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 #1281 SAUDI ARABIA 1892-1913 Al Hajj album page with Ottoman cancelations on pieces used in Arabia and Jordan, showing a rare "Tebouk" on 1pi bisect, canceled on piece, also "Yanbo", "Jedda", "Mecque", "Medina", "El-Ula" and "Maan", fine O | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1282 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 5pa ocher (Turkey) with blue Nejd handstamp, pane of 50, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f.,  **Catalog #1 Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1283 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 2pi yellow buff, overprinted in black instead of red, n.h., fine. This is the only recorded copy, ex-Thoden collection ** Catalog #16var | Price Realized $360.00 |
 | Lot #1284 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 3Pia brown, three different stamps overprinted with red, blue and violet Nejd handstamps, tied by violet Djedda (2.2.26) departure cds on cover to Mr. Albert Eid in Cairo, with Port Taufiq transit and Cairo arrival pmks on back, fine and rare usage  Catalog #18,19,20 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1285 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Hejaz Bill Stamp, 1Pia violet with red Nejd handstamp, pane of 36, n.h., occasional dried gum and couple of tiny toned specks as often, fine-v.f., **Catalog #22 Catalog Value $2,160 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1286 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps overprinted for postal use, 11 different, various colors and types, fine-v.f., in part of Al Hajj album page, * Catalog #22-29 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1287 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 selection of 10 different, including two Railway Tax stamps, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. * Catalog #26,28,46/54 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1288 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps overprinted for postal use, Al Hajj album page with 12 stamps canceled on pieces by Mecca Pilgrimage cancels (Ramadan and Thul-Hijjah), fine O Catalog #26-29 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1289 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Pilgrimage Issue, overprinted in red and blue, complete set of five, also additional 4pi (No.33) canceled on piece, all six adhered on extensively written-up top portion of album page, fine-v.f., ex-Al Haji collection, *O Catalog #30-34 Catalog Value $1,275 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1290 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Pilgrimage Issue, overprinted in red and blue, complete set of five, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 210-14, £1,245) * Catalog #30-34 Catalog Value $925 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1291 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Nejdi Administration of Hejaz, handstamped in black on Turkey 5pa green, large pane of 30 (3x10 separated into two blocks of 15), with top and bottom margins intact, n.h., few minor wrinkles, fine and very rare multiple (SG 216a, £2,400) (catalogued as hinged) **Catalog #36a Catalog Value $3,600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1292 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Hejaz 2Pia magenta, roulette 13, blue Nejd handstamp, bottom sheet margin pane of 25, hinged in margin, few perf. separations, stamps n.h., occasional adhesions and minor wrinkles, fresh and impressive multiple, **Catalog #38 Catalog Value $4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1293 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 3pi brown and 5pi red, each with blue Nejd overprint, tied by Djedda bilingual pmk on cover to Cairo, with 24 Apr 1926 arrival pmk, filing fold through one of the stamps, otherwise fine and scarce usage Catalog #44,45 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1294 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Nejd overprinted Railway Tax issues of Hejaz, five overprinted (in red, blue or black) revenue stamps and five blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., mounted on Al Hajj page, */**Catalog #50-54 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1295 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 (July-August) Second Nejd handstamp in blue on 3pi lilac Railway Tax Issue of Hejaz, block of 12 (6x2), n.h., few perf. separations, fine-v.f., ex Al Hajj ("multiples of Nejdi issues are very rare") **Catalog #53 Catalog Value $1,320 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1296 SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps overprinted for postal use, Al Hajj album page with two sets of five, plus additional four used and unused varieties, with or without gum, fine-v.f., *O Catalog #64-68,64b-68b Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1297 SAUDI ARABIA 1926 Nejd pair of 1/2pi and 2pi Railway Issue, tied by Mecque all Arabic cds (Mekke Mukerreme) on cover used in 1926 to Cairo, with Jeddah and Port Taufiq transit pmks, Cairo ("Grande Exposition Agricole Industrielle") arrival on back, fine and scarce showpiece Catalog #39,52 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1298 SAUDI ARABIA 1926 1pi and 2pi Railway Issue, tied by Djedda (17.2.26) pmk on cover to Mrs. Philby in England, with Port Taufiq transit pmk on back, two archival pinholes at bottom of cover, which has been refolded at top (sender of this cover, Harry St John Bridger Philby, a British Arabist, adviser, explorer, writer, and colonial office intelligence officer. He converted to Islam in 1930, and later became an adviser to Ibn Saud, urging him to become King of the whole of Arabia and helping him to negotiate with both England and the United States when petroleum was discovered in 1938. His only son by his first wife Dora Johnston was Kim Philby, who became known worldwide as a double agent for the Soviet Union, where he defected in 1963) Catalog #51,52 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1299 SAUDI ARABIA 1926 Kingdom of Hejaz-Nejd, complete set of six perforated used on registered cover from Djedda 26.3.26 to Cairo, v.f., with Port Taufiq transit and Cairo arrival pmks Catalog #75-80 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1300 SAUDI ARABIA 1926 Kingdom of Hejaz-Nejd, sheet margin imperforate set of six, used on registered cover from Djedda 26.4.28 to Cairo, v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #75-80var | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1301 SAUDI ARABIA 1926 Pan Islamic Congress, complete set of six, also three additional shades, plus 5pi light brown sheet of 20, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., mounted on Al Haji page, */**Catalog #92-97 Catalog Value $530 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1302 SAUDI ARABIA 1930 (20 Nov) cover franked with 1 3/4g blue, mailed from Mecque by St. John Philby (a Christian who converted to Islam) to Mrs. Philby in England, with Jeddah and Port Taufiq transit markings on back, also 3 Dec 1930 arrival docketing. A fine cover from the Philby correspondence (Non-Moslems were not allowed to enter the Holy City) | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1303 SAUDI ARABIA 1934 Proclamation, complete to 30g, fine-v.f., * Catalog #138-47 Catalog Value $717 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1304 SAUDI ARABIA 1934 Proclamation, imperforate sheet margin singles, some with portions of adjoining stamps, h.r., fresh and v.f. set, * Catalog #138-49var Catalog Value $2,267 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1305 SAUDI ARABIA 1934 Proclamation, imperforate singles, complete set, h.r., some hinge stains and occasional thins, last two high values sound, signed Holcombe with his 1989 certificate, * Catalog #139-49var Catalog Value $2,267 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1306 SAUDI ARABIA 1934-57 Tughra of King Abdul, complete set of 14, plus five additional shades, all in blocks of four, many with margins, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce blocks in excellent condition, **Catalog #159-72 Catalog Value $2,148 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1307 SAUDI ARABIA 1946 two Al Hajj covers used from Mecca to Tripoli, Libya and from Medina to Aleppo, Syria, written-up on Al Hajj exhibition page, fine pair of Pilgrimage covers | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1308 SAUDI ARABIA 1948-55 two illustrated covers of Holy Mecca, one flown to Casablanca, the other to Khan Yunis, with censor markings, fine. Illustrated on Al Haji page, fine pair of Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj or Al-Umra) covers | Unsold |
 | Lot #1309 SAUDI ARABIA 1966 Gas-Oil Plant Type, 100p n.h. and 200p l.h., the former with minor gum bend, v.f., */** Catalog #448,449 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1310 SAUDI ARABIA 1968-76 Dam Type (Faisal Cartouche), eleven different, n.h., occasional gum specks, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #462-64,465-73 Catalog Value $1,563 | Price Realized $290.00 |
