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 #2218 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1941 Overprinted and surcharged on stamps of Yugoslavia, 1.50d red, se-tenant vertical strip of four, showing four different proofs of the overprint, including "Montenegro" only, "Montenegro" twice (one Cyrillic) with date, Cyrillic "Montenegro" with "Occupazione Italiana" and Cyrillic "Montenegro" with date, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f. and rare, signed Raybaudi ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #2219 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1941 unissued 50p orange, n.h., fine, with 1986 Raybaudi certificate (for a block of four from which this single originated) ** Catalog #Sass.14A Catalog Value €3,000 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2220 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1941 unissued 50p orange, left margin block of ten, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 1987 Raybaudi certificate. Only 50 issued, this multiple representing 20% (!) of the available stamps,  **Catalog #Sass.14A Catalog Value €30,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2221 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1942 1d-16d, set of nine, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.40-48) ** Catalog #2N24-32 Catalog Value €1,250 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #2222 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1942 1d yellow green, small "Lire" overprint, well centered, n.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, with 1993 Raybaudi certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.48A Catalog Value €36,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2223 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1943 Commemoratives, Postage and Air Post complete, 16 values, sheets of 50, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.60-69,PA26-31) **Catalog #2N33-42,C18-23 Catalog Value €22,500 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #2224 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1941 overprinted on 40d green (n.h.) and 50d grayish blue (l.h.), set of two, v.f. and extremely rare, with 1979 Fiecchi and 1983 Raybaudi certificates, */** Catalog #Sass.PA 8I,8II Catalog Value €100,000 | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #2225 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1942 overprinted in red, set of four, n.h., v.f., exceptional quality, each pencil signed. Only 200 sets issued, mostly with small faults (catalogued as such) ** Catalog #Sass.28-31 Catalog Value €12,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2226 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1942 Red Cross, overprinted in black, set of four, n.h., fine-v.f., only 400 printed, with 1990 Diena certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.32-35 Catalog Value €5,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2227 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1942 Red Cross, overprinted in red, set of four, n.h., v.f., only 200 printed, with 1990 Diena certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.36-39 Catalog Value €12,000 | Unsold |
