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 #2665 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1990 Cats on Stamps, group of eight different original artworks, each multicolored, mounted and matted, with overlays for name of the country, description and denomination, some with photo proofs added at bottom, signed by the artist, with printing office handstamp, fine-v.f. and unique group from Yemen P | Price Realized $500.00 |
| Lot #2666 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 2000-05 Pope John Paul II, collection on pages in seven volumes, all countries represented, with sets, souvenir sheets, special issues, occasional varieties, sheetlets and much more. A colorful tribute to Pope John Paul II, n.h., fine-v.f.  ** | Price Realized $475.00 | |
 | Lot #2667 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1960-80s Music on stamps, dealer's stock of 25 different items, 100 of each, with sets and souvenir sheets from Guinea, Grenada, Gambia, Trucial Countries, France, etc., n.h., v.f., high catalogue value ** | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #2668 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1964-96 Space on stamps, collection in stock book, 164 mostly different, usually imperforate stamps, apparently complete sets, plus 52 souvenir sheets or epreuves de luxe, most are from French Africa, occasional duplication possible, n.h., v.f. **P | Price Realized $450.00 |
