U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 15-16, 2020
Welcome to our September 15-16, 2020 Auction which will be held simultaneously via CherrystoneLIVE and Stamp Auction Network (SAN). This sale contains 1,353 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, and others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, covering all Reigns with many high values and sets from Aden to Zanzibar. Also featured is a collection of Imperial China, with Dowagers and extensive Red Revenues which include small 4c and inverted 2c and $5 overprints. This section is followed by solid selection from Republic of China (Taiwan) and PRC souvenir sheets. From Egypt (Kingdom), there is a fine showing of used and unused sets and postal history. This auction concludes with a strong selection of 250 large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections (Postal History of Louisiana, British Commonwealth) and multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #899 POLAND Flight Covers 1918 (16 Mar) flown cover with Austrian franking (C1-3, etc.), Krakow to Vienna, with arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamps, fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #900 POLAND Flight Covers 1925 (14 Feb) Warszawa-Bucharest and Lwow-Bucharest first flight covers, each with appropriate markings, album page adhesions on back, otherwise fine-v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #901 POLAND Flight Covers 1926 (22 May) Orlinski first flight to Tokyo, with special 5zl adhesive (upper left sheet corner margin single) and ordinary franking, some toning, mostly on the top margin, with Tokyo arrival pmk | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #902 POLAND Flight Covers 1926 (19 Oct) Balloon flight card with 1zl adhesive, used with 5gr franking on "Balon Warszawa", with appropriate cachet, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #903 POLAND Flight Covers 1928 (30 Mar) first flight cover from Warszawa to Lwow, with large specially prepared label, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #904 POLAND Flight Covers 1928 (30 Sep) Balloon mail, "Balon Lwow" registered cover from Siniawka to Warszawa with imperforate 1zl LOPP label, cover with minor abrasions away from the stamps, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #905 POLAND Flight Covers 1929 (1 June) first flight Bydgoszcz to Gdansk, with appropriate cachet, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #906 POLAND Flight Covers 1934-39 Balloon flights, five covers or cards, including 1934 and 1936 Gordon Bennett, one with a special label addressed to Stryj, another to Katowice, L.O.P.P. 10gr label on card "Poczta Balonowa do Krakowa", another "Balon Sanok" card to Skole, plus "Balon Lodz" card from Moscice to Tarnawka, fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #907 POLAND Flight Covers 1935 (17 May) picture postcard flown from Bialosliwie to Warszawa, franked with 10gr L.O.P.P. label, "Poczta Balonowa" and "Balon Legjonowo" handstamp, v.f. | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #908 POLAND Flight Covers 1956-64 collection of 40 covers, first flights (28) and Ballon mail (12), variety of destinations and frankings, many with the colorful specially issued labels, v.f. | Unsold |
