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 #2003 HUNGARY Air Post 1931 Zeppelin Issue, perforated set of four blocks of four, n.h., fine (Mi.Euro 800) ** Catalog #C24-25 Catalog Value $640 | Price Realized $230.00
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| 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) ** Catalog #C24-25var Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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| 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
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| 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 Catalog #C35-44 | Price Realized $140.00
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| 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
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| Lot #2008 HUNGARY Air Post 1950 UPU, perf. and imperf. sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #C81,81var Catalog Value $1,125 | Price Realized $450.00
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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