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
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1109 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1871 (5k) red, heavy h.r., margins all around, small thins, otherwise fine, ex-Liphschutz, * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1110 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1874 5k blue, imperforate pane of 15 (complete sheet), showing distinct types, margins all around, patchy gum and thins affecting five stamps, fine and impressive multiple (catalogued as singles), ex-Liphschutz,  *Catalog #11 Catalog Value $2,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1111 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1879 5k black and blue, four singles and a block of four, the latter folded between stamps, different shades, two different types, also 5k black and gray blue, type 2, pen canceled, mostly fine *(*)Catalog #11,12 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1112 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1881 5k black on pink paper, three singles and a pair, last one on thin paper, lower right corner clipped, otherwise fine-v.f. (Schmidt 18-21) *(*) Catalog #15,15a,b | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1113 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1896-1902 3k variety, rose color omitted, perf. and imperf. singles, h.r., the latter small thin, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce * Catalog #38M1,38IM1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1114 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1896-1902 3k variety, gold omitted, perf. and imperf. singles, h.r., fine-v.f., scarce, * Catalog #38M2,38IM2 Catalog Value $390 | Unsold |
