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 #977
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1869-72 2k red on black, two different, unused without gum, small thins, fine appearance,
(*)
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value $110
Unsold
Lot #978
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1871-1909 selection of 24 stamps, mounted in three pages, with two copies of 2k black on red brown (No.1), horizontal pair and single of 2k blue on red brown (No.2), shades of perforated stamps, three used, others with or without gum, fine-v.f. (Schmidt 1/22)
*O
Catalog #1/20
Unsold
Lot #979
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1872 2k blue on brown rose, unused pane of 20, horizontal and vertical creases, mostly between stamps, good color, rare multiple, ex-Bianchi
Box (*)
Catalog #2
Unsold
Lot #980
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1903 2k indigo blue and red orange, vertical tete-beche pair, h.r., fine (Schmidt 12b)
*
Catalog #12S
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #981
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1904 2k dark blue and orange brown, center inverted, perf. (h.r.) and imperf. singles, the latter without gum, fine-v.f.
*(*)
Catalog #13,13I
Unsold
Lot #982
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1904 2k light blue and orange brown, h.r., fine, ex-Liphschutz,
*
Catalog #14
Catalog Value $200
Unsold
Lot #983
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRILLOV
1904 2k red rose, block of four, upper left stamp no period after "Mapka", h.r., fresh and fine, ex-Faberge, with distinct Ferrary-Faberge handstamps on back, rare multiple
Box *
Catalog #15,15T
Unsold

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