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
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2582 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1880-1960 Antigua-Turks & Caicos, selection of singles and sets in a small stock book, Queen Victoria-Queen Elizabeth issues, with Ascension, Brunei, Bermuda, Burma, Gibraltar, Malta, Falkland Islands, Newfoundland, Kenya George V to £1, occasional Canada, Trinidad, Barbados, Gambia, Bahamas, North Borneo, New Zealand, etc., mixed condition, with some h.r. and toning, many fine-v.f., SG £31,000+ (George VI sets counted at 1/2 price when hinged) * | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
| Lot #2583 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1881-1965 Antigua-Tristan, balance of a large collection in red stock book, all-reigns represented, from Queen Victoria, KEVII, George V and George VI, also some Queen Elizabeth issues, with singles and sets from Ascension, Ceylon, Cayman Islands, Malaysian States, Sarawak, Straits Settlements, Cape of Good Hope Mafeking Besieged overprints on British Bechuanaland overprints, Madagascar Consular Mail, Egypt Military Mail, Dominica, Jamaica, various Japanese Occupation overprints, North Borneo, Labuan, Tristan, Bermuda with selection of Keyplates, Cyprus, plus many others, occasional Specimen overprints (high values Malaysian States), some certificates included, many n.h., some blocks, plus hundreds of Omnibus Issues (not counted), mostly fine-v.f., SG  *OCatalog Value £ 82,000 | Unsold | |
 | Lot #2584 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1950-60 collection of sets in small stock book, hinged and never hinged sets of George VI and QEII, fine-v.f., SG */** Catalog Value £ 8,095 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2585 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1942-50 British Occupation of Italian Colonies, M.E.F. overprints and surcharges, British Military Administration for Somalia, Eritrea and Tripolitania, dealer's stock of complete sets (seven of each) in stock book, with Postage Dues included, mostly n.h. (few occasional hinged stamps noted), generally fine-v.f., SG */** Catalog Value £ 6,450 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
