U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 4-5, 2018
Welcome to our December 4-5, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,550+ lots, this auction features properties of various owners including George V. Shalimoff’s award winning collections of Russia, M.C. Gilhausen’s Germany and Colonies, David Mace’s collections of China, Chinese Provinces as well as Foreign Offices. Our December sale is well represented with solid United States, South America, Asia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth and rest of the world. As always, there are 150+ large lots and collections, many offered intact, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, exotic flight covers, topicals, including a substantial collection of Boy Scouts on Stamps, plus many others. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available upon request.
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 | Lot #5432 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA Local Issues 1945-47 local overprinted stamps of Manchuria, collection of approximately 3,300 different (!), mostly unused stamps neatly arranged in two large stock books, with booklet panes, errors and varieties, tete-beche pairs, few multiples, etc. While some usual condition problems are possible, most appear to be fine-v.f. or better. A splendid collection of these interesting stamps (On 8th August 1945 Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded the state of Manchukuo, which was quickly overrun by Russian, Nationalist Chinese and Communist Chinese Troops and a great amount of chaos ensued until the Communists gained full control in 1947. From the start of hostilities in 1945 until the decisive victory by the Communists in 1947 special measures had to be taken (often at a local level) by postmasters, to ensure the continuation of postal services and to provide revenue to pay themselves and their staff. The only stock of stamps available were those provided by their former employers the Government of Manchukuo. P * Catalog Value $47,000 | Price Realized $13,500.00 |
