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 #2003
HUNGARY Air Post
1931 Zeppelin Issue, perforated set of four blocks of four, n.h., fine (Mi.Euro 800)
Box **
Catalog #C24-25
Catalog Value $640
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2004
HUNGARY Air Post
1931 Zeppelin Issue, imperforate blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Buhler, with his 1977 certificate (Mi. Euro 2,800)
Box **
Catalog #C24-25var
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #2005
HUNGARY Air Post
1933 Issue, 20f-5p imperforate singles, seven different, n.h., v.f., pencil signed, rare
**
Catalog #C28-34var
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #2006
HUNGARY Air Post
1936 Issue complete, used in 1939 on registered and flown cover from Budapest to Sudetenland, with violet Swastika censor handstamp on back, fine
Envelope
Catalog #C35-44
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2007
HUNGARY Air Post
1936 Issue, imperforate sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #C35-44var
Catalog Value $675
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #2008
HUNGARY Air Post
1950 UPU, perf. and imperf. sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #C81,81var
Catalog Value $1,125
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2009
HUNGARY Air Post
1951 80th Anniversary of Hungary's First Postage Stamp, set of three imperforate souvenir sheets, also the specially prepared 60h lilac perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f., only 1,200 printed (see footnote in Scott's following No.C95)
**
Catalog #C95,CB13-14var
Catalog Value $3,575
Unsold
Lot #2010
HUNGARY Air Post
1951 80th Anniversary of the Hungarian Postage Stamp, set of three perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #C95,CB13-14,var
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2011
HUNGARY Air Post
1951 80th Anniversary of the Hungarian Postage Stamp, 60f rose lilac, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #C95var
Catalog Value $3,200
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #2012
HUNGARY Air Post
1953 London-Wembley, imperf. horizontal pair, plus six sheet margin imperf. singles, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #C128var
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$450.00

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