Wielka Wola near Opoczno, Sandomierz, August 22, 1887](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370371_1w.webp)
![[land holdings] The Bishop of Sandomierz grants permission for Masses to be celebrated in the Skórkowski family’s manor chapel in Wielka Wola near Opoczno, Sandomierz, August 22, 1887](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370371_2w.webp)
k. [2], 33.5 x 20.5 cm and 3 documents; Latin and Polish. Autograph of Bishop Antoni Sotkiewicz (1826–1901), Bishop of Sandomierz (1883–1901), previously Bishop of Warsaw (1872–1883). The bishop’s large ink seal. The Skórkowski family, bearing the Jelita coat of arms, owned the Wielka Wola estate from the Middle Ages until the 20th century. Included are two drafts of letters from the ...
cards [1], 31 x 20 cm; Latin. A beautiful wax seal bearing the Szreniawa coat of arms of Jerzy Lubomirski (1616–1667), Grand Marshal of the Crown, who also held the office of Starost of Kraków. Autograph of Łukasz Kochański, judge. Court bailiff Albert Opalski of Zakrzew delivers the verdict in the case of Stanisław Kuczkowski of Zakrzew and Dalewice near Proszowice and his sons: Jan, Sa...
A war invalid’s booklet, an identity document issued by the Lublin County Office, confirming the identity of Piotr Filiporuk. The document contains his photograph, in which he is shown wearing the Cross of Merit and the “Federation” Association badge. Issued by the Lublin County Office. From 1914 to 1915, he served as a private in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the Russian Army. He lost h...
Application from the period of the Second Polish Republic to award the Silver Cross of Merit to Captain Adam Zenon Szymański, born on June 22, 1898, serving in the Infantry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Beginning in 1915, Szymański served as a volunteer in the Polish Legions, then in the Austro-Hungarian Army and the Polish Auxiliary Corps, and after escaping from prison in...
PSZnZ/2DSP Swiss Internment Cards of Jan Żurakowski, 2nd Infantry Division, Switzerland 1943–1944
12 EUR
This collection includes Swiss documents concerning the interned Polish soldier Jan Żurakowski, related to his stay in Switzerland during World War II. The collection includes, among other items, an identification card (“Carte de Légitimation”) No. 2012, issued by the Federal Commissariat for Internment and Hospitalization, as well as passes and permits to use restaurants and other facil...
An ID card authorizing the holder to wear the badge certifying completion of the second level of Military Training, issued by the District Military Training Command in Lutsk in the name of Czesław Lewandowski. Document No. 809, issued in Lutsk on February 15, 1934. A memento related to the activities of the Military Training organization in the Second Polish Republic, whose purpose was to pre...
A military certificate issued in Augustów on April 26, 1932, to Reserve Sergeant Antoni Czaja, confirming his service in the 1st Squadron of the 1st Krechowiecki Uhlan Regiment named after Col. Bolesław Mościcki. Antoni Czaja served as a volunteer from November 3, 1919, to August 4, 1923. The document was issued by the 1st Krechowiecki Uhlan Regiment for pension purposes. The certificate be...
![Letter — The Search Following the Warsaw Uprising [from Roman Bem’s father, from *Parasol*]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10681/3369746_1w.webp)
![Letter — The Search Following the Warsaw Uprising [from Roman Bem’s father, from *Parasol*]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10681/3369746_2w.webp)
Postcard, 10.5 x 14.9 cm, mailed in Tomaszów Mazowiecki (German postmark) on January 3, 1945, with a postage stamp, from Stefan Bem of Jankowice (who was staying with the Lipczyk family) near Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, to Sabina Paprocka in Berlin-Grünau (Waltersdorf Werk, Ernest Heinkel a.g.). He writes that he has just returned (December 23, 1944) and knows nothing about the recipient’s fa...
A Polish Army service record book from the Second Polish Republic, issued by the District Recruitment Command, bearing the preserved seal of the Gniezno District Recruitment Command. The document was issued to Ignacy Andryasz or Andryas, born in 1899, who was drafted into the army in 1920. The booklet contains handwritten entries regarding his personal information and the course of his militar...
![[Certificate from the wife of a bank employee] Warschauer Handelsbank Certificate](https://img1.one.bid/img/10681/3369766_1w.webp)
![[Certificate from the wife of a bank employee] Warschauer Handelsbank Certificate](https://img1.one.bid/img/10681/3369766_2w.webp)
Certificate No. 13. Warsaw Handelsbank A.G./Bank Handlowy in Warsaw Joint-Stock Company.A form with a photograph, stamps, and signatures, filled out by hand on October 7, 1942, certifying that Alicja Świerzowska, born in 1911, runs a household, and that her husband — Jan, born in 1902, is a clerk employed at Warschauer Handelsbank A.G. Document, 4 pages (including blank covers), size 12 x 8...
World War II - Message from the International Red Cross, Warsaw 1940, Warsaw Ghetto, Tel Aviv
12 EUR
A message from the International Committee of the Red Cross (Comité International de la Croix-Rouge) dating from World War II, sent on November 12, 1940. The sender was Abraham Strizman, residing at 213 Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv, while the recipient was Kuperberg, with an address at 35 or 34 Nalewki Street in Warsaw. The message concerned an inquiry about the whereabouts and health of Szm...
A request from Lieutenant (Doctor) Sikorski addressed to the Dęblin Fortress Command. The officer requests that medic Leopold Saukowski be assigned to assist him. The condition of the item is shown in the attached photographs. Dimensions: 16.7 x 21.2 cm.
Certificate issued by the Oszmiana Draft Board on May 6, 1938, confirming Jan Zdanowicz’s fitness for active military service. The document pertains to Jan Zdanowicz, son of Władysław and Barbara, born in 1917, residing in the Kamionka District, Horodno municipality. The Draft Board assigned him Category A, indicating fitness for active military service. The document also includes instruct...
Certificate of Compliance with the Contribution Obligation (3 copies from 1942–44, 30.5.1 zlotys)
34 EUR
The set includes 3 items:a) Contribution Assignment No. 242570 In connection with the contribution imposed on the Polish population of the city of Warsaw..., pursuant to my summons dated October 31, 1942. (...) 1 zloty [signed overprint and facsimile of signature] Julian Kulski, Provisional Mayor of Warsaw.Printed document, size 7.2 x 12.4 cm.b) Certificate of fulfillment of the contribution o...
PSZnZ Christmas Card 1941 - Poland's Armed Forces Comforts Fund Raphael Tuck & Sons United Kingdom
5 EUR
A Christmas card from 1941, issued by Poland's Armed Forces Comforts Fund and printed in England by Raphael Tuck & Sons. The cover features an image of the Polish crowned eagle on a red background, along with the fund’s name. Inside is a message in Polish: “May this second Christmas spent in Great Britain leave you with the fondest of memories,” dated “Christmas 1941” and bearing...
A German military passport (Militärpass) from the period of the German Empire, belonging to Karl Däbel, born on February 28, 1869, in Venedien in the Mohrungen district. A tailor by trade, of the Evangelical faith, and unmarried. He was drafted into military service on November 5, 1889, and assigned to the 9th Company of the Kaiser Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2, the 2nd Kaiser Franz G...
The original employment contract signed in 1931 with Kazimiera Sankowska, who was employed as a domestic worker and laundress at the Polish Army Infantry Officer Cadet School. The document specifies the scope of duties, including laundry, ironing, and cleaning; an eight-hour workday; and a daily wage of 4.25 zł. The contract also provided for paid vacation and the rights arising from labor an...
![[AWARDED TO A WOMAN] Polish People](https://img1.one.bid/img/9847/3375623_1w.webp)
![[AWARDED TO A WOMAN] Polish People](https://img1.one.bid/img/9847/3375623_2w.webp)
Identification card authorizing the wear of the 1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom, issued to Wanda Nieckarz. The decoration was awarded on May 9, 1946, and the certificate was issued on September 29, 1946, in Warsaw. Document No. 5199/DK, issued by the Minister of National Defense by authorization of the Head of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of National Defense. The certificate serv...
![Feliks KOPERA - Letter to Rudolf Mękicki. Kraków, [ca. 1937/1938]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392115_1w.webp)
![Feliks KOPERA - Letter to Rudolf Mękicki. Kraków, [ca. 1937/1938]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392115_2w.webp)
Feliks KOPERA – Letter to Rudolf Mękicki. Kraków, [ca. 1937/1938] Manuscript, 2 pages on a double sheet of letter paper. Dimensions: 15 x 14.8 cm. In very good condition. On the reverse, a stamp reading “Ex collectione Julius Mękicki.” Feliks Kopera thanks the “Most Esteemed Curator” for his thoughtfulness, good wishes, and the beautiful copperplate engraving; he sends New Year’...
An underground pamphlet authored by General Stefan Rowecki “Grot,” published under the banner of the Service for Poland’s Victory. The publication is titled “Did September 1939 Bring Disgrace Upon the Polish Nation?” The pamphlet was backdated to December 1939, although historical research indicates that it appeared in underground circulation in March 1940. The text served as a rebut...
Pay Book for Officers of the Polish Army, Series C, No. 804, issued for the year 1946. Document issued to Stanisław Jawowicz, son of Władysław. The document indicates the rank of second lieutenant, with a note regarding his promotion to the rank of captain effective October 1, 1945, pursuant to Order No. 1071. The booklet was used to record an officer’s pay. The document bears the seal of...
![Rudolf MĘKICKI - [Types and Techniques of Printmaking]. Author](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392118_1w.webp)
![Rudolf MĘKICKI - [Types and Techniques of Printmaking]. Author](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392118_2w.webp)
Rudolf MĘKICKI - [Types and Techniques of Graphic Art]. Author’s manuscript. [Lviv, 1930s] Manuscript in blue ink. 31 pages, paginated by the author, plus 7 pages of additional notes. Dimensions: 27 x 23 cm. Good condition; paper slightly yellowed, with a few stains. A lecture on printmaking techniques: it begins with a classification of “all printmaking works known to us” into relief p...
![[SURZYCKI, Stefan — AGRICULTURE IN GALICIA] A collection of documents concerning the work of Dr. Stefan Surzycki. Wieliczka — Kraków — Lviv, 1899–1911.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392122_1w.webp)
![[SURZYCKI, Stefan — AGRICULTURE IN GALICIA] A collection of documents concerning the work of Dr. Stefan Surzycki. Wieliczka — Kraków — Lviv, 1899–1911.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392122_2w.webp)
[SURZYCKI, Stefan — GALICIAN AGRICULTURE] A collection of documents concerning the activities of Dr. Stefan Surzycki. Wieliczka — Kraków — Lviv, 1899–1911. A collection of 8 documents related to Stefan Surzycki’s activities in Galician agricultural organizations and the provincial administration. It includes, among others, documents from the District Agricultural Society in Wieliczk...
![[ZAKOPANE] "Sport" Hotel and Restaurant, Zakopane. Advertising folder for documents containing documents and leaflets. [1930s]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392378_1w.webp)
![[ZAKOPANE] "Sport" Hotel and Restaurant, Zakopane. Advertising folder for documents containing documents and leaflets. [1930s]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392378_2w.webp)
[ZAKOPANE – HOTEL INDUSTRY – GASTRONOMY – ADVERTISING] The “Sport” Hotel and Restaurant in Zakopane. An advertising portfolio containing a set of promotional materials, labels, photographs, and restaurant documentation. [1930s] Height: 43.5 cm. A folder with a black cloth spine and covers lined with black paper, featuring gilded advertising inscriptions, metal corner pieces, and deco...
![[Lithuania] Contract between families from the Vilnius County: the Ciechanowski family of the Dąbrowa coat of arms and the Dobkowicz family, for 35 kopas of Lithuanian groszy. Vilnius, October 1, 1582](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370347_1w.webp)
![[Lithuania] Contract between families from the Vilnius County: the Ciechanowski family of the Dąbrowa coat of arms and the Dobkowicz family, for 35 kopas of Lithuanian groszy. Vilnius, October 1, 1582](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370347_2w.webp)
sheets [2], 35.5 x 20 cm; The so-called “Rus” language used in the records of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, more similar to Polish than to Russian, but written using Polish letters. An 18th-century copy. The document concerns the famous Ciechanowiecki family, formerly also spelled Ciechanowski. This extensive document details numerous agreements and settlements in which Mikołaj Ciechanows...
KUKIEL, Marian—A handwritten letter to Władysław Konopczyński regarding the Historical Office of the General Staff and the dispute with Józef Piłsudski. Kraków, January 4, 1926. Autograph. Manuscript on paper, 4 pages. Dimensions: 22.8 x 21 cm. Stains on the margins of the paper. Folding creases, localized discoloration. The manuscript is complete and legible. Kraków, January 4, 1926....
A collection of demobilization documents belonging to Senior Rifleman Stanisław Bukielski, a soldier in the Polish Armed Forces in the West. The collection consists of documents related to the end of military service and demobilization, issued by institutions of the Polish Armed Forces in Great Britain. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
k. [4], 28 x 20.5 cm; In Latin. A wax seal bearing the Sas coat of arms of Jan Karol Daniłowicz (1633–1683), Crown Treasurer and Starost of Lublin—barely legible. Autograph of Franciszek Stoiński, deputy starost of Lublin and military commander of Krasnystaw. The document begins with the title: “Johannes Tertius Rex Poloniae Magnus Dux Lithuaniae.” It concerns the resolution of a lon...
watercolor, ink/paper, leatherDimensions: 42 x 31 cm (portfolio dimensions)1. The smaller Lithuanian seal of Stanisław August Poniatowski (diameter 12 cm) A round seal, imprinted in red wax, housed in a metal case. In the central field is a coat of arms featuring the Lithuanian Pogoń, depicting an armed horseman, enclosed in a decorative cartouche. The composition is complemented by allegori...
Architect Eugeniusz Wesołowski had close ties to Galicia; it was there that he carried out most of his professional projects. Most of them were in Zakopane, where he lived for nearly half a century. He also lived and worked in Lviv, Okocim, Tarnów, and Trzebuska (the Zamojski estate). He was a prominent representative of the Zakopane architectural style and a passionate supporter and promote...
![[Lithuania] Document concerning a nobleman’s inn and his subjects on the Widzieniszki estate near Uciana in Lithuania; no specific locality mentioned, November 23, 1748](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370360_1w.webp)
![[Lithuania] Document concerning a nobleman’s inn and his subjects on the Widzieniszki estate near Uciana in Lithuania; no specific locality mentioned, November 23, 1748](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370360_2w.webp)
k. [1], 33.5 x 21 cm; Polish. The document concerns the historic village of Widzieniszki near Uciana, with the Giedroyć palace and a monastery. It mentions Michał Antoniewicz, the local parish priest; Maciej Giedroyć; Wojciech and Rozalia Biliński (née Downarowicz), cupbearers of Orsha; Franciszek Zyndram-Kościałkowski, chamberlain of Wiłkomir; and the “servants and journeymen” of ...
Certificate of completion of the platoon commander course for non-commissioned officers at the 5th Vilnius Infantry Brigade, issued in Italy on February 3, 1945, to Sergeant Szczepan Kosak of the 15th Battalion. The document confirms successful completion of the course. The certificate bears the seal of the 5th Vilnius Infantry Brigade and the signatures of the school commander, Captain Marcel...
![[LVIV] A Lviv Railway employee train ticket from the period of the First Soviet Occupation. Lviv, 1940.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3391943_1w.webp)
![[LVIV] A Lviv Railway employee train ticket from the period of the First Soviet Occupation. Lviv, 1940.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3391943_2w.webp)
[LVIV] Official train ticket issued by the Lviv Railway during the First Soviet Occupation. 1940. 4-page print, dimensions 5 x 7.5 cm. Creases, scuffs, localized soiling, and discoloration; handwritten entries and stamps preserved. Soviet official train ticket issued to an employee of the Lviv Railway, which operated under the Народный комиссариат путей сообщени...
![[GINTOWT DZIEWAŁTOWSKI Stefan] Business card. Stefan Dziewałtowski Gintowt.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392131_1w.webp)
[GINTOWT DZIEWAŁTOWSKI Stefan] Business card. Stefan Dziewałtowski Gintowt. Dimensions: 6 x 10 cm. Minor soiling.Stefan Dziewałtowski-Gintowt—a member of the old Lithuanian Gintowt-Dziewałtowski family of the Trąby coat of arms, whose surname “Dziewałtowski” derives from the Dziewałtów estate in Lithuania. No further details are available that could unequivocally identify the tic...
![[Second Polish Republic, Sejm, Zygmunt Marek] Business card for "Dr. Zygmunt Marek, Member of Parliament" with handwritten holiday greetings, December 24, 1920.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392132_1w.webp)
![[Second Polish Republic, Sejm, Zygmunt Marek] Business card for "Dr. Zygmunt Marek, Member of Parliament" with handwritten holiday greetings, December 24, 1920.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392132_2w.webp)
[Second Polish Republic, Sejm, Zygmunt Marek] Business card reading "Dr. Zygmunt Marek, Member of Parliament" with handwritten holiday greetings, December 24, 1920. Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.3 cm. Printed business card with handwritten text in ink: “To the Highly Esteemed Sir [...] heartfelt wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,” followed by a signature and the date December 24, 192...
![[ZAMOYSKI, Jan] Business card. Jean Zamoyski.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392159_1w.webp)
[ZAMOYSKI, Jan] Calling card. Jean Zamoyski. Dimensions: 5.5 x 9.3 cm. Minor creases and stains.Count Jan Zamoyski of the Jelita coat of arms (1802–1879)—landowner and diplomat, son of Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski and Zofia née Czartoryska. He studied in Paris, Geneva, and Berlin (where he attended Hegel’s lectures). After working at the Ministry of Justice, he entered the diplomatic serv...
![[ŻELEŃSKI Stanisław, Kraków] 2 calling cards with notes. The Stanisław Żeleński family. 1893–1898](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392164_1w.webp)
![[ŻELEŃSKI Stanisław, Kraków] 2 calling cards with notes. The Stanisław Żeleński family. 1893–1898](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392164_2w.webp)
[ŻELEŃSKI Stanisław, Kraków] 2 calling cards with notes. The Stanisław Żeleński family. 1893–1898
37 EUR
[ŻELEŃSKI Stanisław, Kraków] 2 calling cards with annotations. The Stanisław Żeleński family. 1893–1898 Dimensions: 6.2 x 10.6 cm. On the front, a handwritten date: “p. J. 18/5 1893.” Stains. The second card measures 6.8 x 10.8 cm. On the front, a handwritten date: “p. J. 18/5 1898.” On the back, a handwritten letter to an unknown person.Stanisław Gabriel Żeleński (born Feb...
![[LIBELT, Stanisław] Business card. Stanisław Libelt. Borysław [Oil Industry]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392140_1w.webp)
[LIBELT Stanisław] Business card. Stanisław Libelt. Borysław [Oil Industry] Dimensions: 5.8 x 9.8 cm. The lower left corner is creased.Stanisław Karol Franciszek Libelt (1871–1945)—a mining engineer and grandson of the philosopher and nationalist activist Karol Libelt. Professionally involved in the Galician oil industry, primarily in Borysław, where he conducted engineering work in t...
![[ZAMOYSKI, Ksawery Franciszek] Business card. Le Comte Xavier Zamoyski. Hotel Erzherzog Carl. [Vienna]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392160_1w.webp)
[ZAMOYSKI, Ksawery Franciszek] Calling card. Le Comte Xavier Zamoyski. Hotel Erzherzog Carl. [Vienna] Dimensions: 5.7 x 9.3 cm. The left side is creased along its entire height.Franciszek Ksawery, Count Zamoyski of the Jelita (1826–1916)—an aristocrat from the Austrian branch of the Zamoyski family, son of Count Józef Zamoyski (d. 1882 in Brestovany, Slovakia) and Eleonora of Abensberg-Tr...
![[JAŹWIŃSKA (née BŁĘDOWSKA) Wincentyna] Calling card. Madame Vincentine Jaźwińska. 17, rue neuve des Mathurins [Paris]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392135_1w.webp)
[JAŹWIŃSKA, née BŁĘDOWSKA, Wincentyna] Calling card. Madame Vincentine Jaźwińska. 17, rue neuve des Mathurins [Paris] Dimensions: 6 x 9.5 cm. Folded margins. Stains. At the top of the calling card are the combined coats of arms of Grzymała and Półkozic with a cross on the ribbon.Wincentyna Jaźwińska, née Błędowska (1825/1826 – after 1881) – a Galician landowner, daughter of ...
![[Helena Małachowska] Calling card. La Comtesse Helene Małachowska, née Baronne de Wintzingerode.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392141_1w.webp)
[Helena Małachowska] Calling card. La Comtesse Helene Małachowska, née Baronne de Wintzingerode.
37 EUR
[MAŁACHOWSKA Helena] Calling card. La Comtesse Helene Małachowska, née Baronne de Wintzingerode. Dimensions: 5.6 x 9 cm. Crease near the margin.Helena Małachowska, née Baroness von Wintzingerode (1808–1868)—daughter of Baron Ferdinand von Wintzingerode (1770–1818), a cavalry general in the Russian army and one of the commanders during the Napoleonic Wars, and Helena née Rostworowsk...
![[Ludwik Żeleński] Business card. Ludwik Żeleński. 9 Jabłonowskich Street [Kraków, First President of the ZPPN]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10536/3392163_1w.webp)
[Ludwik Żeleński] Business card. Ludwik Żeleński. 9 Jabłonowskich Street [Kraków, First President of the ZPPN] Dimensions: 5 x 8.5 cm. The lower right corner is creased. Stains and handwritten notes on the front.Ludwik Żeleński (1870–1940) – Polish sports activist, one of the pioneers of soccer organization in Galicia. He studied law in Vienna and agricultural sciences in Hohenheim...
A patriotic postcard published by the Salon of Polish Painters in Kraków, dated to the early 20th century, likely around 1905–1918. The colorful lithograph depicts a crowned eagle placed above three coats of arms symbolizing Poland, Lithuania, and Ruthenia. The composition is complemented by a ribbon bearing a patriotic inscription referring to the idea of national unity. On the reverse sid...
![[Tsarist Repression] Jan Marceli Gutkowski (1776–1863), Bishop of Janów Podlaski—a letter to General Piotr, Count Łubieński, describing the bishop’s struggle against the partitioning powers, Janów Podlaski, December 4, 1836](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370368_1w.webp)
![[Tsarist Repression] Jan Marceli Gutkowski (1776–1863), Bishop of Janów Podlaski—a letter to General Piotr, Count Łubieński, describing the bishop’s struggle against the partitioning powers, Janów Podlaski, December 4, 1836](https://img1.one.bid/img/10687/3370368_2w.webp)
k. [4], dimensions 35 x 21 cm; Polish. A confidential, lengthy letter written five years after the November Uprising by a bishop (who had served as chaplain to the army of the Duchy of Warsaw) regarding the repression he was suffering at the hands of the partitioning powers. He describes, for example, the case of Father Nawrocki from Knychówek in Podlasie, who had a dispute with an Orthodox p...
22.5 x 14.5 cm; Polish. Sarnecki’s handwritten text with his autograph. A letter from a writer well-known in his time, author of short stories and novels, editor of the magazines “Świat” and “Echo” in Warsaw, and a friend of many writers, including C.K. Norwid and E. Orzeszkowa. He founded a theater in Lublin and ran theaters in Poznań and Kraków. In Kraków, he ran the “Ars” ...