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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1447
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CINDERELLA
1897-1915 collection of labels, vignettes and poster stamps, in two large albums, incredible collection from an attic find in Paris, untouched for nearly a century, featuring 3,700 beautiful and well-displayed labels commemorating many historical events and innovations mounted on 235 pages, stamps hinged in place, some stuck down, includes many pre-war and WWI era labels from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, France, German, Prussian & Swiss military labels, Balkan wars, stamps and labels commemorating expositions of great historical significance including the Pan American exposition, Colonial Expositions, Aviation, Sinking of the Titanic, Queen Victoria Jubilee, the Amundsen Expedition to the South Pole, and more. This collection is heavy on issues from Germany, including vignettes of German and Prussian Royals and intellectuals including Kaiser Wilhelm II, commemoratives of German and Prussian battleships, Zeppelins and U-boats from the 1850s extending to WWI. This vast collection marks an era of war, globalization, and advancing technology, excellent for those interested in the most influential events of the past 100+ years
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Price Realized
$1,600.00

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