Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
August 6-7, 2019

Welcome to our Summer auction to be held on August 6-7 2019 at our New York City galleries and on CherrystoneLive. There are 1,668 lots of rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. We begin with United States, followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavian Countries. British Commonwealth is well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets. Also noteworthy is Colombia with a complete set of the 1920 Scadta vignettes unused and on individual covers. There is also a selection of Ethiopia, additional South and Central America, Asia and rest of the world. This auction concludes with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1870
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS
1938 (June) registered 5d Australia envelope, franked with Gilbert 5d George V, tied by "General Post Office Ocean Island" cds, sent via Kiama, New South Wales, where additional Australian franking was added, used in combination with three Great Britain adhesives, then to Montreal, where Canadian adhesives (5c and 8c George VI) were added, again registered, via Vancouver and Sydney, Australia to Kiama, interesting double-registered usage, with stamps of four different postal administrations
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

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