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
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1872 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1856 (14 Jan) stampless cover to Boston, with departure and arrival pmks on back, charged "53" handstamp and manuscript "32", red London transit pmk, fine  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1873 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1891 Jubilee, 2c rose, h.r., fine (SG 51) * Catalog #66 Catalog Value £ 475 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1874 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1909 (June) cover franked with strip of three of 10c ultramarine, tied by Manila P.I. cds, pre-printed address of "Kwong Hip Lung & Co." in Hong Kong, fine and rare usage from the Philippines | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1875 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1912 George V, 1c-$10 set of 16 (only 25c type A), also white back 12c, 50c and $5, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 100-08,110-116,115a Catalog Value £ 2,325 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1876 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1912-14 George V, $5 red and green, green paper, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., v.f. (SG 115bs) S Catalog #123S Catalog Value £ 650 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1877 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1923 (3 Oct) cover ("Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited" red imprint on backflap), franked with single 4c carmine tied by "U.S. Sea Post East Transpacific No.4" cds, addressed to Canada, endorsed "Per S.S. President McKinley", cover toning mostly on back, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1878 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1938-48 George VI, 1c-$10, nineteen values (missing 30c olive, $2 deep orange, $5 lilac and red and $10 green and violet), n.h., few low values with pencil notations, fine-v.f. ** Catalog #154/166 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1879 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1938-48 George VI, 1c-$10, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 140-162) * Catalog #154-166A Catalog Value £ 1,100 | Price Realized $400.00 |
