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 #7191 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1863-1913 balance of a specialized collection, hundreds of used and unused, with many cancels both on and off piece, sometimes in multiples, 35+ covers and cards, including a number of better usages, a few proofs and reprints, blocks of four and larger multiples and a variety of other specialty material, all mounted on album or exhibit pages in three binders, the collection starts with Russia Coat of Arms issues used in the Ottoman Empire, including some covers; 1863 first issue includes used examples, one signed Calves, another ex-Torrey (canceled Kerch-Enikol), also seven different forgeries; 1868-90 issues are well represented including covers, there are 1876 and 1879 surcharges, also 1909-10 Cities overprints including numerous errors, blocks and multiples, the overall quality is generally fine or better, with only occasional faults (among the 1863 issue)  *O | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
