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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4513 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA United States forces in North Russia Naval and Maritime Mail 1918 (11 Sep) "Sailor's Mail Foreign Service" cover to Mt.Vernon, NY, showing return address of "U.S.S. Olympia", with YMCA stationery letter, "Passed by Censor" handstamp (dated filled in by hand), some cover wear and tears, fine (U.S.S. Olympia was stationed in Murmansk from 28th May to 13 November, 1918)  | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #4514 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA United States forces in North Russia Naval and Maritime Mail 1919 (4 Sep) cover endorsed "Sailor's Mail", canceled "U.S.S. Des Moines/Archangel Russia", addressed to New York, large mended tear away from the otherwise excellent strike, scarce usage from the Naval Cruiser (Des Moines sailed from New York on 11 April 1919 for Archangel, Russia, and duty with the Naval Forces in Northern Russia, where it protected American interests from the disturbances of the Russian Revolution, and carried home American troops who had served around Archangel, returning to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 27 October) | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #4515 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA United States forces in North Russia Naval and Maritime Mail 1919 (26 July) cover with letter from U.S.S. Brooklyn stationed in the Philippines (Olongapo), franked with 2c carmine, canceled "U.S. Brooklyn", addressed to a soldier with Headquarters Det. A.E.F. Headquarters, Vladivostok, Siberia, Manila transit pmk on back, fine (The U.S.S. Brooklyn was the Flagship of the U.S.Siberian Naval Forces) | Price Realized $325.00 |
