U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 2-3, 2020
Welcome to our June 2-3, 2020, to be held via CherrystoneLIVE. This sale contains 1,215 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and Europe, including Austria, with a fine showing of Rocket Mail and Austrian Levant, France and Colonies, German Area, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, specialized Vatican City and other areas. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with many high values and sets covering all reigns from Aden to Zanzibar. This sale concludes with a good selection of large lots and collections, which range from single country albums to a specialized collections and multi-carton worldwide stocks and cover lots.
This is a public auction, with live Internet bidding (via CherrystoneLIVE at cherrystoneauctions.com). Our usual catalogues have not been printed for this sale, due to completely unreliable postal service (we hope to resume printing catalogues for the future auctions)
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #6499 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, proof sheet in black, v.f., signed and dated by Stephen J. Smith, v.f. (Stephen Smith, was a pioneering Indian aerospace engineer who developed techniques in delivering mail by rocket. Unlike Friedrich Schmiedl, whom the Austrian Authorities banned from further experimenting, Smith was encouraged in his experiments by Indian Officials. In the ten-year span of his experiments (1934-1944), Smith made some 270 launches, including at least 80 rocket mail flights) P | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #6500 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, three different imperforate tete-beche sheetlets of four (dark blue, light green and magenta), each numbered, signed and dated by Stephen J. Smith, v.f., only 25 of each printed  **Catalog #18A1a,20A1a,23A1a | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #6501 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, three different imperforate tete-beche sheetlets of four (dark blue, light green and magenta), each numbered, signed and dated by Stephen J. Smith, marginal creases, one with minor toning at bottom, still v.f., only 25 of each printed **Catalog #18A1a,20A1a,23A1a | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #6502 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, blue label, February 2 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.134 Dr. R. Paganini" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation, addressed to and signed by Stephen Smith on back, v.f.  Catalog #18C1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #6503 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, blue label, February 2 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.134 Dr. R. Paganini" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation, addressed to Dr. Radasch and signed by Stephen Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #18C1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #6504 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, pink label, February 3 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.135 Dr. M. Kronstein" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation (showing inverted "7" in "1937"), addressed to and signed by Stephen Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #20C1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #6505 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, pink label, February 3 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No. 135 Dr. M. Kronstein" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation (showing inverted "7" in "1937"), addressed to Herbert Barker and signed by Stephen Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #20C1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #6506 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail card (Jamboree Camp Bengal Contingent), with a pink label, February 2 dispatch, special Elephant cachet and endorsed "Scouts Message", v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.136 Dr. H.Radasch" and signed Steven Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #21C1 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #6507 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail card (Jamboree Camp Bengal Contingent), with a pink label, February 2 dispatch, special Elephant cachet and endorsed "Scouts Message", v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.136 Dr. H.Radasch" and signed Steven Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #21C1 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #6508 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, green label, February 3 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.138 Princess Elizabeth" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation, signed Stephen Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #23C1 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #6509 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, green label, February 3 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.138 Princess Elizabeth" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation, v.f. Catalog #23C1 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #6510 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, dark blue label, February 3 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.139 Lord Baden-Powell" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation, v.f. Catalog #24C1 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #6511 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail, dark blue label, February 3 dispatch, special Elephant cachet, v.f., handstamps of rocket "R. No.139 Lord Baden-Powell" and Scout Jamboree slogan cancelation, v.f. Catalog #24C1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #6512 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail card (Jamboree Camp Bengal Contingent) dark blue label, February 3 dispatch, endorsed "Scouts Message", special Elephant cachet, handstamps of rocket "R. No.139 Lord Baden-Powell", signed Stephen Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #24C1 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #6513 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail card (Jamboree Camp Bengal Contingent) dark blue label, February 3 dispatch, endorsed "Scouts Message", special Elephant cachet, handstamps of rocket "R. No.139 Lord Baden-Powell", signed Stephen Smith on back, v.f. Catalog #24C1 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #6514 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail orange label, canceled "Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2-3, 37", with Indian adhesive alongside, "carried by Propaganda Rocket" (No.7) cachet, with Calcutta arrival pmk on back, signed by Stephen Smith, only 30 dispatched Catalog #26C1 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #6515 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail orange label, canceled "Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2-3, 37", with Indian adhesive alongside, "carried by Propaganda Rocket" (No.7) cachet, with Calcutta arrival pmk on back, signed by Stephen Smith, only 30 dispatched Catalog #26C1 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #6516 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail orange label, canceled "Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2-3, 37", with Indian adhesive alongside, "carried by Propaganda Rocket" (No.8) cachet, with Calcutta arrival pmk on back, signed by Stephen Smith, only 35 dispatched Catalog #27C1 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #6517 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Feb 1-7 All-India Scouts Jamboree Rocket Mail orange label, canceled "Bengal Girl Guides Rally 2-3, 37", with Indian adhesive alongside, "carried by Propaganda Rocket" (No.8) cachet, with Calcutta arrival pmk on back, signed by Stephen Smith, only 35 dispatched Catalog #27C1 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #6518 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Rocket Mail 1937 Scout Jubilee Rocket Mail collection of 12+ Rocket Mail covers with all the better items, stamp selection that includes three imperf sheets of four, each signed Smith, with all 3 colors present, plus dozens of singles and a few reference items. In addition, there is a grouping of flown items including newspapers, price lists, booklets, leaflets, proofs and other documents, many signed by Stephen Smith. An interesting offering of more than 150 items, fine-v.f. Catalog #EZ 18/27 | Price Realized $27,000.00 |
