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.
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 | Lot #310 AUSTRIA A.M.G. Issue for Austria 1943 complete unexploded booklet of 16 different panes of six, each handstamped "SPECIMEN" in violet, with glassine interleaves and stapled at left, n.h., v.f., with 2015 Sturzeis certificate ("Austrian Posthorn stamps prepared and printed in the United States in 1943, overprinted Specimen, as recorded in literature. Printed in panes of 10, the right blocks of four were removed, the 1gr value was not included. As of today, this is the only known booklet."). A rarity of Austrian philately  Catalog #4N2-17S | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
