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 #1189 CHILE Air Post 1919 (1 January) special flight from Valparaiso to Santiago, cover (little reduced at left) franked with single and pair of 5p Figueroa, cancelled by violet club cachet and Valparaiso cds; accompanied by a letter "this is to certify that this letter was carried by me on my flight from Santiago to Valparaiso, January 1, 1919", also two unused singles, one signed by Figueroa, v.f. and rare lot, ex-Marquis de Bute  | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
