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 #1201
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 (10 Sep) cover from Moscow to Friedrichshafen, attractively franked with 11 different stamps, oval "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert" cachet, with arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1202
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 (10 Sep) cover from Moscow to Friedrichshafen, attractively franked with 10 different stamps, oval "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert" cachet, with arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1203
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 (10 Sep) cover and card, flown from Moscow to Friedrichshafen, attractively franked, with appropriate official cachets and arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12-13
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1204
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 (10 Sep) cover and card, flown from Moscow to Friedrichshafen, attractively franked, with appropriate official cachets, two-line "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Moskau-Friedrischafen" (type II - lower case letters) handstamps and arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12-13
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1205
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 (10 Sep) cover and card, flown from Moscow to Friedrichshafen, attractively franked, with appropriate official cachets, two-line "Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Moskau-Friedrischafen" (type I - upper case letters) handstamps and arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12-13
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1206
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight cover and card with imperforate North Pole set of four, flown from Leningrad, via North Pole (Icebreaker Malyguin) to Germany, v.f., with transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1207
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight cover and card with imperforate North Pole set of four, flown from Archangelsk-North Pole (Icebreaker Malyguin) to Germany, v.f., with appropriate cachets, transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1208
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1931 Polar Flight cover franked with the complete set of four perforated singles, registered from Leningrad, via North Pole to Moscow, v.f., with appropriate transit and arrival markings, rare set on cover, with 1993 Dr.Simon certificate
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1209
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 5th SAF card registered from Moscow to Brazil, v.f., with Friedrichshafen transit and Pernambuco arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1210
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 3rd SAF cover registered from Moscow, addressed to USA, high value franking with two 1r definitives, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet and corresponding transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1211
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 4th SAF card registered from Moscow to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet and corresponding transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1212
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 8th SAF cover registered from Leningrad to Brazil, with Berlin connecting cachet, additional transit and arrival pmks on back, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1213
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1934 4th SAF cover from Alexandrovsk (Ukraine), via Friedrichshafen (4.8.34) to Brazil, attractively franked, with cachet "b" and "Mit Zeppelin Europa-Sudamerika" label, with Pernambuco arrival pmk on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1214
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1934 3rd SAF (Argentina Flight) cover from Moscow via Berlin to Brazil, franked on both sides, with appropriate markings and arrival pmk, cover roughly opened at top, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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