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 #2280
POLAND Flight Covers
1917 (9 June) picture postcard (Warszawa), addressed to Leipzig, with violet "Ballon Zug 17 / Briefstempel" cachet, endorsed "Feldluftpost", with cds alongside, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2281
POLAND Flight Covers
1926 (17 Oct) Balloon Post card from Siemiatycze to Warszawa, with 1zl LOPP label supplemented by 5gr green, appropriate handstamps, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2282
POLAND Flight Covers
1926 (1 Apr) Warszawa to Westerplatte/Gdansk, flown card with vertical strip of three of 10gr green, variety imperf. between top and middle stamps, used in combination with 2x2gr, 5gr and 25gr stamps, red "Durch Eilboten Expres" label and "Mit Luftpost befordert Flugpostampt Danzig 5" handstamp, fine and possibly only known card with 10gr L.O.P.P. imperf. between, ex-Boonshaft
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2283
POLAND Flight Covers
1926 (13 June) Warszawa to Krakow, flown cover with attractive franking, additionally charged 5gr, with framed "Pobrano/Percu" cachet, oval "Poczta Lotnicza Wystawa Radiowa" bilingual (Air Mail Radio Exposition) and "Nadeszla Poczta Lotnicza" in violet, Krakow arrival pmk on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2284
POLAND Flight Covers
1928 (24 Aug) registered and flown cover from Warszawa to Paris, franked with 5gr, 10gr, 25gr and 50gr L.O.P.P. surcharges, used in combination with 2x45gr, charged additional 50gr, with boxed "Pobrano/Percu" handstamp, some adhesive residue on back, ex-Boonshaft
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2285
POLAND Flight Covers
1932 two flown covers, one from Warszawa to Wilno, the other from Lwow to Riga, each with first flight "Warszawa-Wilno-Riga-Tallinn" cachet and appropriate arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

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