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 #2414 RUSSIA Air Post 1923 1r, 5r and 10r, three imperf. panes of 25, n.h., v.f.  **Catalog #C2,4,5 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2415 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 15k on 1r red brown, surcharge inverted, large margins all around including sheet margin, lightly hinged, fresh and v.f., signed Mikulski, Dr.P.Jem, etc. (Zagorsky 61Ta) * Catalog #C8a | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2416 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 50k gray blue (error), n.h., exceptionally well centered, v.f., ** Catalog #C23a Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2417 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 50k gray blue (error), n.h., exceptionally well centered, v.f., ** Catalog #C23a Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2418 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 50k gray blue (error), left sheet margin block of four, exceptionally well centered for this issue, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and splendid block, signed Mikulski (Zverev $25,000) **Catalog #C23a | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #2419 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Civil Aviation, 10k green, corner margin horizontal pair imperf. between, used, few natural wrinkles, v.f., O Catalog #C46a Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2420 RUSSIA Air Post 1934 Airships, complete set of five, tied by Jan 31 cds on registered cover, flown in 1935 from Moscow to Germany, fine-v.f., with arrival (Feb.4) on reverse  Catalog #C53-57 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2421 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco flight, 1r on 10k, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, etc., ** Catalog #C68 Catalog Value $1,275 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2422 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge on 10k Levanevsky, used on registered and flown cover from Moscow (31.8.35) to Berlin, v.f., with arrival pmk on back Catalog #C68 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #2423 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco flight, 1r on 10k, lower case Cyrillic "f", n.h., v.f., pencil signed, ** Catalog #C68b Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2424 RUSSIA Air Post 1937 Jubilee Aviation Exhibition, 20k variety imperf. at left, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 474Pc, 70,000rub) O Catalog #C70var | Price Realized $350.00 |
