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 #2550 VIETNAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 1945-46 overprints, five different, also green overprint on 15c dark violet, all in sheets of 50, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,  **Catalog #1L1-5,1L1b Catalog Value $2,150 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2551 VIETNAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 1945-46 overprints, 13 different, all in sheets of 50, unused without gum as issued, last one includes the inverted overprint (position 48), some perf. separations, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1L6-9,11-13,15-20 Catalog Value $2,130 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2552 VIETNAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 1945-46 Sihanouk, surcharges 5d-15d set of three, sheets of 50, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce set of sheets, **Catalog #1L27-29 Catalog Value $5,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2553 VIETNAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 1945-46 Elephants, 2d and 4d surcharges, also semi-postals, all in sheets of 50, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1L32-33, 53-54 Catalog Value $4,150 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2554 VIETNAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 1945-46 Bao-Dai, 30x surcharge on 6c, perf. 11 1/2, sheet of 50, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce (Mi.49A, Euro 1,500) **Catalog #1L56a Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $230.00 |
