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 #1270 EGYPT 1867 (19 Oct) cover sent from Alexandria (French Office) to Berne, Switzerland, franked with 40c perf. and used in combination with 80c imperf., Alexandria departure, boxed "PD" handstamp, endorsed "Via Marseille", reverse bears Marseille transit and Berne arrival pmks, fine and scarce mixed franking
| Price Realized $475.00
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| Lot #1271 EGYPT 1872 1p carmine, imperforate block of four, overall toning, fine appearance P
| Price Realized $150.00
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| Lot #1272 EGYPT 1915 5m black, die proof on thick glazed paper (92 x 60mm), undated, stamped "AFTER STRIKING", v.f. P
| Price Realized $625.00
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| Lot #1273 EGYPT 1939 King Farouk, 30m-£1, six different imperforate plate proofs "Royal" printing, each in issued color, with printed "Canceled" diagonally on reverse, v.f. P Catalog #34/40P | Price Realized $450.00
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| Lot #1274 EGYPT 1965 UMAR 10m multicolor, large artist drawing, card mounted, v.f. P
| Unsold
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| Lot #1275 EGYPT 1965 UAR "Printing Experiment", three imperforate sheets of 50 in yellow, rose and aquamarine, inscribed in English and Arabic "United Arab States / Printing Experiment / UAR", fine-v.f. P
| Unsold
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