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 #2019
ICELAND Zeppelin Flights
1931 Iceland (return) flight cover franked with 30a and pair of 1kr, with Friedrichshafen (3.7) and Reykjavik (13.7) arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C9,10
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #2020
ICELAND Zeppelin Flights
1931 Zeppelin overprints, 30a and 1k showing "fish-hook" variety ("1" of 1 Krona), used on flown (not registered) picture postcard (Zeppelin over Reykjavik), sent via Friedrichshafen to Mr. Palsson in Reykjavik, fine. The airship flew over Iceland on a continuation of the Northland Arctic flight of 1930
Envelope
Catalog #C9,10var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2021
ICELAND Zeppelin Flights
1931 (30 June) Iceland Flight registered cover franked with the set of three overprints, stamps cancelled by the rarer type "C" postmarks, addressed to Brunswick, with Friedrichshafen (3.7) transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C9-11
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2022
ICELAND Zeppelin Flights
1931 Iceland Flight, registered card and cover, franked with 30a and 1kr, also 30a and 2kr (respectively), both to Germany, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C9-11
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2023
ICELAND Zeppelin Flights
1931 Iceland Flight, set of three used registered card and cover, addressed to Paris and Germany, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C9-11
Price Realized
$230.00

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