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 #502 EGYPT 1895 (23 Nov) 5m stationery card canceled "Cairo Post Office Ghesireh Palace Hotel", with additional porter's datestamp at left, Cairo transit and Alexandria arrival pmks, fine and attractive item (The Gezirah Palace was one of the Egyptian royal palaces of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. It is located in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the Nile, just west of Downtown Cairo. Designed by Carl von Diebitsch, it was commissioned by Khedive Ismail for entertaining visiting international dignitaries during the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During World War One, the hotel was put into service as the No.2 Australian General Hospital, to deal with the large number of casualties from the Battle of Gallipoli)  | Price Realized $150.00 |
