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 #2500 SPAIN 1770-80 stampless letters, selection of 94, mostly "Andalucia Alta" and "Andalucia Vaxa", also "Cadiz", correspondence to Charles Kerremans in Gand, fine lot  | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2501 SPAIN 1774-1850 Pre-stamp marks of Spain collection, divided into five sections, with marks indicating only the district name; district and city; locations other than those of posting; standardized Baeza marks (1842) and handstamps used in Spain's Colonies. An incredible exhibit of 170 stampless letters, neatly written-up, exhibition style on pages, with letters from Madrid, without postal markings (precursors), straight line handstamps of Cadiz, Andalucia Alta, Vizcaya, Galicia, Andalucia Vaxa, Navarra, Castilla/La Vieja, Mallorca, Leon (red Lion mark on FL used in 1825 to Madrid, referred to as "Ciudad Real"), Aragon, Valencia and Pamplona. The next section contains district and city marks, with "S.S. Vizcaya" (San Sebastian) in black and red, "B/Cataluna" (three letters to Gand), "V Valencia", "V Castilla la Viela" to Madrid, "M Andalucia Vaxa" (Malaga) and "S Andalucia Vaxa" (Sevilla), all to Gand, "R.da Andalucia Baxa" (Ronda, a village in the Andalucia Baja district) to Burgo, apparently unlisted mark, others include "M Principado de Cataluna" (Manresa), "Cal Rioxa" (in 1800, Calahorra was a village of 6,000), "Caparrso de Navarra" (in 1803, Caparroso was a village of 1,400), "Tudela di Navarra" (in 1816, Tudela's population was 7,000), "Vigo Galicia" (1802 and 1803 letters to Buenos Aires), large "Bilbao Vizcaia" in red, markings used in combination with "Espagne par Bayonne", also "Espagne par Perpignan," blue "Galicia/Ferrol" circle, red "Santander Montanas", "Albqque Estremadura Baxa" (Albuquerque is in the province of Estremadura Baxa), box/wreath of "Rivadeo" (in 1807, population of 2,700), circled crown and wreath mark of "Pamplona," red "Alcantara" (small village in the sparsely populated portion of western Spain, known at that time as Estremadura Baja), crown "Granada and Baja," plus many others. There are marks of New World Colonies including "Habana Franco" (1825), "Villaclara" (three letters used 1830-34 to Havana), "Guatemala" (letter and two coverfronts used 1797-1820), "Guayaquil Debe" (on part of letter used in 1821 to Cuenca, in the Nueva Granada territory). An important collection of pre-philatelic Spain, with emphasis on origins of mail, postal markings, rates within inland Spain, Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and overseas Colonies, foreign destinations and more. Overall quality fine or better, with many rare strikes | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2502 SPAIN 1812 (22 Feb) folded letter to France, with "No.31 Armee Francais en Espagne" handstamp, indicating the French base in Pamplona, fine usage from French occupied Spain during the Peninsular War | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #2503 SPAIN 1832 (14 Nov) FL from Seville to London, with postscript added a few days later, indicating the letter was carried by the sender to Madrid, with "Par Estafetta" (branch post office) manuscript, supported by straight-line "Estaf.," "60 P.P. 3" and London (Nov 30) arrival pmks, fine and interesting letter, apparently unlisted in literature | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2504 SPAIN 1853-54 Madrid City Mail, 1 cuarto bronze, also 3 cuarto bronze, each with margins all around, splendid original and unaltered colors and impressions, tied by grid cancels on separate folded letter used locally in Madrid, red postmarks and corresponding docketing, v.f., signed in pencil by various experts including Enzo Diena, with his 1987 certificates, also 1997 certificates from CEM (Comision de Expertos de Madrid). A fabulous pair of rare covers, only a few recorded, none in such exceptional quality (Ed.22,23) Catalog #17,18 Catalog Value $13,600 | Unsold |
