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 #1197
CHINA Special Delivery
1905-21 selection on cards with used and unused singles and strips of four, with and without Letter overprints, few with the so-called "Lucky Numbers" ("777", "0800", etc.), also red "ABCD", Return Receipt, Chinese Post Office Express Delivery strips and sheet, mixed condition, interesting lot
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Unsold
Lot #1198
CHINA Special Delivery
1906 10c grass-green, perforated 11, unsevered strip of four (folded between stamps in the middle), Dragon's head facing downward, unused, v.f., extremely rare (Chan E2). Complete unused strips of four are exceptionally scarce because the first section (#1) was to remain in the Post Office receipt book,
(*)
Catalog #E1
Catalog Value $12,000
Price Realized
$9,000.00

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