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 #1222 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Condor on Cliff, large margins all around, especially at left, bright colors, tied by oval Barranquilla handstamp on cover used with National 3c adhesive at upper right tied by violet March 4, 1920 datestamp, arrival postmark on back, part of adhesive glue showing around the stamp, v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, with 1979 Friedl certificate. The Condor on Cliff stamp is rare in any condition, especially with margins all around. It is one of only six covers and only 19 used examples have been recorded,  Catalog #C8 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $6,250.00 |
