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 #1271 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1904 Hejaz Railway Tax, unused horizontal pair with original gum, also "outright donation receipt from the Faithful" (Uexkull type 146), mounted and well written-up on Al Hajj page * | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1272 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1904 Al Hajj album page, three unused and one used, Hejaz Railway revenues 1ghr, two varieties of gum, one with considerable offset *O | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1273 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1904-05 three Turkish donation receipts (Uexkull type 150,151 (similar, but unrecorded), 153), mounted and well written-up on Al Hajj page * | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1274 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1910-14 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps, selection of 48 used and unused, including three blocks of four and two pairs, neatly written-up on five Al Hajj album pages *O | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1275 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1918 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps, five used or unused singles and two blocks of four on well-described Al Hajj album page  *O | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1276 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1918-25 Hejaz Railway Tax stamp of European and Local Governments, ten used or unused singles, also two documents on well-described Al Hajj album page. Included is a 1925 EEF Palestine overprinted "Hegazi Sharki Al-Urdun" (issued in error by Crown Agents) *O | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1277 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1920-35 Hejaz Railway Tax stamps, selection of 11 used and unused, including French Mandate Issues for Syria and Lebanon, also what is described as the unrecorded 1920 1pi Turkey overprinted "Al-Hukuma Al-Hashimia" (Hashemite Government) and 1923 2pi Hejaz stamp with Mecca Arms overprinted "H.SH.A.IA'Anat Al-Khatt Al Hijazi" (Arab Government of the East), stated to be the only stamp recorded with this overprint, all neatly written-up on Al Hajj album page *O | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1278 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1925 Hejaz Railway Revenue stamps, 1pi to 5,000pi, complete set of 11 different blocks of four, each with a central seal of "Hisabat al-Malia Mecca Mukarrama" (Ministry of Finance - Mecca Mukarrama), with some gum and occasional tissue on back, most corner sheet margin blocks, occasional toning, mounted on three Al Hajj album pages, stated to be the only complete set of Hejaz Railway Revenues in blocks of four, ex-grandchild of the Finance Minister of Hejaz. A showpiece for an advanced collection | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1279 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1925 EEF Palestine overprinted "Hegazi Sharki Al-Urdun" (issued in error by Crown Agents), 5pi block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. Only two or three sheets issued ** | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1280 SAUDI ARABIA - Hejaz Revenue Stamps 1925 Hejaz Railway Revenue stamps, 500pi brown red, complete sheet of 18 with intact margins on all sides, showing a Type II train variety (recorded by R.J. Thoden), some perf. separations paper reinforced on back, rare sheet on Al Hajj album page (*) | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
