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 #6727 LEBANON 1889 (Mar) cover (backflap missing) to New York, franked with Ottoman 1pi, tied by Beyrouth cds, oval "Hotel d'Orient Bassoul & Mezher Beyrouth, Syrie" in blue alongside, also "Ligne T Paq. Fr. No.6", New York arrival pmks on back  | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #6728 LEBANON 1893 (5 Apr) Ottoman 20pa stationery card, with "Hotel D'Orient / Bassoul & Mezhen / Beyrouth Syrie" in oval, tied by Beirut departure pmk and sent to Germany, with Hannover arrival (16 Apr) cds. A scarce early Hotel Card from Beirut | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #6729 LEBANON 1900 (21 March) Russian Levant 4k stationery card, with "Grand Hotel D'Orient / N.Bassoul & Fils / Beyrouth Syrie" in oval, cancelled R.O.P.I.T. Beirut 11 March (note the difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars), sent via the Russian Post (ROPIT Constantinople) to Germany, with Schonberg (7 Apr) arrival pmk | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6730 LEBANON 1936 unissued Franco-Lebanese Treaty, two sets of five imperforate singles, one with value tablets blank, n.h., some creases, mostly v.f. (Maury 149A/D,PA56A) ** | Price Realized $500.00 |
