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 #2157 KOREA 1946 Issue, imperforate singles, complete set of five, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*) Catalog #69-73var | Price Realized $140.00
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| Lot #2158 KOREA 1950 Syngman Rhee and Flags, 100w and 200w souvenir sheets, v.f., only 300 of each issued (Mi.Block 19,21) (*) Catalog #119,121var Catalog Value €12,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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| Lot #2159 KOREA 1951-52 United Nations 500wn Korea - Italy (without crown) imperforate souvenir sheet of two, blue country emblems (also portions of flags and names of countries) and inscriptions inverted, red portions of flags printed on reverse, suggesting this sheet found its way out of the printers through a back door (printer's waste), some creasing, otherwise fine, very rare and dramatic error, ex-Cunliffe, Sagar collections, with 2009 Philatelic Foundation Certificate * Catalog #154a-155a | Price Realized $900.00
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| Lot #2160 KOREA 1951-52 United Nations 500wn Korea - Italy (without crown) imperforate vertical gutter pane of 10, blue country emblems (also portions of flags and names of countries) and inscriptions inverted, red portions of flags printed on reverse, suggesting this pane found its way out of the printers through a back door (printer's waste), unused without gum, folded in gutter between stamps, v.f., spectacular error (*) Catalog #154a-155a | Price Realized $950.00
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