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 #4845 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA 1941 (Somalia) surcharges and overprinted "British Occupation" in red or black on Italian East Africa Pictorial Issue, complete set of nine in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena. A rare set of blocks (Sass.1-9, Euro 22,500+) (printed in Mogadiscio on the orders of the South African forces that captured the region but never issued due to objections from the British authorities, virtually all the stamps being destroyed. Unlisted by Gibbons but mentioned in the Robson Lowe Encyclopedia)  ** | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
