U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 25-26, 2021

Our May 25-26, 2021 Auction will run live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,382 lot sale features United States and Worldwide countries, beginning with a solid selection of U.S. singles, sets, Postal History and Possessions. The Foreign section features a highly specialized collection of French Indochina, with 19th Century military and civilian mail from what is today Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. This collection was formed by a former French Colonial resident, with an excellent eye for postal history and considered a foremost expert of the subject. From Germany, there are used and unused selections from an-old time collection formed with assistance from Herbert Bloch and the Friedl Expert Committee. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are followed by a collection of Imperial Japan, including the original collection formed in 1875 by Baron Maejima Hisoka, founder of the Japanese Postal System. Italian Offices in China include three rare Pechino and Tientsin items, including unique covers. The Poland selection features Krakow Issue, Locals, Polish Army Corps in Italy, with unique errors and varieties. Russia boasts a collection of 300+ lots of Zemstvo, with many ex-Baughman, Faberge, and Bianchi items. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 100+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1275
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1835-1930 balance of a consignment, 150+ covers and cards in a small box, few stampless, including 1835 incoming cover from Batavia, Netherlands Indies, some Bank Note Issues, better items include 1861 3c pink (Scott 64) on cover from Cincinnati to Oberlin (stamp with small tear, 2011 PFC), another 3c rose pink on "Maine to Texas" Patriotic cover from Cincinnati to Dayton, 1867 15c black on FL to Prussia, 1869 Pictorials 3c, 10c and 15c, last two to Europe, A.E.F. Siberia cover, Shanghai overprint on postcard, Danish West Indies, 1947 U.S. military cover in Reykjavik, Iceland, U.S. Philippines, Canal Zone, Hawaii, few Zeppelin flights (C13,15), several interesting WWII Prisoner of War covers, also a few foreign covers (including Netherlands 10c (discolored) strip of three used in 1854 to Paris), plus others
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1276
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1860-1940 Ephemera, collection of 365 items, including 21 different "Union" letterheads, two World War II Insignia stamp folders with sheets of 50 labels, 17 Confederate Share Coupons, 47 different National Air Mail Week labels from the 1930s, 19 Brooklyn 32nd Annual Stamp Exhibition labels, various other labels, stickers, cards, booklets, and photographs, fine-v.f.
Unsold

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