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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2633 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1940 (27 Feb) legal size cover franked with 1/2p, 1p and 1 1/2p George VI adhesives, sent from Tortola to Brooklyn, NY, with oval "POSTMASTER, VIRGIN ISLANDS PASSED BY CENSOR" handstamp on back, some adhesive toning on front, fine and scarce usage, only four covers recorded with this marking (censorship of mail out of the Virgin Islands during World War II was done in transit or on entry into the country of destination. A small amount of mail was censored at the post office in Tortola. As location of censorship was required, the postmaster used the post office cachet always overstruck in this generic marking, later a "V. Is." country designation was added to the censor handstamp, all are scarce but this first type is the rarest with only four examples known)  | Unsold |
