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 #7125 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIAN LEVANT 1916-18 Austrian Military Mail in Palestine, balance of an award winning collection, with 109+ covers and cards, all on the original exhibition pages extensively written-up, some with additional notes on the back, covering all of the fascinating aspects of the Austrian military postal system during the Turkey campaigns during World War I, including various Feldpost markings, military regiment cachets, auxiliary markings (official, censored, etc.), there is also much historical information on the exhibit pages, regarding where the particular units were at the time of mailing, what battles they were involved in, how the mail was sent (diplomatic pouch, courier, via Turkey, etc.), generally fine-very fine; one of the most comprehensive collections ever formed from this historically important time period of Holyland philately; would make an ideal basis on which to build an international caliber exhibit  | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
