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 #1198 Siberia 1921 10k on 4k carmine, double overprint, h.r., fine and rare stamp, signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin (twice) and Champion * Catalog #51var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1199 Siberia 1921 20k on 5r indigo, green and light blue, variety "top bar missing", h.r., slight overall gum toning, irregular perfs at bottom, fine and very rare stamp (with a stated printing of 15, only 1-2 of this variety can exist), signed Pappadopulo * Catalog #62var | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1200 Siberia 1921 20k on 3k+4k semi-postal (1914 issue), block of four, h.r., lower left stamp showing doubling of surcharge, two stamps with small thins, otherwise fine-v.f., possibly the only known block of four of this value, signed Buchsbayew  *Catalog #64,64var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1201 Siberia 1921 20k on 3.50r maroon & green, imperforate block of four, lower left stamp with inverted surcharge, h.r., with some adhesions and gum toning, handstamped markings on back, signed Pappadopulo, Buchsbayew, one of only 2-3 known *Catalog #71,71var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1202 Siberia 1921 20k on 7r dark green & pink, used imperforate horizontal pair, one stamp with inverted surcharge, inconsequential toning and small scissors cut between stamps, signed Pappadopulo. A rare tete-beche, one of only 2-3 known O Catalog #72,72var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1203 Siberia 1922 overprints, imperforate horizontal blocks of ten, disturbed gum, some staining, otherwise fine-v.f., *Catalog #78-81 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $475.00 |
