Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 17-18, 2019
Welcome to our September 17-18 Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries. There are 1,522 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A selection of United States, including the Unique Double Franking Brattleboro Provisional, followed by Austria, Belgium, specialized Carpatho-Ukraine and Baltic Countries, Asia, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italian Area, specialized Liechtenstein, Spain, South America and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Poland, with numerous ex-Mikulski items, as well as Russia, with rare proofs and essays. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and there are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request. Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #394 FRANCE 1807 Napoleon I, lettersheet addressed to General Clarke ("vous donnerez ordre que le corps de gardes nationales qui est a Cherbourg soit renforce de 500 hommes du corps des gardes nationales qui est au Havre, a Dieppe et sur la cote. Vous donnerez egalment l'ordre que le 3eme batailon du 15e de ligne, le 3eme batailon du 70e, 3eme batailon di 86e et le 3e batailon du 47e formes chacun a six compagnies, une de grenadiers, une de votiguers et 4 basses compagnies a un efectif de 140 hommes et au moins a 110 hommes presens par compagnie, se tiennent prets a marcher. Vous ferez passer la revue de ces batailons par le general Malher, et du moment que l€armement, l€habilement seront en etat, vous m'en rendre compte") ("You will order that the body of national guards which is in Cherbourg be strengthened by 500 men of the body of the National Guards who are in Le Havre, Dieppe and on the coast. You will also give the order that the 3rd battalion of the 15th of line, the 3rd battalion of the 70th, 3rd battalion of 86th and the 3rd battalion of the 47th form each with six companies, one of grenadiers, one of Voltigeurs and 4 low companies has 140 men and at least 110 men per company, stand ready to march, you will make the review of these battalions by General Malher, and as soon as ready, you notify me"), signed "NAPOL", Fontainbleau, 3 November, 1807. A v.f. Napoleon letter, with official certificate | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #395 FRANCE 1811 Napoleon I, single page letter sheet to Count Mollien (Nicolas Francois, Count Mollien was frequently consulted by Napoleon on financial matters, and after the Proclamation of the Empire (May 1804) Councilor of State), regarding the King of Spain and transfer of funds, signed "Napoleon", St. Cloud, 13 June, 1811 (letter signed "Napoleon" in full are rare) | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #396 FRANCE 1863 5fr gray lilac, canceled "1" numeral (Paris Star), signed Brun, etc., with von der Weid certificate, fine, O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #397 FRANCE 1923-29 Congres de Bordeaux and Le Havre Exhibition overprints, two different, h.r., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #197,246 Catalog Value $1,040 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #398 FRANCE 1923-29 Congres de Bordeaux and Le Havre Exhibition overprints, two different, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #197,246 Catalog Value $1,040 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #399 FRANCE 1929 20fr Pont du Gard, three copies, h.r., well centered, fine-v.f., * Catalog #253 Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #400 FRANCE 1937 Pexip Exhibition, five souvenir sheets of four, hinged in margin, one with some black album page offsets, stamps mostly n.h., fine-v.f.,  *Catalog #329 Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #401 FRANCE 1937 Pexip souvenir sheet of four, neat Exhibition cancels, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., Catalog #329 Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #402 FRANCE 1993-96 selection of four different imperforate booklet panes of six, eight, ten and twelve, with Stamp Day, Christmas, Movie Stars, French-Swedish Cultural Relations, n.h., v.f. (2394a,2415a,2510a,B661a,var) **Catalog #2394a/B661a,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #403 FRANCE 1993-96 selection of 11 different imperforate booklet panes of six, eight, ten and twelve, with Stamp Day, Christmas, Movie Stars, Marianne de Dulac, Red Cross, Famous Detectives, etc., n.h., v.f. (2394a,2409a,2451a,2510a,B661a/669a,var) **Catalog #2394a/B676a,var | Unsold |
