U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 15-16, 2020

Welcome to our December 15-16, 2020 Auction which will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. The sale has over 1,000 lots and features 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 Zululand. Also featured is a section of 100 lots containing the Joe Taylor Postal History collection of Allied Intervention in Russia. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 120+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #4536
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA French forces in North Russia
1918 (16 Nov) free-frank cover from Paris to Archangel, Russia, addressed "Archangel - Russie, Occupation Francaise" in ms, returned to sender, with boxed "Acheminemen Impossible" (forwarding impossible) handstamp; also a picture postcard (Archangel), sent on 7th September to France, with "21st Bataillon de Marche Infanterie Coloniale / Le Vaguemestre" cancel, endorsed "Centre de Guerre Militaire Paris" on arrival, the cover with some staining, fine and scarce pair of incoming and outgoing French Forces mail
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #4537
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA French forces in North Russia
1919 cover to France with "Le Chef De Mission Francaise" military cachet, endorsed "Mission Militar Francaise en Russie", sent either from Murmansk or Archangel, also a cover from French Military Mission in Siberia, with corresponding cachet, sent via San Francisco, some cover tears, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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