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 #2445 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (17 Mar) registered cover from Nikolsk-Ussuryjsk to Vancouver, Canada, franked on back with 2x20k/14k overprints, violet Japanese transit (22.3) and Vancouver arrival pmk (Apr 10), fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #2446 Far Eastern Republic 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, overprinted in black instead of red (proof) "1917 7-XI 1922", 2k-10k imperf. blocks of four, n.h. but disturbed gum with some usual toning, still v.f., unique set of proof blocks  **Catalog #62-65P | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2447 Far Eastern Republic 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, overprinted in red "1917 7-XI 1922", 2k-10k imperf. sheets of 25, each showing curved "22" of "1922" (position 24), two partially adhered on French Consulate in Vladivostok affidavits, each with a consular seal on one stamp, 10k also with handstamps on back, all with some toning (these stamps were stored for many years in Shanghai), accompanied by a typewritten and signed statement from the Postal Authorities in Vladivostok confirming that 10,000 sets were overprinted. A unique group, */**Catalog #62-65 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2448 Far Eastern Republic 1922 4k rose, red overprint triple (!), cancelled on piece, little toning, otherwise fine, very rare O Catalog #63var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2449 Far Eastern Republic 1922 5k claret, vertical block of ten, red overprint displaced downwards, lower right stamp with curved "22" of "1922", unused without gum, v.f. (*)Catalog #64,64var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2450 Far Eastern Republic 1922 5k claret, imperf. horizontal block of six, overprint double, n.h., gum toning, otherwise fine, **Catalog #64b Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2451 Far Eastern Republic 1922 5k claret, vertical block of ten, red overprint double and further displaced downwards, unused without gum, some inconsequential toning, otherwise v.f., probably unique multiple, (*)Catalog #64b Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
