U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 10-11, 2020

Welcome to our November 10-11, 2020 Auction which will be held simultaneously via CherrystoneLIVE and Stamp Auction Network (SAN). This sale contains 1,091 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy, with specialized selection of Fezzan, Poland, Russia, with Postal History and Russia used in Asia, Vatican City errors & varieties, plus many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, covering all Reigns with many high values and sets from Aden to Zanzibar. This auction concludes with a strong selection of 167 large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, including United States Plate Blocks, British Commonwealth George VI and multi-carton worldwide properties and cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2899
RUSSIA
1884 (2 Sep) registered cover franked with 6x7k red & gray, sent from Ust-Tsylma to the Arkhangelsk Criminal and Civil Court, regarding the case of Alexander Konstantinov, peasant from Solikamsk district of Perm province. Postmarked in Ust-Tsylma (2.9.84 and 5.9) and Arkhangelsk (27.9). This is the earliest known mail from Ust-Tsylma, where the postal branch office opened 1 Jan. 1867. Postage was 42 kopecks (5x7k for weight and 7k for registration). Mail was dispatched once a week. Ust-Tsylma had a population of 1400 at this time. The mail volume here was 1% that of Arkhangelsk
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

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