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
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| Lot #1370 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 2pf-80pf, ten complete sets, also additional 4-10 of 25pf-80pf, h.r., some without gum, few minor faults, generally fine * Catalog #52-61 | Price Realized $450.00
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| Lot #1371 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 5m type I (white only retouched) and II (two), used, minor perf. flaws, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #65e,65A Catalog Value $1,440 | Price Realized $230.00
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| Lot #1372 GERMANY 1902 Deutsches Reich (unwatermarked), 10pf, 20pf, 25pf, also 40pf , 50pf and 80pf imperforate top sheet margin inscription singles, hinge removed, v.f. * Catalog #68-70,72-74var | Price Realized $250.00
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| Lot #1373 GERMANY 1912 (14 Dec) round-the-world card from Chemnitz, via Tsingtau and New York, with Kiauchau and U.S. franking added along the way, 2c Parcel Post folded over, with corresponding pmks, fine
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| Lot #1374 GERMANY 1923 50pf orange, vertical pair, top stamp with value omitted, error n.h. (bottom stamp l.h. with slight adhesion), v.f., ** Catalog #327b Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $180.00
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| Lot #1375 GERMANY 1924 3pf light brown and 5pf light green, imperf. sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f., 3pf with handstamp guarantee, ** Catalog #330-331a Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $280.00
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| Lot #1376 GERMANY 1926-27 Famous Men, complete set of 13, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #351-362,353b Catalog Value $875 | Price Realized $230.00
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| Lot #1377 GERMANY 1941-44 1rm-3rm, imperf. sheet margin set of three, n.h., v.f. (Mi. 788/801U) ** Catalog #524-526var Catalog Value €750 | Unsold
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| Lot #1378 GERMANY 1948 unissued Band and Nets overprints, complete set of 18, canceled to order "Passau 2" and "Munich", signed "Becker" and "SB", v.f. and rare group, with 2004 Hans-Dieter Schlegel certificate ("marken, aufdrucke und stempel sind echt. Der genaue Zeitpunkt der Entwertung lasst sich trotz umfangreicher recherchen heute nicht mehr festellen"). A rare set, O Catalog #Mi. I-IX I/II Catalog Value €5,700 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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| Lot #1379 GERMANY 1951 Posthorn, complete set of 15, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. ** Catalog #670-685 | Price Realized $575.00
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| Lot #1380 GERMANY 1951 Posthorn, 50pf gray blue imperf. right margin horizontal pair, l.h., left stamp with natural gum crease, otherwise v.f. (Mi.134U) * Catalog #681var | Price Realized $350.00
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