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 #6910 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1844 (14 Jan) and 1850 (14 Apr) folded letters from Russian Post Office in Constantinople to Odessa, the former with red departure postmark, the latter with black cds, each with different type of "Ochischieno w Odeskim Karantin" (Cleaned in the Odessa Quarantine) handstamp, also with disinfection slits and rastel punches, fine  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #6911 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1865 Sperati forgery, die proof in black, pencil signed, also two unused examples, each with "Sperati Reproduction" handstamp on back, v.f., scarce group Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6912 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1876 7k on 10k, thin surcharge in black, canceled by Constantinople (28 Aug 1880) postmark on cover (slightly reduced at top, backflap missing) with pre-printed "Chrisosslomo Yagdjoglou Odessa" address, departure and arrival docketing, as well as Odessa (30 Aug) arrival postmarks, minor cover tears, otherwise fine and rare usage of the 7k provisional on Pusqullu & Yagdjoglou correspondence, ex-Baron Carl von Scharfenberg Catalog #19C | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #6913 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1900 4pa (blue) on 1k, imperforate single, also 35pi on 3.50r imperforate sheet margin horizontal pair, perforated letters of Obrazets (Specimen), l.h. or n.h., v.f., rare S Catalog #27,38S | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6914 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1906 (23 Sep) cover franked with 4x10pa on 2k green, tied by violet ROPIT MYTELIN cancels, sent via Constantinople to Geneva, with transit and arrival pmks | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #6915 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1909 10pi on 1r, perforated single, also 70pi on 7r imperforate pair, perforated letters of Obrazets (Specimen), l.h. or n.h., v.f., rare S Catalog #46,48S | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6916 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1909 Jaffa and Jerusalem overprints, complete sets, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #71-90 Catalog Value $667 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #6917 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1910 Mont Athos (Cyrillic) 5pa on 1k orange, variety basic stamp background inverted, shifted slightly to left, block of four, unused without gum, v.f., unlisted and very rare  (*)Catalog #111var | Price Realized $900.00 |
